Unanswered Questions- Answered
"And that's the story of how I helped two Sorceress' stay in Xanth," Grundy said, smiling down at his little daughter, Surprise.
"But what happened with Day and Night?" she asked.
"Well, they eventually harnessed their powers so well that they could move anything."
"Anything at all?" Surprise asked in wonder.
"Yep," Grundy asked. "Even things like colour, and voices."
"Wow," Surprise said in awe.
"And Day went on to marry Raven."
"Neat-o. Did Night marry anybody?"
"Not yet," Grundy answered. "But she lives close to Day and Raven, who had twins of their own. They love their Auntie Night."
"What about Lyndsey? Did she get some more talents?" Surprise was quite inquisitive, possibly because she didn't want to go to bed yet.
"Yes she did. Ip exchanged his, and Lyndsey acquired the talents of Small Illusions, Flying for Short Periods of Time, Unlocking Locked Doors, Changing Hair Colour, and a few other spot-on-the-wall talents. But she also learned that there are many people who don't like their talents, and started a Quest with Peep to find them, and show them the island. She also learned that she can steal talents when Peep helps her distract people. But she never does that unless they are bad people," Grundy said. Maybe his daughter could learn a few lessons from this story.
"That's a neat Quest! I bet she's helping lots of people and getting lots of talents. Did she and Peep get married?"
"They are scheduled too in a little while. And I'm sure the stork will be very generous with them…I think one of Lyndsey's new acquired talents was Stork Summoning."
"What's that?" Surprise piped up. This was an interesting topic.
"I can't tell you that, Surprise," Grundy said, ruffling her hair.
Surprise looked disappointed. "Well, what about Guinever?"
"He lives with Lyndsey's parents. They just adore him. Lyndsey goes back to visit frequently."
"And Soda and Fizz?"
"They take prolonged visits to Day, Night, and Peep's parents' house. They adore them."
Surprise struggled to think of more questions. "What about…umm…Day and Night liking the term Neo-Sorceress?"
Grundy smiled, impressed that she had remembered. "Well, they knew that they were simply too powerful to be called Neo-Sorceresses, so they call them selves Double-Neo-Sorceresses." Surprise giggled.
"Did Prince Derek live happily ever after with Princess Mitchelle?"
"Yes, they married and have two point five children," Grundy answered, not bothering to correct Surprise. Derek wasn't really a Prince, and Mitchelle wasn't really a Princess.
"What about…umm…Ip? Did he live happily ever after?" She was struggling for a topic now.
Grundy smiled. "Yes, he did. He received the talent of Granting Small Wishes. He met up with Destiny, and they married. They have a child together."
"That's neat, Daddy. Is there anything else I should ask?"
"I don't think so, Surprise. Now you better go to bed, before your Mother finds out you're still awake!"
"Eeek!" Surprise mock-screamed, diving under the covers. Grundy left the room, and turned off the light.
"Good night, Surprise," he murmured.
THE END
"And that's the story of how I helped two Sorceress' stay in Xanth," Grundy said, smiling down at his little daughter, Surprise.
"But what happened with Day and Night?" she asked.
"Well, they eventually harnessed their powers so well that they could move anything."
"Anything at all?" Surprise asked in wonder.
"Yep," Grundy asked. "Even things like colour, and voices."
"Wow," Surprise said in awe.
"And Day went on to marry Raven."
"Neat-o. Did Night marry anybody?"
"Not yet," Grundy answered. "But she lives close to Day and Raven, who had twins of their own. They love their Auntie Night."
"What about Lyndsey? Did she get some more talents?" Surprise was quite inquisitive, possibly because she didn't want to go to bed yet.
"Yes she did. Ip exchanged his, and Lyndsey acquired the talents of Small Illusions, Flying for Short Periods of Time, Unlocking Locked Doors, Changing Hair Colour, and a few other spot-on-the-wall talents. But she also learned that there are many people who don't like their talents, and started a Quest with Peep to find them, and show them the island. She also learned that she can steal talents when Peep helps her distract people. But she never does that unless they are bad people," Grundy said. Maybe his daughter could learn a few lessons from this story.
"That's a neat Quest! I bet she's helping lots of people and getting lots of talents. Did she and Peep get married?"
"They are scheduled too in a little while. And I'm sure the stork will be very generous with them…I think one of Lyndsey's new acquired talents was Stork Summoning."
"What's that?" Surprise piped up. This was an interesting topic.
"I can't tell you that, Surprise," Grundy said, ruffling her hair.
Surprise looked disappointed. "Well, what about Guinever?"
"He lives with Lyndsey's parents. They just adore him. Lyndsey goes back to visit frequently."
"And Soda and Fizz?"
"They take prolonged visits to Day, Night, and Peep's parents' house. They adore them."
Surprise struggled to think of more questions. "What about…umm…Day and Night liking the term Neo-Sorceress?"
Grundy smiled, impressed that she had remembered. "Well, they knew that they were simply too powerful to be called Neo-Sorceresses, so they call them selves Double-Neo-Sorceresses." Surprise giggled.
"Did Prince Derek live happily ever after with Princess Mitchelle?"
"Yes, they married and have two point five children," Grundy answered, not bothering to correct Surprise. Derek wasn't really a Prince, and Mitchelle wasn't really a Princess.
"What about…umm…Ip? Did he live happily ever after?" She was struggling for a topic now.
Grundy smiled. "Yes, he did. He received the talent of Granting Small Wishes. He met up with Destiny, and they married. They have a child together."
"That's neat, Daddy. Is there anything else I should ask?"
"I don't think so, Surprise. Now you better go to bed, before your Mother finds out you're still awake!"
"Eeek!" Surprise mock-screamed, diving under the covers. Grundy left the room, and turned off the light.
"Good night, Surprise," he murmured.
THE END