Scarlet

Chapter 10

Castor

Castor was happy. Misty's spear gave them a little bit of light, but it was enough. Liz was being kinder than she was before. Misty wasn't as annoying. Jay wasn't spouting random facts about the world of dreams. For once, all was relatively quiet.

Misty rubbed her shoulders. "Its... getting a bit cold."

Liz rolled her eyes. "You're wearing a dress. What do you expect?"

Jay swept over to Misty to defend her. "No, she is correct. The temperature is definitely increasing."

"Ya," Castor said, pulling his black jacket around him for warmth. Castor didn't know how, but he knew something wasn't right.

"Alright, alright. So its cold! So what? We're in a dream, anything can happen!" Liz crossed her arms and pushed a lock of blond hair behind her ear.

Castor looked around at the group. Liz was massaging her fingers. Misty was jumping up and down to stay warm. Jay's breaths were sending out large columns of clouds into the air. It was cold.

"Wait." Castor held out his arm. They all stopped.

Liz furrowed her eyebrows. "What's-"

"Shhhh." Castor stepped forward into the darkness cautiously. As soon as his foot touched the ground, the whole area became ice. Jagged icicles leapt at them from the walls and the ceilings and the floors became an ice rink.

Liz yelped and morphed into a lizard. "What the hell did you do?!"

"I didn't..."

Jay looked around in wonder. Misty jumped into the air.

"WOAH! CASTOR, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU HAD ICE POWERS!!!! SWEEEET!"

Castor looked at his foot. "That's because I... don't."

Liz waddled up to him. The green scales stood out against the whiteness of the room dramatically. Castor bent down.

"You idiot. Turn it back to normal!"

Castor picked Liz up and put her on his shoulder. "I told you, I didn't do anything. Besides, like you said, anything can happen, we're in a dream."

Liz rolled her big eyes. "Alright. But you're carrying me. I'm not iceskating."

Castor laughed. "Fine."