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Amy walked up to Serena's house.She thought to herself that Serena could sleep late today,this being the first day of
summer vacation.Had it not been for Amy's tutoring,Serena would be right now in Summer school.As it was,Serena
had barely squeezed by.
A woman who Amy recognized as Serena's mother walked out the door.
"Oh,Amy,"she said,"if you're to see Serena,she's still asleep.Listen,I'll be out for most of the day,her father and
Sammy went fishing this morning.if you two are going out,be sure to lock up behind you and don't forget the key."
"Yes,ma'am,"said Amy.
Amy soon entered the house.She was greeted by a cat with dark fur and a gold crescent on her forehead.
"Luna!"
"Hello,Amy,"Luna said."I haven't gone up to Serena's room yet,but I'll bet that she's sleeping away as usual."
"That's Serena for you!"Amy said.
Amy and Luna were about to enter Serena's room,but before they could say so much as a "Wake up,sleepyhead",
they stood at the doorway,stunned by what they saw.The girl they saw on the bed wore Serena's pajamas but she
had red hair and freckles on her face.As soon as the girl woke up,Amy and Luna went out of her sight while she
was looking around.
"Bobby?Hank?Where are . . . you?"She could hardly believe her eyes at her surroundings.As for Luna and Amy,
they had never heard those names before.
"Diana?Presto?Uni?Eric?"A growing look of fear was in her eyes.
"Where am I?"She asked,looking as the though she could break down at any minute."I . . .I don't want to be . . .
a. . . a . . . ALONE!" Then she began to sob.
"Poor girl,"said Amy."She seems scared.Maybe we should talk to her."
"Are you sure?"Luna asked."It seems rather risky to me.Besides we don't know what she did to Serena."
"I don't think she knows any more than we do,Luna."Amy replied."Hopefully we can find out."Amy then entered the
room and the red-haired girl,still with tears in her eyes,was surprised to see her.
"Don't be scared,"Amy said."While I don't know what you're doing here,maybe I can help you in some way.What's
your name?"
The girl paused for a while before answering.
"Sheila."
"Hi,Sheila.I'm Amy."
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As the first three suns rose over the Realm,four familiar figures were awake.Five,counting a certain little unicorn.
"So,"Eric started as he polished his shield."Anybody for breakfast?I'm so hungry,I could eat a unicorn."When Uni heard
this,she let out a shocked braying.For his part,Bobby was not amused.
"What did you say?"
"Hey!I'm only kidding about the eating unicorns part!"The Cavalier said.
Presto tried to produce some breakfast from his hat and almost wound up getting buried in a mountain of waffles."Anybody
got syrup?"The young Magician asked.
"Man,Presto!"Diana said."There's enough waffles here to feed Texas!Say,are Hank and Sheila awake yet?"
"Not yet,"Eric said."I'll go wake 'em."
He then went to a tree where a female figure draped in a familiar cloak and short dress slept.The Cavalier then called
out,"Hey,Sleeping Beauty!Get up!"
What he saw when he was next to her made him pause.
"Eric,is she okay?"Diana asked.
"Well,"Eric said,"unless she dyed her hair blonde and stuck two meatballs in it,I don't think that's Sheila."The others went
to where the Cavalier was and saw in a nearby tree an unfamiliar figure wearing a familiar garb.
"And since when does Hank have black hair?"Presto asked.
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Unknown to all involved,on each world,Vardos and Kazyne had already had bases of operations.On Earth,Kazyne was
perparing to find her half of the Heart of Light,fully aware that,on the Realm,Vardos was preparing to do the same.
Such was their loyalty to Lord Zedath.On each world,they each took a silvery sphere no larger than a ball bearing
"Now it's time to begin,"said Kazyne.
"I shall let nothing stop me,"said Vardos and he began to laugh."
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Amy walked up to Serena's house.She thought to herself that Serena could sleep late today,this being the first day of
summer vacation.Had it not been for Amy's tutoring,Serena would be right now in Summer school.As it was,Serena
had barely squeezed by.
A woman who Amy recognized as Serena's mother walked out the door.
"Oh,Amy,"she said,"if you're to see Serena,she's still asleep.Listen,I'll be out for most of the day,her father and
Sammy went fishing this morning.if you two are going out,be sure to lock up behind you and don't forget the key."
"Yes,ma'am,"said Amy.
Amy soon entered the house.She was greeted by a cat with dark fur and a gold crescent on her forehead.
"Luna!"
"Hello,Amy,"Luna said."I haven't gone up to Serena's room yet,but I'll bet that she's sleeping away as usual."
"That's Serena for you!"Amy said.
Amy and Luna were about to enter Serena's room,but before they could say so much as a "Wake up,sleepyhead",
they stood at the doorway,stunned by what they saw.The girl they saw on the bed wore Serena's pajamas but she
had red hair and freckles on her face.As soon as the girl woke up,Amy and Luna went out of her sight while she
was looking around.
"Bobby?Hank?Where are . . . you?"She could hardly believe her eyes at her surroundings.As for Luna and Amy,
they had never heard those names before.
"Diana?Presto?Uni?Eric?"A growing look of fear was in her eyes.
"Where am I?"She asked,looking as the though she could break down at any minute."I . . .I don't want to be . . .
a. . . a . . . ALONE!" Then she began to sob.
"Poor girl,"said Amy."She seems scared.Maybe we should talk to her."
"Are you sure?"Luna asked."It seems rather risky to me.Besides we don't know what she did to Serena."
"I don't think she knows any more than we do,Luna."Amy replied."Hopefully we can find out."Amy then entered the
room and the red-haired girl,still with tears in her eyes,was surprised to see her.
"Don't be scared,"Amy said."While I don't know what you're doing here,maybe I can help you in some way.What's
your name?"
The girl paused for a while before answering.
"Sheila."
"Hi,Sheila.I'm Amy."
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As the first three suns rose over the Realm,four familiar figures were awake.Five,counting a certain little unicorn.
"So,"Eric started as he polished his shield."Anybody for breakfast?I'm so hungry,I could eat a unicorn."When Uni heard
this,she let out a shocked braying.For his part,Bobby was not amused.
"What did you say?"
"Hey!I'm only kidding about the eating unicorns part!"The Cavalier said.
Presto tried to produce some breakfast from his hat and almost wound up getting buried in a mountain of waffles."Anybody
got syrup?"The young Magician asked.
"Man,Presto!"Diana said."There's enough waffles here to feed Texas!Say,are Hank and Sheila awake yet?"
"Not yet,"Eric said."I'll go wake 'em."
He then went to a tree where a female figure draped in a familiar cloak and short dress slept.The Cavalier then called
out,"Hey,Sleeping Beauty!Get up!"
What he saw when he was next to her made him pause.
"Eric,is she okay?"Diana asked.
"Well,"Eric said,"unless she dyed her hair blonde and stuck two meatballs in it,I don't think that's Sheila."The others went
to where the Cavalier was and saw in a nearby tree an unfamiliar figure wearing a familiar garb.
"And since when does Hank have black hair?"Presto asked.
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Unknown to all involved,on each world,Vardos and Kazyne had already had bases of operations.On Earth,Kazyne was
perparing to find her half of the Heart of Light,fully aware that,on the Realm,Vardos was preparing to do the same.
Such was their loyalty to Lord Zedath.On each world,they each took a silvery sphere no larger than a ball bearing
"Now it's time to begin,"said Kazyne.
"I shall let nothing stop me,"said Vardos and he began to laugh."
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