Star Bright
Review Responses:
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Numair's Angel: Cliffy? I didn't think so… Well, I'm the one who knows what will happen, though.
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CrAzYhOrSeGiRl88: It could have been so much worse then that was….
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Frisha: Well, not necessarily evil, but still maybe a bit mean… At least, that's what I think.
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Goddess of the Moon: Not good? Well, my friend, you must take up the teachings of the ancient art of reviews… uh, er, never mind that…
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horseluver: Don't worry, you'll know when it is the end and I wouldn't leave it at such an evil place! Well, to end it that is.
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//talk// Daine or animal talking
Note: Snuggle Bear is evil… you can see it in its eyes…
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"So how do you propose we get out of here?" Star asked.
"How should I know?" Daine snapped.
"You're the one that told Kia that we'd get out of here. What ever happened to that, now?" Star said.
"Well, yeah. I just haven't figured it out yet." Daine said. "Ok. We're in a room with one barred window and a locked door. So, we break the door down." Daine said.
"How?" Star asked, puzzled.
"Have you forgotten we're shape-shifters?" Daine said. Star Bright smiled.
"Yeah!" She said. Daine shifted into a bear, and charged at it. The door broke down, but Star cringed. "That looked like it would hurt." She said as Daine came back into her human form.
"And it did. I'll surely have a head ache now…" She grumbled. Star smiled.
"We better be on our guard out here. I think getting out of this room was the easy part, and Kia knew it. For all we know the whole place cold be one big-" Star Bright stopped and gaped.
"Maze?" Daine finished for her. "You were correct."
"I should learn to keep my mouth shut." Star Bright said. "For-"
"Star?" Daine said warningly.
"Oh, yeah. Mouth shut. Gotcha." She said with a smile. They turned a corner.
"Dead end." Daine said with a sigh. They turned around to leave, but they were stopped by a small group of shadow minions. Star Bright whipped out a dagger, and gave one to Daine. "Huh? Where'd you get these?" Daine asked.
"They're Kia's poison daggers, like the one she used on you. They are the only way to kill these things." Star Bright explained.
"Yeah, now that you mentioned it the pain stopped." Daine said.
"She probably sustains the pain by her own magic, and forgot about it." Star suggested. Daine nodded.
"Sounds good enough." She said. The shadows grabbed Star, but she bit them.
"Seems I still have fangs." She said as it dropped her, and she quickly ran up and stabbed it. The body turned gold, and fell to the ground.
"We'll be rich by the end of this." Daine said jokingly. "I'm just not the best with daggers." She admitted.
"They're just shadow minions, Daine. It would be an embarrassment to be killed by them." Star said. Daine quickly stepped out of the way of one, and stabbed it in the back.
"True, very true." She said. "But I'm a bit preoccupied at this moment to be talking." She said. Star Bright sneaked up behind what appeared to be the leader, and with a swift movement cut its head off.
"Good-bye." She said as it fell into gold dust in front of her. The rest shrieked, and also fell to the ground.
"Well, if we knew that before it would have been a heck of a lot easier." Daine said, looking at the now gold dusted floor. "Remind me to come back here after we kill Kia to get the gold, Star." She said. Star Bright laughed.
"Will do." She said, and they left the dead end. "So, now where?" Star Bright asked.
"I say we go left." Daine suggested.
"All right." Star Bright said, and followed.
"Not more!" She heard Daine groan.
"Better get used to them- they must be scattered all over the maze." Star told her. This time, it was only three. They first went after Daine, and she stabbed the one next to her while Star killed the one that would have reached Daine. Then Daine turned around, and slashed the last one.
"You are right, they are easy to kill." Daine said.
"Told you so." Star Bright said proudly.
"Don't let it get to your head." Daine said. "Or it may be too late, for all we know…" She said.
"Watch out!" Star Bright called, as a dark strand lashed out of the floor heading for Daine. Luckily, she jumped out of the way before it got to her.
"She really made sure this place was well guarded…" Daine mumbled under her breath.
"The floor triggered that one. Better watch where you step from now on." Star advised her.
"Couldn't Kia be more original?" Daine wondered.
"Though, I wouldn't be surprised if she thought she was." Star said jokingly, which made Daine smile.
"I wonder if Numair's OK." She said sadly.
"I'm sure he is, Daine. But see? If you listened to me we may have been out of here by now." Star told her.
"Or maybe I would still be stuck in this maze dead." Daine said. Star sighed.
"Well, maybe. Just maybe." Star said. They rounded another corner.
"I hope we're going in the right direction." Daine said.
"Me too." Star Bright said, and stepped on something. "Damn!" She said as shadow minions rose from the floor. Daine went for the others, slashing them as they came towards her and Star snuck up to the leader. Before she was able to get it, it turned around and grabbed her. Star got her dagger hand loose and stabbed it in the stomached. "Hands off me!" She yelled at it as its golden remains fell to the ground.
"I wonder if there's another way out." Daine said, with a sigh. Just as she said that, Star Bright stepped on something once again. But this time the floor collapsed beneath them and the two fell… and fell… and kept falling. They both landed with a THUD! Out side of the castle- near a lake.
"We're out! We're out!" Daine said and hugged Star.
"Yeah! And we're in one piece!" Star joined. Daine then slowly got to her feet.
"Ouch. Landing on your head isn't fun." She groaned.
"And I landed on you, so I'm fine." She said. Daine made a face at her. "What, it's not like I was able to choose who I fell on!" She said defensively.
"Actually I bet you could have." Daine said, and they walked out.
"What about Marcus?" Star Bright wondered.
"I guess we will just have to face him, too. If we find him. But first we need to find Numair, then… as much as I hate to say it go back for Kia." Daine admitted. Star Bright smiled.
"Sounds like a good plan to me." She said.
"Thanks." Daine said, and headed off to find her lover she thought could be dead….
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And there's another chapter!!