Riza laughed maniacally as she shot the Shadow Walkers. "Take that!" she yelled. "Ha! This Snowshooter is so much fun!" She ground bounced a big pile of snow and restocked on snowballs. Everything was going smoothly. She had three templates. She had also found the shopkeeper, Isaac, as well as Cindi. Now she was going to find Isaac's wife. She had caught a glimpse of her and began to head toward her when a Shadow Walker hit Riza from behind.
"Ow!" Riza cried in pain. She turned to see the Shadow Walker aiming for her again. She took it out in under five seconds, then noticed that her arms were no longer real, but mannequin-like. "Hey! Creator!" Riza called. "A little help here?"
Meanwhile, Sky-Blue-Indigo was eating a snack while watching a cartoon about commando penguins.
"Dang," Riza said to herself. "I guess I'm on my own." She trudged along, at last finding a small heart in the distance. She grabbed it and her arms instantly returned to normal. She presumed it was a healing item and carried on.
"Help!" a raposa woman called out. "A little help, please?"
"Oh!" Riza heard Isaac's wife and immediately freed her from the gooey black cage.
"Oh? Who are you?" Isaac's wife asked.
Riza replied, "I'm a creation hero, and I found Isaac and Cindi."
"You did?" Isaac's wife asked. "Praise the Creator!" she said happily. Riza walked along to the next area. She found a transparent, white sled just waiting to be ridden. Riza knew she'd need Sky-Blue-Indigo's help now.
"Hey!" Riza shouted. "HEY!"
Sky-Blue-Indigo looked down at her Dsi. "This better be good," she said angrily, "because I'm missing my favorite part about the egg chase and the hanglider."
"I need you to draw a sled." Riza said blankly.
"Oh, really?" Sky-Blue-Indigo asked. "I'm on it." In three minutes flat a sled with purple stripes was made.
"Thanks!" Riza said as she hopped onto the sled. "Whoohoo!" she said happily. She had never gone sledding before, and it felt great. She ran over Baki as she sledded. Finally, she dismounted the sled as it skidded to a halt.
"Hey!" she said. "It's an Exit Gate or whatever they call it!" The four templates locked themselves into position. The gate opened slowly and the lock lay on the floor. She walked through it and ended up in front of the Mayor.
"Mawi!" Cindi cried out.
"Cindi!" Mari cried. "We were so worried!"
"She wanted to look for her mom," Riza said, "so you shouldn't blame her."
Meanwhile, Isaac and the Mayor were happily conversing with each other. "We ran into Wilfre on the way out," Isaac said, "so we couldn't get very far."
The Mayor replied, "After what he did to the Book of Life, that's to be expected." Jowee, who was just plain watching, couldn't take it any longer.
"What's the deal with that guy, anyway?" Jowee said angrily. "We ran into him on the bridge, and he blocked out the entrance."
"Wilfre is the cause of this mess," the Mayor said angrily. "Here's why…"
To be continued in Chapter 5...
Whoever can guess what cartoon I was watching gets an imaginary cookie. :P
Chapter 5: Past Village will be out soon!