Disclaimer: Anything you recognize from, "Ella Enchanted" belongs to Ms. Levine. Anything you recognize from the, "Enchanted Forest Chronicles" belongs to Patricia C. Wrede. Everything else is mine; including the plot.

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Chapter 2: Where Am I/Who Is He

We were traveling to the Elfin Forest because mother wanted me to become more aquainted with the elves. We had been traveling for some time when the carriage halted.

"What's that," she heard one of her men call.

"It's a man stupid," said another.

"Well, what do we do with him," asked the first.

"Try telling the princess and letting her decide," said the second sarcastically.

She anticipated the knock on the door. The stupid guard asked, "Uh, princess, what do we do with that guy?" He pointed to his left, in front of the carriage. Of course I couldn't see whoever it was. So I stood up and the smart guard helped me out of the carriage. He escorted me to where the man's form lay limp on the grass.

He was extremely handsome. He was wearing strange, simple clothes and had reddish, brown hair. The only sign of wealth he had was a gold circlet around his head. The effect was almost dreamy. Then he moved a little.

"Well milady, he isn't dead. What should we do with him?"

I knew it was my royal duty to help everyone in need. So I asked, "Is he sick?"

He knelt down and looked at him. Then he replied, "No milady, just unconscious."

I nodded. "Well, we should help him all we can. We must stay here until he revives."

The guards looked impatient and the smart one decided to chafe the man's wrists. It was nearing sunrise.

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Someone was rubbing my wrists. I remembered the past events and bolted upward, knocking into something hard. I rose my hand to my forehead and groaned when I realized I was still wearing the circlet that mother made me wear.

I opened my eyes and the first thing I noticed was that I wasn't in the Enchanted Forest anymore. I couldn't feel magic all around me. Then I saw two guards in strange armor. One of them was a few feet away from me and was glaring at me. He must have been the something hard I had bumped into.

Then I saw a beautiful girl trying to hold in laughter. She had wavy, black hair and blue-green eyes. She was wearing a strange dress. I stood up and brushed myself off. Where the heak was I?

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As he stood up, he looked bewildered. I held out my hand in greeting. He smiled recognizing the gesture. I smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Elli." Then he looked just downright confused. I wrinkled my nose in exasperation. Then I decided to try a different method.

I pointed to myself and said, "Elli."

He pointed to himself and said, "Dario." I blinked. That was a strange name. Then he said something in a language I'd never heard before. Then I got an idea. I looked at the ring that Lucinda had given me at birth. Surely helping people communicate wasn't big magic. My ring glowed, understanding what I wanted. Then I pointed with the finger my ring was on at Dario. It was worth a shot.

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I noted the structure of the spell and realized it was the same kind of magic of the Enchanted Forest. It was a communication spell. The ring she was wearing glowed and made the air around me shimmer. I waited for the traces of the spell that she had cast to disappear. Then I tried to say something, "I hope your spell worked."

She smiled and said, "I think it did. Now, can you explain as to why you're out in the middle of nowhere?"

"I'm not really sure," I said. "All I remember is the wizards surrounding me and chanting." At this she looked confused. "Is the spell wearing off," I asked.

"No, it isn't. What's a wizard?"

I looked pained. "They're very hard to explain." Just then, I felt a big surge of magic like the one that had sent me here.