THE NEVERSEEN'S MOONLARK !

Chapter 3: Caught

Crash! I wince and Lizzy jumps back, startled.

"Lizzy Sencen!" She cowers, an apologetic expression on her face. Dust and debris flies through the air, and I cough as it tickles at my throat. Trix shoots Lizzy another glare, brushing gray powder off of his cloak. I bite my lip to hide a smile. Lizzy and her twin, Saphira, are the most chaotic members of the Neverseen. Sometimes they remind me of my other friends from before.

"Come on, we need to get out of here before anyone finds us." Trix holds up a crystal, then sighs. "No light in here." I pull them both away from the jagged chunk of ceiling and levitate up through the hole in the roof. The hallway is dark. I look around for an exit. Elves are coming, footsteps getting closer.

"There!" Lizzy hisses, pointing at a glass door with the words "Do not open" printed in bold red letters across it. We sprint for the door. I get there first, and yank at the handle. Locked. Lizzy and Trix catch up to me, and Trix squints at the glass for a second before shaking his head.

"Too thick," He mouths. 

"Aren't you glad you guys have a technopath with you," Lizzy whispers, smirking as she sets to work on the lock. Voices, just around the bend, but I recognize these voices.

"...think Sophie's with them?"

"I hope not, they must be forcing her to-"

I roll my eyes, wishing we'd brought some of those handy exploding devices. The voices were getting louder.

"Got it!" Lizzy yanks a weird key contraption thing out of the lock, and it clatters to the ground. I push the door open.

"Out!" I hiss. They both slip through the door. I am about to slam it behind me, when somebody grabs my arm.

"Sophie!" A pair of periwinkle eyes meet mine.

"Get away from me!" I yell. A flash of silver and black. The world goes dark.