Life Beyond My Life

Part 2

In what felt like hours to Chasity but was really a matter of minutes, Bubs had finally perfected his landing near the crystal clear waterfall and the smell of mint rising from deep below the water had jerked Chasity's head out of the clouds. Bubs flew back up into the air as she began to search high and low for her fellow servants, as she'd like to call them now, but they were nowhere in sight. 

They had not stepped foot into the forest and she knew that because there were no recents trails telling her otherwise. Their hard wooden cottages were empty and their trollerbikes still remained outside, right beside the door, untouched. The mills were empty. Completely empty. And that's when it hit her. Of course! It was their favorite place to hide from her. They just had to be there.

Chasity began to trot across the island, past the mills, past the cottages, squishing the soft, green grass beneath her feet. A huge bridge soon emerged in front of Chasity and her eyes were immediately fixated on it. No matter how many times she'd come here before, the bridge's beauty always seemed to give her great aesthetic pleasure.

"Sunshine! Jimmy-Dean! Fin!," Chasity screamed with all her might. "Where are youuuu! I've missed you guys all week!" She began to draw nearer to the bridge. It was even more alluring up close. It had to be at least 200 feet long and the silver bricks were structured in such a way that it allowed the bridge to look like it had no imperfections. 

The white lining between each brick glistened beautifully if the sun hit it at the right angle and it just simply tied the whole scene together. There were metal drawstrings at each side of the acre, so the bridge could be worked from both ends instead of one, making it more convenient for the inhabitants, like the hippos, pandas and koala bears of Chamber Island. They would be able to cross into this part of the island a lot easier.

Scurrying and rummaging could be faintly heard from under the end of the bridge that sat partially on the land leading into the mint scented water. She knew they would be here, she knew it. The scurrying sounds grew louder as Chasity crept up the side of the beautiful bridge.

"Why, hello my beautiful babies!" she chirped with a malicious smile plastering her face. Three pairs of shocked pupils stared back at her, the surprise of her presence evident on their faces. Lately, her face had been a sight for sore eyes. Half of her face was damaged, with evident burn marks. Sunshine, the first beautiful troll, stood there, her body tense under her wet purple dress with a bucket in her hand. 

Jimmy-Dean stood beside her, a bucket in his hand as well. He had on plaid fleece pants, a little damp from what seemed to be just plain water. But where was Fin? Where did he- As quick as the thought emerged in Chasity's head, she found her answer. About 20 feet away, Fin was spotted splashing in the water, swimming towards them. A frown appeared on his face at the recognition of Chasity. As a matter of fact, a frown sat on the faces of all three trolls. They knew exactly what was coming.