Chapter 9

Michelle's POV

"Where's Xiara now?" I asked, wiping my face as everyone hugged me.

"She's probably back on her island," Serena answered.

"I'll bet she's planning her next move," Lucy said, shuddering. "Can she really take control of the planet now?"

"I would think not, because she didn't kill Michelle," Coco piped up. We stood there in silence now, staring at the giant heap of ashes and debris that used to be my home. Serena and Kiki pulled out their wands, and pointed them at the castle ruins.

"Repairo!" they exclaimed in unison, and in a matter of seconds, the castle was restored to what it was before Xiara destroyed it. I breathed a small sigh of relief, as I saw my castle standing once again.

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Emily's POV

We entered the castle again, and it was the exact same as it was before Xiara's flames completely obliterated it. All of the furniture was there in their places, and the paintings and pictures were hanging on the wall again.

"What are we doing now?" I inquired. Serena stopped to think.

"We're going to stay here for now," Serena told us. "Since Xiara killed the king and queen, Michelle is now the ruler of Animal Crossing. However, we can't have her coronation until we defeat Xiara, and I don't know how long that will take. In the meantime, why don't you girls go pick out your bedrooms? There's plenty to choose from." Everyone ran upstairs to find a bedroom, and claim it. I ran inside a bedroom filled with the egg furniture series, and I dropped the backpack onto the table, before jumping on the bed myself.

"I call dibs on the egg room!" I called out.

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Michelle's POV

I was running through the hallway to make sure that nobody took my parents' rooms, or mine when Serena stopped me.

"Michelle, we need to talk," she said, gently guiding me into my room, and closing the door.

"Serena, what's our plan to defeat Xiara?" I questioned. "She needs to be stopped before she can take my new throne from me."

"We can't talk about that right now, I need to tell you something," she replied, almost cutting me off entirely. "Xiara can't find out, or else she can take control of the planet now." The room was quiet, and the feeling was tense. I was shaking, my face bleak.

"Find out what?" I asked, gulping. Serena sighed, and took a deep breath. She spoke softly, and slowly.

"You were adopted, and Xiara is your birth mother."