Hey!! Thanx for your reviews peeps!!! I finally finished this chappy!!!! Sooooo sorry it took so long, I couldn't think of what to write about next. But here it is, finally, after a very long thinking session, Chapter 16.

Chapter 16: The Amulet

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A white dragon, flying through the azure sky, its emerald eyes glinting in the sunlight. A heart of crimson blazed in her mind. Suddenly, her pendant swung, it's magenta stone glimmering. The dragon. That's what she needed. Only it could save her. She was trapped, cold stone surrounding her. Alone. Where was he? Where was Leon? Leon, she called, where are you?

Suddenly she was no longer trapped. She was running, running along a green marble corridor. Where am I? she thought. Her footsteps echoed around her as she ran. Faces appeared in the marble walls - Leon's, Van's, Hitomi's, Allen and Millerna's, Chid's, Dryden's, Laguna's, they were all there. Even Merle's and Folken's. What were they doing here? What did they want? A light appeared at the end of the corridor. A door, opening to white light. Krystel ran faster, running towards the light. Tears streamed down her pale face. Her curled hair flew behind her. What's going on? Where am I? She burst through the door. She gasped.

Hills. Beautiful green hills, the cerulean sky, a shimmering sapphire lake. Lush forests sat at the bases of giant russet mountains. Paradise. Krystel turned, but the door was gone. Nothing but empty space stood behind her. She turned back to face the beauty of the world that surrounded her. Her eyes fell onto the stunning lake that lay ahead. Something glinted in the centre, in the depths of the sparkling water. Need overcame Krystel. She had to find out what it was. She didn't know why, just that she had to get whatever was glittering from the lake. She had to know.

Taking a running jump, she dived into the water. It was cold, and very deep. Down, down into the darkness she swam. Her eyes stung with the cold, but she kept them open. The need drove her onwards, through the pale waters, deep into the lake. She was almost there. She could see it glinting, lying on a piece of rock, on the lake's bed. An amulet.

She picked it up, examining it in her hand. A five-pointed star in a circle, strung onto a long silver chain. Five gems glittered on each corner of the star. A diamond on the top, and going clockwise around the points, a sapphire, a ruby, an emerald and a tiger-eye, all embedded in the silver. A strange word came into her mind. Pentacle. Pentacle. Over and over it echoed. Krystel could only guess what it meant. Maybe it was the name of the strange symbol? Who knew?

Suddenly she felt hands grasping her. She looked around, seeing nothing. Something shook her. She felt herself drifting away. Her eyes slowly closing, she was losing consciousness. The last thing she saw was the amulet, drifting from her hand, floating to the lake floor once more. Her eyes closed, but the symbol of the amulet glowed in her mind. And that one word span around inside her head: pentacle..pentacle..pentacle.

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Yahoooooo!!! Finally!!!! I did it!!! I know it's short, but it's something!!!! Hopefully Chapter 17 will be up soon. And I mean SOON!!!! I hope. Well, hope you like it!!! And yes, Amy, Shona, and Sian, it is like the necklace I've got, but without the gems ofcourse!!! Well, better hurry along to write the next chappy!!! I think my muse may go on strike again!!! Byeeeeeeeeeee!!! Love Alex360.