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Author Note:

This chapter is interesting... Cameron and Grayson are smart... but they are guys... Idiots. :P Lol. Anyways, lets read on to see what stupid stunt they pull! XD

"It's going to be okay, Belinda. Mom just needs some more time. It's fine, don't worry about it. I'll talk to you later. Love you, bye."

I close my phone. I had just finished talking to Belinda. Even though we knew that Mom wouldn't like her, Belinda was still upset. I tried to talk to her, but she wouldn't listen. But it was understandable.

I smile as I put on my uniform. Tonight was the night. The plan that Grayson and I had made was to be put into action. Hopefully it will work…

I grabbed my helmet and walk out the door, making sure I locked it behind me. If everything went according to plan, I won't be returning…..

Later that day, as the moon was just beginning to rise on the surface, I entered the Ops Booth. Two centaurs looked up as I entered the room.

Foaly half-smiled. "Hello, Cameron. How are you? Grayson tells me you introduced Belinda to your mom. It didn't go to well did it?"

I frown. "No, it didn't. It's not fair. She kept comparing her to Opal…but Belinda's not…She's different."

"It's understandable. Just give your mother some time, eventually she'll see. It may take a while though."

I smile and nod. He was right. "Thanks, Foaly."

He laughs and gets up from his desk. "No problem." He turns to Grayson. "Grayson, keep an eye on the place. I'll be back in a few minutes."

"Okay, Dad. I will."

Foaly leaves and Grayson turns to me. "So, you ready? You know this could be dangerous right?"

I nod and grab a pair of wings of a shelf. "Yeah, I know, but it's the only way."

Thirty-minutes later, Foaly re-enters the Ops Booth. He sees Grayson sitting at his desk, staring at the computer screen. Cameron was nowhere to be found.

"Hey, son. Where's Cameron?"

Grayson turned to his father. "Oh, he remembered that he was running low on magic and went to complete the Ritual. I'm just keeping an eye on his tracker and monitoring communications. Just in case."

Foaly nodded. Always better to be on the safe side. His son was learning.

Suddenly, Cameron's tracker began to flicker on and off the screen. One moment the flashing red dot was there and the next it wasn't. After a few seconds of this, the dot disappeared completely.

The two centaurs immediately went into action. There was the sound of clicking keys as Grayson furiously tried to get the tracker back online. Foaly grabbed a spare headset and desperately called out to Cameron.

"Cameron?! Are you okay?! What's your status?!"

There was a moment before Cameron responded. It was difficult to hear him, maybe the magma flares were acting up…

"I'm fine Foaly….I don't….what's happening. Everything….okay…"

Then there was a sickening thud immediately followed by dead silence. Foaly paled and replaced the headset on the desk.

He turned to his son. "Any luck?"

Grayson shook his head gravely. Nothing….

Holly had just arrived home from work after a long stressful day. She sighed as she went to the kitchen. She hadn't heard from Cameron all day. He was probably upset about yesterday.

But, he didn't understand…Opal had done so much to their family and he was dating her daughter….Belinda…

Holly scowled at the thought of the pixie. How did Cameron expect her to trust her? After all that Opal had done? It was very unlikely.

She had just sat down on the couch when there was a knock at her door. She opened it to find Foaly standing there with a grave look on his face.

"Hey Foaly. What is it?"

Foaly nervously began to tell Holly what had happened. "Um…Holly…Cameron is…"

Grayson knocked on the door to Belinda's apartment. How was he supposed to tell her about Cameron? It was going to be hard. He hated lying, but it was imperative that everything went according to plan.

It was long before Belinda answered the door. "Hello? Oh, hey Grayson. What's going on?"

Grayson was hesitant. Should he tell her the truth? Or should he go according to the plan?...He decided to with the second option. The plan was important.

"Um….I need to tell you something. It's about Cameron…"

"What is it? Is something wrong?"

Grayson was silent for a moment. "Cameron went to complete the Ritual, but….we lost contact with him. He's been declared missing in action…."

Belinda had to fight to control her tears. "What?..."

Cameron smiled as he soared through the night sky. Thanks to Grayson, everyone assumed that he was missing. It was nice to have a genius centaur as a best friend. He'd be sure to thank him when he returned.

At this moment Belinda and his mother were probably being told that he was missing. It was all part of the plan….Hopefully it would work…

If not….well, they'd find a way to manage…

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~Troublelover16~