Chapter 6 - Fantasy's Appearance
Becca immediately stood up and rummaged through the book pile. She felt something fluffy, but then something else slapped her hand! "Ouch!" cried Becca. Out of the book pile came a female lavender-colored squirrel with a tuft of hot pink hair on her head; she also wore a little gold crown and reading glasses. "Serves you right for piling me into the pile and squashing me!" said the squirrel in an African American accent.
"But I'm not the one who threw you into the pile!" protested Becca, "It was him!" She pointed at Adventure.
"Adventure!" shouted the squirrel, "I'll deal with you later. Now come over here and help me find my wand!"
"A wand?" asked Becca, "You must be a fairy godmother!"
"Yes," said the squirrel, calming down a bit, "After all, it was ME who helped Cinderella go to the ball and meet Prince Charming! My name is Fantasy, guardian of the World of Fantasy within this land of Libralia!"
"Are you another one of those talking books?" asked Becca.
"I am! At least I was, until the evil sorceress Malaria turned me into a squirrel. Now I have no wings, no pages, and only a little bit of magic in my wand. Then, again, my wand works better when I'm in my own section."
Becca was looking through the pile of books when she felt something. She picked it up and it looked like a finely thin silver stick. "Is this your wand, Fantasy?" she asked.
"Why, yes!" said Fantasy, "As a matter of fact, it is, honey!" Fantasy took the wand from Becca's hand and dusted it off a bit. Becca had another thought – Adventure and Fantasy looked and sounded very familiar somehow, but the girl couldn't quite put the pieces of her puzzled memory together. Her thoughts were interrupted when Fantasy said, "Who's this little angel?" Becca snapped out of it and saw that Fantasy was playing with Sheila.
"Oh, that's Sheila," said Becca, "I can see she likes you already!"
"Yes she does!" said Fantasy, and then turning to Sheila, she said, "Aren't you? You little honeybun…"
"All right!" said Adventure, "Playtime's over! It's about time I show ye the way out!"
"This guy thinks he's too cool for school," Fantasy murmured to Becca.
Adventure was just about to lead the way to what he thought was the way out, when Fantasy stepped in. "Just a minute there, tough guy!" she said, "Who put you in charge of this quest? Haven't you forgotten about who's the magical one?"
"Now just a minute there, missy!" said Adventure, "I've sailed the seven seas and travelled the seven continents! I know the way out!"
Unknown to anyone, someone was watching them. The strange being crept slowly out of its hiding place and shot a ray gun at Adventure and Fantasy! Luckily, the blast missed both of them. Becca turned her head and looked around for the shooter. "What was that?" she called out.
"That was me!" said a tough female voice, "What does it take to get a little peace and quiet around here?!"
