Laura jumped out of the car before she even had time to think what she was doing. Sabrina quickly followed her.
"Annie, Sophie are you ok?!!" Laura cried in desperation. Just as she reached them they vanished as if into thin air. Laura felt a chill as she instantaneously realised who was behind this.
"Well, hello again!" The magic shop owner grinned, stepping out from a van that had just appeared as magically as what she had thought were her friends had vanished. The real Annie and Sophie were squatting in the back, looking both unhappy and afraid.
"Get in the van now" he ordered abruptly "Your friend can come too"
Laura had no choice but to comply, knowing she could be turned into anything by this creep. Besides, she couldn't just leave her friends. Unfortunately though, she didn't have a chance to retrieve the spellbook from the car. She and her friends were now defenseless against this crazy sorcerer and, unsurprisingly after everything that happened, he seemed more hostile than ever.
Sabrina loyally followed her master into the van without hesitation, properly dragged into this mess now. Laura felt terrible about that.
"Sophie, Annie, are you two ok?" Laura asked hopefully.
"*Croak* *ribbit* *croak*" Annie answered.
"*Ook* *ah* *ook* *Eek" Sophie tried to explain.
Laura's heart sank. If he had taken away their voices already, what would happen once they got back to the store?