Past the Lake

==Prologue==
The chimera padded in and sat in her chair. she saw the normal.
"Welcome Maria," a large dragon said.
Maria looked up looked at the dragon "thank you Farengif".
a bright bird looked up "well shall we begin?".
Maria and Farengif nodded.
"I think I have something I should announce," The dragon said.
the bird rose his head up. "what is it?"
"I think we should take over," he said.
Maria shook her head, she couldn't believe what she heard. "What do you mean!? we already have power"
Farengif shook his head. "no real power. we are more powerful than those fledglings in the isles"
The phoenix's feathers burned brightly and flared up. "Nern doesn't like this," he said.
"We have been hiding for almost a century we should finally have the power" he growled.
Maria looked at Nern. "no" she said turning back.
"We have peace for a century. what is more important to you peace or power" Maria growled
Farengif laughed. "you know what I think is more important you just are scared to think of it"
Nern finally broke his eyes shot open. showing strange swirly pupils. "YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST BREAK THE BALANCE" he yelled
Farengif looked at him. now no amusement in his eyes. almost fearful. "Yes.."
Nern screeched and flew out. "Maria if you think this is wrong come with me," he said before he left.
Maria stood and thought of staying, taking control. but her heart flooded through her. she opened her wings and followed him. she turned to Farengif "You are gone. The Unity is leaving you behind" She said and flew behind Nern leaving Farengif in the former headquarters
==Chapter 1==
Curious sat in her backyard grooming her fur waiting for her friend. a rustling came from the bushes nearby. Curious perked her ears up and turned. she saw a faint piece of reddish fur with a single white spot on it. "Your such a bad hider you know that Fizzy" She called out.
a cat walked out of the bushes. she had orange fur with red on the right half of her face, spots covering all over the red. Curious always thought that she was a pretty looking cat. Fizzy sighed. "ah man. how are you so good at finding me". Curious giggled and looked at her "well like I said impressively you aren't the best at staying still. making you a bad hider" 
Fizzy laughed a little. "now let's go" Curious said, grinning and leaped over the fence with and ran towards the lake. Fizzy behind her. Curious came upon the forest and jumped over some of the thorny bushes, and weaved through the trees. Curious loved this immensely, she turned her head to see if Fizzy was behind her. she could barely see if she was there. Fizzy was panting hard.
Curious skidded to a halt and Fizzy caught up. "can we walk please?" she asked. Curious nodded with a small giggle rising her throat. They walked through the woods. the birds were singing, and the squirrels were running through the bushes. Curious was tempted to catch them and bring them back to show her owner but she knew that they didn't like it when that happened. though fish was a little different. they thought it was a little weird but it wasn't too bad.
Curious and Fizzy were about to enter the darker part of the forest. it wasn't creepy more strange, something in fantasy. strange blue fireflies that kind of thing. Curious like this part of the woods, she felt at home there. Fizzy didn't hate it but she got the willies mostly. 
"So wanna go to the lake?" Curious asked.
Fizzy shrugged "why not" she responded
They took a little run towards the center and found it. it was a beautiful lake sometimes Curious thought she saw stars inside of it. there was also fish, she loved fishing. it was her thing swimming through Fizzy always thought it was a bad idea swimming. Curious always thought when she gave her all the dangers and all the ways she could get harmed or die, that Fizzy was exaggerating. 
"so what do you wanna do," Fizzy said, "that isn't swimming in the lake of course"
Curious thought about it, she had always wanted to try it. "you know what, I'm going to do it today" she said
"wait what do you mean?!" Fizzy asked
"Fizzy I'm going in!" Curious exclaimed. 
"wait WHAT!" Fizzy yelled but as she was about to grab Curious, she was already in. the water was strangely cold. it didn't matter to her though all she cared about was her that her legs were moving and that she was wet. it was an amazing feeling, a strange feeling. a tingling was going up to her body it was wonderful. 
Curious felt heavier suddenly. "what is that about?" she thought but continued. Curious started getting heavier and heavier, Fizzy recognized her sinking and yelled out "GET OUT OF THERE NOW!". Curious agreed and started swimming to the shore but suddenly she felt as if something grabbed her leg and shot underwater.
Fizzy watched as Curious went underwater. "CURIOUS" She yelled out. no response. "what do I do? what do I do? I can't go in, but I can't leave her there who knows what was happening" she said to herself pacing and looked up and thought "she is a great swimmer she will be fine"
Fizzy sat for a few minutes and a thought came to her mind "jump in". Fizzy stood up, "no no no I can't swim and If I die then she would die anyway and I will just be dead as well," Fizzy said to herself and stood up and was about to run to get help but something flooded through her. the feeling was the feeling that Curious always felt. the heart, yelling at her to just jump and save her yourself.
Fizzy turned her head around, maybe for once, the heart was right. Fizzy thought to herself "JUST DO IT" Fizzy dashed towards the lake, and leaped inside the water. and swimming, she always was worried about trying to swim. Curious always suggested she try it but she always ranted the dangers instead.
She swam around and suddenly she felt a thing grabbing her leg. she ducked her head underwater, nothing was there. Fizzy was panicking and quickly to get dragged under the water.
The lake as it got deeper was strange. at the top it seemed normal other then it's weird glow and the white specks. as it went deeper down the fish started acting weird. even speaking as she went deeper. the water was starting to turn brighter, sometimes changing colors. as it was reaching its peak. strange colors swirling lots of strange-looking fish talking. the mysterious force let go.
She floated up. Fizzy started swimming up and quickly she rose out of the water. Fizzy barely examined the environment, she quickly leaped out of the water determined to get out of that nightmare of a lake and landed on a sandy beach behind her a mini island with a large willow tree. she coughed and a good ton and looked around, she saw a grey cat.
"Curious!?" she yelled out. the grey cat turned around, it was her. "I don't think we're at home anymore," she said
Meanwhile
Blade held onto the stirring wheel and looked around the ship. he saw his first mate, Grain. a sassy barn owl. "Grain! how far is it until we are at the island" he yelled. the bird quickly flew down and stood on the wheel "soon at least since the last time you asked me" she said sarcastically. Blade sighed with annoyance. 
upon the crow's nest sat a fox. with an object similar to binoculars. "I see it!" he yelled down. Blade looked up and nodded. "Alright! for this mission, I will be going with Grain and Merlin" he announced to the others. a blue lizard, a dragon looked up his fur blowing in the wind. "alright, just let me get my stuff" he said and stood up and went under the deck. 
The fox jumped down after a few show-offy moves landed on the deck and ran up to the last crew member. a biggish lion with a mane. though strangely female. "what will he need. all their doing is pulling bark off a tree". 
"I don't know Talio. maybe since it's a magical tree" the lioness said
"Burnet that obviously isn't the reason," Talio said. 
Merlin popped out of the deck and looked at Blade. "u umm is this dangerous?" he asked. Blade looked down "probably not," he said. Grain quickly pulled down the anchor and saw the small island. Blade leaped down from his spot and looked at Burnet and Talio "I repeat don't go anywhere. especially after the last time we left you alone". Burnet and Talio nodded, Grain giggled.
Burnet and Talio once attempted to steal the ship when they were left alone but then they crashed into a rock. 
Blade jumped into the dingy, Merlin swimming beside it with Grain flying above. they eventually made it to the island. they jumped onto the island's sandy shores ready to face any possible danger they're was, well at least Blade and Grain were. Merlin was always worried about the dangers ahead.
They walked through the woods deep full of vines and fruit. Grain turned to Merlin, "so what were you grabbing?" she asked. He looked up "books, and a pencil or 2" he said simply. Blade turned around.
"Why a book?!" he asked 
"umm for recording things down" He stammered.
Blade groaned. it was good having Merlin around, he knew magic and he was a dragon. but sometimes he was such a pain.
Blade ran ahead, jumped over the bushes and vines. Grain flew ahead and landed in front. "walk please not everybody can run as you can" she asked. he groaned and walked. as they did a smell shot into his nose... Pine. Merlin froze "there is no pine on this island," he said. 
Blade looked at the others. "be quiet I'm going to come ahead once I move my tail to the right come behind me" he whispered. The two of them nodded and he trudged ahead, he saw a clearing with a smallish moat surrounding a willow tree with some space for growth. and the strangest thing, two cats. a grey she-cat with a red bandana. and a dark orange cat with part of its body with dark red with spots. he flicked his tail right and the rest of his friends snuck next to him.
"wait are those cats?" Grain whispered confused. Merlin looked closely "where are their Wisdom Marks. maybe the bandana is the grey one's but I don't see one for the dappled cat" Merlin whispered. Blade looked at the bandana none of the magic of the Wisdom Mark came from it. but they were speaking. Blade turned to Merlin.
"okay make an illusion of a predator of a sort. see what they are like" Blade said. Merlin nodded and whispered some words, soon enough a fox emerged from the bushes. quickly the grey cat screeched and charged at it "GET AWAY YOU MANGY BEAST" it yelled. the dappled cat yelled at the grey one "CLIMB THE TREE THAT IS WAY SAFER". The grey cat nodded and leaped into the tree and the dappled cat followed trembling. The grey cat threw rocks at it. once it hit its head it faded away. 
Curious stared at the spot where the fox formerly was and screeched. "WHAT WAS THAT?!". Fizzy leaped down and investigated the spot, "I don't know". the she-cat was severely confused, Curious heard a rustling in the bushes. Curious whipped her head around and leaped down. she heard whispering and yelled out, "Show yourselves now!". no sound came from bushes.
a large feathered creature emerged from a bush. and stared at Fizzy. Curious was not happy at this. "DON'T YOU TRY IT BIRD" she yelled. the bird looked surprised this confused the both of them birds generally don't express major emotions. it opened it's wings and flew up in the air. Curious saw it flying down in the direction of Fizzy. Curious quickly as soon as she was in range leaped at the bird knocking it out of the sky. the bird started talking.. "BLADE I REQUIRE BACKUP" it yelled.
as soon as the word came out of the bird's beak out came a large grey german shepherd, following a strange blue snake-like lizard. Fizzy was freaking out and quickly yelled to Curious. "GET TO THE TREE", Curious got off the bird and ran towards the tree again and climbed up staring at the three animals. The animals stared at them. Fizzy flipped her head towards Curious and back at the trio of animals.
Curious was thinking for a minute what to do. jump down and attack them, talk to them. she didn't know, but as she always does, she thought. "heck it, im going in". Curious jumped down and looked at them dead in the eye. "what in the world are you? where are we? we demand answers" Curious asked. Fizzy jumped behind her but didn't say anything.
The dog spoke first, "Same here, we also have some questions. if you come with us and answer some of our questions, we will answer yours" He said. Curious looked at Fizzy, she kinda just stared at the sky indicating that she was thinking. Fizzy sat there for a minute, the dog looked at her "what is she doing? all that she is doing is just staring off". Curious gave him a look and Fizzy looked at her. "let's go the only way to get the questions answered is following them. though their risks are the only way to get answers is to follow" she said.
== Chapter 2 ==
Curious and Fizzy followed them, the bird turned her head and followed their pace to walk beside them "the first question we have is, What are your names?" She asked. Fizzy looked at her "same here". the owl nodded.
"okay that is reasonable. im Grain, the dog is Blade, and the dragon is Merlin" She explained.
Fizzy looked at her surprised. "did you just say dragon?!". Grain looked at her "yep a dragon. now answer us what are your names"
Fizzy looked up "I'm Fizzy and that is Curious" Curious looking up. nodding "yep that's me!"
They continued walking and came upon a beach. Fizzy looked across the large water. she knew of the ocean's but she never expected it to be this large. a large wooden object stood against the sand. Blade looked at them "okay once I say so jump on the dingy", Fizzy assumed the wooden thing is the dingy. 
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