Me; OMG! There's someone who actually reads these! Cleya, look!

Cleya: wow, thanks for reading! AliJo, did you brainwash them?

Me; Um….no, not today

Cleya; Then why are they here?

Me; Maybe they're like me and love Tak. And maybe they'll forgive me for the delay because I saw the Tak movie and got a new view for my story.

Cleya; Maybe. Anyway, disclaimer; what we owe is equal to zero's square root

Me; Nothing, now on with the story!

Lucida could sense that Jeera was up to something; she knew she'd try to escape. When she shared her concern with Kobo, he told her not to worry, that Jeera was no match for her. But Lucida had learned in the past to never underestimate her opponent. Thinking, she summoned Zaria, who came to Jeera's room instantly looking rather tired of having to take orders.

"What?" she asked.

"Zaria," began Lucida. "I feel your sister conspiring against my plan, attempting to expose me. Tell me, is there any way I can prove without a doubt that I am your sister?"

"But you're not."

"Yes, but we can't let the commoners know that." Responded Lucida, her voice a sickly sweet.

"Well, she punched people. And..um.. There was this necklace she had."
"Necklace?"

"Yeah, she got it for her birthday. That might help."

" Very well, thank you Zaria." Said the Jeera imposter. "KOBO!!!"

The little troll came running in. 'Yes my mistress? You summoned?"

"Yes, go to the girl and fetch me her necklace and do it post-hace!"

"At once, my mistress!" and with that her vanished into a cloud of dust.

Jeera saw this through the crystal ball and it gave her an idea. Quickly, she wriggled her hand through the rope and removed the necklace and began work, and as just as she finished, Kobo arrived.

"Well well well, how's the little prisoner today?"

" Oh, I'm fine," said Jeera sarcastically. "Minus the prisoner part, that is."

"Well, too bad! Now, where is that necklace?"

"Oh, you mean this?" She asked, holding it up.

"Yes, that'll do very nicely." Said Kobo, snatching it.

"No," said Jeera, not giving an attempt at all to persuade him. "Don't, please stop. You're mad, give it back."

"No way sister! I got orders from my mistress! So long little princess!" then he, again, vanished into a cloud of blue dust.

"So long little idiot!' said Jeera as he left. All was going according to her plan now.

"Well, it certainly is a.. unique trinket, is it not?" Said Lucida, examining the necklace. "Well, it..Well it's just ugly, isn't it?"

"My sister never really had any taste." Commented Zaria.

"Yes, I can see that. Now help me put it on." Zaria stepped over to help the imposter, but the necklace would not unlatch.

"What's the hold-up?" asked Lucida.

"I can't unlatch it," said Zaria. "It's stuck."

"Let me try," said Lucida, grabbing it. But, she too could not unlatch it.

"UGH, CALL THAT COUSIN OF YOURS, I'M BECOMING IRRITATED!"

Zaria did just as the angry ex-juju commanded; she summoned Cleya who also had no luck unlatching it. Cleya decided to take it to Tak, who could possibly open it with a little magic. So she set off to his hut. On the way there, she noticed some writing on the back, but she couldn't make it out. Must have just been a scratch, she thought. When she arrived, she saw Jilbolba loading a giant beetle with luggage.

"Hey, Jilbolba, " she said. " hey, what's up with the stuff? You going somewhere?"

"Oh, hello Cleya! And no, I'm not. Tak is, he's been accepted to the Fisdalle Academy of Magic for boys, isn't that splendid? I do believe I told you though, I did tell you, didn't I?"

"Um, well yes, you did. But I thought that with what's happened lately and all, you know with Jeera? I thought that would, um, be delayed? Maybe just for a little while."

" That's exactly what I suggested to Tak, but he insisted on going. He said it was important that he learn magic as soon and however he can," then Jilbolba toke a small pause and sighed. "Can't say I won't miss him though, but it's his choice."

"But he's just gonna leave? No goodbyes?"

"No, he said the sooner the better, I guess it'd be too hard for him. But, if you wanna say goodbye, he's inside packing"

"Thanks, I will." She said as she walked inside to give Tak a piece of her mind. On the way in, she was so angry she didn't even notice that she had unlatched the necklace.

" What the juju is wrong with you?" she said when she found him. "Why are you leaving?"

"Because I have to." He said, not looking up from his packing.

"No, you don't Tak. You're just leaving because you're selfish! You don't care about Jeera, you don't care about Jilbolba or your tribe, you just care about yourself!" finished Cleya with a huff. Tak didn't respond, only kept looking down and packing.

"Well?!" asked Cleya. " What do you have to say?"

"I have to leave," began Tak" For Jeera's sake. Whenever she's around me, she ends up getting hurt and all because I can't control my magic. The sooner I learn control the better, but I can only do that by leaving. So don't you dare say I don't care about Jeera. I'm doing this because I care. And trust me, this is the hardest choice I've ever had to make."

Cleya was speechless, she felt ashamed for have yelling at the boy who only had her cousin's best interest at heart.

"I'm sorry," she said." Tak, I didn't realize-"

"No, it's fine," he said. " Now, did you come all the way over here to yell at me?"

"Um, no, no. Actually, Jeera sent me. She couldn't unlatch the necklace, but I just realized I got it. But I gotta ask, what does the inscription say? I can't read it."

"Inscription?' he asked. "What inscription? Let me see the necklace."

"Well, you gave it to her." She said, handing it to him. " I thought you'd know"

"Hm, I don't recognize it. It looks like some old language, maybe Keeko would know."

"Maybe!" said Cleya, in a fake chipper tone. "You go ask him, and I'll stay here and finish packing."

"Or, you come with and don't!" replied Tak in the same tone as Cleya gave a groan.

When they found Keeko, he was sitting on a rock playing in his deep voice that song he wrote for Cleya. Then he saw Tak coming, but he couldn't see Cleya because she was hiding behind Tak.

"What's up bro?" he said. "How do ya like my new song, man?'

"It's interesting Keeko, but hey, we need your help."

" 'We'?"

Tak looked around a pulled Cleya from behind him. "We, need to know what this necklace says, can you help us?"

"Well sure man and Cleya." Saying her name in a singsong tone. "I can help you, if you do me a little favor."

"What?' asked Cleya in a frustrated tone.

"You just have to say I'm the most awesome, smartest and handsome dude you've ever met in your whole life."

"Um, no. How about I just let you breathe my air?"

"Deal." said Keeko taking the necklace. "Hmm, it's very difficult. Could take hours to decode without the proper knowledge."

"Well can you do it?" asked Tak.

"Yeah man, ya just gotta turn it upside down."

"What does it say?" asked Cleya.

"It says: 'help, trapped in juju realm. Poster.' WHAT COULD IT MEAN!" said Keeko.

"Let me see." Said Cleya. "It says 'imposter' you idiot. Tak, why would you write that on Jeera's necklace? Unless.."

"Unless what?" asked Tak.

"Unless Jeera isn't really Jeera and Jeera really needs our help." Said Cleya.

"What?' asked Keeko.

"Never mind now! Just come with me!' said Cleya, running to the village.

"She's so cute when she takes charge!" commented Keeko.

Outside Jeera's room, Cleya hid the necklace behind her back. She opened the door a smidge and peered in to make sure 'Jeera' was there, and she was.

"Okay, Tak, you know what to do."

"Right," he said and knocked on the door.

"Come in, " said Lucida.

"Hey, Jeera," he said. "How ya doing?"

"Oh fine, fine. I'm feeling much more like myself.' Then she remembered what Zaria had told her and she reached out to punch Tak on the shoulder. "See? So, how are you?"

'I'm good," he said." Um, where's Navis?"

"Oh, I sent that little beast out side."

"By himself?"

"Yes, why?"

"Oh, no reason, I just wanted to make sure you were okay." And with that he left.

"That is defiantly not Jeera," said Cleya.

"I thought so, but how can you tell for sure?" Asked Tak.
"The way she punched you, she's right handed, but she used her left. Guys, the message really was from Jeera. She's trapped and we gotta find a way to help her."

Jeera saw they had gotten her message and she felt confident in her rescue. But she could not forget what she had heard Tak say. Would he really leave? They'd known each other nearly forever; she couldn't imagine her life without him. This led her to remember all the times they had spent together.

"Whoa, flashback." She said. "Come on guys! Hurry before the rest of her plan is complete! You have no idea what she's up to! You have to stop her!"

Little did they know what Lucida had up her sleeve.

Me; Done! Thanks for reading and I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving!

Cleya; and don't forget to review!

Me; and don't forget to floss!