Hase - Before Ever After

Chapter 10 - The Wishing Well

"Holy apples", Hawk whispered when the bad guys drew their attention to them, under Vicky's command.

Worried for nothing more than Rose's current condition, Hawk held her tighter and lifted her up in his arms as he said "Guys, Rose is too weak, she can't fight, we have to get her out of here".

"You six, go! We'll hold them as long as we can". Cinderella suddenly said.

"Get your dragons and leave. There's no way we can win this battle, but we can still win the war. You'll need to find something strong enough to stop Vicky or else we're all doomed". She continued. "We are counting on you".

And so, the six teenagers watched as their grandparents built a barrier between them and the rest of the school, giving them enough time to call for their dragons and ride right out of there.

Hawk had Rose in his arms. She was unconscious, her skin was ice cold and her lips had a light purple tone to it. Looking down at her, Hawk squeezed her closer and put a light kiss to her forehead, whispering to her that she was gonna be okay.

They landed on Rapunzel's castle, where they figured there would be something written in the books about a weapon powerful enough to defy Vicky.

After putting Rose in a comfortable bed, under lots of warm blankets, Hawk joined the others in the search for that weapon.

Moments later, Rose woke up, not knowing where she was. Once she inspected the room, she realized it was Rapunzel's castle. But how had she gotten there and, more importantly, where was everyone?

She went down the stairs of the tower, still a little shiverish from the long time she spent in that block of ice. Getting in the library, Rose saw her friends with their heads buried in lots of books.

"What's going on, guys?" She asked.

While almost everyone gave her a surprised look, Hawk rushed into her embrace. After taking in the unexpected contact from the raven haired boy, she returned the hug, getting a sigh of relief from him.

"Rose, I was so worried about you..." He started, only to realize they weren't alone in the room.

"I-I mean, we all were, of course." He corrected himself, releasing her from the hug. He could almost feel the smirks forming in their friends' faces.

"So, what happened? Where is Vicky? Where are the others?". A dense mood was installed by Rose's question as they remembered the way they flew off and let everyone else in the school, not knowing what would happen to them.

After explaining to Rose what happened, she couldn't help but feel guilty.

"This is all my fault, I just wish I hadn't opened that stupid portal in the first place". Tears began to form in her eyes. "If I hadn't been so careless..."

"That's it!" Astoria shouted, interrupting Rose's moment of self pity.

"What is it?" Ling-Ling asked, curiously.

"A wish. That's what we need to defeat Vicky" Astoria said with an obvious tone to her voice. Noticing everyone was still lost, she began to explain.

"There might not be a weapon powerful enough to defy Vicky's wand, but what if a wish could make her wand disappear?" Astoria said and let the others sink in the idea.

"Of course, we just need to rub a lamp and..." Rose started but was once again interrupted by Astoria.

"No! That won't work. A genie can only grant a wish that's within its reach, but I fear Vicky's powers have gone beyond that." She let out a sigh and continued...

"What we need is the Wishing Well".