Chapter Five- The Fight

CHAPTER FIVE-THE ABDUCTION
Midnight slipped and slid down the hall. She opened the big wooden door from the corridor to the Grand Hall. Water flooded out, sweeping her off her feet. She screamed, or at least tried to, as the wave banged her head against the corner of the wall, sending her spiraling into a swirl of darkness. “Midnight!” Red yelled, sliding through the halls towards the Grand Hall. She saw the open door and her heart fell. It had been left closed to prevent the water from flooding the rest of the castle. Had Midnight opened it? She could have been swept away down the stairs across the hall. She could have hit her head! Considering that was the only place other than the Grand Hall that she could have gone, Red decided to check the stairs first. Holding onto the rail tightly, she lit the lantern hanging on the wall and heard a soft moan from the bottom. “Midnight!” she yelled again, going faster down the stairs. She got to the bottom and picked up the wet bundle. “Why in the world did you leave? Didn’t you know you could get hurt? You had us all worried sick!" “It’s my fault. I put Starlight in the crib and strapped her in. She couldn’t have gotten out even if she tried. I had to come get her. It was all my fault, it was all my...” “No, Midnight! It wasn’t your fault. Accidents happen! It’s safe and dry from here to the cellar. I want you to hold onto this rail while I...” “Honey?” King Ferdinand and the girls showed up behind Red. “Ferdinand! What are you doing here?” She yelled over the wind. “Why are they here?” She asked, referring to her kids. “They could get killed! Are you nuts?” “They wouldn’t let me come alone! I told them to stay, but they wouldn’t listen!” “Well it’s too late now!” One by one they all slipped into the Grand Hall, trying to stay standing. Red ran over to the crib, got the baby, and handed her to Ferdinand. Thank goodness the water hadn’t gotten as high as the crib. They all headed to the door but were pulled back as the roof was ripped off. A gigantic, bigger-than-life circle flew overhead and stopped above them, ripping off the ceiling. It seemed to be a ship of some time. It took them all a minute too get used to the darkness. A light, a thin beam of blue light, shone down from the middle of the ship. All of the sudden the storm stopped. The newly formed tornadoes dissolved, the wind stopped, the rain ceased, and the sky went back to its iridescent purple. An all-too-familiar voice came from the ship. “Hello, Red. Remember when you were little and you asked me how I got to be so smart, and I told you I had friends in high places?” said Martha’s voice. “You didn’t think this is what I meant, did you?” She laughed her evil laugh again. “What do you want?” Red yelled, angrier than anything else. “Oh, dear, what do you mean? For as long as you’ve known me, you should know what I want now. Need a hint? Here it is. I want POWER!!” She screamed, a demonic voice mixing with her own. A deep voice came from the ship. “Hello, Your Majesty. My name is Troyan, leader of the Tantao race. We have been watching you, Your Majesty. You see, our prophecy says this. ‘When earth, air, fire and water, Join with darkness and light, The result will be undefeatable, With endless power and might.’ Do you know what that means? It means that those are the only six things in this dimension and the next that could ever, ever, ever even somewhat have a chance against the Tantao race. Our mystic, Cassandra, happens to be Martha’s sister. She never told us she had a sister until Martha told her about your powers. Did you know that you and you alone have the power to destroy our race? Therefore, Your Majesty,” said Troyan mockingly, “We must destroy you first!”