If You Trust Me - An Onward Fan-Novel

◊ Chapter 15 ◊

Previously on Onward...

After Gedeon uses his magic to trap Ian, he reveals to the teenage elf the story of how he came to find the S.S. Medallion, and what he conspires to do with it. Realizing how much of a threat Gedeon is to himself and those around him, Ian successfully breaks free from his confinement with his own magic, bringing himself to do battle with the gremlin!

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◊ Power Play ◊

Sadalia and Althea ran with all of their might. Much to their misfortune, they still weren't any closer to their history classroom.

But suddenly, the elf journalist stopped herself short again—she had an idea.

"Wait! I'll try calling him!"

As Sadalia took out her smartphone and dialed Ian's number, Althea halted her own running, bent over, and placed a tired hand on her friend's shoulder. While the cyclops knew perfectly well that time was of the essence, she felt relieved to rest for a quick second.

"Why...do...the...history classrooms...have to be...on the other side...of the school?!" she complained between her breaths.

"Terrible fate, I guess," Sadalia figured. She wasn't as out of breath as her best friend was, but the elf still felt a little worn out nonetheless. But in spite of that, she was determined to get a hold of Ian no matter where they were, and soon she finished her dialing.

"Put it on speaker," Althea suggested as she let go of Sadalia, and her BFF agreed to it immediately as she tapped her phone's speaker button.

As it rang, the cyclops began to pace around with her baseball bat while Sadalia just stood in place, holding her smartphone tightly in both of her hands. She felt them shaking wildly alongside her fast-beating heart. With a matter of seconds gone by without an immediate answer, the elf became more and more anxious. All she could do was read Ian's name on her screen over and over again—Ian Lightfoot, Ian Lightfoot, Ian Lightfoot—believing that somehow it would give her luck in this situation. But her friend wasn't picking up. He just had to be in trouble!

"He's not answering!" Sadalia panicked, then she began to feel a twinge of guilt. "Oh...why didn't I think of doing this sooner?"

"It's not your fault, Sal," Althea assured her as she paced back over to stand next to her best friend. "Seriously, I'm just as fazed about this as you are." The cyclops eyed Sadalia's phone screen, then took a second to think. Finally, she said, "look, we've had our break, so let's—"

But at that moment, Sadalia got Ian's voicemail.

"Straight to voicemail!" the elf said, discouraged.

"Well then, we better keep moving!" Althea urged, and the girls continued dashing down the halls.

All they could think about was what this impostor was doing with Ian, especially if a magical relic was their topic of choice.

"Do you think this magical object Ian was talking about has anything really to do with this guy?" Sadalia inquired.

"I don't know, but we'll find out soon!" Althea said.

"I hope you're right..."

But as the girls ran and turned another sharp corner, they happened upon yet another person.

This time, it was Kagar.

As soon as Sadalia and Althea saw him, they abruptly stopped in their tracks.