Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Princess Pulverizer stared at the two women in front of her. It was amazing how alike they were.

Except that wasn't completely true. Elle and Anna were only alike on the outside. Inside they were completely different. She bet Anna's castle wasn't all dark and frightening like Elle's was. What was it she had called Elle's castle? Oh yeah, a reflection of who Elle truly was. Wait a minute. That was it! There was a way to tell the difference between the twins. All she had to do was get them to the reflecting pool by the bell tower. Then Elle would see her hardened heart and turn to stone! If only it were that easy to get the two witches to follow her to the reflecting pool. At the moment they were so focused on who owned that doll, nothing else would get them out of the dark, dingy castle. Unless... Quickly, Princess Pulverizer darted between the two feuding witches and over to the

bookcase. She reached up and grabbed the porcelain doll. "What are you doing?" one witch demanded. "Give me my doll!" the other ordered. "Your doll?" the first witch asked. "You heard me," the second witch replied. Princess Pulverizer started to run toward the door. But her ankle was throbbing. Running was out of the question. "Hey, Dribble!" she called. "Think fast!" She tossed the doll in the dragon's direction. Dribble reached out his claws and caught the doll in midair.

"Don't throw my doll!" one witch shouted. "You'll break her." "You mean don't throw my doll," the other witch insisted. Princess Pulverizer didn't listen. As the two witches lunged toward Dribble, she hobbled her way over to the doorway and reached out her hands. "Dribble, over here!" she shouted. "I'm clear." "Here it comes!" Dribble exclaimed as he tossed the doll back to her. "I want to play!" Lucas called. He ran past the princess and out onto the road. "Toss it to

me." As Princess Pulverizer threw the doll to Lucas, one of the witches tried to grab it. But Lucas was quick. He jumped in front of her and caught it. "This is fun!" he said with a laugh. "Keep-away is one of my favorite games." He tossed the doll back to Dribble. But the witches weren't playing a game. They were taking this quite seriously. One witch waved her hand, and the doll began to fly through the air toward her. Dribble reached up and intercepted it. "Over here, Dribble!" Princess Pulverizer said. Dribble tossed the doll in the princess's direction. The second witch was quick. She waved her hand in the air, trying to command the doll to come her way. But Princess Pulverizer was even quicker. She leaped up on her good ankle and blocked

the doll's path, catching it in her arms. Then she tossed it toward Lucas. As the doll soared through the air, both witches began waving their arms wildly. The doll moved left. Then right. Then left. Then right. Then... Dribble jumped up and grabbed the doll. He ran toward Princess Pulverizer and handed it off to her. "What an awesome play!" Lucas cheered. Princess Pulverizer took off as fast as her injured ankle would carry her. Despite the pain, she smiled as she ran. The princess knew that by working together, she and her friends would surely get Elle to that reflecting pool. It was all about teamwork. Something Elle and Anna had never mastered. "Over here, Princess Pulverizer!" Lucas shouted as he moved to the water's edge. Princess Pulverizer threw the doll at Lucas. One witch used her magic to draw the flying doll toward her.