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"My name is ZF." The purple haired girl said to DQ as Glyde silently walked inside. Stalkid was still sitting in the same chair he had been in for hours, but he was actually conversing with ZF. Jack was sitting on the floor, silently looking up at ZF as she spoke. Glyde walked past DQ with great caution and pulled a chair up next to ZF. DQ looked past ZF and said, "Aw, you think I'm still angry Glyde?" Glyde was silent. DQ weakly smiled. "I'm not the type who holds grudges. I just have a hot temper. That's all! So smile like you were earlier Glyde!" Glyde looked up at DQ, and smiled. DQ then commented, "Did anyone tell you that you have a nice smile Glyde? I mean...it's so... Comforting." Glyde's smile length increased and thanked her. ZF looked at Glyde and said, "Thank you for letting me come in and stay."
"No problem..." Glyde murmured. DQ looked at Glyde again. "You ok?" Glyde nodded. "I'm fine." DQ stood up and walked up to Glyde. "You sure? You look kind of pale..." She then placed her hand on Glyde and thrusted it back. "YOUR COLD!" She yelped. DQ then backed far away from Glyde and gave him a frightened look. Glyde looked at her and said, "Yeah a cold breeze came in and-" DQ suddenly pulled out her dagger and screamed, "YOU ARE ONE OF THEM!" Jack and Stalkid leapt on to DQ before she could make her move on Glyde. She squirmed about underneath the two and screamed, "He's a part of 'The Dark'! Get off of me!" Jack then screeched, "Calm down DQ!
"GET OFF!"
"NO!"
DQ continued to squirm about. "He's one of them! Just look at him! PALE! COLD! Just like them! He wants to finish the job for them that 'they' couldn't accomplish back at my Kingdom! He wants us dead!"
Jack pulled out a flask of green liquid and forced DQ to drink some of it. Within seconds, she fell into a deep sleep. Jack and looked at the flask and said, "Works every time!" Stalkid got off of DQ as well as Jack did soon after. Stalkid tilted his head. "Tranquilizer?" He questioned. Jack shrugged. "Kinda I guess..." ZF looked down at DQ, terrified. "I'm not the only one who's seen them it seems..." She said. Stalkid, Glyde, and Jack look at ZF silently. She looked at the ground. "When I was walking through the field by myself towards this very forest... A man walked up to me. He wore a hooded cloak and his face was completely shadowed by the hood. He said something about me being different and such." She paused for a few seconds and then continued, "I tried to get away from him, but he just wouldn't give up. He wouldn't leave me alone. I finally asked who he was and he revealed himself and-"
Stalkid interrupted, "Was his name DarkZero?"
ZF nodded, "Yes..."
"What happened after that?"
"He wanted to fight me because I didn't want to join him. I told him he was crazy..."
"Did you fight?"
"Yes I did."
Stalkid looked at her from head to toe. "Did he.... Injure you?"
ZF nodded. "Yes he did, but the injuries were nothing. I treated them."
Stalkid looked at her again. "I don't see scars or anything though..."
ZF smiled. "That's because I have healing powers!"
"Oooh..." Stalkid looked back down at DQ. "You'll have to excuse DQ... She's gone through a lot..." ZF looked down at DQ and asked, "What happened?"
"Her Kingdom was destroyed by that army: 'The Dark'... Burnt down..." Jack then added, "Everyone of our kind has perished except for me and my sister here... We are the last surviving Dekus in this land now..." ZF covered her mouth. "Goodness... That man WAS telling me the truth! I thought he was just some weirdo who roamed the fields at night."
"He's more then just a weirdo though..." Stalkid commented. Stalkid looked at Glyde who seemed to have gained his coloring back as well as his smile. He was sleeping soundly. Jack looked at his flask. "Hmm... I didn't give him any of this stuff..." He then noticed a dart in Glyde's right leg. Stalkid grinned and looked at his flute. "Heh. I made sure that we wouldn't have a lot of commotion going on... Otherwise he would be talking his head off!" ZF and Jack silently looked at Stalkid. He then nervously scratched his back and sat down. "Well, um, will DQ be ok?" Jack looked back down at DQ. "Yeah, she'll be ok. The stuff I gave her only puts things asleep. That's all."
"No. I mean are there any side affects or whatever when DQ wakes up?"
"No."
"Ok. I was just wondering."
"What about the dart on Glyde? Will that affect him in some other way?"
"I hope not."
"What do you mean by that?"
"The darts after affects are unpredictable...."
"Ook..."
The two looked at each other for a while and then at ZF when she said, "Well, I'm getting tired now. I haven't slept in a few days so...." She stretches her arms out and yawns. She then continued to speak, "Good night...." She closed her eyes and her head drooped to the side and was soon in a deep sleep. Jack then stated, "Yeah... I'm kinda tired too Stalkid..." He then walked towards his sister and laid next to her. "Good night Stalkid.... Sleep well..." He closed his eyes and fell asleep. Stalkid sat in the chair quietly and stared at the fire in the fireplace. He then began to space out and fall into a world of total fantasy and dreams. His eyes began to feel heavy and tired as he stared. Soon after, he closed his eyes and fell a sleep like the others had.
"My name is ZF." The purple haired girl said to DQ as Glyde silently walked inside. Stalkid was still sitting in the same chair he had been in for hours, but he was actually conversing with ZF. Jack was sitting on the floor, silently looking up at ZF as she spoke. Glyde walked past DQ with great caution and pulled a chair up next to ZF. DQ looked past ZF and said, "Aw, you think I'm still angry Glyde?" Glyde was silent. DQ weakly smiled. "I'm not the type who holds grudges. I just have a hot temper. That's all! So smile like you were earlier Glyde!" Glyde looked up at DQ, and smiled. DQ then commented, "Did anyone tell you that you have a nice smile Glyde? I mean...it's so... Comforting." Glyde's smile length increased and thanked her. ZF looked at Glyde and said, "Thank you for letting me come in and stay."
"No problem..." Glyde murmured. DQ looked at Glyde again. "You ok?" Glyde nodded. "I'm fine." DQ stood up and walked up to Glyde. "You sure? You look kind of pale..." She then placed her hand on Glyde and thrusted it back. "YOUR COLD!" She yelped. DQ then backed far away from Glyde and gave him a frightened look. Glyde looked at her and said, "Yeah a cold breeze came in and-" DQ suddenly pulled out her dagger and screamed, "YOU ARE ONE OF THEM!" Jack and Stalkid leapt on to DQ before she could make her move on Glyde. She squirmed about underneath the two and screamed, "He's a part of 'The Dark'! Get off of me!" Jack then screeched, "Calm down DQ!
"GET OFF!"
"NO!"
DQ continued to squirm about. "He's one of them! Just look at him! PALE! COLD! Just like them! He wants to finish the job for them that 'they' couldn't accomplish back at my Kingdom! He wants us dead!"
Jack pulled out a flask of green liquid and forced DQ to drink some of it. Within seconds, she fell into a deep sleep. Jack and looked at the flask and said, "Works every time!" Stalkid got off of DQ as well as Jack did soon after. Stalkid tilted his head. "Tranquilizer?" He questioned. Jack shrugged. "Kinda I guess..." ZF looked down at DQ, terrified. "I'm not the only one who's seen them it seems..." She said. Stalkid, Glyde, and Jack look at ZF silently. She looked at the ground. "When I was walking through the field by myself towards this very forest... A man walked up to me. He wore a hooded cloak and his face was completely shadowed by the hood. He said something about me being different and such." She paused for a few seconds and then continued, "I tried to get away from him, but he just wouldn't give up. He wouldn't leave me alone. I finally asked who he was and he revealed himself and-"
Stalkid interrupted, "Was his name DarkZero?"
ZF nodded, "Yes..."
"What happened after that?"
"He wanted to fight me because I didn't want to join him. I told him he was crazy..."
"Did you fight?"
"Yes I did."
Stalkid looked at her from head to toe. "Did he.... Injure you?"
ZF nodded. "Yes he did, but the injuries were nothing. I treated them."
Stalkid looked at her again. "I don't see scars or anything though..."
ZF smiled. "That's because I have healing powers!"
"Oooh..." Stalkid looked back down at DQ. "You'll have to excuse DQ... She's gone through a lot..." ZF looked down at DQ and asked, "What happened?"
"Her Kingdom was destroyed by that army: 'The Dark'... Burnt down..." Jack then added, "Everyone of our kind has perished except for me and my sister here... We are the last surviving Dekus in this land now..." ZF covered her mouth. "Goodness... That man WAS telling me the truth! I thought he was just some weirdo who roamed the fields at night."
"He's more then just a weirdo though..." Stalkid commented. Stalkid looked at Glyde who seemed to have gained his coloring back as well as his smile. He was sleeping soundly. Jack looked at his flask. "Hmm... I didn't give him any of this stuff..." He then noticed a dart in Glyde's right leg. Stalkid grinned and looked at his flute. "Heh. I made sure that we wouldn't have a lot of commotion going on... Otherwise he would be talking his head off!" ZF and Jack silently looked at Stalkid. He then nervously scratched his back and sat down. "Well, um, will DQ be ok?" Jack looked back down at DQ. "Yeah, she'll be ok. The stuff I gave her only puts things asleep. That's all."
"No. I mean are there any side affects or whatever when DQ wakes up?"
"No."
"Ok. I was just wondering."
"What about the dart on Glyde? Will that affect him in some other way?"
"I hope not."
"What do you mean by that?"
"The darts after affects are unpredictable...."
"Ook..."
The two looked at each other for a while and then at ZF when she said, "Well, I'm getting tired now. I haven't slept in a few days so...." She stretches her arms out and yawns. She then continued to speak, "Good night...." She closed her eyes and her head drooped to the side and was soon in a deep sleep. Jack then stated, "Yeah... I'm kinda tired too Stalkid..." He then walked towards his sister and laid next to her. "Good night Stalkid.... Sleep well..." He closed his eyes and fell asleep. Stalkid sat in the chair quietly and stared at the fire in the fireplace. He then began to space out and fall into a world of total fantasy and dreams. His eyes began to feel heavy and tired as he stared. Soon after, he closed his eyes and fell a sleep like the others had.