The darkness of unconsciousness surrounds me. I slowly wake to find that everything has changed in an instant. Where before I was lying in an open field under a starlit sky, now I find myself laid down under a forest of trees on a day bright and cheery. The trees were old, probably older then my home which is over two-hundred years old. My home has been renovated a time or two... or 5. But my family has never moved. The bark of the trees is thick and rutted, while the leaves are green and wet, newly grown. A warm wind rustles its way through the leaves. Slowly I come to realize that there are lights moving in the wind. Fey lights, fairies moving through the woods. I stand up and look around. There seems to be a path somewhere to my right. Overhead the leaves are so thick that I can't see the sun though there is light shining through the many leaves. I pause for a while just taking in the beauty of my surroundings.

After a while I move toward the path hoping to find out exactly where I am. As I move along the path I hear an odd grunting sound from somewhere ahead of me. I move to the side and cautiously made my way foreword. I slowly round a corner and come upon a strange sight. There were two boars and upon them were short and thin green... things. In the middle of them was a huge blue boar with spikes on it tusks with a just as large green... being on its back. There also seemed to be somebody unconscious lay on the ground of the spring. One of the beasts had picked up a girl and threw her upon the back of his boar. The large one grinned and lifted and let out a loud blast from his horn. I stared as black particles seemed to materialize out of nowhere and create a glowing black and red portal in the sky. Then they bounded of past where I was heading toward the area of the path I had been heading for.

I slowly slip forward into the spring. I walk over and kneel next to the unconscious person and try to heal the bump on his head. I scoop up some water and drip over the bump and watch surprised as it seems to automatically shrink. The ground shakes as the boars and their riders charge past with four more people on their backs, all of them children. I move to follow when the person next to me woke up. He looked around kind of confused, and then stood up and took off. I follow as fast as I can and just manage to catch up when he ran into what looks like a black wall.

He looks at me and a silent understanding passed between us. We slowly walk forward to examine the wall when arms shot out and grabbed us, dragging us into and through the wall. We struggle as a creature with a black flat head seems to stare at us. Slowly a glow starts to appear and then quickly flashes. We go flying as... whatever the heck it is reels back in pain. Pain invades my body and I feel my skin seem to burn and itch. I scream in pain and collapse as my body changes into that of a panther. I manage to stay awake just a little while longer and then my world goes black.

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I wake up feeling odd. As I look around I notice that there is a wolf nearby. I'm not quite sure how I know, but I just know it is the person from earlier. I stand up and up and feel a weight on my ankle I look down to see a shackle and the chain leading to a block on the ground. I growl and try to tear it. When that doesn't work I try to break it by stressing it until it breaks. At the same time the wolf was trying the same thing. When it doesn't work we stop and talk. "Sorry for ignoring you but I dislike being chained up." I said.

"It's fine, I was trying to get free myself. I'm Link, who are you?"

"I'm Jade, Jade Evans. Nice to meet you, well that's what I would normally say. Hey, can you reach that broken bone over there?"

A high pitched giggle echoed throughout the area and Link and I whirled to see who it was. There was a black and white imp with red and orange eye and green symbols on her body.

We both growled as she seemed to be mocking us. She had a fanged grin and said, "Oh so scary! And here I was thinking of helping you out of there! For a price." We stopped growling but were still watching her warily. "Good boys! Now I'll get rid of those chains, but you will have to find your own way out." We both stared as red and black, lightning, gathered between her hands. She abruptly jerked her hands apart and the chains snapped.

Gathering our wits about us we started to explore, looking for a way out. "Hey Jade, over here!" Link called. I meandered over to see what he was looking at, and was surprised to smell freshly upturned dirt. "We can dig underneath and out!" he exclaimed.

"Great", I growled irritated, "We get to dig. If you haven't noticed I'm a panther, panthers are like cats. We don't like to dig. But I guess if it's the only way out I have no choice. Din blast it!"

We dug our way out and looked around not seeing her anywhere. She dropped out of nowhere and landed on Link's back causing him to try to buck her off. After a little bit he calmed down and stood straight. "There that's not so bad is it? Now, go!" She exclaimed jabbing her knees into his side. We both started forward and noticed that the door was closed. Being as we don't have hands we can't open it. I turn and head over to the second cell and briefly wonder why we were both put in the same cell. Then I noticed that there was a chain with a loop on it that appeared to be one solid ring. I jump up and clench it in my jaw; surprisingly I hung for a second before I dropped down loop still in mouth causing the chain to jerk. A door opened up in the wall scaring the heck out of Link and I. The imp just laughed. "Well, let get moving!" She was grinning again. I sigh as we take off down the tunnel.