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I was sitting in the back of the car trying to look out the window to see where we were but the windows were tented so dark I couldn't see a single thing. I looked over and saw Dylan nervously tapping his fingers against his knee.

We had been in the car for almost 45 minutes and with ever second I was getting more nervous.

I had absolutely zero idea how my brother was going to react. Danny was never one for surprises; he likes to always be in control and know exactly what's going on every second of every day, and this, well he will NEVER see this one coming. To him I will always be that younger sister that wants to be like her older brother but never anywhere near good enough.

Just thinking about my brother makes me even more nervous.

I sat there fidgeting with the hole in jeans that wether I could help it or not just gets bigger every time I wear them.

I didn't know exactly what to wear for this glorious occasion because I don't want look like I'm trying too hard but I also didn't want them to think I'm not taking it seriously so I decided on a black short sleeve v-neck, my favorite pair of skinny jeans that have one giant (because it's always getting bigger) hole on my left thigh, and my black heeled ankle boots.

"Are you nervous?", Dylan looked over at me with a half smile that I assume was suppose to make me better but it didn't, not even a little bit. "A little," I say, " mostly just about my brother. I have no idea what he's gonna say."

"Does anyone ever really know what the great Daniel Atlas is going to say?" Dylan says and I can't hold in my chuckle, "that," I say, " is a damn true statement!"

I felt the car finally come to a stop and a knock on tented glass separating Dylan and I from the driver. Dylan looked at me, "You ready?" I just gave a single nod and opened up my door.

When I step out of the car I look up at the building that looks just like every other building on the block. It's dark grey brick with no windows and only a single metal door.

I don't know what I was expecting but definitely not this. I was expecting them to be in some nice place with access to whatever they wanted. This looked like a piece of shit compared to my apartment back home. I can already tell I'm gonna be wishing I was there.

I took three steps toward the door, stopped, looked over at Dylan, took one deep breath and continued walking.

The door squeaked as Dylan pushed it opened. As I walked in the doorway all I could see was boxes on boxes on boxes. The first thought that went through my head was that I had been played and this was all some big joke, like someone was about to jump out  of a box and say "GOT YA!", but to my surprise that never came.

As I'm looking around the room I see Dylan pushing a stack of boxes, that are just a little darker brown than the rest, to the center of the room. I ran over to help him but stopped dead when I saw the huge silver door that was previously covered by the boxes.

"You didn't really think we were staying in a room of boxes did you?" I hear Dylan say as he walks up behind me over to the door.

"Do they know I'm coming?" I ask as he unlocks the door, "They know something is happening but they have no idea what. I called a meeting with them so they know something is gonna change."

We walk through the door into a square room with white ceramic tiles, all white walls, no doors, no window, it just looked empty. Which apparently was the whole point because Dylan walked over to wall in front of us and started pulling it toward me to reveal that it was all an illusion.

I instantly remember the bunny disappearing in the box trick. They used a mirror to make it look like the room is empty but in reality there is more behind that mirror that anyone will ever know.

"They're all waiting in the main room. I'm going to go talk to them before I bring you in there. Hang tight and don't get nervous! They've been waiting for something to happen they're gonna be excited!" Dylan says with a reassuring smile as he disappeared through the door.

I started pacing back and forth just freaking and then I realized I could hear everything that was being said.

I hear the one voice that I would recognize anywhere. My brother. "Dylan Rhodes, finally something is going to happen. We've been waiting forever and you better give us something good."

"Look Danny it's not up to me when shit happens it's up to the eye and you know that. They eye is planning something so we're preparing for it. So now that we're all here, wait where's Jack?"

Jack? As in the Jack Wilder? I thought he was dead!

"I'm here! I'm here! Sorry I slept a little late." Which I assume was Jack.

"Alright, now that we're all here," Dylan continues, " the eye is planning something big and I don't know exactly what it is yet but I know we need to start preparing for it now. The first step is to fix the four horsemen, right now there is only three of you so that's the first thing we are going to fix."

I knew I was about to walk in there and everything was going to change.

I heard footsteps walking toward me and I took three deep breaths and the door opened.

I walked through the door and proceeded down this dark hallway that felt like it went on forever. When I stepped into the light of the main room, the first pair of eyes I met was of course my brother's.

His expression was a mixture of confusion and disbelief. I quickly looked away. Merritt was looking back and forth between Danny and I, obviously trying to put it together and reading all our emotions. Then I allowed myself to look over at Jack, he looked me straight in the eye and gave me that smirk that makes your heart flutter a little and all I could think was OH. MY. DAMN. I'm fucked.

"Everyone, meet Madelyn Atlas."

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