Sofia the protected

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Amber's perspective

I crawl over to them. I feel a heat headed towards me and I flatten myself against the ground. Sure enough, a few seconds later an explosion happens. Somehow I manage to cross the garden to Sofia and Hugo. I shake Hugo's shoulder gently at first and then roughly. His green eyes blink open.

" Thank goodness! Can you get up?"I say.

" I can try."Hugo's voice sounds solid and determined but his eyes aren't focusing on me quite right.

He starts getting up but the second he puts pressure on his Black and arm he falls back over.

" I'm going to need some help." Hugo sounds annoyed.

Immediately I grabbed hold of his shoulders and use all my strength the hall him to his knees. From there he manages to turn around to face me.

" We should try to get Sofia out of here." Hugo's voice is calm surprisingly.

"No!" Ivy Shrieks and suddenly James and Vivian collided with Hugo and I. Sandwiching us together.

"You've wasted enough of my time!"Ivy seethes. "Get out of my way!"

"No."We all say simultaneously.

Ivy gears up and a ball of high-voltage green energy is accumulating in her hand. Vivian tries to whisk it out of her control with her magical music. Hugo starts throwing rocks at Ivy but they only bounce off of her magical shield.

There's no time to grab Sophia and take shelter. We're doomed. I brace for impact arms crossed and eyes shut tight against the upcoming blast.

"Vivian! Up here!" Desmond's voice rings out over the garden. I look up to see a black pot with a strange green liquid flying out of the window. Immediately pink musical notes around the liquid and the pot.

Desmond might have just saved us. But he gave away his potion and possibly alerted Ivy. I hope we'll still be able to sneak attack her. I look at her but her gaze is locked on Sophia.

I try to avoid looking at the green pot. But I can't help it my gaze flicks over just in time to see The pot hovering above Ivy's head.

Vivian plays a few high notes on her mandolin and with that, the substance of the black pot tips over, and green gunk cascades from midair. Ivy is covered in green goop. She's surprised and straightens up. She screams realizing what it is she tries to wipe it off of herself but the green goo clings to her skin.

The green ball of energy in her hand flickers and then goes out. Ivy frantically snaps her fingers. " No!... No no no!"

"Guards!" James is called reverberates through the garden and into the castle. I watch as Ivy is manacled. The guards were most likely under Ivy's spell previously which is why they didn't assist us in the battle.

"Sophia, please wake up. Please." I turn around to see Hugo holding Sophia's hand with his good one. He's on his knees. His face hovering over hers. I feel my breath hitch. Was it all for nothing?

My gaze falls to my feet. I decided to focus on a singed flower. What used to be a daisy is now a bunch of carbon planted in between my feet.

Suddenly vibrant green bits the black carbon. I watch as before my eyes the flower revitalizes. I look up to see the singe marks on the walls disappear.

"Hahaha." I turn my head back to Hugo at his triumphant cry. His face is bathed in sunlight and his smile is just as bright as he examines his arm. The charred black mess that was his arm a few moments ago is now returned to its fleshy state. In joyous silence, we look around as Ivy's evil is undone all around us.

The silence is broken by a soft sweet voice. "Hugo, honey can you not laugh so loud? I have a headache."Sophia's brilliant blue eyes blink open to meet the world. She's okay. My little sister is okay!

Hugo gently helps her to her feet. But Sophia clearly wasn't lying about the headache. One delicate hand pressed to her Temple.

"I'll get you, Sophia! I'll get you when you leave expect it. I will control this world and the Mystic Isles and then some protector you'll be.Sofia the protector."Ivy scoffs

Sophia smiles and slips her arm around Hugo's waist."It's Sophia the protected actually."

"Really? That was a horrible pun." Hugo Smiles down at her

THE END