Chapter 2

We were talking to The Holly. She was telling us how she always suspected us to be alive. We told her about how The Abbey shouldn't know about us, no-one should know- not even The Holly should of found out. Gips ear was twitching. All our ears were twitching. Someone was at the door. Each one of us resumed to our solid form as The Abbey walked in.

"Who were you talking to", The Abbey asked. The Holly's face went pale.

"Umm, err", she stuttered, "Have you done something to you hair recently?"

"No…why? Does it look differan-hey! Don't change the subject!"

The Holly looked at us longingly. We knew she needed help. I unfroze first and Gip quickly followed. Gazen took a little longer but Grake did not unfreeze- she did not like this idea so remained in her clay form. The three of us spun around and I stared at her, my violet eyes sparking wildly. The Abbey had the same reaction as The Holly. Her mouth opened and closed but she could not speak. The thing is, we can understand English but we cannot speak it. The Abbey can't understand dragon tongue which means she obviously cannot speak it.

"You're alive!" The Abbey gasped. Grake finally gave in and turned around.

"You won't be much longer", she hrred, "the darkling, it's back!"

"She said the darkling is back", The Holly told The Abbey. At that point, the darkling dived through the window, smashing it into bits. It looked at The Abbey, then The Holly.

"Two for the price of one"! Sniggered the darkling. I charged at the darkling, my anger was overwhelming me. I grabbed a flower then took the darkling down. It hissed and spat in my face, its tail was trying to jab me. I waved the flower under its nose, instantly it froze.

"That was a truth flower" I explained, "It will now tell us what we need". At that point I had no idea what to ask it so I looked around the striped room for volunteers. The Holly told The Abbey what I had just said.

"You could ask it where it came from", The Abbey suggested. I nodded in agreement and then said:

"Darkling, where do you live?".

The darkling replied, "Everywhere and nowhere, I travel the world- on the order of my master."

"Who is your master?" Gazen asked.

"The Ix lord", it mumbled. The potion was wearing off. I had to ask the final thing quickly before the darkling was knocked out (that happens once the truth potion wears off).

"And where do we find 'The Ix lord'?" Gip questioned it.

"Co:mera"

"How do we get there"? Grake urged.

"The fire star, it is coming…" The darkling passed out. The Holly reported what we had found out to The Abbey. Once she was finished, Abbey gasped.

"I know that!" she whispered, "it comes next Thursday". The darkling moved slightly. I went over to pick it up but The Abbey was already there.

"Where should we put it"? she asked.

"As far away as possible", The Holly muttered.