[center][img]https://static.tumblr.com/d5ddcffd7f517d8ac3f10a0d9a2e39de/etinqzy/GTan573dl/tumblr_static_tumblr_static_hdztbkj9js0gkoogwcgs80kk_640.png[/img][h2][color=steelblue]Leo[/color][/h2][/center]
[center][color=steelblue]Location:[/color] [i]Veterinary Office[/i][hr]Interacting with: Magnus, Callie, Quinton, [@Caits] Seraphina, and Zoe [@Vicier][/center][hr][hr]
As soon as the phone call ended, Leo took off, snagging Magnus' keys from him before climbing into his car. As he started up the engine, he cut off Magnus' before he could make any quips about it. [color=steelblue]"Magnus, stay with Callie and the doctor. Keep them safe, I need your car. Good luck."[/color]

Leo slammed the car door shut and floored the gas pedal, taking off at an incredible speed towards the woods. Every second that passed marked the growing feeling of panic in his chest as the spell slowly waned, losing power bit by bit. He could feel his energy slowly being drained away, ebbing at his very life force. If too long passed, the spell would become unstable. Not only would it likely age Alexis to far beyond any age a Warlock could live at, but it would most likely consume all of Leo's power as well, ending the both of them. That was the problem with time magic: it was a very, very sharp double edged sword.

Trees blurred into green streaks outside Leo's window as Magnus' car reached well over 100 MPH, taking the Warlock from one side of the town to the other is minutes. The forest roads were almost always empty, allowing quick passage through the area to Alexis' location. The thought of the wolf attacking Leo's car did cross his mind, but frankly, the Were would be hard pressed to catch up with Magnus' car.

As soon as Leo arrived at the scene, he dialed Zoë's phone, pumping his leg up and down as the call tone sounded in his here. A click echoed into his ear, bringing a glimmer of hope to his eyes. [color=steelblue]"Zoë-!"[/color]

[i]"The number you have called is currently un-"[/i]

Growling in frustration and worry, Leo threw the phone into the passenger seat and grasped the steering wheel, squeezing it so hard that his knuckles turned so white it would make a ghost envious. [color=steelblue]"Fucking shit, Zoë, come on!"[/color]

Leo looked outside the car window, searching the nearby woods to determine if there was anything lurking nearby. If the Alpha was there, it was somehow hidden from his clairvoyance. He simply didn't have time to wait. The spell had minutes left, and if Leo stayed in the car, it was as good as killing the child himself.

[color=steelblue]"Oh, damn it to hell."[/color] Leo pulled the door handle and slid out of the car, shutting the door and unsheathing his wand in one fluid motion. If the Alpha did attack him, it would be one hell of a fight, that much Leo could assure.

With one last glance back down the road leading to the woods, Leo turned to the forest and took off, moving at a quick pace. Alexis' amulet had stopped transmitting the instant Leo had frozen it in time, but he could still sense where his target was. He just had to make it in time.

Step after step led him deeper into the trees, eventually opening up into a small clearing. The overhead branches shielded the area from the sun, causing a gentle golden light to filter down onto the forest floor, softly gracing the golden skin of a small form. Alexis' face was contorted into a look of horror and agony, blood speckling every inch of her face. A large gash existed on her collarbone, and bite marks punctured her arm, but nothing compared to the awful angle her leg was twisted at; her left leg was clearly broken at the knee, bending the wrong direction and off to the side.

Sickness filled Leo's stomach, but he wasn't sure if it was from the spell taxing him, or the awful sight before him. Without another thought, Leo moved forward, prepared to cast an entire host of healing charms on her as soon as the stasis was dropped. As he pulled an amulet from his belt, he stepped forward-

A sharp crack rang through the woods as his foot snapped a branch underneath him, causing him to freeze. While the Alpha would have already known of his presence before he snapped the branch, he still felt the need to freeze. It was almost like the entire forest held its breath, waiting to see if the Warlock would perish.

Wait... No, the entire forest [i]was[/i] holding its breath. Not one bird chirped, not one squirrel cracked a nut on a sharp stone, not one fox scurried across the forest floor. Every single creature was silent, which only happened if the animals were hiding from a predator...

Leo's clairvoyance suddenly presented him with an image: A man in a leather jacket, frozen, suspending himself over a small girl's form, bathing them both in golden light. His back was to Leo, but the bracelet and wand in his hand were unmistakable. The man was Leo, and he was having a vision from someone else's eyes.

[color=steelblue]"I'm sorry, Alexis."[/color]

Without another thought, Leo spun around, shouting a powerful spell as ice exploded from the tip of his wand, decimating the forest behind him as the battle began.