Chapter 5

Meercas, Magic, and Motes

Azul suddenly woke up from his slumber. He tightly clutched his new plushie, Faelinn, and tried to fall asleep again, but he suddenly heard a silly comment from the end of the room.

"You have a spotty bum!"

Azul sat to attention, and saw himself surrounded by Meercas. "Leave me alone!" he shouted.

"But you have a spotty bum!"

"No I don't!"
"Yes you do!"

"No I don't!"
The Meerca sighed. "You do."

"No!"

"Yes!"

Azul started to get angry. "Leave me alone!"

Five more Meercas appeared. "You have a spotty bum!"

"Stop this right now!" a voice boomed. Azuldragao shot up, and gasped. It was Faelinn!

"Azul needs to sleep peacefully, without you spotty-bummed Meercas here."

"WE DO NOT HAVE SPOTTY BUMS!"
"Leave!" The Meercas sighed, and left, mumbling something like 'that lady has a spotty bum....'.

"Are you Faelinn?" Azul asked curiously.

"Yes I am," Faelinn responded.

"Why are you in my room?" Azuldragao asked.

"Because that plushie of yours is me," Faelinn told him. Azul smiled brightly.

"Will you play with me?" Azul invited.
"Sure," Faelinn agreed. Azul took out his Chess Set. They started to play.

"Have you ever been to Faerieland?" Faelinn asked Azul as she moved a Knight.

"No," Azul answered as he took her Rook with his Queen. "Check." Faelinn moved her other Rook and killed his Queen. "Oh darn. I didn't see that." As they continued playing Faelinn told Azuldragao about Faerieland, and how beautiful it is.

"Can we go there?" Azul wondered.

"To Faerieland? Why not?" Faelinn told him. "We can go right now."

"Can I bring my sister?"
"Whatever you want, Azul."

"Thank you, Faelinn," Azul said. He knocked on Jade's door.

"Who is it?" a voice asked sleepily.

"It's Azul. Come out here. We're going to Faerieland."

"Faerieland?!" the voice suddenly sounded excited. "Wow! Let me pack my things!"

"Bring two things and a Battledome Item," Faelinn said.

"Okay," the voice answered as Azul rushed off to pack his things. Jade open the door, all dressed. She looked up and gasped when she saw Faelinn. Faelinn smiled.

"Hello," Faelinn greeted.

When Azul came out of his room, Jade solicited him many questions at once. "Is that really Faelinn? Where is Daddy? What are those Meercas doing over there? Why are we going to Faerieland?-"

"Calm down," Faelinn said. "I'll tell you the story on the way to Faerieland."

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As Faelinn finished the story, Jadretana smiled, and was silent for the rest of the ride. It was hard to accept the fact that right next to her was Faelinn, and that she was Azul's plushie. She would have said it was hogwash if Faelinn wasn't right next to her.

"Hold on, Azul and Jade. We're on our way." Suddenly a small pathway appeared before them. A Faerie Aisha appeared.

"Do you have a totem-oh, Faelinn. Welcome. Come on in! I see you have two friends this time....?"

"Yes, I do," Faelinn grinned. "Let them come too."

"Anything for you, Faelinn," the Aisha smiled back. "Be ready to go to Faerieland!" As Faelinn, Azul, and Jade stepped into the portal, it closed behind them. They all felt unusual tingling sensations sweep through them, and then they appeared in Faerieland; but it seemed they had arrived at an inconvenient time, they had arrived during a Mote Shower!

"Grab a few Motes if you can!" Faelinn told them, "but it will disappear when it hits the ground!"

"This is fun!" Azul exclaimed as he snatched a Lava Mote and stuffed it into his sack.

"Oh yeah!" Jade concurred when she grabbed a Dust Mote out of the air. "Verderato will be so jealous!"
"Don't even go there!" Azul added as he seized another Mote. "Oh no, it stopped." The Motes all disappeared, except the ones in the various pets' and faeries' sacks.

"That was cool!" Jade said.

"There are better things in Faerieland," Faelinn said. "Now follow me, I want to show you a place unknown to everyone but me and those who live there."