De ea Amico (A CAOS story)

The Trial of Sabrina Spellman Part 3

Connor and Sabrina were sitting in their history classroom listening to their teacher prattle on about the Lewis and Clark expedition. The day was completely normal until the teacher's voice faded out and eventually stopped. As Connor looked around he noticed that the clock had stopped as well.

It was as if time itself had completely stopped. Sabrina caught his eye before gesturing towards the door, where a younger girl in a yellow dress motioned for them to be quiet. It was obvious that this girl was some sort of apparition, seeing the large slit across her throat.

The Spellman siblings followed the girl to the library, where they lost her trail at a desk with an open scrapbook. The book was full of newspaper clippings about Webster's past cases, almost exclusively about the horrible people that he freed. Sabrina's face twisted with emotion, finally landing on angry determination before slamming the book shut.

Timeskip:

The siblings were at Webster's house, Sabrina to confront him about his past, and Connor to make sure that she wouldn't do anything too rash.

"Why are you helping me," Sabrina asked Webster, "What do you want out of this, Defender of the Damned?"

"Oh," Webster said, "Okay, so you know."

"The people you've helped set free, murderers and monsters," Sabrina began, "The kinds of crimes they've committed."

"Everyone's entitled to a defense," Webster reasonably argued.

"Not you," Sabrina spat, "You're fired, let's go, Connor."

"Wait, Sabrina, stop," Webster said, moving in front of her, "I've been where you are right now: trapped by the Devil. I made a deal, a long time ago, to be the greatest lawyer in the world. I was young and ambitious. And I signed my name away, different book, same beast."

"You started winning cases," Connor said.

Webster nodded, "And by the time I realized the ones I got were the most depraved, the most obscene, it was too late. And that was his little trick, you see, there's always a trick. And a price. I set a man free who had done unspeakable things to a number of women, and after I freed him, when I wasn't home he broke in and he did those things to my daughter."

Sabrina had a look of understanding on her face, "Oh, no."

"Now I know I've done my fair share of bad in the past," Webster said, "But I think that I might be able to save you... both of you. If you'll let me. It's a long shot, but maybe."

Timeskip:

The Spellmans were back at court, both aunties on the stand and were being questioned by Webster.

"Ms. Spellman, both you and your sister are certified midwives?"