A Heart of Gold A Heart of Stone (Complete)

Chapter 67

Authors note: ahhh so much going on!

Anna woke up with a start and she glanced around quickly, her eyes began to water as she remembered Jack risking his life for her.
"Hello princess." Rothbart smirked. She frowned and took a step back from Rothbart only to back into Facilier. She gasped in shock.
"You're working with that man?" She asked, Facilier didn't respond as he picked her up by the waist moved her into the purple circle. Rothbart jumped for joy and chuckled.
"Facilier, we've almost done it! We're so close to winning." He said, Facilier gave a small nod of the head as he watched the purple energy surround the princess, Anna groaned as her energy disappeared she tumbled to her knees and glared up at the two men.
"Coral will stop you..." She was met with a chorus of laughs.
"We don't think she will." He mused. Anna lowered her gaze to the ground, confusion and tiredness overcoming her. 
"Snow Flake pick her up." Snow's replica came out and Anna gasped "time for you to meet your old friends." The ground trembled and Anna was pulled to her feet the pillar appeared and Anna glanced around, only three remained empty. Snow took her to one and put her on it.
"They were all taken too." She stared at Facilier "Why? Why did you do it?" Facilier walked towards her and the ice began to climb up her, he raised her hair away from her ear and whispered.
"That's for me to know and you to never find out. Goodnight princess." Anna's eyes widened before they slipped closed her last breath drawing out a small gasp.
"Coral..."
The pillars disappeared as quickly as they showed up and Facilier and Rothbart nodded to one another before disappearing into the shadows.

Once they had gotten to her room, Coral began to explain to Anastasia what had been happening and what their theories were and that they needed her help. Soon enough Coral finished explaining and Anastasia stared at the trio, her eyes wide at the sudden news. She stumbled and sat down in her seat.
"How are we, supposed to stop a power hungry wizard?!" She exclaimed, "and that's just Facilier!" She cried, Jack folded his arms over his chest and paced back and forth as Coral brought her knees up under her.
"I don't really know, all I know is we have to save the princesses. He's got them all." She said, Vanessa and Anastasia exchanged looks.
"Wait, who do they have?" Vanessa asked jumping up from the floor and heading to her bag and pulling out a book.
"Snow, Cinders, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, Tiana, Jas, Anna, Ariel..."
Vanessa went and sat by Anastasia.
"Then that's not all of them." Anastasia said, Jack and Coral frowned before moving over to the two girls.
"What do you mean?"  Jack asked, Vanessa looked up at them.
"What do they have that the other princesses don't have?" She asked, Jack frowned.
"They're princesses?"
Coral, Anastasia and Vanessa raised their eyebrows at him. Anastasia cleared her throat and held up Vanessa's book.
"Why haven't the taken Rapunzel? Or Merida? Or one of the many other princesses in the school? Why those nine... Did they say how many princesses he needed?" She asked, Coral frowned. Jack crossed his arms over his chest.
"We can't exactly go to Rothbart and ask him."
"But maybe there's a book." Anastasia suggested, Coral stared blankly at them.
"So what is the plan?" She asked sheepishly, Vanessa chuckled and Jack ruffled her hair.
"How did you survive without us?" Anastasia teased, Coral pouted.
"I almost died. Frequently." She huffed. Vanessa shut her book, and stood up out of the chair.
"Okay, myself and Jack will go to the library and see if there is a book on what happened last time with Rothbart. Anastasia and Coral you will go and keep Rapunzel safe. On the way there, we need help Coral. You need to talk to Helga... she's really hurting..." She said softly, "and if we see any teachers on the way we will ask them for help." She added, Anastasia nodded and Coral pursed her lips.
"Clayton and Pitch. They'll help..." She trailed off, and her eyes flickered to Jack. "Sorry Jack, I know what he means... but Pitch has always looked out for me." She said, Jack shook his head and smiled at her.
"I know, don't worry everyone's in danger."
"Alright you two, let's focus! Right now we're gonna head to the teachers talk to them, and if we see anyone who can help us we can talk to them on the way." Vanessa said clapping her hands, Anastasia nodded.
"Alright let's go!" She said cheerfully and the four of them headed out, they were chatting quietly as they headed through the corridor until they rounded a corner and bumped into Helga. She turned around and scowled, her eyes on Jack, she reached forward and Anastasia, Vanessa and Coral yanked him behind them.
"Helga stop." Vanessa said, Helga hissed and Coral stepped in between the girls and Helga.
"Why are you with him?!" She shouted, Coral sighed, they didn't have time for this but she could tell by the hurt in her eyes she knew she owed Helga an explanation.