So Alexandra wandered through the forest looking for a rose. She wasn't sure how likely that was, not knowing her location, but it wasn't like she had anything better to do. If she couldn't find one tonight then going back to the pink city was always an option. The old US dollars might not work anymore but she still had some gold left.

The Hellion currency is plain gold coins. They are the same size as a chocolate chip, only flattened a little. Hellions travel to different planets/dimensions so often that to simplify trading they used these unmarked bits of gold. Gold has value almost everywhere. Hopefully it still does.

Alexandra stopped at a stream to get a drink, splashing some water over her face and hair as well. She reached into her pocket for a scrunchie and pulled her hair into a messy bun. The girl sat for a moment to look around. On the other side of the stream was a muddy place with foot prints leading to a path that led into the trees. Alexandra smiled, hopped across the stepping stones, and followed the path.

It ended in a clearing with a small cottage that had a fenced-in garden. Alexandra looked around, then turned invisible and went up for a closer view. It was a nice garden, some greens, a few tomato plants, and in the corner was a healthy looking rose bush. That wasn't so bad. She looked again at the quiet home. Well it won't kill them to have to get up. Becoming visible again, Alexandra went through the gate and rapped against the door. She waited a moment and knocked a little louder. The door opened and a mole person stared up at her.

Alexandra's eyes widened. This...is strange. "Uh... Sorry to wake you but could you please sell me one of your roses?" Most people would wonder who she was. Most people would want to know why she wanted a rose in the middle of the night. The mole person simply looked annoyed and said, "No." "It's an emergency!" Lexi pleaded. This could have gone on for a while but they suddenly heard a loud rustling in the woods followed with a growl. The mole looked terrified and tried to shut the door. Alexandra stopped him. "Wait. If I get rid of it can I have a rose?" The mole hid under a table. "Anything!" it squeaked.

Awesome. The demoness closed the door, turned in the direction of the noises, and took out her dagger. A dark shape moved in the woods. She hopped over the fence with the knife held defensively. A wolf-like monster with glowing white eyes burst out of the woods. Lexi ran, leading the beast away from the house and toward a more open area. She moved around to stay out of its reach, and when it over-lunged she leapt closer and stabbed its side before retreating again, this time dematerializing. The beast showed no sign of pain. Rabies? Wait, its eyes are glowing right? Damn. It's a zombie.

As the zombie sniffed around in confusion Alexandra positioned herself over it, materialized, and landed on the monster's back. It bucked and squirmed as she pressed down hard with her knife, cutting the beast' s spine at the neck. The head dangled, hanging on by a thick strip of flesh as the monster swayed. "Yuck." Alexandra slashed at the remaining tissue. With the head removed the zombie crumbled to dust. The girl dropped to the ground and scootched to a cleaner patch of grass. "Gross. I fucking HATE zombies." Lexi stabbed her knife into the ground to clean it and brushed off the bits of decayed flesh and fur from her jeans with disgust.

She stood up and walked back to the house, leaning over the fence to cut off a bloom then walking off into the woods with her rose. Now she just had to find a secluded area to make a temporary portal.

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So I took forty minutes to type this on my touchscreen, then my WiFi was like "Lol fuck you!" and logged me out of my account. So guess who retyped her story for you guys? You're welcome. Anyway, onto the actual planned author's note...

Thanks to the eighteen or so of you guys who have read all four chapters! Thanks very much to everyone who's favorites/followed. And as always I'd like to thank krikanalo for his review.

Next chapter we'll be in Hell guys! (My version of Hell anyway.)