Monoko's POV
Monoe and I were just wandering around in the snow, while suddenly, the thought of visiting the blonde sorceress at the Pink Sea came to me.
"Sis, do you have any idea where the Pink Sea is located?" I asked.
Monoe shook her head, but at the same time, someone came towards us, greeting us first. It was the Toriningen named Mimo.
"Hi there" she said, "what are you guys up to?"
"Not much, but just now, I suddenly wondered where the Pink Sea might be, and neither I nor Monoe knows."
"Ah, that's easy, follow me."
Mimo guided the two of us to an igloo where a small pink pool was.
"She lives all the way here?!" Monoe and I exclaimed in unison.
"Oh, don't underestimate the size of this pool" Mimo chuckled, "once you jump in, a way bigger world awaits you, including your friend."
"Aight, thanks" Monoe said, as she grabbed my hand. "Ready, sis? We'll dive at three. One, two…"
We both sucked our breath in, and jumped into the pool at the count of three. Not much later, we were suddenly surrounded by lots of pink, rather than the igloo in which we were just now.
"Whoa, Mimo was right…" I said, as I looked around to accustom to my new surroundings. "Now to find the sorceress's house. I don't think it should be too far away."
We followed the path on which we stood, and once we saw a balloon, I grabbed it, but at the same time, something else seemed to awaken inside me, shocking me to the fullest.
"What's the matter, sis?" Monoe asked, looking concerned. "You look like you've seen Don't Hug Me I'm Scared just now!"
"Well, I grabbed that balloon, and all out of sudden, while I was being warped in here, I felt something else awaken inside of me other than my usual psychic power!"
Monoe grabbed the balloon as well, and just as soon, she stood next to me in the sea of pink, looking nearly as shocked.
"Whoa, that surely felt strange, being warped here by a mere balloon…! But I didn't feel anything else, otherwise."
"I wonder if we just took the only warp spot here…" I closed my eyes, went into crazy mode and checked my surroundings. "Nope! Over there's another one!" I pointed to the north.
"In that case, let's go further!"
We went to the north, took the next warp spot there, and before we knew it, we faced a cone-shaped house of some sort. In front of it, the sorceress already happened to await us.
"Hello there!" she exclaimed. "My name is Poniko! I was already expecting the two of you today! Please, come in!"
We followed Poniko into her house, and took a seat on a few pillows she already put down.
"We couldn't find the Pink Sea at first" Monoe chuckled, "but a Toriningen named Mimo showed us towards it. At first, I really thought it was a simple pink whirlpool of some sort!"
"Oh, a lot of others say that…! But isn't the sea through which the two of you had to go much like a whirlpool already? Pleasant, warm and whatnot?"
"Oh, surely, and somewhere, it kind of felt like Jell-O to me too, to be honest. Does it taste like that, too?"
"Unfortunately not, it's just as salty as the genuine sea…!" Poniko got up and went to her kitchen corner. "Anyone want some Kool-Aid?"
Just as soon, the three of us were enjoying a good, cold glass of Kool-Aid, while Poniko wanted me to share my stories regarding the Face's cursed enchantment.
"It all started about 5 years ago" I started, "when Monoe and I were only seven…"
"That's a coincidence" Poniko interrupted me, "I'm 12 right now as well! I was born mid-March, what about you guys?"
"We turned 12 not too long ago… starting with Monoe, of course, as I'm the younger twin." (It was near the end of June right now.)
"I see, so I'm a tad older than the two of you. Anyways, go ahead, my apologies for interrupting you just now." Poniko chuckled and took another sip of her Kool-Aid.
"Yeah, Monoe and I were seven, and looking for a friend of ours, another Toriningen, but it was Lila, who always visits the Numbers World because she loves math a lot… but she wasn't there, sadly, and then Monoe told me about a hallway that's only accessible if it looks a bit different than usual and if one pokes it with a sharp object…"
"Why, a friend of mine went there once, but strange things happened to him afterwards…"
"Yup, you guessed it, Poniko: strange stuff happened to me, too. There was this guy named Kyuukyuu-kun who told us about a door that shouldn't be opened, but because my curiosity apparently won from me, I opened it, and then, I suddenly became bedazzled with three more arms and psychic powers…" I turned into crazy mode to show proof.
"Oh my, that looks… unusual to see. Even your left eye and mouth became a little damaged because of it." Poniko put up her index finger, which started to glow, and whispered yet another spell. "I can see that you can use your psychic powers to check your surroundings… and apparently to teleport, too."
Monoe and I were left dumbfounded at the word 'teleport'.
"Was that the thing that I felt awakening inside me right after warping into the sea?" I asked.
"I think it is" Poniko replied. "We should probably see the medium for confirmation, as I'm only a neophyte sorceress."
"Not a bad idea" Monoe said.
The three of us grabbed hands, and Poniko gave me instructions.
"Now, you should close your eyes, picture the public hospital, and focus, so we can get there, okay?"
I nodded, and did as Poniko instructed me. Around us, I felt the ground disappear from underneath our feet, and not much later, we stood on the pavement in front of the hospital.
"Huh, that surely felt strange for the first time, I must say."
"Same" Monoe chuckled, as we entered the hospital.
"Good noon to you guys" the receptionist said, "how can I help you?"
"Any chance that your medium is booked full today?" I asked. "Because I discovered yet another something inside of me."
"She's free today, so you're free to go ahead."
"Alright, thank you very much."
The three of us went upstairs, to the first floor, where the medium always sat in her office.
"Good noon to you guys" she greeted us, "ah, miss Monoko and miss Poniko, it's very nice to see you guys again, whom of you should I help?"
"Me" I said, as I took a seat on one of the guest chairs. "I think I discovered the ability to teleport not too long ago."
"How can you tell?"
I closed my eyes, pictured the hospital's lobby, and teleported there. Soon, I teleported back to the medium's office.
"My, my, let me see…" She looked into her crystal ball and read my auras. "I can indeed confirm that you just developed the ability to teleport, young lady. When did you feel it awaken inside of you?"
"When I grabbed a balloon that turned out to be a warp spot, ma'am. It happened in the Pink Sea."
"I think that the aura that the balloon gave off may have just awakened that effect into you. It must have quite a strong aura, indeed."
"I presume that must be a teleporting aura, ma'am" Poniko said.
"Rather quite."
"Thank you very much for taking your time, ma'am. Have a nice day." Monoe, Poniko and I bowed.
"No problem, and you guys are always welcome. Take care now."