The twins were brought to the castle. In there, the twins were made to sit in front of a fireplace. The twins were given a quilt to share and a lot of warm clothes. They sat together, afraid of what might happen if they left each other's side. Soon, as they were able talk without stuttering, a tall man with a handlebar moustache came to the twins and said, "I am Sir Andersen. I have been sent here to tell you that King Hydrafist will be with you soon."
"So, these are the children who were found in the blizzard. They hardly look like anyone who would go around tormenting a kingdom" said a warm voice from the back of the room. The twins turned to the back of the room.
Sir Andersen bowed and said "King Hydrafist". The twins were shocked to see a king dressed in such simple clothes. They had expected a king to be dressed in extravagant clothes but King Hydrafist was just the opposite. He wore a jacket the colour of the ocean and white pants. He roamed around barefoot and the only grand object worn by him was his crown. He said "I am Christopher Hydrafist. The king of Snowy Kingdom. Forgive for looking so drab. I normally wear these clothes when there is danger, or I want to go around unnoticed. They help me feel that I am back in the Wayworld and I don't have a care in the world."
The twins were so shocked to see a real king in person that they didn't move a muscle and just stared at him. "How did you two reach here? I know the way my people are, they wouldn't go out during a blizzard; let alone go out summer clothes." Chris said trying to break the silence.
"Where are we?" Samantha asked, not willing to answer the question Chris had just asked.
"You're in the Snowy Kingdom."
"Which continent is it in?" Blake asked.
"There are no continents. Only one mainland name Dreamanaria. How do you not know that?"
"I think we're from another world." Samantha said.
"You must be from the Wayworld!"
"I guess so." Blake said.
"How did you not figure that out yourself? You would've known that your people wouldn't send their kids out during a blizzard!"
"How would they? They're all kids themselves! They stay as kids forever because when these children are born, they have an option of choosing to be an adult or to remain a child forever. When they reach 12 years or so that choice is given to them. Some choose to be adults because they want more rights and want to do big things. Some choose to stay children forever because they do not want to pay taxes, worry about a job or have pressure on their head. If a child chooses to be child forever, they are asked to shift here and the parents are happy because all the houses are situated on the borders and are able to see their parents. Normally their parents are those who choose to always be adults. This way no one dies. Nor the parents neither the children. I prefer children to adults as they are much more fun. I myself sometimes engage in the snowball fights after the blizzard. It is so nice not to have adults to look after as they keep on having fights and rob each other's houses. Having children is nice because they don't lose their innocence and care for one another. That is how my kingdom is the most peaceful kingdom in all of Dreamanaria."
"Nice. If you ask me, I would take the option to be an adult forever" Samantha said.
"I would take the option to be a child forever" Blake said.
"What is your age?" Chris quickly asked.
"We turned twelve a week ago" Blake replied.
"A week? That's it? How come I wasn't invited to your house that day? It is mandatory to invite me to your house the day you turn 12. It doesn't matter which kingdom you are from. Wow! You really must be from the Wayworld! The next time you see your mother you will get your choice. It will be in this world. Manny prophesized just yesterday!!"
"Really? Our mother will visit us here? That is so nice!!" Blake said.
"What was the prophecy anyway?" Samantha asked.
"Well, it goes like this:
Two children enter the world, new to see
Why they were here, yet to foresee
A helping hand will set them on their path
Not to know there is more to the past
The world will show them sadness and glee
Knowing they're the saviors of dreams.
That's it"
"You're serious? We cannot be the saviours of dreams. I mean we do not even know what we are supposedly saving this world from." Samantha said.
"Maybe I am the helping hand you needed. Maybe I will set you on your path. Maybe I will tell your role in your life. Maybe, just maybe I will get to be part of the action again."
"Enough with the maybes, just tell us who we are already! Oops! Sorry to be mean. I just blurted it out." Blake said.
"No need. Sir Andersen, I have got it from here" Chris said.
Sir Andersen bowed and left. "Well, I should be able to start now that no one other than you two is around" Chris continued "You both are the saviours of the world. Morpheus has escaped from the fundeon and rumors say that he is plotting for the biggest revenge ever. You two are supposed to defeat or kill him before his revenge is completed. But I don't want him to die, he was like a father to me."
"Fundeon?" Samantha asked.
"Forgive me. Fundeon is a fun dungeon. It may be fun for you, but for the prisoners it is pure torture. They hate light that is why they were on the dark side and got imprisoned." Chris said. "Can we see?" Samantha asked. "Sorry. I cannot take you there right now. When Morpheus is behind bars again then only can I show you. Right now, all the prisoners have regained their dark spirits and are busy plotting a way to break free. I promise that I will take you there once."
"If your kingdom is the most peaceful, how do you still have prisoners?" Blake asked.
"The other kingdoms run out of places to imprison their prisoners so, they send them here."
A Grrrr came from somewhere in the room and Chris got a frown on his face as he said "What now?"
Samantha got confused and asked "Why, what happened?"
"The fire spirit is back. Whenever it comes it has an invitation to a guardian meeting. If an invitation comes from the fire spirit it means that there is an emergency. Normally invitations are sent by Tooth Fairy from her minions. The fire spirit is sent by Santa to guarantee us guardians safe passage. We are supposed to jump into the fire and the fire will transport us to Santa's grotto. I hate it. But this time not so much as you two have received an invitation." Chris said There was a parental concern hidden in his voice. "Wait before we go, I need to tell my wife, Elsa, that I have been called to another guardian meeting." Chris continued.
At that moment, a woman entered the room. She had beautiful icy blonde hair put in a sort of tieback twist. There were beautiful bright red roses tucked in some parts of her hair. Her skin was very pale and she had beautiful red lips. Her eyes were a beautiful shade of blue. She was wearing a long, lavender, A-lined dress. She walked with confidence as her purple heels clicked against the floor. She looked at Chris with loving eyes and said with a kind voice, "You won't be going anywhere at the moment. The guards have been tipped off that there is an intruder within the castle."
"Hi, I'm Samantha. The guards must have mistaken us with the intruders. We are not from this world and we have already proven it to King Hydrafist."
"Oh. I didn't know that. I'm Queen Elsa Hydrafist. Nice to meet you, Samantha. Is that your brother?" Elsa said, gesturing to Blake.
"Yes, he is my twin brother Blake."
"You're sure they're not intruders, Chris?" Elsa asked Chris.
"Perfectly sure. Where is Crystal, Elsa?" Chris said, trembling.
"Crystal is sleeping, I suppose that since we've found that you're no intruder, you could go to your guardian meeting."
"Yes, we should get going. I'll see you later, Elsa"
Elsa walked out of the room the exact same way she came in. Chris took a deep breath. It was very obvious that he was scared around her.
"So, I think you two should go into the fire first, just to be safe. Just jump into the fire, you'll feel a tingling sensation and that is it. You'll reach there in a matter of seconds."
Blake said "Ladies first." Samantha let out a grunt of disapproval and jumped into the fire. As she did, she shouted and then there was nothing left of her.
"Don't worry Blake, since it is your first time, you would get the sack treatment." Chris reassured Blake.
"Just for information what is the sack treatment?" Blake asked, trembling with fear.
"Nothing. When you jump there is a sack waiting for you so, you jump into that sack. When you reach that sack automatically disappears. It is there so that you do not stumble off your path."
"Fine. I will jump but if anything happens, I'm blaming you."
"Just jump. Nothing will happen."
"Here goes nothing" Blake said as he jumped into the fire. He screamed as loud as he could while the fire consumed him.
"Yes. They have reached there, now master has nothing to worry about." Chris said. As he said this, his body transformed into something else entirely. His hands turned into claws, his feet turned hairy and his nose transformed into a snout. His whole body grew larger and he turned into a wolf. He jumped inside the fire and cackled; he loved going there, he lied to the twins.