Chapter 6

Enter the enemy

Katrina leads the girls on, till they come to a large open area with a number of obstacles on it. At the fare end is a 40-foot wall running as long as the eye could see. In the middle is a large tower taller then the wall. At the bottom of the tower is a large magical gate. On top of the tower stands a small figure staring at them. The girls start to feel a shiver run down the spins

"Is it me or has it got cold all of a sudden," says Jadu

"No something evil is hare," says Mildred

"How do you know that?" says Maud

"I can feel it," says Mildred

"And indeed you are right Mildred for there is something evil hear as we are about to enter the demean of the sick twisted witch known as Demysandra. Now we have a long way to go and there will be many more challenges ahead but to get to those challenges we must first enter her demean. To do that you must get to the gate in the tower you can see before you. However that will not be easy, as Demysandra has placed 8 obstacles in you way that you all must get across. Now this task will be a race between all five teams. One at a time you will race against the other 4 teams team members. Now if last to get to the gate then Demysandra will tarn her anger on you and you will be eliminated from the tournament. The same goes if you fall off the wooden path that is before you. To get to the end you must stay on this path. The races will go on till all of you have all gone though. Now your caldrons are of big importunes in the task. So lets look at the leader board," says Katrina

Katrina waves her hand and the leader bard appears

Cackles academy – 66 caldrons

Weirdsister College - 38 caldrons

Redwitch academy - 33 caldrons

Blackbroom College 29 caldrons

Pentangles academy – 16 caldrons

"Now in this task each caldron you have collected will give you 2 seconds of time. Now Cackles academy you have 66 caldrons so you have a vary big 1min 32sec. Weirdsister College you have 38 caldrons you have 1min 16sec. Redwitch academy you have 33 caldrons so you have 1min 6sec. Blackbroom College you have 29 caldrons you have 58sec. Pentangles academy you are in last so will go last. These time will be the amount of time etch team will have before each tame will start. So Weirdsister College must wait 1min 32sec before they can start then Blackbroom College will have wait 1min 16sec before they can start. Now So Demysandra would love you to full off the path or get to the gate last so she had placed caldrons on the obstacles to tempted you to grab them which you may if you wish. Now decided what order you will go in and when you are reedy tack your places," says Katrina

The girls make the choice and take there place in a line along the edge of the course. Miss Pentangle was not vary happy

"This time delay is stupid it gives Pentangles no chance what so ever" she says

"Oh stop complaining you have brought this all on yourself. You girls have made the wrong choices from the start. Like yesterday instead of keeping the caldrons she had your girl had to gamble when she clearly was not that good at riddles. Then today you lost two girl that you should not have lost," says Miss Cackle

"She's right you know. Now Mildred you will go first you have that big 1min 32sec lead so use it wisely and you must push the button at the end before you next team member can start. Now if you are reedy then 3, 2, 1 go," says Katrina

Mildred starts the race the others teams having to wait. Mildred runs to the first obstacle, which is three large beams. She climbs over the first under the second and over the third.

On to the next which is a thin beam. Mildred walks across in it trying not to full, as she knew she would be eliminated from the tournament if she did.

The next was a rope swing over a small pit Mildred swings and lands on a large cargo net on the other side. Mildred climbs up the net and on to a ladder across another pit. She gets on all fours and crawls across and down the other side.

Next a beam with balls swinging from side to side Mildred takes her time and gets across dodging the balls. She almost got hit once and the rest of the Cackles girls grasp. But Mildred recovers and goes on to another beam the rotates. Mildred sits down and shimmies across keeping her self up right. Two more to go Mildred thought as he hard the sound for Weirdsister College to start.

The next was 10 stepping-stones across a small pit of water. Mildred steps from stone to stone till she gets to the other side. The last obstacle was two posts with a rope between them. Mildred climes up onto the rope and slowly moves across tills she gets to the other side. She runs and presses a large button before running though the gate. Next up was Maud then Ruby, Jadu, Enid, Drusilla Ethel, Sybil, Griselda and finally Fennella.

In the end all of Cackles got though even thou they had tow or three scares. Redwitch also got all there's though. But Weirdsister, Blackbroom, Pentangles all lost team members. Weirdsister lost three on the bull swing, as did Blackbroom who lost one of their team Blackbroom also lost two of there team trying to get caldrons as they came in last. This gave Pentangles a lifeline as they did not end up last in two of the races and got two members though

"Well done all that have made it. Now I didn't tell you all that for every girl you got though you would get two caldrons. You also get five for completing the cause. So cackles you get 25 caldrons, Weirdsister you get 19 caldrons, Redwitch you get 21 caldrons, blackbroom you get 17 caldrons and Pentangles you get 9 caldrons. So let's add them to the leader board and see what it dose" says Katrina

Cackles academy – 91 caldrons and 10 members

Weirdsister College - 57 caldrons and 7 members

Redwitch academy - 54 caldrons and 8 members

Blackbroom College 46 caldrons and 6 members

Pentangles academy – 25 caldrons and 2 members

"Oh it seems that Cackles have got a vary big lead. But Weirdsister College, Redwitch academy and Blackbroom College you are all in close quarters to each other with not many caldrons in it. Pentangles you are 23 caldrons behind and only two team members left. Now talking of team members I will now give you a one-time chance to buy back some of your girls. Each girl will cost you 4 caldrons. So is there any who what's to by back any team members?" says Katrina

Everybody takes the chance to get back lost team members Weirdsister, Redwitch and Blackbroom buy all the team members back. But Pentangles who took a big risk could only buy six. So at the end of the day the leader board look like this

Cackles academy – 91 caldrons and 10 members

Redwitch academy - 46 caldrons and 10 members

Weirdsister College - 45 caldrons and 10 members

Blackbroom College 30 caldrons and 10 members

Pentangles academy – 2 caldrons and 8 members

"Well that has changed things rather a lot Redwitch have moved up to second and Pentangles are now 28 behind Blackbroom so will have to do well tomorrow to avoid losing an team member at the end of the day. Now we will make camp and get a good night sleep" says Katrina