Sapphire beamed at him with a sudden idea. “Are you by any chance going to Washington, D.C?” Jack sighed. “I am actually, how did you know?” Sapphire smiled, “Well, I have an extra ticket, I could give it to you. You know, as a thank you for saving my life.”
“Are you serious?!” Jack asked amazed. Sapphire nodded. “THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! You don't know how much this means to me!” Sapphire …show more content…
Sapphire chuckled. “Yeah!”
As Sapphire got settled into her seat, she glanced over at Jack. He seemed to have a certain vibe that she didn’t remember feeling with anyone else. His eyes were not a dull grey, and he seemed to be in control of all his decisions. “Is it possible that he isn’t under the control of the enchantress?” Sapphire whispered quietly to herself.
Taking out a water bottle, Sapphire turned to Jack, “So, Why are you going to D.C.?” she asked her new friend, taking a swing of the cold, refreshing, drink. “Oh! I want to talk to the Empress!” Jack stated, startled by the question. “How about you?”
Sapphire swallowed down her water as she searched for an explanation for her journey. A small part of her wanted, to tell him everything, but would it be safe to tell him her mission, or would it jeopardize the entire …show more content…
“Yup! That’s exactly what I am telling you.” Jack looked at her frustrated. “So how are we going to get inside Sapphire!”
Smirking, Sapphire finished her plan, “We will take the place of 2 tourists that kinda sorta look like us. For example, a group of school kids are going on a tour of the White house later today. We take their place, and pretend to be them. Then when the tour guide and security guards aren’t looking, we will sneak into the newly built throne room, find Empress Mercury and persuade her to stop what she is doing.”
“Well... it looks like you have all that planned out! That actually might work!” Jack looked at Sapphire in amazement and happiness. “There is a catch though…” Sapphire spoke. Jack looked at her frustrated once again and mumbled, “Of course there’s a catch. I mean nothing ever is easy is it?” “Once we separate from the tour group, we have under two minutes to find the Empress, and persuade her to stop. If we don’t make it, the security will catch us and kick us