Chapter 6

Britney and Rebecca didn't really understand how many important Kiara had until they saw her hug the scariest prison warden either of them have ever seen inside and outside the internet. She even got him to take them to his office on the 1038th floor. And the most alarming part of it was when he smiled.

Not like a warm smile, like a creepy "I can put you behind bars'' kind of smile. Anywho, they walked a few paces before the warden suddenly stopped and waved his hand and threw the air. His hand a trail green sparkly dust and an elevator slid open from thin air. He then turned to the girls and signalled for them to enter, which they did.

While entering the elevator, Rebecca heard Kiara tell her to make a barrier around all four of them, and Britney heard her say to cast a truth spell on the warden. This wasn't the first time Kiara has projected her voice into their heads, so they weren't fazed by it. The drastic change in scenery is what caught them by surprise.

The all white blankness of the room was replaced by floors filled with office workers and cops alike walking around, working at their desks, or just conversing as they ascended in the clear elevator.

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Brandon managed to convince 2 guards to be interviewed, and so they also took a few steps away from the reception desk before one of the guards glided their hand in the air. The same trail of sparkly dust followed his hand, except it was orange this time. A door then appeared and inside was a very fancy, boujee (if you will) lounge. They sat the guards down and began asking them questions about the state of the prison. The guards didn't find any suspicious about their questions, and told them how every prisoner is treated as a patient instead of a criminal.

While William was asking the guards a question, Louis suddenly held his head in pain and mumbled something. Brandon rushed over to him and Louis grabbed him by the collar and told him Kiara's message: Tell Brandon to chant a truth spell over the guards' water cups. Brandon got up and said he was thirsty, so one of the guards got up and got water for everyone with him. Brandon offered to hold the cups and when the guard had his back turned, he whispered over their cups, "Veritatem Dicere." (1)

When they got back, Brandon handed the cups to the guards who drank it without a hint of suspicion. William then asked the guards to tell them how the prisoners are treated.

***

Michael, Halley and Kylian were being led to the visitation rooms, which required parties of more than one to take turns with the prisoner that they were visiting. Michael said that he had to go with Kylian because he has random fainting spells, and he was worried about him, so he got to go with Kylian after Halley.

She felt anxious and nervous when she sat down to talk to her father for the first time since the school year began. Although all of it faded into excitement at the sight of her father. Jebediah is a tall, well-built man with grey hair despite him being in his mid-40s. His eyes were the same shade of hazelnut as Halley's. Upon his face was a smile that stretched from his left ear to his right.

Halley began talking about Trigonometry and her dad casually carried the conversation about how difficult the subject is until a guard told her time was up. After a short, "I love you, dad" she went back to Michael and Kylian and told them what they needed to do.

Michael walked with Kylian to the visitation booths, but a guard escorted Michael to the other side of the room and stood next to him.

Kylian sat down and Jebediah's smile disappeared. He looked Kylian up and down and said, "You're in love with my daughter, aren't you." How did he figure that out with one look? (lmao) What can I say? Dad? Instincts. Hotel? Trivago. Anyway, this comment made Kylian blush from ear to ear, as he tried to deny it, he ended up talking about what he loves about her. Kylian suddenly realized that he loved Halley, and as quickly he realized this, he passed out.

***

Britney and Rebecca followed Kiara's instructions and asked the warden about the attacks. He told them how they found the gang insignia and traced it back to Python. They then arrested the member that had gone behind her back and helped carry out the attacks. They used every form of torture they had available, but he wouldn't budge. He didn't say a single word about The Saviours. They put him with other prisoners in his class, where he managed to get a message out. No one knows who the message was to or how he got it out.

Kiara asked him to show them the message, which he did. It was: Take the head, Leave the mouse. We have all we need. After reading it, Britney figured out that the captured man was building up hatred against Python. He wanted her dead. Rebecca, however, said that he may be pleading with The Saviours. Kiara questions this, as Dragontooth was a part of them in the first place.

Britney then goes silent, and mentions how Python broke apart from The Saviours a few years back. That's when they all realized that the bombings were their way of getting back at Python for leaving. Britney knocked the warden out and Rebecca wiped his memory and Kiara cleaned up anything else they could've left behind. They then all left and went straight to the old pawn shop.

***

Brandon, Louis, and William were horrified by the words coming out of the guards mouths. According to them, they're told to tell everyone who asks that they treat the prisoners like patients, but in reality they treat them worse than wild animals in cages. They laughed as they told the boys how they forced drugs into a clean prisoner and made her an addict. They routinely beat up the prisoners and sometimes have them fight each other with a slice of bread as a reward.

William got up to punch them, but Louis held him back and asked the guards about the gang member they arrested. They describe him as stubborn. He was questioned over and over, but he didn't say a word. They also mentioned how they were gonna torture his cell mate, who was a good friend of his. Brandon asked who that was and his eyes turned to a eccentric shade of purple as he heard the mentions of his father's name. Louis had to discreetly knock the guards out as William held Brandon down, which isn't an easy feat.

Louis calmed both William and Brandon down and explained to them how it was more important to warn the others, since Kylian was in the most danger.

***

Kylian stared at his body, passed out on the floor, and watched himself get up. He realized that the spell had worked and that he was Jebediah and Jebediah was him. Jebediah and Michael were escorted out of the room and some guards walked over to Kylian. They uncuffed him from the table and put him in shackles. Kylian asked where he was going, and the guards said that he was going to help everyone out.

He was cuffed down into a metal chair and had a contrapment placed on his head, and left arm. He was then turned around to face a room beyond a glass wall. In the other room, a man was walked in shackles and he was followed by a woman in a suit. She asked the man who his superiors were and where to find them. When the man refused to answer, the woman looked to a guard in the room with Kylian. He pulled the lever and shocked Kylian.

Kylian tried to stop the electrocution by using magic, but he couldn't. He looked to the guard beside and asked what he had done, and he was told that his powers were nullified by the initial shock. They added how surprised he was that he was alive considering they just used close to 100,000 volts of electricity. They then shocked him again, and he pleaded with them to stop as he worried about Jebediah's body. The guards in the room laughed as they went to pull the lever once more.

The man then yelled for the guards to stop hurting him, and he revealed that he couldn't say the name of his superior. He said that the lives of everyone he loved were on the line, but he did confirm that he didn't willingly join them. He was asked for a clue as to his superior's identity, but as he tried to say the one word, his mouth foamed up and he died on the spot. Kylian passed out from the pain and trauma he experienced.

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Kylian woke up in a park with his head in Halley's lap. Halley was stroking his hair and when he tried telling her what he had seen and heard, he realized that the speaking spell had worn off. Halley hugged him and told him how Brandon and the others had told her already, while he was there.

Kylian gets up and kisses Halley, which catches everyone by surprise, especially Brandon and Louis, who haven't had the best relationship so far. Kylian then gets up and walks up to William to find the memory of everything he heard in the room. Right before he can reach into his memory, Kiara and her group come back running.

They pull everyone along barely explaining what was going on. Rebecca asked Michael where the teleportation pads are and he shows everyone where he hid them.

In Wisteria, magicians have learned how to embody certain spells into everyday objects, including foldable platforms that can get you where you need to be in a few seconds. However, since they're made with magic, their price is something only the uber rich can afford, and it's probably why they're always on time.

Britney programmed for the teleporters to take them to Python's office. She pushed the main button and teleported hers. Everyone else had to share the last four, and William and Kiara unconsciously made everyone go before them to ensure that they're okay.

When William realized this, he used the last one without Kiara. Kiara just smiled sadly as she drew a circle with a star in the middle with shadows and walked through it only to

be in a room engulfed with flames.

Translation Notes~

1. Veritatem Dicere = Tell the Truth