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The girls sat in the van waiting for Stella as they talked over the game plan one last time before getting Saul. Arabella wasn't worried about her dad finding out about her doing this as he basically told her to do her own thing so he only had himself to blame for this or at least that was the logic behind her thoughts.
"Can you move your seat forward?" Aisha asked making Musa scoff
"Your legs aren't that long," Musa stated to the girl
"Can you not eat? Dad's funny about it," Terr asked as Aisha opened a snack bar
"I'll be careful, promise," Aisha mumbled to the Earth fairy in front of her
"Music, we need music," Musa stated as she looked at her phone
"No, we need Stella," Arabella responded looking at her
"That's probably her. Grey? How did he...did you give Grey my number?" Aisha asked the mind fairy
"Okay, don't be mad," Musa stated before Arabella and Terra turned around
"Grey who?" Terra questioned with a smile
"Who's Grey?" Arabella asked the girl
"You introduced me to Sam, I'm returning the favor," Musa stated in a calm tone
"This is so different," Aisha stated in a panicked tone
"Distinctions and similarities," Terra commented Arabella nodded her head
"The front of the car would like to weigh in," Arabella stated with a chuckle
"We have enough going on, now this?" Aisha questioned in response
"Deal with a guy you like texting?" Musa questioned with a smirk
"Do you like him?" Terra asked in return
"No!" Aisha exclaimed making Musa scoff
"Never bet against a Mind Fairy besides he asked Sam for your number and Sam asked me," Musa explained to the water fairy
"Wait, this is Sam's roommate? Grey the Specialist? With the abs?" Terra questioned making Arabella's eyes widen
"Abs?" Arabella exclaimed as she was now invested before she looked at the time
"What?" Terra asked as she was confused
"We have to go," Arabella stated as she was buckling up
"We can't without Stella I mean she is the plan," Aisha stated making her sigh
"We'll figure something out on the way," Arabella stated before starting the car and driving
"What if I bloom a bunch of pollen and give all the guards allergy attacks? Okay, no, ignore that. That wouldn't work. Okay, no, wait, I've got another. No, wait. This is good, okay. Or, um... No, this is good. What if Aisha makes them all need to pee at the same time? Brill!" Terra exclaimed as Arabella nodded
"I'll make sure there's no other way to cross the river," Arabella spoke as she walked away
"Holograms. What if we use holograms? You and Arabella could create a mirage and..." Terra rambled in return as they got all out
"Can you just stop? Please, My first plan was good. We don't have time to come up with another," Aisha stated in return
"Shit! I think something got attacked, there was blood with purple in it. Is that a thing here? Purple blood?" Arabella asked as she showed the leaf
"Everything's a thing here, I'll look it up when we get back," Terra told her as she took the leaf
"Got it. Minor modifications, but the first half of the plan is the same, let's go, with the bridge out, the caravan'll have to go north. I'll flood the transport's engine now here's where it's tricky without Stella's invisibility magic, we have to help Silva break himself out, Terra will get us the key, to keep moving, they'll switch Silva to a less secure spot. Terra's vines have limited range. My water doesn't so timing is everything and then it's up to Silva," Aisha stated as they watched them
"Nothing's happening," Terra commented to the group
"He needs a distraction, can you pull gas from that tank?" Arabella asked before they caught the car on fire then took off to find Saul
"He's calming down and we're good," Musa stated as she checked
"How long can you hold him under?" Arabella asked as she looked at the water
"Long enough for them to leave," Aisha spoke making her nod her head
"That has to be the most reckless thing you have ever done," Saul remarked as they worked on his wound
"I don't think that's very true," Terra stated in return
"Weren't you here last year?" Aisha added with the earth fairy
"Yeah, when Arabella went crazy and let loose Evil Headmistress," Musa added earning an eye roll
"What do we do now?" Arabella asked as she stood up
"Take me to Blackbridge, right off the town square, Nathaniel owns a store, he helped us take down Rosalind. He'll hide me," Saul responded as they helped him up
Arabella and the girls took to Nathaniel's shop, She knew he had a store but she had never been to it so she was fascinated by all the stuff he had there. She stood off to the side talking to Sky as Nathaniel helped Saul clean up. Arabella was glad that Nathaniel was helping him as he could keep an eye on Rosalind to make sure she didn't figure out what they had done
"I'm with Silva in Nate's shop, but I think it's best if you wait until tomorrow but if you come down after training..." Arabella spoke into her phone
"I'm not going down there, Arabella," Sky stated as she sighed
"Ky, please just talk to him on the phone," Arabella pleaded with her boyfriend
"Look, I'm happy you're okay, I'm happy it worked out and you got what you wanted, but I don't wanna talk to him," Sky stated before he hung up
"Sorry, Saul. Um..." Arabella spoke as she walked up to him
"Sky will come around," Saul commented making her nod
"When you were at the Capitol, did you hear anything about Dowling? I've been trying my best but the Solarian Army, they're giving up," Arabella asked as she was confused
"I wish I knew where she went, Arabella, Nathaniel has a knack for finding things," Saul spoke as he looked at the man
"Mm-hmm. I'm, uh, I'm like a terrier but, like, you know, cooler, Actually, maybe a different dog, what dogs are cool?" Nathaniel remarked earning a chuckle
"So am I supposed to let it go? Go back to school and act like things are normal," Arabella questioned as she was confused
"No, because everything it's not normal. You need to remember that, 'cause Rosalind will try to wear you down, and you will forget what normal used to be like, meanwhile, it would appear that Luna allowed Rosalind access to the Royal Archives," Saul responded making her sigh
"Shit," Nathaniel mumbled to the man
"What is it? What's in the Royal Archives?" Arabella asked as she was confused
"Ancient texts, powerful relics," Saul responded in return
"The good stuff, Mm-hmm," Nathaniel added as he hummed
"Yeah, she's planning something and it's something big," Saul added making her sigh
"This is all my fault. All of it. Dowling. You. Everything that's happening at Alfea it's all because I was selfish and I wanted answers. If I didn't let Rosalind out..." Arabella trailed off as she looked at the man
"Somebody else would've, she couldn't stay down there forever but you're right about one thing whatever she's up to, it started 17 years ago and it started with you. I didn't know your powers had that range," Saul stated making her nod her head
"Neither did I, It was amazing," Arabella spoke in a soft tone
They talked for a little longer before they headed back to the school, Arabella was going to see how Sky was but stopped so she could talk to Rosalind as to why she was hesitant about using her magic on other students.
"I've been scared that's why I've been holding back, last term I put my magic and my life over everything else, and it didn't work out so great," Arabella admitted in a soft tone
"I may have a different opinion about that, you're the reason I'm standing here," Rosalind stated making Arabella sigh
"Exactly but no offense, but everyone in the school hates you and what you've done," Arabella called out in a confused tone
"Ah, The displeasure of the masses, do you know what happens if you listen to them? The mob Nothing. Nothing happens. Nothing of any significance anyway, everyone gets fat and happy. The world grinds to a halt or they get slaughtered," Rosalind explained making Arabella scoff
"That's bleak," Arabella commented under her breath
"That's life. The reality is, I don't care that people hate me. I don't care what they think and that's how I get shit done," Rosalind stated making eye contact
"You care about something, you care about me. I don't wanna hold back anymore," Arabella spoke before walking off only to bump into Alec and him pushing her into an empty room
"I know you broke Saul out of jail," Alec stated to his daughter
"Are you going to tell Rosalind?" Arabella asked her father
"No, I'm not but only because I told you not to do something they want and I believe that you have the best intentions but Rosalind will disband you if she finds out what happened," Alec commented making her sigh and nod
"Then, I guess I'll have to make sure she never finds out," Arabella stated making him smile
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