Chapter Four

Disclaimer: Nope. Not the one-and-only creator of Stardew Valley. I don't own it (Or Labyrinth!).

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Quick Note: Hi, Mina here! Sorry I didn't update earlier, but I have martial arts on Wednesdays and Thursdays and that exhausts me more than I can say. My "open" days are Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Friday. I spend most of them typing and I write every day. I keep a log of what I'm working on in my profile, if you want to look at it. Oh, yeah! This chapter is mostly a flashback. Sorry if you don't like it, but there's gonna be a lot of them in the beginning so you can learn about Crow! Now, on with the story!

Sebastian's plan was simple, but pure genius. Crow was going to pretend to be the mysterious new farmer. She had to keep up the act as long as she could for the joke to work.

Crow and Sebastian got to Sam's house without being spotted.

"Crow?!"

Sebastian cursed under his breath. Luck for them, it was only Sam, who they needed for the prank. They needed to make Crow look less like herself and more like a beautiful stranger.

A few minutes later, they were back at Crow's house.

"We should make me look like my sister. Christina is a lot more… glamorous, for lack of better wording, than I am. She's a model and a good student," Crow said absently. "I didn't really know her before… well, the move."

An awkward silence reigned for a few seconds, until it was broken by Sam, in his normal, energetic manner.

"Well, we only have until seven to turn Crow into something beautiful, we'll need every second! Let's get to work."

STARS

Crow was no longer Crow. She was, for awhile, Maria Terence. Crow's hair was pulled into a massive bun on top of her head, two strands framing her face. Sam had decided that "Maria" didn't need much make up had been very minimal. Crow's black jeans had been replaced by a short green skirt with white polka dots and white leggings. Her beloved gray hoodie and t-shirt had been exchanged for a light green knit sweater. The final touch was a ridiculous pair of thick and lens less glasses.

"Woah, you sure look different!" declared Sam.

"It's like the Wizard's tower thing magnified about a thousand times," murmured Sebastian.

Crow smiled at that. That particular happening was not one of the strangest thing that had happened to her here, but it was memorable. It may not have started happily, but the end result was spectacular.

Thirteen year old Crow was sick. It had been thought it was the flu and she felt like she was going to collapse any second, even though Crow was lying on the couch. Luckily for her, Crow had friends that knew exactly what to do. Crow's grandfather had died a little over a year ago and she now lived with the Mullners, since she had been adopted by the town, not her grandfather. Crow was just beginning to this of this house as her home.

Alex walked into the house after coming from school. After dropping his bag, he immediately made his way over to his sister. "How are you, Crow? Any better? The same?" he asked quietly.

"Worse," Crow muttered. "Dr. Harvey's done all he can. I have some knowledge, but it's a little useless."

"What is it?" Alex asked, still quietly, which was unusual. Normally, Alex was noisy and energetic.

"I need to go see the Wizard."

Crow's proclamation silenced Alex.

"He can help me, I know it. The Junimos told me," Crow continued. "Please? It's really not my time to go. I don't want to die."

The words Crow said spooked him. The whole town had seen her go on about the Junimos, but only Crow, her grandfather and the Wizard could see them. Alex knew from experience that the information they gave was never wrong.

"Okay, Crow, we're gonna go tonight. We'll take Sam, Seb and Emily," said Alex finally. "I think we're going to need them."

Crow nodded slowly. Other people there would be fine. Plus, she needed the support.

Hours passed before it was time to go. Crow drug herself off the couch and out the door, where Alex was waiting. He helped her make it to Marnie's, where they met up with Sam and Emily. Sebastian was already at the tower. By the time they reached him, Crow was extremely woozy.

Crow had managed to completely deplete her remaining energy. She fell over, with Sebastian barely grabbing her shoulders.

"Come on Crow, we only need to make it a little farther! We're at the Wizard's door," Emily coaxed.

Crow stumbled to her feet. "O- oh- okay. I'll try."

The Wizard opened his door. "Come in! Oh my, she looks unwell. The Junimos told me you'd be here. Come along!"

Crow entered slowly, Alex and Sebastian supporting her. "Dr Harvey said it's influenza. The Junimos said ice-leaf-acorn, something like that."

"Oh, Crow, is it?" The Wizard asked. Upon receiving confirmation, he continued. "The Junimos do not always speak literally. The interpretation I have is that you're freezing up and turning into a oak tree. You've been cursed by… My goodness! A shadow shaman!"

Crow groaned. "Why me?"

"I can fix it though. Don't worry!" The Wizard said confidently. "Just stand there. Oh, and drink this!"

The wizard handed her a bowl. Crow drank. And drank. And drank.

The Wizard muttered something.

Then, there was a flash. A Junimo had appeared.

"Rest well, little Crow. Wander freely in the world you dream of," said the Junimo.

Crow had. When she had woken up, she was completely healthy. It was a shame she'd had to wake up, though. The world had been amazing. The others had said that something similar had happened to them.

One thing had changed with all of them; their hair. Sam's now stuck straight up, while Sebastian's, formerly very blonde hair, was now purple-ish black. Emily's was now blue, even the eyebrows, which she loved. Shockingly, Alex's hair was now very attractive, as proven by Haley and Emily (though Crow wasn't too sure Emily wasn't using Haley's reaction as an excuse.). Crow's hair just kept growing. Last night, it had been to her shoulders. The next day, it was at her waist.

"Crow?" said Sam, startling Crow back. "Let's go!"

Crow grinned and got ready to play out the prank.