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Chapter Eight—In which Mary and Brittany can't get into the waste

"Well this is it Brit," Mary said a look happiness about to spread across her worried face.

"Not quite my dear friend," Brittany told her, "It seems we can't get in!"

Brittany had her arms up and was pushing on some sort of magic force field, and from Mary's point of view, the force field did not even release its hold. "Didn't Daria say all spells have a weak spot?"

"I believe she did, but at this moment I can't be sure," After a moments thought and a lot more pushing on the magic force field, "You know this feels a lot like Daria's magic, although I can't seem to understand why she would do this."

Brittany was silent, ever since Daria left she did not act like her self, at times she would be Brittany, than at other times she would buck up like Daria, and still at more times she would mellow out like Mary.

"Brittany is there something wrong?" Mary asked.

Brittany didn't say anything. She just stood there looking at the force field with all the hate she could muster, and the fact that she was half Dark Elf didn't help it at all. "Damnation, why didn't we listen to Daria when she said the witch was bad news? Daria always had an excellent judge of character!"

"I'd calm down a little bit Brit; sudden outbursts of uncontrollable anger are of no use here!" Mary told her companion.

Brittany didn't say anything. "Besides since when did getting angry help anybody out? You should bottle up your anger now and save if for the witch!"

Brittany looked up, "Well Brittany in case you haven't notice, getting angry MAKES ME FEEL BETTER, SO EXCUSE ME FOR EXPRESSING MY EMOTIONS!"

"I'm not saying you can't express your emotions, I'm saying this isn't the time or the place to do it!" Mary said. She wanted to yell right back at her friend but stopped herself in time, she really didn't want Brittany yelling at her some more.

DARIA AND THE WITCH

"Oh look at this Daria, your friends are not going to remain friends for long!" The witch cackled with laughter.

Daria didn't look up, she may have fallen into despair but she sure as hell wasn't going to give the witch the pleasure of letting her know she had finally gave in.. Instead Daria retreated within herself, hoping to find a solution to her problem, but none ever came. She would be stuck there until some two-bit wizard rescued her and she knew it.

In what seemed like the distance she could hear the Witch of the Waste break out in horrible, cruel, heartless laughter. For the first time in a while, Daria grew angry, and then angrier until she was so angry she could have been the envy of any demon.

Daria being Daria bottled her emotions up and saved them for later, she would need them when the time came. The witch had mentioned something about going to visit the nice people of Kingsbury, and Daria knew the witch was going to bring her along for the ride.

MARY AND BRITTANY

Mary and Brittany had just translocated into Kingsbury, they had seen many things in there lives, but nothing prepared them for the sight they were about to see. Nothing in all the worlds could prepare them for what they were about to witness.

END OF CHAPTER EIGHT

Sorry it is so short, I just could not think of anything else to add to it. And I apologize about my total and complete grammar relapse in my last chapter, my beta-reader bailed on me for Thanksgiving break. (Thanks for the help QuillSwift, as I'm pretty sure you figured out, I'm no good with grammer! Me Words How can I say this without kicking my own butt?)

Now for I ain't nobody but me:

Mary, Brittany, and Daria are all have evil, hints they are all half dark elves.