Complicated by Bianca Gray (story read aloud txt) 📕

a crouching position, like she was the predator and he was the prey. Predator. Prey. Oh no! I thought. Steven took a clumsy step back and fell on his bottom.
“Drew! Ivory is hunting!” I yelled at him. I tried to grab Ivory but because of her inhuman speed she moved too fast for me.
“Marigold! Get a hold of your sister!” I screamed at her. I saw Drew making a spell around Steven. Then I saw Marigold in a blur, running to stop her sister. Marigold toppled over Ivory and just sat on her, smiling. Ivory glared up at her. I grabbed them both.
“I need a cage and my hands are full,” I said to Katie. Her blue mist circled around a spot and a cage appeared. I put Ivory in it and locked it.
“I hope she can’t get out,” I said to Katie. She nodded.
“She won’t be able to. Even with her doubled strength,” said Katie.
“Thanks,” I told her.
“This is no way to treat your child!” yelled Ivory.
“It is if your child is a vampire, a dragon, and a witch,” I said calmly. I helped Steven up.
“I did it for a good reason,” mumbled Ivory.
“And what reason was that?” I asked her, arching my eyebrow.
“He likes you mommy!” she yelled. My eyebrow wavered and fell. I turned to glare at Steven. His face was bright red.
“How do you know this?” I asked Ivory but I was still glaring at Steven.
“I can see it in his eyes,” she said know it ally. I looked at Drew. He was glaring at Steven as well.
“What was your real reason for coming here, Steven?” asked Drew. Steven wiped his brow. Katie and Sama stood beside me, also glaring at him.
“If this is going to end up in a big fight then can I join?” asked Marigold hopefully. Ivory gave her what-the-heck look. Steven was still bright red. Is he holding his breath? Thankfully he breathed out and turned back into his original skin color.
“I’m here, not for personal reasons, but for important ones,” said Steven looking at each and every one of us in the eyes.
“Then what’s the important reason?” asked Katie crossing her arms and staring him down.
“I’m here to warn you about my sister,” Steven said.

Chapter 15
Wait! The leader of the polar bears is…your sister?

I swear I heard someone gasp. When I looked at Sama, she had a glossy look, staring far away.
“It can’t be,” she whispered looking back at Steven.
“Heh, it is,” he said. Gloria then dropped to the floor.
“Is it only me, but does she act kind of like a drama queen?” asked Ivory. I raised my hand. Then Gloria got back up.
“She does,” I said. Drew stared at Sama.
“What are you talking about?” asked Drew.
“The leader of the polar bears…is Steven’s sister,” whispered Sama. Then Gloria dropped to the floor again.
“Wait! That can’t be! The polar bear’s leader has to be a very powerful witch,” I said.
“Oh, she is,” said Steven shivering. Ivory gave him her what? -are-you-scared look.
“Why would you be afraid of your own sister?” asked Marigold, narrowing her eyes.
“She’s been torturing me for, like, ever! Well, until she moved out,” said Steven.
“How?” I asked.
“Yeah, how?” asked Gloria.
“She left me hanging on the ceiling for two days,” said Steven.
“That’s not too bad,” I said.
“Yeah, not too bad,” said Gloria. I gave her the look.
“In the attic, without food or water, and where the bats are. She also glued me up there so I couldn’t move and I’m allergic to bats so I had the hives and by the time they got me down, I couldn’t breathe,” said Steven.
“Whoa, what did you do?” asked Ivory with an amused expression on her face.
“I tapped her shoulder to ask her a question,” said Steven.
“Wow! She’s a hot head,” said Marigold. Ivory nodded her head in agreement.
“So, she gets angry easily. Why is she controlling the polar bears?” I asked.
“To get rid of you,” said Steven staring at me.
“W-What?” I stammered.
“Originally, she was controlling the polar bears to get rid of Grandmother Widow but then when your power struck the universe, my sister wanted to get rid of you. She wants to be the most powerful witch in the world. She also wants to be the only one with any kind of power. But she wouldn’t get rid of her own brother, right?” said Steven quickly.
“By what you said about her, I think she would,” said Ivory in her medal cage. I waved my hand and white and black dust came spiraling together and circled around the cage, leaving only Ivory. I looked at my hand.
“What the-?” I said.
“’What the-?’ is right,” said Sama. Sama and I looked at Katie. Katie shook her head slowly.
“I’ve never seen anything like that in all of my 80 years,” whispered Katie.
“Just a minute,” said Katie grabbing out her cell. She smiled.
“Hey, you’ve got good connection on Venus,” said Katie.
“Ha, ha, ha,” I said. Katie dialed some numbers and hit talk.
“Rose? You have to come here immediately,” said Katie. Suddenly we saw a flash and in its place was my mother.
“Was this fast enough for you Katie?” asked my mom. Then she looked between Sama and I. Apparently she didn’t see Sama at the baby shower, because she started to cry and ran over to us.
“Oh Stella! I’m so sorry I gave you up when you were a baby! I swear your father made me give you up. My, you look so beautiful, and grown up. The last time I saw you, you were bald and I was changing your diapers,” said my mom grabbing Sama by the shoulders and hugging her.
“Stella?” we all asked except my mother. My mom looked confused.
“Um, yes. That’s what Sam and I named her,” said my mom.
“Mom, her name is Sama,” I told her. Sama was shocked.
“This stranger hugging me is my mom?” shrilled Sama. My mom backed away. She crossed her arms and looked at her.
“Of course I am! Can’t you see the resemblance?” asked my mom turning around in a full circle. Sama started to cry.
“Sama, are you alright?” I asked Sama. My mother gave me her “look”.
“Her name is Stella,” said my mother, “S-T-E-L-L-A, Stella.”
“Whatever, are you alright?” I asked Sama or “Stella” angrily.
“Don’t call your sister whatever,” said my mom sternly.
“Ok, Sama, Stella, whatever your name is, are you alright?” I asked Sama. Sama laughed.
“I’m fine. Seriously. I was just so happy that I’m able to see my mom before I die,” said Sama. Then she clamped her hand over her mouth.
“Tell me I didn’t just say that,” peeped Sama.
“You didn’t,” I said crossing my arms.
“I didn’t?” asked Sama.
“Of course you did! You’re going to die! Why didn’t you tell us?” I asked her.
“Um, because, I have this feeling that, we’re all going to die,” said Sama quietly.
“WHAT?!” everyone in the room screamed except Sama.
“How?” I asked. Sama started to squirm.
“Well, in the battle, which may or may not turn into a war,” said Sama.
“I don’t get it. I’m not even going to be in the war,” said Gloria. Sama stared at her.
“I’m sorry but everyone in this room at this minute, is going to die in the near, near future,” said Sama.
“Did you have a dream of that or something?” asked Katie.
“No,” said Sama.
“Then how in the world do you know that?” I asked.
“I just do,” said Sama stubbornly.
“So, we’re all going to die,” said Steven slowly.
“Yes,” said Sama.
“I can’t believe it,” I whispered. All this time has been wasted when we could’ve thought of some strategy to fight the polar bears. I turned to Sama.
“What’s our strategy?” I asked dazed.
“We don’t have a strategy,” said Sama cocking her head at me. I finally, really looked at her.
“Who knows the number for the Devil?” I asked.


Chapter 16
The Devil

“The Devil? Why would you want to call the Devil?” asked Drew slowly.
“I heard the Devil is worse than the Dark Lord,” said Katie to my mom. My mom nodded her head.
“I heard that he slowly puts dead people to death a second time. I’m also sure he’s worse than Hades,” said my mom. Katie nodded her head. I just stared at them like they were the ones who were crazy, not me.
“The Devil probably knows strategy,” I said.
“So?” asked Gloria.
“So we need it. He probably knows how we can kill the ‘oh so powerful’ leader of the polar bears,” I said. Sama nodded slightly.
“He’s not busy doing anything else. Besides the Devil loves death,” said Sama.
“So his number?” I asked. Sama shook her head.
“The Devil doesn’t have a number. You have to summon him,” she said. My mom shook her head up and down vigorously.
“Okay, then how would we summon him?” I asked Sama.
“Think of him,” she said slowly.
“Okay, um, Devil please come,” I said while closing my eyes. I looked at Sama. She urged me to try again.
“The Devil come to the Dark Lord’s castle right now!” I cried. Then the Devil appeared. He looked somewhat bored. He had red fiery hair, peach skin, and crimson eyes. He was young. He looked about 17 years old. He looked at me with his bored expression.
“What?” he asked.
“Oh my god,” whispered Gloria. She put her hands together in a prayer and mumbled. The Devil’s eyes flashed towards her.
“Stop that!” he cried while holding his head. Sama looked at her and separated her hands.
“Stop,” she said gently but stern. Gloria stopped but her eyes were wide. Slowly, the Devil’s eye color returned to a crimson red and he calmed down a bit. Then he looked around.
“Who summoned me?” he asked. Drew was surprised.
“You’re the Devil?” asked Drew.
“Um, last time I checked,” said the Devil. Then he burst out laughing like it was the most hilarious joke in the world. Then he looked at us.
“Laugh,” he said in a dark voice. All of a sudden, we were all laughing and we all couldn’t stop. His booming laugh was the loudest of us all. We were all in pain and he seemed to be enjoying it.
“OK, OK, stop laughing!” he cried wiping a laughing tear from his eye. We stopped laughing immediately.
“So, what’s up?” asked the Devil.
“Well, we need strategy. For the battle,” I said. He looked at me confused.
“The polar bear battle?” asked Sama slowly.
“Oh that one. Yes, I think you do need strategy. Now what does this have to do with me?” asked the Devil sitting down on a red couch that wasn’t there 10 seconds ago.
“You know strategy don’t you?” I asked slowly. He shook his head slowly.
“No, I just kill people,” he said.
“More like torture,” whispered my mom to Kate.