i huddle in my bed, scared that whatever took lee would take me next. as i hid from the monsters that seem to be oozing out of the corners, i hear cassia crying. i realize hiding is never the answer. i get out of my bed and venture into the forest. my paranoia dissapears, and it feels like a blanket has been pulled off of me. i feel naked, and the cosienness is gone, but it's refreshing. i scan the darkness for lee, but a figure appears out of the darkness. his skin is light, his eyes strangely blank. "Come with me," he says.i run, but then i see lee hiding behind him. i rush towards lee, but the figure whispers something to them, and they run at me. i grab their hand to take them out of the forest but then lee takes out a bottle of something. she sprays it at me before i can realize what's happening. everything goes black.

The dark stranger led Lee to a sort of prison-like place. It was dark and gloomy, a huge building for one person. “Where I was exiled to,” he said.

“What does that mean?”

“It’s when you’re kicked out and someone takes your place.”

“Oh.”

They went inside. One room was full of lethal-looking potions, another of dark books. Lee was still smiling despite these surroundings, which would have melted anyone’s heart except for his. Normally, she would have been scared and called for Cassia, but she felt calm. This person was going to save Cassia.

Out of nowhere, he pulled out a wand. “Imperio!”

Lee’s brain turned off. Walk around . . . walk around . . . now jump . . . do a cartwheel . . . Orders began to fill her head. It was a wonderful feeling, like she didn’t have to make any decisions, just obey, obey, obey. He took her outside, leading her to another AE standing among the trees. Spray it . . . knock it out . . . he ordered as he handed her a bottle. Lee did just that, and the figure fell to the ground.

Lee was completely under his spell. He could do anything he wanted to her now, torture her, kill her. And Cassia and Dain would be next.

THEORY!

WHAT IF FUDIMO WAS BEHIND THE AE KIDNAPPINGS AND DISSAPEARINGS?

*falls silent*

I miss Frosty to boss me around and yell at me… 

Mm–what's happening?

Lee was kidnapped and there's magic and I think Cassia and Dain are going next??? 

Well, why should I care about them? 

I-it's an AE kidnapping, MewFour!! This is serious business! And, also… some people were saying that, uh, Fudimo was involved. 

Fudimo? What? But… I thought Mei killed him and Hemin off. 

*wince*

Oh yeah yeah, sorry. But anyways, why'd he be back?

I dunno… what would you do if you saw him again?

… huh. 

We will find you Lee!  Chilly, you are probably right!  WE'RE COMING LEE!  ALL OF US AE'S WILL BE THERE SOON!

Estella, lets not go to such quick conclusions!  

Quick conclusions?  It is likely that Fudimo is behind everything!  EVERYONE, ONE OF US AE'S COULD BE NEXT!  WE NEED TO HIDE FROM HIM UNTIL WE GET A PLAN! 

Oh gosh oh gosh oh gosh….

We should get weapons! Like that chicken gun!

What chicken gun?

The one in that Æ thread.

Oh, that chicken gun…. who did it belong to?

Enough about that chicken gun! We must rally together!

he leans over me. where is lee? "No need to be worried," he says, 'I just brought you here to have… ah… a friendly conversation. What's your name?" he was not going to get me that quick. i knew names had power. so much, that no one knew my real name. i answer with my false name, the one everyone knows me by. "cloud," i reply.

"How old are you, Cloud?" he says with a charm tinging his voice.Answer me… i hear in my brain.

my rage bursts out of me."NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW MY AGE!!!!!!!!!FINE! YOUU WANT TO KNOW?

i am 64 million years old, i was born when man first started appearing on the earth. My name is not cloud. It is… No one could hear the word cloud uttered execept the man. He ran out of the chamber, into the night. now.. where's lee? i see lee as i round a bend. "I heard your true name!" Lee yells. "you're evil!" i gasp. "lee… you know me! i'm not evil!" Lee pondered that. How well did she know cloud? She was always just the reclisive older kid in the background. Lee didn't even know anything about her. She realised she had been under a charm, but by which AE, she couldn't tell. Lee decided it was cloud. She screamed for help."Cassia! Dain! Help! cloud kidnapped me!!!!" cloud ran away into the darkness.

Arwen: WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING? Leafpool leaves for one week and someone gets kidnapped?

Serene: But…but…how could Fudimo be back? And kidnapping little girls? 

Jarnen: *Folds arms* So what do we do? Get a rescue party together?

Rosalyn: Wait…what? What's happening?

Hazel: Ohno! Poor Leee!

Me: …….? 

It was past midnight when a glowing purple envelope popped out of thin air and floated slowly down onto Sam's bedside table, where it promptly exploded into a cloud of dust. Needless to say, Sam awoke very quickly, thinking: "I've got to fix my Instant Messaging system." Let's just say his magical abilities were not quite…developed yet. 

"Sam," Cassia's voice floated out of the glittery cloud of dust, "I'm so sorry to call so late, but Lee is missing! Is now a good time to take you up on that Pegasus ride offer?"

Instantly, Sam was wide awake. Conjuring a new peice of stationary and a quill that wasn't broken yet, he began to draft his reply. Lee is missing… His heart pounded. Could evil have finally slipped into the Alter Ego Kingdom? 

Briefly, Sam considered calling Wildflower's log cabin, but decided against it. He would do this on his own. Hastily conjuring a candle (and nearly setting his hair on fire), Sam searched his castle room for his favorite sky blue tunic. Upon finding it, he hurriedly dressed and flattened down his hair with the back of his hand. He started to dash from his bedroom, but stopped and turned back. In a corner, against the wall, the sword he had received from his adventure in the AE hotel several months ago caught the dim candlelight.

He hesitated.

Uncertain shadows flitted across the wall.

The sword clanked against a chest holding an unfinished new bridle for Windwhistle.

And Sam sprinted to Windwhistle's castle tower.