(1) Don't worry guys, they'll be together again in the fight scenes.

(2) Or an alicorn, if you're an MLP fan like me XD

I wandered down the school halls, putting my mind off my leg as usual. I've had my leg problem since what feels like forever- plenty of time to get used to it. I opened my plastic grey locker, greeted to the same old books. I fished through a few stacks of paper, searching for one of my pencils. Then, I felt an awful shiver trickle down my spine. My hand froze in my locker, and my leg started to twitch.

Someone was behind me, and they were holding up a clenched fist. I noticed this mystery person was wearing a black, leather hoodie, so I couldn't see their face.

"Who are you?!" I gulped, feeling the hairs on my arms stand straight up. The person didn't reply, but furiously clamped a hand over my mouth, so I couldn't make a noise.

"I'm not telling you," they hissed, in a low, scratchy voice. "But what I do want to say is watch out- there is a lot coming for you Alice; some you may not be able to prepare for." Their hand lowered from my mouth, and they ran away into the crowds of chattering students.

Who was that? What's going on?

Fierce Fox and I arrived on Astro Knights, which is similar to something you'd see from the Medieval Ages. The background has many lush green mountains and trees, and the sun shines down. A stone-brick museum is ahead of me, and ahead of that is a rocket-shaped statue, with water coming out the exhaust. I rushed over to the rocket, standing on its platform. Something shiny was at my feet. It was a golden coin. I dipped my hand into the water, pulling it out.

I returned to Fierce Fox, and led her into the museum. It's the house of Mordred, or Binary Bard. There are plump, green chairs; tables with dusty books; cobwebs everywhere I turned. A guy with a purple hat and ginger beard stopped us from taking a single step.

"Admission is one gold coin. Come back when you can pay!" he said, snorting. "You can take this pamphlet, though." He handed me a pamphlet about the museum. I returned the favour by giving him the golden coin. He smirked. "Thank you. Feel free to look around." I nodded, then nudged Fierce Fox, pointing at an aged pile of books. She waddled over to it, holding out her thumb-less hand.

The man cleared his throat. "Sorry, the books must stay exactly as they are! I guess you can have this old library slip, though." He handed me an old library slip. I gestured Fierce Fox to follow me outside, which she did.

"Ready to visit the castle?" I asked, with a grin. "I'll explain the island on the way." Fierce Fox nodded, and we began our walk. "So, there's this guy called Mordred, or Binary Bard, who kidnapped the princess of the castle here, and took her to outer space. Our job is to rescue her, and we become knights. We also have to stop Mordred from taking over the galaxy."

"I see," Fierce Fox replied, as smoke twirled in the air. "Outer space? What, why? What's this Mordred guy's problem?"

I shrugged. "Mordred was banished from here a long time ago, and the princess joined a group loyal to him. Then the princess was abducted by aliens, who took her to Mordred."

Fierce Fox nodded. "Okay," she shifted her glance to ahead of us. "Is that where we're going?" The castle, or what's left of the castle stands there, shattered. Pieces of cobblestone litter the grass, smoke trails into the sky, and there's a flashing UFO crushed up on the floor. We opened the broken door, entering the castle. Inside is a bit better than outside, since the clean stairs are still intact, though crumbs of broken wall are lying around. I climbed a few flights of stairs, getting into the throne room, Fierce Fox behind me.

The throne room has parts of the wall missing; flags torn apart; smoke hovering gently. Fierce Fox and I approached the king and the queen, who stand near their grand and golden thrones. In the middle is a smaller throne, which I inferred belongs to the princess. The king and queen seemed blissful at our arrival.

"Ah," the queen gazed at me. "So you are the one that they are talking about."

I raised my brow. "Huh?"

The queen smiled gently. "It does not seem you know, but unfortunately I don't think I can tell you. Someone else must. But I will say that people are looking for you- both good and bad. Now, I believe you are after these?" She held out the space coordinates. I took them without a word, since shock had dried up my throat. Something's going on... But what? What does she mean, looking for me? I shook it off and politely thanked the queen. Fierce Fox followed me out of the room.

"What was that all about?" she asked, folding her arms.

"Heck I know," I sighed, shaking my head. "Come on, let's go to the library." We went down all the stairs, setting foot into the library. It's just as ruined as the other rooms: the wooden shelves destroyed and books scattered around like crumbs. We were standing on an elevated floor of the library. I hopped down, Fierce Fox following. An intact book was standing on a lectern. I grabbed it, then faced a bookshelf. My hand reached out, and pushed a brick. A flight of stairs opened underneath Fierce Fox and I. I told her to go down and grab a plate of moldy cheese.

The librarian, who was rather cross, called over some guards to guard the hole. Luckily, Fierce Fox and I got out of their way before they could do anything. Then I ordered my partner to go to the maid's room and get the mechanical mouse there, using her cheese.

Meanwhile, I left the castle, going to a field. Near there is a slightly disoriented mess, with a few burn marks from the extra terrestrial invasion. A man with acne and a brown hood stands in front of me. He handed me a bag of manure, which stunk almost as much as the stink bomb from Big Nate. I leaped over him, some haystacks, and a lush, green, grassy hill.

An ancient, tall windmill is near me, made out of cobblestone. Fierce Fox suddenly appeared behind me, ready for action. Like I had formerly told her, she'd given me a secret message from the maid's room.

"Go spin the windmill around a few times until the roof opens. When it does that, go into the roof and use this manure on the metal platform thingy," I ordered, handing my partner the disgusting manure. "I'm going inside." She hopped off. I spotted a ladder, near a great pool of mud, which makes the windmill hill feel like an island. On the top part of the ladder is a rope, which I grabbed. Then I headed inside the windmill. The floor is covered in hay; half the wall is cobblestone; the other half is yellow wallpaper. I jumped onto a wooden platform, where a gothic-style woman hangs out.

"Tell me your secret and I'll tell you mine!" the woman said merrily. The secret message flew into her inventory. She grinned. "I can see you are a member of the order. Here's the new password for the entrance." A scrap of paper plopped into my inventory. Then, I hopped away from her and to some large machinery. It's connected to a trigger: a long white rope. I pulled it down, knowing that it'd trigger something. After that, Fierce Fox and I met outside.

"Okay," I smirked. "I'm gonna let you see the princess' room. We'll need to go back to the castle." We did such thing, with a little jog. I gazed at the middle of the castle, which has a crossbow. I handed Fierce Fox my rope. "Use this on the crossbow and fire at her room." With a raised eyebrow, she did such thing. Then, we went our separate ways. (1)

I stood in front of the rocket statue. On its stand is a plate, with stone, cosmic symbols. I pressed them in the correct order, and it opened up a secret passage. I entered such passage; it's the headquarters for the Mordred fan club. It has a big statue of Mordred; many faded signs on the dirt walls; people dressed in purple cloaks. I approached the guy at the end of the cue.

"We found this key in Mordred's house, but we don't know what it goes to!" he cried. The key flew into my inventory- thankfully, I knew where it went. I exited the club and rushed back to the entrance of the castle. Fierce Fox, who saw me, trailed after me. I headed straight for the haystacks, near the guy that gave me the manure. When I finally got to them, I shoved them apart, revealing a hidden door. I used the key, which opened the door. Fierce Fox followed me inside.

It's no doubt Mordred's room, noting all the invention blueprints on the dirt walls. Plastic stars dangle from the sky, and paper is littered everywhere. On a little tree-stump birdhouse was a robotic owl- more specifically, Merlin. I tapped him with my index finger, causing him to flutter his mechanical wings, then fly into the sky and out of the room.

"Now," I faced Fierce Fox. "Use that mechanical mouse you have to catch him." I pointed upwards, which is where she headed. Meanwhile, I rushed to the back wall of the room and shoved it. It crumbled, then exploded like TNT, creating a little passage. Fierce Fox returned, after befriending Merlin. Then, her, Merlin and I crawled through the passage, which leads into the jail of the castle, which has dark, moldy bricks.

A robot was hanging around in there. It spotted us, its large, green eye flashing red. It self-destructed, launching a power rod to the other side. I told Fierce Fox to get Merlin to grab it for us, and then I left them.

I didn't stop running until I arrived back onto the mill hill. The platform thing- which Fierce Fox had activated and was formerly inside the mill's attic- was waiting near the ladder. I gazed at it, watching it gently hover. Questions struck my brain like bullets. I thought about what the queen and that mysterious person had said. I had a feeling it was all connected somehow... I just wanted to know what and why!

Fierce Fox, with Merlin behind her head, tapped my shoulder. I grinned and welcomed her onto the platform, like a gentlemen. Then, we rode together on the speedy platform, zooming over the mud. A UFO was laying in the mud, completely lifeless. I placed the power rod Fierce Fox had given me into the engine. Then, using the X and Y dials, I rotated them to the exact coordinates. The ship began to rumble.

For the first time in forever, I got to see the Poptropica planet... In real life, not on my laptop screen. Space is splendiferous; the sky a beautiful black; stars twinkle. Suddenly, the engine buzzed, and we were flung backwards onto the Pewter Moon.

"Dramatic entrance, check." I sighed, once we were on the moon. We climbed out, the UFO smoking. Despite being on the moon, we could breath quite well. The moon has... Well, a moon-like surface, inhabited by green-skinned people with alien antennae. There are large, metal structures in the background, and in the foreground. Ahead of us is another giant building, made out of metal, and where we needed to go.

I bent my knees and sprung into the air, almost flying. Then I remembered the lack of gravity- we were on the moon, after all. Fierce Fox bounded after me, like a rabbit on steroids. We entered the metal building, which sort of reminds me of a rocket. Inside is full of rocket parts and tools, hanging on a baby blue wallpaper. I approached the cashier, who is an alien.

"Welcome to AstroZone! How can I help you?" he asked, in a joyful tone.

"How can we get off this planet?" I asked.

"Tell you what... Leave me your ship for scrap, and you can build a new one on the holopad." the cashier replied.

"Great! Thanks!" I said, then left the shop, Fierce Fox following me. I glanced at her sympathetically, knowing she wasn't having much of a turn. "Hey, you can design the ship if you want," I led her to the holopad, which is a giant metal pad, with a whirring engine. A floating, blue, grid-screen is near my head. I turned to Fierce Fox. "Knock yourself out. Pro tip: speed is better because it's faster." I held up my hands and trotted backwards, with a causal grin. Fierce Fox faced the screen and worked her magic.

Right before my eyes, a tall, lean, egg-shaped ship appeared. It has navy blue shark-fin wings; a baby blue body; a few small, glass windows.

I clapped my hands. "Nice job," I patted Fierce Fox on the shoulder. "C'mon, let's go inside." We entered the ship, which is surprisingly large and complex. A purple computer with a green screen stands in all its glory, with a keypad full of buttons. I pulled a lever, and the engine rumbled. We started to lift into the air, leaving the moon behind.

Space is still astounding; I tried not to get distracted by the twinkling stars. Instead, I focused on driving the ship, despite never driving one before- heck, I haven't even driven a car before. Our little blue ship drove in front of the sun, which is a giant, golden ball. Suddenly, circular-shaped aliens firing red balls charged towards us. I swerved out of their way, our ship puffing out steam. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted the Jungle Planet, which is a glowing green and pink sphere.

We docked on the planet, before we could get annihilated by aliens. The Jungle Planet is a fascinating, robotic jungle-like planet, with large, rusty brown trees. We were docked on one, in fact. The two of us jumped down, landing on the soft, green grass. Humongous, robotic flowers towered above us.

However, my eye was focused on the middle of the room- a laser, with a green pattern design was shimmering in the light. I ran over and grabbed it, feeling relief knowing that we had a weapon: the laser lance. Then, we used the giant flowers- which are actually springs- to leap back up to where the ship was docked.

Ahead of our white platform is a series of moving platforms, connected to the robotic, green leaves and swinging ropes. Caterpillars with electric fangs are hanging from the leaves. I climbed onto the first platform, Fierce Fox behind me. It moved up to the second platform, so I did a frog jump across, avoiding the caterpillar. I grabbed onto Fierce Fox's jacket, so she didn't fall to her demise.

Eventually we made it past those and to the next section. A green knight was standing on the white, metal platform. Behind him are large, blue eggs with red dots. They open and close, revealing robotic phoenixes.

"Something or someone is being held in that cage. It may be the princess!" the knight cried, his green helmet swaying. "Use the laser lance to cut open the cage!" I gestured Fierce Fox to follow me as we ducked under the eggs. I held out a hand to stop her when we were at the last egg. Then, I grabbed her arm and hopped up, just as the phoenix peaked out. With a painful jab, we were thrown up to the golden cage, which had a pegasus. (2) I used the laser lance, which easily sliced open the cage.

"Look out! The Mother Phoenix is coming!" the knight cried. I climbed onto the pegasus, extending a hand to help Fierce Fox on board. The pegasus soared into the grey, stormy sky, Fierce Fox in front, me on the back. Fierce Fox was wielding the laser lance, which let off a green glow.

"Okay!" I yelled, glancing apprehensively at a storm cloud. "Avoid the storm clouds, charge the laser lance up, dodge the yellow bugs, and most importantly, shoot the bird missiles!" The horse ducked down, away from the storm cloud. A cloud of yellow, firefly-like bugs charged towards us. Fierce Fox shot a laser, killing them all. She charged up the laser again, just as a bird missile came right towards us. She shot the laser, demolishing it.

Then it was back to avoiding the bugs and clouds. Again, Fierce Fox charged up the laser lance, as we dodged a cloud. A missile began to approach us; Fierce Fox speedily shot a laser at it. I smirked at her surprisingly good skills. More bugs began to swirl nearby us, but we dodged them. Fierce Fox shot yet again another perfect laser, decimating another missile.

The last of the bugs and clouds vanished, and there was nothing in the air for a few moments. Until the Mother Phoenix arrived. She had robotic, flame-coloured feathers, and missiles attached to her wings. She roared, ready to shoot her missiles. However, Fierce Fox shot a laser before such thing could happen. The Mother Phoenix flashed red and vanished out of sight. Fierce Fox charged up the laser, just as she suddenly returned. She shot the second laser, making the mother phoenix fall again.

Then, before anyone could even blink, the Mother Phoenix appeared behind us. She glared straight at me and shot one of her bird missiles. It hit me in the head, suddenly making my world dizzy. Then, with my weakened body, I fell off the pegasus and towards the ground. My vision was going blurry; the world was turning black. I could hear faint muttering below me, like people waiting to catch me, or it was my imagination. And I heard a scream... Then the whole world turned black.

"Alice..." a voice echoed near me. It sounded like Heaven. Am I dead? I couldn't see anything, just darkness. I blinked my eyes a few times, adjusting to the world around me. Someone was in front of me. I couldn't see who they were.

"Huh?" I questioned, my voice echoing like I was in some sort of hall. "Am I dead?" I tried to focus on the person. "And who are you? Where am I?"

"You are not dead, Alice," the person replied calmly. She was a female, with a relaxed voice. "You will see who I am in the future. Where are you? You are nowhere but your conscious, child. You will awaken shortly. But before you do, I have a message," she cleared her throat. "Be careful who you trust, may they be from your world or Poptropica. Watch your step, too- traps can be hidden anywhere."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked. Suddenly, the world began to melt away, like water. "Wait! I.."

"Alice! You're awake!" Fierce Fox was standing over me, as well as the green knight. I blinked my eyes a few times, wondering what the heck just happened. I shook my head, ruffling my hair.

"What happened?" I asked, taking in my surroundings, which was the ship.

"You were knocked unconscious. So this knight and I brought you here. But you're okay now." Fierce Fox answered, almost with concern. I got to my feet, feeling my strength return. It didn't even feel like I had been knocked out. I guess I had Poptropica physics to blame… or thank.

"Yeah, I'm fine..." I replied dreamily, my head a mush of perplexion. "Let's... Complete the rest of the island... And... maybe forget this ever happened." I trotted over to the computer, and pulled the lever. We left the jungle planet, and flew into the deep, dark space sky. No one spoke at all as we flew to the Fire Planet.

We were standing on a rock platform, that's completely surrounded by lava. Platforms are being ejected into the air by the boiling hot lava. Neatly, I leaped onto the first platform, rising into the air. Fierce Fox followed me, as I continued to jump.

After quite a series of hopping across- and falling off- platforms, we made it to the entrance of the rocky, lava-filled volcano. We climbed inside. It's like a vent in there, however instead of dust and metal walls, there's charcoal-black walls and hot, smoky draft blowing through. I grabbed Fierce Fox's jacket and pulled her into an open crevice, avoiding the draft. Once it was clear, I dragged Fierce Fox and myself out the crevice and pulled us through the rest of the way. Fierce Fox shook me off halfway and just followed me.

Eventually we succeeded the draft section and arrived at the bottom layer, where a monster made out of circular, brown rocks and googly eyes rolls around. With a mighty jump, I managed to get over it. Fierce Fox rushed after me. Ahead of us was the red knight.

"What should we do?" I asked him. I suddenly wished I could ask anyone that question. And I could get the answers I wanted- not the ones I already had.

"I believe the princess is being held captive in there!" The knight cried frantically, pointing to the next area. "The beast is too strong for me. Please, take my arrow and slay the beast!" An ice arrow, cold to the touch (well, duh) flew into my inventory. I nodded, then Fierce Fox followed me to the next area. The next area has a fiery, orange background with-surprisingly- a construction site in the background. Chains hang from the ceiling, and the floor is an unstable metal bridge. A huge, green, robot dragon crashed around, creating a ruckus.

"Okay!" I cried, as I felt myself warming up. "Climb across those hanging chains, then get onto the dragon. A lever will be underneath it- you need to pull that." I held up my hand. "Oh, and watch out for stalactites." I took a few steps back, while Fierce Fox swiftly leaped from chain to chain, unlike I ever could. The dragon roared at me, revealing its robotic fangs. Suddenly, it froze, becoming as still as a statue. I chucked the ice arrow like a javelin; it landed in the dragon's mouth. It bellowed, then furiously hopped up and down, creating an earthquake.

Fierce Fox rope-jumped (that's what I call it) across the chains. The dragon glared straight at me, sending a shiver down my spine. It hopped up and down, forcing me to lose my balance. I bent my knees, trying to keep standing. Suddenly, the dragon froze up again, its mouth ajar. I shot another arrow into the dragon's mouth, enraging it further. It continued to pound on the unstable ground, again making me wobble.

I faced Fierce Fox. "One more time!" I called, my head suddenly hurting. She did such thing, hopping across the ropes. The dragon was jumping more than ever, pretty much set on my demise. I furiously clung to the shaking metal ground, praying that I wouldn't die. Then, for the final time, the dragon froze. With my dizzy head, I shot the arrow; it exploded the dragon's mouth. Sweat was drenched down my back; only then I realized my temperature had risen to an unhealthy level. I felt the floor cracking beneath my feet, and I waddled backwards.

The lava was right behind my head; the place where the dragon had met its demise. I wanted to scream, but the heat was overwhelming. It's over, I thought. Suddenly, a hand clamped onto mine and pulled me up. With athlete strength, its owner helped me escape the fiery volcano, with nothing but faint tears in my eyes.

"You alright?" Fierce Fox asked, once we were back on the ship. I nodded, then shook my head. What happened? Did I pass out again? Astro Knights is a difficult island, but I never thought I'd collapse from playing it.

"I'm okay. I don't think fire and me mix well," I replied with a smirk, turning to the control panel. Fierce Fox raised her brow. "Come on, it's time to go to the Ice Planet. We have some... Sharks to deal with." I launched our ship into the sky, flying through the breath-taking space sky. After a few minutes of peaceful flying, we arrived at the Ice Planet, where space sharks were roaming around. The ship budged up near them, grabbing their attention.

They followed us around, treating space like the sea. I swerved the ship, proud with my oddly impressive driving skills. Especially when I led them to the black hole. I tried my hardest not to get sucked in, though it required all the effort I could shove on the gas. The space sharks, thank goodness, were sucked away. So we returned to the ice planet.

The Ice Planet, like the name, is made completely out of ice. A sea of ice is holding large ice platforms, which are covered in snow. Fierce Fox and I leaped across the smaller, bobbing ice platforms, our feet slipping. Robot piranhas nipped at our toes, but we were okay. We got onto the larger ice platform, which leads to a slippery ice mountain. The both of us managed to hike it, despite how stupidly slippery it was.

The blue knight was waiting on the peak. Fierce Fox and I approached him.

"Can you help us?" I asked, folding my arms from the cold.

"Yes! Take this shield and defeat the beast!" the knight cried, as a golden shield popped into my inventory. Suddenly, a snow white tiger-copter flew up before us, with beady yellow eyes and whirring blades. Fierce Fox and I stayed under the shield, as it began to shoot rock-hard snowballs at us. They bounded off the shield, the occasional one landing straight on the chopper. It roared and flashed red, then began to shoot missiles, while our shield charged.

We ran to the side, waiting for the shield to finish charging. Once it did, the both of us left the corner, as the helicopter started shooting snowballs again. They deflected off the shield, while- at the same time- destroying it. Another one hit the tiger-copter, provoking it to come down and get us. We avoided it, of course, and went to recharge the shield.

I smiled at Fierce Fox, preparing for the final attack. The tiger-copter flung out the stupid snowballs, right at us. We flung them back, destroying the tiger-copter. It roared and vanished off the screen. I was thankful I didn't collapse again.

"The princess is not here! Two other knights set out to find the princess. Perhaps one of them has found her!" the blue knight said, walking over to us. "I will accompany you on your quest!"

"Legend has it that there is a golden key on a large asteroid. The key opens a gateway to another galaxy!" the red knight cried, once we were back onboard.

"Luckily I know exactly where to find that asteroid." I replied, facing the control panel. I pulled the lever, and the engine rumbled. The ship, with my guidance, drove to a certain asteroid, with a crystal shard-shaped blue building. Fierce Fox and I climbed up the incredible crystal building, shimmering in the pale light. There's decreased gravity, so the trip was kinda easy A golden key was stuck in some of the crystals, behind some text about the four knights.

"The Chosen One..." Fierce Fox's eyes scanned the passage. "But who's the Chosen One?"

"Probably you, considering Poptropican logic," I replied, preparing to hand Fierce Fox the weapons. "I mean, you have to complete the island, not me." Then I thought about all the messages, all the clues... All the connections I had been getting. I remembered the person who tried to grab me on Nabooti Island, and the person who spoke to me while I was unconscious. And that anonymous character at my school. Above all, I thought about the questions I had. Would they ever be answered?

Fierce Fox reached over and pulled out the sword, which didn't surprise me. However, it pulled her in before I could explain what to do. I gasped, as the portal began to close. No! I lunged forward, reaching my hands to the portal. However, it closed before I could reach it. Fear pumped through my veins, as I took a step back. How was Fierce Fox going to know what to do?

I turned to the other knights. "There's gotta be some way to open the portal again!"

"Only the Chosen One can open the portal." the red one replied, making me grit my teeth with aggravation. Fierce Fox! She's all alone, all clueless. I pounded my fists against the crystal, as if it was some sort of door. But it wouldn't budge. Great.

"What are you doing, miss Alice?" the blue knight asked behind me.

"Trying to get in. The Chosen One needs me." I replied, with a heavy sigh. I wasn't going to be able to get in. Just like I had no answers.

"We will see about that." someone said, scaring me out of my skin. I recognized the voice from when I had passed out- the woman. I tried to gaze at her, though I could only see something like a shadow, floating.

"You... Who are you?" I asked, with curiosity. Even the other knights were startled.

"You must be patient, Alice," the someone replied, as she held up a hidden hand. The swirly portal opened, just like magic. I gasped and blubbered. "Now go. Fierce Fox needs you."

I shook my head. "But-"

"Go." the woman replied, waving me away. The only thing I could do was oblige and enter the portal, and wonder the who the heck that was.

I dropped down from the sky and arrived at a blue-brick, medieval castle. No one was outside, not even Binary Bard disguised as the princess. The door was ajar, so I entered, getting chills up my spine. The inside has a lush, red carpet and murals on the walls that shimmer gently against the cream, stone walls. I heard a scream from an elevated, metal platform. My eyes widened in horror when I saw Fierce Fox and the princess captured behind a green shield.

"Ah, Alice! You have finally arrived!" a giant, rather scary-appearing robot boomed. It had sharp, green swords in its hands, and tech all through its body. The owner of the robot grinned. "It's about time!"

"Binary Bard!" I commanded, with trickles of anger. "Let them go!"

"Not until I have you first!" Binary Bard cackled, the huge robot heading towards me. It swung its green blades. I gasped and jumped out of the way, feeling awfully defenseless. Yet again, there was less of a chance of dying- but adrenaline still made my heart pump. I led Binary Bard under the captured Poptropicans' cage. Then, I jumped up him, ready to free my friends. "NO!" Binary Bard cried, suddenly shooting me down with a laser, which stung like a bee sting.

I grumbled, falling on my butt. I quickly got to my feet, just as Binary Bard hurled straight for me. I rolled out of the way from his swords, like you see in movies. Bending my knees, I climbed up him again and onto the cage. I soared across the sky and onto the chandelier. Binary Bard growled and shot a laser, narrowly missing me. He destroyed the chandelier, and it landed on him, smashing his robot.

Smirking, I made clenched fists as Binary Bard came for me again, swinging his swords. I dodged them sneakily again, wondering where the heck I got spy-worthy skills. Maybe Spy Island. I flipped onto Binary Bard's body, then leaped up to the cage again. From there, I got to the second chandelier, just as Binary Bard appeared underneath me. He shot it again, and it landed on him.

"NO!" he boomed, scrambling out of his crackling robot. He grabbed me by the front of my long-sleeve. "YOU WILL NOT ESCAPE!" As well as myself, he picked up the powerful green orb. "THEY WILL SURELY BE PLEASED WITH ME!"

"'They'?!" I repeated, shaking in fear.

"Not today!" The princess suddenly squawked. She leaped down from the cage and karate-kicked Binary Bard in the chest, sending him flying across the carpet. She stood protectively in front of the orb, just as Fierce Fox climbed down. The princess smiled at me. "Thank you both for saving me! Mordred has deceived us all- and thankfully hasn't gotten you, Alice. Now that we have the orb back, power will be restored to Arturus and Mordred will be trapped here forever."

"Yeah..." I said, all these worries and thoughts clouding my mind. "Let's get outta here."

Fierce Fox and I were requested to the castle by the king.

"So Mordred was behind all of this! I should've known," he declared, as we stood in the throne room. He faced Fierce Fox and I. "For your valiance, both of you, you shall be knighted as Lady Fox and Lady Manchester of Arturus!" The medallion glowed around Fierce Fox's neck, as my vision turned white. The queen gazed at me and winked.

Going home was almost a relief. It felt like a lot had just hit me. I need to find out what's going on! Who are these people contacting me? Who wants me? I had questions, and no answers.

And that can be very frustrating.