Tangled: Stardust and the 12 Zodiacs (Varian Fanfiction)

Chapter 55: Lance

((A/N: Sorry for the long wait! I was busy rewriting the rewrites of Chapter 1-8, as well as a future chapter *coughs* Taurus *coughs*, but here it is! New chapter! YAY!!! ANYWAYS- let's continue on with the story!))

"Lance, what are you doing?" Soul asked, taking a step back from the room.

Lance stopped what he was doing, turning to look over his shoulder, and for a second, Soul saw his eyes flash green. This wasn't Lance...

"GUYS- MPPH!" She tried to scream only to be quickly grabbed by the man, her mouth being covered quickly. Soul squirmed and struggled to break free but to no avail, Lance was too strong - if this even was Lance.

That was also the problem. Soul didn't know if this was Lance, just possessed, or if this was just a shadow henchman. She didn't want to risk hurting him with her magic.

She continued to kick and punch the man when he took out his knife, pointing it at the girl's throat.

"Behave or I'll cut you." Lance threatened.

Soul tensed up as she begrudgingly obeyed, sneering at the man.

"That's a good girl." He praised before loosening his hold a bit so she could breathe better. "Now tell me. Where did you hide the orbs?" He asked, cupping both her cheeks with one hand.

The girl didn't answer, causing Lance to grip her face harder, repeating his question. "I said; where did you hide the orbs?"

"Why should I tell you? So you could give them to Zhan Tiri?" Soul scoffed.

"See this knife here?" He showed her the knife. "If you don't tell me where it is this will enter your body."

"Accen-"

"Ah ah ah! If you don't want to hurt your buddy, Lance, then I suggest you don't use that fire on me." The shadow smugly advised. Clicking her tongue, Soul dropped her hands as she disabled the spell.

Lance smirked at the girl only for his smirk to be completely wiped off when he was suddenly pushed back, crashing into the wall.

"I may not be able to use my fire on you, but I could still use other elements, you know!" Soul shouted as gusts of wind made her hair dance around behind her. She was slightly thankful that she remembered her spells work despite being whispered.

"Heh, you'll regret that!" Shadow Lance shouted, standing up as he unsheathed his sword. He swung it to the side, lunging towards the girl.

Soul jumped out of the way and almost laughed when the shadow's sword got stuck on the wall as he struggled to get it out. Shaking her head, Soul quickly closed the door, hoping to trap the shadow inside only for the door to be busted down. Cursing under her breath, she summoned an ice wall before running down the stairs.

"Soul!" Eugene shouted, concern lacing his tone. "What happened upstairs? We heard a loud-"

"NO TIME TO EXPLAIN! LONG STORY SHORT, LANCE ISN'T LANCE!" Soul yelled, panting as she struggled to catch her breath.

"What? What do you mean?" Kiera asked, standing up from her seat. "But more importantly, what happened to your neck? It's bleeding!"

The astrologer gave the black-haired child a confused look, reaching to touch her neck. wincing when she felt a sharp stinging sensation. She then looked down at her hand, and there was indeed blood. How come I didn't notice this?

"Don't worry, I'm fine, but-"

"Who hurt you?" Gold questioned. No, more like demanded as he came up to the girl. His eyes were fixated on the small wound on his sister's neck.