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"It's a nice place you have Mattie," Al said thoughtfully as he stepped into the modestly furnished house.

"Thank you Al..." He tried to find something else to add but found himself unable to get the word out in nervousness.

"So dude," Alfred started boldly, "Does this place react all the way to Cono?"

"Um... yah it does... were you wanting to go there," Mathew replied quietly.

"Heck yah dude! It's been my dream since forever man. Why is there something wrong? A gate monster blocking the path? Does he have laser eyes?"

"No, no," Matt waved his hand reassuringly, "It's just... I only know of one man who comes through our town is all. I was just curious..."

"Oh cool! I guess I'll start heading that way tomorrow then. So, what's for dinner?"

The next day Mathew offered to lead Al over to the next town over in Cono. Nervously adding that this would be his first time out of the town, but Alfred was much too excited about seeing his dreams through to notice any worry in his soon to be travel companions tone. The two of them left at first light, after consuming a healthy batch of homemade pancakes.

As they walked out of town, Al looked around as all the hardly noticeable quiet people walking through town. Feeling a slight chill at the sight, he leaned over an asked, "Hey... I it always this quite around here... I can't even hear children laughing... Or anything really..." A shiver went down his spine at that.

"Yah... It's pretty peaceful here, eh?"

'Actually, it's pretty fucking creepy,' is what Al wanted to say, but he found the willpower to bite that one down for once. "Ah... I suppose."

To Al, Cono looked surprisingly like Cielo. He had been expecting something similar to the feeling of landing on a foreign planet rather then just meeting a similarly empty field-like sort of area he had traveled to get to Whotown. He anxiously looked around the area seeing if there would be any signs of movement, any at all to show life on this strange continent other then just the two of them.

"...How long is it till we... Get to this area Mattie?"

"...Eh... I don't think it would be that far..." He shyly clutched his bear closer.

"...And... what makes you say that?" Alfred asked slightly skeptical.

"...Ah, well... The great wizard makes his way on foot through our town... He never has supplies... but then again... I guess he could just make them..." He trailed off, mumbling more as he got near the end.

"Aw crap!" Al sighed, "Well that's ok, I can just set up a tent, but if it takes too long Mattie you'll just have to stay with me till I come back here."

"Ah, I wouldn't mind Al... It's kind of nice getting out for a bit..." He responded gently, nuzzling the top of his bears head a little bit like the super cutie he is.

Thankfully though, very soon Al noticed in the distance the town they were both heading towards in the distance. Giving a victory cheer, Al quickly picked up the pace. Making poor Mathew hurry up to try to keep up with the enthusiastic man.

Slightly panting, Mathew stopped next to the frozen man gaping in aw at the city before him. "...Not," He took a slight breath, "Not like your continent then, eh?"

"Mattie..." He whispered. Never before had he seen something so... foreign. Perhaps his alien theory wasn't so far off after all. The houses were so tall and right next to one another, the streets jam packed with people hurrying along their way, and some litter floated along the streets as if it belonged there.

"...Hey Mattie? ...Why aren't there any spaces between the houses?..."

Mathew looked around also slightly curious, "I don't know, eh. Maybe so they can fit more buildings in... There are quite a lot of people..." The closer the two of them moved to the city, the harder it was getting for both of them to hear Matt.

The two clueless boys entered the large city looking like easy pray for the group of three lurking near the edge of town. Red eyes latched on to them first, getting a large, maniacal grin on his pale face. His two companions turned to see what their friend was looking at and started growing grins of their own, one becoming perverted and the other growing more cheerful.