James

Chapter 6: James

Well, after my extra magic training, I traveled out to find where Leon was holding Sarah captive. I know it may be a trap and Sarah being the bait, but I don't care I'll do anything to get Sarah back. 

"Hey, I know your heart is set on this rescue mission and I get that, but just watch yourself around Leon he's extremely dangerous and very crafty." Harold, my tutor, said. 

"You don't, think I know this? He is my father, after all."  I responded. 

"What?! How can you be related to HIM!? You are much to nice to be his son." Harold said angrily. 

"Thanks for the compliment but I am not as kind as you think." I said. 

We continued on in silence, the dark forest threatening us with its darkness and creatures hiding in that darkness. Suddenly a high pitched scream tore through the night jostling birds out of their slumber and flew away. Harold and I sprinted out into the woods, off the path, and ran towards the scream, weapons at the ready. We burst into a bright clearing in the woods and saw a pale figure on the ground. 

"Harold, stay here." I whispered. 

I crept over to the figure and saw that it was a small woman, only 5 ft. tall at the most, as I crept closer more details leaped out at me. I was only a few feet away from her when she stirred slightly, proving that she was indeed alive, it was then that I realized who it was. 

"Sarah!" I yelled. 

Then she disappeared. 

"Hahahaha. You didn't think I would make it that easy, did you? Hahahaha" Leon laughed.  

"Of course, my father never could let me have what I wanted. Although you let Dakota have everything he wanted, didn't you?" I said. 

"How do you know of him, exactly?" Leon asked. 

"Why don't you ask my dead uncle, Nefario. Your brother was killed, by me. I took the acid from the pit I was standing in, and threw it at his face." I said. 

Anger boiled up in Leon's face, then, and he disappeared. A cave opened up in the mountainside, well more like shimmered into existence. We walked into the cave and found ourselves in a large laboratory with many tables lying empty, but one was occupied, by Sarah. 

"Sarah!" I screamed for a second time that day. 

"Wait! Don't pull any of those chords away from her, she's in a simulation. The only way to free her without killing her is by going in and helping her yourself. Now make sure no one can get in and I will help manipulate the simulation from out here." Harold instructed. 

"Ok." I responded. 

I, then, ran around securing the perimeter, as one might say. Harold hooked me up to the machine and sent me into the simulation.