Here we go.

Chapter Fourteen: Fun, Forgetfulness and Fear (Week 2)

*about a week later*

Allie finished a letter to her dad about how she was progressing. In "karate". She sent it back with Slyth, annoyed at his creepy way of saying goodbye.

"Goodbye Allison...for now." he faded away.

She rolled her eyes then got up to pet Squeaky. "They're coming here today, girl." she whispered. "It'll be nice to see them." She glanced at the paper on her desk. "Questions, questions answers are lost. The portal to answers can be found, at a cost." She repeated, like a mantra.

The first voice she heard was Gabe's. He materialized beside Squeaky, looking slightly annoyed. "You alright, Gabe?" Allie asked. He sighed and nodded.

"Progress is slow lately." he said. "Especially considering it's the water civilization. Plus, no leads on where the mana canister came from."

She nodded sympathetically. "Sorry to hear that." Ray's voice echoed, summoning Squeaky. Allie put a hand on her cheek, feeling it heat up. She wasn't sure what he would say about how she kissed his cheek last week, and now, she remembered that.

What was I thinking? she asked herself.

He materialized, looking worse than Gabe. "What's wrong?" Allie asked.

He sighed. "Nothing." he tried for a smile. "So how are you guys?"

"Progress is slow, no leads on the mana container." Gabe summarized.

"We're doing really well here." Allie replied. "In fact, Queen Kalima predicted we'll be done in another week." Ray smiled half-heartedly.

"Well at least one of us is having an okay time."

"What's going on with you?" Gabe asked.

"That stupid dragon has been randomly attacking Bob." he said, annoyed.

"The one who hurt your leg?" Allie said, suddenly defensive.

He nodded. "He's making it impossible to get anything done. That stupid dragon..."

Gabe nodded sympathetically. "It'll be over soon, Infernus has to be able to do something." Ray sighed and shook his head.

"Morkaz is powerful, and has been useful to Infernus in the past." Ray explained. "He doesn't quite believe the guy is trying to hinder our progress."

Allie sighed. "Wow. That's really annoying."

Ray smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck. "That's why I've been so grumpy. Sorry if I looked annoyed to you guys."

"Don't worry." Allie said, smiling. "Let's just enjoy the time the three of us have together now." Allie said "the three of us" in relief. It made things less awkward between her and Ray. She was still beating herself up in her mind for what she said was being stupid last week.

Both Ray and Gabe nodded, and they chatted a while about home, cleanup duty and such...

"Our progress has dropped to 21%," Gabe said. "because a leviathan accidentally demolished a building." Ray and Allie burst out laughing...

"We had to pick up seventeen steel plates to fix a quarter of the tower Morkaz destroyed." Ray said. "That overgrown lizard is beyond annoying." Gabe nodded.

"But maybe if he ruined something in front of Infernus..." Allie said, slyly. Ray grinned.

"Allie, you're a genius."...

"The stinkin' train is becoming unreliable." Allie said. "It took me four summons to get Locomotivator last time."

Ray leaned back against the desk, when he felt a paper. He turned around to see the note Allie had made of Megaria's words.

"Hey, what's this?" he asked.

Allie facepalmed. "I nearly forgot!" she exclaimed. "A decoy Megaria said them. I wonder what it means...I was gonna ask you guys."

"Questions, questions, answers are lost..." Ray read.

"The portal to answers can be found, at a cost?" Gabe read. Allie nodded.

"Any idea?" They both shook their heads. Allie pursed her lips. "We should ask the masters at some point."

Ray nodded. "I can't believe we have seven more weeks of this..."

Allie sighed. "Don't remind me..."

Gabe shook his head. "I actually think I need more time." he said. "I want to get to see Sasha before the summer ends, but the Water rebuilding is taking forever."

Allie laughed. "Of course. But I'm not sure Tritonus could stop you if you told him you want to leave."

"Or you could visit her." Ray suggested, a little more helpfully. Gabe sighed.

"I know, and I want to." Gabe said. "But I made a commitment. On top of that, I want to know what the mana container was for."

"And what happened to the Choten." Allie added. The air seemed to darken at the mention of the name.

"He banished himself to nature," Ray started. "and he has no connections there. Where could he be?"

Gabe sighed. "I'm not sure, but frankly, I think Megaria is the more urgent problem. She made a decoy which actually spoke with Allie."

"We don't know she made it." Allie said. "Somebody else might've."

"But who?" Gabe asked.

"I hate not having answers." Ray stated. Gabe and Allie laughed.

"We had noticed." Gabe stated also.

"That's why the 'portal to answers' is so appealing." Allie added. Ray and Gabe thought about this.

"Maybe there is actually a portal to answers," Ray said. "and that's what the Choten's after. And the decoy Megaria was sent by someone who wants us to stop him."

"That sounds..." Allie began.

"...somewhat complicated." Gabe finished. Allie shook her head.

"I was going to say too easy." She pursed her lips. "When has it ever been obvious what the Choten was after? We didn't know about his evolution serum plan until we found the tank."

"That's why we need to find the portal to answers, or whatever it's called." Ray said. "This could be the very answer to ending Megaria and the Choten's reign of terror."

Allie nodded. She smiled brightly. "So let's ask the Masters soon. I'll ask by letter. We should look for any clues to do with it."

The boys nodded. At this point, it had been several hours, meaning it was time for the boys to go."

"Alright, see you soon." Gabe said. He banished himself to water after summoning Gargle.

Ray turned to Allie. "The week has given me a lot of time to think." he said. He smiled at her. "And I realized I had been being kinda idiotic."

Allie tilted her head in confusion. Wow, she was being really forgetful today.

He turned back around and before he summoned Tatsurion, said, "I've listened to my heart more recently. And maybe I'll finally understand it soon. But for now, you should know that I haven't forgotten."

Allie remembered. She blushed tomato red again. "W-What do you mean?"

He winked at her before banishing himself. Allie touched her cheek again. It was burning. "What did he mean by that?" she asked Squeaky. Squeaky chattered coyly, but Allie pretended not to understand.

He couldn't have meant he liked me...right? she thought. She absentmindedly twirled a lock of her hair. (Every person reading this: Uh, duh he likes you! Geez, you both are thick minded! XD)

"Sweetheart?"

Allie whirled to see Piper. Her mom. "Ah!" she shouted. She narrowed her eyes and pointed her gauntlet at her. "What do you want, Megaria?"

"I'm not Megaria, honey." she said. "I'm a decoy, like the Megaria one. I'm going to fade soon. But here are more lines from the poem: The lost answers are connected in a web of truth, the portal's first key is the heart of a dragon's tooth."

Allie pulled back, still suspicious. "What?"

"The lines are the first clue." she said, with a smile. She faded away.

"Squeaky, you saw her too, right?" Allie said, terrified. Squeaky nodded, and feeling Allie's nervousness enveloped her in a hug. Allie returned the hug, wanting nothing more than to fade like the decoys.

Questions, questions, answers are lost

The portal to answers can be found, at a cost

The lost answers are connected in a web of truth

The first key is the heart of the dragon's tooth...

Hopefully this was a little sooner than usual...I should post a little more often...on top of that, I have camp for two weeks and won't be allowed to use internet. *dies* Okay, sorry. But Ill try to post as much as possible.

Oh, and this is the website with the petition for a Season Three:

www . chn . ge /NiSbCZ (Without the spaces.)

-Phantom