Caroline's POV:

"Wow." I breathed, poking my head out & taking in the sight of the Garden for the first time. "It's beautiful."

"Yeah, it's real nice out here when the Gorgs aren't around." Gobo said.

As he spoke, a giant hairy creature walked out of the building that stood before us. He seemed to be looking for something.

"C'mon, let's go see if he'll help us." Gobo said, jumping out into the Garden.

I followed, reluctantly. Doc had described the Gorgs as being as big as mountains. He was right. I had the feeling that this Gorg would tower over me even at my real height...

"Fraggles!" the Gorg cried. I jumped back, but Gobo didn't seem to be afraid as the Gorg sat on the ground to talk to us. "Hey, guess what! I was talking to the Trash Heap this morning, & she said there was a way I could visit you in Fraggle Rock without eating a nirvana tree leaf!"

"That's great!" Gobo said. "That's what we came to talk to you about. Cantus has given us a quest. We need to find the Cave of the Council, & we need a Gorg to come with us."

"Oh boy! Then maybe you know where it is!"

Gobo & I shared a look. "Actually, we don't. We just know we start at the Great Fraggle River." I called up to him.

"No, that doesn't sound like the riddle she gave me." The Gorg took notice of me for the first time. "Gee, you're a funny looking Fraggle."

"Junior, this is Caroline. She's a Silly Creature from Outer Space." Gobo said, turning to me. "That's Junior Gorg, the only Gorg who ever befriended the Fraggles."

"What was the riddle?" I asked.

"She gave me this key." Junior held it up for us to see. "She said that what I was looking for was locked in a chest, & the chest was hidden with other items you use for a particular purpose."

"Junior!" a voice bellowed from inside his home. "You better be cleaning out the tool shed like I told you to, & not be talking to that pile of trash again!" Another Gorg came outside. His eyes widened when he saw us. "Fraggles!"

"Time to go." Gobo said. He grabbed my hand & we took off running. Junior jumped to his feet, but not quite quick enough, & the other Gorg fell to the ground when he tripped over Junior.

Gobo jumped into the hole easily, but I couldn't quite make it. I scrambled up behind him. He reached out for me. I took his hand & he pulled me into the safety of Fraggle Rock.


"Are those crystals?" I asked as we walked back to the Great Hall to wait for Junior.

"No. These are Doozer constructions." Gobo said. "Actually, a snack isn't a bad idea. It's not far to the Great Fraggle River, but I don't know how far away this Cave of the Council is. We should keep our energy up." Gobo bit into the constriction. "Go ahead, have some."

"Thanks." I said, trying to find some of the constriction to pull off. "We still need to find a Doozer to come with us. Do you think the ones that built this are still nearby?" I asked, tugging on the tower. I must have pulled a little too hard, because the whole tower crashed to the ground at my feet.

"Hey!" a little voice said. I looked to my right to see a little green creature in a scooter. "If you're going to knock down my tower, the least you could do is eat it."

"Sorry." I said, bending down to pick up the pieces.

"It's ok. We'll take the rest with us." Gobo said.

"Oh? Are you exploring new caves again?"

"Sort of. We've been given a quest by Cantus. We need to find the Cave of the Council, & we need to take a Gorg & Doozer with us."

"Then I know just the Doozer for the job." it said. "Cotterpin Doozer, at your service."

"Cotterpin, the last time we went exploring, I was held captive by a bunch of Doozers!"

"So was I, but you don't see me complaining about it."

"So what's in these things anyway?" I asked, as I took a bite out of one of the sticks I had picked up. "When I was younger, I always thought they would taste like rock candy."

One bite confirmed that they did not taste like rock candy.

"They're made from radishes, not rocks." Cotterpin said matter-of-factly. She turned to get a closer look at me. "Say, you're kinda a funny looking Fraggle, aren't ya?"

"So I've been told." I said.

"Hey guys!" We turned to see a Fraggle sized Junior Gorg running down the tunnel. "I found the Shrinking Gummies! They were in the tool shed all along!" He stopped in front of us. "I'm all ready for the quest."

"Well, what do you say, Gobo?" Cotterpin asked.

"Ok, Cotterpin, you can come." Gobo said. "I want to stop by my room first, to get some maps & supplies." Cotterpin got off of her vehicle, & Gobo placed her on his shoulder.

"Let's go find the Cave of the Council!"


Now that our team is assembled, we can finally begin our quest! Next time, we'll journey to the Great Fraggle River…but what will we find when we get there?

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