Past. Present. Future?

Hey guys! Solo here, anyone remember that story I wrote on the blog? Well, I saved it on Word right before the game ended. It's not the original, since I had to change some of the names due to me writing an Original Fiction (which I hope to publish soon), but I hope you enjoy!
==== Celeste 2040 ====
== Prologue: ==
A girl zipped down the long hall of the Scholae. As she slid down the railing her uncle spotted her. The girl laughed as she zoomed past him, “Hi Sol, Bye Sol!” 
“Stream! Slow-” He paused as his twin put a hand on his shoulder. Stream launched herself off the railing and surfed on the wave her best friend, River, created. The two girls laughed as the ran outside and jumped onto her mother’s pet griffin, Lilac. They landed in the field where the horses where grazing.
“Hi Aquo, nice day isn’t it?” Stream asked the river stallion, which neighed in return. 
As she mounted the horse, River got off the griffin, “I’ll see you later Stream.” 
Stream smiled, “Don’t forget to-” 
“I know, I know, just get to KK so you can tell me all about it!” River said enthusiastically. With a goodbye Stream & Aquo traveled through a magical gateway to KK.
== Chapter 1: ==
LD hopped on her bike; she was going to be late! LD raced down the street, zipped across lawns, but by the time she arrived at the bus stop the school bus was already headed to the school. She was a fan of extreme sports and as she thought of the fastest (and extremist) way to Pine’s school she heard a voice. “AQUO! STOP!” LD whirled around just in time as a stallion reared. She loved animals and was instantly amazed by the horse. A girl hopped off the horse’s back, “Sorry, Aquo’s a bit excited. My name’s Stream, what’s yours?” 
“I’m LD and no prob, but I really need to get to school.” She replied. 
Stream tapped her finger on her chin, “Do you like horses?” 
LD was confused, “Yes, why?”
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“Wahoo!!!!” LD was zooming past the school bus on her bike. The driver gawked at the sight of her being pulled by a horse. 
Stream whooped, “This is called Sulky racing! It’s my favorite sport!” 
“This is so cool!” Exclaimed LD. And soon enough they arrived at the school. 
== Chapter 2: ==
LD began to head toward her school when she realized Stream wasn’t following, “Hey, aren’t you coming?” 
Stream shook her head, “I go to a different school, see you later?” 
“Yeah……” LD trailed off; this was the only school in Pine. Maybe she was from Elwood, Birdwell? She’ll have to ask later. At the entrance she paused at the plaque at the double doors as usual. This school was dedicated to K, CC, Gus, Del, Dee, Dot, Dash, and the others. Who were still missing, and she wanted to find one day. Nobody quite remembers the “incident”, but the grownups. Just then LD had a feeling of being watched, back at flagpole Stream looked around nervously before leaving with Aquo. She heard the familiar rumble of the bus and smiled as she went in.
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When the bell rang, she raced out the doors surrounded her friends: Dawson, Draga, Sea, Solo, and Tria. Back during art class LD told her friends about Stream, Solo immediately began acting weird and asked if she could meet her. LD searched the lawn for Stream and spotted her. When Stream and Solo’s eye’s meet, they each looked like someone pranked them using a ghost gadget. Solo dashed behind Dawson, mumbling, “Please tell me this isn’t real.” Nearby Stream hid behind Aquo doing the same thing. Weird. 
== Chapter 3: ==
Behind Dawson, Solo was freaking out while everyone was trying to make sense of what she was saying. 
Tria placed her hands on her shoulders, “Solo, take a deep breath and explain what’s going on.” Solo took a deep breath and dug in her bag. 
Pulling out a tattered binder she turned to us, “She,” Solo raised a shaky hand and pointed, “is from my book.” 
Dawson spun around and looked at her, “Wait, whaaat?” 
LD had a confused expression, “You mean Stream? Is it okay if I read that?” Solo was about to say no, but the wind had other plans. A strong breeze blew a single lose page on the floor. It was a lifelike sketch of Stream, even though they never meet.
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Stream was trying to calm down behind Aquo. He could tell something was off and began to nuzzle her shoulder. Stream sighed, “Thanks Aquo, but I don’t think that’ll make me forget the journal. The journal was and old binder she had found when playing in the Archives. She began to read it every night. At first, she thought that she was named after the character in the journal, since it belonged to her mom, but then parts of the story began happening in real life. She immediately ran to her room and skimmed the pages, everything she read so far had happened. The pages at the back were stuck together, but by the end of the next day, a couple more pages were unstuck and a perfect summary of what happened was written on its pages. She had flipped back to the first page, which had a picture of the author, a girl around her age. The name was smeared by ink, yet right below the ink stain was a crystal-clear sentence, “Also known as Solo”. And she was standing right Across the lawn. 
== Chapter 4: ==
All 6 friends were staring back and forth from Stream (who was still hiding behind Aquo) to the sketch. Sea began to fan Solo’s face hoping she’ll return to consciousness soon. 
LD’s eyes were wide, “That. Is. Freaky.” 
Dawson stared at her, “Yeah, it is. I wonder who drew it? It’s a pretty good piece of art.” 
Stream began to walk across the lawn toward the group, “Sorry I hid, it’s just hard to believe Solo’s is here….” 
“WAIT. How do you know Solo if you never meet?” Questioned Sea. 
Suddenly Solo spoke up, “I…I…Drew that.” The friends just stared at her. How did their techy friend draw that good? Solo took a deep breath, “We need to find K.”
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That morning Solo odd dream. Dianna stood before her, wearing Dragon armor, a type of clothing that looks like a dragon costume. “Solo of the Journal,” She said gently. 
Solo waved, “Hey Mom.” 
Dianna smiled, “I have a message, you need to find K. Tell Stream to-“ Solo woke up after that part. When getting ready for school she eyed the ancient Journal and sighed. Her secret was so big she had no idea how she kept it so long. Rubbing her hand over one of her gadgets she began to pack her bag with a few extra things. They had Adventure ahead of them. 
== Chapter 5: ==
Draga walked next to Solo, they had decided that they’ll stop by at Solo’s house to get supplies first. As Draga walked with her she could tell she was nervous. More secrets, her dragon powers reminded her. Solo stopped and nervously looked back at the others, “We’re here, this is my house.” The place kind of reminded her of her old home, it was a small cabin that extended into a cave. Solo opened the door and beckoned toward them, “Come on in.”
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The cabin was amazing, glow in the dark stars twinkled on the ceiling. One of Solo’s gadgets was on the table. Sea picked it up, “What’s this called?” 
“Particle Accelerator,” she replied. 
“Whaaaaaaaat?” Said LD & Tria with confused expressions. 
Solo sighed, “It’s pretty complicated. Bigger versions are used to learn about far away Galaxies.” 
Dawson showed interest, “So what do you use the smaller version for?” 
Solo’s eyes darted from the gadget to Dawson, “Oh…Ummm….” 
Draga spoke up, “Hey shouldn’t we be figuring out the riddle? I mean Solo can help us with the server room, but we need to figure out the riddle so we can get into Kart Kingdom!”
“Your right,” agreed LD. Soon enough the group was pondering the riddle. 
Solo looked at Draga, “Thanks.” 
She smiled, “No prob.” Solo twirled a loose strand of her brown hair before they joined the others. 
== Chapter 6: ==
Stream eyed the binder and particle accelerator Solo clutched in her hand. There seemed to be a magical essence around the objects. She took a deep breath and imagined waves rolling onto the seashore. Opening her eyes, she noticed something strange, Solo’s eyes were green. Suddenly, Solo blinked and her eyes were back to being hazelnut brown.
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LD noticed Solo’s smile. Sea & Tria noticed too, “What do you think Solo?”
“Stream might know something,” Solo replied shrugging. That very day they managed to meet a book character, found out about Solo’s amazing art skills, meet Aquo, and are preparing to find K. 
Dawson jogged over to the table, “We’re all packed. Have you figured out the riddle?” 
Draga stared at Stream, “I think Stream was just about to tell us what she thinks.”
Stream looked a sketch hanging from the wall, “I think the way into Kart Kingdom is Pine.” 
“Well let’s go then,” replied Sea, who was holding the door open. The group got on Aquo and rode toward the server room. 
== Chapter 7: ==
LD reached out to open the gate, when they got in Solo relaxed as soon as she touched the server computers, Dawson got in position to tell us when the Pine gateway opened, and Sea kept the rest of them occupied. Soon enough one of the entrances began to glow teal. Crossing their fingers, the group went in.
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Aquo paced back and forth. The group walked through Kart Kingdom. There were karts scattered here and there, no one in sight. It was a Ghost Kingdom. 
== Chapter 8: ==
Something ran behind them. LD whirled around, hoping to catch a glimpse. “Stream Alas Flameheart. I hope you have a good explanation for this.” 
“Dianna!” Stream & Solo cried at the same time. A silver mare galloped to them, riding the horse was a regal looking person. She hopped off the horse, who immediately ran to join Aquo. 
LD tuned to look at Stream, “Who’s Dianna?” 
Sea looked back and forth between Stream and Dianna, “Does no one else see the resemblance?” 
Dawson stared at Solo, “Hmmmmm…….” 
Stream sighed, “That’s my mom.” 
“Yep, I definitely see the resemblance,” Added Draga. 
“You guys are looking for K?” Questioned Dianna suddenly, who was stroking the horses. 
“Yes?” Replied LD. 
Dianna nodded her head, “Solo, please pass me your Particle Accelerator.” 
“Sure,” she replied passing the gadget. 
Dianna used it like a telescope and gasped, “Tom….”
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“Who’s Tom?” Tria asked. 
“My cousin,” Dianna replied simply, who was busy steering the horses. More abandoned karts were scattered near the road, no one in sight. 
Solo eyes grew wide, “Look! Clanky Caverns!” Clanky Caverns were huge air pockets were everyone used to live. The Deep was a magical ocean, enchanted so that they could breathe underwater. The had to go through the Clanky Caverns in order to get to the Bug Garden. It was their next step to finding K. 
== Chapter 9: ==
Dawson looked around the cavern. 
Magical light sparked and glowed. “Well hello,” Cried a friendly voice.
Dianna smiled, “Hello Tidus, we are looking for K and the others. Will you help us?” Sea was bouncing on her toes, she always wanted to see a water horse. 
The horse galloped out of the water, “Of course. Umm….Can you please tell me a story first?” 
Draga laughed, “Of course!” 
Solo’s eyes meet with Tidus’, “I have a story”.
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Once upon a time a girl named Alyss lived in a kingdom called Celeste , her friends called her Solo. She was a Moon element, which meant she has powers related to the Moon. One day she was chosen to be Keeper of the Journal, a very important job. She met Draga and went on many adventures with her. She always wanted to meet K, so they went to Pine. At Pine they met LD, Dawson, Tria & Sea, and they became best friends. Finally, they went on an adventure to find K, and into Kart Kingdom. And this story is yet to be finished….
== Chapter 10: ==
Lilac light filed the Cavern when it faded everyone was silent. Solo’s eyes were green, her hair was blond, she was a fairy?! Dawson blinked, “Well, I always wanted to meet a fairy.” Dianna and Stream exchanged a glance, they untied a decorative ribbon wrapped around their waists. Turns out, Dianna & Stream are also Fairies. 
“Well, well, well. I guess we’re heading to Bug Garden then?” Stated Tidus. 
“Yep.” Replied Draga.
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Bug Garden was usually filled with playful garden bugs, but it was empty. Houses that looked like garden pots were abandoned; grass waved in the whistling wind. Motorcycle and Scooter karts were scattered along the path. The water horse shook his head, “I don’t think we’ll find K here…” Just then thunder rumbled and it began to pour…
== Chapter 11: ==
LD and the gang ran into the nearest flowerpot house. Solo looked at her, “I meet you before Dawson, Sea, Tria, and Draga.” 
LD cocked her head in confusion, “I did?” 
Solo smiled, “We did! On the mountain, you were snowboarding, and I helped you out.” 
Surprised she asked, “That was you?” 
Solo nodded, “Yeah it was.” 
Suddenly Dawson ran into the room, “Are you coming?” The girls glanced at each other before running after him.
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“Aww,” Sea cooed. 
LD and Solo bounced on their toes, “Fox Kits!” They said excitedly. Dawson & Tria was holding some the baby foxes while Dianna and the horses held the rest. 
LD gently picked up a sandy colored fox, “Where did you find them?”
Dawson was cuddling a red fox kit, “They were hiding in a box in the attic.” The mother fox walked down the stairs carrying a black fox kit. She jumped onto the table and settled into a box filled with pillows and blankets. The other fox kits ran to her. 
That’s when LD noticed the collar, “Her name’s Willow, and she’s K’s pet.” 
Dianna put her hands on her hip, “Well then, I guess we’re bring them with us.” 
Tidus neighed, “Tomorrow we climb Mount Snow. I recall K likes to climb.” LD lay down on one of the beds and the sandy fox kit snuggled next to her. The rain pattered outside as she fell asleep. 
== Chapter 12: ==
Dawson woke up to the small red fox kit licking his face. “Stop, that tickles!” He said laughing. He looked around and saw Sea, Solo, Tria, and LD playing with the fox kits. 
“I want to call this one Sandy!” He heard LD exclaim from the other side of the room. 
The sound of Solo giggles reached him, “Their K’s pets.” 
LD’s voice drifted toward him, “Yeah, but what if his name is Sandy?” Sea looked like she was trying not to laugh as she petted an aqua fox kit. The red fox kit looked as if he was going to join the others, but noticing that Dawson wasn’t following, he sat down and cocked his head. Dawson looked to the other side of the room, where Draga and Dianna packing as the horses were eating breakfast. Dawson walked out and sat on the porch with the fox kit when he heard footsteps….
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Dawson turned around and saw Solo, “Hey.” 
“Hi,” she replied, sitting down beside him. As she sat down her wings caught the light, giving them a warm glow. 
“How’s it going?” He asked while she fiddled with a strand of sea green hair. 
She turned to look at him, “Fine, you?” 
Dawson smiled, “I’m great.” 
Finally, the rain stopped and Draga walked outside hugging the black fox kit, “Time to go.” And with that they headed to Mount Snow. 
== Chapter 13: ==
As they treaded through the snow, Willow yipped encouragement. Finally, the group reached the top of Mount Snow, where there was a small cabin and the portal to KK Racing in the desert. Draga checked the cabin. 
“Anyone?” Asked Sea. 
Draga sighed, “No one’s in here.” 
“Look!” Exclaimed Dawson as he pointed toward the towering pines. A white and black wolf was watching them. The wolf stared at Dianna, Stream, and Solo before running off. 
“Odd,” muttered LD. The fox kits peeked out of Solo’s backpack and began to yip. 
Shaking her head Tria began to laugh, “Okay, okay we’ll give you a snack.” Soon enough the others joined in, laughing.
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The group was riding Tidus and the other horses. “Here it is, the caves-” Neighed Tidus, ” It’ll take us to the desert, then we can find another cave to take us to the Grand Glade.” 
LD looked around, “Is there a faster way?” 
Tidus shook his head. “Onward then,” Said Dawson with a heroic expression. That’s when we heard the wolf….
== Chapter 14: ==
Hot desert sand scorched under the sun. Ahead Sea saw the racing trailer, “Look!” 
“Finally,” sighed Sea. 
As they sat down in the shade Dawson wiped his face, “Boy it’s hot.” 
Stream stared at him, “Hmmm……” 
Suddenly water poured on him, “Whoa, what just happened?” Stream smiled mischievously. A rustling sound filled the clearing and a tumbleweed rolled past them. 
Tria looked around nervously, “What was that?” 
“Him,” stated LD. Behind one of the race karts peeked out a shy boy……
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“Wait, wait, wait. Could you repeat that?” Asked Solo. 
The boy sighed, “K and the others are in Grand Glade somewhere.” 
Draga stared, “And you are?” 
He shuffled his feet, “I’m one of the Mechanics.” 
Dawson sighed in relief, “Finally we’ve found someone.” 
The young mechanic looked around, “You can call me Mech, it’s kind of abandoned around here isn’t it?” 
Dianna glanced at Mech, “Everyone moved to town. I’m surprised you aren’t asking me a million questions by now.” 
Mech had a sly smile, “Actually…” 
Stream interrupted him, “K first, endless questions about fairies later.” 
Mech threw up his hands, “Okay, okay, to the Grand Glade.” 
“Here we go again,” Neighed Tidus. And so, they traveled to the Grand Glade.
== Chapter 15: ==
As they walked through KK the gang remembered the stories, while Dianna and Tidus remembered the past. 
Dianna looked around and whispered something about a promise, “I….I…Need to go.” 
Solo looked at her, “Go? But we almost found K.” Seeing the others turning to look at them Dianna decided to speak to Solo with her inner voice. 
Without closing her eyes she imagined a moonlight field, surrounded by sweet smelling flowers and the gentle sound of water lapping at the shore of a small pond, :Alyss this is important.: 
Solo blinked surprised, but soon replied, :Why?: 
Dianna sighed out loud, causing Draga to stare more intently, :My dear Alyss, I don’t know quite why, but it might be that Breeze’s in trouble: 
Stream butted in, :Who’s Breeze? And how can Solo do that? I thought only Flamehearts, Kitsunes, Created Mystics, and Mystics could……...Solo. Who. Are. You?: 
Both Dianna and Solo turned to stare, and Dianna replied, :Breeze is a friend and Solo is……Your sister….:
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After Dianna left the group continued. 
Mech grew anxious to find the others, “Nothing, we searched the whole Grand Glade.” 
Draga stared at the windmill, “Something’s off.” 
Solo lifted her particle accelerator to her eye, “Your right.” The others began to notice. 
“The wind is blowing,” Tria began. 
“But the windmill isn’t moving.” Finished LD. “Come on what are you waiting for?” 
With a glimmer of hope the group broke into a run. With the horses and foxes not too far behind. 
== Chapter 16: ==
Mech tapped the walls of the old windmill, “Nothing’s there.” Draga was inspecting the walls for an opening as Tria cradled the fox kits. Solo stood with Sea and LD and were taking turns looking through Solo’s particle accelerator. 
Dawson cocked his head, “Odd, where’s Dianna?” The horses suddenly spooked and ran into the dense woods, where there was a flash of blue light. Dianna came out of the woods and began to speak to Tidus. Stream ran to Dianna and appeared to be asking something, Dianna shook her head in reply. Dawson watched from a distance, “Hmmmmm…...”
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Solo, Stream, and Dianna shot magical light at the Old Windmill, when it faded an eerie castle stood in its place…...
== Chapter 17: ==
Reaching the gate, the foxes began to yip. Willow ran into a small hole at the base of the castle wall, the kits following close behind. “Is that the only way in?” Asked Tria. 
Mech shook the padlock on the gate, “Probably.” 
Dianna fingered the chain, “Not necessarily.” Blue flame hovered over Dianna’s palm, she held it close to the chain, melting it. Entering the courtyard, they saw a huge ravine splitting the yard in half, and Willow carefully carrying each kit across a spindly piece a wood which creaked with every step.
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“How are we supposed to cross that?!” Exclaimed LD. 
Dawson turned to look at Stream, Dianna, and Solo, “Can’t you guys fly across and find something to make a bridge. 
Solo’s wings fluttered nervously, “Ummm…. I haven’t flown in a long time.” 
Stream looked down shyly, “I haven’t learned how to fly.” 
Dianna sighed, “I’ll do it.” Walking over to the gate she tied a rope like piece of silk which spooled from her wrist, flying across she tied the other end to a pole. “Now to find something to make a bridge….” She muttered. 
== Chapter 18: ==
“What is she doing?” Asked Sea. 
Tria placed a hand over eyes in an attempt to see better, “I don’t know.” Just then a tree crashed down, creating a bridge across the ravine. 
Draga let out a low whistle, “I’m impressed.” LD couldn’t believe it, Draga was rarely impressed. The rope-like silk Dianna set up earlier provided a railing for the bridge. The group carefully crossed the tree bridge and entered the looming dark castle.
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As they walked through the spooky hallway, they stopped upon reaching a fork in the path. Surprisingly, the wolf they saw on Mount Snow ran down the left path. After quickly smelling the air, Willow and the rest of the foxes ran down the path to the right. 
Dianna looked at each of the paths, “There’s only one way to do this, we’ll have to split up. Dawson, Solo, and LD will follow the foxes. Tria, Sea, and Stream will go down the middle path. Draga, Tidus, and I will follow that wolf.” The gang nodded in reply before going separate ways….
== Chapter 19: ==
“I still can’t believe you never told me you could do that!” Exclaimed LD, as Solo led the small team down the hallway. 
Dawson looked back at LD and rolled his eyes, “It was pretty obvious, I mean, she always won at night rounds hide-and-seek. Plus, she found me every time and I’m the best hider.”
LD bit down a laugh, “I thought Solo always won.” 
Dawson tilted his head back, “Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy-” 
Solo broke in, “Sorry to interrupt, but there’s something hollow around here.” 
“Really?” Said Dawson in interest, “How do you know that?” Suddenly a hand reached out and pulled the three of them in a room…...
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The three girls stumbled around the dark hallway. “Anything?” Asked Sea. 
“Nope,” replied Stream. 
“Wait,” Tria narrowed her eyes to see better, “There’s a light ahead!” The gang ran into a garden where the saw a familiar boy. 
“Mech?” Said Stream, surprised. 
Tria wore a confused expression, “Where were you? And how did you get here?” 
Mech nodded his head toward the bushes, “I saw something and found a bridge across. When I went back to get you guys, you were gone. When I crossed that bridge, it led me here.” 
Sea shook her head, “I thought you were right behind us!” 
Mech raised an eyebrow, “Anyhow, I found someone you got to meet.”
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Draga, Dianna, and Tidus found another courtyard with yet another gate. A voice came from the shadows, “Who are you?” 
== Chapter 20: ==
A light flicked on, revealing their captor. Oddly, familiar mismatched eyes stared at them, “Who are you? And what are you doing here?” 
LD’s eyes lit up, “Your CC!” 
CC crossed her arms, “Yes, I am, but that doesn’t answer my question.” 
Dawson’s eyes were fixed on CC’s bright orange hair, “I’m Dawson, the one with purple hair is LD, and- where’s Solo?”
“Right here,” said Solo, stepping out of the shadows. Dawson noticed she went back to being brown-haired, brown-eyed, Solo. 
CC’s eyes darted from LD to Dawson, then Solo, “Well then, how in the kingdom did you manage to get here?”
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Mech waved his arm toward two other kids, one with a raccoon tail, the other was wearing a helmet, “This is Dee and Del, my friends.” 
Dee waved, “He’s Del,” 
“and she’s Dee,” finished Del. 
Tria shook her head, “Wait, wait, wait, wait. Aren’t there four of you? I mean, there’s your older brother Dash, your older sister Dot, and then you two- the twins.” 
Dee and Del exchanged a glance, “Yes,” began Del. 
“we just don’t know where they are,” finished Dee, shuffling her feet. 
Sea looked at them, “We’ll just have to find them. Right Stream? Stream? Where did she go?”
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The wolf walked out from the corner, “Well, who are you?” 
Tidus snorted, “Hello Gray, I’m sure you remember me. My fairy friend is Dianna, and this over here is Draga.” 
Gray blinked, “Those names ring a bell, but even so, you can’t go past the gate. You need blue fire to do that.” 
Dianna stared at Gray, intrigued, “Really?” 
== Chapter 21: ==
CC shook her head after hearing their story, “That can’t be right, we were only stuck here for 2 years.” 
Solo snapped her fingers, “I figured it out! LD, pass me a piece of paper please.” 
After LD passed her a piece of paper, she sketched a map, “Here is the kingdom, where we are. There is Celeste  and Elemento, the islands where Dianna, Stream, and I are from. That’s the “Ps”, the dragon lands. Over there is uncharted, no one explored there before. For some reason time slowed down, which is how it has been so long.” 
CC stared blankly, “You’re from Celeste ? And you know Dianna?” 
Solo nodded slowly. CC’s eyes fixed on her, “I knew it, bodyshift, please.” Solo sighed and there was a flash of teal light…
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They had searched everywhere and still hadn’t found Stream. Tria sat down, “We’ll have to leave her a note.” 
Sea glanced around worriedly, “I think we should leave a trail too; this place is pretty big.” 
“We have something,” began Dee.
“that’ll work,” finished Del. 
Mech looked up uneasily, “We should go.” And they continued into the maze of a garden.
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Blue flame hovered over her palm. 
Gray inched back, “I better tell Tom.” The wolf then ran off. 
Dianna nodded her head toward the door, “Let’s get this thing unlocked.” The gate clicked and the door creaked spookily as it swung open…
== Chapter 22: ==
CC only took one glance at Solo, “Decedent of the moons, your-” 
“We’ll talk about that later,” Solo interrupted, worriedly fluttering her wings. 
Dawson began to think, “Dianna means moon, Dianna looks like Solo, and-” 
Realization dawned on LD’s face, “Dianna’s your- mom?” Solo only nodded.
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Del gulped at seeing Dee scaling the wall. There was still no sign of Stream, but they had reached the end of the maze. 
Dee’s blue stared up at them, “It’s easy! We do this all the time to get around.” Tria looked toward Del questioningly. 
Del glanced toward them, “I don’t like heights. I more of the slow and steady twin.” 
“That’s the first time I heard them not finishing each other’s sentences.” Mumble Sea. 
Mech laughed before beginning to climb down, “You’ll get used to it.”
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At the end of the courtyard was a furnished door that entered into an office filled with experiments and concoctions. There was a railing in a circle at the center of the room, where they could see a pool of water churning many floors below A familiar figure had his back turned toward them, “Hello Dianna, we meet again.” 
Dianna froze at the sound of his voice, “Tom….” He turned around with a calm expression on his face, as if he weren’t surprised they were there at all. Gray stood beside Tom with a sneaky grin on his face. Standing in a corner was K. Dianna’s eyes locked with her’s, “Kathreen!” 
K looked up, “Dianna! Tidus! What are you doing here?” 
Dianna drew her sword, “Getting you out.” Draga breathed a ring of fire, while Tidus reared. Water rose from the pool at his command. 
Tom held up a mystic charm, “Dianna I challenge you.” 
Dianna held up her charm, “I accept by the code of the mystics and mythicals.” Visions flooded Dianna’s mind; this was it.
== Chapter 23: ==
LD and Dawson looked at each other. CC stopped suddenly. LD walked up to her, “Why did you stop?” 
CC glanced at her, out of breath, “I don’t usually run this much.” 
Dawson watched her curiously, “Why are you blue?” 
Solo spoke up, “She’s Cayanise.”
CC led them through a gap in the wall, “This is where I usually meet K.” 
Solo speed up, “Dianna!”
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Stream watched from the trees above. Jumping from tree to tree she followed the rest of the group. She had found Dash and Dot and led them to the group by leaving the objects the twin left in a trail for her in a trail for them. Stream smiled, they seemed so glad to be together again. Sea had gotten wet in the moat near the base of the wall earlier but didn’t mind. Stream closed her eyes and felt the sunlight warming her face. Opening her eyes, she saw Dianna and their friends. Stream looked at the group, “Sea! Dianna and the others are that way!” Stream clambered down the tree, before joining the group.
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Dianna faced Tom, and she was winning. Draga & Tidus watched the challenge unfold before them. Willow the fox had finally found her way back to K, who was hugging her and the kits. Grey suddenly pushed Dianna into the water. Solo jumped into the water after Dianna and an octopus tentacle rose out of the water. 
== Chapter 24: ==
LD, Dawson, Sea, Tria, and Stream stared at the murky water. 
LD turned to Stream, wide-eyed, “When will they come back up?” 
Stream sighed, “Dianna can breathe underwater, I’m guessing Solo can as well. With that octopus down there though, I can’t be too sure LD.”
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Solo treaded through the water, peering around the coral-like structures hoping that she’ll find Dianna. Finding nothing, she started to paddle to the surface and let out a gasp. A gigantic octopus loomed over her, gripping Dianna in one of its eight tentacles. Dianna’s eyes brightened at seeing Solo. Solo racked her memory for anything about octopi. 
She snapped her fingers, :Dianna, quick tell the octopus you’re K’s friend.: 
Dianna stared blankly at her, :I don’t speak octopus.: 
Solo continued to swim to the surface, :Trust me.:
******🌙✨******
Solo popped out of the water, soon being followed by Dianna. Tom glared from within the shadows. No one had noticed Tom and Grey running into a portal. One of the arms of the octopus rose out of the water and snuggled K, “Orange!” 
Draga snorted, smoke rising from her nose, “Orange???” 
The group gawked at Draga, who rolled her eyes in response, “So what if I’m a Dragon person?” 
Dawson looked at LD, “That explains a lot.” LD tried not to laugh. 
K patted the tentacle while the foxes winded around her legs, “Orange, can you give my friends a lift?” The octopus saluted her before submersing. 
Back on her feet, Dianna hugged K and CC and whispered, “I’m so glad to see you again.” 
CC hugged them tighter, “Us too.” 
== Epilogue: ==
“Stream!!!” Exclaimed, not one, not two, but twelve voices. Stream just smiled and created a water wave. Her eleven siblings were tumbling around, except one. Her older sister Solo sat on the windowsill. Stream took one more look at the beautiful sight of Celeste  before running to catch up to River.
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Solo watched the creatures of her home. Her eyes settled on the kingdom. Making sure no one was looking, she teleported to a cabin in the woods. Becoming brown-haired, brown-eyed Solo, she walked down a flight of stairs into a familiar cavern. 
LD perked up, “Ready to find a griffin?” 
Solo smiled, “As always.”
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K walked through the not-so-eerie castle. She and Dianna found everyone else and helped them come back to the kingdom. Gus was busy in Grand Glade, doing a give and get. Mech was updating the security on the buttons (So CC won’t press them again). Her thoughts darted to Celeste  as she sat down at her desk. Pulling out a blank piece of paper, she looked out the window at Celeste  and began to write: Hi Dianna! It’s me, K, and I wanted to tell you- Keep an eye on the coast, because I’m coming there next. See you in the Kingdom, K.
=== The End (or is it?) ===
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