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Adhi’s breathing turned labored. “Symphony…”

“Adhi, what’s wrong?” Symphony tried to reach out and comfort her friend but realized her hands were tied.

“Move along!”

“Can’t you see she’s sick?” Symphony snapped.

“Her pain will not last long anyway,” the evil Plutonian snarled. “It will soon be over.”

She glanced up, looking for any signs of a flying zapten.

There were none.

Her facade of bravery was shaking loose. Leaving Tiegan behind had been a gamble. By now, she’d hoped that her arm would be activated, but it wasn’t reacting the way it had the last time she’d been captured.

Her heart started beating faster. “Adhi, you need to keep breathing.”

“I can’t. I can’t,” she said, holding her throat.

Symphony snapped at the leader. “She’s in pain. You have to untie me so I can help her.”

“Neh.” He flicked his hand.

Seeing that he wouldn’t budge, Symphony waddled backward and pressed her bound hands against Adhi’s arm. At the contact, a spark of light crackled between their fingers.

The evil Plutonians jumped back.

The leader snapped off his spine dagger. “What was that?”

“I’m scared,”Adhi’s voice whispered in her head.“I’m scared.”

“So am I…” Symphony said out loud.

A crazy idea began to take form. That fear was what would get them out of there.

Thirty-Seven

Symphony

Symphony had never been moregrateful to hear Adhi’s voice in her head. But did it work both ways? If there was a way to hear Adhi, there had to be a way for Adhi to hear her too.

Sweat gathered on her brow.“Adhi, can you hear me?”

Adhi’s eyes swerved toward her.

“Adhi?”

She nodded.

Symphony sighed in relief.“The light beam is drawn by our fear.”

“What do you mean?”

“We were both scared and dying when it appeared on earth.”

“So?”

“We have to give in to the fear.”

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