"Are you sure it is possible for you to go back into you're body?" Questioned Yukio.
"Yes, but once the real me wakes up, he won't remember meeting you nor Lisa. It was as if it was a dream, a dream where everything that has transpired in this journey never happened. He will regain his five senses, but he has to get caught up with everything" replied Frederick.
"Will you ever miss me? Even when I barely know you, you were there to help me. I will not forget our first meeting, nor when you expose that certain clown like toys ruse" said Lisa.
"Don't worry, even when this version of me that you first met is gone, I'm still here" he reassures.
Frederick give Lisa and Yukio one last look, and smiled at them before jumping into his real body and disappeared. Then the real Frederick gasps for air as he sat up, his eyes slowly opens and his vision blurred. All he could see is a blurry monochromatic place, where three grey scribbles stood in front of him (They represent Lisa, Yukio, and Pierre).
"Who... are... you...?" He asked. His voice sounded dry and weak, as if he hasn't spoken in a long time.
"My name is Lisa, this is Yukio, and this is Pierre" Lisa introduced.
He let out a dry chuckle, before coughing and hacking out dust. This culminates Lisa to leave the room to get some water, then she return while holding a cup of water in hand. She carried it to him and handed it to him, in which his arm quivered due to years of unuse thus becoming weak. He managed to move the cup of water towards his lips, enough for him to take few sips in order to rehydrate his vocal cords and his body.
"Where am i?" He asked, before coughing.
"Zis is ze art studio, formerly ze headquarters of ze council of sages" answered Pierre.
Frederick struggled to stand up, his legs wobbled due to years of unuse. Luckily, Lisa had to help him up by holding onto his arm. The floor felt cold and dusty beneath his bare feet, something he hasn't felt in a long time. He took few steps, before brushing the dust off of him. He turned his head, and he saw an outline where he was placed while in a coma. He stepped over one of the sages, carefully not to step on them.
"Lets get you a shirt or something, because we can't have you walking around looking like you've been living in the dumpster" said Yukio.
"My shirt, vest, beanie, and boots have burnt away from the king's attack" said Frederick with a soft chuckle.
"But first, you need a bath. You're covered in dust, and you smelled kind of weird" said Lisa.
For a brief pause, the trio laughed for a bit before escorting Frederick to the restroom.
Meanwhile
Down of the cloudy castle dungeon, it is where all of the rulers of each regions were imprisoned. Lisa's mother was in the cell with the princess of the toy region, having taken hostage by the king as a means of luring Lisa.
"So, who are you?" Asked Lisa's mother.
"I am Ariadne, princess of the toy region" introduced the princess.
Ariadne has green hair, white eyes with red plus shaped pupils, and shiny pale skin (as if it was made from plastic). She wore a purple dress with a crescent moon shaped collar, a small tiara on her head, and brown shoes. Her arms are jointed except her hands, and her legs are almost melded together, requiring a pedestal which she is mounted on to move around (which makes her look like an action figure).
"My name is Heather, I'm Lisa's mother" Lisa's mom introduced.
"Oh! You must be the mother of that girl who is working on deposing the circle of ten, I kept on hearing the news from the guards" said Ariadne in a surprised tone.
"My daughter is traveling through dangerous lands, and I'm helpless here! I'm scared on what will happen to her, what the circle of ten might do to her!" Said Lisa's mom in a frightened tone.
"Do not worry, from what I heard, she is traveling with two companions who keep her safe. Not only that, but I heard news on how she killed Sherry jubilee" Ariadne assured.
Lisa's mom break down crying, she was scared about her daughter's safety. Especially, in a magical realm she couldn't understand. Ariadne comforted her, knowing that herself went through the same thing.
"I was like that when I first get imprisoned here, the boy I loved tried to rescue me along with other rulers of the region. Unfortunately, the king beat him soundly and put him in a coma. The only thing I could do is cry myself to sleep, knowing that the hero was defeated" said Ariadne.
However, Lisa's mom stopped crying after hearing this. She is determined to find her daughter, even if breaking out of the dungeon. She picked up an iron pole and started poking at the stone wall, finding out that the medium sized area of the wall is lose.
"What are you doing?" Asked Ariadne.
"Busting out of here, I do not want to spend my life rotting in this cell! I am willing to find my daughter before something bad happens to her, care to join?" Lisa's mom replied.
Ariadne was shocked at this, before glaring and nodding.
"Indeed, I'm tired of being the damsel in distress! I don't want to wait for a hero that will never come, I want to return back to my kingdom!" Said Ariadne.
Both Lisa's mom and the princess of the toy region poked the bricks out of the wall, creating a hole big enough for them to crawl out of. Outside, they find nothing but clouds and the starry sky. Lisa's mom picked up a brick and dropped it, only to find out that it landed on the cloud without going through it (like most clouds do in real life). Then she and Ariadne jumped out of the hole and landed on the clouds, to escape from the dungeon.
Back at the throne room
Walter rushed towards the king with the look of urgency, to deliver the news.
"What is it, walter?" Asked the king.
"Your majesty, two women had escaped from the dungeon" he reported.
"What!? Impossible! Which ones have escaped me!?" Roared the king in an outraged tone.
"One is the girls mother, the other is the princess of the toy region" answered Walter.
The kings eyes were wide as flames started to engulf him (he has power over fire), then he growled in frustration over the fact that the two women (Lisa's mom and Ariadne) had escaped from the dungeon. He was so angry that he started to morph into a shadowy great horned owl that is engulfed in fire, before flying out of the window.
Authors note: I know this is a short chapter compared to the others, I'm starting feeling burnt out working on it. So sorry, but I'm running out of ideas.
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