W.I.T.C.H.: The Bloody Throne

Part 5

For a moment, Irma stood frozen in place unable to do anything but watch as Danny's form faded from view. What could she do? She wasn't in guardian form and even if she was, she didn't know if she could fly in this void. Will. She had to get Will and the others; maybe even Diana. Surely they would know what to do. With desperate gasps, Irma willed her legs to work and she rushed through the door of the Inbetween. There, in the entry hall, the first person Irma came across was Sophia, who was on her way to the kitchen. "Sophia, please help. Danny fell off the banister!"

"So?"

Irma had to blink at Sophia's casual response. What did she mean with 'so'?

"What is that supposed to mean? We need to get help. We need to save Danny!" To Irma, this felt like a bad dream that she had to awaken from. All she wanted was to involve her cousin in her life; now Danny was falling in a seemingly endless abyss and here her savior was, simply standing there like it was any other ordinary day.

"Just catch her when she falls by again." Replied Sophia, shifting the clay pot she had been carrying to her hip. "Unless you want her to orbit the place a few times before pulling her back in."

"What?" Irma still didn't understand what Sophia was talking about or how she could be so casual about everything.

"Haven't you been paying attention to where you are? The only thing that exists in this place is this house. There is nowhere for this Danny character to fall but around the Inbetween. There is no gravity outside of this place, so your friend will be fine." Replied Sophia and giving Irma a questioning look that was similar to a mother asking their child what crazy antics they had planned. Having overheard Irma's cries for help, Will, Diana, and the others came rushing from the kitchen; all wearing a shocked expression. Clearly, no one had expected to hear shouting.

"What is going on? Who is hurt?" asked Taranee, almost running into Will as she rushes out of the kitchen.

"Nothing to worry about." Answered Sophia before Irma could even open her mouth. "One of your friends fell off the front porch and is currently orbiting the house."

"Oh, I was wondering what that sound was." Sighed Diana. She had heard something outside the Kitchen walls but wasn't sure if it was regular house sounds or something else.

"Danny is what?" Will shrieked, realizing Danny's absence. She had a notion that something would happen if they brought Danny into the Inbetween before the time was right. She wished she had put up more of a resistance.

"Your friend fell off the front porch and is orbiting the house." Repeated Sophia, starting to feel annoyed that she had to repeat herself. "Look, I'll fix it right now if it makes everyone calm down?" At first, none of the W.I.T.H. girls understood what Sophia meant; how were they going to stop Danny from orbiting the house? Instead of explaining her plan of action, Sophia handed the pot to Diana to hold and went out of the front door; closely followed by the remnants of the W.I.T.C.H. gang. Diana only returned to the kitchen with the clay pot. As Sophia expected, the moment everyone was gathered on the porch, they heard screams coming closer and closer, like the sound of a train approaching; then, Danny fell by as if falling from the roof before vanishing into the darkness again, taking the sound of her screams with her.

"Oh my God, do something!" Yelped Will and rushed to the banister, unsure of what to do; like Irma, Will wasn't sure about the physics of this place and didn't know if it was possible to fly after her. Sophia casually approached the banister and waited with her arms crossed. In the back, Irma was panicking and Hay-Lyn was clinging to Taranee's arm like a kitten holding onto a tree. Even with all the girls panicking and worrying, Sophia remained calm and collected, she was awaiting the right time.