- 6 -
"May, wake up!" Ash said quickly. May stirred awake.
"Huh?" she said.
"The queen and king want to see you, now!" he said. May sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"Where are they?" she said.
"Down stairs," Ash said.
"If they say that I can take some one with me to that stupid battle again, I'm taking you again," she said.
"Alright," Ash said shrugging, "I just don't want to be turned into a Dalmatian again, that's all."
She laughed and got out of the bed. She got her brush and brushed her hair first before going down stairs.
She stepped in front of the king and Queen. "May, Gem has sensed that you will find your scepter before this next battle...right before it," the queen said.
"We need to tell you how to use the scepter," the king said.
"To use the scepter, wave in a complete circle and then say 'By the magic of the scepter, transform me by my special power!'" the queen said. May nodded.
"Where is this battle going to be?" May asked.
"Where the land ends, and the water begins," some one said. Gem had come in.
"The ocean!" May said.
"Yes, and you better hurry! You must get there!" the king hurried her. She went to the door and walked out. Ash followed her.
A few minutes later the grasses of the fields were turning to bright yellow sand. They stood at the waters edge, waiting. Something moved in the water-it was the sorceress.
"What are you doing in there, Anita?" May asked, "Get up here so we can begin the battle!"
"I can't," Anita said, "I transformed into a mermaid. And yes, that's what I picked."
"Ok, and...I FOUND THE SCEPTER AGAIN!" May yelled. She jumped into the water. Ash was trying to see where the scepter was, but it didn't take long. It was bobbing up and down a few feet from the shore. Anita was in shock from May's outburst, but recovered quickly-but not fast enough. May had gotten the scepter.
As the queen had instructed, May waved the scepter in a complete circle. It started to glow. She took a deep breath and said, "By the magic of the scepter, transform me by my special power!" The scepter grew brighter. May screamed in pain.
Ash scrambled into the water. He hurried to get out there to her. When he had gotten to May, she grabbed hold of his arm.
He winced in pain. Her nails were digging into his skin, and it hurt. Ash noticed that May was gritting her teeth.
She went limp. Ash held her up, keeping her from sinking under the water. Anita swam over, but did not make one move of attack. He saw, to his surprise, that May smiled. She slashed Anita in the face with her nails.
Ash just noticed that her nails were sharp and pointed. Anita glared at her. She charged right at them. May pushed Ash down under the water and went down herself.
Anita dove under the water. May spun around to be face to face with her (Ash had moved out of the way of the two of them). She took the scepter and hit Anita in the side of the head with it. May muttered something, bubbles coming out of her mouth.
Ash felt like his chest had just tightened up. The pain from the lack of oxygen suddenly disappeared. In confusion, he looked at May for an answer. She waved the scepter in reply to his look.
Anita had shook it off and gave May a hard blow in the jaw. May cringed in pain and then punched Anita. There had been a few jagged rocks around. Anita hit her head on one of the rocks. She was knocked unconscious.
May pulled Anita to the surface of the water. Ash was a few inches from her. "How long was that battle? Two or three minutes?" Ash asked.
"Three," May said, "That was very short."
"What are we suppose to do about Anita?" Ash asked.
"I don't know...Help me get her to shore," May said. Ash swam over to her and got Anita to the shore. May transformed back to her human self. She scrabbled out of the water and over to Ash.
"We could get Anita to her house or where ever she stays." May said.
"How?" asked Ash.
"Hmmm," May sighed, "Good question..."
May was playing with the hem of her shirt. "I tore my shirt when I battled Anita," she said, pointing to a rip near the bottom hem. Ash shrugged and looked around.
"We could, erm, take her to the palace?" he said.
"Good idea...but if we do that they would have her killed..." May said.
"Then what should we do?" he asked. May shrugged.
"Wait until she wakes up," she said. Ash frowned.
"We'll do that then," Ash said. They sat there waiting for Anita to come round.
"Huh? Where am I? What happened?" Anita asked, when she awoke from being unconscious.
"You where knocked out," May said.
"Wha-What are you doing here!" Anita said.
"Waiting for you to wake up," Ash said. She sat up.
"You didn't need to," Anita spat.
"Well, we did," May said calmly.
"I'm out of here!" Anita said. She stood up.
"Whoa there! Where do you think you're going?" May asked.
"Back to my headquarters," Anita spat, "Where's my dragon?"
"How should we know?" May said.
"Fool! She's over there!" Anita sneered. She pointed to the end of the beach where the black dragon lay on the yellow sand. "Get over here, NOW!" Anita barked.
The dragon stood up, flew into the air, and glided over. Anita jumped on top of it.
"Listen to me. I don't want you being nice to me. I can't stand it when people are nice to me." Anita said. The dragon flapped its wings and soared out of sight.
"Let's go back to the palace and tell the others what happened," May said. Ash nodded.
"Beat you there," Ash said. He ran to the edge of the field and turned around. May was getting the scepter from the edge of the water. She ran up to Ash.
"Beat you there," she said. They ran all the way to the palace, where they told Anne, Cyrus, the king, and the queen about what happened.
"May, wake up!" Ash said quickly. May stirred awake.
"Huh?" she said.
"The queen and king want to see you, now!" he said. May sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"Where are they?" she said.
"Down stairs," Ash said.
"If they say that I can take some one with me to that stupid battle again, I'm taking you again," she said.
"Alright," Ash said shrugging, "I just don't want to be turned into a Dalmatian again, that's all."
She laughed and got out of the bed. She got her brush and brushed her hair first before going down stairs.
She stepped in front of the king and Queen. "May, Gem has sensed that you will find your scepter before this next battle...right before it," the queen said.
"We need to tell you how to use the scepter," the king said.
"To use the scepter, wave in a complete circle and then say 'By the magic of the scepter, transform me by my special power!'" the queen said. May nodded.
"Where is this battle going to be?" May asked.
"Where the land ends, and the water begins," some one said. Gem had come in.
"The ocean!" May said.
"Yes, and you better hurry! You must get there!" the king hurried her. She went to the door and walked out. Ash followed her.
A few minutes later the grasses of the fields were turning to bright yellow sand. They stood at the waters edge, waiting. Something moved in the water-it was the sorceress.
"What are you doing in there, Anita?" May asked, "Get up here so we can begin the battle!"
"I can't," Anita said, "I transformed into a mermaid. And yes, that's what I picked."
"Ok, and...I FOUND THE SCEPTER AGAIN!" May yelled. She jumped into the water. Ash was trying to see where the scepter was, but it didn't take long. It was bobbing up and down a few feet from the shore. Anita was in shock from May's outburst, but recovered quickly-but not fast enough. May had gotten the scepter.
As the queen had instructed, May waved the scepter in a complete circle. It started to glow. She took a deep breath and said, "By the magic of the scepter, transform me by my special power!" The scepter grew brighter. May screamed in pain.
Ash scrambled into the water. He hurried to get out there to her. When he had gotten to May, she grabbed hold of his arm.
He winced in pain. Her nails were digging into his skin, and it hurt. Ash noticed that May was gritting her teeth.
She went limp. Ash held her up, keeping her from sinking under the water. Anita swam over, but did not make one move of attack. He saw, to his surprise, that May smiled. She slashed Anita in the face with her nails.
Ash just noticed that her nails were sharp and pointed. Anita glared at her. She charged right at them. May pushed Ash down under the water and went down herself.
Anita dove under the water. May spun around to be face to face with her (Ash had moved out of the way of the two of them). She took the scepter and hit Anita in the side of the head with it. May muttered something, bubbles coming out of her mouth.
Ash felt like his chest had just tightened up. The pain from the lack of oxygen suddenly disappeared. In confusion, he looked at May for an answer. She waved the scepter in reply to his look.
Anita had shook it off and gave May a hard blow in the jaw. May cringed in pain and then punched Anita. There had been a few jagged rocks around. Anita hit her head on one of the rocks. She was knocked unconscious.
May pulled Anita to the surface of the water. Ash was a few inches from her. "How long was that battle? Two or three minutes?" Ash asked.
"Three," May said, "That was very short."
"What are we suppose to do about Anita?" Ash asked.
"I don't know...Help me get her to shore," May said. Ash swam over to her and got Anita to the shore. May transformed back to her human self. She scrabbled out of the water and over to Ash.
"We could get Anita to her house or where ever she stays." May said.
"How?" asked Ash.
"Hmmm," May sighed, "Good question..."
May was playing with the hem of her shirt. "I tore my shirt when I battled Anita," she said, pointing to a rip near the bottom hem. Ash shrugged and looked around.
"We could, erm, take her to the palace?" he said.
"Good idea...but if we do that they would have her killed..." May said.
"Then what should we do?" he asked. May shrugged.
"Wait until she wakes up," she said. Ash frowned.
"We'll do that then," Ash said. They sat there waiting for Anita to come round.
"Huh? Where am I? What happened?" Anita asked, when she awoke from being unconscious.
"You where knocked out," May said.
"Wha-What are you doing here!" Anita said.
"Waiting for you to wake up," Ash said. She sat up.
"You didn't need to," Anita spat.
"Well, we did," May said calmly.
"I'm out of here!" Anita said. She stood up.
"Whoa there! Where do you think you're going?" May asked.
"Back to my headquarters," Anita spat, "Where's my dragon?"
"How should we know?" May said.
"Fool! She's over there!" Anita sneered. She pointed to the end of the beach where the black dragon lay on the yellow sand. "Get over here, NOW!" Anita barked.
The dragon stood up, flew into the air, and glided over. Anita jumped on top of it.
"Listen to me. I don't want you being nice to me. I can't stand it when people are nice to me." Anita said. The dragon flapped its wings and soared out of sight.
"Let's go back to the palace and tell the others what happened," May said. Ash nodded.
"Beat you there," Ash said. He ran to the edge of the field and turned around. May was getting the scepter from the edge of the water. She ran up to Ash.
"Beat you there," she said. They ran all the way to the palace, where they told Anne, Cyrus, the king, and the queen about what happened.