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ANTics
Magic Does Exist
CHYNA
I opened my eyes.
I had no idea where I was.
I looked around. There was a window next to where I was sitting. There was moving scenery outside of it.
Cameron (or who I thought was Cameron) stretched and rubbed his eyes. "Chyna?" he said, groggily. "'That you?"
"Yeah," I replied. "Where are we?"
Cameron shrugged. "Don't know."
Fletcher yawned and pushed his head into my arm. "Ow!" he yelled, rubbing the back of his head. "Chyna? Cameron? Are we on a train?" Fletcher asked, staring out the window.
"It sure seems like it," I whispered.
Suddenly, I remembered the day's events.
"Ugh," I groaned, massaging my temples. "All my fault."
The door to the cabin creaked open. A fairy with strawberry pink hair and an all red suit appeared.
"Welcome to the Urr Express!" she exclaimed.
"What's that? And what's Urr?" Cameron asked.
"Well, it's the magical fairy kingdom that you all are going to compete in, silly! My name's Rocky. I'm your personal trainer for this year's games. If you need anything, just tell me."
Rocky waved her hands in the air and a luscious buffet appeared before us. I couldn't recognize any of the food there. It must've been magical.
"We'll be arriving in Urr in about 20 minutes. So feel free to roam and mingle!" Rocky snapped her fingers and disappeared. Wow. These people fairies are really good.
The door opened again. This time, it was Olive.
"Oh, how glad I am to see you!" she screamed in relief as she sat down next to Cameron. She eyed the buffet suspiciously. "I guess I'll be joining you for lunch." She picked up a napkin and tucked it into her shirt. The rest of us did the same.
"We're all going to die," I mumbled. "I just know it."
Olive shrieked. "Chyna! Don't talk like that. And plus, I have an idea."
"And what is that?"
"Urr is a magical kingdom! They use magic to do everything-even fight. I heard that they even use magic musical instruments and art supplies as weapons."
I picked up a fork and a piece of slimy green meat slid onto my plate – by itself.
"So, you're saying that we can kill people using magic? And things we're good at?"
"Precisely."
I poked at the meat until a small piece came off onto my fork. I put it in my mouth, expecting to have to spit it out. Instead, I was met by a burst of flavor.
Fletcher was drinking a thick red concoction. Cameron was eating some kind of sandwich, and Olive was enjoying a leafy salad. An ear of what looked like corn slid onto my plate, and I happily ate a few kernels.
Another fairy came in.
"I'm sorry, but time has been cut short," she said softly. "You are all to be in the main cabin in the next 5 minutes." She looked at Cameron. "They put you in the wrong cabin. Cameron. We were confused, since you and Chyna are related. Come with me." Cameron's eyes widened but he went up to her. She left as quickly as she came, Cameron in tow.
Olive took off her napkin, turned around, and pressed a button on the side of the cabin.
I found myself now sitting on a comfy sofa in what must've been the main cabin. The train was slowing down, and the rest of the kids looked anxious to get off. Only one of us will be surviving this.
The train finally stopped in a colorful station. The doors opened, and we all piled out, ready to breathe fresh air.
"Welcome to Urr!"
Melody appeared out of nowhere, flying in to greet us.
Urr was actually a very nice place. It looked…well…magical.
"Your trainers are going to take you to your penthouses which are over there." She pointed to a tall building near the station. "After you get settled, you're going to be whisked away to there," she pointed to a much smaller building next to it, "And then the tribute parade will happen there." Her finger finally stopped at a humongous town square.
Rocky pushed Olive from behind. "Come along now," she said. The speed of her wings made us get to the first building very fast. The building was even taller up close. In a big light up sign, it said 'Guest Penthouses'. Rocky pushed us into an elevator and we went up until we reached the last floor. The door opened, and we were awed.
The penthouse look a-maze-ing.
There was a kitchen, a living room, a dining room, 4 large rooms, and a bathroom.
Rocky walked down the hall to where the bedrooms were. "This one is Chyna's, this one is Olive's, and this one is Fletcher's." The purple, the blue, and the orange room.
I waved to Olive and Fletcher, then stepped inside my room. There was a modern style bed that seemed to sparkle, a closet full of 'fairy styles', a bathroom, a comfort area, and a door that led to Olive's room.
I sat on the bed, shivering. It wasn't cold. I was just scared. What would happen?
Someone knocked on my door. "Come in," I said.
A fairy with beautiful green wings flew in.
"I was told to give you these," she said. In her hands was a pair of big, purple wings with an intricate musical design.
"Wow," I whispered. The fairy clipped the wings onto my back. The clip disappeared and the wings were now attached to my back.
"Rocky will be meeting with you soon." The fairy exited my room.
I looked at my wings. Would I finally get the chance to be able to fly?
Rocky flew into the room and rested near the sofa. "I'm going to teach you how to fly!" Rocky seemed very excited. I guess I was, too.
"So, how do you fly these things?" I gestured to my wings. Rocky smiled widely. "Easy! Just think about where you want to go, and your wings will do it. Try it out."
I closed my eyes shut, and started thinking hard about flying to the ceiling. This isn't going to work. Why would it? I shut my eyes tighter, trying to fly.
I felt my feet leave the ground. Soon, I opened my eyes and looked down. I was right below the ceiling, looking at Rocky who was now clapping. "Good!" she said. "Now I'm going to teach you magic."
"Magic?"
"Yep. We all use it!"
"But I'm not a fairy?"
Rocky laughed. "You're a fairy as long as you have wings! You see, we used to use wands for everyday magic, but they easily got misplaced. So, we upgraded our wings so the magic was held in them. The bigger the wings, the more magic you have. Our Lady Melody has the biggest set of wings. She can do anything."
I looked back at my wings. They were huge. I wonder if Fletcher and Olive's are as big as mine.
"Just think about what you want to do and wave your hands. If it's too much for your wings, a smaller version of what you want will appear."
I could really use my A.N.T Pad. I left it at school.
I waved my hands and my A.N.T Pad appeared on my bed. Woah.
"I think that's it for today's lesson. Fly over to the prep building, OK? See you!" And then Rocky was gone.
The prep building. Maybe that was the small building next to the penthouses. My body turned and left the room. I flew down the hall and out the window, where I flew down close to the ground. My stomach dropped. I flew to the prep building and inside the waiting door.
My wings landed me safely on the ground.
"Chyna! You're here! Great flying, by the way." A young fairy wearing all black, with black wings close to the size of mine and pierced ears, flew in from a hall close to where I was standing. "I'm Cinna, you're stylist. I'm just gonna fix you up a bit for the parade."
I followed Cinna down the hall and into a room marked 'Guest Dressing Room A8'.
The room looked like any normal dressing room. "OK, Chyna, I would like you to stand in front of that mirror, facing me." I did as he said.
"Let's get rid of the body hair," he waved his hands.
"Do your eyebrows,"
"Add more hair to your head, and let's pile it up in a bun,"
"I want faint purple eye makeup to match your wings,"
"Hmm, let's make your skin glow,"
"And treble earrings."
Cinna stopped waving his hands and then walked closer up to me. He started to wave his hands over my clothes, changing them. "Turn around," he said. I obliged and, well, I looked beautiful. I was wearing a purple dress. It seemed that musical notes flew into the air when I moved. "Yes you do," Cinna said. "Huh?" I asked, confused. "You said you looked beautiful. I said you do."
"You can read minds?"
"Of course I can! You can, too. You can read all minds, except Our Lady Melody's because of your wings."
I tried to think of reading Cinna's mind. I bet she's trying to read my mind right now.
I giggled. "I know, I am."
Cinna laughed, too. "Come on, we have a parade to get to."
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