Zoe walked up to her friend Athena's house and knocked on the door. If there was anyone who could help her, it was Athena.
The door opened and Zoe walked right in, without even asking permission. But why should she? She came over almost every day.
"Excuse me," Athena's mom said. "Who exactly are you?"
"Mrs. DeVries. It's me, Zoe. I need to see Athena."
"Are you one of her friends?"
"Of course I am. I come here almost every day," Zoe said.
"I've never seen you here."
"Zoe?" Athena asked, walking into the room, dressed in her usual get-up - a tattered black dress, red corset, and fishnet gloves.
"Athena, there you are. I really need your help," Zoe said, walking towards her friend.
"It's okay, Mom. She's a friend."
Her mom had a look of disbelief, but then shrugged and walked into the kitchen.
"Zoe, there is some major magic in play here," Athena said, walking into her bedroom, with Zoe following her.
"Tell me about it. I watched my entire bedroom change right before my eyes. How did you notice that something was different?"
"You were suddenly gone from all of my photos and none of our friends knew who you were. I don't think I would have noticed anything different, though, if it weren't for my pendant."
Zoe looked at the charm that hung from Athena's necklace. Athena told her once that her pendant protected her from magic. It seemed that in this case, it protected her from changes in reality. So, she remembered how things were supposed to be, just like Zoe.
"If we only knew what was causing it," Athena said.
Jon figured that the first place to look for the stone should be Sarah's house. Since Sarah didn't have it with her, that was the next best place to look.
