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“Can you make us invisible?”
“Why’d ya wanna do that?”
“So nobody will see us.”
He nodded. “Yeah, that makes sense. Sure thing. Here you go!”
“I thought magic didn’t work on us,” Trish said.
“An illusion like invisibility works on other people. It makes them see what you want them to see.”
“I clearly have a lot to learn.”
“Are you ready to go?”
“Where are we going?”
“Do you remember that pebble thing Owen rolled across the floor earlier?”
“Yeah.”
“We need to get to it. Ready?”
“As I’ll ever be.”
We ran through the magical barrier and down the stairs. We had to dodge combatants that couldn’t see us, though when Trish bellowed a battle cry, that cleared a path as people paused momentarily to wonder where that noise was coming from. I saw the beacon ahead of us, but the bulk of the fighting was in our direct path. We had to skirt the worst of it because it was too intense to weave our way through it.
Just when we were almost at the beacon, someone kicked it—accidentally, it seemed, as it had merely been something in the way, but that still meant we had to change direction to go after it. I reached it and bent to scoop it up, but it got kicked again, which sent it sliding across the room. Trish moved around to block it from going any farther. It felt like we were playing the world’s tiniest soccer game.
I bent to pick it up when it bounced off her shoe. “Now what?” she asked.
“Outside,” I said. We ran for the front door. She threw it open, and I hurled the beacon outside, then shouted, “Owen!” He looked around, hearing my voice but not seeing me. I didn’t have time to run back to Rocky to get him to lift the spell, and I didn’t think he’d hear me from this distance, so I ran toward Owen, calling out, “The beacon’s outside.”
Shouting like that meant that everyone could hear me. A couple of the creatures, apparently realizing the implications, ran for the door, but Owen was faster than they were. He was already saying the words of the spell. There was a loud crack, and soon al
l the creatures were gone, transported outside. Without a beacon inside, they wouldn’t be able to get past our wards, and I had a feeling those wards would be adjusted before the end of the day.
Now it was down to all the MSI people and the former frogs against Roger. For the first time, he actually appeared to be scared. There was no way he could escape the inevitable outcome. Owen and Merlin exchanged a look, then stepped out of the way, leaving the path clear for the former victims. One big burst of magic later, and all that was left of Roger was a small frog on the floor.
Merlin bent to gently pick him up. “I’ll have to get a terrarium for my office,” he said. “I’m not sure that’s the most humane way to treat him and Mordred, but it is perhaps the safest. They’ll be well cared for and unable to cause trouble.”
“Just make sure you label that terrarium with a sign saying ‘Please don’t kiss the frogs.’” I said.
Everyone looked around, trying to see who’d said that, and I realized that Trish and I were still invisible. Owen waved a hand, and I assumed that must have broken Rocky’s spell. We moved toward each other, colliding in a huge hug.
“Thank goodness that’s over,” I said into his shoulder.
He kissed me on the forehead and rubbed his hand up and down my back. “No more undercover missions, okay?”
“That will depend on what my new boss has to say.”
“New boss?”
“I’m going to take Sam up on his offer to join the security team. That’s probably the best use of my talents. And I have a new recruit for him.” I raised my voice and shouted, “Hey, Sam!”
The gargoyle flew over from where he was supervising cleanup of the creatures incapacitated either by the battle or from being the first ones sent through the barrier. “Yeah, doll, what’s up?”
“Meet Trish,” I said. “Trish, this is Sam. He’s head of security here. You two should talk.”
