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Amber thought back.
    'Gotcha, Ava. Good luck,' thought Sara.
    'Okay, they're ready,' Declan said just as they heard the helicopter's engine purr into motion again.
    'Good luck,' Ava whispered to Liam as he leant forward and kissed her quickly on the lips.
    Standing by the front door, Diarmuid took a deep breath before Shayne pulled it open and nodded. Holding out his arms, he flicked his hands so they were wide open, releasing the awesome power of electricity. It was like a massive bolt of lightning, shattering the calmness of the day. As the force field moved forward, Declan grinned as the sound of hundreds of panicked voices filled his head.
    'It's working,' he yelled, 'I can hear them.'
    'I see them,' yelled Rupert. 'Look,' he pointed as one by one, the trolls seemed to flicker in and out of invisibility. The electricity was temporarily stunning them.
    'Now, go now!' shouted Declan as Diarmuid quickly moved aside, allowing Cassie and Liam to rush through the doorway.
    They watched as the couple moved at the speed of light. Cassie arrived first, climbing aboard the helicopter with ease, her blonde curls bouncing around her face. As she sat down, Sara turned to high-five her with a grin.
    Liam was almost there when an ugly little creature suddenly revealed itself, right in his path. Before Liam had the chance to do a thing, it poked him in the leg. The instant he was touched, Liam became just like the rest of the frozen club, stopped in time.
    'No!' Ava cried out in shock as she watched his body become eerily still.
    'Ava, you must calm down,' Declan said, 'You need to tell the girls to go, they'll have to leave him. Tell them to leave him,' he ordered.
    With tears pouring down her face, she reluctantly nodded and passed on the message to Amber and Sara.
    Moments later, the helicopter began to lift into the air. Cassie's shocked face could be seen peering through the window as it disappeared into the distance.
    The rest of the group looked on as Liam was left alone, standing dead still, mid-run, on the grass below.
    'Poor Liam,' said Lana as she gently hugged Ava and led her away from the window so she didn't have to watch her frozen boyfriend stuck out there with those little monsters.
    'We need to get him back inside,' Rupert said sadly, but Shayne shook his head, 'I'm sorry, but we can't. From what we've seen so far, the trolls are only freezing people, they're not actually harming them. He'll be okay out there. He'll have to be - for now.'
    Taking a deep breath, Rupert flopped back down onto the sofa next to Lana, Emma and Diarmuid. They all looked utterly helpless.
    'I'll go make us a cup of tea,' offered Moira as she walked out of the room, rubbing her eyes. In the kitchen, she put the kettle on and grabbed the closest teapot. Looking up while she waited for the water to boil, she caught her reflection in the mirror on the wall. Her eyes were red. She removed her glasses, putting them down on the worktop. Rubbing her eyes just as the kettle clicked off, she picked it up and began to pour hot water into the pot. Glancing upwards, she caught sight of herself again and dropped the hot kettle, letting it crash to the floor.
    Ignoring it, she moved closer to the mirror and gasped at the sight of her eyes. Her usual brown eyes weren't looking back at her. Instead, they shone silver. She gulped and grabbed her glasses. Putting them back on, she turned back to the mirror only to find the same old reflection that she always saw.
    'Are you okay, Moira? We heard something smash?' Lana said as she rushed into the room with Emma and Declan.
    'I'm… I'm fine, I just dropped the kettle that's all. I'm fine.'
    Looking down, Lana bent to pick it up.
    'But Moira… you've got water splashed all over your legs. Are you sure you're okay?'
    Looking slightly confused, Moira smiled and took the kettle out of her hands.
    'Honestly, I'm fine. I didn't feel a thing. Here, do you want to take the cups out?'
     
     

    CHAPTER 6
    'Why aren't they