Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inkheart/Inkspell charaters.

A/N: I know it's been a while since I've written, but I've been busy. Sorry! But, here's the next chapter, and I'll update another as soon as possibl! Enjoy!

Chapter 6

It had been about another week on board their ship, but Razz hadn't said anything at all. The only thing they saw him do was roam around the ship, and eat the meals off the magic tray.

The others only did a little more than Razz. Farid and Meggie talked and roamed the ship, keeping themselves occupied with little chores on deck. The adults were the same, but they also worried about Razz and other adult worries. It was day, after boring day...

On board the other ship, the mistress was enjoying her time. She was pampered by her lady-in-waiting, and had something like a day at the spa every day.

Basta went fishing everyday— mainly because the mistress told him too, and because he like to torture the fish.

After many days of this, the mistress grew tired off her spa days, and ordered Basta to her side.

"Like yourself, this long ride is beginning to be torture, so—"

"No, actually, I'm enjoying it, mistress," Basta interrupted.

"As I was saying! You are bored out of your mind, like myself! Get my potions ready, were speeding up this journey!"

"What are you going to do? Brew up the strongest wind possible?"

"Of course not! That's too old fashioned! I'm summoning a water cyclone that will drag our ships into its rotation, and bring us to the world's end!"

"Ahhh, yes, of course," Basta pretended to have thought it wonderful.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Get my potion room ready!" she shrieked.

"Oh, of course, mistress," Basta replied, and hurried off.

Once her things were ready, the mistress stood firmly in front of her cauldron. She grabbed a bucket of salt water, and a bucket of fresh water, dumping them into the cauldron. Then she added seaweed, clams, and a frog's toe. She put a little more of this and that, and let it sit for a while.

Once that was finished she muttered a few foreign words, and went onto the deck.

There, the cyclone was appearing.

On board the other ship, Meggie was the first to see and panic about the cyclone. Quickly she warned everyone on board, and soon everyone was pacing up and down the deck as the cyclone came nearer and nearer.

"Mo, the cyclone's not going any farther, we have to think of something instead of just pacing!" Meggie panicked. As if they were in the middle of a picnic, Roxane replied,

"What's all the fuss about? There's nothing to worry about Meggie!"

"ARE YOU COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR MIND!" the others chorused.

"Actually, I'm thinking like people born and raised inthe Inkworldthink. First of all, your overeacting," Roxane replied, and paused to stop Meggie's comeback. "Secondly, if you had my knowledge, you would noticed the cyclone is enchanted, and it has no intention of harming us."

"It's odd you act like the cyclone's your best friend," Farid retorted.

"Because it is, since it doesn't want to harm us," Roxane replied.

Everyone calmed down with Roxane's teachings, and actually waited anxiously for the cyclone, to see what would happen.

Inch by inch, foot by foot, the cyclone approached their ship. Soon, it was only a foot away, and everyone on deck had their hearts popping out of their chests.

Then, their ship was dragged into the cyclone's path, spinning and spinning. The noise it created was unbearable, with winds shrieking in their ears, and water splashing with it.

"Hold on tight everyone, and don't panic!" Roxanne ordered.

Their knuckles turned white holding onto the edge of the ship, and they were panicking.

This is going to be a bad landing! Meggie thought. She opened her eyes to see what was happening, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw another ship. It was also spinning with the cyclone, and the few people on deck that Meggie could see were also panicking. They seemed to be running around wildly, in search of something to save them. But what dragged her eyes was the one and onlyBasta, who's face turned into scorn when he saw Meggie. For a bigger surprise, to his left was the same woman she had gotten a glimpse of in the library.

No, this isn't right! I must be dreaming! Meggie thought frightened. As if in reply to her thoughts, when she looked back, the pair were gone, as if they had vanished.And then, she was able to notice they had landed.

"Meggie, you could let go of the boat now, we landed, it's over!" Farid reassured her.

"Right... ok," she replied wearily.

In her mind's eye pictures were passing by, most of them not even recent. She saw herself in the library... then Basta with Farid in a headlock... their boat being made... herself and Farid swimming in the beach... then Basta's and the lady's icy stare from across the boat.

"Are you alright, Meggie?" she heard Farid say faintly.

Then, the world slowly went black...