Chapter 4

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Hope awoke in a concrete cell. There was nothing there but a small wooden cot. Apparently Holly's trick with the acorn wouldn't be working. Her bed had been metal and much heavier, allowing her to make a hole in the cement. Checking her pockets she realized the acorn was gone. She sighed. There was a cut on the back of her hand. That meant she had no magic left. That was odd, she hadn't been out of magic, just low. Then she noticed the pinprick. They had drained her magic.

The door opened. A girl, a little older than the first, with blonde hair and green eyes poked her head in. "Oh, you're awake. I'm supposed to feed you when you wake up. Athena's disk didn't say what you fairies eat. So, what do I feed you?"

"Fruit or vegetables, and they need to be washed. And do you have any coffee?"

"Coffee?"

"Yes, coffee. Fairies drink coffee. I need caffeine."

"Huh, well OK. Wait, caffeine doesn't do anything for magic, does it?"

"Shouldn't Athena know? And anyways, no, it doesn't. Actually, I've had mud man coffee before. Fairy coffee has way more caffeine. Well, the kind I drink does anyway."

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The girl brought a variety of vegetables and a cup of strong coffee. She also brought a cream and some sugar packets that said they came from McDonalds. Hope ignored them, drinking just the coffee.

"Thanks. Hey, what's your name? You look familiar. Is your last name Butler?"

"No, but my mom's maiden name is. My name's Jennifer. My mom's name is Juliet. She knows about the fairies too. She didn't want us to kidnap you. Apparently she's friends with you People." Jennifer seemed confused. "Of course, she also claimed that Athena's uncle, Artemis, is an elf, even though everyone knows he died when he was like 17."

"Do you think I could meet her? I heard she was a great wrestler."

"She is still a great wrestler, and no, you cannot see her because Athena says she might take your side. I love my mom, but she's kinda crazy. Of course, I didn't think fairies were real, so I don't know anymore."

"What's your relation to Athena?"

"Well, my mom is her dad's bodyguard. Athena's 12, but she's really smart, she says she's smarter that that Artemis guy. He's her uncle, but he died. Or at least, he's supposed to have died. Mom says he didn't."

"Artemis had two brothers, didn't he? Which one is Athena's dad?"

"Myles. Wait, how'd you know that?"

"I know Artemis personally. He's married to my great-aunt. They've got a son. He's in what mud men would call college."

Jennifer stared. "This is too weird. Hey, who's your great-aunt? Not Holly?"

"Yep."

"But he kidnapped her! How could she marry someone like that?"

Hope shrugged. "How should I know?"

Jennifer shook her head and left.

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