Emma awoke in her bed, the thought of Rapunzel still fresh in her mind. "What an odd dream." She looked at her clock by her bedside table, except it wasn't there. Turning on the light that stood in its place, she glanced around at her surroundings. She was in a large, blue bed in a gigantic room.
"Wakey wakey eggs and bakey!" Katie said, walking into the room followed by the three other girls.
"What time is it?" Emma yawned.
"Around 5:30 Earth time." Abbi replied. Gretchen, Kinsey, and Katie were exhausted.
"How are so awake?" Kinsey asked Abbi with her eyes barley opened.
"You get used to it after you've been on the run." Abbi replied with a slight laugh. "Okay we've got to get going if we want to get you back to earth. We've got a slight hike back to their portal."
"Wait just a second." Kinsey said. "You say that as if you aren't coming with us. You are coming aren't you?"
"And let Captain Hook find me? Not a chance." Abbi responded.
"Well then we'll stay too." Emma said, standing up.
"No it's too dangerous. You have no idea what these worlds are like!" Abbi retaliated.
"No we're coming with you." Gretchen said walking over to Emma and Kinsey.
"And that's final." Katie said walking over to the three.
"I hate you guys sometimes." Abbi said giving up. "But you have to do exactly as I say. Alright?"
"Deal!" The four girls said in unison.
"Okay follow me."
The castle was huge, yet every corner held beauty. It sparkled with life and color and shone around them like a dream. The crest of the sun adorned every room in multiple places. Beautiful murals were painted on every square inch on the walls. There was light in every room, making the whole place shine as bright the sun. It was the most beautiful thing the girls had ever seen.
Abbi led the four others down countless hallways and through many rooms until they finally reached their destination.
"Here we are!" Abbi announced. "Te training room."
"Wait why did you bring us here?" Emma asked.
"Yeah I thought you guys would never trust me with a weapon." Katie said.
"Well I'm not bringing you guys along without proper training." Abbi said as if it should have been obvious.
"Okay so where do we start?"
"Oh we're not training here!" Abbi said. "I just wanted to show you guys what weapons you're going to be a blue to use soon. Just to let you know how much work you'll have to put in, and to make sure you still want to come."
"Of course we still want to come!" Katie exclaimed. "This is so much more exciting than Earth!"
"Just remember that all Fairytales get changed as they get written again and again. They're not always accurate to what you believe is truth." Abbi warned them.
"Okay we still want to go." Gretchen said. "So will you train is now?"
"Oh well we'll have to go somewhere else to train. This arena isn't realistic enough. This area is way to controlled. You need to know how to react in different weather and other situations. So, we have to get back to the field. There's a rock there thats their portal."
"We have to walk all the way back there again?" Kinsey asked.
"Well yeah of course." Abbi replied.
"Ughhnuyyhmmm." Katie moaned I'm too lazy to do that.
"Oh come on, we all know you have more energy than the rest of us." Kinsey laughed.
"True, but that doesn't mean I have to use it." Katie argued.
"Well today you do." Emma chimed in.
As the girls exited the armory, they were met face to face with Rapunzel.
"Do you have to go?" She said.
"If we don't he'll come here." Abbi said.
"Okay well goodbye then. I will see you at the ball in a few weeks." Rapunzel said as if they didn't have a choice. "Just be careful alright?"
"Oh you know me. I never get into trouble." Abbi joked. Rapunzel laughed and gave each of them hugs in turn.
"Promise me you'll come to the ball?" She asked as they began walking away and out the doors.
"Promise." Abbi said to her friend. "See you soon."
"Ughhhhhh..." Katie complained for the fiftieth time. "Are we almost there?"
"You've asked that fifty times already. What makes you think this will be any different?" Gretchen said, laughing at her friend.
"Actually we're here." Abbi said to them.
"HA!" Katie yelled, "IT WAS WORTH ASKING ONE MORE TIME! HA HA HA!"
"You good now?" Kinsey asked.
"One more. HA!" Katie said, crossing her arms as if that settled the matter.
"Okay here's the rock." Abbi pointed. "Now let's see... We should probably train with that first... But then again... Well might as well... Okay then! Ready guys?" Abbi placed her hands on the rock and pushed it into the ground. The girls clasped eachothers hands and watched as the ground turned into a glowing, purple portal.
"On the count of three, jump!" Abbi yelled over the noise of the whirring portal. "One, two three!"
The girls jumped into the swirling mass. Scenes from stories danced in front of them as they neared their destination. They looked down and saw the ground beneath their feet. It was covered with dirt, and moss, and leaves.
"We're in a forest..." Emma muttered.
Abbi looked up and the other girls followed, seeing what had caught her attention. They were surrounded, with swords and bows pointed straight at their hearts.
"Don't move."
