Chapter 6
"Alex"

"Well, this is a nice surprise. I didn't think you'd actually give up. And as for leaving your loved ones alone, I don't think that's possible. I have direct orders from my mother to bring back the whole Jovian family. And I can take some other prisoners too." Calypso replied, and looked at Jason with an evil smile. Jason was trying to avoid Alista's attacks. Every once in a while he could get a hit on her, but she was pretty fast, and getting a chance to attack her was few and far between. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Casey starting to wake up. I could see she was fighting to stay conscious. Ken still wasn't getting up.
"Well, are you going to take Casey, Ken, and I or not?" I called.
"Yes, I think now is a good time." Calypso said, and grinned.
"Lita, no!" Serena cried. I turned to look at her and the other scouts.
"I have to. I'm sorry scouts. I can't put you guys in danger." I said, and a couple more tears slid down my face, but I didn't wipe them away.
"Lita, we will protect you! Don't ever doubt that. We will protect Casey, Ken, and you until the end!" Mina said, and tried to run to me, but she hit an invisible force field that Calypso must have put up, and she went flying into a wall. I saw her body go limp.
"Mina!" I screamed, and tears flowed down my face unchecked. I turned to face Calypso. "Leave my friends alone! You didn't come for them! You came for me! So come get me!" I screamed.
"Alexander! Take her to the palace. Along with her brat and her boyfriend!" Calypso called, and Alexander snapped his fingers, and we disappeared. We landed on a hard tile floor, and our ropes came off. I noticed that Casey was so weak, she couldn't even stay transformed, and she changed back into regular clothes. I ran to catch her. I caught her, but I fell and twisted my left ankle when I did. I cried out in pain, and then looked at Casey. Her green eyes were sparkling softly as she looked at me.
"Thank you, Mom, for catching me. I feel so weak right now. I can't even sit up." Casey whispered.
"Shhh, shhh. Save your strength. Here, I'll give you some of my power." I told her. She shook her head, but I refused to let her tell me no. I held her tight, and concentrated. I could feel some of my power leave me, and I knew that it had gone into Casey. I sat her up by a wall, and painfully stood up. I had to stand on my right leg because of my ankle. "So, what are you going to do to us now?" I asked.
"Well, what I would like to do, is to let you go, but then I would be killed for it. Sit down. Maybe I can help with your ankle." Alexander said. "Oh, and you can just call me Alex. I really hate the name Alexander, but that's what they call me."
"Ok. Now, what is this about going to see the 'Queen'?" I asked, and then winced in pain.
"We have to wait for Calypso to get here. And knowing her, that'll probably be awhile. She'll probably stay and torture your friends some more." Alex replied.
"I wish we could help them." Casey murmured.
"I wish we could too. By the way, where are we?" I asked. Alex snapped his fingers and a chair appeared behind me. I sat down in it, and Alex came over. He put his hands over my ankle, and my ankle glowed a greenish blue color. Then the pain was gone. I looked at Alex for an explanation.
"I healed your ankle. And, were on Jupiter. he said simply.
"Thank you. Were on Jupiter? Wow." I replied. I got up and walked over to Ken. I gently shook him. "Ken, wake up." I said. He didn't wake up, so I shook harder. "Ken, wake up!" I said louder. He moaned, and slowly opened his eyes.
"Leets?" he whispered. I nodded my head. I gave him a big hug.
"Oh Ken! I'm so glad you're ok!" I cried. He slowly sat up and gave me a lopsided grin.
"And why wouldn't I be ok?" he asked. I smiled and a tear slid down my cheek. Ken reached and brushed it away. I eased into his lap and laid my head down on his chest. Before I slipped off to sleep, I saw Alex sitting in the chair smiling at us.