Daring, Cerise and the portal
In Sarah Jane's and Ruby's office, Ruby pulled a sheet off something. It looked a lot like a mirror.
"What is it?" Cerise asked.
"It seems to be a portal," Sarah Jane replied.
"We do not know what is on the other side, however," Ruby added, quickly.
"Shall we go through?" Daring asked. Sarah Jane and Ruby nodded. Together, all four of them leapt into the portal and came out on the other side.
"Where are we?" Daring asked. Ruby went pale.
"We are at Fortuna. It's the home of the Katesh."
"Come on. Let's have a look around!" Daring cried.
"No!" Sarah Jane cried. "It's too dangerous!" However, Daring and Cerise have already run off.
"Come back!" Ruby called as she and Sarah Jane ran after them.
Cerise and Daring kept on running through the crowds until they came to a market area. They walked around to see what was there, and they came across a bakery. Inside, a Chinese looking woman was arranging some bread. After she finished arranging it, she looked up and spotted Daring and Cerise. "You can come in if you want," she called. "It's open."
"Hello," Daring said, politely. "My name is Daring Charming and this is Cerise Hood. Who might you be fair maiden?"
"C- Cho," Cho stammered. "Cho Baker."
"Don't worry about Daring," Cerise told her. "That is how he usually introduces himself."
Meanwhile, Sarah Jane and Ruby reached the market. "Where are they?" Sarah Jane asked.
"If we return without them, we're dead," Ruby replied. Sarah Jane nodded. It was a thought they shouldn't ponder upon. Sarah Jane then peeped into a nearby bakery. "I found them," she whispered as Ruby wandered over. Sarah Jane looked confused. "Who are they talking to?" she asked Ruby. Ruby looked in.
"No idea," Ruby replied.
"I don't think I've seen either of you before. Are you moving into the area?" Cho asked Cerise and Daring.
"No, we are just visiting," Cerise told her. "One of our adult friends grew up here."
"What is their name?" Cho asked excitedly. "I may know them."
"Ruby White," Daring replied.
"I grew up with Ruby," Cho said. "When we were little girls, I remember that we ran among the washing that was left out to dry. We would go to the sweetshop or the bakery after school. We used to have a lot of fun."
"Everyone I grew up with would look different now," Ruby told Sarah Jane. "It has been a few years, after all." Sarah Jane nodded.
"What do we do?" She asked.
"We get Cerise and Daring out of there if that woman isn't one of my childhood friends. If she is one of my childhood friends, then we may have to keep an eye on her."
"I agree," Sarah Jane replied. "Shall we go in?" Ruby nodded as they entered the bakery.
Cerise and Daring turned to see who entered the shop. To their delight and dismay, it was Sarah Jane and Ruby. Cho instantly stopped talking about her childhood. "What is your name?" Ruby asked Cho.
"Cho Baker," Cho replied. "And I recognised who you were immediately, Ruby White."
"You know me all too well," Ruby replied.
"What's going on?" Sarah Jane asked, confused.
"Sarah Jane, this is one of my childhood friends, Cho Baker," Ruby answered.
"So, Ruby, what brings you back here?" Cho asked.
"We found a portal back in Ever After High," Ruby replied. "Has anything exciting happened since I was last here?"
"Well, rumours have gone round the village that Amber White has returned," Cho said gravely. "The police are after her; however, you and Mark are allowed to return."
"How come?" Ruby asked.
"Well, word has gone round about your marriage to Sarah Jane," Cho began. "King Bill said that it would be right if you and Mark were to return, due to neither of you wanting to do your purposes. Amber, on the other hand, had other ideas."
Later on, Cho had shown the four of them round the village. "This place is amazing," Cerise said. Cho nodded in agreement.
"It may be a small village, but it supplies everything you need." Ruby then looked over at Cerise and Daring, and saw that they were smiling. Suddenly, Cerise's smile turned into a frown.
"Do we have to go back?" she asked, sadly. "I'm really enjoying it here."
"It would be best if we do go back," Ruby finally said. "We can't afford to get into trouble." Daring nodded.
"We had a great time, Cho," he said, turning to her. "I hope we can meet again soon."
"I hope for exactly the same thing," Cho replied as Daring, Cerise, Ruby and Sarah Jane jumped back through the portal.
"Did that really happen?" Daring asked once they were back in the office.
"Yes, it did," Ruby replied.
"It feels like a dream," Cerise said.
"Don't worry," Sarah Jane told her. "I get that a lot."
"When shall we go back?" Daring asked.
"Soon," Ruby answered. "But you have to promise that you will not tell anyone until we are ready."
"We won't," Cerise replied. Daring nodded.