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Chapter #13: The Journey Begins

*~*~*Reader's POV*~*~*

"So, anyone know exactly where we're going?" Harpy said aloud.

"I'm sure Lord knows exactly where he's going, right?" Commander replied.

Lord muttered a non-reassuring "Sure."

"Well, I'm going to get a better look." Magician Girl said as she levitated above the trees. As soon as she got up there, she flew right back down.

"Dark Magician Girl! What's wrong? What did you see?" Purple Magician said.

"Millions of birds......I almost got stampeded by them!"

"What did they look like?" Red Magician asked.

"Well, they were blue with a crown of orange flames on top of their heads." She explained.

"Flames, huh?" Swordsman said. "Well, then they ain't Dark Ones and they aren't out to get us."

"I guess." Magician Girl stated. Loud bird screeches were heard above them and Pixie once again had to cover her ears.

"Too loud for ya, eh?" Swordsman asked, nudging her with his elbow.

"SHUT UP! I'M TRYING TO SHUT THEM OUT!" She cried, trying to escape from the calls. Then, it became clear to what they were saying. Her green eyes opened wide in utter amazement as she recited what they were saying.

"Flock of Queen Birds flying south. Calling to find flock of Queen Birds flying west, because we have one of your own in our group.........What the fuck?"

"How did you--?" Elf asked astonished.

"Translate that call?" Angel finished.

Pixie snapped out of her daze and shrugged. "Kinda weird when you think about it."

"Hey, maybe you can use that to translate in-coming calls from the Dark Ones!" Harpy suggested.

"Well, obviously." Commander stated, rolling his eyes.

"You know, I'm getting sick and tired of your know-it-all attitude towards me!" Harpy shouted. "Just because you're part of Lord's militia doesn't mean you are the best strategist out of all of us!"

"Harpy!" Angel scolded. "Calm down!" [It's a good thing I came....these kids would be at each other's throats!]

"Come on now. He was just telling you that you were restating the obvious." Landstar said quietly.

"Forget it! Let's just move on, shall we?" the angered feathered monster muttered.

[Sheesh! We've been barely together for a day and already we want to kill each other.] Pixie thought as soon as the ringing in her ears subsided. Of course, she wasn't the angel in the group. She wanted to strangle Lord quite badly at the moment. Pixie still couldn't believe that he pulled on her tail. [It still hurts!] She thought.

*~*~*In the White River--Reader's POV*~*~*

Storm Sister slowed to a stop. She had no idea where she was. She had no idea why she was here. She had no idea who made her come here.

[Stop it! No one is chasing you! Get a grip over yourself!] She thought as she shook her head, trying to rid herself of her thoughts. No one, no matter how many times the thought crossed her mind, was chasing her. Every time she would look behind her, no one was there. [Unless they are invisible--NO! Stop it! You have to stop thinking this way!]

[Well, I can't stay underwater forever.....] She thought as she began to resurface. The water became a brighter shade of blue as she came closer to the surface. That's when she felt it.

Storm Sister stopped dead in her tracks. She noticed something black that was obscuring the streams of light that were previously illuminating the water. She began to panic. She tried to turn around and swim back to her hiding spot deep below, but a part of her told her not too.

[If you could kill sea-weed, you can kill that thing too!]

Suddenly, a long mummified hand reached below the water in an attempt to grab her. Involuntarily, she twirled her sceptre--causing a mini-whirlpool-- and aimed the glowing ball at the hand.

[ATOM CHARGER!] Her mind screamed as the ball of light exploded from its confinements and attacked the hand. The water surrounding the hand shot upwards and made a large splash.

Once her breathing slowed down, she mustered up her courage to peek above water. When she did, she saw nothing but the linen wraps used to conceal the hand. The sky was a bright blue and the sun was out. A light breeze made her shiver as it came in contact with her face.

She made herself levitate out of the water and moved herself to the nearest piece of land. It was then when she realized that it would have been safer in the water.

*~*~*Black Rock--Reader's POV*~*~*

"Evil Storm! Evil Storm!" An Earl of Demise called out. "I have some news."

"Really? Out with it." She replied cruelly.

"One of your henchman located Storm Sister....."

"AND?!"

"He didn't capture her......"

"Why the hell not?!" Evil Storm stood up and glared at the Earl.

"He was destroyed."

"No!" She whispered. Cursing, her eyes returned to those of the frightened Earl. "If we found her sooner, this would never have been a problem!" [Her power is a match of mine....How will I be able to capture her if she can destroy my army like I can?] Evil Storm thought.

"Listen closely to me Earl......send out groups of five or six Dark Ones and tell them to look for her in groups.....We'll need all the firepower we can get. DON'T JUST STAND THERE, GO!"

Earl scampered off to tell of there masters orders.

Satisfied, Evil Storm sat back in her chair. [Once I have her, the world will be at my fingertips......] She laughed evilly as darkness shrouded her once more.

*~*~*Reader's POV*~*~*

"Hey, Purple Magician...." Magician Girl noted softly "Didn't we pass this tree already?" Violet eyes stared at the black tree. Its branches made an unforgettable V-shape.

"Yes....." He replied, remembering that hours before, Pixie had pointed to it and laughed.

"LORD OF DRAGONS!" Red Magician cried angrily as he raced to the front of the group and came face to face with him. "My apprentices are saying that we are just going around in circles! Am I correct? I hate to be wrong, but this is an exception!"

Surprised at the sudden outburst of rage, Lord quickly regained his composure. "Look here Red; I know where I'm going!"

"Then why don't ya stop for directions?!" Pixie called from the back of the group, being rewarded with giggles from the other females in the group.

"That's it!" Lord made his way to the bat-winged monster and stared down at her. "Listen! I can't take much more of this!"

[Why must they all continue to fight like this?!] Angel thought bitterly. Throughout the short journey, Lord and Pixie were constantly fighting.....along with Harpy and Commander, Red Magician and Lord, & Swordsman and Commander. [And the sun is barely at the horizon!]

"BE QUIET!" Angel called suddenly, just as Pixie's claws were about to come out. "Look! The sun is about to set! We need to find some shel--"

"NO!" Lord retorted. "We need to keep going! I can't rest knowing that the Dark Ones are about to strike! We need to get to them; before they get to us.....don't you understand that? Shikkona as well as the rest of this island is at stake!"

Everyone fell silent. Angel was the first to speak. "Then it is settled. We will continue.....but Lord, you need to ask for directions."

Frowning, he turns away and walks in front of us. "Pixie?" He asked.

"What?" She replied with attitude.

"Can you........Can you ask other monsters what they know? You have that whole translating thing."

"Fine." Pixie spreads her wings and takes off into the sky, going far ahead of us.

"What are we going to do now Lord?" Landstar asked quietly.

"We wait. That's what we do." Angel replied as she watched Pixie disappear into the orange sky.

*~*~*Sundown--Reader's POV*~*~*

"HEY! I think I see her!" Harpy cried as she pointed to a black object coming towards us.

"About damn time." Lord said through clenched teeth. Both he and Landstar stand up from the tree they were currently resting on. Commander and Elf walk up to where Harpy was standing together, as do the three Magicians.

Swordsman was off in a corner trying to make his sword go bright with flames. No such luck yet. [All I got was a puny spark......] He thought as he came out of his hiding spot.

"There you are Swordsman! We thought we lost you!" Elf cried, coming towards him.

"Even if we did lose him, all we would have to do is whistle.....And he would return like the good pup he is." Lord replied smugly.

Swordsman glared daggers at him, clenching his sword painfully.

"Back!" Pixie cried, totally out of breath. She fell on all fours and shut her wings.

"Well, where are we going to go?" Harpy asked first.

Steadying her breath, Pixie replied, "Straight ahead. Some penguins told me that the 'Dark Ones' were heading towards this rock called Black Rock. We just need to go straight ahead until we reach it."

"It took you that long to get that information?" Lord practically screamed.

"AT LEAST I KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING NOW!" She screamed back.

"Can we just go now, Lord?" Commander asked, stepping between the two.

Instead of answering, he turned around and walked ahead. "If this information is false, your head will be my hands Pixie, do you hear me?!"

"Whatever." Pixie replied. A sharp cool breeze pierced through the forest. Pixie shuddered. [Man, it really gets cold after sundown] She looked west and noticed that the sun was practically gone. [Shit.]

Another cold wind blew through the forest. The three Magicians huddled together, and so did Swordsman, Elf, Harpy and Commander. Lord covered Landstar with his cape and he shielded all the debris coming towards him. Pixie felt her skin tense up with Goosebumps and tried to stop her teeth from chattering.

The cold wind came constantly. [I.......have.....to tell............Lord that.....we should....stop.......] Pixie's broken thoughts fluttered through her mind like her eyelids fluttered over her blurry vision. Her once sharp, perceptive senses were now dull.

With all the strength that she had left, she walked towards Lord.

"Lord?" She asked softly.

Still fighting the wind with his cape, he responded. "What?"

"We need.......to stop......." Pixie could barely control herself from shivering all over. Lord turned around and noticed that her once peachy skin had turned grey and blue. Her green eyes were hazy and it looked like she was going to collapse any second.

"Pix? Are you alright?" Swordsman asked, coming up beside her. She stayed speechless and motionless.

"Pixie?" Magician Girl inquired. [What's wrong with her? The wind isn't that bad.....is it?]

Pixie breathed out and everyone noticed how only her air condensed into white smoke. She felt her heartbeat slow down dramatically. It went slower and slower as more of the wind came. Her brain shut down as her legs gave way with a final exasperated sigh.

"PIXIE!" Landstar cried as she fell like a corpse into Lord's hands.

*~*~*Reader's POV*~*~*

Storm Sister patrolled the land she found carefully. Since the 'hand' incident, she was certain that someone--or something--was after her. She needed to check every corner because on land, she could be spotted. They could simply destroy the trees to discover a hiding place in the forest.

In the water, however, it would have been a lot trickier to find her.

Walking slowly, she came upon a group of penguins. "Excuse me, could I ask you something?" She asked.

The leader of the penguins smiled, "Certainly my dear! What'll it be?"

"Did you see anyone, most likely a Dark type, walking or flying around here?"

The penguin thought. "Why yes! There was this one Dark type that came to me and asked me a quest--"

"Oh no!" Storm Sister gasped as she cut off the penguin. "What direction did it go in?"

"In the direction of the forest."

"Thank you. I need to go now." She hurried in the other direction as fast as she could. [The Dark Ones ARE after me......what do they want from me anyways?]

She stopped. [Am I just blowing this out of proportion? Maybe that Dark monster was just flying around asking questions like, 'How are you today?'.......What are the odds? Still, I can't take my chances.] After walking along a mountain range, she stepped into a sandy, desert like area.

Where mostly everything was dead.

[That's odd.] She thought. [How can you have a forest in one part and a desert in the other?] She behind her and remembered the mountains.

"How am I going to get out of here?"

*~*

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