Chapter 14
Emily's POV
"We need to clean this up," Serena said to us. "We'll have to get rid of all this, to prevent Xiara from being brought back by freak of nature." We ran to the nearby linen closet, and grabbed dustpans, brooms, and other cleaning supplies. Too bad all of the servants were killed...I hate doing chores... We swept up the glass shards from the talisman, and the dust from Xiara's skeleton, and dumped them into a large, blue bucket. I sprayed Febreeze all across the room, to get rid of the green mist, and the earthly stench from the fire.
"Febreeze! Our hero!" I joked. Everyone started laughing, as Kiki picked up the two halves of Xiara's wand, and chucked them into the bucket.
"Okay, we're going to dump these things into the ocean, so that no unknown enemies can find them," Serena told us, picking up the blue bucket, as we put away the cleaning supplies.
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Michelle's POV
We left the castle, and headed for the beach.
"There's a small dock on the right end of the shoreline, where we can toss Xiara's remains," Serena suggested, when we were stepping into the sand. We walked along the shore, until we reached the dock.
"Michelle, are you sure you wouldn't want to keep these things?" Kiki asked me when we were standing close to the edge of the dock. "These are the last remains of your birth mother, after all."
"No, I'm okay with throwing them away," I replied. "She may have given birth to me, but she was still evil. She obviously didn't love me; she tried to kill me because she believed some stupid prophecy."
"A stupid prophecy that came true," Serena spoke up. "Xiara just couldn't accept her fate."
"Yeah, but still, how can you know if it will really come true or not?" I questioned. "Besides, my adoptive parents took care of me, and I loved them so much."
"That's the thing with fate. You never know if it's real or not," Serena said. "You have to be ready for whatever happens. However, you may have been a loss to Xiara, but a gain to the royal family. Your parents loved you no matter what, and sometimes, love is all you need." We silently agreed with Serena's kind wisdom.
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Emily's POV
Serena stepped forward, still holding the bucket, and tipped it over. The contents of the bucket fell into the ocean, and the current swept them away. Serena dipped the bucket into the water, rinsing it out.
"Alright now, let's head back to the castle," Serena said, turning towards us. "Now that Xiara is gone, we can have Michelle's coronation as the new ruler of Animal Crossing."
"You excited?" I asked Michelle, as we turned to walk away. She gave a small nod, and we were as quiet as the night, walking back to the castle.