The Twilight Children//The School for Good and Evil

24 ~ The School for Boys

. : Sebastian of Havfrue : .

At this point, Sebastian had had more than enough of Laura pushing him out of things. It had only been twice, but how many times did a person need to topple out of a window or be pushed off of a bridge before it became all too much?

His body plummeted, and panic seized him, the cold wind ripping through his hair. Beneath him, the lake thrashed angrily, as if sensing his distress. A tight buzzing wrapped around him, tangling with the water magic.

He focused his eyes on the window, and Laura jumped out after him, her body plummeting as well. He was fairly certain she was laughing. She angled her body and soon was right next to him.

"Feel the buzzing?" She asked. She didn't wait for an answer before continuing. "Grab it."

Sebastian did as he was told, and groaned as whiplash shot through him as his fall stopped.

Laura hovered next to him. "Come on, we have to hurry."

They flew side by side, the magic carrying them as fast as it could toward the Evil castle. They swiftly surpassed the Evers and dropped down, heading in the front doors.

Laura landed neatly, scarcely making a sound. Sebastian tripped and would've faceplanted if it weren't for Laura's arm grabbing his hand and tugging him up.

"Let's go." She took off, running around debris and shattered glass. For a second Sebastian admired her nimbleness. He had been trained to run in a straight line to attack, and she darted around. Likely due to the forest nature of Neverland.

Sebastian ran after her, as quietly as he could. Behind him, he could hear the Evers approaching the doors.

He slid inside the massive Evil Hall, following Laura. Agatha was bargaining with Sophie.

Seconds before the Evers entered, Agatha took Sophie's hand, and they swept into a dance.

Sebastian blinked in surprise as Tedros stormed in, only to freeze in betrayal.

"No, Tedros! Don't trust her! It's a trap!" Agatha cried out, twisting away from Sophie.

Sebastian watched Tedros' inner turmoil, his emotions thrashing against his face. "I knew you were a witch, I never should've trusted you. I knew it all along."

"Tedros, don't you trust me?" Agatha wept, still trying to break out of Sophie's grip.

"That's what my mother said to my father, I will not make the same mistake," Tedros' eyes welled up. "But I'm worse than him because I still love you."

Sebastian inhaled sharply, looking at Laura, who had also frozen against the wall, neither of them had been noticed yet.

At his word, arrows flew out from the army of Evers, but just as one was about to spear Agatha's chest, Sophie's finger glowed, and the barrage turned to daisies.

Sebastian cowered internally. The Evers had just made a huge mistake.

"Never good at those challenges, were you Teddy? Good thing Evil was here to save the day. But what happens when Evil becomes good?"

Tedros collapsed, making a reach for Agatha, who recoiled, sobbing.

Behind them, Evil turned to Good and Good turned to Evil, their appearance shifting until they resembled each other.

With a loud shout, the Evers launched themselves at the Nevers. Various forms of magic and weapons flashed throughout the room, the battle making Sebastian's jaw tighten.

Agatha glared definitely at Sophie. "You forgot one thing, this is a fairy tale. Good always wins."

"Not if I change the ending," Sophie snarled, and dashed out of the room, likely heading for the Storian. Agatha dashed after her.