"Jacklyn, I know you're trying; I really do, but this picture is not enough."
"I know it's not, but I wanted to give it to you before Lolli destroys it."
"Why would she destroy this?"
"I don't know, but now their are two of us."
"May I...…"
"Sure. Here you go. That's the only copy I could make before Lolli kicked me out."
"She what?"
"Shh. Now let me figure out a backdoor, while you stay here. Just come when I call you."
"Why?"
"To help me pilot."
"Jacklyn!!!"
"Gotta go. Classes are waiting."
".......What you got there, Elwin?"
"Just a picture."
"Can I see?"
"Uhhhh…..
*Wriannkkk...wriiiannnkkk…..wriiiaannnk*
Maybe some other time. We have bigger things to worry about right now."
"Like...…what name would you like to be called now?"
"...Why can't he just stick with Tyke?"
"Tyke was his name before he walked through the Rainbow. Thanks to the Unicorn, he has no mastered his craft and explored the secret cave of Gumdrops. He needs a way better name now that stands out so that when the Royal Candycane calls him to action, he can hide his name; and....rescue the princess. Duh. Don't want to get caught first step of the voyage."
"Kids...…their is no need to get nitpicky with the details. We are here just for the spells."
"But the story is so good, Mrs. Kail."
"And you told us we can't take it home to read on our own, so where else are we to talk?"
"Yeaaaaaaaaaahh."
"Yeaaaaaaahhhh."
"Maybe try Lunch?"
"Jacklyn!!!!!"
"So, what did I miss?"
"Tyke. He…he...…"
"After the Unicorn let him go, he went straight to the forest in search of his guide, but what he found was...."
"A dancing flower."
"A dancing flower?"
"But it was trying to eat him, so he defended himself, not realizing that the flower was beckoning him to enter."
"Once he did, he was teleported too..."
"The belly of the flower. Actually it is just a cave with gumdrops along the wall."
"Inside the cave he met an old traveler who he thought was lost, but…."
"He was definitely lost. The Flower turned out to be evil and instead of eating the princess, it ate the King. Now Tyke had to help the king travel back to his….."
"Wait…wait….wait. How did the Flower eat the King and not the Princess?"
".....It doesn't have eyes?"
"The king jumped in front of his girl while they were hiking, and the reason why she couldn't go in is because all flowers are connected through the roots."
"Hmm."
"Plus she was knocked out from the push. You know how girls are. Fragile little glass dolls."
"Hey."
"Surprised she didn't break by his push to be honest."
"I'm standing right here."
"And so was he. Bloodshot.....tired...hungry....needing food and begging like a dog. His crown was broke, and his skin saggint; but her still let out hope."
"For what?"
"A Saviour. He didn't know how far down he was, but he wasn't giving up. He did his best not to eat the sour Gummies for they were the only light source in his Cave, but he had no choice."
"Got a massive headache from overindulging, and passed out."
"Thankfully, our man Tyke found him....revived him; and used his magic to give the old man food."
"Even restored his crown for him. Like a true gentleman."
"Why not just dig his way out?"
"Cave would've collapsed. So....they had no choice but to venture deeper...deeper...….deeper still into the cave of wonders. Until....."
"Until?"
"I don't know."
"What do you mean, you don't know?"
"Well, their was a lot of talking and stuff in the cave on why the King needed to get back and that he would give a few rewards to Tyke if they ever made it out, but we left that out. We only have a thirty minute class session, Jacklyn. The first ten is all about reading; the next ten all about discussing; and the last ten about using the basic magic we learned."
"Wait."
"What? Why are you Kids looking at me like that?"
"You read the book. Tell us. Tyke and the King have just now decided to dig up to check where they are, and they realize they shouldn't have. They are in the lair of the IceQueen, but before they can pop down to where it's warm; one of her guards picks them up. That's what we got done reading about right now. The story can't be over already? Can it? Please don't let the Ice Queen turn out to be a meanie. They don't need that."
"She's not evil."
"Huh? How do you…..Did you…."
"Why read the book when you can ask Tyke yourself?"
"Tyke is real?"
"What? You thought this story was all made up? Every old text is always based mostly off of a real life character with added exageration; whereas stories now are based fully on exaggeration with just ten percent being a real life role model.
Would you like to meet him?"
"Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Was that even a question? Come on. Come on. Where is he? Maybe he can tell us them himself."
"Well, I...…I guess. Haven't seen him in a while so I......"
"Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"If it's okay with your teachers."
"Yes!!!!!!!!!!!"
"AND......your parents."
"We need permission slips?"
"Better yet. Bring them with you. Who better credible to tell us that these texts are more then just truthful. They are a diary. A diary of a young Tyke and his faithful sidekick La…"
"La who?"
"Ooops. I said too much. Meet back here at lunch. And pack very warm clothes. Ones you don't mind getting wet!!!!!!!!"