A Problem At Hand

It was a long ride to the secret headquarters that was in between Elle's house and Lisa's house.

When they got to the secret exterrior entrance, Melanie and Phoebus put Lisa upon Rafael's able back.

"Do you think Melanie and I may join you inside?" Phoebus asked Rafael curiously.

"No, you may not, Phoebus." Rafael answered sternly.

"Why can't we enter?" Melanie asked Rafael.

"Because, Phoebus, this place is supposed to be a secret," Rafael said. "now, why don't you and Melanie go hang at the Atwood residence for the remainder of the day?"

"I will make us both a snack!" Melanie offered Phoebus.

"Well, In that case, I will hang out with you at your house, Melanie." Phoebus said.

Melanie and Phoebus went to the Atwood residence.

While Rafael went inside the secret headquarters with Lisa still asleep upon his back.

Rafael found Stevie, Carole, KC, and Elle in the secret lounge.

Rafael gently set Lisa on the couch.

"What happened? What's wrong with Lisa?" Elle asked Rafael in a worried tone of voice.

"Black Ice." Rafael answered Elle.

KC like Elle, didn't know what Black Ice was.

"Huh? What's that?" KC questioned Rafael.

Rafael put a sheet over Lisa before he answered KC's question.

"It's a drug, and a very dangerous one to anyone, and Romani are especially vulnerable to it! Romina dazed Lisa with it, she won't wake up until she gets a dose of antidote." Rafael explained.

Stevie lifted her eyes from her horse magazine.

"Wait, when you were drugged with it, Lisa had to go through all those trials and such to awaken you." Stevie said to Rafael.

"If I know Romina and her conniving mind, this is a slight chemical variation that true love's kiss won't work on, it'll take an actual antidote." Rafael told Stevie seriously.

Stevie mentally face palmed.

"So, what is this antidote," Stevie asked Rafael. "and where are we supposed to find it?"

"A special tea made from the petals of a rare flower called the Wanderer's Heart, it's a nocturnal flower that blooms under the moonlight in a meadow on the other side of Eagle Crag." Rafael said to Stevie.

"Awesome," Carole exclaimed. "let's go and pick some so we can brew up some tea for Lisa!"

Rafael just shook his head, "There's a problem at our hands, Carole." he said.