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Ch. 9 - Willow's Weakness

I am very sorry that this is also very short. I don't know what's wrong with me but I'm supposed to be doing homework so ig I got lazy. Either way, thank you so much for reading.
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For the rest of the night Willow didn't bother looking for Owen. She knows she should but she doesn't feel like it.
She laid on her bed and stared up into the ceiling.

If Owen was hurt than she didn't care. He deserved it anyways.

Willow suddenly sat up on her bed. Why had her thought been that? Of course she cared about Owen, he was her best friend and brother!

She shook her head. What was she thinking? She couldn't leave Owen out there by himself, he would certainly die.

Even if it's just a small cut.

Willow immediately jumps out of bed and rushed to head out the door. She didn't bother checking the time. Sure she was distracted before because of the voices she heard in that other guest room, but this time she was determined.

Suddenly she heard someone talking down the hall she was about to go down.
"-living in a palace!"
Someone scoffs "We had nowhere else to go! We didn't pack tents-"
"Do you know how worried papa was? You shouldn't have just left without telling him first." The person sighed "Come on, were going back home."
"No!" There was some sounds of stumbling "It's too early to go home."

"Why? Why do you always want to never do as you're told-"
"Because maybe we'll find dad in this journey!" With that final line, the conversation quieted down.

Willow held her breath.

"What- what do you mean? Dad's just staying at someone else's house for a few days-"
"You should know by now they were just lying to us. In honesty, dad and the rest of North America is missing! That's why the shield protecting this universe from the rest is broken!"

At the moment, Willow realizes her weakness. She was too curious. She always was like this; the only difference was that this time, Owen wasn't here to hold her back. She said she wouldn't get distracted again, but this was too interesting for her to ignore.

Willow inhaled, placing a hand over her heart to make sure it wasn't beating too wildly.
"The shield broke and- and people came in to look for the missing."
Willow pushed herself off the wall she was hiding behind.
"People? From a different universe? Are here?"
There was a slight hesitation in their voice "Who- who are they?"

There was silence again as Willow took two steps out of her hiding place until she was perfectly situated in the middle of the doorway.
She looked at the people she was spying on with a face that hides of any emotion.

"Our representatives."

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Willow crossed her arms, not even surprised to see someone that looks exactly like her in the group "So I was correct" she starts "You are the states."

The states look at her in surprise.
Well, except for one.
"How long have you known?" Utah asked, crossing her arms and staring at her with a menacing glare in her eyes.
Willow shrugs "Ever since I heard you talking in your room."

"Well," Utah stepped forward "now that you know, certainly than you would tell us why you're here correct?"
"I'm here because Sir Britain wanted us to look for the missing people so that they can uphold the shield again." Willow looks over to the two people behind Utah "And I suppose you all are here to look for your father?"
"Correct." The boy said. He looked exactly like Noah so that means he must be the state of Nevada "Which means we must be going." He looks behind his shoulders.

"This is getting creepy." Washington, basically her twin noted "You look exactly like me but.. different."
Willow nodded. She and Washington does share the same face. Though they wore different outfits and accessories (like for example Washington had her hair half up half down with a star charm securing it) and a hat she wore akscrewed [how do you spell that- i literally had to learn the definition of it in school so WHY CANT I REMEMBER IT] on her head. It was like looking in the mirror but not at the same time.

"I'm you but human." Willow said.
"That's.. so weird. What planet do you come from?" Washington extends her arm and touches Willow's hair.
"Uh-" Willow won't lie, she was taken aback by the question "earth?" What other planet could you live on?
"Oh.." she lets go if her hair "I went to the moon last year with father. We brought back a rock sample."
"Wash I don't think we should be talking about that-"

Washington immediately ignored him and grabbed Willow's hand "Do you want to see it?"
Willow eyes Utah. She shook her head and mounted the words 'its radioactive'.
She was about to reject but then thought about it. How could a rock sample be radioactive? Utah could just be lying.
"Sure why not."

That was the worst decision Willow could ever make.

In only a matter of seconds and somehow without somebody waking up, Willow was there with thick gloves, a whole science coat, goggles and the rock in a glass box secured protectively with some sort of magic barrier.

"Be careful. A bunch of people did some experiments to it and made it kind of deadly." Washington warned as she kneeled down to open a case the rocks come in "But that won't be a problem."
"Uhh" Willow slowly backed away "and why won't it be a problem?"
"Because you're not a human!" Washington held the box in front of her for Willow to take.

Willow eyed Utah and Nevada who stayed by and watched this happen.
"Uhh actually I am human." It was odd to Willow how fast the mood changed. She was sort of sad because of it. She thought she would make a great villain.

Washington's expression changes to one of realizations and she quickly puts the rock back into the case "O-oh of course!"
Utah and Nevada walk over to them. Nevada grabs Washington's hand as she picks up the case and makes it disappear with a few sparkles of light in it's place "We have to go."
"That's right." Utah looked over at Willow "Do you want to join us?"

Willow tilts her head "What do you mean?"
"Do you want to join us? It would be better to have 2 people with peace magic than just one."
Washington nods excitedly "Yeah, join us!"
Willow looked behind her. Down the hall was the guest rooms where all her friends were.

She peeked a the glass window. The sun was starting to come up. Which means her friends would wake up soon. Especially Uly. Owen was nowhere to be seen, and she was just one of 12 people in the group.

Willow smiled "Do I need to pack anything?"