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"Dougal, did you steal candy again?" A sweet girl said. That must be Florence! She was next to a dog, and a snail. Is that…Brian?
"What? No, no! Why would I ever do such a thing?" Dougal the dog protested.
"Will you quiet down?! I'm trying to sin—"They stopped arguing after they noticed Lizzie and me staring at them. Dougal was the first one to talk. "Excuse me, Zebedee, but who are they? I have never seen them around here…" Dougal narrowed his eyes at us, then said accusingly, "Are they… the thieves?"
Zebedee replied quickly, "Oh no, of course not! This is Helen, and this is Lizzie." We waved awkwardly. They didn't wave back, but Florence smiled at us. I think I'm starting to like her. "Where are they from?" Ermintrude, a cow (yes, a cow!), asked suspiciously.
I gulped. Should we tell them? Will they believe us? Or will they think we're crazy? I didn't know what to do. I glanced frantically at Lizzie, who looked at her feet. "Yes, I wonder too…" Zebedee said, with a bit of curiosity. I sighed, then Lizzie mumbled, "We're from California. "
"California, I never heard of it." Brian said his thought out loud.
"That's because…. We are not from this planet. Heck, maybe from another dimension!" I tried to explain, but that didn't work out great. All of them stared at us, mouth hanging (Even Zebedee, although his wasn't hanging as much as the others). I would have done the exact same thing. No one talked or moved, so we explained the whole story, trying to make it believable. I explained, "We went to an amusement park and went on every ride. Well, almost every ride." I looked at Lizzie, and she continued the story.
"The last one I almost forgot about is the roundabout. But something was wrong. There was no one near it. " Lizzie explained.
"Then, it started turning by itself! I freaked out, but Lizzie urged me to come with her to ride it."
"After a few minutes we were on it, the roundabout started turning way too fast. It turned so fast that we had to hang on tightly to the horses we were on. " Lizzie said.
Zebedee explained his part of the story, "I found them in the forest, and they were lost, so I brought them home. "
That was when I glanced at him and raised an eyebrow.. Why didn't he tell them about what happened in the forest? He noticed my confused face and gave me a 'don't-worry-I-know-what-I'm-doing 'look. I simply nodded slightly. Everyone seemed relaxed, except Dougal. He still doubted us.
"How do you know they're not enemies?" he asked
Zebedee held up his hand and said, "Take a wizard's word about that." (AN: He is sort of a wizard, right?) Dougal sighed, "Alright."
Everyone introduced themselves. Ermintrude was first. "Hello, I'm Ermintrude."
"I'm Brian."
"Dylan." Dylan, a rabbit, said sleeply.
"My name is Florence."
They all smiled at us and we smiled back.
Normal POV
Zebedee cleared his throat to get everybody's attention.
"This is a time where danger is lurking around us. We need to be more careful. So, if anything looks suspicious, just tell me, alright?"
Everyone nodded. Then Florence said, Hey, I have an idea! Let's go on a picnic!" Everybody agreed.
"Do we have a mat big enough for all of us?" Brian asked. "Do not worry, I'll take care of that. " Zebedee replied.
Soon enough, all of them were on the grass. "So, where's the mat?" Lizzie wondered.
Suddenly, Zebedee clapped his hands twice which caused a mat to appear out of nowhere. "Cool." Lizzie and Helen breathed. They all sat down, enjoying the sandwiches and drinks. Thee was cake, but Dougal ate all of it before anyone could take a slice. Florence, Lizzie, and I rolled down a hill after finishing our lunch. When they all got to the bottom, they started laughing their heart out. Helen put a hand on her chest. She realized that her necklace was gone. Florence and Lizzie stopped laughing when they noticed Helen's face of horror. "Helen, what is wrong?" Lizzie asked worriedly. "My… My necklace. It's…gone." Helen was able to say. Lizzie knew it was a very important necklace. It's just a necklace, Florence thought. Lizzie quickly stood up, put her thumb and index finger in her mouth, and whisteled. That got everybody's attention. "Yo everyone! Helen lost her necklace. It's very important to her. Can you help us look for it?" Instead of no's and I guess so's, Lizzie got answers she did not expect.
"Yes!'
"Of course we'll help you!"
"Uh, duh!"
"That's what friends are for!"
Lizzie smiled at the last comment. "Ok, let's get to it then!"
Everyone searched frantically. Well, except for Helen. It has been half an hour and they still couldn't find it. Helen was standing, her eyes staring straight at nothing. She closed her eyes, trying to stop the tears threatening to fall. Florence noticed her and slowly came up to her, not knowing what to do. She tried to say something, but nothing came out. Finally, she was able to say,
"Are you alright?"
No answer.
Florence put a hand on her shoulder. Helen jumped from the touch. Helen took a shaky breath, and whispered in a very low voice, "I was adopted with it. I never took it off", Helen slowly opened her watery eyes, looking straight into Florence's eyes. "Now, it's gone, and it's as if a part of me was taken with it…" Helen sighed and sat down. She hugged her legs and brought them to her chest. "I'm sorry. This is stupid."
Even though she had never seen the necklace, Florence knew it was the most important thing in her life. Florence sat down by her and said softly, "There's nothing to be sorry for. Don't worry, we'll find it. We won't stop until—"A loud shout interrupted her.
"HEY! I THINK I FOUND IT!"
Oooooooooh, so is it her neckalce? review to find out! On the next chapter, I will explain the necklace...
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