Ivypool thought she could trust Hollyleaf. And maybe she still could. But Hollyleaf had lied to her and she hated liars. Well, once she knew Hollyleaf's secret she could hardly blame her for lying.
She had found out at the hospital. Dovewing had been hurt, a deep gash along her thighs. Ivypool thought it must have been infected to have been that deep; she had asked her sister about it, but Dovewing had refused to tell Ivypool what had happened, instead pretending she hadn't realized it was there.
Which was impossible because the wound was clearly dealt by a knife. And it must have hurt like hell.
But Ivypool had insisted on taking her sister to the hospital and left Dovewing to lie her way out of the worried nurses. After she made sure her sister was okay, when they got home Ivypool would kill her for messing around.
To get get a cut like that.. Whatever game Dovewing is playing is dangerous, Ivypool thought.
But while she was there, Ivypool stumbled upon something interesting.
She had asked the front desk about December nineteenth, seeing if anyone had been admitted.
They had told her yes, a young boy by the name of Jayfeather.
He was still alive, in the mental asylum.
Ivypool had been shocked.
Apparently on December nineteenth, a blonde boy had brought him in.
They weren't aloud to say anymore, confidential they had told her.
So the next time she saw Hollyleaf, Ivypool had asked about it.
"He has... A gift."
"A gift?" Ivypool asked, puzzled.
"Well..., he can read minds," Hollyleaf muttered.
At this, assuming Hollyleaf was joking, Ivypool burst out laughing.
"You're kidding!"
Hollyleaf looked like she wanted to cry.
"No, you don't understand! He can, we tested him! But it freaked Lionblaze out, like really bad, and people were getting suspicious, so we had to turn him in."
Ivypool fell silent.
"So he would know what's going on. We were all there December nineteenth, but we don't remember it."
An idea was forming in her mind. If Jayfeather could read minds, he could probably find out what had happened on December nineteenth.. without asking anyone, which meant she wouldn't have to ask questions to people she didn't know that could get her in a sticky situation.
By the look on her face, she assumed Hollyleaf was considering the same idea.
"And he can actually read the minds of those in our memories?! He'd be able to tell us the entire story!" she said excitedly.
"Yes! We can just talk to him!"
At this the excitement faded from Hollyleaf's face. "But the place he's held in is under armed guard. We'd have to break in."
"Wait, wha- what? You can't just visit your brother?"
"No. He's thought to be dangerous. So no one's allowed to see him."
"So we have to break in." Ivypool shrugged. "Well, it's just like that. It'd be easier than just asking random people-"
"You make it sound so easy," Hollyleaf interrupted, sighing.
Ivypool smiled. "But you aren't the only one with a secret. My sister. She's special too. And she would really help with the guards."
At that moment Lionblaze walked into the room. He could sense the excitement from the looks on their faces.
"What's going on?"
"How are your asylum breaching skills?"
So I just want to say the many many errors should be corrected by my totally awesome beta Splashpaw!
Thanks so so so much for all the support and compliments. You guys rock! I also want you to know I am not racist for future chapters. If a character does something you don't like, I probably hate them too.
I hate racism, so I really hope you don't think I'm like those bleeping bleeps of a bleep.
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