Framed

Chapter 13 - It's the wand...

Her disguise was on the verge of melting away, and her, or my, hair was a complete mess.
"There you are!" She hissed and I put on a smirk.
"What's going on?"
"It's going down," she grinned evilly and held up a certain something that looked familiar.
"You stole the wand?!"
"Not yet, this is a dummy. To replace the real one."
"Okay... so why is the alarm going off?"
"They can't stop us if they don't know what's going on."
I smiled and we ran in the direction of the case where the wand is now held.
They took the wand out of that boring museum, ever since they found out that Evie, Jay, Carlos and I nearly managed to steal it back when my mother was still trapped on the Isle.
Now, it's kept in a glass case in Fairy Godmother's office.
Shouldn't be too difficult to take.
But I need to concentrate on when to stop my mother.
The time isn't now, she's probably still a bit weary of me, I want to get her when she's not expecting it.
It will have to be later, when she already has her wand.
Then, the perfect excuse to leave came.
"Holly?"

I could hear Jane's voice in the hallway, she probably could recognize my own, hopefully without actually being able to decipher what I was actually saying.
"Dammit!" I hissed, still playing along.
"I'm going to get rid of her, then I'll be back."
And I left the room.

It didn't take me long to find Jane, she was wondering around the hallways, which were now completely filled with thick, green smoke. Courtesy of my mother.
"Jane?" I yelled, waiting for a reply.
"Holly? Is that you?"
"Yeah, it's me. Where are you?" We slammed into each other.
"Oof," said Jane.
"Jane!" I said. "What ate you still doing in here? You need to get out! Now!"
"But our friends are still in here!"
"I'll find them. But you need to leave."
She sighed. "Okay, but be careful."
"Yep." And Jane disappeared into the green abyss.
Minutes later, I ran into someone else.
"Doug?! Why are you still in here?"
"Elliot told me that Evie came back in here. Have you seen her?"
"I haven't, but you need to get out."
"But Evie-"
"She'll be fine! Evie's a strong woman.
I'll look out for her though," he nodded and ran.

So who's left in this stupid smoke?
Ben, no idea.
Evie, no idea.
Jay, no idea.
Carlos-
And the golden boy of the moment then crashed headfirst into my chest.
"Ahhhh-! Holly!" He hugged me, grinning.
"You're okay!"
I laughed. "Yeah, I'm okay."
But then the sound of something trampling in our direction could be heard, my head snappped to the side and I quickly pressed my index finger to the invisibility charm. If it's my mother, I don't need her knowing that I'm warning everyone to get out of this stupid castle.

Carlos' eyes widened as I disappeared into thin air and the figure, who was coming our way, and fast, were identifiable through the thick,
leaf-green fog.
It was Evie.
I touched the charm again just as Evie came close to Carlos, she jumped back in surprise.
"How did you-?" Carlos started but I cut him off.
"I'll explain later, what's going on E?"
"She has Ben."
I gasped and began to speed in the direction of Fairy Godmother's office.
She can't have Ben. No.
I need to save him, get him put of whatever mess he's gotten himself into.
If she hurts him, it'll be the last thing she does.

When I got there, the room was completely empty, deserted. Before long, Carlos and Evie appeared behind me, why hadn't they gotten out yet?
"What are you guys still doing in here? Get out!"
Evie shook her head vigorously.
"Not a chance. Ben's our friend too."
Carlos nodded and I heaved a sigh.
"If you won't get out willingly, I'll have to make you," Evie's eyes widened.
Carlos just looked at me, confused.
"M, no. We want to help."
"M? Mal isn't here-" said Carlos but I cut him off with my spell.
"The place is empty, no-one's near, get the two of them out of here!"
I conjured up some green light and it exploded from my Palm, leaving the building and taking Evie and Carlos with it.
They were gone. Now I can concentrate on finding Ben.