Sabrina had never before felt as confident as she did at that moment For the first time in her life she wasn’t afraid of monsters or villains In fact she was eager for a confrontation Let one of the Scarlet Hand’s thugs try something she would crush them into dust She wanted to tell Daphne how she felt If only she could make her sister understand But the words were too hard to find Her thoughts were cloudy and confused It didn’t help that everyone was shouting and the wind was blasting in her ears Sabrina turned to her sister A swirling black fog circled Daphne’s body blocking out most of the little little girl’s face All Sabrina could see were her eyes like two brilliant suns shining through the darkness darkness You have to fight this Daphne cried from behind behind the fog I know you are still in there Don’t let him control you
Fight him child a voice said Sabrina looked down to find Mr Canis lying at her feet his body old and withered pinned to the floor by a huge fur-covered paw It was squeezing the life from the old man’s chest Sabrina cried out for help Suddenly she realized the paw that was killing Mr Canis was her own
1 Five Days Earlier What a crazy dream Sabrina mumbled when she woke In it she had been walking along a stone path until she suddenly realized she was naked She screamed and rushed to the bushes to hide How could she have left the house without without getting dressed It was mortifying but things only got worse A moment later Puck appeared Since she had little alternative she begged him to bring her a set of clothes Much to her disbelief disbelief he flew off and swiftly returned with a pair of jeans a shirt and sneakers Then he walked away so she could dress in private leaving without without so much as a snicker or a sarcastic comment Relieved she dressed quickly and continued on her way only to find people staring and pointing as she passed them She looked down to find she was completely naked again She cried out for Puck hoping he’d fetch her another set of
