Chapter 5: Nino
"Pionty? Hey, Pointy, wake up!" a voice was saying to Lia.
"Danny?" she asked weakly.
"Danny? Is that the kid that got stuck in here with us? You must have been thrown pretty hard not to recognize me."
"Nino?"
"Bingo, babyface!" Nino said excitedly, jumping back from her.
"Oh, Nino, it's been forever since I saw you last! How have you been?"Lia asked, leaning over to him and hugging him tightly. "I thought I'd never see you again, after the last time."
"Is he a friend of yours, Lia?" Danny asked, walking over from the other side of the cramped cell.
"Yes, he is." Lia stood and said, "Danny, this is Nino, and vice versa."
"Cool, nice to meet you, blah blah blah. Now how the hell do we get outa here?" Nino asked lazily.
"Easy, through the door," Lia said.
"And how do we open the door?" Danny asked.
"Like this," Lia said, holding her hand in a pose that made it look like she was going to use an ectoplasmic blast.
"A ghost ray won't work, I'll already tried," Danny said.
"Who said I was going to use a ghost ray?" she asked, then turned back to the door, her eyes narowing. Out of the bottom of the cell a hunk of cement came out of the ground and flew into the door, busting it open.
"How'd you do that?" Danny asked.
"Easy," Lia said, stepping out of the door, "I'm an elf."
"What?" Danny asked, staring at her.
"You didn't suspect? Wow, no affence, but humans are stupid," Lia said skeptically.
"Hey, watch it," Danny said, offended.
"Sorry, but can we just go find our families?" Nino interjected.
"Yeah, sure," Danny and Lia said in unison.
"Alright then, let's go."
Later in the Time Stream...
"Hey, Nino, where are you from?" Danny asked as the three of them walked down the hall. Nino gave Lia a questioning look, to which Lia nodded.
"I come from a place called Eaden Vally. It's really nice," Nino sighed, "I wish I could go back there."
"Why? Did you get banned or something?" Danny asked. Nino shook his head.
"I came to see if Lia was okay," Lia wipped around to look at him. Her eyes narrowed.
"You came looking for me? I thought we agreed not to do that so we wouldn't get caught!"
"But..."
"But nothing! Now we're both caught and Vlad's got the upper hand! D was right, you are rash!" Nino stopped dead in his tracks.
"Fine, you don't want to be with me. Maybe your human boyfriend will comfort you!" Nino snarled, stopping. Lia turned around to face him, with Danny following suit. Right before their very eyes, Nino transformed into a mighty monster. His fingernails and toenails grew longer, forming into claws. His nose grew longer until it was a snout with rows of rharp teeth. And since he was the alpha-male, he had a large patch of dark brown, shaggy fur that covered his back, chest and his stomach. His eyes were a deep hazle-green.
Nino took one last look at his best friend and dashed off into the mistd of the castle.
End of Chapter 5: Nino
Author's Note: I was up at 4 in the morning when I finished this off, so of course it was a little short.
Author's Quiz: Nino was named after a character from one of my favorite books. Which book is it?
