A/N: I'm only going to say five words about this chapter: I nearly cried writing this. Enjoy!
They all sat there for a few minutes. The three of them were crying and sharing a group hug. Was Philby dead? After all, before he disappeared the pirates had been chanting dead men tell no tales. They had no idea, all they knew was that he was gone. It was just the three of them now, and although they hated to consider it, the unthinkable could be true. All of the keepers who had been captured could be dead, and it could be just three of them forever.
"Now I really know how you guys felt when Maybeck and Amanda got captured." she said. "I never thought that my heart could feel this much pain." Willa was still crying hysterically. After a while, they all calmed down and broke apart.
"Come on." said Finn. "Let's get out of this floating death trap." They all nodded and climbed out of the boat slowly and carefully. They found a door marked cast members only, and walked down the staircase that was behind it. As they walked, they talked.
"I think we can conclude that that cast member who let us onto the boat is with the overtakers. They must have captured her and put a spell on her." said Charlene. Finn and Willa nodded in agreement. Finally, they reached the entrance to the dungeons.
"Now before we go down here, you guys have gotta understand something." said Finn. "If anybody is down there, they might be sick or in pain. Remember, if they're down there, they're down there as hostages and it's probably not going to be easy to see them that way." Charlene and Willa nodded.
"Got it!" they said in unison. With that, Finn opened the door, and the three of them walked down the long dark hallway.
"Is is just me or does this look too easy?" said Charlene.
"What do you mean?" asked Willa.
"Well, there's like, no one guarding it or anything."
"I don't care. That just makes it easier for us. Now are we going to rescue the captives or are we going to rescue the captives?" The three went running towards the dungeons. There was about two or three cells full of people. The three keepers went running over to various people. The first person Willa noticed was Ariel. She saw her sitting there, and wanted to cry. Ariel had saved her life once, and since then they had become great friends.
"Ariel!" Willa screamed. She ran over to him.
"Willa!" Ariel said. "You guys have got to get out of here. They'll get you two."
"No!" Willa said. "We're going to get you out of here. We're going to get you all out of here." Then, Willa's attention was diverted. There, in the cell, was Philby. Willa started to cry even harder.
"They just brought him in." said Ariel. Philby came running over. Willa held his hands through the bars.
"Philby" Willa choked out through tears. "We have to get you out of here. Come on. Go all clear."
"I can't" said Philby. "They've created spells that stop us from doing that, and stop the characters from using any magic. Willa held his hands and cried. Charlene spotted Maybeck in the cell next door and went running over.
"Maybeck?" she cried. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine" he said. "You have to get out of here."
"No; we won't. Not until we get you all out of here." Charlene fidgeted with the lock, but it wouldn't budge. She began to cry. Amanda was sitting in the cell next to that, and Finn raced over. He reached through the bars and caressed her hair, crying hysterically the whole time.
"I have to get you out of here. I love you." he said , breaking down in tears.
"I love you too Finn, but forget about me right now. Look…"
"No!" he screamed. "I won't leave you here. I WON'T LEAVE YOU HERE! I won't let go of your hands until you're out of this cell."
"FINN LISTEN TO ME!" she cried. "THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE IN HERE THAT NEEDS YOU MORE THAN ME! She's scared and she needs you. Listen to me Finn. If you can only rescue one person, you rescue her over me. Do you hear me?"
"But"
"Finn, you rescue her over me." Amanda nudged her head toward the corner and Finn looked in that direction, and suddenly he wanted to throw up.
"I'll kill them." he cried. "I'LL KILL THEM!" Finn rattled the cage trying to bust it open, but he could not succeed. It was too strong.
"Katie." he cried. "KATIE!" The little girl in the corner looked towards him.
"Finn?" she coughed and shivered. There were streaks of dirt on her face. Cinderella was hugging her, but when she saw Finn's face, she let her go. The girl came running towards Finn, and he hugged her as best as he could through metal bars.
"Finn help me." she cried.
"I'm gonna get you out of here." he said. "Everything's gonna be okay." He held her hand and caressed her hair. He was crying so loudly, that he could probably be heard through the entire park. Charlene looked at him.
"Finn what's wrong?"
"They crossed the line." he said crying. "I'M GONNA KILL THEM!"
"Finn, calm down."
"NO!" he screamed. "SHE'S MY LITTLE SISTER!" his voice lowered and he cried this time rather than screaming.
"She's my little sister." Finn turned back to Katie and cried again.
"Don't let go of me Finn." she cried.
"I won't." he cried back. "I won't." Suddenly Finn heard a cackle behind him.
"Well, well , well, it looks like Jezebel was right. Looks like we hit a soft spot there." Finn looked behind him, and saw Maleficent standing there.
"You're sick." he screamed. "YOU'RE SICK! TO KIDNAP A LITTLE ….wait a minute… Jezebel?" He looked at Amanda. She nodded and cried. Then, Jess walked out from behind Maleficent, but not as Jess; she walked out as Jez. Amanda began to cry again and Finn continued to hold his sister tightly. Willa and Charlene looked on in shock.
"Now" said Maleficent. "Tell us where the stone cutter's quill is, and we'll let all of them go free." Finn looked into his sister's eyes, and she coughed again. He felt how cold she was, and he felt her body shake as she shivered. At this moment, getting her to safety was all that mattered. The fate of Disney didn't matter. If the location of the stone cutter's quill let the overtakers win, then so be it. He didn't care. He just wanted to make sure that his sister was okay.
"It's back in one man's dream" he said.
"Very good." Maleficent cackled.
"Now let them go." he said. A smirk appeared on Maleficent's face.
"Stupid boy. You actually thought that I'd keep my promise? Do the words evil fairy mean anything to you?" Maleficent snapped her fingers, and just like that, she, Jez, and all of the people in the cells, were gone.
A/N: Well? Did I make you cry? Remember to leave your questions and reactions in a review. This chapters opinion questions are
1. Was Finn justified in giving Maleficent the location to the Stone Cutter's quill?
2. If you were Finn, would you have told? Why or why not?
3. Who do you think Finn should have saved if he could only save one person?
Well, that's it. Enjoy!
-Kingdomkeepers365
