Okay so I deleted the half chapter and combined it with the other half. Hope you like it! I just want to thank Bricandy for correcting me. His name is Brant instead of Brandt. Also my first chapter of harry potter crossover is here. It's a little slow right now because we just had to set the story up. I may delete it later. Anyway for those of you who want a certain ship: I am trying to be as unbiased as I can. Though I do have my own certain Keeper of the Lost Cities ship. My story may end with my ship, but till then I'll try to be as romantically diverse as I can. Love you!

Chapter 9

Sophie put her head in her hands. Great. The next hour was a bit of a blur. Sophie was sent home from school for the rest of the day. She had also gotten her body guard Sandor back. Sophie honestly didn't know what was going to happen to her. If this kept going on her life would be ruined. All because of the Black Swan. How dare they? Anger bubbled up inside Sophie. Sometimes she truly hated them. Suddenly, Sophie noticed a slight breeze. It started getting harder. Sophie looked down. Her fists were clenched. She let go, and calmed her self down. She needed to keep her powers in tact otherwise she could be dangerous. Suddenly her stomach grumbled. She hadn't eaten in ages. She decided to go downstairs to get some food.

She walked out the door and nearly died with shock. There was Sandor. On the floor. Not moving at all. Her invincible body guard was dead? Who would do this? She had only had him around for a couple of hours. Her eyes welled with tears. True he had been annoying, but he looked after her. He had felt like a brother almost. She put her back against the wall and slumped down to the ground. This meant she wasn't safe at all. She had had a small sliver of hope when she had regained Sandor, but now it was completely destroyed. The room started to grow cold, but Sophie didn't care. Let the whole house freeze for all she cared.

Out of the corner of her eye Sophie saw something move. "Oh my go-". Did Sandor's finger just move? No taking chances. Sophie's hopes spiked up and so did some icicles on the ground. Sophie jumped over the 3 foot icicle and bounded down the stairs. "Grady! Edaline! Come quick! Get Elwin now!" "Sophie! Are you hurt?" yelled Edaline as she ran up to Sophie. "No! I'm not hurt," Sophie screamed as she shoved Edaline's hand off her forehead, "but Sandor is. Get Elwin!" Edaline looked stricken. "He can't be. I mean-" "JUST GET ELWIN!" Sophie yelled. Edaline ran off. Grady appeared a second later. "What the heck is happening?" Grady asked. "Sandor's been hurt. Somebody is out to get me." Sophie replied. "Oh my. Sophie get in my study and lock the door. Don't open it till I tell you to. Somebody could still be lurking around." "What? No! That's not the point I was trying to get across. I need to help. It's ok, I'm sure they're gone." "No, Sophie. Study now." Sophie sulked off. "I just wanted to help." she murmured.

She could feel tears forming in her eyes again. She walked into Grady's study and locked the door. Then she collapsed into a chair. Everything was wrong. She'd should've been more careful. She should be out there helping. Her gaze wandered to Grady's desk. There was a picture of Jolie with her fiancé, Brant, sitting against some books. Sophie did a double take. Brant. Something clicked in her brain. What was it? Why did she feel like he was important all of the sudden? She closed her eyes. Memories of Brant came flashing at her. The way he looked at her with a cold, eerie stare. The way his lips curled into a sneer. The way he made her feel extremely uncomfortable. Suddenly a thought pricked at Sophie's brain. Her jaw dropped slightly.

Brant was the new evil.

But why?

There was something going on here, and there was only one way to figure it out.

She needed to speak with Brant. Now. Before anyone else got hurt. There was no time to obey Grady's rules. She had to get out. Sophie walked over to the door and unlocked it without a moment of hesitation. Rules didn't matter anymore. Nothing mattered except getting to Brant. There was no way she was going let anyone she loved get hurt. Sophie stormed out of the hallway and sneaked out to the Leapmaster. She needed back up. She knew just who to get it. Fitz and Keefe. She felt bad about leaving Dex out of it, but she couldn't bare to let him go through any more traumatic experiences.

She would never forget the look on his face when he showed her his burn. Sophie shivered. She had chosen to forget that memory. It was too painful. "Everglen" she said clearly. Soon she was at Fitz's house. She walked through the gates and into the yard where she hid behind a tree. Sophie transmitted to Fitz. Come outside into the yard. I need to speak with you. Hurry, and don't arouse any suspicion. Two minutes later Fitz was in the yard looking very concerned. "Sophie! What are you doing? Why are we being so quiet?" Sophie looked around nervously. She was hoping he would go along with her plan. "Fitz, there's something going on. Someone evil is going to arise. I need you to understand. We have to stop them before they do anything to dangerous. They're trying to kill me. I don't know why, but I know I have to stop them."

He looked at her with a queer expression. "Sophie, calm down okay. I can't let you fight or whatever you wanna do. That's a job for the council. I'm supposed to be looking after you. Who is this new evil anyway? And aren't you being a little dramatic?" Sophie sighed. He was supposed to be looking after her? "Look, Fitz. The council can't stop Brant. I have to. That's why I have all these powers. Don't you see? I have to go. I need your help. Please?" Before she knew what she was doing she had reached out and grabbed his hand. Something flickered in his eyes. She let go and looked away. "Okay Sophie. Tell me what I have to do."

"I need you to take me to Brant. I need help in case something goes wrong. I also need you to get Keefe. The more back up the better. I don't know dangerous he is." Fitz's face fell. "Keefe?" "Ummm, yeah. Is there a problem?" Sophie saw Fitz's eyes flicker down to her hand. He hesitated. "No, not at all. But could you tell me who this Brant person is?" "Oh, yeah. He was Jolie's fiancé." "Why do you think he's the new evil?" Sophie gazed up into the sky. How did she know he was the new evil? "I- well- I just do. You had to have been there when I first met him. He's just- he's bad." "Okay then," said Fitz slowly, "Are we off to get Keefe now?" Sophie didn't know if she imagined it, but there seemed to be some disdain in his voice. "Yeah."

Soon they arrived at Keefe's house. "I'll wait out here. You go get him." Fitz said blandly. Sophie eyed him skeptically but didn't say anything. She had never been in Keefe's house and she found herself not wanting to enter. Better to transmit to him. Soon he came outside and their conversation went a lot like her's and Fitz's. Only this time she didn't grab anybody's hand. She still wasn't sure why she did that. In the end Keefe agreed to help. He seemed very excited that Sophie had chosen him to come on another adventure. "So what's our plan?" he said. "Well I'm thinking we don't really know what he's like. So maybe we can spy first and just see what he's doing. We'll go from there." Sophie would have wished for a better plan but right now she didn't really know what to do. All three of them light leapt to Brant's house.

When they arrived, they stared. His house looked even worse than it had when Sophie had come last. Everything was broken and gloomy. Keefe stood up a little taller clearly getting ready for what was coming. Sophie noticed that Fitz did too. She suddenly realized how small she was compared to them. Some of her confidence faded away. " Split up and sneak around. Look for windows." Sophie whispered. "I'm coming with you." Keefe whispered back, his face very close to hers. Sophie's eyes darted to Fitz's face to read his expression. A scowl appeared but vanished very quickly. What was wrong with him? The three split up and started walking around the perimeter. Soon Sophie and Keefe met up with Fitz. There weren't any windows. They were going to have go straight up and knock…