"Yah!" Someone shouts.
Jessalina opens her eyes.
A man is there, his sword in the arachno. The arachno curls up, then poofs into smoke, and disappears. The man picks up his sword, and slams the point into the ground, and crosses his arms.
Jessalina stands properly, red coming to her cheeks.
Andaella sits back on her shoulder, her legs out. "Oooh. Somebody's crushing."
"Crushing? I am...not crushing!" "Sure ya are. Your face says it all!" Andaella holds up a mirror.
Jessalina was blushing. She takes the mirror, and puts it in her pocket. "I am not." She states, giving Andaella a scowl.
The man sees her. He sheaths his sword, and approaches her. "I didn't realize you were here."
"Um, yeah. I-I-I was." She starts nervously smiling.
Andaella whispers in her ear. "Crushing!" She giggles.
Jessalina's smile wavers.
"Why is a lady like yourself wandering the woods unprotected?"
"What makes you think I need protection?"
The man's face softens. "I meant no offense." He gently grabs her hand, and lightly kisses the back of it.
Jessalina blushes profusely. "It's okay."
"What's your name? "
"Oh, um..."
Andaella whispers in her ear. "Just say your name!"
"Oh, um...Jessalina." She answers.
"Jessalina? You must not be from this land."
"Oh, you got that right!"
"Anyways, I'm Ike."
Jessalina stops.
"Jess?" Andaella asks. ''What's the matter?"
Jessalina smiles at Ike. "I need to have a word with my helper." She turns around. "Why didn't you tell me Ike was here?" She whispers.
"How do you know about Ike?"
Jessalina scoffs. " 'How do I know about Ike?' He's a hero! Of course I'd know him!"
"Ooh!" Andaella squeals.
"You better not be-"
"Ike and Jessalina sittin' in a tree. K-I-"
Jessalina grabs her by her leg, and holds her upside down in front of her face. "Don't. Do. That."
Andaella struggles to get out.
"Sorry." Jessalina lets go.
They look at Ike. He has his sword in his scabbard, arms crossed, waiting.
Andaella giggles. "He's waiting!" She sing-songs.
Jessalina turns to face Ike. "Sorry. We were having...issues."
"No worries." Ike smiles. "You said you didn't need protection?"
Jessalina was about to speak, when Andaella interrupts. "Yeah! She's super strong! In fact, she's a Healer!"
"A Healer, you say?"
Jessalina puts her head down. "Yeah. Nothing special."
"Nothing special? You know how to heal someone!"
"Well, not exactly."
"Not exactly? "
"I...don't really know a whole lotta spells."
"You're in luck. I'll help you."
She perks up. "Thank you!" She starts hugging him. "You have no idea how much this helps me!"
"You're welcome."
Jessalina realizes she's making contact. She quickly lets go. "Sorry. Got a bit too excited."
"It's okay."
They turn, and start walking.
"So, what are you adventuring for?" Ike asks.
"I'm heading to the Castle." Jessalina pulls out the invite. "I got invited."
"Me too. And not just where you going, who are you doing it for?"
"Doing it for? That's easy." Jessalina looks firmly ahead. "My family."
"Really? I fight for my friends."
Jessalina bites her lip. This is exactly what she wanted to hear coming from the Ike!
"Are you experienced in skills, Miss Jessalina?" Ike asks.
"Oh. Hm? Skills! Oh yes. I'm very good at blacksmithing."
"A girl good at blacksmithing?"
"You got something against that?" Jessalina asks.
"No! Not at all. I find it very nice for a woman to know blacksmithing. And, I'm sorry if it came out wrong."
"Okay, you gotta tell me your secret."
"Secret?"
"How you're so polite!"
"Is that not what men should do to ladies?"
"In my world, boys are really immature. They'll laugh when someone burps, or makes any other body sounds. They'll even smack each other with books!"
"That doesn't sound very good. Speaking of, what world are you from?"
"Hm. I actually don't know. My helper says I'm from here. But, I'm one of those heroes with amnesia, so I really got no clue."
"Well, you could be from Mageria. There is a Link, Shulk, Mar-"
"Did you say, 'Link'?"
"Yes. Do you know who he is?"
"Yes. I do. He saves Hyrule from Ganon, Girahim, and many others."
"You seem to know a lot. Are you a big fan?"
"Not as big as a person I kinda know. His whole room is decked out in The Legend Of Zelda things."
"Sounds nice."
"It is. Do you have a boy named Sora anywhere?"
"Sora? I haven't heard from him in a long time."
"Oh. A man named Terra?"
"Terra. He sounds familiar. Oh yeah! Me and him were friends. Then he-"
"Yes. Yes. I know. No need to explain!" Jessalina says quickly.
"Are you okay, Miss Jessalina?"
"No. And you can just call me Jess. Or Jessa, either works."
"What's the matter?"
"I used to have a really big crush on Terra."
"Oh," Ike hangs he head a bit. "So, you already like someone?"
"It wouldn't work. I'm way too young for Terra."
"Too young? You look the same year as me, and Terra was two years older than me."
Jessalina perks up. "So, if I found him, could you introduce me?"
"Introduce? I guess. But you won't be able to find him."
"Yeah. I know."
Ike stops by a tree, leans up against it, and drinks something. "What makes you like Terra?"
"He fights and protects for the ones he loves. I've always liked guys like that. I don't care how much they work-out, how much muscles he has, or how 'hot' he looks without a shirt. I look inside people. Not the outside."
Ike hands her a drink. "It's water."
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
Jessalina looks insides it, and takes a drink. It's sweet, like nectar. She gets an odd feeling in her stomach, and clutches it.
Ike puts a hand on her shoulder. "Are you okay?"
She thunks herself against the tree. "No."
Andaella flies in front of her. "Jess? What's happening?"
"My stomach feels bad. Not like average nervous, like you have serious flu. It feels like it's gonna go out of you, or just implode." She yells in pain.
Ike lays her beside the tree. "It's okay. Rest. I'll take watch."
Jessalina barely shakes her head yes. "Ahh! Egn!" She groans. Sweat starts pouring down her face.
Ike is pulling out something from his pack, and Andaella is saying something to her. She can't hear anything, and she can barely see anything. Her eyes snap shut.

Jessalina stands up. She yawns, stretches, and looks around. "Ike? Andaella?"
No response.
Not only is there no sound, there's no color. She's the only thing with color.
Someone steps out from the shadows. br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /"Ike? Andaella?"
"Jess?"
Jessalina sighs. "Ike!" She runs to hug him.
The second he touches her, he morphs into something else.
Jessalina backs away. "Wha?"
"You don't know me?" The woman asks.
She shakes her head no.
"I'm what you call...an antagonist. Only, I control all of them."
Jessalina gets a good look at them. The woman looks normal, for an RPG queen character.
Jessalina sees things. Andaella getting a crown, Ike holding her hand. Andaella getting her wings ripped off, and Ike being burnt alive in fire.
"Ike. Andaella.
"What are these?" Jessalina asks, horrified.
"Wake-up! You'll know soon." The woman cackles.
Jessalina feels herself fall, and sink.