Joey, Holly, Andy, Toby, Steve, and Merlin kneeled before the king, wrapped in chains. Merlin and Joey struggled to get out, despite knowing it was hopeless, while the others just glared at King Patrick.

After a long silence, King Patrick stood. He carefully stepped down from his throne and lifted his robes.

A purple cat-like animal sat in his place with frills and slits on his neck. The creature was furry and had sharp blue claws. It's tongue came out, and it was black and as long as a giraffe's. 

King Patrick stood a foot away from Joey and Andy, who were in the middle. 

Merlin was next to him, Holly was next to Andy, Toby was next to her, and Steve was next to Merlin, in a row.

"Stop struggling. It only make you more tired." King Patrick smiled.

"Merlin Lucas Douglas, vigilante. David Micheal Ruby, police officer. Toby Stanley Lance, archer. The rest of you? Reveal yourselves."

Joey stopped struggling. He glared at King Patrick.

"Randall Joseph Miller." Joey put all the anger he could into his glare.

"Andy Mitchell Starling," Andy said.

"H-Holly Linda Lee." Holly bit her tongue. Tears welled up in her eyes.

"Where are you from?" King Patrick asked.

"America, and we've come to get our portal back!" Joey declared.

"It was your men who killed my friend. I will avenge her death," Merlin growled.

The king laughed. "You are here to kill me?"

"Yes," Merlin stated.

The king laughed again. Holes covered the ground and spikes flew. King Patrick floated and a force field blocked all of Merlin's attacks.

The king snapped his fingers. Merlin's head snapped to the left quickly, a sickening crack echoed throughout the room.

Merlin fell to the ground, the thud echoed, just like the crack.

Holly screamed. Andy and Toby looked sick, which described how Joey felt right now. Steve looked angry.

"Have anything to say, Steve?" King Patrick asked.

Steve kept his mouth shut. He breathed heavily and glared at the king.

He chuckled. "That's what I thought." He turned to Joey.

"You look like a smart boy, tell me," he said. "What does your device do?"

Joey took a deep breath. "It's a portal," he replied. "To my universe."

King Patrick smiled. He jumped and clapped his hands. "Interesting! How marvelous! Teach me how to use it!"

Joey shook his head.  "It's mine."

The king's smile disappeared. "If you fail to succeed my expectations," He tapped Andy's chin with his index finger. Andy glared daggers at him.

"Than I shall kill this friend of yours." Andy struggled to attack him, grunting in anger and annoyance. King Patrick snorted in amusement.

"Twist it!" Joey yelled. The king grinned.

"Thank you." He waved his hand. "Take them to the dungeon."

He started to walk away as guards grabbed them and jerked them to their feet.

"Wait, what?" Andy said, his eyes widening in surprise. 

"That's mine!" Joey yelled after him. "You can't have it!"

"Let us go!" Toby screamed.

"Sorry, my dear boys, but the token is mine, and I'm afraid you are too dangerous to be roaming around. Tomorrow night, I will decide your fate," King Patrick said calmly.

Toby continued to scream curses, while Joey and Andy tried to fight the guards off. However, their efforts were worthless.

The door to the throne room slammed shut behind them. The halls of the palace loomed before them.

Toby stopped yelling, but he gave the guards one nasty look each. He continued fighting, but nothing happened. One of the guards almost lost his grip on Toby. The chains crawled up his neck and wrapped around his throat. They pulled, until Toby was choking. He stopped fighting the snake-like chains.

Not wanting that to happen to them, Andy and Joey stopped fighting and let the guards drag them like suitcases.

The palace was beautiful. It looks as if it were made only of crystal, sapphire, diamond, gold, and glass. Joey thought it be much prettier if they weren't be held hostage.

Joey just realized that even if they got here, only Toby had a plan for breaking into this magnificent place. Even then, he would have probably still needed Amelia.

He tried not to cry thinking of his fallen friends. Amelia. Roxy. Even Merlin, he had helped them fight. 

He shook his head and looked at Andy with a pained look. Andy nodded.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" He said. Joey nodded.

One the the guards slapped him on the back of the head. "No talking!"

"Ow! I was complimenting the palace!" Andy yelled.

"No talking!" The guard hit him again. Andy rubbed his neck and glared at him.

The went down a long, never-ending spiral staircase. When they reached the bottom, Holly and Steve were gasping for air.

It was a dungeon. Cells in two rows stretched on forever. The first three on the right were empty. The guards stopped at the first one. One stepped forward and pulled out a jumble of keys. He flipped through them until he found the one he wanted and unlocked the door.

He opened in halfway, then waved at Toby's guards. They threw him in the cell so harshly he nearly lost his balance.

They slammed the door shut quickly and locked it. They opened the next door.

Andy tried hard to resist them, but failed. He was shoved into the second cell, but before they could close the door, Joey was pushed in as well.

Andy ran for the open door, but hit his face on the bars.

Joey sighed. Steve didn't do anything against them, he just walked into the cell. Holly followed him and did the same. She burst into tears.

The guards left without saying another word. Steve turned towards them.

"Steve George Jones is my real name. I came up with David to get ice cream as a teenager. Now, I use it to hide that I'm one of the most powerful wizards. More powerful than the king's army of fools." Steve laughed.

"Not as powerful as vigilante Merlin, or mercenary 'Bella,' or as you know her, Amelia, certainly not as strong as the king, but I can get us out of here."

Joey sucked in a breath. They could go home.

"No matter what spell they cast."