Chapter 5
The next morning Crystal found herself in a strange place. A place that she didn't recognize.
"Where am I?"she asked as she woke up.
"Well well. I see that you're finally up,"said the strange man at the door.
"Who are you?!"
"Well,I guess your mother didn't tell about me? I'm her brother. Muska."
"What do you want with me?!"
He stepped into the room. "Where is the crystal?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Hmmm. Then I guess she didn't tell you about Laputa either?"
"Laputa? What's that?"
"I can't believe your own mother wouldn't even bother to tell you that you're a princess."
"Sir,I don't have any idea what you're talking about. I just want to go home. And now!"
"Well see miss it isn't that simple."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Well just take a look outside."
She opened her window and gasped. "Where are you taking me?!"
"To a place that should have been called home for you. Laputa."
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That morning barely anybody talked. All Sheeta could think about was her daughter. She knew that her daughter wasn't safe with Muska. Of all the people she trusted,Muska was the least. She remembered how she was brought up has a child. The only thing she would remember were lies. And then she remembered the day that Muska and the men took her away from her grandmother. She didn't even know if her grandmother was alive anymore. Muska and his men never let her see her grandmother after they kidnapped her. But Sheeta wanted to see her daughter again.
"Sheeta,are you ready to go?"asked Pazu.
"Yes I am." ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
Sheeta couldn't believe that she was going there again. She didn't want to believe it. By some how she was going to.
So much has changed since then,she thought. What if there is no more Laputa? But then Muska would have already found that out and there would have been no reason to kidnap my daughter. I feel so selfish though. Dola was right. How could I not tell her about Laputa? I feel so stupid. She would understand by now. She's smart,unlike me. My grandmother would always tell me stories about Laputa. But she never told me I was a princess. Muska did. I never wanted to be brought up as a princess though. I thought I was doing the right thing. Why couldn't he have died? If he had died this would have happened and we could all be happy. But now he has come back. He's going to torment my daughter. He will not believe that she doesn't have the crystal. If only I had told her earlier.
"Sheeta,are you alright?"Pazu asked after the ship took off.
"Yes Pazu. I was just gathering my thoughts."
"Don't think about Muska ok. We'll get her back."
"I'm not thinking about Muska. I'm thinking about how stupid I was not to tell her about Laputa in the first place."
"You shouldn't think about that either."
"I know Pazu. But it's so hard."
"I know. I understand."
"I just don't want to remember anymore. Nothing ever seems to go away. I just want all these bad memories to go away."
"I know. But don't think about the bad memories. Think about the good ones."
She sighed. "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have come."
"No. Don't say that. I'm glad you did."
"Thank you Pazu."
"Everything is going to be ok. We will get her back."
"Can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"What if there is no Laputa?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean,what if it's gone?"
"It can't be though. Nobody else but us knows about it though. And Dola and the boys haven't gone there for a long time."
"I know. It's just that.well I don't know.what if someone actually used the spell of destruction again?"
"I can't image what would happen."
"There would be more Laputa anymore Pazu. But then I would still have to tell her about Laputa."
"You think Muska will tell her?"
"Well,yes. And then she'll think I'm a horrible mother."
"No she won't."
"Yes she will! What if she actually wanted to be a princess Pazu?!" she calmed down. "She probably would have liked that."
"But then you could tell her."
"About how that place was more like a tomb?"
"Yes."
"She still wouldn't believe me though."
"But she'll listen. You just have to get her to."
"I know. But it's not that easy Pazu."
"I know it's not Sheeta. But she will believe you."
She sighed. "I hope so."
"She will. You just have to believe for once."
"Yeah. I guess so."
"Don't worry. We'll be there soon. And then we can get her back."
"Yeah."
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The next morning Crystal found herself in a strange place. A place that she didn't recognize.
"Where am I?"she asked as she woke up.
"Well well. I see that you're finally up,"said the strange man at the door.
"Who are you?!"
"Well,I guess your mother didn't tell about me? I'm her brother. Muska."
"What do you want with me?!"
He stepped into the room. "Where is the crystal?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Hmmm. Then I guess she didn't tell you about Laputa either?"
"Laputa? What's that?"
"I can't believe your own mother wouldn't even bother to tell you that you're a princess."
"Sir,I don't have any idea what you're talking about. I just want to go home. And now!"
"Well see miss it isn't that simple."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Well just take a look outside."
She opened her window and gasped. "Where are you taking me?!"
"To a place that should have been called home for you. Laputa."
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That morning barely anybody talked. All Sheeta could think about was her daughter. She knew that her daughter wasn't safe with Muska. Of all the people she trusted,Muska was the least. She remembered how she was brought up has a child. The only thing she would remember were lies. And then she remembered the day that Muska and the men took her away from her grandmother. She didn't even know if her grandmother was alive anymore. Muska and his men never let her see her grandmother after they kidnapped her. But Sheeta wanted to see her daughter again.
"Sheeta,are you ready to go?"asked Pazu.
"Yes I am." ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
Sheeta couldn't believe that she was going there again. She didn't want to believe it. By some how she was going to.
So much has changed since then,she thought. What if there is no more Laputa? But then Muska would have already found that out and there would have been no reason to kidnap my daughter. I feel so selfish though. Dola was right. How could I not tell her about Laputa? I feel so stupid. She would understand by now. She's smart,unlike me. My grandmother would always tell me stories about Laputa. But she never told me I was a princess. Muska did. I never wanted to be brought up as a princess though. I thought I was doing the right thing. Why couldn't he have died? If he had died this would have happened and we could all be happy. But now he has come back. He's going to torment my daughter. He will not believe that she doesn't have the crystal. If only I had told her earlier.
"Sheeta,are you alright?"Pazu asked after the ship took off.
"Yes Pazu. I was just gathering my thoughts."
"Don't think about Muska ok. We'll get her back."
"I'm not thinking about Muska. I'm thinking about how stupid I was not to tell her about Laputa in the first place."
"You shouldn't think about that either."
"I know Pazu. But it's so hard."
"I know. I understand."
"I just don't want to remember anymore. Nothing ever seems to go away. I just want all these bad memories to go away."
"I know. But don't think about the bad memories. Think about the good ones."
She sighed. "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have come."
"No. Don't say that. I'm glad you did."
"Thank you Pazu."
"Everything is going to be ok. We will get her back."
"Can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"What if there is no Laputa?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean,what if it's gone?"
"It can't be though. Nobody else but us knows about it though. And Dola and the boys haven't gone there for a long time."
"I know. It's just that.well I don't know.what if someone actually used the spell of destruction again?"
"I can't image what would happen."
"There would be more Laputa anymore Pazu. But then I would still have to tell her about Laputa."
"You think Muska will tell her?"
"Well,yes. And then she'll think I'm a horrible mother."
"No she won't."
"Yes she will! What if she actually wanted to be a princess Pazu?!" she calmed down. "She probably would have liked that."
"But then you could tell her."
"About how that place was more like a tomb?"
"Yes."
"She still wouldn't believe me though."
"But she'll listen. You just have to get her to."
"I know. But it's not that easy Pazu."
"I know it's not Sheeta. But she will believe you."
She sighed. "I hope so."
"She will. You just have to believe for once."
"Yeah. I guess so."
"Don't worry. We'll be there soon. And then we can get her back."
"Yeah."
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