Me; Okay. My writer's block is slowly melting, but it still lingers.
Cleya; hate youMe; shut up! You and Keeko belong together!
Cleya; you shut up!
Me; no! Disclaimer; I don't own Tak, but I do want to kill my OC right now!
Cleya; you must have another OC then, cuz I'm adorable!
Me; whatever. Now, on with the story!!
"What just happened?" asked Cleya.
"She's gone. He toke her." said Tak.
"Well I know that! But what up with the smoke?"
"Tak, I'm afraid
this is serious!" said Jilbolba nervously. " I recognize that
fellow and he's working for a very bad lady!"
"Whoa sweet! A
bald lady!" said Keeko, still in his cute little deep voice.
"Not
'bald', you dope! 'Bad'" said Cleya. "And what is up with
your voice?"
" Nothing," he responded in his normal voice, and then switched to his deep one, "unless you like it."
"Uh, no."
"Anyway," continued Jilbolba " the point is, we have to find a way get Jeera back soon. No good can come of this."
"Why, Jilbolba? Who has Jeera?" asked Tak.
"Well, if I'm correct, no one good, Tak. No one good."
"Oh, how right you are Jilbolba. How right you are!" laughed Lucida, evilly.
"What's so funny, mistress?"
"What? Nothing."
"Then why are you laughing?"
"Because I'm evil and that's what evil villains do!"
"Oh, of coarse!"
"Whatever it is you're doing, you'll never get away with it, whoever you are!" said Jeera, removing the rope from her mouth.
She had been in the corner, trying to figure out how to escape. Where she was, whom she was, why she was here. Her memory had been coming back in pieces, whatever had cause d her memory lose was wearing off now.
"Kobo, silence the fool!"
"Yes mistress!" he replied as he went to tie her mouth back up with rope.
"What is that like your catch phrase!?" remarked Jeera.
" Yes,
mistress."
"You idiot, I'm your mistress!"
"Yes mistress!" he said, retying the rope. "Ow! Mistress, she bit me!"
"Silence you worm! I'm off to execute my plan and I can't take the chance of you messing up with me gone!"
"Mistress, I am in charge right?"
"No," she responded sarcastically. " The prisoner's in charge, have coarse you're in charge!"
"Yes mistress!"
"I'm off!" as she said this, she spun around quickly and dropped a pill of smoke next to her. When the smoke had vanished, it revealed a girl identical to Jeera, only her eyes were red. "How do I look?" she asked, her voice like Jeera's, but colder.
"Jeera! You're back!" exclaimed Cleya joyfully when she saw Lucida posing as her cousin. "Where did you go?"
"Oh, I-I don't know," said Lucida, in a very fake voice. "My head is spinning and, oh! I'm so weak!" then she pretended to faint, but an evil smile crossed her face, unnoticed by Cleya.
"Oh dear! Tak! Keeko! Jilbolba! Come quick, I found her! I found her!" screamed Cleya.
Tak was the first to hear her, followed by his uncle and Keeko. Eventually the whole village heard the calls of Cleya and came to make sure Jeera was all right. Zaria was not impressed.
" Oh, come on! She just got all this attention from her birthday and now this? Someone has issues with getting attention." Said Zaria.
"Zaria, please," said the chief. "Can you not see that your sister may be unwell? Oh, Jilbolba, is she okay?" the chief was naturally worried, but Zaria simply gasped at the fact that she was not the center of attention.
" Well, let me see Chief. No bumps or bruises, she should be fine. Jeera, are you okay?"
"Oh," began Lucida. "I was kidnapped by that little idiotic demon! Luckily he dropped me before he vanished but I- I, oh!" then she gave another little faint." I can't seem to recall anything else! Where am I?"
"In your village, oh my precious flower you must remember!" the chief said, worried.
"Oh, a little," said Lucida. "I-I think I just need to rest for awhile. To get my strength up, I've had a long day."
"It's noon." Said Zaria.
"Oh, I guess I forgot. Oh, dear! It's getting worse!" said Lucida in her ever fake voice.
"Right." Said Jilbolba. "Lok, Tak, take her home."
"The Lok is on it!" said Lok. "Well you heard the man Tak get her home. "
"All right." Said Tak. " Jeera, um, do you still not remember me?"
"Um, I'm sorry. Have we met?"
"Guess that's a yes then." Said Tak, sullenly. "Well, let's get you home. You remember where you live right?
"Of coarse I do! I'm not an idiot!" said Lucida, sounding more and more like Jeera by the minute. Tak gave a sigh as they started walking. Lok said he'd catch up after he secured the area, or rather fix his hair.
" What about Zaria? And Cleya? You remember them right?"
"Of coarse I do! Gosh, they're my family! Whoever you are, you're certainly a moron!" Lucida sneered with a rather pleased tone hidden on her face. She could tell she was getting Tak very upset. Finally they arrived at Jeera's hut, and Lucida knew that Tak was rather displeased with himself as he blamed himself for this. Lucida left him at the door, and headed up to Jeera's room, to find out what she could use to improve the believability of her disguise. On her way up she met Zaria on the staircase.
"Well hello there dear sister! You're looking well," mocked Lucida in an over- cheery tone.
"Who do you think you're fooling?" asked Zaria. This statement surprised even Lucida. She hadn't expected Zaria to see through her disguise so soon.
"Why, whatever do
you mean?" she asked innocently.
"Okay, I'm her sister. If
you can't fool me, no one will buy it. First of all: she doesn't
talk like that and second of all she's never this cheerful."
"Well,
how do you know my accident didn't cause a change of heart."
Asked Lucida.
"Because Jeera doesn't have red eyes. Now spill, who are you?"
"Well, somehow I knew I wouldn't be able to fool you. Some one with your beauty and grace must have brains to follow!" now Lucida was even impressed with herself with her excellent acting skills. "I am Lucida, former-ire- retired leader of the juju realm. I am here to seek your help."
"Well what do I get out of it?" asked Zaria, unimpressed.
"A better question would be what don't you get out of It.," replied Lucida. " I can offer you power, riches, fame."
"Eh, I got that." Said Zaria.
"A life where
everything is as you wish, complete control."
"I'm in.,"
said Zaria, her eyes filled with visions of her as the center of
attention 24/7. Only the finest suitors waiting on her hand and foot,
her word as law, her sister bowing down to her an s chief. "I'm
in.," she said again.
Meanwhile…
Tak was sitting under a tree with Navis, trying to figure out what was wrong with his staff. Jilbolba toke a look at it and couldn't find anything wrong and said it must be a problem within himself, throwing his magic off balance. He said it must be all the excitement that happened in the last few days. The party, the attack, Jeera losing her memory. Tak noticed he hadn't brought up Tak leaving to learn magic, and this pleased him, hoping his uncle had forgotten. The sound of Cleya and Keeko approaching interrupted his thoughts.
"Leave me alone Keeko!" screamed Cleya.
"But baby," said Keeko in his deep voice. " You can't run from love!"
"I can sure try!
Stop being creepy!!" she said running towards Tak. "Tak! Tell
your friend to bug off!"
Tak just gave a little laugh.
"This is not funny!" exclaimed Cleya. "He won't leave me alone!"
"Keeko! Why don't you go get your guitar so you can sing for Cleya?" asked Tak.
"Righteous idea man! Be back in a sec" he said in his normal voice, then switched it to deeper to talk to Cleya." Don't go anywhere baby." Then he ran off to his hut.
"What is up with his voice?" asked Cleya. "Why'd you tell him to do that? Now I'll never lose him!"
"Well he's gone
isn't he? You wanted him gone, right?"
"Well- but- fine.
Peace for the moment at least." She said, and then she saw Navis.
"What's that?" she asked.
"Oh, this is Navis, Jeera and mine's gratch."
"Oh! He's so cute!" she said picking him up.
"Why, thank you."
Said Keeko, still in his deep voice (btw whenever he talks to Cleya
his voice is deep, so I'm not gonna even mention it now) coming
back with his guitar. For a moment, Cleya thought Navis was talking
to her then she realized that Keeko had returned. She quickly set
Navis down.
"Oh, crap!" she said, and quickly started running
away, Keeko after her, strumming his guitar. Tak gave a chuckle and
looked down at Navis and thought seeing him might do Jeera some good,
so he decided to pay her a visit.
When they arrived at Jeera's hut, Navis immediately began acting strangely. Jumping up and down, panicking as if something was wrong.
"Calm down boy!" said Tak "what's gotten into you?" he asked setting the little gratch down after which Navis immediately ran up to Jeera's room. Tak chased after him and caught him at Jeera's door, he knocked.
"Jeera? It's Tak, can I come in?" he asked.
"Who?" he heard as
his response.
"Never mind, " he said. "I'll come back
later."
"No no! Come in," said Lucida, here voice a perfect match to Jeera's now. As soon as Tak opened the door, Navis instantly attacked the Jeera imposter. Lucida screamed.
"What is this filthy thing? Get it off me! Get it off!" she exclaimed. Tak immediately caught hold of the little gratch, still growling and squirming in his arms. Lucida gave an over exaggerated squeal of joy and rushed over to Tak, and gave him a tiny squeeze.
"You don't remember Navis?" asked Tak, surprised. Half at her forgetfulness, half at the hug.
"No, no. I'm afraid I'm a little out of it right now. Good thing you were here to save me!" Tak braced himself forma punch, which is how Jeera usually showed gratitude, but instead he felt a gentle and soft force against his check. Lucida had kissed him on the check. Oh yes, her plan was going marvelously.
"I'm a little sad I don't remember you. I'm sure we got along swimmingly, you being so strong and brave and all." Said Lucida, hamming it up for all it was worth.
"Uh…right. Well I better get going." He said nervously, walking away backwards nearly falling down the stairs as he did.
"Okay, guess I'll see you later!" said Lucida, grinning. Inside you could hear that evil, milk-curdling laugh.
"Crap!" exclaimed the real Jeera, her own memory now full and in tact watching the scene through Lucida's
Crystal ball. "What is she doing? I can't believe no on has seen through her yet! This is ridiculous!"
"You best believe it sweetie!" said Kobo. "My mistress is on talented actress!"
"Your mistress is a two faced ugly bull frog with warts on her huge butt that look better than she does!" Jeera said back. She had spent all day thinking of that. She smiled in victory as Kobo gasped.
"Well, your sister is a self-absorbed twit!" he said back.
"What else is new?" Asked Jeera in a very sarcastic tone.
"Well, your boyfriend is a-"
"He is not my boyfriend!" exclaimed Jeera.
"Oh!" snickered Kobo. "Princess has a pet peeve! Well, I do agree that he can't possibly be your boyfriend. He wears more makeup than you do!" to this he gave a cackling laugh.
"You don't watch the show, do you?" asked Jeera
"What?"
"Cause I said that joke like, ten episodes ago. You really gotta work on your comebacks dude." Jeera said. Kobo was about to respond when he stopped himself and went off to find a joke book, leaving Jeera by herself. She looked into the crystal ball focused on her best friend.
"Come on Tak!" she said to him, hoping that by some miracle he'd be able to hear her. "That's not me! Open your eyes! That's not me! Why can't you see that?"
Somehow Tak knew that that was not Jeera. He knew that wasn't her, regardless of memory lose, that would never be Jeera. He knew something was up, he just didn't know what. But Jeera had a plan make the answer clear to him. But unknown to her, Lucida was two steps ahead of her. Or so she thought.
Me; confusion! End chapter!
Cleya: thank
juju! This could have gotten ugly
Me; how so?
Cleya: you could have written what happened after
I fled with Keeko after me.
Me; oh, yeah! Well, readers, what
happened was-
Cleya; not a word!
Me; but it was cute! And-oh! Cleya, do I hear Keeko coming?
Cleya; yipes! (Runs away)
Me; he's not really coming. Anyway, Keeko wrote her a song! It goes like this:
Cleya, you're like a dream-a
To me-a, I love to see-a your face
You are the light in my life,
You are the mango in my eye
You are my mango and I am your tree
So when it's hot out take shade in me
If you like goats, then I'll do the tango
Baby your face reminds me of mangos.
I like mangos.
Me; anyway, apparently people here like mangos! Okay, I'm gonna lay off the mango joke s for a while! Review!
(Btw, this song was written by my friend, I was gonna put it in earlier, but she said not to bother! I bothered!)
Cleya; (comes back and sees the song): you're dead to me.
Me; Wow this is one long author's note. Must be a record!!
