"Jacklyn, I didn't know you lived here; nor it was you who called."
"I didn't. My mom did. Had I known that her first call would have been you then I…."
"How could you have known?"
"How did I not realize it sooner?I have heard of you, and of what you have accomplished. Going around, helping the helpless and doing what others wouldn't dare to do. Saving the one life while the others only care for rescuing the ninety-nine; but...…the Candy....the swords…..the....you. You're her?"
"That I am, but Jacklyn; how could you have known if you weren't looking?"
"Wher…..whe….where is your Candycanes? You can't be Candcane protector without…"
"I am still the protector of lost hearts, but thought it due time I have them replaced. I am still the same girl on the inside; so what can I do for you? Who have you lost, and how can I help? What's their name, last place you saw them, and one striking detail you like about them? Whether their favorite hobby, place to wind down, or color of clothing."
"Ruby...I don't know her last name, and the last place I saw her was at one of her restaurants...Dancing."
"Dancing? You mean....."
"Shh. Not too loudly. I don't want my parents to hear."
"Okay, so what's one thing that sets her apart from the others; in your eyes?"
"She...…she...ooh. Although she is small and young; she makes up for it not with her brute strength, but her love for animals. So if you see an abnormal conjugation of animals, then that might be where she is. Her singing is what attracts them. God, what a lovely voice. So, if you hear a fairy singing in the woods; it's most likely her calling out for help. Don't mistake the two."
*Check….check….and check. Got it.
*Click*
"Anything else?"
"Yeah. Just a small detail. If you do see her walking around with a…..heart necklace and not a locket necklace, then that is not her."
"She wears a locket necklace?"
"Yeah. I don't know how she got it or who gave it to her, but if you see one, don't take it off."
"Why not?"
"She's an imposter and will do everything she can to make sure you can't."
"Oooh. The old Switcheroo I see. Possibly a jealous girl doesn't want Ruby to ask her boy to the dance, so she kidnaps Ruby, fakes as her so she herself can go?"
"Ummmmm."
"What? Am I missing something? Is their more?"
"She goes by another name. If we say it on three, I think we are thinking of the same person."
"Ummm….ok. That's not how this typically works because how could I possibly know who your friends are, but....sure. What could go wrong."
"Ready?
One....."
"Two..."
"Three…"
"Mother Nature."
"Mother Nature."
"Wait, how do you…."
"How do you know…"
"Her?"
"She…hasn't she told you about me?"
"No. I just met her recently. Basketball buddies. She took my uniform, showed that she was ten times better then me, and instead of getting angry; we grew closer together. Told me she wanted me to make uniforms for…."
"So you're the one who made Uniforms for the School?"
"Well, I didn't know it was a School. I thought it was a Facility."
"Has she…..introduced you to any of her other friends?"
"Besides the King and Quenns at school, I know no one else. Well, besides you that is.
Who would want to kidnap Ruby, and fake impersonate her? I mean, last we spoke about the uniforms, I told her about the jewelry that I can also make, but told her it was more destructive and controlling then...…..you don't think…."
"Jacklyn, you did not make the wrong choice by following her. As you said, if you attack her, she would fight back; and being you were in her populated restaurant, people would have gotten hurt. Since this Impersonator only looks anc acts like Ruby, the emotional side of her; this Impersonator wouldn't have cared and just watched the people die instead of healing them."
"Oh no. No, no, no, no. Maybe I should have.....what about the…."
"The School will be just fine. If the Wizard plans on taking over the School and controlling what gets taught, he can't do that by destroying henceforth school. So, as far as anyone is concerned, Ruby is still going to make sure the School opens on the designated day?"
"Designated day?"
"So that means we have seven days to find her."
"You mean, Six? The first day is all about retracing our steps."
"Right. Right. Right.
So she didn't tell you anything about me?"
"Must have slipped. Why? You think she should be telling others about you for some reason?"
"I....well no, but...…really? Nothing at all."
"Guess she used me and the others to destress and not think about whatever Magical Kingdom she has and just live as a normal girl around us."
"The others? Hu…hu…....…how many others?"