Amanda and Odette chew bubblegum from a lady who is the exact opposite of her name. The gum contains acid, so it's up to Paul and Derek to make the antidote for it, but finding the ingredients won't be easy. Can they save their wives before time run...
Paul guides Derek to the last place, the Grove of Plenty, where they'll find the final ingredient for the antidote.
"Oh no, here we go again." Said Paul. "What is it?" Asked Derek with concern. "Derek, you might wanna put your mask back on." Paul said. "More acid bubbles?" Derek asked. Paul nods then points to where another trail of acid bubbles are lined up. After Derek gets a good look at it, he and Paul put on their masks again.
Just like the last time, the bubbles start to grow, and once they were big enough, they pop. "Charge!!!" Yelled Paul. The boys run through the trail of acid spitting bubbles as they pop. The masks protect them again.
Both men take a minute to catch their breath after reaching the end. "Paul, look!" Said Derek. Paul looks to where he's pointing and notices a strange object.
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"Is that... the bezoar?" Paul asked. "There's something engraved on the ground." Derek said. He reads the message in front of the strange stone.
Bezoar stones were seen as valuable commodities, sometimes with magical healing properties.
As in the early modern English case.
There are several varieties of bezoar, some of which have inorganic constituents and others organic.
The term has both modern (medical, scientific) and traditional usage.
"Oh, I get it! They're healing stones!" Said Paul. "I'd like to learn more about these things, but right now, we have our wives to save, an antidote to make, and a bubblegum witch to stop." Said Derek. He picks up the bezoar and puts it with all the other ingredients they found.
Paul checks his watch as a worried expression appears on his face. "Thirty minutes left!" He cried. "Then we better leave right away!" Derek said. After the boys get back on the carriage, Derek calls for the horse to run instead of walk.
