Chapter Three

A deadly silience drifted over the group that sat around the television set. Endless minds going on why was there another crisis in the 9 Kingdoms that could happen little over than three months from the previous one that most of them had indured. A few minds didn't know about the adventure and thought that this blond headed was infact...crazy, but that wasn't the case when Virginia broke the silence other than the low volume of the televison.

"What could be causing trouble to trigger something like this?" she asked Wendell leaning forward as if asking something every secretive. Wendell went silent for a few moments to think on how to announce this answer to not only to Virginia, but to her friends as well. He looked down at his hands before he eyed everyone equally before closing his eyes and slowly opening them to finally announce the answer.

"Not something. It's the Ice Queen of the 8th Kingdom, who is treating all royality across the Nine Kingdoms." Wendell replied back fearing what he had to say next although some people could already know what it could be.

Janessa looked up,"If this Ice Queen is causing this crisis then why not reason with her." she said trying to get the point across about making peace like America did in the pass with the Natives and all.

Wendell shook his head,"No, it wouldn't work."

"Why not?" Wolf finally said with an eyebrow raise before his eyes flashed yellow for a brief second.

"She's treating not only me, but all other royals as well to.." Wendell said with his voice trailing off making one person looked at him in a sensere way that no one had given to him in a long time.

"To what? Wendell." the concern voice of Apirl spoke up. Wendell looked at her and was about to reply when Tony spoke in his place.

"What he's trying to say is that the Ice Queen is trying to overthrow all royality throughout the Kingdoms for herself to rule. The threat is mostly directly to Wendell, but we don't know why the Queen waited all this time to do this." He said as the room fell silent once more. Virginia and Wolf was mostly devisated by the news while Janessa and Christopher tried to explain it to each other. April on the other hand had the reason why something like this could happen.

"I learnt this in high school and the reason why this could happen is that a plan like this could in fact been in progress for a while. A plan like this could of been developing so slowly for the pieces to fit in just right. Then when everything fits then the threat could be made." April said trying the fit the words so everyone could understand where she was coming from. Wendell looked at her when she said that.

"Like a War tact?" he asked.

April nodded,"Yes, but something like this takes time. Days, Months, to even Years to plan."

Wendell felt reflied when she explained it a litle better for him to understand,"I see what your saying April. This threat coud of been in plan for along time then?"

"Yes, it could've been." April replied.

Wendell sat there for a moment then got up to proceed to the nearest window. He looked out to central park where the magic mirror would be turning on soon for his return. He still needed help to stop this threat on all royality or they would be soon concerned to be a nothing be a common person. Most royality in the Kingdoms hated their subjects except for him and his materal grandmother Cinderella.

"I need for Wolf and Virginia to return to the Kingdoms with Anthony and I." Wendell announced while Virginia got up to pack some things in a small backpack in the bedroom that she shared with Wolf. April got up knowing that maybe she and her friends could help out as well. Thank the lord that she had always paid attention in History class.

"Wendell, can Christopher, Janess, and I join you all? Maybe we ca help out in some areas that you might not know." April asked looking at her friends to Wendell.

Wendell turned away from the dirty window to smile at her,"Of course you all may come. We need all the help that we can get."

While they went to get their things Wolf and Virginia made sure that everything was put away and locked before they left with Virginia's friends walking alone quietly behind them as they made thier way downstairs and out into the Concrete Jungle. April hated this city and Atlanta for the extreme traffic and exhaust fumes in the air around her. Dodging cars was hard to come by then in Greenville. People stopped for you there to cross the road. Once they entered the park the sounds of New York vanished making some feel right at home. They walked for a while until they stopped at a certain group of trees where a inky moving rectangle could be seen from the low hanging branches.

The Trio watched as Tony, Wolf, Virignia, and Wendell disappeared into the inky rectangle. Christopher looked at the two girls before he walk up to it making sure it wasn't a joke before he went through followed by Janessa leaving April a little nervious on going through or catching a Grayhound back to Greenville. She sighed before she adjusted her strapes to make sure she wouldn't lose her bag when she went though. She stepped up to the rectangle and went into the inky rectangle with all sounds of New York vanishing behind her. April quietly stepped out onto a highly polished marble floor in a high decorated room trimmed in gold with other mirrors lined up in a semi circle.

"I'm defiently not in America anymore." April said to herself before she turned the ring back into place on the gold frame which turned to reflecting image of Central Park beck into her own reflection. Turning away she couldn't see the group and proceed out of the room to find them.