Somewhere Not Over the Rainbow - Part 12
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nestarIt been a while since I last updated this story. ::goes to check:: Yeah, March. So you might need to stop by the Story Index to take reread.
But anyway, here's part 12! Enjoy!
DG disconnected from the thoughts that were racing through her head: She was a princess, her sister had killed her and her memories were wrapped in magic so strong it had killed that poor Viewer.
Now, Raw was captured, Glitch was missing and the Mystic Man was dead; all trying to protect her.
“Woof!”
A small, ragged-looking dog was outside the cell... near the levers for the doors!
DG scooped up a small bit of food and tossed it at the levers. The dog ran over, put his paw on one and the door to her cell rolled open.
“Good boy!” She scratched the dog's head. “Now, let's go get Raw.”
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This place was a maze - halls that went in circles, stairs that took you into rooms but not the whole floor – and, if it hadn't been for the dog, she and Raw would have been stuck in there forever.
“Longcoats.”
DG ducked into the alcove with Raw. Her back knocked into a rack of tools and an idea formed in her head. She grabbed one of the larger wrenches and, when the two Longcoats passed, she swung for the closest one.
“Careful! You could bust a zipper doing that!” the man on the floor said.
“Glitch!” She and Raw rushed over to help him up.
“Hey there, princess.”
DG spun around to look at the other man. “Wyatt?”
“Did you miss me?”
“Wyatt, you're here!” DG jumped in to Wyatt's arms. “How did you get here?”
“The same way you did, sweetheart. I just got put down in a different spot.”
The moment was broken by a sharp bark from the dog who’d helped DG out of her cell.
“He's right,” DG said, “we should get out of here.”
“You're taking directions from a dog?” Wyatt asked in disbelief.
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The Sorceress's tower still cast its shadow over the small group when they finally stopped to rest. As Glitch and Wyatt changed out of their disguises, DG studied the distant tower, “That machine we escaped through, the Mystic Man said that the Sorceress is going to use it to destroy the Outer Zone.” DG let out a deep sigh. “That's why she wants the emerald.”
“That's interesting,” Glitch said. “How would the gem fit with what we saw? Maybe if it was...” The rest of his musing was cut off by Raw placing one hand on his shoulder and pointing at the dog. “Look.”
Everyone turned their attention just in time to see the small, grungy dog explode in to a very large, grungy man.
Wyatt pulled out his gun. “Who are... what are you?”
The man held out his hands. “Easy there. I was sent by her mother to help you.”
“My mother?” DG said in a questioning tone. “My mother is in prison. She can't talk to any one.”
“She came to me in a dream,” the man said. “Here.”
He slowly put a hand into his coat pocket and pulled out a small doll in a green dress.
“Hey, that was mine!” DG exclaimed.
“I know.” The man held the doll out and she began to rise in the air, spinning faster and faster. The doll drifted across the clearing to DG, who asked: “Am I doing that?”
“It was the first bit of magic I taught you,” he replied with a grin.
“Toto!” DG cried out as she grasped the doll. “You were our tutor.”
“Great,” Wyatt said, “that tells us who you are, but not what. And it certainly doesn't mean we should trust you.”
“Whoa there, Mister Suspicious,” Glitch exclaimed as he stepped between Wyatt and Toto. “This is the man, dog... thingy,” his voice dropped to a stage whisper on the last word.
“Shape shifter,” Raw supplied.
“That's correct, Mr. Raw,” Toto said.
“You know his name.” Glitch turned his glare of accusation to focus on the shape shifter. “How did you know his name?”
The three of you are very famous, Mr. Glitch.” From another pocket, he brought out a wanted posted that displayed the likenesses of DG, Glitch and Raw.
“That's a terrible picture of me,” Glitch said with a huff. He huffed even louder for a second time when Raw and Wyatt let out a murmer of agreement.
“Look, we can use all the help we can get,” DG said to them.
“And I may be the only one left who can help you unlock your memories. And I am definitely the only one willing to cross the witch to do it,” Toto said.
DG stared at Wyatt defiantly as she said: “It's settled. Now, we need to head south.”
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The high-vaulted hallway rang with the echo of quick, hard foot falls. It had not been a good day for Zero: the Emerald of the Eclipse still had not been found; there was a huge influx of new recruits who needed to be trained in preparation of the eclipse; the long-thought dead princess had escaped; and, now, he was being called before the sorceress.
"At last, our brave General joins us," Azkadellia said without bothering to turn to look at him. "I have something to show you, Zero."
At the wave of her hand, Vy-sor rushed to put a small disk into the player. The water bubbled madly for a moment and then slowed to show a small forest clearing. Standing in the middle of the clearing were the three fugitives and...
"Wyatt Cain!"
"I thought you might recognize him," the Sorceress said.
"Didn't we push him in to a travel storm?" he asked.
"Yes, we did." Azkadellia finally turned to look at him. "But the Cain men have a maddening way of turning up at just the wrong time."
"I'll have my men ready to ride out within the hour," Zero said swiftly. "I will find him."
"No."
Zero was confused. "What? You are just going to let them--"
"Lead us right to the Emerald," Azkadellia cut in, stopping his rant mid-word. Understanding dawned on him.
"You have a spy in their group." Zero smirked in appreciation.
"So," Azkadellia lightly ran her fore finger over his chest, "Do you think you can handle a little... restraint?"
But anyway, here's part 12! Enjoy!
DG disconnected from the thoughts that were racing through her head: She was a princess, her sister had killed her and her memories were wrapped in magic so strong it had killed that poor Viewer.
Now, Raw was captured, Glitch was missing and the Mystic Man was dead; all trying to protect her.
“Woof!”
A small, ragged-looking dog was outside the cell... near the levers for the doors!
DG scooped up a small bit of food and tossed it at the levers. The dog ran over, put his paw on one and the door to her cell rolled open.
“Good boy!” She scratched the dog's head. “Now, let's go get Raw.”
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This place was a maze - halls that went in circles, stairs that took you into rooms but not the whole floor – and, if it hadn't been for the dog, she and Raw would have been stuck in there forever.
“Longcoats.”
DG ducked into the alcove with Raw. Her back knocked into a rack of tools and an idea formed in her head. She grabbed one of the larger wrenches and, when the two Longcoats passed, she swung for the closest one.
“Careful! You could bust a zipper doing that!” the man on the floor said.
“Glitch!” She and Raw rushed over to help him up.
“Hey there, princess.”
DG spun around to look at the other man. “Wyatt?”
“Did you miss me?”
“Wyatt, you're here!” DG jumped in to Wyatt's arms. “How did you get here?”
“The same way you did, sweetheart. I just got put down in a different spot.”
The moment was broken by a sharp bark from the dog who’d helped DG out of her cell.
“He's right,” DG said, “we should get out of here.”
“You're taking directions from a dog?” Wyatt asked in disbelief.
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The Sorceress's tower still cast its shadow over the small group when they finally stopped to rest. As Glitch and Wyatt changed out of their disguises, DG studied the distant tower, “That machine we escaped through, the Mystic Man said that the Sorceress is going to use it to destroy the Outer Zone.” DG let out a deep sigh. “That's why she wants the emerald.”
“That's interesting,” Glitch said. “How would the gem fit with what we saw? Maybe if it was...” The rest of his musing was cut off by Raw placing one hand on his shoulder and pointing at the dog. “Look.”
Everyone turned their attention just in time to see the small, grungy dog explode in to a very large, grungy man.
Wyatt pulled out his gun. “Who are... what are you?”
The man held out his hands. “Easy there. I was sent by her mother to help you.”
“My mother?” DG said in a questioning tone. “My mother is in prison. She can't talk to any one.”
“She came to me in a dream,” the man said. “Here.”
He slowly put a hand into his coat pocket and pulled out a small doll in a green dress.
“Hey, that was mine!” DG exclaimed.
“I know.” The man held the doll out and she began to rise in the air, spinning faster and faster. The doll drifted across the clearing to DG, who asked: “Am I doing that?”
“It was the first bit of magic I taught you,” he replied with a grin.
“Toto!” DG cried out as she grasped the doll. “You were our tutor.”
“Great,” Wyatt said, “that tells us who you are, but not what. And it certainly doesn't mean we should trust you.”
“Whoa there, Mister Suspicious,” Glitch exclaimed as he stepped between Wyatt and Toto. “This is the man, dog... thingy,” his voice dropped to a stage whisper on the last word.
“Shape shifter,” Raw supplied.
“That's correct, Mr. Raw,” Toto said.
“You know his name.” Glitch turned his glare of accusation to focus on the shape shifter. “How did you know his name?”
The three of you are very famous, Mr. Glitch.” From another pocket, he brought out a wanted posted that displayed the likenesses of DG, Glitch and Raw.
“That's a terrible picture of me,” Glitch said with a huff. He huffed even louder for a second time when Raw and Wyatt let out a murmer of agreement.
“Look, we can use all the help we can get,” DG said to them.
“And I may be the only one left who can help you unlock your memories. And I am definitely the only one willing to cross the witch to do it,” Toto said.
DG stared at Wyatt defiantly as she said: “It's settled. Now, we need to head south.”
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The high-vaulted hallway rang with the echo of quick, hard foot falls. It had not been a good day for Zero: the Emerald of the Eclipse still had not been found; there was a huge influx of new recruits who needed to be trained in preparation of the eclipse; the long-thought dead princess had escaped; and, now, he was being called before the sorceress.
"At last, our brave General joins us," Azkadellia said without bothering to turn to look at him. "I have something to show you, Zero."
At the wave of her hand, Vy-sor rushed to put a small disk into the player. The water bubbled madly for a moment and then slowed to show a small forest clearing. Standing in the middle of the clearing were the three fugitives and...
"Wyatt Cain!"
"I thought you might recognize him," the Sorceress said.
"Didn't we push him in to a travel storm?" he asked.
"Yes, we did." Azkadellia finally turned to look at him. "But the Cain men have a maddening way of turning up at just the wrong time."
"I'll have my men ready to ride out within the hour," Zero said swiftly. "I will find him."
"No."
Zero was confused. "What? You are just going to let them--"
"Lead us right to the Emerald," Azkadellia cut in, stopping his rant mid-word. Understanding dawned on him.
"You have a spy in their group." Zero smirked in appreciation.
"So," Azkadellia lightly ran her fore finger over his chest, "Do you think you can handle a little... restraint?"
