So, I'm really sorry it took me so long to update. I'd actually be kinda surprised if anyone still reads this . . . but if you are, you're AWESOME!
I'm sorry if ya'll don't like this chapter. For some reason it was really hard for me to write. Some parts of it might not match up with other things and it might be confusing but I did my best and I hope you like it!
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This wasn't how it was supposed to happen.
She wasn't supposed to save them.
They were supposed to save her . . . or better yet, fail to save her.
She wasn't supposed to care if they fell . . . or if they died. . . she wasn't supposed to use her magic.
But she did . . . and there they were . . . lying a few feet away from her . . . unconscious . .
Fudge muffins.
She could feel the panic rising up inside of her but no; she wasn't supposed to panic either. Powerful beings weren't supposed to panic. They weren't supposed to feel any emotion at all. They were supposed to be in control . . . calm . . . cool . . .
What the heck am I supposed to do now?
She took a deep breath, the wheels in her head turning furiously as she tried to think of a plan, and stared down at them.
They looked innocent and harmless. But she knew better. She'd been burned way too many times to trust anything by the way it looked. She knew that even a little girl in pigtails could be a bloodthirsty monster intent on ruling the world.
She frowned, staring intently at them, wishing she could see straight to their hearts and see what they really were like, and her eyes landed on the loudmouth fairy.
The fairy stinks and he's annoying.
Annoying.
A plan started to form in her head.
She had to be careful.
In control.
Calm.
Cool.
Fudge muffins.
. . .
The first thing Sabrina became aware of was that everything hurt. Her head, her arms, her pinky toes . . .you name it, it hurt. Her body felt like it had been repeatedly run over by a semi-truck, and her skin felt hot and tight, like she had been standing too close to a fire.
The twelve-year old girl let out a moan and slowly opened her eyes. She stared up at the stormy-gray sky, groggily wondering if it was worth all the pain and effort to get up, when she heard someone moan.
Sabrina sat up quickly and then regretted moving when her brain threatened to pound it's way out of her skull. She closed her eyes, waiting until the pain turned into a dull throb before she opened them again and looked at her surroundings.
She was lying a few feet away from the edge of the Devil's Drop. Beside her Uncle Jake and Puck were slowly starting to wake up, both of them looking as bad as she felt. Daphne looked like she was going to be knocked out for a while, and stretched out by her feet was a very burnt looking magic carpet.
Sabrina closed her eyes again and rubbed her throbbing head as she tried to remember what had happened. She remembered leaving the Dragon's cave . . . flying over the Devil's Drop and seeing the girl . . . Puck falling . . . everyone falling. . . and then everything went black.
But if they had fallen then . . .
Why aren't we all dead?
She opened her eyes again and looked over at Uncle Jake, who looked just as confused as she felt.
"What happened?" Sabrina asked.
"I . . . I . . . really don't know." Uncle Jake said, frowning down at the charred magic carpet, "Mom's gonna kill me." He muttered.
"Yeah, shouldn't we all be smashed into tiny pieces? Even though that would be AWESOME! There'd be little pieces of me everywhere! Think of how grossed out people would be!" Puck said, his emerald green eyes lighting up with excitement.
"Puck," Sabrina said, staring in disgust at the boy as she crawled over to Daphne, "you'd be dead."
The excitement left Puck's eyes, "Oh, yeah. That'd be a bummer." Puck sighed, "Way to go, Grimm. You gotta suck the fun out of everything, now don't you?"
Sabrina rolled her eyes at the fairy and gently shook her little sister's shoulder. "Daphne, are you okay?"
The little girl blinked up at her older sister sleepily, "Huh?" Daphne said as she sat up. "Wha . . . what happened?"
"We're all dead, marshmallow." Puck said, his expression dead serious. "You may think this is real but it's not. In reality you've been smashed into little pieces by a rock."
"Shut up, Puck!" Sabrina said, glaring at the fairy. "That's not true, Daphne."
"And once again, you suck the fun out of everything." Puck grumbled. "I was going to tell her after she freaked out that I was just joking."
"Yeah right . . ." Sabrina started but stopped when Daphne suddenly jumped up.
"Where's the little girl?" Daphne nearly shouted, her eyes frantically scanning the rocky ground that surrounded them for any sign of the girl. "Where'd she go? She didn't fall, did she?"
Before Sabrina could stop her, Daphne dashed to the edge of the Devil's Drop and stared down into the dark abyss, desperately trying to see something through the darkness. Sabrina rushed to her and pulled her back before she fell in.
Daphne turned to Sabrina, her brown eyes filling with tears. "She couldn't have fallen, could she?"
"Of course not." Uncle Jake said, as he and Puck walked towards them. But one look at her uncle's face told Sabrina that he didn't believe it.
They all stared down into the Devil's Drop, guilt and sadness filling them. Sabrina kept picturing the little girl hanging on to the side, staring up at them and begging for help.
"Of course not." Uncle Jake repeated, as if that would change anything.
"You humans are so strange."
They all spun around at the sound of the unfamiliar voice. Sabrina instinctively took a step in front of her sister, Uncle Jake reached into one of his many pockets, and Puck pulled out his wooden sword, as they prepared to fight off whatever monster was behind them.
But the petite woman standing there didn't look like a monster, but she also didn't look like any woman Sabrina had ever seen.
She looked like she was barely in her twenties, with pale skin that seemed to emit an eerie glow. She had short, spiky red hair that seemed to move in the windless air, reminding Sabrina of the way fire moves. She was wearing a dress that shimmered when she moved, subtly changing colors from orange to red to yellow. The dress was short enough to reveal the muddy brown army boots the woman was wearing.
But the one thing that really caught Sabrina's attention was the woman's eyes. Her amber colored eyes seemed to glow, reminding Sabrina of the dying embers of a fire.
"I can defend myself, you know." Daphne muttered, breaking Sabrina out of her trance as the little girl moved out from behind her older sister.
Daphne let out a gasp when she saw the woman, "Wow!" The little girl said, her palm inches away from her mouth, "You're so pretty! Are you a fairy?"
For a second, Sabrina thought she saw amusement flash across the woman's face but before she could be sure, the woman was back to looking at them with barely concealed disgust.
"Why do you cry over someone you don't even know?" The woman said contemptuously.
"Because she was a person who just died." Daphne said. The little girl stared at the strange woman in confusion, not understanding why anyone wouldn't be sad when someone had died, her unbitten palm slowly falling back to her side.
"Who are you?" Uncle Jake demanded.
"I'm the tooth fairy." The woman sneered, looking at them like they were a bunch of idiots. "Who do you think I am?"
Sabrina glared at the woman and opened her mouth to speak when it suddenly hit her.
"You're the Phoenix." She said, looking at the woman's fiery appearance.
"Good job, Einstein." The woman said, rolling her eyes.
There was a moment of silence as they all looked at the sneering woman standing in front of them: the woman that was supposed to help them.
"Really? I was kinda expecting a giant bird." Puck said, squinting at the woman and looking at her from different angles as if she'd suddenly turn into a bird.
Annoyance flashed across the Phoenix's face and she opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by Daphne.
"Wait a second. If you're the Phoenix, then why didn't you save the little girl?" Daphne said, staring at her accusingly.
The Phoenix rolled her eyes again, "I'm the little girl, you dolt."
"Dududududududu, Welcome to the Twilight Zone." Puck muttered just as Sabrina shouted, "DON'T CALL MY SISTER A DOLT!"
"Wait . . . if you were the little girl then . . .was that the test?" Uncle Jake asked, grabbing Sabrina's arm before the enraged girl could attack the woman.
The Phoenix rolled her eyes again and Sabrina decided that she really didn't like that woman. "Duh. The test was to see if you would save the little girl."
"Then we get what we want?" Daphne asked, hope filling her.
The Phoenix snorted. "No."
"WHAT?" Puck shouted after a moment of shocked silence. "But we tried to save her!"
"And you failed!" The Phoenix shouted back. "You were supposed to save me and I ended up saving YOU!"
"But we tried! That has to count for something!" Sabrina said.
"Well, it doesn't." The phoenix turned to walk away. "You know, close only counts in horseshoes . . . and whatever that saying is."
"Wait, please." Uncle Jake said. The Phoenix let out a loud sigh and turned back to look at him. Uncle Jake looked up at her pleadingly, "Please, all I need is one tear drop. The woman I loved died because of me, and if I get that tear drop, I'll be one step closer to bringing her back. Please."
The Phoenix looked at him and for a moment Sabrina could have sworn she saw sympathy in the woman's eyes. Sabrina felt hope rise inside of her but then the Phoenix closed her eyes and when she opened them again her face was emotionless.
"No." The Phoenix said and started to walk away again.
Uncle Jake fell to his knees and buried his head in his hands, and even Sabrina couldn't hold back the despair that filled her. They had been so close! They had gone through demons and dragons and now everything had been for nothing.
"HAS ANYONE EVER TOLD YOU THAT YOU'RE A JERK!" Puck suddenly screamed, picking up a pebble and throwing it at the Phoenix. The pebble bounced off the Phoenix's back and in a flash the woman was standing over the fairy, her flame colored eyes pools of rage.
"Oh, I'm the jerk?" She snarled, "You have no room to talk, fairy boy. NONE of you do!" She shouted, glaring at every one of them. "Especially you humans! You're a bunch of blood-sucking, lying, greedy, leeches! Did you ever wonder why I had to start doing these tests? Because people started asking me for powers, saying they needed them to save their farm or their daughter from a dragon. Then they'd go use my gifts to kill each other!" The Phoenix laughed, an oddly bitter sound, as she turned towards Uncle Jake. "How do I know that isn't some well thought out lie? How do I know you aren't a thieving, greedy, mad man bent on taking over the world?"
"I may be a jerk but I'm not going to let myself be tricked or forced into giving gifts to people who will use them only to hurt others." The Phoenix said quietly, turning around to walk away again.
"But we're not like that!" Sabrina shouted, 'We're the Grimms. Helping people is what we do!"
The Phoenix glared at her, "You know how many murders and evil dictators have told me that? No matter what, people are always going to end up stabbing you in the back or disappointing you. You of all people should know that." The Phoenix said, staring at Puck. "So here's a piece of advice, stop helping people. All you're going to do is end up hurting others and yourself."
The Phoenix turned to go but stopped when she heard a loud, "NO!"
The woman turned and stared down at the little girl with the messy brown pigtails and the brown eyes that stared up angrily at her.
"No!" Daphne said again and Sabrina stared in shock at her little sister. She had never seen Daphne so mad before, not even when she had lied to her. The little girl had her hands balled into fists and her whole body was shaking in rage.
"No matter what you say," Daphne said, her voice just above a growl, "I'll never stop helping people. I don't care how many times I get tricked or how many times I get stabbed in the back! If there's someone who needs my help, I'm going to help them 'cause I'm a Grimm and helping people is what Grimm's do and that's never going to change!" The little girl glared up at the Phoenix, "And you are soooooo not gravy!"
There was a long moment of silence as mystical creature and little girl stared at each other. Then the Phoenix bent down until they were eye to eye. Sabrina took a step forward, ready to pull her sister out of the way in case the woman decided to fry her, but stopped when she saw that the Phoenix was smiling.
"Congratulations," The Phoenix said, her smile widening, "You passed the test."
Daphne opened her mouth, an angry expression on her face and then paused. "Wait . . . what?"
The Phoenix laughed, "You passed the test." She repeated.
"But . . . you . . . and . . . then . . . and . . . oh, my head hurts." Puck groaned, rubbing his head.
"But I thought that saving the little girl was the test." Uncle Jake said.
"Well, yeah, but you guys kinda blew that whole thing up." The Phoenix said grinning, "So, I decided to come up with a different test. Really, it was the rude fairy that gave me the idea." She said, winking at Puck.
"Puck helped you come up with a plan?" Sabrina said skeptically.
"It's simple really. Most selfish people, when faced with an angry, rude, magical creature who won't give them what they want, would throw a tantrum," Sabrina turned to stare knowingly at Puck who looked at her and mouthed 'What?'
"But not many evil people will tell a phoenix that she's wrong." The woman continued, grinning at Daphne, "You young lady have something I haven't seen in a long time." The Phoenix stared at all of them, "Actually, all of you have something I haven't seen in a long time. A pure heart."
Puck gasped as if someone had stabbed him through the heart, "I'll have you know," He said, glaring at the Phoenix, "that I'm the TRICKSTER KING! I do NOT have a . . . pure heart!" He said, spitting the words out as if they were poison. "I'm a villain of the worst kind!"
"So, you just pretended to be mean?" Daphne asked, ignoring the angry fairy.
"Yep." The Phoenix said a proud smile on her face, "And they said I couldn't act."
"But couldn't you have, like, read our minds or something?" Uncle Jake asked.
The Phoenix shook her head. "No. Phoenixes are not allowed to enter the minds of others unless it is absolutely, positively, necessary. In other words, we're not allowed to read people's minds unless the world is on the brink of destruction."
"What are you allowed to do?" Daphne asked, her eyes wide.
"Among many other things, I can see the future, fly, and this." She held up her hand and Sabrina watched as a ball of flame formed a few inches above her palm. "Pretty cool, huh?" She said, winking at Sabrina.
"But enough about me," She said, closing her hand and extinguishing the flame, "I believe I owe you guys a tear drop."
Sabrina stared at the woman in astonishment, surprised by how her personality had changed so dramatically.
Uncle Jake pulled the bottle out of his pocket and handed it to the Phoenix.
"So, all you need is a tear drop?" The Phoenix asked.
"Yeah." Uncle Jake said.
"Just making sure," The Phoenix said. "'Cause last time I got it wrong and, boy, that man was not happy."
The woman held the bottle up to her face, "Somebody say something sad."
"Dead puppies." Sabrina said.
Daphne looked at her older sister, tears filling her eyes, "Aw." She said just as Puck said, "Cool."
"Dead puppies . . . awww, poor little guys. Gone before they could enjoy life." The Phoenix said, her eyes tearing up. Sabrina watched as a silvery tear slid down the Phoenix's pale cheek and into the bottle.
The bottle immediately lit up and Sabrina watched as all the ingredients swirled around the bottle. Now they only needed one more.
The Phoenix stared at the bottle, a small frown on her face. "I may not be an expert on potions but I think I know what this is." She looked up at Uncle Jake, her frown deepening. "Do you know what else you need to complete this?"
Uncle Jake nodded, "Demon poison."
The Phoenix frowned, looking at Sabrina, Daphne and Puck and then back at Uncle Jake, staring him in the eye for a few moments.
"Be careful," She warned, handing him the bottle, "The Demon Castle is not a place for kids, or adults."
"I know." Uncle Jake nodded, as he carefully put the bottle inside his pocket. "But I have to do this."
"So, were you the one who saved us?" Sabrina asked.
The Phoenix nodded her head, "Luckily, I hadn't passed the barrier yet and was able to fly you guys out." She stared down at the burnt carpet. "Sorry about your carpet. I probably shouldn't have put that in my mouth."
"What's the deal with that thing anyway?" Puck asked, pointing to the Devil's Drop. "How come I could fly one second and then I couldn't another?"
"There's a magical . . . barrier down there." The Phoenix explained, "Whenever a magical creature passes that barrier, all their magic is sucked away."
"Why?" Sabrina asked, as lightning flashed overhead.
The Phoenix shrugged, "I have no clue. It could just be a spell some old witch made or maybe there's a monster down there but I've never really wanted to find out. Some mysteries are better left unsolved. But that's why I chose this spot for my test. Other than the fabulous scenery," She said sarcastically. "I figured most Everafters knew about the barrier and so they would be even more reluctant to try to save a little girl."
Another flash of lighting lit up the sky and Sabrina looked up as thunder rumbled. She barely heard the Phoenix enthusiastically telling Uncle Jake that she "can't grow my hair out because it grows straight up and then I look like one of those troll dolls." She was too busy thinking about what they had to do next.
Steal poison from a demon.
She shivered when she remembered the close call she had with the demon in the woods. She didn't know what had come over her. It was like the demon had cast some spell on her. Sabrina felt another shiver run down her spin. If it hadn't been for the dragon she would have died very slowly and very painfully.
Will I be able to fight back next time? She thought, watching Daphne as the little girl peered over the edge of the Devil's Drop. Will I be able to defend Daphne if she needs me?
Sabrina's hands balled into fists at her side. Yes, she would. There was no way she was going to let some demon get anywhere close to her little sister.
"What's wrong with the bird lady?"
Sabrina turned around at the sound of Puck's voice and froze when she saw the Phoenix.
The woman was staring out into space, her amber eyes vacant. Her mouth was moving slightly but Sabrina wasn't close enough to hear if she was saying anything.
Uncle Jake hesitantly reached a hand out to grab her shoulder but before he touched her, the Phoenix blinked. The woman's eyes widened and she jerked her head towards Daphne, opening her mouth and letting out a loud screech that sounded more like a bird than a human. With inhuman speed, the Phoenix dashed forward, grabbing the back of Daphne's jacket and yanking her back just as a dark shape flew out of the Devil's Drop; a long black claw slicing the air where Daphne's head had been.
Sabrina stared in horror as demon's started flying out of the Devil's Drop, letting out inhuman screeches as they shot into the stormy sky.
"RUN!" someone screamed. Sabrina turned and ran, scooping up the burnt magic carpet and dodging claws as she went but skidded to halt when she heard her little sister scream. Sabrina turned around and stared in horror when she saw a demon land in front of Daphne. Time seemed to slow down as she sprinted to her sister but she knew she'd be too late. The demon raised its arm, deadly black claws ready to slash the terrified girl in front of it, when suddenly the Phoenix was standing between it and it's prey.
The Phoenix lifted an arm and a fire ball shot out of her hand, sending the demon flying backwards and over the edge of the Devil's Drop.
The Phoenix turned towards Daphne and over the sound of angry screeches, Sabrina heard her yell, "CLOSE YOUR EYES!"
Sabrina closed her just as there was a bright flash. She opened her eyes again, trying to ignore the infuriated screeches of the blinded demons, and stared in shock at the bird that stood in the Phoenix's place.
The bird was huge with a sharp black beak and red, orange and yellow feathers. Flames ringed the edges of her giant wings and a long red tail shot out behind the bird. The only thing that remained the same where the Phoenix's amber eyes, except now they were the size of Sabrina's hand.
The Phoenix grabbed the back of Daphne's jacket with her beak and flung the little girl onto her back.
"SABRINA! LOOK OUT!"
Sabrina turned around in time to see a sharp black claw coming towards her face. She ducked, barely avoiding the claw, and swung the only thing she had in her hand, which happened to be the very abused magic carpet. The demon hissed in anger when the carpet hit its face but before it could swing at her again, something grabbed Sabrina and flung her into the air.
Sabrina landed with a soft thud on the Phoenix's back as fire shot out of the Phoenix's mouth and engulfed the demon. The Phoenix flapped her giant wings and took to the air, turning towards Puck and Uncle Jake.
Fudge muffins.
The Phoenix's voice seemed to have come from nowhere, popping into Sabrina's head like one of her own thoughts. Sabrina looked up to see what the Phoenix had seen and gasped. Puck was trying to carry Uncle Jake and dodge the demons at the same time, and it didn't seem to be working out too well.
"How . . . much . . . food . . . do you eat?" Puck panted, barely swerving away from a demon. "You . . . weigh . . . more than an elephant!"
"Oh, like you have room to talk!" Uncle Jake snapped as a ring on his finger shot some strange liquid at a demon.
"Hey, guys!" Daphne shouted as they flew towards them.
Puck immediately dropped Uncle Jake beside Daphne and then landed beside Sabrina.
"I never . . . want to . . . do that again!" The fairy boy panted. "My arms feel like jello."
Hold on tight!
They all grabbed handfuls of feathers as the Phoenix . . . stopped flying. Sabrina felt the Phoenix's body tense as they hovered in the air as the demons flew towards them.
"Is she broken or something?" Puck shouted and then the Phoenix flapped her giant wings once. Sabrina held on tighter as they shot through the air, flying faster than even a dragon. Wind slammed into her face, making it hard for her to breathe, so she leaned her head down into the soft feathers until the Phoenix slowed down. The Phoenix landed, her claws scratching against the stony ground.
Get off, quickly.
They all slid off her back and stood in front of her as she made sure everyone had made it.
Now is the time to say goodbye, even though I'm sure we'll be seeing each other soon.
"But what about them?" Uncle Jake asked, pointing behind them.
Sabrina turned and watched the demons flying towards them. The creatures were still far, far away but they'd soon catch up to the humans.
Sabrina could have sworn the giant bird smiled. Don't worry, I'll deal with them. But first I need to take care of your poor friend.
The Phoenix grabbed the magic carpet and placed in onto the ground. She leaned over it and opened her beak, breathing softly all over it. Sabrina watched in amazement as the magic carpet started to change; the charred threads changing into the strong, colorful threads it had before.
Pretty cool, right? The Phoenix winked at them and turned to Uncle Jake.
The demon castle isn't far from here, just over those trees and please, be careful.
Uncle Jake nodded, "I will and thanks for everything."
Sabrina never knew a bird could snort, but then again, the Phoenix wasn't an ordinary bird.
I should be thanking you guys! I haven't had this much action in centuries!
Then the giant bird turned her head to Sabrina and for a moment Sabrina felt that the amber eyes could see straight into her mind. The bird lifted a wing a yanked a feather out with her beak, placing it into Sabrina's hands.
I think you'll be needing this.
Sabrina looked up at her in confusion and she could have sworn she saw sadness in those giant amber eyes. Before she could ask anything, the Phoenix flapped her wings.
See you later! And you might want to fly away fast.
The giant bird winked at them and started flying towards the oncoming demons.
"Do you really think she can handle them by herself?" Daphne asked as they stepped onto the magic carpet.
"I sure hope so." Uncle Jake said, turning to watch the Phoenix as the magic carpet started to fly them away.
Sabrina turned around and frowned as she watched the Phoenix. It seemed that the closer the Phoenix got to the demons, the smaller the bird became. She gasped when she realized that not only was the bird getting smaller, she was changing back into her human state!
Sabrina watched in horror as the Phoenix changed back into a human. The woman hovered in the air for a few moments, seemingly oblivious to the oncoming demons. The Phoenix slowly raised her arms as she started to fall through the sky, let out a screech, and then blew up into flames.
Sabrina gasped as a giant wall of fire shot out, stretching at least two miles wide, engulfing the demons and anything nearby in flames. Even from this distance Sabrina could feel the heat from the blast. The twelve-year old gasped in disbelief as the giant wall of fire slowly started to take shape, forming into a giant, fiery bird. Sabrina could have sworn the fiery creature winked at them before it stretched out its wings, the flames reaching toward the sky, and let out a loud screech and then in the blink of an eye, the fire was gone.
They all stared in silence and amazement at the empty spot when the flaming creature and the demons had been.
"Is she dead?" Daphne finally asked.
"No." Uncle Jake said, still staring at the spot. "It's nearly impossible to kill phoenixes and you certainly can't kill them by burning them." He blinked and turned around. "I knew they could do a lot of things, but I never knew they could do that."
Daphne looked at Sabrina, a giant grin on her face, "Pretty cool."
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The magic carpet landed beneath the trees just as the rain started to pour down from the sky. Sabrina slid off the carpet, and turned to stare through the trees. Even though she couldn't see the castle through the trees and rain, she knew it was there, looming ominously and daring anyone to enter.
"So, what's the plan?" Puck asked, looking at Uncle Jake.
Uncle Jake didn't look back at them. Instead, he busied himself with rolling up the carpet while he talked.
"The plan is that you guys are going to stay here while I go get the poison."
"Shhhh!" He said when shouts of anger filled the air and when he started to talk again, he looked them all in the eye, raising his voice slightly to be heard over the sound of the rain. "The Phoenix was right. The Demon Castle is no place for kids . . ."
"She also said it wasn't a place for adults either!" Sabrina snapped.
"Yeah, you can't go in there alone. You'll get your face ripped off by demons!" Puck added.
"We can help!" Daphne said.
"I'm not taking you with me and that's final!" Uncle Jake suddenly shouted. Sabrina stared at him in shock. Her uncle had never shouted at any of them before.
Daphne's eyes filled up with tears and she turned to run but Uncle Jake grabbed her arm, stopping her before she could go anywhere.
"I'm sorry, Daphne." He said softly, pulling her into a hug. "But I can't risk losing you too. Any of you." He said, looking at Sabrina and Puck over Daphne's head. "Mom needs you guys more than you know. You're too important to take this risk."
"And you're not?" Sabrina said softly but she already knew what he was going to say.
"'Brina, I have to do this and I need you to stay here and keep Daphne safe. And Puck, you need to make sure both of them are safe."
Uncle Jake gave Daphne one more squeeze and then slowly stood up. "If I'm not back by sunrise, all of you need to get on the magic carpet and fly back to camp. Okay?"
Everyone nodded their heads.
"Please, be careful." Daphne said, sniffing.
Uncle Jake smiled at her, "Don't worry. I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve." He hugged Sabrina and even Puck before grinning at them one more time and then walking away.
Sabrina stood still, trying to ignore the worry that gnawed at her belly, as she watched her uncle walk away until the rain and darkness swallowed him up.
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Once again I'm sorry it took me forever to update. I'll try to write to next chapter really fast though. =D
Only about two more chapters to go!