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Chapter 5
Ophelia
All three of us get tossed into bags, but not before Ambrosine lets loose the loudest scream I've ever heard. We hear footsteps running towards us, but our captors (who I'm sure are part of the Order) are too quick. They jump out the window, holding on tightly to the bags that hold us.
2 minutes later, we're being taken from inside the bags and put into a cage. And I thought these people were supposed to be smart. But of course, I don't say anything. Like I'd do something to jeopardize our chances of escape! What do you think I am, a moron?
So, since our captors have put us in the same cage, we get to talk to each other.
"How long do you think it'll take for our parents to find us?" Blaze asks.
"Blaze, we're barely 2 feet from my house! I doubt it'll be very long," I reply, irritated.
Ambrosine nods, and sure enough, we hear shouting and people running towards us. From where we are, I can see the shadows of 8 people coming towards the clearing, and I'm pretty sure that they can see us in our cage.
"They're not going to be stupid enough to fall for the trap, are they?" Blaze asks nervously, and I realize that he's right and this is a trap. I mean, really; the hostages placed in a cage conveniently visible hanging from a tree, and let's not forget the bushes everywhere for people to hide in.
I wave a hand. "Of course not," I whisper. "They'd have to be really stupid not to figure this one out." All the same, I watch fearfully as the 8 figures draw closer. I can't yell out to them, for fear that the Order will hear me and abandon their stealth.
By now, all of them have come into the clearing. Mom, Aunt Neriah, and Rochelle come running forwards at the sight of us, and all the Order soldiers jump out from their hiding spots. Just then, the 8 of them disappear, and then jump from behind yet another bush. "Okay, does anybody know what just happened here?" I whisper.
Ambrosine shakes her head, but Blaze nods slowly in realization. "They must have heard us thinking it's a trap, so Daddy made the illusion of all of them coming into the clearing to trick the Order!"
I nod. It makes perfect sense, and sounds exactly like something they'd do. As much as I wish I could be down there, fighting alongside Mom and Dad, our captors are still at the bottom of our cage. I'm sure that Blaze's skills could come in handy…
That's when it hits me. A great escape plan! I can't believe I didn't see it before! I turn to the other two. "Guys," I say, "I think I know how we can get out of here."
They turn their attention on me as I explain my plan. We all agree that it would probably work. "Okay. Ready?" They nod. "Let's do this!" Ambrosine takes a deep breath and puts a hand on Blaze's shoulders and mine. She then focuses on turning herself invisible, and because she's touching us, we turn invisible too. "Now all we have to do is remain perfectly quiet. Eventually, the guards will look up, and, not seeing us, lower the cage and open it to inspect all around. At that point, Ambrosine will turn us all visible again, and we – no, Blaze – attacks."
"Why me?" Blaze whines somewhere to my left.
"Because your powers are the strongest. You can make a burst of flame wide enough to engulf both the guards, and still leave room for me and Ambrosine to get out. Then after we're out, you'll stop the flame and get out before someone else closes the gate. After that, we'll be able to fight with our parents."
"I just hope you're right, Ophelia," Ambrosine whispers behind me.
"So do I," I mutter.
After a few minutes of complete silence, we feel the cage start to lower. It's working! I think excitedly.
As soon as the cage door is open, Ambrosine makes us visible again, and before the guards can close the gate, Blaze roasts them alive while Ambrosine and I run out. Well, she runs, I turn into a bird and fly.
I fly to where Mom is fighting, and when I'm hovering right overtop who she's fighting, I change into a hippo. This might hurt a bit, I think as I'm falling through the sky. I fall unconscious as I land.
So? I won't post the next chapter until I get at least two reviews for this one, got it? And it would really be a shame if I never get to finish typing this story, because I have a nice murder mystery fic that I want to post once this is done. Of course, I have to wait until after this one, because it's sort of like a little fic to go along with this, and I can't post it now, because there are two characters that haven't been introduced quite yet in the story. They won't be here until chapter 7, and wouldn't it kind of suck if that never got posted? Which it won't, unless I get at least two reviews for this chapter and every chapter from now on. Have fun!
