"WAAH!" Tommy wailed, "She's dead!"
"No she's not!" Caitlin cried checking Carolyn's pulse. "She's just fainted."
"We have to get her to the healing springs now!" Katie cried. "I'm not explaining to her mother why her daughter was butchered!"
They carefully put her on a Jet Ski and began to shoot down the mountain.
In Faeriecity…
"How long do we have to wait?" Tommy groaned.
"Be patient." Caitlin sighed. "The water faerie has to stitch the wound very carefully."
They were waiting outside the healing springs. Carolyn was inside having her wound fixed by the water faerie. At that moment one of the water faerie's attendants came out of the operation room.
"You can go see her now."
They stood up and bolted inside. Carolyn was sitting up in bed while the water faerie stitched her shoulder up.
"One more thread here…" The water faerie mumbled as she worked.
"OW!" Carolyn cried as the water faerie finished sewing her up.
"You were lucky that your friends got you here so fast. Another hour and you would've been beyond my help." The water faerie said standing up. "Of course, it's a wonder you even survived this long. You're a tough one young lady."
"How are you feeling?" Caitlin asked. "A little better than before?"
"My shoulder still hurts, but I'm okay." Carolyn sighed. Carolyn's neopets climbed up on the bed and curled up in her lap. She gently stroked their fur.
"By the way," The water faerie said, "We found this inside her shoulder while we were stitching the wound."
She held out a large yellow jewel shard. It was about the size of a human fist. It glowed with a bizarre light. Carolyn was mesmerized by it.
"I don't suppose you know what it could be?" The water faerie asked.
"No." Carolyn said taking the shard and holding it up. It glowed at her touch and seemed to warm up. "It's weird though. It looks and feels familiar…"
Suddenly something flashed before Carolyn's eyes. A Faerie…falling to the ground in pain…blood everywhere.
"CAROLYN!" Tommy cried.
Carolyn opened her eyes. She had fallen to the ground in a daze. An unbearable amount of pain was coming from her shoulder.
"What happened?" She groaned.
"Your eyes went blank and started screaming 'traitor!' and then you fell to the ground and started twisting in pain!" Katie said. Her voice was shaky. It was obvious that she was freaked out.
"The shard…" The water faerie whispered. "It must've been suppressing all the pain she should have felt. And now that it's gone, all the built-up pain has been unleashed."
"But why would I be yelling traitor?" Carolyn asked.
"I'm guessing she must've experienced a great betrayal at some point in her life." The water faerie said shrugging.
"There must be some mistake! I don't remember being betrayed!" Carolyn cried.
"Perhaps an old friend turned on you," The water faerie said suddenly greatly interested, "Or maybe someone you trusted hurt you. Or maybe someone you loved betrayed you…"
"WHO SAYS I LOVE ANYBODY?!" Carolyn screamed, "I'VE NEVER EVEN HAD A BOYFRIEND!"
"Okay, okay!" The water faerie said quickly, "You don't have to get so defensive!"
"But I can tell you one thing," Carolyn said looking at the shard in her palm, "I may not be smart, and I don't understand any of this. But I can tell things are about to get a lot more interesting."
