The girls were back from their holiday and it was their first weekend back at school when Jia was asked to join her friends outside in the living room after their last class.
"So I came up with the idea after the Museum fiasco." Rose explained as Fiona moved the couches away from the center of the room," Why not create a weapon that can absorb multiple targets for interrogation purposes?"
"So we came up with this Net Grenade," Rose added. She moved back to her room and came out with a small blue object that looked like a hip flash that her uncles use to carry around for their alcohol. Jia admitted that she was surprised and intrigued when she saw the device.
It fit perfectly in Rose`s palms and was glowing green.
"Once activated, it will absorb up to ten targets at a time and once done," Fiona continued as Rose took out her phone and taped a button, showing the structure of the grenade," Will appear in our containment unit."
"For now, we set the grenade to absorb one object at a time, we`ll be testing it out on Clary`s old shoes," Rose finished as she gave her phone to Jia and left to get their other roommate`s shoes. Once they were placed near the grenade, Jia returned Rose`s phone.
"How did you guys do it?" the lightning sorceress asked.
"It was a team effort. "Rose replied as she pocketed her phone and playfully hugged Fiona," This girl here helped me build the actual container and we consulted Jasmine on teleporting the targets."
"Jasmine?" Jia asked before realization struck her," Oh, the sorceress of Teleportation."
Fiona nodded, "Yep. So it took us about a while but I think we can test it now."
"Then let`s do it! "Jia exclaimed as she moved to kneel on the floor. The three girls surrounded the grenade and smiled excitedly. At that moment, Zoey entered the room with her bag pack, her head titled in confusion as her teammates sat transfixed, watching what looked like a grenade in the center of their room. "What`s going on?"
"Grenade test," all three of them realized.
Zoey`s paled," A Grenade? In our room?!"
"Don`t worry, it won`t explode," Rose reassured her.
"It`s just supposed to suck up the targets." Jia added helpfully.
Zoey pursed her lips, "Not reassuring me here."
Fiona scratched her head, "Why isn`t it working?"
"Let me check the pin," Rose replied.
When Zoey went to the room to change, Rose moved to pick up the grenade and tapped it three times before putting it back down.
She then retreated when Zoey came out with a dress in hand," What do you think of me wearing this to my dinner with Cole? It's-"
In a bright flash, the grenade glowed green and absorbed Zoey, with her dress in hand, into it. The girls instantly screamed. Jia crawled over to the grenade, "Zoey? Are...Are you in there?"
"Oh my Goddess, the grenade just ate our friend!" Fiona screamed as she clutched her hair and moved closer to the grenade.
Jia continued to tap the grenade as Fiona watched her while Rose moved to scan the experimental weapon with her phone.
"Zoey? Can you hear me?" Jia asked the grenade hesitantly.
Rose looked down at the results of her phone muttering, "Okay. Things couldn't possibly get any worse."
"Zoey!"
All three girl screamed and turned to their door to watch Cole enter the room. He smiled when he saw the girls," Hey ladies, is Zoey here?"
All three of sorceress blinked at him slowly. They then turned to the grenade and back to Cole before smiling brightly.
"Nope," Rose answered.
"She`s probably in the training the room?" Fiona suggested although it sounded more like a question to everyone.
"Okay," Cole moved to leave when he leaned back in with a frown," Umm, which way to your training room?"
Jia laughed nervously, "It`s the huge lilac building behind the Pool."
Cole nodded his thanks before he left. Once he was out of sight and earshot. Jia turned to her friends, "We have to tell him."
"That what? Hey, sorry bro, our experimental weapon just zapped your sweet girlfriend in to it. Our bad." Fiona hissed.
Jia folded her arms and gave her a stern look, "Well, what do you suggest we do?"
"How about we don`t tell him? " Fiona asked sarcastically as if the answer was obvious while Rose arched a brow at her two friends, "How about we get her out and then send her away to her boyfriend before he even finds out?"
Jia snorted, "And how do you propose we do that?"
"Can`t you think of a way to get her out? This is a weapon, basically your bread and butter!" Fiona pointed out.
Jia gave her a deadpan stare, "Except I don`t build weapons. I just know how to fire them and besides, you and Rose built it, can`t you guys get her out?"
"This is a prototype. I build ships, not weapons, this was a first for me." Rose admitted from her spot as Fiona chewed on her bottom lip with furrowed brows.
"Okay, so we need weapons specialist." Fiona admitted.
"And luckily for us, there are some at the Knights Academy. I`ll call Chase," Jia said as she took out her phone and began to dial his number.
"Okay, that`s on how to get Zoey out but what about Cole? Once he gets to the pool, he`ll realize that she isn`t t there and he`ll come right back here." Fiona reminded them.
"Not if we send him after her." Rose pointed out with a grin.
Fiona pointed at the weapon, "But she`s here inside the grenade."
"Just watch," Rose said as held up her phone as it suddenly rang," Hah! Perfect timing," Rose said as she answered her phone and Kyra`s image came up, "Kyra, what`s up?"
"Clary and I went past the City Hall and we just saw the Pageant List. You made it past the screening process, Rose! You`re going to compete in the pageant!" Kyra exclaimed with a grin as Clary pocked her face into the call and cheered with her friend for their fellow sorceress.
"Great! We`ll celebrate later, right now I need you and Clary to be my accomplice." Rose instructed her with a worried frown.
Both girls suddenly turned serious as Kyra asked, "What`s the gig?"
"If anyone calls you guys, tell them Zoey is with you two but she is busy and can`t come to the phone right now."
"Okay."
Rose looked taken back, "Just like that?"
Clary shrugged, "Yeah, you`ll explain later. You always do."
Rose grinned at them as she went over the instructions again before they hung up. The girls then quickly whisked their grenade trapped friend away to the Saton Knights Academy. They had escaped the place by leaving from the Balcony and locked the door from the inside.
From there, it was a small matter of leaving the school unseen by Cole and waiting for Chase to pick them up in his Squad Ship. Jia was a bit surprised to see Roy and Mike with him.
"So what seems to be the problem?" Chase asked once they were up in the air.
Jia then hesitantly recounted the events that lead them to calling the Knights. In the end, they only heard one phrase form the boys.
"Are you girls insane?!" they three Knights yelled at them.
The three sorceresses all flinched and slouched in their seats as Roy stood behind a furious Chase. Mike was piloting the ship but even he could be seen shaking his head in horror.
"Who tests an unregistered and dangerous weapon that is in its first stages of development in their dorm room?!" Chase bellowed.
"A bunch of know-it-all`s, that`s who!" Roy bit out.
"Hey, I resent that!" Rose exclaimed.
Roy snorted, "Clearly, because it has now led to your friend being trapped inside an untested grenade!"
"We get it. We screwed up, you can scold us later, after we get Zoey out and sent over to Cole for her date!" Fiona pleaded.
"I could just-"
"They`re right man, we need to help Zoey first," Mike spoke up.
"Focus on flying, Oh Honorable One," Chase said as he turned to give his pilot a stern glare. Mike snorted, "Really? Are you ever gonna let that go?"
"Let what go? What`s going on?" Jia asked.
"Nothing!" All three Knights answered in unison.
Jia eyed them suspiciously as Roy nervously chuckled," Just some boy drama."
"I thought boys didn't have drama?" Rose asked as her head swung back and forth between Chase and Roy.
"We do, we just don't like to advertise it much like girls," Roy admitted and Jia snorted. The boys did advertise their dramas to each other but never in front of the girls. That`s statement was a bit inaccurate for her.
"Well now, that is just downright insulting," Fiona said.
"Focus at the matter at hand, how are we going to help Zoey?" Jia asked them. Chase sighed and called out for Mike to go and land near their 'spot.'
"Why?"
Chase rubbed his forehead tiredly, "Because I have an idea on how to save her and return her but I need some of that extra stuff."
"What about equipment to harvest it?" Mike questioned him.
"My tool kit is here in the ship." Chase answered.
Mike nodded as he adjust the ship`s courses, "Alright, one trip to the Spot then. Hold on!"
The girls then suddenly grabbed on their seats as the ship swung around and blasted away.