"Where am I? Dragon!! Dragon!! Where art thou? Don't leave me alone out here, please!!"
"Acch, achh!!"
"What, who….General!!! You're still alive!! I may not be able to stand but the ground will let me crawl towards you where I'll rip that amulet off your neck and kill you myself."
"Beat it, witch!! You'll never catch me!!"
"Just hold still! Whoosh!! Whoosh. Just let me catch my breath a minute."
" Ha, haa!! You'll never catch...ahhh. Get off my leg you hippo!!"
"I said off. Off me now!! Stop digging into me to climb up!"
" You don't deserve that amulet. That amulet is mine!! You hear...mine!!"
"Noo!! Noo!!! NOOOOO!!!"
"If you stop resisting then I promise that your death will be an easy painless one. Now...givee!!"
"You'll pay for…..your soul is mine…"
"Ahhhhh!"
"Why are my feet so wobbly when I stand? I have to cup my knee in order to move!! Dragon!! Dragon!! I'm coming for you, Drag..ouch. Come on stupid legs. Stop giving out from underneath me!!"
"Ptoo!! I still spit blood. This energy draining is going to take a while before I fully can get used to it. *criiccc* What did I just step on? Hu….it's a door sign and has a name on it. I'll just dust it off real fast and....no way!! NewChild!! That can't be right. Newchild is my last name!! The only way this could be newchild is if…..this is my dad's house!! Let's go in. H..H..Hello!! Is anybody home? I hate to intrude but my name is Adalyn..Adalyn Newchild and Maurice is my dad!!"
"Here we are, Maurice. Welcome to our crib we like to call home. It's not the most stylish but as long as it keeps the warm air in and the bugs out then I'm fine with it."
"At least you still have a home!! Dragon now has burned two of the houses that I built to the ground. The only thing that is left of them are a few shingles and walls standing but besides that there is nothing."
"If you don't mind, sir. What was Adalyn like growing up?"
"Adalyn was a shy child. She kept to herself most days and the one thing that made any day perfect was playing with her stuffed animals. I still remember one in particular. She had a pink elephant and that stayed with her throughout her life. She used to chew on that thing till it's fluff would come out but then one day her mom and I burned it for fear she would swallow something she shouldn't. Oddly enough, the elephant survived the burning and ever since then the fire has drawn her to….solitude."
"Oinky, my old elephant. But how was dad able to bring you here? I thought I had lost you back at the old house! It's so good to see you again."
"Yea, she would spend her days playing with her dolls and stuffed animals. We didn't think anything of it at first but then her mood started to change. She caught me stealing the soul out of someone because that's what I do. I was an exorcist. Ever since then we would catch her either sticking her hand in and pulling out all of the fluff then saying, 'Your soul is mine.' Or she would find my spell book and bring the animals to life so that she wouldn't have to be alone."
"Daunty!! I see you hiding underneath that couch. It's okay. You can come out; I won't hurt you. It's me..your sweet Addy."
"I'm sure that nowhere would you expect that instead of stealing souls from animals; she now is like you and steals souls from other people in order to gain strength."
"Luna, Darling, Choky, Eddy, Bashy, and all others..it's ok. You all can come out into the light. I won't hurt you."
"Maurice, I have another question."
"Fire away, son."
"Spells don't last forever. Spells only last as long as the magician intended them to, so how do you make a spell last longer than it's supposed to without having to draw on more dark spirits to do it?"
"Can I let you in on a little secret. There is a spell that is stronger than any amulet, stronger than any summon, stronger than any weapon or exorcist and can command all."
"We know. It's called a sorcerer."
"No, this thing is not something physical. This thing holds power beyond all reach and with it they can control anybody to do as they wish. This spell is called the power of love. The more you love something whether in a good light or bad; the more your energy will grow and you will want it. With it people will lay down their lives for someone they dont know just because love told them to do it. You can have the strongest enemy bow at your feet and make the weakest peasant the strongest warrior only by saying if you prove yourself worthy than my love for you will grow stronger. If you love what you're doing then you don't need to feast on souls in order to keep your strength. Love is your strength."
"I thought I lost all of you when I was little. I am glad to see you again. Do none of you remember me. Do none of you remember your queen?"
"I'm sorry my queen but it has been too long without you that we have slowly been losing our will to live. Without you here then our strength can come from no one. Love only goes so far if we can't even see the one we love. Then our love turns into sadness and when a young kid's heart turns cold then the world shakes violently around them as they soon lose their will to live. Most of our buttons are falling off and our fluff is leaving us."
"Oh Daunty!! That's an easy fix and I'm here now. All you need is a stitch up."
"Don't shoot!! Don't shoot!! My hands are in the air."
"Hee!! Hee! Daunty, I said stitch up not stick up. You all could use some upgrading as well as maybe a shower each."
"It is you!! I remember laughing anywhere. It's good to see the old you again, my queen. While you're upgrading us could you i don't know..possibly...I know."
" Choky, I promised you a girl while growing up, but I just haven't been able to find a suitable partner for you. Every girl I hook you up with; you try to hug them but instead….yeaa. If Daddy has really made his house to reflect our old one then the sewing machine should still be around here somewhere. Come with me to my room!!"
"Your room? Why are we in your room and why are you handing us knives? If you can't trust a stranger with a ride then why are you giving us a knife?"
"Maurice, Dandelion, you two are not strangers. Any friend of Adalyn is a friend of ours. Anyways the wool bed and couch are in this room. The only thing I request is that it took me a long time and years spent saving in order to buy these two items so please be careful."
"I'll try, but again you gave us the knives, remember? Let go so we can get to work please. We won't hurt your girls too much."
"Thanks. These two babies are the one thing in my life that's constant. I know that when I come home at the end of the day then these two girls will be waiting for me. She lets me cuddle her and I can wrap up tightly so that I can really get in there on those cold and dark days. Also don't get me started on what happens when the lights go out."
"OK!! I think we heard enough. Zeke. This furniture has got to go and you need some serious help."
"NO, wait!!!"
"Dandellion, I want every little piece of fabric and fluff in these things and then once we're done we'll take them out back and burn any in an unclean place outside of the city."
"Maurice, stop!! You don't understand how hard I've had to work in order to purchase these things. The lives I squandered and the people stole from. Work is not easy to get, especially now so I had to. I just had to."
" Get off of me Zeke. These are just material things and you can buy as many of those as you want. Jesus says do not hold onto material things but give them back to Him and His church. Your reward is not of this world but of Heaven. You're just like the rich young ruler who when God asked that he had to sell and get rid of his stuff in order to enter Heaven; the ruler said I will not. I cannot bear to see them go. Leo, get your brother off of me and lock him somewhere where he can't get out."
"Why lock him up because what he will see will make his heart sad. LION!!! I'll just hold him and let him watch because he needs to know that nothing on this earth is ours. Everything came from God and as such everything will go to God. If you put your awe in anything created instead of the Creator Himself then you can never be called His child."
"Dandellion, here. It's sharp but remember how I told you to hold the knife. It's like a gun. Point it at the ground, pull it out, lock it, and then bring it up. Never point it at anyone or anything when you are first opening it."
"I got it dad. You start on the bed and I'll start on the couch."
"Nooo!! Noo!! Let me go. My poor babies, I can hear their screams!!
"Ahh, here we go!! You all go sit on the couch and then I'll call you up one by one after I get this old sewing machine to work. I wonder if it still works to be honest!! Oh no… don't give me those sad eyes. I'll get this to work if it's the last thing I do. I promise.
" Man, I can't count how many years it has been since I just sat down and relaxed. All our clothes are from factories or overseas now. There are very few human hands just sitting down at a sewing machine and working. I know it's a lot of work, but I miss those days. Your sewing machine was and still can be your all in one tool if you know how to use it correctly. You can make whatever you want with just a spool of yarn and a needle. You felt unstoppable. If something broke then you just fixed it right then and there. No need to dig out your wallet to buy a new expensive dress just because you don't know how to sew the buttons onto your old one. Now I just need some yarn and I'll be back. Let me see her. I need one...two...thre…"
"NOOOO!! Stop it! Stop it! You're hurting them. Can't you hear their screams? Can you not see their blood that is pouring out? You all are monsters. I repeat. You are MONSTERS!!"
"Ugghh, I can't stand all this babying!! If children really are the future of churches then I feel bad for anyone who elects one pastor. All they do is whine and complain all day about the latest things. They are never content with what they have and just want more but when something as simple as a couch is torn to pieces; they throw a hissy fit at God because He couldn't possibly understand all the hours and sweat I've put into so that I could buy this. Dandelion, how is it going?"
"I have two couch cushions left and then I can work on the back and sides. You?"
"I'm not making a mess like you are doing. We still need some so that we can fit it in a bottle. The rest we'll burn and the cotton we can use for whatever may come up."
"Boo!! I'm the couch spirit; and I'm the bed spirit. Please don't rip us up. We have done nothing but support you your whole life. Where else can you find rest but in us."
"ZEKE, IF YOU DON'T SHUT UP THEN I'LL GO OVER THERE AND PERSONALLY CUT YOUR TONGUE OUT OF YOUR THROAT! Lion!! Knock him out won't you."
"Ohh, you have no idea how long I've waited for someone to give me permission to knock out my brother. I've wanted to do that for years but thought I couldn't because the Bible says ``think not evil thoughts on your brother."
"Leo, don't worry. If God comes down and gives you crap for repurcussioning your brother then I will be the mediator between you and God can speak on your behalf."
"Honey, how is the couch coming along?"
"Last one is…."
"DONE!! Phew, and I'm sweating. Here you go my queen. It's your own mini hat fan that we made for you. Now you'll be able to take your fans wherever you go."
"Dashing, you're too kind!! If only there was a way for me to make you bigger. I mean if love is your strength then maybe. Love is what made Clifford the big red dog grow so maybe if I love on you more then I don't see why it shouldn't work."
"Does that mean I'll finally get my first kiss. My lips are waiting, my queen. MMMMM!!!"
"Dashing, I'm not going to kiss you. Anyways, we have work to do and some more supplies to get such as…."
"URINE!!! That's the last thing we need in our witch bottle and then we can find the bottle to match?"
"Why did you not find the bottle first? What if some of this stuff is too big."
"Shadow told me that if I find the bottle first then everything that follows would have to be a certain size. What if we found an ingredient like this that might be too big for the bottle? Better to find everything and then fit it to a bottle that matches instead of getting the bottle and realizing that the stuff we need and want is to big to fit."
"I like this Shadow guy already. What do you suspect he is doing right now for I would like to talk to him?"
"I don't know. Shadow is his own creature and his ways are his own!!