Cherry and the Twitches

chapter 1

Penelope, Cassandra, and Sabrina were walking into their school.

"I heard we got an important history lesson about the most powerful and important witches today..." Sabrina said as they walked to the school cellar, going down the stairs to a magical door that was hidden by mortal eyes.

"I'm sure I already know them..." Cassandra smirked rather sinisterly.

Sabrina and Penelope glared to her, they then walked through the door and closed it, once they were inside, it disappeared behind them. The three witch girls then sat at a table where they were the only students, due to being the only witch students in their school.

"Alright, so shall we get started?" Penelope asked.

The girls sat down and waited for their instructor to arrive. Within moments, a warlock arrived to them.

"Good morning, Mr. Snipe..." the girls greeted to him, though very flat and monotonous, not cheerful and attentive like elementary school children.

"Good morning, ladies," Mr. Snipe greeted. "I trust you all heard the instant message on your crystal balls about today's lecture."

"The only chance I got to look at it," Penelope folded her arms, feeling guilty. "Drell and Uncle Skippy grounded me from using the crystal ball for long distance calls."

"Oh, well, then I guess I'll have to tell you about today's lecture." Mr. Snipe told her.

"Yeah, I could only skim it, sorry, sir..." Penelope tugged on her hair anxiously.

"Well, our lecture is about Artemis and Apolla DeBaur," Mr. Snipe informed. "If you haven't heard of them before, I am not that surprised, but they are the legendary twin witches who are very important and powerful in the Netherworld."

"So, like, why haven't we seen them around before?" Sabrina asked.

"Well, the twins were separated at birth," Mr. Snipe explained. "For their own protection..." he then dimmed the lights and had them watch a magic mirror screen that showed them the night of the birth of the witch twins.

"Ooh, a movie." Penelope smiled.

"An educational film, Miss Batsworth." Mr. Snipe corrected.

"Yeah, orphan witch!" Cassandra smiled evilly to Penelope.

Penelope glared to her, but frowned softly. Sabrina gently patted her hands to comfort her. The mirror counted down from three and now the girls are shown a kingdom of darkness.

"Oh, dear, what's that dark shadowy thing heading to that castle?" Penelope asked.

"I'm afraid that's the Darkness," Mr. Snipe informed. "It's not going to be all good in the kingdom... Especially after it strikes the twins' father."

"Wait, what!?" Sabrina's eyes widened in horror.

"I'm afraid the twins' father will not survive this." Mr. Snipe narrated.

"Oh, dear." All three witchlings said.

Even Cassandra was in shock and worry.

"Why would someone do such a thing?" Penelope frowned. "I just don't understand."

"Their father sacrificed himself for his daughters," Mr. Snipe cooed. "When the twins are together, they will be safe because their father gave them all of his magic before his unfortunate demise."

"Oh, my.... Well, where were they separated to?" Cassandra asked.

"Yes, in fact they were," Mr. Snipe informed. "They had to be, but they must reunite soon... They had to be sent to the non-magical dimension known as Earth, with a few minor exceptions of course..." he then said, referring to all of them being magical beings.