It was a relaxing and sunny day in Aah. It was so relaxing and peaceful that Fiona and Cake had a little time to kick back.
"Today is nice, isn't it Cake?" Fiona asked.
"Sure is hun"! You know, this would be better if we had a nice girl talk." She said.
"Blehhhh! Ew, Cake!" Fiona mock punched Cake's shoulder. Cake and Fiona began to laugh when a loud high-pitched scream erupted from ahead. Without a word both Cake and Fiona jumped up and ran toward the scream. It led them far away from their tree-house home.
Soon they came upon a desert full of sand. Standing there in the middle was a small girl with black hair, looking...human. Fiona began to run faster. She reached the girl and knelt down.
"What's wrong little girl?" Fiona asked. The little girl didn't seem to be in any danger but that didn't stop Fiona. Immediately after Fiona spoke, the little girl stopped her screaming.
"Nothing really, I just needed you to be here." The girl said, surprising Cake and Fiona. "Screaming is like...the bat signal for both of you. Anyway, check this." The girl gestured to the desert. "I hear you like adventures, and fun. If all that junk is true then this is the place to be." Fiona stood up.
Fiona and Cake scanned the desert, but that's all they saw. A boring, lonely, water-less desert.
"Um, where's the fun?" Fiona asked, not meaning to be insensitive but rather just...confused.
"Or the adventure?"Cake said crossing her arms. The little girl smirked.
"Okay, you see all that sand?" She asked. Fiona and Cake nodded. "Dig through it."
"Dig?" Fiona repeated.
"Yup, dig." She said nodding up and down. Fiona considered trying it, then realized the very high possibility that the girl was joking or even worse, pranking them.
"What'll happen if we dig?" Fiona asked with sudden doubt.
"You'll find a stump." The girl answered.
"A stump?"
"Ughhh!" The girl dragged her arms on the ground and walked around in a circle. "Yes Fiona. A stump."
"That's all? There's nothing fun about a stump honey." Cake said butting in.
"Oh trust me, you won't regret it, this is a magic stump. A very magic stump. It will entertain you for hours at least and at night." The girl whistled. "Night is the very best time."
Cake and Fiona looked at her with an odd glare.
"What are you?" Fiona asked.
"Imma a human, from the land of OOO. Ever heard of it?"
"You're human?!" Fiona asked. She looked the odd little girl up and down. She had pretty emerald eyes and small light pink lips. Aside from that she wore a long green cloak with the hood down.
"Sure am. If you wanna know more, just find the stump." She shrugged and began to walk away.
"No wait!" Fiona called running after her. She held out her hand and tried to grabbed the girl but once she touched the girl's shoulder, the girl flipped on her hood and disappeared. Fiona stared at the spot the girl had been.
"Cake, do you think she was telling the truth?" Fiona was really shaken.
"I don't know hun', it's possible." Cake put her arm around Fiona.
"Then c'mon Cake! We gotta dig!" Fiona said. She sat on the ground and pawed through the sand with her hands.
"You don't want a shovel?" Cake asked.
"Oh you're right Cake!" Fiona reached in her back pack and pulled out a small shovel that looked like it was meant for a sandbox.
"Um, I meant more like a full sized shovel."
"There's not time! Now start digging!" Fiona yelled. Cake didn't like the way this was making her friend act but dug for Fiona's sake. All day they dug and searched, trudging through the desert without eating or drinking. For some reason, they couldn't find the mysterious stump the girl had spoke of.
"Look sugar, we should really go back, rest up maybe get some help." Cake suggested.
"No Cake! We can't stop!" Fiona yelled. Cake frowned.
"Look here girl. I know this means a lot to you but we just have to take a break! Now we are going home one way or another. So are you gonna come with me, or am I gonna kick your butt all the way there?" Fiona looked at the desert for a long time. Before silently climbing onto Cake's back.
"Let's go Cake..."
Cake did as Fiona said and began the long walk home. The whole way there, all she could think about was her friend and if she should try talking to Fiona. There really was nothing she could say because the subject was so sensitive, even between best friends.
Finally Cake and Fiona arrived to their tree house home. Fiona jumped off cake's back as soon as their home came into sight. Fiona quickly ran ahead and Cake tried to catch up just as fast. When Cake finally made it to their house Fiona was no where in sight, and even worse Cake couldn't find her anywhere inside.
Cake knew she was there, so she tried her best to get some good night's rest.