Nightmare Quest (Book 3)

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But naturally I can't have one second to rest because then the ground starts shaking. I hear what sounds like the earth cracking and the floating islands up above me start to fall from the sky.

"Oh crap!" I exclaim as a gigantic chunk of a floating island smashes down close to me.

Quickly I jump into the air and fly back up to where Essix is. She has finally made Madam Silverclaw surrender as far as I can tell from the air.

"Essix we gotta get outta here the whole place is breaking apart!" I yell. The island they're standing on supported my statement by crumbling and falling apart.

"Oh heck no I am not dying in here!" Essix exclaims while launching herself into the air.

"Open a portal!" I yell.

"What do you think I was going to do, eat a pineapple?" Essix retorts. She waves her arm in a circle and a gold portal appears in the sky. "Let's move it won't stay open for long!"

We shoot upwards toward the portal. By this time the very sky (if that's even possible) is falling. We have to weave in and out of the pieces of sky hurtling down. We zoom into the portal right as it's about to close.

I make the mistake of looking back and I see Madam Silverclaw's crazy looking smile plastered on her face as she goes down into the darkness with the island she's standing on.

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I fly out of the portal and face-plant onto the ground. I get up and shake my head and slowly look around before the realization hits me that I'm back in Madam Silverclaw's lab. I get up off of the ground and immediately I'm tackled by someone into a bear hug.

"Azula! I never thought I'd see you again!!"

"Erde...can't breathe..." I gasp.

"Oh sorry!" He lets me go. "I was so worried don't you ever do something dumb like that ever again you hear me!"

"Stop your worrying I'm fine." I reply casually.

Briggan comes over to me and gives me a hug next. "Azula I'm so glad you're back safe and sound!" He let's go of me and examines my lacerations and bruises. "Well for the most part anyway. You need me to dress your wounds before we go."

I laugh "Yeah I feel like crap so that would be great."

Briggan turns his attention to Essix. "Essix thank you for going after her and keeping her safe."

Essix blushes "Ah...it was nothing. I'd do anything for my best friend and my boyfriend..."

He smiles at her "Yeah I know you would you've got a great heart." Then he turn serious "But first we gotta stop your side wound from bleeding there."

Essix looks at Briggan with confusion on her face "What side wound?"

Briggan points at her side "That one right there."

Essix looks down "Oh crap, when did I get that?"

"Probably when you were saving my butt back there." I reply.

Essix shrugs "Who knows at this point?"

After a reunion with everyone I retell them the whole story of what happened while we were in the Nightmare Dimension.

"So what happened to Madam Silverclaw?" Blaze asks me.

"To be honest, I'm not really sure. Last I saw her was right before I went through Essix's portal. She was smiling at me with this serial killer smile and standing on one of the collapsing islands." I reply grimly.

"I'm sure you have nothing to worry about. Nothing escapes the Nightmare Dimension." Iris says.

"If anything does I hope it's my sword. I lost it in the Nightmare Dimension." I say.

"Ooh I can make you a new one!" Maximo exclaims. "It can have all kinds of new upgrades like higher scope resolution, a more sensitive trigger, a new circuit board with-"

Razor puts a hand on Maximo's shoulder "Bro slow down there, we don't even know what you're talking about."

Maximo blushes slightly and rubs the back of his head in an embarrassed way "Oh...sorry guys...I can get a little carried away sometimes."

"Anyway I say let's get out of here. This place still gives me the creeps." I say.

"I couldn't agree with you more." Essix replies.

As we're walking out of the lab Star comes up to me "So what are you and Erde going to do now that you're back together? I bet you're going to-"

"Don't make me smack you again." I reply cutting her off.

Star shrugs "What? I only call it like I see it."

"Maybe that's why you don't have a boyfriend." I reply with a smug smile.

Star looks surprised by my comeback and defensively crosses her arms while pouting "You don't know that's the reason why..."

I laugh and playfully punch her in the shoulder.

We all get to the edge of the mountain and take to the sky. We all decided to go back to the desert camp before heading back home.

Tiny looks up at Essix "Can we get something to eat on the way back? I'm starving!"

"That sounds like a good plan to me." Erde replies.

Everyone laughs at Tiny's comment then we fly back to the desert camp.

I'm so happy that all of this is over and I can get back to my life without me having to worry about killing somebody. I look around at all my friends. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be here right now. Maybe my life will turn out ok after all.

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