This is a sneak peek at 'Ain't No Damsel in Distress' to keep y'all happy whilw I'm working on the prologue and first chapter. THIS WILL BE DELETED once chapter one is posted. Enjoy!

[ 1.03 We're Being Punked, Pedro ]

Charlotte follows behind Alaric, Josie, and Hope, down the main hall, with the purpose of finding the gargoyle. Josie stays near her cousin, still holding the axe she took from her father. Charlotte clutches her own weapon tightly in her right hand.

"Emma? Emma?" Alaric calls out trying to find the witch who he had entrusted to protect his other daughter and the young children of the school.

They all turn when they hear a door behind them slide open. When Alaric goes to speak the guidance counsellor cuts him off as she raises her index finger to her lips to shush them, "Shh..."

A loud stomping noise is heard behind them, getting closer and closer. Hope and Charlotte turn to face the creature being the first to sense its arrival. The watch as the monster growls spreading its wings on the floor above them. Josie and Alaric turn around a moment later upon hearing the grinding stone sound it makes whenever the gargoyle moves, and Emma quickly closes the sliding doors once again to protect the younger students.

Hope and Charlotte, standing several feet in front of Alaric and Josie, prepare for the worst when suddenly, the gargoyle leaps into the air and uses its wings to glide over the staircase and down on the floor directly facing them. The two girls are just barely able to dodge the gargoyle when it attempts to stab them both with the mysterious knife but Hope falls flat on her back on the floor in the process. As Hope scrambles to get back onto her feet, the gargoyle prepares to attempt to stab her a second time, causing Charlotte to rush forward toward the creature. Horrified, Josie cries out to stop her cousin from putting herself in harm's way.

"No, Lottie!" Is all Charlotte hears as she lifts her arms sending not only the gargoyle back from her powers force but also herself still learning the full extent to her abilities. The blonde is thrown back nearly twenty feet in the air and crashes into the wall behind them.

Alaric shoves himself between the gargoyle when it once again went at Hope, who was distracted gasping in shock at the power her friend used, "Charlotte!"Hope has forgotten the task at hand when she went to help the blonde.

Hearing Hopes voice, Charlotte groans looking up at her friend who was looking at her concern, "Don't! I'll heal, help Josie!" Stopping her friend from coming to her rescue.

The blonde was stuck on the ground healing from her blows only being able to watch the fight. She watches as Josie, who appears behind the gargoyle and swings her axe at it, breaking off a large piece of its left wing, when it was distracted.

The gargoyle turns to face Josie, raising the knife in preparation to stab her, only for Alaric to hack at its wings with his own axe, mimicking what Josie had just done before him. This breaks off another piece of its wing, and it roars ferociously, but just as it is about to lunge toward the two Saltzmans, Hope spreads her arms and starts to cast a spell.

Hope attempts to stop the monster, "Fluctus impulsa!"

The knife flies out of the gargoyle's hand and lands behind it near the staircase. Hope, realizing she can't do this alone, holds out her hand for Josie to take.

"Josie, help me."

Josie looks at Hope anxiously, confused on what she could do to help, "How?"

By this time charlotte is fully healed and rushes to her feet before running over to the tribrid taking the girl by surprise when the blonde takes her hand.

Hope instructs, "Just repeat after me." though at this point she doesn't need the other girls help seeing as she now has the blondes.

Josie runs over to Hop's other side and they clasp their right and left hands together, causing them to glow red as Josie siphons magic from her, while Charlotte's and Hope's hands glow gold, while also spreading out their free arms to aim the spell at the gargoyle

The three girls start to chant simultaneously, "Fluctus impulsa. Fluctus impulsa. Fluctus impulsa."

The spell seems to momentarily immobilize the gargoyle, who spreads its own arms and stares at the ceiling. When the creature manages to break free just enough to take a single step toward them, the girls focus their energy even more into the spell

"Fluctus impulsa. Fluctus impulsa. Fluctus impulsa!"

Suddenly, the gargoyle explodes into a shower of small broken pieces of stone, which are now littering the floor, tables, and chairs in the room. Hope looks relieved, Alaric looks shocked, and Josie is still clearly furious at her father and cousin for their earlier actions. Hope exhales deeply and looks over at Charlotte with pride

Hope sighs out in relief, "Nice job!"

Charlotte responds by throwing herself at her auburn haired friend. Wrapping her arms around the other girls neck who takes a second to respond, "Oh thank god that is over."

The two girls ignore the two Saltzman's argument as they pull back to look at eachother. Hope cups the blondes cheeks in her palms as she looks the girl over in concern, "Are you okay?"

The blonde being the taller of the two looks down at her friend as she sighs in relief watching the older girl in adoration, "I am now."

The two girls stay like that a few moments longer just smiling lightly at each other. Happy they were both okay.