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"I see one!" "Where?" Fi and Clu ran off. Now was my chance. "Jack. Jack." I called. You see, if a Spunkie wants to possess someone, they can put them under a spell that will keep them from resisting, and will draw them to you. All you have to do is call their name. "Jack." Jack moved toward me, and I wondered, not for the first time since I'd come up with this plan, if what I was doing was right. Then I remembered I was doing this to help Fi, not for fun, and I continued moving toward Jack, flitting from tree to tree. "How was I supposed to know armadillo eyes glow in the dark?" They were coming back. I had to hurry; it was now or never. I entered Jack's body just as they returned. And let me tell you, I was AMAZED. I don't know if I can really explain it to someone who has spent their entire life in a body, what it feels like to be in a body for the first time. I had never had a body before, cause I don't like to take bodies, so I was really astounded. Imagine spending your entire life as a floating ball of light, and then, suddenly, you have a body. Arms, legs, hands, the things you humans take for granted.it's amazing. I moved my arms, my legs. I jumped up and down. This was great! "Uh, Jack?" Oops. Guess I wasn't acting like a normal human. Fi eyed me suspiciously. "What was that flash?" "What flash?" I asked, stalling for time. "I saw a flash." I finally thought of something to say. "Merely my heart combusting with joy, that I have a caring little sister to look out for me." I skipped off happily, thoroughly enjoying the feeling of having a body.
I walked into the kitchen the next morning. Amazing how refreshing sleep can make one feel. "That's not Jack, Mom." Fi was telling her mother. Uh-oh. I thought. If anyone overheard her, I could get into a lot of trouble, maybe even get killed. I had to move fast. "Quack, quack Little Duck." I said as I took us into the Nexus. Fi looked around. "Where are we?" She looked terrified, the poor girl. I felt awful, but alive, free, and terrified was better than dead. Even so, at that moment I hated my life. "The Nexus." I told Fi; unable to help smiling.I still hadn't gotten over the joy of having a body. "A place where time has no meaning. You could say we're between ticks of the clock." She glared at me. Man, did she hate me! "I want my brother back." She growled. I shrugged. "Why?" They fought like crazy, arguing all the time, and even I could tell Jack didn't believe Fi when she talked about the paranormal. I'd think she'd want an end to that. Or maybe she thought I was evil, and she'd rather have her brother than me. It hurt, but it made sense. "OK." I told Fi. "You can have your brother back, but ONLY if you can guess my name. I'll give you a hint." I brought up a card table. "Give you a go at guessing my name; therein lies the sweet Spunkie's game. Measured in seven, no more and no less, choose well, me lass, for you've only one guess." She scowled, then stalked off. Meanwhile, I started going through Jack's memories. I wanted to be able to do a good imitation of him. A few minutes later, Fi came in. "What are you doing?" "Going through your brothers memories. They're very interesting but they can be confusing." Fi nodded, and I looked at her. "Would you answer my questions for me?" "If you answer my questions." I nodded. "Fair enough. But no fair asking about my name." For about half an hour we asked questions back and forth. I don't know about Fi, but I answered all of them truthfully, or at least as truthfully as I could. Finally Fi looked at me. "I've been researching fairy tales, and Rumplestiltskin gave unlimited guesses. I want the same thing." Unlimited guesses. Jeez. That could go on for years. "I'll give you all the guesses you can make in an hour." She nodded, and turned around, signaling for me to follow, which I did. She stopped in front of her computer. It had seven boxes, filled with A's. She pressed a button, and the letters started changing. "What's it doing?" "It's going through all the seven-letter combinations in the English language. Oh, and by the way? I won't need the whole hour." "I don't have to watch this." I said, frightened all of a sudden. I'd underestimated Fi; bad idea. If I was banished.. "According to the laws of Celtic magic, yes you do." That little - The letters flashed to BAAAAAA. "Ahh!" Fi looked at me. "Your name starts with a B!" "Turn it off." I begged. "Please, turn it off!" "No." "I'll let you speak to your father." It was a last-ditch effort. If he wanted to, Rick could talk to his daughter. I could see Fi was considering it. "Daddy?" BRCAAAA. "Decide now!" Her hand was moving to the power button. "NOW!" BRICAAA "No!" She pulled her hand back. BRICRIU "Noooo!" I screamed as I felt myself get ripped from Jack's body, and thrown back to the spirit world. I felt the Nexus breaking down.
"Weeeeellll, who have we got here?" Nonak. That was the name he gave anyway. Probably wasn't his One True Name, but it might have been. He was one of Fi's biggest and most dangerous enemies. And now, my enemy too.
"I see one!" "Where?" Fi and Clu ran off. Now was my chance. "Jack. Jack." I called. You see, if a Spunkie wants to possess someone, they can put them under a spell that will keep them from resisting, and will draw them to you. All you have to do is call their name. "Jack." Jack moved toward me, and I wondered, not for the first time since I'd come up with this plan, if what I was doing was right. Then I remembered I was doing this to help Fi, not for fun, and I continued moving toward Jack, flitting from tree to tree. "How was I supposed to know armadillo eyes glow in the dark?" They were coming back. I had to hurry; it was now or never. I entered Jack's body just as they returned. And let me tell you, I was AMAZED. I don't know if I can really explain it to someone who has spent their entire life in a body, what it feels like to be in a body for the first time. I had never had a body before, cause I don't like to take bodies, so I was really astounded. Imagine spending your entire life as a floating ball of light, and then, suddenly, you have a body. Arms, legs, hands, the things you humans take for granted.it's amazing. I moved my arms, my legs. I jumped up and down. This was great! "Uh, Jack?" Oops. Guess I wasn't acting like a normal human. Fi eyed me suspiciously. "What was that flash?" "What flash?" I asked, stalling for time. "I saw a flash." I finally thought of something to say. "Merely my heart combusting with joy, that I have a caring little sister to look out for me." I skipped off happily, thoroughly enjoying the feeling of having a body.
I walked into the kitchen the next morning. Amazing how refreshing sleep can make one feel. "That's not Jack, Mom." Fi was telling her mother. Uh-oh. I thought. If anyone overheard her, I could get into a lot of trouble, maybe even get killed. I had to move fast. "Quack, quack Little Duck." I said as I took us into the Nexus. Fi looked around. "Where are we?" She looked terrified, the poor girl. I felt awful, but alive, free, and terrified was better than dead. Even so, at that moment I hated my life. "The Nexus." I told Fi; unable to help smiling.I still hadn't gotten over the joy of having a body. "A place where time has no meaning. You could say we're between ticks of the clock." She glared at me. Man, did she hate me! "I want my brother back." She growled. I shrugged. "Why?" They fought like crazy, arguing all the time, and even I could tell Jack didn't believe Fi when she talked about the paranormal. I'd think she'd want an end to that. Or maybe she thought I was evil, and she'd rather have her brother than me. It hurt, but it made sense. "OK." I told Fi. "You can have your brother back, but ONLY if you can guess my name. I'll give you a hint." I brought up a card table. "Give you a go at guessing my name; therein lies the sweet Spunkie's game. Measured in seven, no more and no less, choose well, me lass, for you've only one guess." She scowled, then stalked off. Meanwhile, I started going through Jack's memories. I wanted to be able to do a good imitation of him. A few minutes later, Fi came in. "What are you doing?" "Going through your brothers memories. They're very interesting but they can be confusing." Fi nodded, and I looked at her. "Would you answer my questions for me?" "If you answer my questions." I nodded. "Fair enough. But no fair asking about my name." For about half an hour we asked questions back and forth. I don't know about Fi, but I answered all of them truthfully, or at least as truthfully as I could. Finally Fi looked at me. "I've been researching fairy tales, and Rumplestiltskin gave unlimited guesses. I want the same thing." Unlimited guesses. Jeez. That could go on for years. "I'll give you all the guesses you can make in an hour." She nodded, and turned around, signaling for me to follow, which I did. She stopped in front of her computer. It had seven boxes, filled with A's. She pressed a button, and the letters started changing. "What's it doing?" "It's going through all the seven-letter combinations in the English language. Oh, and by the way? I won't need the whole hour." "I don't have to watch this." I said, frightened all of a sudden. I'd underestimated Fi; bad idea. If I was banished.. "According to the laws of Celtic magic, yes you do." That little - The letters flashed to BAAAAAA. "Ahh!" Fi looked at me. "Your name starts with a B!" "Turn it off." I begged. "Please, turn it off!" "No." "I'll let you speak to your father." It was a last-ditch effort. If he wanted to, Rick could talk to his daughter. I could see Fi was considering it. "Daddy?" BRCAAAA. "Decide now!" Her hand was moving to the power button. "NOW!" BRICAAA "No!" She pulled her hand back. BRICRIU "Noooo!" I screamed as I felt myself get ripped from Jack's body, and thrown back to the spirit world. I felt the Nexus breaking down.
"Weeeeellll, who have we got here?" Nonak. That was the name he gave anyway. Probably wasn't his One True Name, but it might have been. He was one of Fi's biggest and most dangerous enemies. And now, my enemy too.