I hopped into our hot air balloon once we got outside and gestured for Breezy and Chaser to follow.

Chaser bounded in, but Breezy looked confused.

"Can't you just teleport us there?" she asked. I shook my head.

"The Elemental Kingdoms are protected by a magical barrier. You can only do magic inside the city." I sighed.

Breezy blinked, still looking skeptical, but she hopped into the hot air balloon.

"Up, up and awaaaaay!" I laughed as the balloon floated into the air. Breezy looked over at me.

"Could you maybe explain a bit more now?" she asked. I crossed my arms.

"Fine. The Elemental Kingdoms each have a magical barrier. Only people with that Elemental Power can do magic inside the city. You following?" I added, and Breezy nodded.

"Good. To get an Elemental Power, you have to be born into that kingdom. But sometimes, you can have two elements, if your parents are from different kingdoms."

The balloon continued to rise. Luckily, I was almost done with my explanation.

"There aren't just the 4 Elemental Kingdoms, Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. There's also Fairy, Darkness, Demon and Light. Most people are born into the four main elements, but rare ones can be born with three elements. Well," I said, looking up, "that's all you need to know. And that's good, because we're here."

Breezy looked up sharply. A huge, puffy white cloud stretched out above us. And as we rose, Breezy gasped.

An enormous, white and pale blue castle rested on the cloud. A huge silver gate protected the castle.

We landed the balloon and hopped out. Instantly a few guards leaped in front of the gate.

They looked like pure white snow wolves, but their coats sparkled in the sun. Their eyes were a pale blue. One bared it's teeth.

"You again?" it snarled, looking at me. I narrowed my eyes. Breezy looked at me questioningly. I looked at the wolf calmly.

"Let us through." I said. The wolf hissed through gritted teeth. I gestured to Breezy.

"I come with an Air Element." The wolf sat back hesitantly.

"Very well." it growled. It flicked its tail, and two more wolves opened the gates. I nodded to the first wolf.

"Thank you."

We stepped through the gate. Breezy turned to me as soon as the wolves were out of earshot.

"What did he mean, you again?" she asked me. I turned away.

"He must have confused me with someone else." I mumbled.

Breezy narrowed her eyes at me. I looked up.

"There's the castle!" I pointed.

"Let's go!" Breezy and Chaser ran after me, but I screeched to a stop at the entrance to the castle.

There were about 5 dozen wolf guards flanking the entrance. One wearing an eye-patch stepped forward. It looked at me.

"I am Ice. What are you doing here, de-"

I broke him off hastily. "We come to see Queen Allura. Will you let us in? I have an Air Element with me."

I pointed at Breezy. Ice whirled to look at her. Instantly his eye widened.

"Princess!"

He knelt forward on his front paws. Breezy looked confused, but suddenly her eyes glowed blue. She stretched her hand forward and rubbed the wolf's head.

"Hello, Ice. I've missed you." She gave Ice a quick hug.

"Will you let us in?" she murmured. Ice nodded and called to the other guards.

"Open the gates! The Princess has returned!" I looked at Breezy, who looked equally surprised.

"I- How- Huh?" she stuttered. I put my hand on her shoulder.

"We can figure that out later. For now, let's go in."

I nodded to her. We stepped forward.

We had entered the Castle of Air.