All Magic Has a Price

Chapter 4: "I tried to kill the queen."

I teleported myself right into her prison, and I knocked out all of her guards.

"What are you in for?" I ask the first person I see.

"I helped Snow White when she was wanted by the queen."

I roll my eyes and with a wave of my hand, the lock is unlocked. I pull the chain off and open the door.

"Stay with me." I say. She nods and follows me.

"What are you in for?" I ask the next person.

"I stood up for Lily and Ethan, the king and queen."

"My parents." I say. "Stay close." I wave my hand and pull the chains off.

"You're the king and queens daughter?" the man gapes.

"Yes." I say.

"You have magic."

"Yes, I get it from my father."

"They're not dead." He says.

I nod.

"What are you in for?" I ask the next person.

"I tried to kill the queen."

I hesitate. "Lily the queen or Regina?"

"Regina." He says.

I let him out. "Stay close."

"If you get locked in one of those cages, you won't have any magic. It's only in the halls that there is magic." I nod to the girl.

"What's your name?"

"Belle."

"Aren't you a princess or-"

"HEY!" it's a guard. He sends a sword flying at me and I duck, and send him slamming against the wall. He hits his head and falls unconscious.

"Yes, I am a princess." She says.

"I'm a prince." The boy says. "Name is Louis." I nod.

The person that tried to kill Regina stays silent.

I free everyone and we wander further and further into the prison.

I find a boy that was clearly just put in here.

"What are you in for?"

He smirks. "I threw a fireball at the queen."

I smile and let him out.

"What's your name?" I ask as I start to walk.

"Rye." He says.

"Mellark?" I whip around.

He frowns. "Yes, why?"

"I'm dating your brother."

"Peeta?" he asks.

"Yes."

"There's only one way out of here." Belle patiently reminds me. "If the queen is onto us-"

"It's okay." I reassure her. I light a fireball in my hand for light. We come to a wall and the cells stop.

"Who are you?" a voice asks next to me. I spin around and our eyes lock.

A lump forms in my throat, and I wave my hand and unlock the lock. "I'm your daughter." I whisper.

"Katniss." He whispers. I hug him.

"Where's-"

"A sleeping curse." He lights a fireball in his own hand to light up the other cell. That's definitely my mother. I unlock the cell and send someone without magic in to get her.