Hey everyone. I am sooooooo sorry I havent updated in so long thats what life and moving and writers block does to you. Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 15

Lucy's POV

I yawned and felt myself waking up slowly from my dreamless, peaceful sleep. But then that's when I felt something on my ankle. I looked down to see a shackle hooked to my ankle. I gasped and felt everything coming back. Zandra.

I shot up, to find myself in a bed.

"Luce...?" I jumped at the sound of her voice. There was Zandra sitting right beside me. Yet she didnt see, threatening like she usually was. She seemed, under control, gently and sad, hurt. I looked at her for a moment.

"What do you want with me? " I asked in fear and anger.

"You took my mother away from me!" I tried to get up but she grabbed my wrist gently. Not rough or hard, but gently like she cared. I bit my lip.

"Just let me talk to you for a minute..please." I gave her a look.

"Why so you can hurt me even more...ruin my life and crumble it into the dust.?" She signed and looked away.

'Im sorry...for everything. Your magic was just ..I needed it. And I wasn't thinking right that night." I froze the blood leaving my face.

"Why did you need my magic?" I asked with a sharp breathe trying to sound like I was strong and ready for a fight if she planned anything. I sighed and pulled me gently back on the bed, her head hung and her hands holding one of mine in them.

"Luce...I need your magic because..oz..because I thought I could get rid of mine.." My eyes widened in shock. She sounded so hurt and saddened. It was so convincing. But why..

"Why would you want to get rid of them? You want nothing more than to rule oz?" She sighed and I actually was seeing a memory coming back as she pulled me in her arms stroking my hair. I wasn't scared anymore. I saw the auntie I had before...

"When Glinda, Riley, Mala and I were best friends...we were just little girls. We didnt care about the throne or the power stuff. We were just friends because we were friends. Then..when we turned 15 ..my powers came. They were...dark magic and I couldn't control them...One day we were playing and me and Riley were playing and I...lost control..i..almost killed Riley..Everyone disowned me.." My eys widened and I saw ...i really saw the pain and hurt in her eyes that she was hiding so deep. She was really hurt. She was scared because she couldnt control these powers she had.

"And then...one day when they all begged me to stay I ran...i was scared. And then...Your great aunt Morrible found me...and.." she didnt explain anymore. There wasnt any reason too, I just got what happened. Morrible taught her how to use her magic but the wrong way.

"I came back home and Mala welcomed me back with open arms. But Glinda wouldn't have anything to do with me..I got angry. And when you came along..." She hugged me closer. What was it about me?

"W-what?.." I asked a little nervous what it was. She smiled softly. "You actually made the pain and dark go away...I dont know how but you did. And I thought once I got your magic, you could help get it out of me." I looked up at Zandra, I didn't see the evil, obessed with power, and diaster woman I had seen before.

No..I saw my Aunt Z. The one that loved me, and the one that played with me any chance she could get. Why did I only remember that night and some memories now with my aunt. I gripped her hand and hugged her.

"Im sorry Auntie Z, I dont know what to say...if Glinda and them knew.."

"NO! They cant Luce! They just cant! They wont even try to help me..Just, stay here with me for a while just try to help me." she looked so hurt like wanting someone to reach out for her. I only nodded.

But could I trust her..

talley's POV

I ran into the palace, my breathe heavy. Why did my teleporting sometimes not work right. Magic..what are you going to do? I smiled as I noticed the palace was completely quiet, peaceful. And yet it had this ery feeling to it. But I shrugged it off. I'll go talk to mom. She probably would like to talk. But as I walked into her room my heart froze, the heat left my body and I screamed.

"MOM!" there stood my evil side. Grinning at me evilly, her magic wrapped around mom's neck, mom gasped for breathe as she grew weaker and weaker. My anger blazed.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" I lunged and tackled my counter part, mom falling back on the bed gasping for breathe. My counter part and I wrestled against each other, our strengths matched.

"Well, miss Talley how would you like to died? Slow and fast?" She laughed.

"Our should I finish your mother off first and then kill you?" my anger grew eve more and I slammed her against the wall.

"Shut up before I kill You!" I yelled in anger and I tightened my grip around her neck. She only laughed.

"You cant kill me. Just like no one ever will. Besides your family will die by my hands. They are worthless just like you." Then I snapped. Everything turning red and I threw her across the room. My light magic coming through my hands covering them.

"They are not worthless! SAY IT AGAIN I DARE YOU!" She only smirked.
"They are nothing but a royal piece of sh-" She gasped, I had slammed my hands into her stomach, my light magic going through her and her eyes lost their color. Her hair and skin loosing color as well.

She looked at me weakly as she crumbled to the floor.

"How..." Then she vanished into nothing. Just as if she never existed. I let out a heavy breathe and ran to mom's side.

"Mom? You okay?" She coughed and hugged me.

"I will be..thank you my baby girl." I hugged her back tight. Some relief coming to my heart. Not just because mom was safe, but I had beat my counter part. I had proven that I could beat myself even its darkest parts.