The Mysterious Shadows

Why?!

Jake's POV:

'What could they possibly want with princess Ashley?!' he thought to himself as he ran into his friends house and up the steps to where everyone was gathered. Looking around, he cleared his throat and spoke up "Hey,  guys?  Can I talk to you? It's urgent." he said breathlessly as he looked around at his best friends and their Counterparts. Jinxx, Andy, CC, and Ashley looked at him worriedly

(princess) Ember's POV:

"Please,  if you know something, tell us,  Jake. We just lost our sister. We don't want to be out of the loop and to just sit here like we can't do anything. What did you find out...? " She asked the tall man beggingly. The others nodded slightly,  all looking at them.

(Princess) Ashley's POV:

She sat in silence,  listening. She had a good idea about what the man was going to say. There had to be a reason they were brought here. It all started with her. 'But why?  Why me? What could they possibly gain from someone like me...?' she silently thought to herself, looking around at her sisters. 'Maybe if I had stayed like a good girl Rebellion wouldn't be dead. Maybe, if I hadn't been rescued, my sisters would be safe. They wouldn't notice if I was gone.  Well,  maybe Ember would, but I know how Sammi feels. Melissa must feel the same way. I'm such a failure. I'm so sorry' she thought to herself as tears silently formed in her eyes and she looked into her lap,  shifting away from the comfort of the man holding her.

Ashley's POV:

He felt the fragile girl's weight move from his chest and he looked at her, noticing the tears. He tried to hold her, but she resisted his touch,  as if he were a member of F.E.A.R. . Jake looked over sympathetically and looked down

Jake's POV:

It almost seemed like the fragile girl knew what he was going to say,  which broke his heart a little inside. He could only imagine the guilt she bared. He looked back around the room and started to speak. "I talked to Ally. She remembered hearing them saying something about the 'original' one and how they were going to get her back...." he paused for a moment before speaking once more "I believe they were talking about Ashley,  the original princess they brought here,  after examining all the evidence." he stopped and looked around at the girls, and how they were reacting

Sammi's POV:

"it's all your fault, Ashley! Rebellion is dead because of YOU!!! Why couldn't you just stop messing up all the time?! If it weren't for YOU, we wouldn't be here!!!" She screamed before storming out, Andy following her closely, trying to talk some reason into her.

Melissa's POV:

'Sammi isn't wrong. But,  she isn't right,  either.' she thought to herself before looking at the crying girl. Ember was trying to comfort her,  but it didn't seem to be working. 'I wish everyone would stop fighting'she thought to herself before looking at CC, as if for guidance. CC looked down at her and nodded slightly. With that notion the two walked out of the room,  away from all the tension and drama

Ember's POV:

'I can't believe her' she thought as she tried to comfort her sister,  who was having a terrible panic attack. "None of this is your fault,  Ashes. You know it isn't " she gently said,  in failed attempts to calm her twin,  who was having difficulty breathing. "Sammi didn't mean it,  she's just upset." she offered,  Ashley shaking her head "S...She did...  She also meant what she said about me the day before rebellion was captured" she managed to get out between sobs and gasps for air. Ember looked crushed "I didn't think you had heard that... "