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Paige nodded, and they ducked through the door into the peg puzzle room. She dropped to her knees, crawling across the room as Dewey flew low, his belly grazing the floor as it rumbled and threatened to drop out from under them.
They reached the opposite side and raced through the now open door, sprinting down the long corridor.
“Hurry,” Dewey shouted. “The door’s opening at the end.”
Paige pushed her legs to carry her faster, her muscles burning. They reached the halfway point, and the door began to slide closed again.
“Oh no,” Paige shouted, waving a finger ahead at the slab sliding down.
“Run,” Dewey shouted, flying forward and through the door.
Paige pressed her lips together as she eked more speed from her body. The slab continued its march toward the floor.
“Dive, Paige,” Dewey shouted, his teal face peeking through the ever-smaller opening.
Paige flung herself headfirst into the closing door. She slid across the rough stone floor with her arms stretched in front of her.
Dewey caught hold of her hand and tugged her through the opening as the slab smacked closed inches from her feet with a cloud of dust billowing from it.
“Oh, that was close,” Paige said as she pushed herself to stand and dusted herself off.
Dewey raked a paw across his forehead. “Yeah, whew. Let’s get–“
“Give us back our friend,” a small voice shouted.
Paige glanced up to find a contingent of pixies buzzing in front of her.
The one closest to her poked a black nail at Paige, her other hand on her tiny hip.
Paige tugged the carrier closer to her, eyeing the exit behind them. She caught sight of the strawberry blonde hair still spilled across the stone floor poking from behind the generator.
“No,” Paige said, her forehead wrinkling.
“Give him back, or we’ll–“
“You’ll what?” Paige barked.
The pixie’s tiny face twisted with anger. “We have the wand already. We’ll destroy you!”
“You do not,” Paige countered. “If you did, you’d be using it right now to get this crystal off me!”
“You’ll never get to it in time! We have people on site already searching for it.”
“Don’t underestimate me. I caught him, didn’t I?” Paige lifted the carrier triumphantly. “And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go find that wand, too.”
Paige started inching toward the wall.
“Stop right there!” the pixie demanded.
“Or what? You’ll bite me again with your tiny teeth? You can’t do anything to me. Come on, Dewey. Let’s get out of here!”
“Right behind you, Paige.”
The pixie raised a tiny cell phone in the air. “One call and you’re done.”
“Don’t get your teeny knickers in a twist. I’ll let your friend go as soon as we’re out of here. But if you want him back, throw down your phones.”
“Don’t do it,” the assassin pixie shouted.
