A/N: OK I'M SORRY I HAVENT UPDATED! I had homework, projects, got stuck on the street for about an hour because of snow, went to see Wicked (YAYAYAYAYAYAY), and started my own little novel. So yeah. Busy. Also a bit of block for this chapter… Sorry it's a little short.

One more thing: One of my friends, TheWildeFiles had an accident last weekend and was terribly injured. It would mean the world to him if you would PM or review on one of his fanfics telling him that we are with him or something to that affect. Thank you :) this chapter is dedicated to him.

Chapter 10: Broken

Ember held Nicole in his arms as she started to drift off to sleep. As she was about to slip into sleep, the shadows started to become darker. A cackling echoed through the castle. Nicole's eyes fluttered open and quickly stood up with blue magic crackling at her fingertips.

"You did well Ember." A voice said from the shadows.

Nicole looked over at Ember questionably. As she shifter her gaze, a woman came out of the shadows.

"Restrain her." The woman said emotionlessly.

In one swift movement, Ember held Nicole's hands behind her back. He twisted her left arm and a loud crack echoed through the air. Nicole's eyes grew wide and she let out a blood curling screech. Tears streamed down her face and froze halfway. A jolt of pain was sent up her arm every time she attempted to move it from Ember's grasp. She managed to turn her head and look at Ember with hurt eyes.

"Why are you doing this?" Nicole sobbed.

"Because I work for Kaitlyn now." Ember growled back and tugged on her broken arm.

Nicole let out another cry of pain before slipping into darkness.

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Elsa and Rapunzel got up with tear stained cheeks. Rapunzel's powers hadn't worked on Simon and he was long gone now. Snow started to fall and Elsa looked at the sky. A raging snow storm was brewing atop their heads and Elsa covered her mouth with her hand in disbelief.

"No!" She cried, "I tried my best to make sure she wouldn't make the same mistakes I did!"

The doors to the castle opened suddenly and Emily came running out. She rested a hand on Elsa's shoulder.

"What happened?" Emily questioned.

"Nicole killed Simon… and Ember ran after her." Elsa sobbed, looked back at Emily.

Just then, Ember ran up to the group with a distressed look obscuring his normally cheery features.

"Nicole wouldn't come out of a cave that she found. Every time I tried to enter, she would shoot ice at me. Please help and hurry!" He panted when he reached them.

Elsa and Emily nodded as concern and worry clouded their faces. They ran after Ember towards the cave, leaving Rapunzel and Flynn to mourn their loss.

When they went inside the cave, it seemed as if the temperature rose sharply and the shadows seemed to grow darker.

"Well done Ember." A voice praised.

Ember then turned and used an uppercut swing under Emily's jaw. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she fell to the ground with a thud, out cold. Elsa raised her hands to shoot ice at the teen, but nothing came out. Beads of sweat appeared on her forehead as she attempted to stop the slowly advancing Ember.

Before he could reach her, heat consumed her and she gave into darkness.

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Ember strolled into the scorching room and threw the two unconscious bodies next to Nicole. As he was leaving, a voice rasped, "Why?"

Before he could answer with a sneer forming on his face, his eyes rolled into the back of his head. He started to fall down to the floor when a woman caught him.

"You are no longer needed Ember." The woman said.

Nicole's eyes widened in recognition; it was the woman from the threat and the ice palace.

The woman dragged Ember out of the door and was about to close it before Nicole managed, "Where are you taking him?"

"To a room where his powers will be useless." Came the reply before the door slammed to a close.

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Ember woke up when he hit the ground with a bone jarring thud. He took in a deep breath and found he couldn't breathe in that well. Trying again, his heart started to race. His vision started to become blurry. Raising his hands, he attempted to blast the door off its hinges with fire. All that came out was a weak flame that quickly died out.

He took a shallow breath. Air wouldn't come in for him. His lungs felt like they were squeezing in on their selves as he tried to breathe. His chest tightened in pain and he tried to take another deep breath. Heart racing he tried to figure out why couldn't breathe and his fire wasn't working.

I have hardly any oxygen… Ember thought before blacking out.