CHAPTER THREE

LET'S TRY THAT ONE MORE TIME…

So…I'm dead.

Weird.

I feel…light. Very light. I could jump up and fly if I wanted to!

Hey…wait…what about my mission? I have to…

"ABOUT TIME YOU REMEMBERED."

Huh? What do you mean?

"YOU'VE BEEN FLOATING IN LIMBO FOR HOURS."

Limbo?

"YOU'RE IN THE ENDLESS ABYSS."

I didn't go to hell, did I?

"NO. YOU'RE JUST NOT MEANT TO GO ANYWHERE YET…EXCEPT TO KAUAI."

Oh, right! But wait…so…did I die?

"NO, ACTUALLY. YOU SURVIVED. BUT I MOVED YOU HERE."

How could I survive a nuclear explosion?

"YOU ALMOST DIDN'T. BUT LUCKILY YOUR NEW POWER SAVED YOU."

Huh?

"BEHOLD."

Suddenly Nikki seemed to open her eyes for the first time. It was white all around. There, in midair, was a floating dagger.

Is this a dagger I see before me?

"CUT THE SHAKESPEARE. TAKE THE DAGGER."

Okay. Now what?

"POKE YOUR FINGER."

Uh…okay…hey…the knife broke! How the heck…

"YOU ARE NOW CAPABLE OF ENDURING THE MOST DEADLIEST OF WOUNDS."

Wow! How'd that happen?

"YOU REACHED OUT WITH YOUR HEART, AND IT RESONATED WITH THE HEART THAT HELD THE POWER OF ENDURANCE."

Wait…you mean…because I saved 625's life, I was blessed with her power to take a licking and keep on kicking?

"BASICALLY."

Sweeeeet! Davie's gonna FREAK when I…wait…right, the mission! I have to go to Kauai!

"YES. BUT FIRST…YOU NEED TO BLEND IN A BIT MORE…"

Nick suddenly felt…smaller…shorter…

"YOU ARE NOW 10."

Nick looked down at her legs, feet and hands. They were all smaller, her skin less worn. She was ten again, although still taller than most kids her age were.

"Cool!" She said, her voice returned once again to its youthful, light-toned soprano self.

NOW…GO!"

Suddenly Nikki was falling…falling…falling…down towards a beautiful little island in the pacific. She hollered as she fell down, but it was a good holler, and if she had a cowboy hat, she would wave it in the air as she went down.

"THIS…IS…AWEEEESOOOOOME!"

The voice smiled to itself.

"Good luck…you'll need it."

WHO ARE YOU? CHARACTER BIOS!

The Voice

The Voice is an omnipotent power (presumably) who has decided that Nick is destined for great things. REALLY great things. It's hard to tell what type of person "Voicey's" voice belongs to, for The Voice sounds ageless, with a touch of humor. However, it does seem to be masculine…but is it really a guy speaking, or a girl that sounds like one? Or is The Voice even humanlike at all? All that's known is that it cares about people, and enjoys seeing good deeds done.