Two Strands of Fortune

Season 1 Episode 25 - Meet the Squires

[DYLAN'S POV]

"What's a Squire?" I asked.
Agnes didn't hesitate to answer my question. "A Squire is someone who assists in situations like these. When the Guardians and Anti-Elementals were first born in the early ages, Squires were born too. We scattered them around the world as to keep them from accidentally making themselves known to the Anti-Elementals and endangering their community. Luckily for us, there's a handful in the area nearby, some of which you might already be close with."
"So you're telling me that a Squire could easily just be one of our teachers, cousins or family members?" Isaac raised an eyebrow.
"Precisely." The computer chimed. Then, holograms of the people we knew showed up all over the walls.
"No way..." Alya's face sulked.
"This can't be happening." Ivan threw his arms up.
"What?" Alec was visibly confused. "Agnes, you have a bunch of explaining to do."

"I can't believe we're turning to Mrs. Daccarey for help. The vice principal of all people!" Ivan complained. I could tell he wasn't too happy about this.
"Keep it down! You'll blow our cover." Alya and I were walking carefully through the school premises to make sure that the none of the groundskeepers would notice a group or three kids headed to ask the help of a vice principal who just so happened to have magical powers. We kept our cover as we went into the main office, shuffled past the main desk, and went to her office. When we got there, Alya and I dropped the Mirage and powered down. We went in, making Mrs. Daccarey jump in her seat.
"

Um...hi." I shyly said.
Mrs. Daccarey jumped in her seat. "Dylan, Alya, Ivan, what a... lovely surprise. I thought we were doing online schooling? I can't help but wonder what you're doing here." I showed her my wristband. Her eyes widened. "I knew this day would come, but... okay."
"Mrs. Daccarey, we need your help. Martha performed Osmosis, but she's in a but of a coma and we came to you because we might not know what to do." I pleaded.
"Osmosis? Didn't Agnes at least try to fix the problem?" she asked.
"That's the thing." Ivan got up from being leaned up against the wall. "She directed us towards the International Squires' Association. Namely, someone like you."
I pasted a synthetic smile on my face. "Could we have a minute?" I asked.
"Sure." Alya, Ivan and myself moved out of the room and huddled in the corridor.
"Are you seriously considering bringing her of all people to the base?" Ivan asked.
"As much as I'm not a fan of this idea, Martha needs our help." I delegated.
"I'm with Dylan on this one." Alya teamed with me. "What other choices do we have?"
Ivan rolled his eyes. "Ugh, fine."
We reentered the office. I held my hand out to Mrs. Daccarey and said, "Let's get to business."