Chapter 4: The Journey Begins

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     As the princes read that name out loud, just like their sister, they gasped as well.  After a few seconds of silence, Dot, who was still shocked, spoke up by whispering,
"M-mom...?"
Yakko looked at the book and said,
"I...I don't understand.  I don't remember her writing any kind of book that needed to be kept secret..."
"Well, whatever this book is, maybe what mum wrote can help us...?" Wakko asked curiously.
Dot looked around and she turned the first page.  She admired the decade old ink that was written and she began reading.

     "'I am writing this book because an amazing event happened!  My darling husband, William, and I are parents of two beautiful sons.  Their names are Yakko and Wakko Warner"'
Dot looked at her brothers, who began having tears of joy in their eyes as they heard the readings of their mother say their names. 
"Mom...Dad..." said Yakko, who was wiping away his tears.
Dot felt pretty happy for them feeling sentimental.  She then went back to reading the book.
"'However, I did some thinking and one day, I found myself on the balcony.  William noticed me and I told him what was on my mind.  I was happy with our boys, but I thought it would be nice to have a daughter too'".
After Dot read that part out loud, she started to get déjà vu.  She stopped speaking for a little bit.  Yakko was curious and asked,
"What's wrong, Dot?"
"Strange..." she replied.
"For a second there, that sounded a lot like the story you tell me.."
Wakko did some thinking and then said,
"Hey, you're right, Dot!  Keep reading to see if there are more clues!"
"Sure thing, Wakko"
She continued to read with,
"'So, William and I decided to wish on a star.  And suddenly, the star fell down to the ground'..."
Wakko gasped and said,
"Mum and dad wished on a star too?!  Just...just like I did..."
He teared up again and Yakko hugged him while saying,
"It's ok, baby bro..."
He turned to Dot and said,
"What else did Mom write?"

     Dot nodded and read,
"'With some guards, we went to where the mountains were and sure enough, there was the star.  We touched it and we used our wish to wish for a daughter.  A garden grew with lots of beautiful flowers.  And when spring rolled around, these flowers bloomed.  And when the biggest and prettiest flower bloomed, our little princess was born...'"
She gasped and dropped the book.  It landed on the ground with a hard thud.  She got down on her knees while breathing a little heavily.  Yakko saw this and shouted,
"DOT!"
He ran over to her and put his arm around her.  With shock in her eyes, she looked at her brother and shouted,
"THE STORY WAS REAL?!"  WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!"
Yakko, who was just as confused and shocked as his sister, replied with,
"I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS REAL EITHER, I WAS LIKE, 6!!  I THOUGHT I DREAMED THE WHOLE THING!"
Wakko was also shocked from this news.  Dot then said to herself,
"I...I really was born from a flower...I don't know what to say to that...I...I should continue reading..."

     She did her best to get up from the ground and she picked up the book as well.  She turned to the current page she was on, breathed in, and continued reading.
"'We took our baby girl back to the castle and I named her Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fana Bo Besca The Third.  However, a few days after she was born, we noticed that she often said a word that sounded like Dot.  William and I decided to call her Dot and she responded to that much quicker than Angelina.  So, naturally, we call her Dot now.'"
She giggled to herself and turned the next page.  She read,
"'A few weeks later, William visited the goldmine underground to see how it was doing, but then he discovered these mysterious roots that had appeared.  He ran back to he and told me about it.  I went with him to see these roots myself.  Sure enough, they were there.  But these didn't look like ordinary roots to me.  They gave off that 'magical' feeling.  We then realized that they can control the entire ecosystem in all of Warnerstock.  After learning that, we wondered where they possibly could've came from.  I then came to a realization.  Out of all the flowers that grew, the flower Dot was born from was the only one that was still alive and well.  All the others were replaced by new flowers.  So, we pinpointed that these magical roots may have come from that flower.  This also made me realize that our little princess may be more special than we thought she was since she was born from that flower.'..."

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