Sheryl began, �Besides Dooble, your other enemy is one who calls himself Kentilion,�
Alicia parted some leaves out of her face, following Sheryl, and asked, �I have to stop him before I can go home TOOOO?�
Sheryl continued, �I don�t know when you�ll be able to go home,�
Alicia asked, �So what�s so bad about Ken-what�s-his-name?�
Sheryl corrected, �Kentilion,� as they continued through the forest, �he is what people would call a necromancer, he can resurrect the dead to do his bidding, and if he has sufficient power, he can control the living, as well,�
Alicia complained, �Great, just what this no sense world needs, a nonsense sorceror to control a nonsense army allied with a nonsensical beast so a gal can go fight a nonsense quest!�
Sheryl continued the forest, while going on, �He also brought through the poirtal he fell through with him some friends, though I am not sure who they are, but they will make your journey more difficult,�
Alicia asked, �Any more problems?� and waved her hand towards Sheryl, not noticing that her movements were slowing down slightly.
Sheryl continued, her voice getting slower and slower as they headed deeper into the forest, �Yes, Kentilion has created eight dungeons, and it will be necessary for you to travel through each of them, and each one has its own unique set of traps and puzzles, and you can bet he has littered them with his minions,�
Alicia asked, her voice slowed down as well, �So how am I supposed to stop all of these guys? There�s too many of them!�
Sheryl answered, �With enough of the focus points, you will have enough power, to conquer even the most powerful enemy, and I�m sure you will find friends, eventually,�
Alicia complained, �That helps A LOT! And all this time I�m going to have psycho Dooble after me!!�
Sheryl apologized, �Im afraid that�s all the advice I have to give, perhaps the Old Wise Man will be able to help you further,�
Alicia�s voice was slowed down like a tape recorder on rewind. Alicia said, �That�s just great,�
Sheryl�s voice was just as slow as Alicia�s, and it took her about fifteen seconds to turn around and face Alicia. Sheryl apologized again, �Sorry,�
Alicia asked, �Whats going on? Who pushed the slow button?�
Sheryl stated, �It�s the magical effect of Time Forest,�
Alicia said, �This is just freaky,� and she waved her slow-motion hand in front of her face in disbelief as they walked on.
For about ten minutes they were silent as they moved on, just walking. Then there was rustling of bushes all around them.
Alicia asked, �What�s that?�
Sheryl said to Alicia, �Trouble,�
Then a man walked out of the bushes, holding what appeared to be a stack of schoolbooks. He had long brown hair, and circular-shaped glasses, which had fallen down to his nose.
Alicia not paying attention to Sheryl�s warning, saw him for a regular person, and approached him, walking in front of Sheryl as she did so, she spoke brightly, �Hi! My name is Alicia, and this is---�
Then, she was interrupted by the man holding the books towards Alicia firing out a red cone-shaped ray towards her, it slammed right into her. She flew back in slow motion against a tree. Sheryl barely managed to roll out of the way.
Sheryl shouted out, �Shoot!� then pointed at the man and screamed, �Coral WRAP!� and a wave of bubbles emanated from Sheryl, keeping the man at bay. Then she leapt into the air, sword overhead, while the man was still dizzy from the bubbles, then she brought her sword down on his shoulder. He screamed out in pain and there was a bright multicolored flash where he sword struck. Then the man leapt back into the bushes. Sheryl ran over to Alicia in slow-motion, then asked, �You okay?�
Alicia replied, �No�but, I�m not bleeding, I seem to be�leaking colors instead,�
Sheryl turned and looked at the back of Alicia�s shoulder, there was a wound which was �bleeding� colors, it seemed to change from different colors, from red, to blue, to green: every color you could think of. Sheryl nodded, �We don�t have blood in this world, its represented as this colored substances, I really don�t know why, perhaps you will learn one day,� then she took some bandages and wrapped them around Alicia�s wound. Sheryl said, �You�ve learned a lot today, its time to rest, BUBBLE ENVELOP!� and a large bubble raised them up into the sky, floating above Time Forest, which eliminated the slow motion effect. Sheryl made a bed for Alicia out of bubbles, then spoke, �The journey continues tomorrow, I can only sustain this bubble for so long,� then she moved to the edge of the bubble and looked out across Time Forest and the rest of the world. Alicia was already asleep. Sheryl spoke to herself quietly, �My sister, where are you?� and she removed a locket from underneath her robes, then pressed a button to open it, looking at a picture of a girl inside. The girl was extremely pale, had brown hair, and wore white robes. The girl looked as if the wind could carry her off any minute. Then Sheryl closed the locket and tucked it back beneath her robes. She let out a sigh, and then she turned her back to the view she looking it, made her own bed, and went to sleep.
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