If This were Epic then There'd be a Fire Breathing Dragon…
Amu: Yay! So we're finally back.
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Amu: Excuse L.A., she's having a mental breakdown from her work.
L.A. : (opens text book) These books have no souls.
Amu: Anywho, hope you enjoy this chapter.
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Sira groaned as she slowly came back to the realms of consciousness. The first thing she noticed was that she was cold. She shivered violently as she opened her eyes. It was dark and the only sound was the dripping of water.
A moan to her right told her she wasn't alone. Glancing down, she saw Tori lying beside her.
"Tori," Sira said as she shook her shoulder. "Wake up."
"Just five more minutes," Tori murmured as she re-adjusted her position.
"Tori," Sira whined. "We're in a creepy dark room and the sound of dripping water is about to drive me insane."
Tori's eyes snapped open as she sat up. "Say What?"
They sat in silence for a few minutes as they tried to find some sort of discernable object.
"Wow," Tori said, "That dripping sound is annoying." Tori reached out blindly in front of her.
"What are you doing?" Sira asked.
"Trying to figure out where this room is," She frowned when her hand grasped something. "Bars?"
"Where in a cage?" Sira said as she came up next to Tori.
The lights became a dim glow allowing them to see clearer. With the new light, they found themselves staring at a pair of eyes.
Both girls shrieked as they backed into their cage.
"Will you calm down?" The Argos said as he walked forward. "It's just me."
"Molester!" Sira said. "What are you doing here?"
"I do have a name," The Argos said impatiently.
"And yet, you will always be known as Molester to me," Sira said.
A scuffling sound came from the cage as Akira and Haku appeared beside him.
"How did you two get in there?" Tori asked.
Haku whined while Akira shrugged.
"That isn't the point," Argos said, a hint of impatience in his voice.
"Are we in bird cages?" Sira said as she stared up at the ceiling. "What kind of sicko puts people in bird cages?"
"Will you two be quiet for a minute," The Argos hissed.
Tori and Sira immediately quieted.
"We don't have much time," The Argos said. "Have you two figured out why you're here?"
"No," Tori sighed. "Why can't you just tell us?"
"It doesn't work that way," The Argos said. "In order for you to save us, you have to figure it out on your own."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, save you?" Sira said. "Um, we're two human girls who are trapped as well. We aren't going to be doing any saving anytime soon."
"You…" The Argos' eyes widened as he looked away. He quickly turned back to them. "What do the writer and painter have in common?"
"What?" Tori said in confusion.
Dark tendrils stretched out and wrapped themselves around the Argos.
"What do the writer and painter have in common?" The Argos yelled one last time.
Seconds later he was swallowed by the dark tendrils. The tendrils faded back into the darkness leaving them alone once more.
Tori sighed as she readjusted her position against the cage. They had been sitting in silence for awhile. She was pretty sure that Sira was still thinking over the Argos' riddle. Tori couldn't figure it out. What could writers and painters do that could help save the world?
I wish Kurama were here, Tori thought, He'd know what to do.
"That's it," Sira said causing Tori to start.
"What's it?" Tori asked.
Sira wasn't listening. "How could I not realize it? It's so obvious." She grinned at Tori and said. "I'm going to get out of this cage."
Tori smirked. "How? We don't exactly have the key and who knows how far off the ground we are."
Sira's smile didn't waver. "Doesn't matter, I'm going to get out."
"Well, good luck," Tori said sarcastically.
Sira ignored her as she focused on the cage. She closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath.
To Tori's surprise, Sira walked right through the bars and stood floating in the air.
"What the?" Tori said as she scrambled to her feet.
"Think about it Tori," Sira said as she crossed her arms. "What do you and I have in common?"
"I don't know," Tori frowned. "I mean, we both have really over active imaginations which is what we need for art and writing."
"And…" Sira added.
"We're open-minded?" Tori sighed. "What does that have to do with you walking through bars? Unless…" Tori's eyes narrowed suspiciously. "Wait, are you dead?"
"I'm not dead." Sira rolled her eyes. "But seriously, you remember I got dimension sickness and Koenma said it was because I wasn't from this world?"
"Yeah," Tori said slowly.
"Well, that the reason we can do this," Sira said as she stood up straighter.
Tori stared at her with a blank expression. "Say what?"
Sira groaned. "Tori, I love you but sometimes you are so dense."
"That's because you aren't making any sense," Tori said. "What does being imaginative, open-minded, and from a different dimension have to do with the fact that you are floating?"
"I got dimension sickness because I wasn't from here," Sira said slowly.
Tori's eye twitched. She was pretty sure Sira was talking to her as if she were a two-year-old.
"The reason why I got it was because I didn't belong in this world. The world rejected me," She leaned in. "Do you know why?"
"Do you want me to punch you?" Tori asked.
Sira stuck her tongue out. "Funny, no, the reason why is because we don't have to follow the rules here."
"Come again?"
"Think about it," Sira said as she began to pace. "We don't belong here so we never had to obey the rules that we are normally confined to."
Tori's eyes widened. "So, although we are normal humans in our world."
"We can be whatever we want in this world," Sira giggled. "I feel like I'm in a fan fiction right now."
"Wait a minute, "Tori said as she stood up and walked towards Sira. "If we could do this stuff then how come we couldn't do it before?"
"That's because we didn't think we could," Sira said. "Which comes to the reason why the molester chose us. You're a painter and I'm a writer so we both need to have imagination and open-mindedness. At the risk of sounding cheesy, we had to believe we could do it." She held out her hand. "Now try."
Tori frowned as she hesitantly reached towards Sira's hand. This was really confusing but she had to try. So, she closed her eyes and cleared her mind. She felt Sira take her hand and pull her forward.
"Open your eyes," Sira said.
Tori complied. She gasped as she realized she was out of the cage and floating beside Sira.
"What the hell," Tori said.
Both girls yelped as they suddenly fell to the ground.
"Ow," Sira whined. "We really need to work on this, huh?"
Tori nodded in agreement.
"If you're not too busy could you save us?" Akira asked as he peered from his cage. "Preferably, before this cage begins to rust."
"Okay, okay," Sira rolled her eyes. "I'll go get them, you wait here."
Tori nodded as she watched Sira go back to Haku and Akira. As she stood there, a horrible thought crossed her mind.
If I can influence this world does that mean that Kurama only likes me because I wanted him to?
"Okay, so I think we're lost," Sira said as she scratched her head. After getting out of the cages, the girls began to wander the halls. Sira thought that since they now could do what they wanted, they would be able to figure out where the others were being held and get out. Apparently it didn't work that way.
"Screw this," Sira muttered angry. "Our powers suck."
"So, just because we can't spontaneously know where everyone else is, our power sucks?" Tori asked.
"Yes, they do," Sira said as she crossed her arms.
"Come on, be positive," Tori said. "We're on an epic adventure just like we used to dream of when we were kids."
"Epic?" Sira scoffed. "This isn't epic. If it were epic, there'd be a giant fire-breathing dragon."
A hot mist hit their backs as a growl met their ears.
They both took a quick glance back before immediately looking forward again with pale faces.
Tori glared at Sira. "Really, you just had to say that?"
A loud roar filled their ears as they screamed and took off running.
L.A. : And, that's the end of this chapter.
Amu: We're so close to the end it's scary.
L.A.: Tis true. And now, because I'm sick, I'm ending this. (goes to bed)
Amu: (stands awkwardly) Well okay then. I guess just read and review. (whimpers) L.A.? Come back?
