Chapter 11
"Hello your majesties. I am the nymph Anya. This is my elephant Xander. He is an amusing human animal. I have been to the other realm. But I am very sorry for it. Considering your majesties don't have the privilege to go. I was brought here by your daughter so that I may be able to help and that we will not be punished like the others who left when you could not." Anya extremely hated being such a kiss ass but if they were going to survive they had too.
"We are listening." The queen smiled. The smile made her uncomfortable. She wondered if they could sense all her lies.
"Well that's mostly it. I thought maybe we could figure out a way to close the door and you could wreck your revenge."
"I thought you knew?" The fairy girl pouted.
"I never said I knew. I said I could help. Your princessness."
"Fine. Go to the kitchen. You have 2 hours." Anya and Xander were led out of the throne rom. The castle seemed very small but yet Xander the red elephant fit through all the doors fine. He hadn't said a word since the forest. Anya knew he was furious.
"Hey look. Maybe we could make magic glue." Anya examined some materials in the kitchen. Her heard wasn't in it.
Elsewhere in the forest...
Oz walked casually though the fairy realm. He almost felt at home. The wolf inside him hummed with delight at the world. Oz wondered if werewolves had originated there. He guessed he wouldn't have much trouble considering that so he concentrated on the scents of his friends. The rope stretched and stretched as he walked. It was a very good magic rope. He must have looked very strange to those around him By and by he noticed Xander's scent wasn't the same as usual. It made Oz worry.
He had just happened to look at a tree when a little squirrel popped out. "May I be of service?" It chittered.
"Maybe." Oz looked at it wearily, judging it. "I'm looking for my friends. A girl with reddish hair and a guy with black hair?"
"I saw a human girl yes! But she had an large funny creature with her."
"Did it look like he could have been human at one point?" Oz groaned to himself.
"Could have been. It talked." Oz nodded.
"Do you happen to know where they went?"
"To the castle. The castle wolfy one!" The squirrel said excited. It hopped around on the branch. The fairy princess has taken them.
"Thanks. Got to go. "Oz took off at a jog. He wanted to hurry. Who knew what the fairies might do to his friends?
Back at the castle...
"Your hours are almost up." The princess stalked into the room even though she was tiny. "What have you come up with?"
"We managed to bake a cake and come up with a spell for bringing people back. But we don't know how to close the gate. I think the spell will help you though." Anya offered. "Please don't kill us. We did the best we could." The elephant trumpeted in agreement.
"Bring what you made and come with me. Humans." She grinned evilly at them. Anya opened her mouth to respond but Xander grabbed her lips with his trunk and she lost her thought when she became busy getting the germs off.
"Anya." Anya looked around. In a dark corner she saw a vaguely familiar figure. The voice was more familiar. "Let's get out of here." Anya looked at the fairy who was flying further quickly. She signaled to Xander and he began waddling towards them. They ducked down Oz's hallway. It was almost to easy as they left the castle. All they had to do was follow Oz's rope. Anya didn't have the heart to tell him the way in was not the way out.
"Hello your majesties. I am the nymph Anya. This is my elephant Xander. He is an amusing human animal. I have been to the other realm. But I am very sorry for it. Considering your majesties don't have the privilege to go. I was brought here by your daughter so that I may be able to help and that we will not be punished like the others who left when you could not." Anya extremely hated being such a kiss ass but if they were going to survive they had too.
"We are listening." The queen smiled. The smile made her uncomfortable. She wondered if they could sense all her lies.
"Well that's mostly it. I thought maybe we could figure out a way to close the door and you could wreck your revenge."
"I thought you knew?" The fairy girl pouted.
"I never said I knew. I said I could help. Your princessness."
"Fine. Go to the kitchen. You have 2 hours." Anya and Xander were led out of the throne rom. The castle seemed very small but yet Xander the red elephant fit through all the doors fine. He hadn't said a word since the forest. Anya knew he was furious.
"Hey look. Maybe we could make magic glue." Anya examined some materials in the kitchen. Her heard wasn't in it.
Elsewhere in the forest...
Oz walked casually though the fairy realm. He almost felt at home. The wolf inside him hummed with delight at the world. Oz wondered if werewolves had originated there. He guessed he wouldn't have much trouble considering that so he concentrated on the scents of his friends. The rope stretched and stretched as he walked. It was a very good magic rope. He must have looked very strange to those around him By and by he noticed Xander's scent wasn't the same as usual. It made Oz worry.
He had just happened to look at a tree when a little squirrel popped out. "May I be of service?" It chittered.
"Maybe." Oz looked at it wearily, judging it. "I'm looking for my friends. A girl with reddish hair and a guy with black hair?"
"I saw a human girl yes! But she had an large funny creature with her."
"Did it look like he could have been human at one point?" Oz groaned to himself.
"Could have been. It talked." Oz nodded.
"Do you happen to know where they went?"
"To the castle. The castle wolfy one!" The squirrel said excited. It hopped around on the branch. The fairy princess has taken them.
"Thanks. Got to go. "Oz took off at a jog. He wanted to hurry. Who knew what the fairies might do to his friends?
Back at the castle...
"Your hours are almost up." The princess stalked into the room even though she was tiny. "What have you come up with?"
"We managed to bake a cake and come up with a spell for bringing people back. But we don't know how to close the gate. I think the spell will help you though." Anya offered. "Please don't kill us. We did the best we could." The elephant trumpeted in agreement.
"Bring what you made and come with me. Humans." She grinned evilly at them. Anya opened her mouth to respond but Xander grabbed her lips with his trunk and she lost her thought when she became busy getting the germs off.
"Anya." Anya looked around. In a dark corner she saw a vaguely familiar figure. The voice was more familiar. "Let's get out of here." Anya looked at the fairy who was flying further quickly. She signaled to Xander and he began waddling towards them. They ducked down Oz's hallway. It was almost to easy as they left the castle. All they had to do was follow Oz's rope. Anya didn't have the heart to tell him the way in was not the way out.
