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Teller17-djb: Into the Wormhole! I gotta agree with you readers, it was some of my best work. If I do say so myself.
Brenda: And to think that it wasn't even you who made that adventure.
Clockwork: You should read the one he actually had control over.
Teller17-djb: What are you implying, sir?
Clockwork: Maybe it was for the best that we met you, like you said in your toast on Thanksgiving.
Brenda: Are you saying his writing was bad?
Clockwork: I never said that.
Teller17-djb: Thank you.
Clockwork: I just never said it was good.
Teller17-djb: I'm gonna start the chapter and then yell at you. Just to shake things up. সিলভার জিহ্বা...সক্রিয়!
Clockwork: That was Bengali, so you'd know.
Chapter 8: To Make or Break Amends
Natalia's POV
For those of you who had forgotten, I am currently falling out of the claws of a Griffin. I know it's a weird sentence but that's just the kind of day I've been having. One disaster after the next and I find myself about to be splattered on the ground. Not the way I imagined I'd go out of this world, but on the upside my death will be quick.
Matter of fact, scratch that. Griff caught me in his free claw and flew down. I released the longest breath I held and shook a little. I don't like flying. The other Griffin was coming down to get us so Griff went into a dive. I really don't like flying. Ice Princess shot snow at the other Griffin, which was about as useful as water at this point. Speaking of which, the other Griffin shook off the snow and bumped into Griff. This caused us to fall out of his claws and into a lake. We swam up to the surface and took air.
"I hate flying," I breathed.
A screech turned our attention to Griff, he was facing off against the other Griffin. To make this easier from using the word "Griffin", let's just call the other one a beast. The beast had an unfair advantage on Griff, seeing that Griff's wing was damaged. But through the pain, Griff stood in front of us and roared the beast away. Griff then laid down while we got out of the water.
"This looks bad," Ice Princess took a look at Griff's wing. "What's worse is I can't heal it. My necklace is gone."
"So," I snapped at her. "What does a stupid collar have to do with anything?"
"That 'stupid collar' is magic."
"Ooh. So scary."
"It could have healed him."
"Oh."
I felt a tiny bit bad for mocking her; it would have been nice that she could've healed Griff. But now's not the time for could've-s, we can still heal him. I looked around for anything we could use to help him. But there was nothing. Just miles of tree after tree after…tree.
"Brainstorm," I heard myself breath.
"Huh," Ice Princess asked.
"Help me with the branches. Quick!"
I jumped onto a branch and tugged at it, only able to make it bend. Then Ice Princess helped me out, again we only bended the branch. Griff saw what we were doing and walked up to us. He jumped on the branch and it snapped off the tree, with it landing on top of us. Griff picked up the branch with his teeth and got us out.
"Thank you," I pet him when I got up.
"Um," Ice Princess got our attention. "Good plan and all, but I think you're missing something."
"Another stick and something to tie it with. Hmm…Help Griff break the branch in half and I'll go find something to tie them together."
"Right."
Ice Princess, instead of following my instructions, went into the bushes to find something to bind the branches…which were still just a branch. I turned to Griff who already had a piece in his mouth, I mean, beak. I grabbed the other end and we ran at the tree we took it from. The branch broke in half and I got a nice cut on my arm for my success. Whoopee. Griff sniffed at it before he licked the blood clean; gross. I pushed his head away gently.
"Thanks," I said weakly.
"Oh good," Ice Princess came back with a vine. "You got the branch broke."
"I'll hold the pieces to his wing and you tie them up."
"That part, I'll do."
I rolled my eyes at her and turned to Griff. Normally, I would think animals were mostly mindless beasts; except for the PupKits. Griff was hurt and he showed it in his eyes, not his moves. He was in a great deal of pain, and I cared. Great, now I'm becoming my brother.
"Don't worry buddy," I scratched behind his ear. "We'll get you fixed up."
"Now you like animals," Ice Princess interrupted. "You really have changed Natasha."
"I'm not Natasha. I'm her daughter, Natalia."
"Right; and I am not an Ice Princess."
She tied up the sticks that I held on opposite sides of Griff's wings, this should keep the bone straight for a while. Ice Princess obviously didn't believe me, I wonder what Mom did to disserve that. But whatever the reason, I need her help if we're going to get back to that portal…that my brother and his bird broke. Why me?
"Look," I told her, "I don't know why you don't like me, but we need to work together."
"It's not that I don't like you," she stated. "It's that I don't like you that much."
"Why? What did my mom do to you?"
"Let's just say 'your mom' and I don't exactly see eye to eye."
"Well, just forget about that until we get back. Okay?"
"Sure. Whatever you say 'Natalia'. Quick question, which way is back?"
Why me?
Natasha's POV
"Yes," I said to the man on the phone. "Hello. I would like to speak to a Mr…"
"Pendleton Ward," Shawn and Star whispered.
"A Mr. Pendleton Ward."
"I am sorry ma'am but I can't allow that without any access," the guy said.
"I am a police chief sir. I think that authorizes me for clearance."
"Let me get your badge number just to be sure."
"Fine. Its 1-7-3-0."
"Oh. Sorry ma'am…police chief…sorry for the confusion. But Mr. Ward is unavailable at the moment."
"Well when he gets available, tell him his old friends Shawn and Star Parker need his help."
I hung up the phone in rage, slammed it on the receiver, unplugged it and threw it to the couch. I march over to an unoccupied couch and smother my face in the pillows. I know my family is watching me do all of this, so that's why I only threw the phone at the couch. I feel someone jump on the armrest of the couch and pat my head with their paw.
"Better," Nova asked.
"Very," I replied. "Looks like we're going to go find Ward. And we might need the Glorriors for this one."
"Than who can watch over things here?"
"Hawke and Dooley. Mostly Hawke can keep this place under control for a few days."
"And what about the…P-U-P-K-I-T-S."
"We'll have to take them along," Shawn came into the living room with two paced bags. "We can teach them more Vöróurs techniques on the way."
"Why do I get the feeling that no one's having their plans go as they should," Star got the PupKits ready.
Luna's POV
This plan is going no where near the way it should. First off, Shane is going farther out our sight by the minute. At this rate something bad is bound to happen to him sooner or later, given his track record of disaster. Next, we can't seem to get into the ice jail. And Jake and Cake can't break it since it's so cold. We need another way-
[Luna,] Cosmos came over with something on his tail. [I found a key.]
[Perfect,] I thought over another plan. [Go give it to one of them.]
Cosmos jumped over to them and Finn took the key. He unlocked it and the Candy Corn Kids went inside to untie them. Finally able to talk, the princess and prince had a question.
"How is Shawn back," the prince asked. "We thought he was an adult."
"Don't worry," Fionna gave them a thumb's up. "We got all under control."
"Funny," a raspy, female voice said behind us. "Shawn said the same thing."
"Ya know," the male shrugged his shoulders, "before we pushed him into a hole."
"Come on," Ice Prince sighed. "You couldn't do this any other day? Like when the castle was still build?"
"We take what we can get," the female said.
"Then get frosty."
Ice Prince put his hands on the ground and a smaller version of the ice jail surrounded them. The jail caved in on them, freezing them into a block of ice. Both of them looked pretty upset about it, screaming in their frozen state. By the way a small drip of water fell off the block, I calculate we have about fifteen minutes before they break free.
"Come on," Ice Prince said. "They'll get out soon."
"What about Shane," Finn asked him.
"I know this place like the back of my hand. We'll meet him at the bottom of the castle. Come on!"
Star's POV
Worst part about being a dog is the rides. Car, plane, they all have us in cages either asleep or barely able to stand. The PupKits were perfectly sleeping in our large blue cage, as was Nova. As for me, I was too nervous to want to take the pill that would knock me out. No, some time alone in my head was both a good and dangerous thing.
The good of the situation is that I get to find more solutions, and they come from places that even make me wonder. The flip side of the coin is that worry can seep in through the cracks of ideas. I'm worrying enough as it is, so anymore worry and I might just loose my calm.
Maybe looking to some positive memories might help. My family, back when we were all together. I remember being born in the woods somewhere; me and my four other siblings. I was the only girl in a group of boys, and from them I learned how to stand strong on my own. I also learned that boys are gonna get into trouble more than I would.
Which is leading to Shawn, Shane and Ziz. I used to have to save all of them at some point, but little by little they grew up. Are growing up. Except my birth brothers, there's that worry again. Okay new thoughts. Umm…What are we going to do when we land? Just walk into the door and say we need him when he might not remember us? We're gonna need something more than that.
It's not like we have proof or anything; the Power Stones are still in Ooaa, my collar won't pick up a feed from Ooaa, Nova and I have been dog and cat for so long we can't shift right. Dad had warned me about that. Hmm…Dad. That's how I'll teach the PupKits, Dad's way. I wonder if he's okay. I don't want to loose more family, it hurts too much.
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Teller17-djb, Clockwork & Brenda: USA! USA! USA!
Teller17-djb: So another chapter draws to a close and we got a lot more to do. Even me when I step in.
Brenda: You're in this? Why?
Teller17-djb: I was looking for Nightshade. Long story, but it lead me to Natalia and Ice Princess.
Clockwork: Who he didn't know because he hadn't created them yet.
Brenda: Then how-
Teller17-djb: NO FURTHER QUESTIONS!
Teller17-djb, Clockwork & Brenda: প্রায় আগে দেখুন!
