Chapter 28: Ru
"Was the Duke a flesh-monger, a fool and a coward? Yes, that is the question," I grumble.
Just then a whirling monster that's like a tornado spins right into Lightning and I, nearly squashing both of us.
"Do you not have-" I stop short when I see who the tornado is. "Jason!"
"CAWWWW!" Lightning is excitedly flying everywhere.
"Hey guys! I found something!" His voice is muffled by Lightning's feathers and my fur.
"You remember Auntie Rosa from my story? Well, we came upon a riddle earlier, before she was given the serum, and I think it may be the answer to finding the lab door!" Jason holds up a piece of paper.
" Maybe you're not that dumb."
" Wow. That's what you say when you find me? Nice."
" Sorry. It's because when I was little-"
" No time for a back story, look at this."
Found
Behold the one;caught nor found:
'Top of the dragon' said one.
The answer lies,
Between his Emerald eyes.
Bestowed on the gate,
Between roses and blooms,
Woes created of the item,
Though Sadness covers the mind,
Go forth; You shall find,
'Below the sunset, one shall wait,
Find it, or else it is too late.
-Signed, Saint Nick (good luck)
"And I found this rose pinned inside!" Jason holds up a pretty, dried red rose.
"Hmmm… Hey, look at what Lightning's doing!"
Lightning is acting out something..a beast...and then a pretty girl...and the beast holding a rose...the beast dying...and then them kissing!
" Dude! Ru, I thought you were the smart one here! After all, you're the one who knows all of Shakespeare's works memorized! It's Beauty and the Beast!"
" Beauty and the what?" Wow. He thought I was dumb.
"The fairy tale! Duh!"
"Maybe we have to go to their world to restore peace!"I say. I think I'm getting the idea. But their world doesn't exist!
" Um...their world doesn't exist. They live in a fairy tale!"
" Do you really think the land of fairy tales isn't real? You have met a wizard, a griffin, and a mind- reading, talking reindeer!"
"We can try, but first, we need the girls." Jason gestures to the bag.
" Well, then why aren't we going to the end of the hallway where the lab is?" I wonder aloud.
" How do you know that is the lab? Huh? Ha, got you." Jason laughs.
" Because...from what I hear, there is a beautiful princess and a beast that is actually a prince, and a rose."
" HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT!? You just said you didn't know that!"
" Jason, I can read minds. You were thinking of that." I say proudly. I really am thankful for that skill.
" Lucky duck. Well, then what number am I thinking of? It's 1 through 1,000,000!"
" First off, I'm not a duck." Jason is truly strange.
" It's a metaphor."
" Second, the number is 152,584." Easy.
"You-you got it." Jason says sadly.
" You still don't understand." I say.
" L-lets just go save Noel."
"You good, Jason? I didn't mean it."
" Yeah, but can we just save Noel already!"
" Um...what about Holly?" His cheeks turn bright red. Uh-oh.
I think I just hurt someone's feelings. I turn to Lightning, and sure enough, he's shaking his head and then gesturing that he has a question for Jason.
"Before we're setting off, answer Lightning's question."
We turn to Lightning, who's acting out- EW! A KISS between Jason and Noel! Well, at least it's realistic.
Jason is now as red as a tomato.
