A/N: Can you make a complete sentence w/the words DETAIL, DEFEAT, DEFENSE, and DEDUCT? I can! DEFEAT of DEDUCT went over DEFENSE before DETAIL. Get it? The feet of the duck went over the fence before the tail. Funny, huh?

Alright, I guess I should make my mind stop straying and concentrate on the next chapter. Review replies are at the bottom. :)

Well, on with the chapter!

Choices

Chapter Eight: The Queen

I was still amazed at the prospect of a statue of me-me-being up in the middle of the city as Victor led me into the depths of the excited leprechauns. "Leieterm!" said one, smiling at me. "We canno' thank you enough for your wonderful deed."

"Uh, right...what deed?"I muttered to Victor when her back was turned.

"You saved Amanda."

"Well, yeah, but..." I stared at my statue, the leprechauns' cries ringing in my ears. "Wow. She must be really popular."

"Aye, that she is. MOVE!" he yelled to a group of leprechaun children running around me, trying to get my attention. I looked at him in surprise, but he just cleared his throat and said, "C'mon, Laddie, this-a-way. To the palace. The queen wishes to speak to you."

"The queen? Really?" I looked around. "I don't see a palace."

"The queen likes nature. See that giant tree? Right over there?"

I looked closely, noting a gigantic tree over to the left, branches twisting this way and that. "You mean...that's the palace?"

"Aye. The palace is inside it."

It was hard to get through the crowd, but finally we were at the tree. I saw that the door was the same color as the tree, so it was hard to spot. Victor knocked three times. The door slowly creaked open.

We walked through the main hallway, which was dim,but I could see that the walls were covered with pictures of leaves and vines. Soon we arrived at another door. Victor knocked three times. The door opened, and I was amazed at what I saw.

The room was light and airy, quite unlike the hallway. Light streamed in from windows, and the floors were the purest white I had ever seen in my life. In the middle of the room, there was a throne made of a part of a tree cushioned with leaves.

But what was most surprising was was not the room, or even the throne, but rather, who was sitting on it. "Ah, hello, again," said the queen. It was Amanda.

A/N: Okay, so I know it was major short, but I can't help it. Were u surprised? Anyway, I probably won't be able to update again until Sunday, so I'm gonna apologize in advance. But it's really not that long, considering that tomorrow's Saturday...see, this weekend's my dad's, and right now he lives in an apartment with no computer. Oh, well. I guess I'd better go. Oh, by the way, today's my little sis's b-day. She's six! Yay! Anyway, I hope u liked this chapter,please continue to r and r, and I'll try to update ASAP!

~Emachinescat ^..^

Review Replies

To epobbp: Yeah, a statue of themselves would make anyone's ego bigger...but Jake? His head's big enough already. (Hee, hee) Thanks for reviewing. Anyway, I hope you like ch8, too!

To snowboarder9: Wow, you are so awesome. You've reviewed every chapter of every story I've written so far. Thanks. Oh, and I'm glad u like it. Love, EMcat.

To CelloSolo2007: Yeah, it's surprising, isn't it? Can you guess why? Hmm...I guess you'll just have 2 read 'n find out! Love, EMcat.

To AmericanDragonFan: I'm glad u like it so much. Thanks for reviewing. I was hoping that I could update again this evening too, and I'm glad I was able to. -EMcat.

To Fuddog: Yah, I thought he was pretty funny too. Thanks for your reviews. Luv, EMcat.