Wow. I have to be the most laziest (yes,most laziest) person in the whole world. It's been so long! I'm so sorry peoples! Did you know that the Inca executed people for being lazy? *I gulp as I see a gold-clad Mexican standing behind me with a double-headed war ax*

Disclaimer: Woe is me! Woe is me! I own nothing and instead am forced to grovel at the feet of Her Highness Tamora Pierce in hopes of being allowed to write a pathetic little fanfic.

WARNING: As you probably have already noticed, everyone in this story is OOC. So don't complain if you observe that Duke Baird is VERY OOC in this chapter. : P

Prologue:Yuki never got to answer Kel, because right at that moment The Ghost and The Darkness jumped out of no where and dug their claws into her flesh.

Chapter 4!!!

"Ah! Ah! Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Ah! Ah! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Ah Ah A--" Kel was stopped mid-scream as she was charged to the ground by a very strange looking man.

"Ouch!" Kel exclaimed. "You Rocked My World!"

"Did I? I'm terribly sorry." The man said in a falsetto voice. "I'm Michael Jackson. You are...."

Kel gulped. This stranger did not appear to be from Tortall--nor any other country in this world. But she held her head hight and replied, "I am Keladry of Mindelan, lady knight of Tortall, and I would like to escort my friend to a healer."

"I could heal her," Michael offered in the same falsetto voice. "I want to Heal the World."

"Err...umm..... I'm sure you do, Master Jackson, but I think it would be easier just to take her to one of our healers."

"How did this happend? What she hit by *dun dun* was she struck by *dun dun* a smooth criminal?"

Kel just rolled her eyes. "Master Jackson, if you'll excuse me, I'd like to go to the healer."

"Ok, go ahead," Mike replied, "But just know that You Are Not Alone."

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"Hmmmmm......... who should we feed to this Michael Jackson?" the Cook King pondered. He searched through the vault of severed heads, arms and legs *author chuckles as readers turn green and run to the bathroom* "Hmmmm......." the Cook King continued to buzz like a broken radiator. "Hmmmmmm.......... I know! We will feed him *dramatic pause* Francis of Nond! (a/n: it's a little known fact that Francis did not, in fact, die of the sweating sickness. He died of a deadly yellow jello infection. *nods* yup.)

The Cook King dragged Francis' remains out of the vault and heaved them onto the cutting board. He got out his gigantic butcher knife and........

*pause in the story as the author shivers and pukes all over her computer*

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"Could you hand me the stethescope, Neal?" Duke Baird requested. He felt Neal push something into his hand and looked down. It was a Bob the Builder sippy cup.

"Oops. Sorry, wrong object." Neal apologized as he snatched up his sippy cup and gave his father the stethescope. He immediately began sucking on the sippy cup.

Duke Baird pressed the stethescope onto Owen's forehead and listened "Gasp!" he...gasped. "He has no heartbeat!"

Neal blinked.

Duke Baird panicked and moved the stethescope all over Owen head, determined to hear a heartbeat.

Neal blinked again.

"Don't just stand there, boy, get the heart shocker things!" Duke Baird bellowed. (a/n: I don't know what they call those things that they say "clear!" before they use, and yes, they use electronic devices like that in Tortall :P)

Neal blinked once more.

Duke Baird rummaged through the drawers in the room until he found the shocker things. He rubbed them together. "CLEAR!" he exclaimed before he clamped one above each of Owen's ears.

Presently it appeared as if Owen was having a seizure.

Neal blinked.

This could take awhile.....

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Okay I'm done for now! I know how eager : D you guys are to see another chapter come up, so yeah. Personally, I thought this was a funny chapter. But then that's me.

TO ALL MY READERS: Someone made the comment that I should not put in so many author intrusions, as they are distracting. Please review and tell me what you think!

~*~*~ Manders~*~*

P.S. I'm going to California on August 7th so don't expect me to update until the 17th. But I have a 6 hour plane ride there, 6 hours back. So I'll probably have another chapter for y'all when I get back!