Kit raced through the darkness when he stumbled and fell to the hard ground
below him, darkness engulfing him. Kit tried not to let tears leak out of
his eyes as he tried to breathe. He looked down below him, and stared at
the darkness below him where he had found the glede. Kit stared, and
something shiny caught his eye. It was black and hard to see, but it was
definitely there, as he could see it glint at him as if creating its own
light. Kit pushed a hand through the glassy bottom, and felt it give like
firm Jell-O. He pushed through it until his arm was down under the surface
up to his shoulder. He felt for the shiny, hard object, and his fingers
brushed it. He reached down further, until his head was almost underneath.
Kit grasped the tiny object in his hand and began to pull himself up. He watched the floor become solid and glassy again as he examined the object. It was crescent shaped, and hard, cool black glass. It gave off a faint silver glow, and Kit tossed it into his claudication before attempting to find his way back into the real world.
* * *
Nita closed her eyes as she sat on the stone below her, thinking how horrible everything was. At this rate, she'd never see her family again. She wiped a tear from her eye as a dark shadow appeared with a furry creature.
The Lone One stared at Nita with cold, unsympathetic eyes. Nita's gaze turned to the dog on his right, and she stared him with bewilderment. It was-
"Ponch! What are you doing here?" she asked with much confusion.
(I don't know. One minute, I was chasing squirrels, and the next, I was in a dark cave with the Lone Power!) Ponch replied with little amusement in his voice.
"He's here to help me. I just thought you should know Kit has helped me somewhat. not enough to set you free of course. But I know that I need his dog to help me create a universe. Just thought I'd tell you. Just because you're locked in a cave, it doesn't mean you shouldn't know about your slim chances of ever getting out alive." The Lone One laughed mirthlessly, and he began to vanish with Ponch at his side.
"No! Ponch!" Nita lunged at him, but she was too late. Ponch had disappeared with one final phrase-
(Don't worry, I won't help him!) But Nita knew that if Ponch didn't help the Lone Power, then Ponch would be. dead meat.
Nita sighed at slumped back on the wall behind her, wondering if she could contact Dairine or Kit.
"Dairine! Kit! Anyone!" Nita called out hoarsely. Surprisingly, Dairine responded.
"Nita!" she called in a far off voice. "Nita, what's going on? Mom and Dad are going nuts looking for you! When are you coming back?" Nita felt a mixture of happiness that she could talk to her sister and sadness at the news she would have to tell her.
"I don't know if I'm coming back! It all depends on Kit and Ponch! If I do, I'll be back in two days! But, if I don't." Nita's voice trailed off. Dairine had no reply.
* * *
'I've got to make Kit see reason,' Dairine thought the moment she woke up. 'Or Nita will never come back!' She quickly hopped up and did the beam-me- up-Scotty spell, appearing in Kit's backyard. She quickly strode up to the back door and rapped on it loudly. Kit appeared and slid it open, wondering why Dairine was there.
"You have to save Nita! You have to!" She practically screamed in his face.
"Don't you think I know that?" His voice cracked. "I was trying to, but by accident, I sold Ponch over to the Lone Power! I just don't know what to do anymore! It's not up to me; it's out of my hands. It's all up to Ponch!" Kit cried back at her. Dairine stared at him.
"Well, I don't care who it's up to anymore, we've got to think of something that will help her!" she sat down at the table and put her head in her hands. Kit sighed, and pulled open his claudication. The shiny black object came falling out on top of him. It hit him on the head and rolled onto the table. Kit rubbed his sore head and Dairine stared at the object with interest.
"What is this?" She asked, turning it over in her hands. Kit shrugged, and her face lit up all of a sudden.
"I think I've read about one of these in my manual!" Her manual appeared out of nowhere, and she flipped to a page. "Yeah, it's called a Macao- a Dragon's horn. I don't think it really does anything. it is very powerful, useful for complex spells. Supposed to make gledes that lost power regain power. Hasn't been spotted in over two decades. Said to-" Kit cut her off.
"Wait, back up. It gives power to worn out gledes?" Dairine nodded, a confused look coming over her face.
"Why?" She asked.
"Nita has that old glede with her from before. I wonder if she could use this to help, I don't know, defeat the Lone Power." Kit let himself drown in his thoughts as Dairine continued to give him quizzical looks. Finally, she sighed, saying one last thing before heading out.
"But you can't get it to her unless you go to the cave. Just- just save her!" And with that, Kit was left alone to ponder what he could possibly do.
Dairine made her way home and found her parents sitting in a dark living room. Just sitting there.
"What's going on? Why are the lights off?" Dairine asked, flipping on a light switch. She went and sat down next to her mother, and said,
"Everything will be all right. Nita will be home tomorrow." Dairine knew that she had a fifty-fifty chance of being right. Either Nita would be coming home tomorrow, or she wouldn't be coming home at all.
Kit grasped the tiny object in his hand and began to pull himself up. He watched the floor become solid and glassy again as he examined the object. It was crescent shaped, and hard, cool black glass. It gave off a faint silver glow, and Kit tossed it into his claudication before attempting to find his way back into the real world.
* * *
Nita closed her eyes as she sat on the stone below her, thinking how horrible everything was. At this rate, she'd never see her family again. She wiped a tear from her eye as a dark shadow appeared with a furry creature.
The Lone One stared at Nita with cold, unsympathetic eyes. Nita's gaze turned to the dog on his right, and she stared him with bewilderment. It was-
"Ponch! What are you doing here?" she asked with much confusion.
(I don't know. One minute, I was chasing squirrels, and the next, I was in a dark cave with the Lone Power!) Ponch replied with little amusement in his voice.
"He's here to help me. I just thought you should know Kit has helped me somewhat. not enough to set you free of course. But I know that I need his dog to help me create a universe. Just thought I'd tell you. Just because you're locked in a cave, it doesn't mean you shouldn't know about your slim chances of ever getting out alive." The Lone One laughed mirthlessly, and he began to vanish with Ponch at his side.
"No! Ponch!" Nita lunged at him, but she was too late. Ponch had disappeared with one final phrase-
(Don't worry, I won't help him!) But Nita knew that if Ponch didn't help the Lone Power, then Ponch would be. dead meat.
Nita sighed at slumped back on the wall behind her, wondering if she could contact Dairine or Kit.
"Dairine! Kit! Anyone!" Nita called out hoarsely. Surprisingly, Dairine responded.
"Nita!" she called in a far off voice. "Nita, what's going on? Mom and Dad are going nuts looking for you! When are you coming back?" Nita felt a mixture of happiness that she could talk to her sister and sadness at the news she would have to tell her.
"I don't know if I'm coming back! It all depends on Kit and Ponch! If I do, I'll be back in two days! But, if I don't." Nita's voice trailed off. Dairine had no reply.
* * *
'I've got to make Kit see reason,' Dairine thought the moment she woke up. 'Or Nita will never come back!' She quickly hopped up and did the beam-me- up-Scotty spell, appearing in Kit's backyard. She quickly strode up to the back door and rapped on it loudly. Kit appeared and slid it open, wondering why Dairine was there.
"You have to save Nita! You have to!" She practically screamed in his face.
"Don't you think I know that?" His voice cracked. "I was trying to, but by accident, I sold Ponch over to the Lone Power! I just don't know what to do anymore! It's not up to me; it's out of my hands. It's all up to Ponch!" Kit cried back at her. Dairine stared at him.
"Well, I don't care who it's up to anymore, we've got to think of something that will help her!" she sat down at the table and put her head in her hands. Kit sighed, and pulled open his claudication. The shiny black object came falling out on top of him. It hit him on the head and rolled onto the table. Kit rubbed his sore head and Dairine stared at the object with interest.
"What is this?" She asked, turning it over in her hands. Kit shrugged, and her face lit up all of a sudden.
"I think I've read about one of these in my manual!" Her manual appeared out of nowhere, and she flipped to a page. "Yeah, it's called a Macao- a Dragon's horn. I don't think it really does anything. it is very powerful, useful for complex spells. Supposed to make gledes that lost power regain power. Hasn't been spotted in over two decades. Said to-" Kit cut her off.
"Wait, back up. It gives power to worn out gledes?" Dairine nodded, a confused look coming over her face.
"Why?" She asked.
"Nita has that old glede with her from before. I wonder if she could use this to help, I don't know, defeat the Lone Power." Kit let himself drown in his thoughts as Dairine continued to give him quizzical looks. Finally, she sighed, saying one last thing before heading out.
"But you can't get it to her unless you go to the cave. Just- just save her!" And with that, Kit was left alone to ponder what he could possibly do.
Dairine made her way home and found her parents sitting in a dark living room. Just sitting there.
"What's going on? Why are the lights off?" Dairine asked, flipping on a light switch. She went and sat down next to her mother, and said,
"Everything will be all right. Nita will be home tomorrow." Dairine knew that she had a fifty-fifty chance of being right. Either Nita would be coming home tomorrow, or she wouldn't be coming home at all.