WCNG: Too Long

Chapter Twenty-Five:

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
-Dag Hammarskjold

Six clues are leading to the location of where eight children are hidden. Some can be difficult to crack, others might actually use their brains God gave them to figure it out, Musa and Riven, Tecna and Timmy, Flora and Helia, and Layla and Nabu have an idea. Just not exactly sure of what track to go on. Bloom and Sky, and Stella and Brandon are both confused with their clues. They don't get it at all.

Bloom snapped her flip phone shut. "Tecna says that they have a lead with their clue. She told me that she has no idea with ours. She hasn't seen that movie in years. She told us maybe to think of the events of the movie. Flora and Helia's clue had said something about the Wizard of Oz. Later in the letter it talked about Flora's sparkling eyes. Her eyes are emerald, which led to something to do with the color probably. She said it might be something similar to ours, but she's not sure."

"So where are they headed off to?" He asked.

"The Magix Children's Museum, their clue gave them an idea of a painting that is there. She also said she'll keep it in mind. She and Timmy are also working on cracking the other clues. They are the smartest ones so she'll keep us in touch."

With Tecna and Timmy

"Maybe a mirror Stella?" Timmy said into the phone as Tecna paid admission. "Tecna says that Sam and Oriana aren't like you, they don't like shopping and such. Glass is mentioned into it."

"But what mirror? Do you know how many mirrors are in the city alone?" The speaker asked.

"We're working on that. I've gotta go. If anything comes to mind, call us or if we figure anything we'll call you." Timmy hung up as they entered the huge building. "So where do we go?" Tecna held up the map of the place.

"We'll have to go through the Diamond Room and it should lead us to the painting."

"Are you sure that's what the clue is leading us to? A tiny little picture?"

"Possibly, you never know." They entered the Diamond Room a few moments after that conversation.

"What's a place like this doing in a children's museum?" Timmy asked. Tecna shortly read the brochure.

"It says here that it's a new attraction. It's to keep adults interested probably." They passed by bunches of diamonds. As they were about to enter another room which their painting was at, something caught Timmy's eye.

"Tecna," He said, pointing to two jewels. "Look."

"Those are emeralds, what about it?"

"Flora and Helia's clue. Emerald City. Emerald eyes. Emerald STONE! Look closer. The stones are in odd shapes for a diamond. They look like-"

"Faces," Tecna finished. "The faces of the twins."

"Exactly, that's what Flora and Helia's clue was pointing to." Tecna pulled out her phone and contacted Flora.

"They are on their way. In the meantime let's go look at that painting."

With Flora and Helia

The two made their way into the Diamond Room, where Timmy had Tecna stood. They raced to them, confused as why they called.

"Hey," Helia said. "What's going on?"

"Take a look at these two jewels? Seem familiar?" Flora almost gasped at what Tecna's words had led to. The jewels were emeralds, shape of the heads of the twins.

"That's what the clue was saying. Good work Tecna, Timmy. Now what? What are they supposed to mean?" Flora asked. Tecna gave out a tiny giggle.

"Flora, it's not a clue!" She said. "It's them, their just trapped inside. You probably have to cast a spell to release them. I don't know."

Flora closed her eyes. "What spell? There isn't a spell to release things, just like that, is there?"

"What did you do to release Mirta out of the pumpkin?" Timmy asked.

"That was different. She was a pumpkin not a jewel worth a lot of money. I don't have the power of jewels and gems. Nature is my power. Pumpkins are part of nature." Flora gently placed her elbow on the glass case and leaned into it. Lights formed and the two kids jumped out, and the gems turned back to their normal form.

"Its touch then," Tecna said looking at Alyssa and Narcissus, who went to hug Flora.

"Well at least we got two of them back."

"Why were you two here anyways?" Helia asked.

"Oh, I completely forgot," Timmy said. "We've found Dewy. He's stuck in a picture. We weren't sure of how to get him out, but now we do thanks to you Flora."

"Anytime," She said with a wink. The six went to the painting. Tecna gently touched it, and Dewy was released.

"Let's get out of here, and get a hold of the others," Helia said as they headed out of the building.