Yep, three chappies in one day. That's good. Well, anyhow, This is a short chapter but I'm setting the scene for the next couple of chappies. Enjoy!

Chapter 8 - The Beastie's Palace

The hovercraft shot through the air, faster than a speeding squirrel. (Chippy was extremely amazed). Rayman however, was sitting opposite Betilla who was eyeing him angrily. "Listen, Betilla, I know what it looked like but, you -"

"I'm not angry with you about the Pixele Tree."

"You're not?"

"Oh, know. It'll have of grown back by next week. I'm just worried."

"It's going to be grown back?"

"Oh, yes. Didn't you know?"

"I thought you were going to hang us or something!" Betilla laughed cheerfully. "Oh no! Nothing like that. But -"

"Here's the but!" Betilla laughed again. "Rayman, you must understand. Although the fairies are far more ruthless then they were before, they aren't evil. You must understand that. You shouldn't vandalise." Rayman sighed. "We didn't mean to -"

"I know you didn't but... Rayman... I sense a great threat coming."

"What!?"

"Rayman... You must see the difference between the fairies and this threat. You must learn the definition of evil."

"I know the definition of evil!"

"No you don't! That's the thing. Nobody does. Evil will always return. It will never turn because nobody knows the definition of evil!"

"So there is a definition of evil that nobody knows."

"Yes!"

"Remember that Rayman. Always remember..." Murfy casually glided in: "We're here!" Betilla looked up, surprised. She stared at Rayman with a look of sadness. Then: "Indeed, let us go in!"

Betilla, Rayman, Globox, Chippy, Drealy, Ly, Murfy, Kaelinth and Minimus stepped out of the hovercraft. What lay ahead of them was the most incredible building ever. It was vast. Spires and Corridors, Extensions and Underground Access all stuck out at odd angles. It wasn't exactly what you could call symmetrical but it had a strange quality of elegance around it and was simply beautiful. They stepped through the front gates and were hit by the babble and hussle of an extremely busy market place.

Heebie-jeebies were sleeping, Macaws were hiding, Dresinnis were selling, Drossos were stealing, Graples were charging and Teensies were being victims. It was unbelievable. Truly. "Follow me!" yelled Betilla over the noise. They all followed her. Still staring in disbelief. Then suddenly they stepped indoors.

The noise of the market was instantly replaced with a soft sound of running water. A grand, golden fountain was in the middle of the room. "Wow," said Globox, in awe.

"Come on!" ushered Betilla, "Up here!" They continued to follow her up a flight of steps and a long a corridor. Suddenly, Betilla stopped and turned round. "Brace yourselves," she said.

"What - AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

The corridor suddenly became a huge slide which they tumbled down. "Pretty un-slidy for a slide - OOF!" Then it was over and they all collapsed in a heap on a floor. "Now up these steps." These steps turned out to be the steps to the top of the tallest tower. They seemed to go on forever. Rayman counted 1673 steps. "Oh, that was a long way!" grumbled Murfy. At last they came to a stop, in a circular room which appeared to be a library. Betilla turned: "This is the Beastie's Palace and this room is the Secret Library."

"How original!" said Murfy, back to his usual self, after he had regain breath.

"Shut up, Murfy!" replied Ly, simply.

"Anyhow, I have brought you here to allow for the week's time that you will be escaping the guards from the Fairy Council for." Globox shuddered, remembering the dogs.

"Now, this library has every single book in the world except three. One being, an ancient tribal book which was lost in ancient times, another being the Definition of Evil and another being Murfy's autobiography which never got published."

"Aww, man. Do they have to bring that up?"

"Do you have the internet?" asked Globox.

"The what?"

"You know, world wide web?"

"We do!" scurried some spiders and they jumped out of the window. "Weeeee!!!" Rayman stared. Drealy stared. "I think the word we looking for is... Anyhow..."

"Err, yes. Right, well... I'll leave you to it."

And at that Betilla left the room. "Wow, I've always wanted to go to the Beastie's Palace."

"Yep."

"It's amazing."

"Let's go exploring."

"Okay." And they all went in different directions.

TO BE CONTINUED!

Told you it was short. Anyway, next chappie they'll be a disclaimer and such. Happy looking forward to next chapter. Bye!