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Complete darkness.
Picked up by a stranger. Being carried…. "Ow!" "Do you have to have that dream EVERY night? It's getting to be annoying." Clara calmly watched as I rubbed my aching leg. "Thanks for waking me. But you know it's easy to get hurt in your sleep." " So what?" she asked nonchantly. "It's your watch anyway." I nodded. On the dangerous continent we're going to they sometimes attack sleeping people. We've got to be on guard at all times. I sat up and stayed alert the remaining half of the night, mind swirling with thoughts. Why is it called the mist continent? Are we really good enough to free it? Why would anyone want to do that to innocent- almost- people? I woke my sister as the sun rose, and together we climbed to Uncle Kuja's room, opened the door, and walked in.
"Greetings. Catalina. Clara." He sneered. "You passed all 20 tests and challenges in 9 years. You get to go on an all- expenses paid vacation to the Mist Continent." We showed no excited reaction, none. Long ago we'd learned to stop feeling, except in complete private. Inside, however, we're rejoicing. We get to save our continent! Our tales locked together, and he smirked. "Before you go to the Mist Continent there are a few … items… we must take care of." He stated. We were instantly alert. "Such as?" I inquired. His smirk grew broader. "Only two other people in the entire world have horns, so you must wear masks that cover your whole heads loosely, and look completely ordinary, so you blend into the crowd." We gasped. How could we go without our horns, in a head way too big? "You also have to hide your tails from sight, as no other tailed humans have hair color other than shades of gold, and no other are your age. You will wear a complete costume to hide all of your features at all times. Take it off and summon eidolens ONLY if there's no other way to survive and stay free." This would be hard to do, but manageable.
He took us to the forbidden room on the first floor. Inside were two costumes, complete with head. I put on my head mask while she put on hers. It seemed to mold to my head, allowing me to see through the painted eyes, without changing the outside a bit. The rest of the costume was the same, things painted on moving with me. Way cool. We climbed on an airship we never knew was there, and got used to looking at our home from above. The swaying of the ship was relaxing and, when night came, we slept, feeling safe. In the moment before I slept I heard Uncle Kuja mutter to himself, "Everything is going according to plan."
Spooky, huh? I want 3 reviews per chapter to go on, done by an idiot flamer or not. (hint, hint.) I can't read minds you know.
