Lisa walked down the path where the woodscutters hut is located by following the smoke coming from the horizon, and when she arrived, she can see smoke coming from the chimney of a rather medium sized hut. The hut is built with wood and plaster, the roof is made of thatched straw, kind of like your stereotypical medieval hut for peasants. She entered the hut, and she can see that the floor is made of wood (compared to the hard linoleum flooring of her house). There's a hearth with a pot filled with something, presumably stew, and there's a bed to the right. Other than that, there's a bookcase and some pictures of the forest that decorate the walls. She sit down at the table, pondering if there's a chance if she can return home or not.
It doesn't take long until the woodcutter came in, with bundle of twigs to feed the fire in his arms. He placed the bundle right across where the hearth is, before sitting across her.
"Alright, where did you come from?" He asked.
She explained to him of how she came from a different realm outside the tv, and how she came across the VHS tape that her father left behind. The woodcutter couldn't understand such things, but he knew what she was trying to say.
"That's a lot to take, I'm afraid. You came from a different world outside of this "tv" you speak of, and you got sucked here in this realm, I bet you started to miss home already" he said.
"I am, I'm scared of the possibility of never coming home!" Lisa said.
"Instead of pondering the inevitable, why don't you have a bowl of my soup?" He asked.
"What kind of soup you're cooking?" She asked.
"Ho ho! Asking a question with a question? That cracks me up! What I'm cooking is chicken soup with bits of fish that I had caught earlier" the woodcutter said with a hearty laugh.
Then the woodcutter picked up a wooden bowl and poured soup in it, before serving it to her. The smell of the soup was appetizing with the aroma of chicken and fish, that she picked up a wooden spoon and took a bite. She can taste the chicken and fish meat, with bits of mushroom and salt.
"Mmm! This is so good!" She said with a smile.
"I'm glad you liked it, it was a recipe that I got from town. What is your name, dame?" The woodcutter asked.
"I'm Lisa, and yours?" She replied.
"Heh, my name is Benson. I am a woodcutter per trade for five years, even though it was a lonely life but I enjoyed nature" the woodcutter replied with a grin.
Lisa eat more of the soup, and when she finished it, she couldn't eat more since she felt stuffed.
"I don't know how to help you, to be honest. However, there is a road west from here. If you follow it, it'll take you to toy town. Some of the locals can help, since they know more than I do" Benson said.
"I appreciate the directions, I must go there if I were to return home" Lisa said.
Lisa left the hut, with Benson the woodcutter waving goodbye. She walked to the path and found the road that Benson was talking about, so she walked ever westward. Unfortunately, someone was spying at her within the trees.
Meanwhile
The castle was flying within the clouds, it has a whimsical yet simple design. It is pale white and wispy, as if it was made from clouds itself. It has few towers that decorate it, but the main keep itself appeared to have smaller towers clustered to it like a big quartz with smaller quartzes growing on it. A winged goblin entered into the window of the throne room, in which it has over ten people standing in front of the throne.
"Your majesty, I'm back!" Said the winged goblin as it bowed.
"What is your report?" The king asked, as he was hidden in the dark part of the throne room.
"A girl has been sighted at the forest, and she is making her way to toy town!" The winged goblin reported.
"Good, at least you are one of the useful winged goblins I have" the king said sarcastically.
"With all due respect, your majesty. Surely the girl is the hero, is she not?" Asked the gentleman who has features of a walrus (flippers for hands, walrus tusks sticking out of his mouth, and a mustache).
"No, Walter. I do not sense that she's the hero, but she did come from a different realm beyond the screen. Perhaps she'll be useful in opening a way into her world, so we can march out. We must capture her, and I think I know just the right suitable individual" replied the king.
Ten of the members started to whisper amongst themselves, until the king pointed at a toy like clown in front.
"Clown-a- round, since you are the governor of the toy region, I want you to kidnap the girl. Trick her with whatever you can come up with, if you need to" the king ordered.
"Ooo hoo hoo hooo! You can count on me, your majesty!" Said the toy like clown. He has a round ball shaped torso, he has antennas on his head with hands (that are wearing gloves). He wore a green cowl on his head, an orange leotard with red stripes (which makes him look like two bouncy balls stacked on top), gloves on his hands (not only does he wore gloves on his hands, but he also have hands on his legs in place of feet). He also has a pale white face with a big red nose, and solid blue eyes.
"What about me, your majesty? I'm more competent than that toy like buffoon!" Questioned the lady, who's outfit resembles a cherry jubilee dessert.
"I would like to deny that, sherry jubilee. Besides, Clown-a- round can deceive the girl by pretending to be a helpful governor of the toy region to lure her here" said the king.
Clown-a- round giggles as he morphed into a rubber ball and bounces out of the throne room, to carry out his mission to kidnap Lisa.
Back at the road in the forest
Lisa arrived at the town in which its obvious that the walls and gate were built with Lego bricks. There are two toy soldiers stationed at the gate, at first they look like statues, until when she got close to one and he pointed his gun at her.
"Who are you?" Asked one toy soldier.
"My name is Lisa, I came from a different world. The reason why I came here, is because I thought the residents would know how to send me back home" She answered.
Then the toy soldier put his gun away.
"A human coming from a different world? I don't know... but you are free to enter" said the toy soldier.
She gave him a salute, before entering the town. Both toy soldiers were confused, but one of them shrugged before returning to their positions. In the town, she can see that the residents were toys (including dolls, marionettes, teddy bears, plush toys, etc) and even the buildings range from being built with building blocks to plastic houses that children can enter and play.
"I wonder where I should go since I'm here in town?" She asked herself.
Authors note: how was the introduction to the villains? More will be introduced, but who is the king is a mystery.
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