Chapter 6
Ivy opened one eye, only to quickly shut it once more due to the bright light of the room she was in. She slowly opened both eyes and began to adjust. Taking a look around, she saw that she was on a couch in a huge library, Frus sitting right next to her and reading some weird book with a look of frustration on his face. There were thousands of candles all around, some floating in midair. And, oddly enough, there was some random old guy playing soft music on a violin.
"Hey Frus, how'd we get here?" she asked. Frus looked up and hugged Ivy. He then explained how the party goers had led them back to the main path, after which Vrust led them to an other-worldly library which, considering that it contained pretty much everything anyone who had ever died had ever known, should have something helpful.
"However, there are literally billions of books to go through. I did find a few things, though," said Frus.
"Where's Vrust now?" asked Ivy.
"He's looking for one of those scholar ghosts. I don't understand this stuff at all," answered Frus.
"Let me take a look," offered Ivy. She took the book Frus had been staring. The writing was in some foreign language. Actually, it looked like someone had gotten together a group of birds, smeared black paint on their feet, and made them fight. Then, something strange happened. The words seemed to shift and change until they became legible. "Hey Frus," said Ivy.
"Yeah?" he responded.
"I think I got something," said Ivy.
Meanwhile, in the realm of the living…
"Saga, I don't believe you," said Gibson.
"What? Why?" asked Saga.
"Do you mean besides all of that stuff you did last time we saw you? How about this: No one would stop what they were doing to listen to someone who said 'I sensed a disturbance,' especially if what they were doing was important experimentation," said Gibson.
"What do you mean? I sensed that something really bad happened, and I came back to Shuggazoom to help!" said Saga.
"Do you mean to help us, or whoever is supposed to be doing these things?" asked Gibson.
"If I felt like fighting, you'd be dead already. Fine, if you won't help, where are the others?" asked Saga.
"They're unavailable! Now, OUT!" said Gibson. He immediately realized that he could have chosen a better way to say that. Saga punched him hard in the solar plexus and left without another word.
Saga began to wander around town, thinking about the situation. Then he saw a yellow tail slip around a corner. Saga ran to catch up.
Hmm…I seriously can't think of anything else. Sorry!