The Secret

Still without waiting for an answer, Holly apparated off. First she checked Hogwarts, then Shadow's home, then Raven's, then a few other places, in the hope of finding her friend.
"Hallooo?" she called, in a random place.

Shadow had been brought to this random place (which was a room in the Assassin Guild). She was hanging upside down, her hands tied behind her back, and hanging by her ankles and blindfolded.

It took Holly QUITE a while to digest what she was seeing.
"Hi..." she whispered eventually,
She didn't know what to call the evil person who had done this, so she just whispered, "Where is he?"

Shadow didn't reply, as she was unconscious.

"You might have mentioned you were unconcious!" Holly muttered, but she got to work untying Shadow's hands.

Shadow woke up suddenly with a cry, and started to struggle.

"Shhh!" Holly whispered, looking around frantically, "It's only me!"

Natalie apparated there.
"And me..." she whispered.

"Like that's a comfort." Shadow muttered. "Get off, I'll deal with this."

Natalie sighed slightly.
"Honestly Shadow...how'd this happen?" Natalie asked.

"Do I look like im here to KILL you?" Holly spat, "Jeez, I'm trying to help."
The ropes from her hands came free.
"You dont look up to getting out yourself anyway."

"Because I didn't kill Bristol." Shadow snapped, and managed to untie her hands. She ripped off her blindfold, relvealing very p*ssed off violet eyes. She took a deep breath before she pulled herself up to untie her ankles.

"NOT WHAT I MEAN!" hissed Natalie, "I mean...how did you GET here...like...how did he capture you, attach the thing to you and then make you kill people."

Shadow flipped herself as she fell, to land on her feet. She lifted up her hair, and showed a thin scar.
"Tracking device."

"I see..well...whatever it is, it's got to come off," said Natalie.

"i agree." Holly said, watching her friend with raised eyebrows.

Shadow snorted.
"Yeah, and you think I haven't already tried."

"We'll help." Holly said stiffly, feeling this was very nice of her, considering she had almost been killed.

Natalie nodded in agreement.

"No." Shadow said tiredly. "Just go. Sever all ties to me."

"That...would be harsh," said Natalie, "we aren't going to do that."

"Yes you are." Shadow growled, pulling out the gun and cocking it, but keeping it pointed to the ground.

Natalie did something similar with her wand.
"Witches use wands...they can do more to a person than just shoot them dude," said Natalie simply.

"Don't be an idiot." Holly said briskly.

Shadow pointed the gun at Natalie, seeing her as more of a threat.
"Go." She ordered.