Chapter Six

Alex had shielded her eyes with her own eye lids, afraid to look but had no choice for she had not felt the impact of the blast that was sent to her. Once she opened her eyes, she couldn't get them closed again.

Sierra had stood before her, her right hand outstretched in front of her, her green eyes, determined and angry. She had saved Alex.

"What are you doing!" Janet questioned. "She's a Wizard!"

"I'm well aware, but she is also a living being. What good is she dead to us?" Sierra spoke.

Janet was quiet as she listened.

Sierra straightened up. "She's a Wizard who somehow made her way to our world. We could use her."

Janet then began thinking about the situation intently.

"Let's not do anything too rash until she is sent to the Council for questioning."

"What! Sierra! You can't–"

Sierra and clenched her fists, instantly commanding Alex's lips to shut solidly together.

"Fine, but I'll be there as well. I want to see what they plan to do this wretch." And with that, Janet was gone.

Sierra loosened her fingers then flattened them. Alex had flopped to the floor, loose and free.

"What was that all about?" Alex questioned.

"I believe a thank you is in order."

"Thank you? For what!"

"Saving your life for one!" Sierra hollered as she headed back into her room without closing the door.

Alex walked in, feeling ashamed. "Okay, I'm sorry for yelling. I thought you were telling the truth when you said that you would take me to the Council for questioning."

"Oh, I am."

"What? You can't! Why would you do that?" Alex began again.

"You say that you need answers. But I need them too. If you give me that then I won't take you to the Council," Sierra bargained.

"Deal. But what are you going to do about Janet?"

"I've got it covered. Now take a seat, and we shall begin."

Alex nodded as she sat atop her bed with her and waited.

"So, you're half mortal?"

"Yeah, my dad married a mortal," Alex said.

"And did he know that he would loose his powers?"

Alex nodded.

Sierra did as well. "You see, that's what I mean about talking about problems. Do you think the Wizard Councils would freely say yes if you walked in complaining about Wizards loosing abilities if they marry mortals?"

Alex fully understood now.

Sierra was surprised when she didn't say a word. So she continued. "Why did you follow me?"

Alex looked up.

"What was your purpose? Why do you care so much about my kind?"

"If you haven't told what you were, then I probably would be here right now. But just by figuring out that there are more magical creatures out there other thn Wizards in the world then it got me curious. I had to find out. And once I learned the story I knew I had to do something."

"You can't change the past. It's done, nothing can alter any timeline ever made," Sierra said.

"I know, but I've got to try." Alex added. She then looked up at Sierra whose eyes wondered around the room. "Why did you come to Earth?"

Sierra's gaze met Alex's. "Sometimes it's not all that thrilling being here. Doing the same things all the time. It's not the first time I've visited your world. I like to go there to clear my mind, explore new places that I've never seen before. And coincidentally, I appeared in Waverly Place during an ungrateful storm; which caused more trouble then I could have hoped."

Alex waited a little before continuing. "My dad told me the story about how Wizards and Sorcerers became enemies. But do you think you could tell me a more descriptive one?"

Sierra nodded. "My father was a very powerful Sorcerer. He was the one who created the portal between worlds so that we may go to Earth. Everyone loved him for that for there were many of us who enjoy observing your world. But eventually, trouble became a nuisance. He kept returned there at the same time every day. My people grew worried. And what they discovered, they were not too thrilled about." Sierra paused. "He had met a British girl, who was not mortal."

"A Wizard?"

Sierra nodded. "They fell in love. And after making love with her, my father invited her back to his world." She paused. "She, of course, accepted. Although she knew she would miss her home. A few years of happiness went by and they had child. It was then that my people grew frustrated with the couple. They did not like having two different species mate together. Just like Wizards and humans. They threatened them and that's when my father created a new spell," Sierra said. "A spell that turned Wizards into Sorcerers."

Alex was now fully into the story, it was truly fascinating.

"This spell then became illegal. They were on their way to his house when he hid it in a place no one would ever be able to locate it. For disobeying the Council, my father was taken from my mother; and soon after, they came after my mother and her new born. But my mother would not allow them to take her baby. So by using her new abilities, she sent the baby off somewhere else, no one knows the truth of who her parents were, except her. Now she has grown, soon to be eighteen, living alone with another Wizard as a friend."

Alex's eyes narrowed for a moment before realizing that the child was her. "Wow, that's so terrible; and not at all what my dad told me."

Sierra faked a smile. "Now you see why I can't afford to help you? If I were to get caught then they would discover my secret. They would hate me forever and demand the spell that my father hid which I am still unable to locate."

"But don't you want to get back at them for doing that to your parents? And what if they're still alive? Maybe if you find the spell then we can save them!" Alex suggested.

"I've been looking for years Alex; I've never been able to find it."

"I'll help you!" Alex added. "Come on! Together we can do this!"

Sierra sighed, thinking about it thoroughly.

"After all, you did say that we were friends."

She chuckled. "Alright, we'll see how this goes."

"Yes!" Alex cheered as she stood from the bed. "Come on! Let's get started. I mean it's not like we have anything else to hide."

Sierra sighed sadly. "Trust me," she began once Alex had walked out of the room. She stopped at the door and continued. "There's a lot more about me that you don't know about and probably will never understand."

And with that, she followed her new friend out the door.