Magicae: Magic

Chapter Four: Holly Sparks: More Failure

Let me get this out of the way: yes I did something stupid. Quit thinking I knew what was going on, you would've done the same. Anyway, Ivy and I are trying to work with her powers while Snapdragon keeps lookout. We figure out how to teleport, that part is easy. She only has to snap her fingers and think of where she wants to go, and you think she's never done this before? Think again. Like, a lot of fucking agains. Apparently one day she was thinking about being at the beach and snapped her fingers saying, "Now that would be nice!" She had gone to the beach for a second but she hadn't quite done it right so she came right back. She assumed she had hallucinated but she really hadn't. Luckily, nobody really noticed so it wasn't on the news or anything. Anyway, the one thing we haven't figured out about the teleporting is doing it to or with other people. We already tried thinking, holding hands, everything we could think of, but nothing. The one good thing is that her dog, Ginger, has the magical dust (or whatever the fuck it's called) in her fur and is in full control of her power. Soon after, I hear Snapdragon.

"Fuck! I see Cassandra!" I look at Ivy and the look on her face suggests she's as scared as Snapdragon and I. Snapdragon and I find the nearest bathroom sinks and hide under each. One person under each sink. This house has shitty hiding places. But Ivy doesn't bother hiding, she figures her teleporting can save her, and Ginger will be fine too. As we hear knocks on the door, nobody goes near it, but when we hear the door slam down, two voices are clearly heard.

"Grab everyone in the house," Cassandra says and I begin to panic. I hear the faint noise of Ivy teleporting as well as Ginger. Snapdragon and I are alone. Soon after, we hear the noise of someone going up the stairs and going down a hallway.

"Check all the doors," Cassandra instructs. We begin to hear doors opening and closing until Emira sounds like she's really close. We pretty much stop breathing and listen.

"This sink cabinet is partly open," I hear Emira say before opening it. I hear a screech and an attempt to make a mad dash. At least it wasn't mine. But it was Snapdragon's, just as bad, I think and continue to stay still. Soon the screech stops and only muffled noises remain. I don't dare to peek out of the cabinet. Then I hear another cabinet door open and I see light.

"Mk uh n fr i," I hear a tied up Snapdragon say from under a gag that was hastily put on, definitely not permanent. I don't need to understand her. I know she's saying to run (make a run for it to be precise). So I do, faster than ever before and going past all of the houses as fast as inhumanly possible. Normally I'm not too fast compared to the rest of my family, but pressure brings out the best in you. Once I hear a sound like the wind I know it's gotten bad. On my right is Cassandra and my left is Emira. I think for a split second and stop, and luckily they aren't expecting it. I run around the nearest corner and stay still, behind the flat boxes in the alley. I watch the Savvy twins keep going, but they quickly stop once they realize I'm not there. Looking behind themselves they begin to search, and I don't need to be watching to know I don't stand a chance. I close my eyes and play dead. I hope that they won't bother to pick me up if they think I'm dead. Then I hear Cassandra's voice, not too close but audible.

"Here. Take this, sis. This knows where the last one is, when she touched the painting it put a tracker in her finger, it's only luck that we found the others," Fuck is what I think. They've bugged me. All because of that stupid fucking painting. I really wish that touching that fucking painting hadn't affected anything, but the past is unchangeable, unfortunately. I don't think anyone on Magicae can. I don't move, (what else could I do, I'm serious, tell me in the comments) and await Cassandra and Emira. My hand rests on the family mark on my ankle, a winged foot.

"She's dead," I hear Emira say. My first thought is that she fell for it and while that may be true, Cassandra is the smart one of the twins while Emira is more about physical stuff, and a lot more idiotic.