Hi, My name is Anastasia, Anastasia Carson. Who am I? I am the Heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Avalon, a world where magic, fairies, mermaids, and all kinds of Magic’s exist. It’s truly wonderful here. I am pampered with any amenities possible. Dresses are crafted by the best designers and seamstress from around the world, Even wearing them will not make me more astonishing than any Gold string and jewel hand sewed on this masterpiece. It’s nice being a princess, but there are so many disadvantages. Like how you are somehow locked in a tower with only a wool spinner that Sleeping Beauty has in her story. Although as one thing different that she has and that I’d don’t have is a Prince Charming a prince not like any other and that doesn’t like me because of my money, land ownership, beauty or intelligence. (Aurum Jeremy you self centered freak.) I want a man who impresses me and that is a loyal man who would sacrifice his own life for mine. (Sorry Boys not interested in Lazy Butts.)I also want a man that loves the inside of me and not just the outside. If he is a prince or a pauper does not matter. As long as I love him and he loves me I am fine with it. But cute boys like that won’t be met and married if I am stuck in a crappy rusty old tower that no one but my bodyguard (who is by the way an emotional lunatic) is allowed to enter. If I could only find a way to get out of here.

Let’s see. I look around the tower, nothing but stones and maybe some paintings and Furniture that are present. Ugh. Hmm. I look for a crack in the ceiling or walls all I spot is maybe just a tiny crack if you squint your eyes. I climb on the stuffed chair that is decorated of a flower pattern on the leather and two armrests that can sustain your arms if tired. I push my leg upwards and put my hand on a stone that is merely budged out of place but still firm between the concrete. I push my whole body upward and with a knife I managed to take from my morning meal. (Even though it’s a butter knife doesn’t mean it can’t push cracks open from towers where pretty princesses are locked and stored away like jewels and necklaces saved for a special occasion.) I stab the rock and it finally starts to wear away . I break the stone until a large hole forms and my body can squeeze through. I take a painting and prepare to place it to cover the large hole in the wall. I squeeze through the hole, place the painting on the wall and place a note that says I will be back by dawn on my work table. I jump out and I feel the grass through my feet. The fresh feeling that everyone loves and smells. My feet start running and i start tumbling and rolling down the grassy and rough hill. The colors of the flowers around me make me laugh and smile of happiness, joy, and freedom. I am free at last. I walk and walk until I see a forest, a dark scary forest, a forest no one wants to get lost in. I hesitate as I step back prepared to go back to the tower I came from.

But I also feel adventurous and curious about this magical and creepy feeling inside my stomach and the forest. I shrug and start heading towards the trees. While I walk farther and farther in the forest I start to see that it’s not so bad at all. I don’t see why everyone is such scaredy cats on a forest that looks like sleeping beauty’s forest or Bambi’s forest in those movies. I watch as squirrels quarrel over nuts and birds sing in their conversations and proclamations of love and life. Each step I take I add a scratch on a tree with a stick to symbolize I pass this area if I get lost. Tree after tree and bush after bush I start to see a giant castle made of stone and lots of red flags on the towers. Oh a kingdom I will go see maybe I can find a person that can actually show me this world and what means to live and be happy, not that my dad can’t give that. I am just saying just a bit of fun won’t hurt and knowledge won’t damage my brain. I get closer to the castle and I see two guards guarding the entrance to the castle. Maybe they could help me. I step forward and with a big gentle smile I say” Hello Fair Soldiers do you know where I am and what this castle is?” The soldier stays silent. Ugh are you serious. When did they put mime soldiers in charge? I smile again and say,” Sir, My name is Anastasia Carson, I am lost and therefore need help to find my way back, may you at the very least tell me where I am?” The soldiers go pale and start to stutter.

“Ann...nn...st..t.as..sia Cc..ars..s.on.” I respond with another big smile and a curtsy and I say,” Yes Sir or Sirs I am a princess .My father is the King Motart. Please tell me where I am.” This is the third time I say this I hope they answer my question or I am really going to get irritated and no one likes me irritated. Trust me. “ I-I yes Miss I am sorry I looked like a fool letting you stand barefoot and confused outside in the cold. I’ll let you in.” Oh so you realized you were a fool, well yes good job you finally figured it out.Jeez what kind of warrior let’s a princess standing in the cold and also does not even respond to them.Hmph! What Impudence. I am let in this crystal palace where many different creatures and monsters are walking around in and out of rooms and halls. The Castle or palace is adorned in gold and shaped in crystal arches and domes that are painted in mosaics and crafted into statues of fairies, goddesses, vampires, and superheroes. I walk into this hallway where several tiny and stubby life forms run across stressed for their upcoming event. I open a door with a symbol on it. The symbol shows the same little critter that led me to this door. The writing on it says elf world. Elf world? What’s an elf. Welp I have a lot of catching up to do, might as well take a peek.

I open the door and I freeze in astonishment as thousands of little 2 foot beings are blabbing in their elf language and speed walking their way to other mysterious rooms. Out of all the small elves I spot a boy, about my age,my height , blond hair, green eyes, and ears that extend past his neck. He is wearing a brown shirt with a green collar and a red cashmere vest/ armor with green shoulder pads and little Pom Pom thingies on the shoulder pads. Across his shoulder and arm is an arrow holder and arrows and also a bow on his other shoulder. On his dirty blond head is a crown that is seemed to be branches braided into a circle with a green jewel in the middle perfectly fit on his head.

He is cute. He seems nice. I’ll go talk to him. I walk towards him and ask,” Hello young man, may I know you’re name and who you are?”

The man says “ Ah hello miss, I am Prince Lazaras, prince of the elves, at your service my lady.” “ Oh well hello Mister Lazaras, my name is Anastasia Carson, Daughter of Motart, Nice to meet you.”

“Daughter of Motart, you mean the princess of Avalon?”

“ Umm yes? I think all I know is that I am a princess and my papa is King Motart, I am sorry I can’t tell you more, my father doesn’t give me enough knowledge to know anything else but my own tower and castle.” “ Ah, I am sorry, but if you’re so protected then why are you here out in the open, you could get hurt?” “ Thank you for your concern Mister Lazaras but I am only trying to find out where I am.”

“Please call me Lazaras it is not proper to have such an important lady in my Presence and let them call me a name that I don’t earn.” “ Why such a gentleman you are Lazaras, But I am afraid to ask why do you look so different then the other so called elves in the large room /elf world?”

“ Ah My lady that is very good question, Here in the castle of Avalon or the main headquarters of the Avalon world, there are many creatures that even humans, normal creatures with no powers, curse, or weird form or classification, have never heard of. Now if you are here then you must have some kind of powers or can turn into something rather not human. Now, I know I don’t look like an elf but I am born to my father who is truly 100% elf, therefore that qualifies that I am part elf and part human because my mother is a human.Now I am sorry I am a disappointment to you but I still have elf charm don’t you think?” His grin is worth to make anyone smile and laugh such a kind hearted and handsome gentlemen that is so hard to find. I smile and then I giggle. “Yes, Lazaras you are the total package.” I giggle again, and when I giggle his face goes bright red and he starts stuttering in embarrassment. “ Umm Heh well thank you but I don’t think I am to be treated to such flattery! Plus if my master finds out I am talking to a girl in such manner he will be furious.” “ Well then if you don’t want to talk about you at least talk about this world or school kind of looking building.” “Ah yes where are my manners, I will show you around.”

We pass many buildings and rooms that look like classes and art studios filled with students that are either practicing tricks, Magic, potions, or magic words and formulas. I take notice of this studio where elves are practicing to wrap up presents with a magic hat that glows whenever they say a magic word or formula. Lazaras signals me to come inside so I follow him. The tiny man in the white shirt, overalls, and glasses with a white beard and hair and an elf hat on top of his head says, “ Repeat after me, Yo soy un pollo, muy loco,” “ Yo soy un pollo, muy, loc- wait a minute” one elf pauses in his sentence and starts fuming. The teacher elf is laughing like crazy, “ HaHa got you guys,HaHa…” Lazaras looks at me and says, “ Elves love to make up jokes and are mostly into fun and parties.” “ Oh interesting, so you go to parties a lot, what’s it like?”

“ Yes, I go to many parties, most of which the most popular elf in school, who everyone calls the handsome intelligent perfect elf, holds a party every month on a Saturday. Why don’t you come to the next one?” “ Oh I’d love to! But I have to go back home at dawn,” “ Oh well that’s too bad you would have fun. Hey! How about you just stay a week and see if you like it, if you don’t like this world then you can go back but if you do like it you can stay as long as you want, there is a free cabin, in it there is this girl that can help you settle in. She is very nice, you would like her a lot.” “ Weeeellll it doesn’t hurt to try.” “ Okay then come, I’ll show you where the dorm is. Then I’ll send someone to tell some servants or maids at your house to bring your baggage here and your stuff.”

“ Oh Okay thank you.” He leads me into a corridor where the painting on the walls are purple with gold paint designing some kind of diamond shape corner to corner. They paint a beautiful picture across the hall until we stop in front of a door of my size not like the other doors I had seen earlier. “ This is your room, make yourself at home I’ll send Butler Humbert to bring your stuff to the dorm.” “ Ah thank you so much, how can I repay you?” “ Ah, it’s nothing really just enter the dorm room and I’ll see you later.” “ Ok thank you.” I open the wooden knob and turn it slightly to the right. I open the door and see a girl. Her hair is straight and is slightly past her shoulders. Her bangs are right over her brown eyes and is a very pale white girl. At first I thought she was frightened but then when she smiled two long sharp teeth in the front of her mouth were suspended in place by pink gum, I realized she was a vampire. In my tutor class

I learned that vampires had 2 long teeth and their skin is paler than normal humans. They are also known to be gothic with black hair and black clothes. This girl was wearing a black plain long sleeve shirt and a red skirt that descended above her knees. She also wore a red choker necklace on her neck and red shoes that looked more like running shoes and sportswear. “ Umm hello, my name is Anastasia , what’s your name?” The slender girl smiles and says , “ Yes, I know, Lazaras told me about your arrival when you were visiting the rooms and classes.” “But how could he have told you when I was with him all the time?” “ Elves like Lazaras, can communicate with other beings with their cellular communication between brains.” “ Oh interesting, but I still want to know your name.”

“ Ah, Yes sorry, my name is Myra, I am a vampire, nice to meet you.”

End of chapter 1.

Nice to meet you Myra, I hope to become good friends with you.” “ And with you too Anastasia, I was thinking maybe we can go get some ice cream or go eat somewhere before they all call lights out.” Her joyful expression and the thought of me eating ice cream was very convincing. Plus I hadn’t had ice cream in a long time, so why not? “ Sure that would be great, just hold on a sec, I need to wait for my stuff to arrive so I can unpack and choose which dress I am wearing tonight.” “ Ah, of course it will be coming soon and we’ll do a little fashion show to see which one suits you the best.”

“ Ooh exciting, I can’t wait to be a model!” We both giggle and laugh and talk about how we are going to plan this wonderful night. “ Ooh we can then talk and make horror stories,and-“ “ No thanks i'm not that into horror but we can make stories about princes and princesses.” “ I guess we could do that too but I think horror stories are more exciting.”

As soon as Myra finishes her sentence, my baggage is pushed into our room by a tall bearded man in a tux. And black pants and black shoes. “ Oh hello Mister Humbert,here to deliver Anastasia’s clothes and other accessories?” The man bows an says,” Yes, Miss Nolcase, I’m here to deliver your friends things, I’ll set it here for now.” “ Ok thank you Mr. Humbert.” I say as I start taking the delicate dresses out of the pink laced suitcase. “ Ok so what should we wear?” Myra starts laying the dresses on the bed to see them at a more angular view to imagine what it would look like on me. The first dress she smooths out is a white and blue dress where it looks like a white dress with a long blue sweater but attached together. Pink ribbons were crossed 4 times under the chest, The bottom of the dress is more blue and at the waist line a scrunchy white fabrics is outlying were the top of the dress ended and the bottom part of the dress started. I look at it and think. Eh good enough. I slide my slender body into the breathable fabric and Myra braids part of my hair on top of my head and let the rest of the hair fall down in a lady hair do. My shoes are glass heeled and are mostly blue leather, with a pink bow on top. I adjust my dress and then grin and say, “ All good. I like this, now let’s go and eat.”

“ Ok, just one sec, i need to go get my purse first.”Myra says as she opens the closet door and takes out a velvet handbag with a gold Pom Pom attached to the button that closes the handbag. I didn't really have time to look around the room. There are two 1 person beds that are pink and green the colors you would see on a mythical fairy and one big purple couch. There is also a washroom and a sink right below my chest. A heart shaped mirror is in front of it and I saw myself. I smile and I head back into the colorful bedroom. “ Ok got it let’s go” “ Let’s go,” I tease as I repeat her motions and try to copy her face. She looks at me and adds,” Hey are you trying to make fun of me you copy cat.” We both giggle and then head out into the fresh air. It is starting to get dark, and there are no clouds overhead. It is silent and the only sound I hear is the sound of the click clack of Myra’s red high heels.

We enter a restaurant apparently called Tiago’s Tacos and it smells good until I smell spinach.Blurgh. Spinach. I don’t like spinach and judging Myra’s expression she doesn’t like the smell or taste either. A rather short man with a goat lower half and a human upper half and horns on his bald head, comes near us and asks, “ Oh hello girls , would you lovely ladies want to take a seat near the balcony outside on the terrace.” Myra’s eyes meet mine and I nod to tell her that it would be ok to be on the terrace. She smiles and says , “ Yes, sir that would be lovely.” The stubby man leds us out onto the balcony where many different creatures are talking amongst themselves. I sit down on a wooden chair and in front of me is a wooden table with a red picnic tablecloth and only 2 glasses of water. I am confused. “ Where are the utensils and the plates?” “ Haha it shows that you are a princess Anastasia , here we eat tacos and we eat tacos with our hands therefore there aren’t utensils involved.” “ Oh cool but what is a taco?” “ A taco is a crispy giant chip where meat vegetables and sauces are mixed together in the giant chip.” “ Well that is certainly very interesting.”

Another waiter stands right next to us and says , “ Mademoiselles, here is a menu for tonight’s special and other exciting foods and tacos that Chef Tiago is happy to make for his lovely customers.” He babbles in some kind of Spanish Mexican voice that I could barely understand even though I had taken a Spanish class last year right before the King of Spain arrived. I respond, “ Gracias”, and I take the menu in my hands and open it. Several delicious recipes of so called tacos are mouthwatering even reading what’s in it. The pictures make me drool even harder and I spot a nice taco that I would like to eat. It is called The traditional Avalon Taco. Hmm I wonder what it is? I look at the description underneath the name of the plate. It says, “ This crispy taco is shaped like a crown and since Here in Avalon castle is the headquarters or the brain of Avalon, we have combined and shaped delicious meat and salad into a delicious replica of a brain. Maybe Eating will make you smarter?” I make a face in disgust. Myra looks at me and says. “ What’s wrong?”

“I say, I’ll tell you what’s wrong, they are expecting us to eat a replica of a brain that looks like a brain and maybe almost smells like a brain. Do they think we are zombies or what?” “ So you know what a zombie is and not a taco? Girl, you got a problem.” “ Yes I do know what zombies are my stupid sister always tell me horror stories when I was little.” “ Really, you have a sister what she like?” “ I’m not a big fan of my sister, ever since I was betrothed to this Jeremy guy/ prince, my sister has been playing and flirting with him way too much.” “ So you’re jealous? “ “ No, I’m not jealous she just lies to me all the time and says it’s no big deal. I’m fine with her and Jeremy together, dear Lord please get away from that guy, he’s hideous, selfish, mean, annoying, and is super bossy. If I could get rid of him I would trust me. He is dumber than a pigeon that just got smashed by a car because the pigeon wasn’t aware of a noisy car. I tell you he is that dumb.” “Oof, girl,okay I will ask you one question. Do you see him around?” “No?”

“ Then it’s settled, let’s go graft on some boys.” “ Wait let’s order first.” “ Oh right good idea.” She sits back down and gestures to the waiter that we are ready. “ Wait, but I don’t know what to order.” “ Don’t worry Darling I know what’s good and what’s not, and what I see right now is a hella cute boy that is standing at the bar right now, I call dibs!” “ Oh boy Myra, just order.” “ Oh right, okay, so, my friend here will take a Goblin Taco and I’ll take the Vamps lambs.” The waiter bows and takes our menus and heads to the Chef to tell him of our requests. “ So about the school, I forgot to tell you,” she hands me a schedule of the breaks and classes during the day. I take a look and I see:

1st period: Manner with Mermaids

2nd period: Dancing with a Dragon

3rd period: Math with Minotaur

4th period: Geography with Griffins

5th period : science with succubus

6th period: English with Elves

7th period: Unity with Unicorns

8th period: P.E. on a Pegasus

Wow that’s a lot of classes. I wonder how I’m going to dance with a dragon. You know the saying you are on fire well I will certainly be on fire on the dance floor if I’m dancing with this scaley creature. “ Science with Succubus, what even is a succubus?” “ A succubus is a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men.” “ Umm ok, what kind of science is she teaching, sexual reproduction?” “ I don’t know, never went to her class.” “ Great now I am stuck with a teacher who will be talking about things that I barely understand.” “ It will be fine, now quickly put it away the waiter is coming.”

I put away my schedule and I look up to see the waiter placing the Goblin taco on the table. It looks… rather good. The Goblin Taco looks like a circle but folded and somehow stopped in the middle of the folding making it a crispy empty space. In the empty space was what looked like salad, tomato, meat, cucumbers, and some sort of ranch dressing on top. “ Wow, this actually looks good. BON APPÉTIT” “Bon appétit!” She says as she wolfs down the delicious taco. Once I finish the crispy recipe I wipe my mouth with the white and red napkin that was put on the table right before we were given the meals. Myra looks rather happy and satisfied with her meal and smiles from ear to ear. She looks at me and says,” Should we have dessert?” I think about it for a moment and say, “ I rather just have ice cream, it’s refreshing and I haven’t eaten it for a long time.” “ Okay I’ll ask the waiter to bring us the bill, so we can get the hell out of here.”

She motions the waiter to come near and the waiter nods and pauses in front of our table waiting for instruction. Myra smiles warmly and says, “ May you please bring us the bill, thank you.” The waiter nods again and goes to bring the bill. He comes back and with a pen to sign the signature of the payment. I suddenly realize Myra was going to pay for the meal and I suddenly felt bad and exclaimed, “ Wait Myra please let me pay I don’t want you to pay for all of it. I want to spoil you.” Myra smiles grimly and hands the waiter her money. I frown and say , “ I am paying for the ice cream.” “ Ok fine,”she teases. We walk down an alley that leads to several food courts including the ice cream place we want to go to. We stop in front of a blue and white ice cream shop that has a heading that prints, “ Ice cream in an Igloo.” That seems interesting and rather chilly but why not give it try.

We enter the shop and In came the freezing sensation down my body. I shiver as I grip to my light blue and white blouse. The blouse is a rather puffy and does not look good on a dress but this very blouse keeps me warm while we are in the cold room. The shop has 5 doors that honestly I have no idea where it would lead to but I glance over at Myra and tell her, “ Hey Myra, which door should we open?” She tilts her head to the left and searches for the right door that would lead us to a sweet delicious snack. She then grins and points at the 3rd door to the left. We open the door and in that door is of a somewhat looking mini Antarctica, the white sparkly snow shining through the scene. I step forward and realize I am wearing rather not equipped shoes for the snow and I pull my foot out of the snow to reveal a wet snowy shoe that my foot who was before tranquil in the slipper is now freezing in the wet ice muck.

I turn to look at Myra and see that she is freezing and has also not the best shoes for this environment. “Myra? Are you alright, I know I am freezing but you don’t even have a jacket.” Myra looks at me and says “ This ice-cream place is actually some sort of escape room, if you solve the puzzles and clues, and get out, then you don’t have to pay for the ice cream.” “ That sounds like fun.” “It is, we used to do this with my little brother who is now 12 years old.” “ That’s exciting.” “ Not really, he is a real pain in the behind. Always throwing snow. That petty rascal.” I saw that my questions made her quite pissed about her brother. I laugh and I say to her,” Don’t worry about your brother, girl let’s just go have fun.” She smiles at me and says. “Alright then let the winter wonderland begin! Let’s get this frosty party going, Yah!” I laugh and I sigh. I feel we are going to be real good friends. Myra. I have a feeling you won’t let me down.

I see Myra with her joyful expression running in the snow. Smiling. Happy. Excited. If you maybe squint your eyes you might see that she is as bouncy as a dog and as alive as a squirrel. I laugh as I too start running and rolling down the sparkly white hill. Myra turns back to look at me and exclaims,” Quick! Come! While I was rolling in the snow I hit something hard like wood.” I run to her and I notice that she had pushed aside the snow to reveal a big wooden board. What is that, Hmm. I bend down and start pushing more snow aside. I glance at Myra and her thoughtful expression make her look like she was constipated. Lol. I say, “ Hey Myra, instead of standing there help me uncover this thing, maybe if we have a clearer vision of what it is we can find out if it could help us throughout the game.” She suddenly snaps out of her own world and quickly bends down to help me. While we push the snow aside, my hands are starting to get pale and shivers go down my spine. We uncover it to the point where a whole box is showing.

We lift it up on the snow where we can see it at our level. “ It’s a box. Boxes are meant to be opened. Let’s open it.” says Myra as she unboxes the giant cube. She looks inside and reaches in and takes out a coat. The coat is marine blue and is brown and fuzzy on the hoodie. It has black buttons that seal the warm smooth fabric. It ends nearly at Myra’s waist and I urge her to wear it. The workers there told us to take our coats off and since Myra did not have a coat and I had one I had to take my own precious puffy coat to the coat rack. I realize that I don’t have a coat now and I ask Myra,” Hey Myra? Is there another coat in there?” “ Let me check.” Says Myra as she reaches again in the wooden box and pulls out another coat this time light blue with black buttons and a black fur surrounding the tips of the hoodie. I slide my arms in the sleeves and I wrap the fabric across my stomach. I look inside again and I see another set of gadgets such as walkie talkies that use the planet's axis to get connection between the two users or servers. In the box there is also a metal detector and some sort of Spider-Man web shooter thingy miggigy. There are also two more things, that looks like earbuds to connect and find each other if we get lost and a Swiss Army knife.

I look at Myra and ask,” What are they expecting us to do with all this stuff?” Myra takes a step closer and bends down towards the gadgets taking a better glance at the machinery. “ Well maybe the walkie talkies and the earbuds are for not getting lost and communicating with each other in case of help or instruction. The metal detector could mean that there could be other things under ground therefore to always keep this in hand. The spider man device is maybe a sense of saying there will be situations were we will need a quick sense of escape. And the Swiss Army knife might serve us a great deal because of all the tools attached to it. So I don’t know but I feel like this game won’t be easy and we will need to have to work together if we want to either survive or get ice-cream.” “What do you mean survive are we going to be in that of grave danger? Is it that dangerous because if it is I am going back.” “ You can’t go back the door is is closed and locked now we have to find the key and get out.” I am breathing hard knowing that I regret in coming here. I take a deep breath and I exhale as my warm air turns into visible white mist. “ Ok we can do this Myra you take one walkie talkie and I’ll take the other, and put on the ear bud. You take the metal detector and I’ll take the spider man device. Then you can take the Swiss Army knife. Are we good?” I put on a stern face like I was going to do mission impossible or something.

Myra is ready with her earbuds on, walkie talkie in hand, metal detector in the other, and Swiss Army knife in her back pocket of her pants. Wait, since when was she wearing pants? I am confusion. I take the other set of earbuds and I lock between the outer ear and the pinina. I take the other walkie talkie in hand I sing ,” Testing Testing 123 Make sure that we are clear and we can see. Darling Darling let the adventure begin, because all I feel is the excitement through my skin. Darlin Darlin we are getting out of this place sooner or later, cause if you don’t the rest of your life you’ll be a skater. Darlin Darlin we are prepared to win and get the icey sweetness down are chin. I love it you love it let the winter wonderland begin we will do it together through thick and thin. Baby’s might be dangerous but don’t let yourself get nervous. Oh baby’s let me hear you sing it cause I love it you love it let the winter wonderland begin we will do this together through thick and thin baby’s it might be dangerous but don’t let yourself get nervous. because we are going to do this right even if it takes all night. Oh baby’s Darlin my good friend I say. you go hit the nay nay cause if you want to do this game all you have to do is play. Oh baby’s I’ll tell you is that the world is wonderful but if you want to get out of here,the scenery will not be so colorful. Cause babe I do really love you out of character and sight but we need to do this or else I can’t see my family tonight. Let’s explore the regions through icey snow, but if we don't want to get eaten let’s stay low. Because let me hear you sing it l love it you love it let the winter wonderland begin we will do it together through thick and thin. Bay be it might be dangerous but don't let yourself get nervous. Cause baybe all I want to hear you say, we need to get this ice cream so that we don’t have to pay. Cause baybe oh oh oh oh ooaoh o o o o ooooooooooooo(gets higher in pitch) oooooooooooooooooooooo. Baybe say I’m crazy but let’s not get lazy. Cause we got to do this right to stop seeing all this snowy white. The wind is blowing through my hair it feels nice but we don’t want to catch a cold we need to take care. Please listen for I am too am scared but we got to stay prepared. For something will be happening that we will be drowning in dispair but baybe it will not be always fair. Cause baybe let me hear you sing it I love it you love it let the winter wonderland begin we will do this together through thick and thin. Baybe it might be dangerous but don’t let yourself get nervous. Cause baybe we will stay in this cold until we say yay. Cause if we are dead this is were we lay. I don't care what they're going to say

Let the storm rage on. The cold never bothered me anyway.”

I finished my song almost amazed that I could make such a beautiful song so quickly. I told Myra, “ok we need to move on maybe we can find something if we keep on walking.” Myra and I start walking and as I glance at Myra I see that she is not completely reassured with this whole game situation, so I stretch out my hand to touch hers to signal her that she can hold my hand if she needs to. She looks at me and smiles and holds my hand tightly in her cold, pale, smooth and delicate fingers. Probably 20 minutes later, we see a mountain far away in the distance. Myra squints her eyes and exclaims,” Oh, I get it the key is hidden on the very top of the mountain!” I look at her with wide eyes, “ We have to climb that?” “ Myra looks at the Spider-Man device that is attached to my left hand. “ Maybe we don’t have to climb it” “ Huh? What do u mean Myra?” “ With the spider man device and the hook that’s on it it can dig into the firm rock and help us climb this huge mountain.” “ Oh I get it. So you mean we can climb it easier with this thing then having to go on the trail where there is a risk of having not enough time left to get the key.” “ Correct it saves time and it’s a way that a lot faster.” I suddenly realize one thing that could be an obstacle when we climb in that certain manner with the device. An avalanche, what if that happens, what do we do if that happens? I ask Myra, “what about avalanches that could be a problem too you know?” “ Good thinking Annie, I’m sure we can figure something out. For now we have to get to the mountain first.” We walk. Our pace faster now that we realize there will be many obstacles and getting to this precious key.

Suddenly my thoughts are interrupted by the beeping of Myra’s Metal detector. Myra bends down to the place where it was beeping.” I don’t get it is it in the snow.” I look around. “ Hey Myra try moving from place to place to see where the exact spot of this metal item is. “ Ok let’s see”,she turns left and walks a few steps. The metal detector keeps on beeping and a bit faster this time. “ Wait the tempo is faster. Maybe you are getting closer,” I say to Myra as she takes a bit more steps forward. This time the metal detector is beeping like crazy and we both look up from the Icy ground. We see a small glacier the size of an elephants head, and we see next to it is a marine blue and red backpack. “More supplies!” I exclaim as a zip open the backpack. Inside there are two pairs of ice skates with a red embroidery of a rose on the side of each skate. “ Come look what I found! There are ice skates inside this bag.” “ There are! Oh how wonderful maybe we will have the chance of skating on a frozen lake.” “ Look Myra, there is a rose embroidery on each shoe. Could it mean something?” I don’t know let’s find out by first finding a frozen lake and skating across it.” She squeals as she takes the backpack and puts it on her back. “ Ok let’s go.” I follow her as we walk carefully in the snow. Finally we see a frozen lake with actually some trees that are undressed of their beautiful leaves. We put the ice skates on and tie the white laces tight so that it is not loose enough to lose the ice skates while skating.

Wait a second. I just realized I can’t skate. If I have never seen grass, obviously I have never seen ice either. And I realized that just now. Wow. Annie. You just showed yourself how a dumb human being should act and think. I ask Myra, “ Hey Myra, I don't know how to skate. Can you teach me?” Myra skates towards me and helps me get up,” Sure thing, Sweetheart. Stand slowly and now one foot after another we can do this.” I take a deep breath and step forward. Then I hear a low growl from underneath the surface of the ice. The ice begins to crack and an ice monster reveals himself. Scared I step back. But clumsy as I am I fall awkwardly on my butt. For some reason that made the ice monster more furious because now I have my butt marks on his sheet of ice. I take a quick look at this ice monster. His teeth are ice crystals and so is his long claws and scales on his back and knees. His eyes are blue as ice and crystalic and the cold in his heart reflects the cold in his eyes. Then I suddenly realize. Isn’t this the same ice monster that almost killed Anna and Christophe? Say what. Ok no time to think about fictional movies. We need to escape I grab the nearest throwable thing and throw it at the monster's face. Whoops. Now he is even more furious and leaps towards us making the ice crack. Underneath my feet is a giant crack that is soon to be opened. But before I have time to react I fall in the cold icy water.

Myra screams,” Annie!” “ Hang in there!” “ Myra help!” I shout as I slip and fall. I hold my breath and I dive under the ice sheet. Hoping that some miracle would happen. Myra, still trying to dodge the monsters ice claws, runs towards a hole in the ice sheet and dives in it, for the only solution is to hide underneath. I open my eyes and a small hole in the ice sheet is above me. I peek in and I see the ice monster from ants eye view. I see that the monster has some sort of a third crystal eye on his forehead. Maybe that’s his weak spot. I smash the ice gasping for air. As soon as I do that the ice monster looks over and sees me still alive. He runs forward like bull in an arena and as if in slow motion I throw a sharp icicle at that third eye weak spot and as I thought he falls backwards and lays immobile on the surface of the frozen lake. Myra breaks through the ice and gasps for air. “ You won’t believe what I found down there. There is an old submarine. I think that’s what the monster was guarding. Let’s explore later. First let’s try to find some warmth.” We find a cave near the frozen lake and we sit down on the cool rock. I find the Swiss Army knife and try to make sparks of fire. I finally make it and Myra finds two extra coats in the bag. We put them on and we get as warm as possible. That was close. We could have died. I thought. Look at me. A princess who has been guarded and taken care of her whole life is now in a scary game that has monsters that could rip her into million pieces, natural disasters that could get her gasping for air, and dangers that could end her life forever. I shiver. I lay my head on Myra’s shoulder and I say with a gentle voice, “ Myra if I die put a rose on my tombstone and say” I may not be your true love but I am your best friend and you are my best friend I will love you forever,” Myra looks at me and laughs.” One, you are not gonna die and two I’m not that deep so don’t expect me to say all that deep stuff and what not. But what you said about being your best friend that is definitely possible. I love you Annie you are a true friend. A rose will definitely not be enough to thank you’re kindness that you have given me. Thank you Annie”

End of Chapter 3