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Anyways...

Sorry for the cliffhanger and sorry for making Gisela do something THAT cruel!!!

Wait-

On second thought, I'm not sorry-

I- I'm the author of this story-

I have the complete power here-

*laughs maniacally*

Anyways...

I hope you will enjoy this chapter!!!

- Umber

PS: Slyvia is pronounced as Slivia and it could rhyme to Olivia.

And Phlilys if pronounced as Fi- li- lis.

And the current Drew is 19 years old.

PPS: I have done a few First-Person-Perspective so that it's easier to express the feelings, you know?

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Drew's POV, in her Neverseen bedroom.

Ugh!

She had to spy on this Sadie.

She didn't like her!

Understatement of the year.

Sadie could rot in hell, if it were for her.

But her honour and her majesty had ordered her to do that.

And an order was an order.

Lady Gisela had pulled her aside and had told her: "Drew, you need to make sure that Keefe and you won't fail this mission." Her honours cold eyes bore into hers. "Or else, you know the consequences."

And as always, she hadn't told her, why she had to spy on Sadie until she actually started spying on Sadie.

Honestly, all she could think about right now, was the mission and she really hoped Keefe would be helpful and help her complete this mission.

Or else, the consequences would be severe.

She checked her outfit in the mirror.

She looked beautiful, glossy and perfect.

And like a stuck-up girl with the newest trends.

The Drew, that Sadie knew from her school.

In all her years at the Neverseen, she had only failed her mission once.

She had to earn trust in Camp-Halfblood.

But this Piper McLean with her oh so perfect and popular dad, the famous film star Tristan McLean, had just annoyed her so much that she had forgot to play her part successfully.

And the scars Gisela had punished her with for ruining the mission.

She still had the scar running along her spine, a warning never to fail a mission ever again. 

Her honour never cared about the loyalty.

All she cared about was being successful and completing the missions properly.

Why did her honour even need to care about loyalty, if she had instructed Umber into putting Shadowflux inside all of them, so that she could track them anytime?

And Drew never even had bothered to ask Umber to take the shadowflux away.

She wanted to prove Lady Gisela that she was the most loyal follower.

Lady Gisela was like a mother to her when she had a leave from the Neverseen.

But during the Neverseen missions and work hours, it was as if Gisela had a switch inside her, turnig off all the feelings and kindness.

Drew could understand that.

Being one's boss and mother at the same time didn't work.

It was one at a time.

And, unlike most of the other Neverseen members, Drew didn't have a life in the lost cities.

She had run away from her home when she was very little and Gisela had found her.

She let her mind replay the moment.

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6 year old Drew's POV

I was running away.

I knew that I was doing the right thing.

So why did it feel so wrong.

But all I ever wanted was a nice family that actually cared for me.

Was that too much to ask for?

I ran and ran in the broad sunny afternoon, not knowing where I was headed to.

My legs hurt, but I didn't stop.

I ran and ran as if I was running for my life, my legs carrying me at full speed.

I channelled all my energy to my legs, and soon, I was running so fast, that I was only seeing blurry surroundings.

Then, out of nowhere, I ran into somebody.

That somebody let out a surprised squeal and my momentum caused us both to fly all forward until we landed rather harshly. 

"Ouch!" I looked down at my legs. They were bleeding and all the red made me feel dizzy. I started to cry, panicking.

This somebody softly pulled away and looked the wound.

"Oh, that must hurt!" she exclaimed and looked at me and raised her perfect eyebrows, as if asking for permission to examine the wound. "Here, let me see it."

She softly took my legs and watched few droplets of blood drip on the grass.

"Is it ok, if I help you with this wound?" she asked and waited for my nod.

Then she snapped her fingers -she was a conjurer!- and she was holding some kind of ointment in her hand.

She slowly spread it on my wound I sensed it already heal.

I looked at her, with a smile on my face. "Thanks!"

She smiled and softly wiped a tear from my face and said: "I'm Gisela. Gisela Sencen. But please call me Gisela or Gisela Fenrille. I don't like the name Gisela Sencen." I took a moment to look at Gisela. She looked like a fairy, even though fairies didn't exist. "And who are you?"

"I'm Slyvia! Slyvia Phililys!" I answered truthfully.

"Hello, Slyvia! Where are your parents?" I flinched. Tears started forming in my eyes again, I tried to blink them away but one particularly stubborn tear managed to make its way down my face and dripped on my lavender-coloured tunic.

"Oh. Oh, Slyvia, dear, I'm so sorry, what happened?" Gisela asked helplessly. 

I shook my head. "My- my parents- the-they don't- lo-love m-me." I started sobbing.

Gisela pulled me in a hug, and rubbed on my back, trying to comfort me, and it helped.

Slowly, I stopped crying and Gisela wiped away the tears.

"Oh, Slyvia! But do you have anywhere to go now?" She asked, her eyes full of concern.

Once again, I shook my head and begged: "No. But p-please! Don't send me h-home. I don't want to go back. My parents don't love me!"

She pulled me into a tight hug and said softly: "I-I have a place for you to stay. Do you want to come with me?" She asked.

Since I didn't have many options, I nodded.

Gisela pulled back and smiled softly.

"Come on then!" She pulled out a blue pathifinder and held it into the light, creating a path.

I took her hand and together we leapt.

One year later, I joined into the Neverseen.

I owed Gisela that.

I couldn't let her down.

She was like a mother to me.

A real mother.

Then I went on my first mission: Spying on Keefe.

Gisela behaved differently with Keefe.

More strict.

She had told me that she did that to make Keefe get harder.

It would help him complete his legacy.

And I had once asked her what Keefe's legacy was.

She had answered me that his legacy was to make the world better.

And I trusted Gisela completely.

She had warned me that I may have to kill if I would join the Neverseen, but I had still accepted the offer.

One couldn't make the world a better place with dandelions.

True change needed sacrifice, I knew that.

And, for completing my first mission completely, she let me choose my fake name.

And I liked the name Drew Tanaka.

And from that moment on, I had refused to be called Slyvia Phililys again.

When I was eight years old, I asked Gisela a favour.

A big favour.

I asked her if she could erase all my memories of my parents and my childhood with them.

Surprisingly, she agreed.

And when I asked her why she agreed, she answered: "I experienced almost the same childhood as you, Sly- sorry, Drew. But I didn't have the choice of running away. But forgetting is not the answer. You need to remember the pain, because pain makes you harder. You should never give in to the pain. But it's your choice. You can choose if you want to remember that pain or not."

So, I hadn't had my memories erased.

And those memories made me harder, gave me the power to continue every day.

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Current Drew

In front of her mirror in her bedroom in the headquarters

She once again changed her outfit from bubblegum pink to hot pink.

Yes!

Now she looked really perfect.

At first, she hadn't liked human clothes, but the more she went on missions in the forbidden cities, the more she grew fond of them.

And she looked like a perfect 19 year old fashon icon.

Which, of course, was her "part time job".

That was her cover.

And to keep that cover, she already had starred in a few pop-up ads.

Clience, the Neverseen technopath and the best alchemist in the Neverseen (Clience wasn't her real name, Drew didn't even know Clience's real name) had already prepared elixirs to change their appearence.

Drew already had taken hers so she looked like the Drew Sadie knew.

She just hoped that Clience had made Keefe the elixirs that made Keefe look 19 years old.

And that made him look really hot, because the stuck-up Drew would only date hot boys.

(Clience didn't like males, she would always be absolutely disgusted if a male person was near her.)

The worst case would be that Keefe now had bunny teeth, green, horrible-looking hair, red eyes and would smell like hell.

And that would not end well.

But Clience always got away with her pranks, because she was the only technopath who didn't like the council and wasn't sworn into the black swan.

So Gisela always let her get away with it, but with a warning.

Which didn't mean that the pranks stopped.

Even Drew had sometimes joined her to prank Fintan or Gethen, when the Neverseen work hours was done.

Then, even Gisela had enjoyed their pranks.

But if they ever played pranks during the work-hours, it would be off with their head except for Clience, who was in Gisela's favour.

She once again made an elegant pirouette and gracefully walked out of her room.

Luckily, as she arrived to the throne room, Keefe looked really cool.

Keefe:

(I know, the nose!!! I'm sobbing!!! But this was the best picture I could find, so...

Also, put the Neverseen hideout as the background and not the city on the photo)

"Soo... Clience didn't turn you into an imp." She said.

"Haha." Keefe replied sarcastically, rolling his eyes.

"Do you have everything?" Gisela asked, entering the room and Drew nodded.

So, Gisela handed her a one-time-use leaping-crystal and Drew took it.

"This leads exactly a block away from where Sadie works. In a starbucks-cafe. You have to go into the starbucks casually and order something. Here, take this earpiece." Lady Gisela handed her and Keefe an earpiece, which they immediately put on and Gisela continued. "With this earpiece, we can stay in touch and I can give you orders. And Drew? Make sure that Keefe won't ruin this mission . Now go!"

So Drew took Keefe's hands, held up the crystal and stepped into the light.

"And don't forget, Keefe is your boyfriend right now!" She heard Lady Gisela say as the light whisked them away.

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- Umber