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Phonixa jumped off her horse while holding something and walked over tho Ginger and Alieta. Hello, I am back and I have this big bar of what looks like real gold, said Phonixa. Ginger looked at the bar with shock. Where did you get that? asked Ginger. It's Kandice and Karman's, said Phonixa. They were going to just cut off some slices but I told them they needed coins to go shopping with and I showed them mine. They didn't have any so I figured I could bring it to you and the treasurer could convert it to coins for them. Do you no how many coins it would take to convert that big bar? asked Ginger. Nope not really but a lot I am guessing. Where did they get it? asked Ginger. Well it can be hard to understand them sometimes the way they talk fast and back and forth but what I understand, their mother gave it to them, said Phonixa. She got killed a few years ago by some creature attack. They have a whole bunch of them in different sizes. I wanted to bring a smaller one but they said take the big one. They don't like the big ones because they are too heavy. Alieta started to giggle. They are sounding more and more like pixies as time goes on. Ya they do talk like pixies, said Phonixa. This bar came from a mint, said Ginger. There arn't any of them around here. It says "Melborn Mint. 6.25lb, 99.9%" on it plus a serial number. Ya it is kinda heavy, can you take it from me. Your an elf and way stronger than me. Um sure but do you know where Melborn is Alieta? Nope, never heard of it, said Alieta. Oh they said they were from the west not far from the ocean. It took them two months to get here by horse and wagon, said Phonixa. Do you think it is stolen Alieta. Most people don't have gold mint bars. Could be but I didn't know there were any fae that far west. Oh Kandra said elves were used to mine the gold and melt the gold into bars. It sounded wierd to me, said Phonixa. Take it and have our accountant put a value on it but for the mean time give them five hunder for it, said Alieta. They can come back later to get the rest but I need to talk to them first. Ya I figured that, they have a while bunch of them, said Phonixa. They are definately paying for dinner with that much money! Alieta giggled again. See Ginger a very unusual day we are having today.

For the next couple days life in Fae Land seemed to be back to normal. Mika and Layla's new home was finished and Banshee's house was near completion. Mika and Layla packed up there things and got ready to go to their new home. Ginger went and got them and also brought two horses for them to keep, complements of Alieta. Okay you two, ready to go to the new home? Yes we have everything packed back up in the suit cases, said Layla. Well just leave them here and they will get delivered to you later today, said Ginger. There is a lot that still has to be done seeing there is no furniture yet. Lilly will be there soon and she will take care of that for you. She is amazing at making furniture and decorating. So have you two learned how to ride a horse yet. I already know how to ride, said Layla. Mika here has never learned though. Jessica has no horses for her to practice on. Oh ya, I never thought of that, she has wings. I should of sent one over for her, said Ginger. Well we have to ride today because it is too far to walk. Have you rode bare back before? Yep, it is the best way, said Layla. Okay lets go outside and get Mika on a horse then set out, said Ginger. Now just hang on to the horse Mika, it will follow the other horses. They all went out and got Mika on a horse after a few attemps, then set out. In about twenty minutes they got to the house. Now it normally only takes fifteen minutes top to get here from the elf village but I rode slow for Mika, said Ginger. They all got off the horses but Mika fell off of her's. I'm okay, said Mika. Just slipped. Layla smiled and shook her head. I better teach her fast before she ends up breaking an arm or leg. Well if she does one of the fairies can heal her. They heal also, said Ginger. Now put your horses under the shelter, there is lots of room in there when friends come to visit.They all walked up closer to the house. So what do you think? asked Ginger. Wow it is awesome, said Mika. Looks so modern. Well we wanted it to look something like you are used to so one of the carpenters grabbed a magazine from Cumberland called Homes Of The Future. They did have to make some changes but this is what they ended up going with, said Ginger. Now lets have a look inside. They all headed towards the front door.

Okay it is empty now but Lilly will fix that, said Ginger. Now I have to get back to the palace so have a look around. There are the bedrooms across from each other and bathroom is in between them on the other side of that wall. Each bedroom has a door into the bathroom. There is a small bathroom over there too. Lilly needs to set up a kitchen for you but as you can see there is plenty of room in here. Ya it is bigger than our other place, said Mika. Okay see you later and enjoy, said Ginger and she left. In a few minutes Lilly showed up and flew in the open door. Hello Mika and Layla. I am Lilly. Alieta said you two need some furniture and stuff. Ya, not too much though. We like lots of open area, said Layla. Okay so not cluttered, said Lilly. Let me read you two and I will get a good idea what to create. Lilly read Layla first then Mika. Okay this will be easy, she said. She made her wand appear and created a nice sofa and chair plus a coffee table and foot stool. How does that look? asked Lilly. Looks perfect, said Mika. Okay let me set up the bedrooms, said Lilly. Now I already put two long deck chairs outside seeing you have a very nice place to sit outside. Lilly then went into the left bedroom then in a minute came out and went in the right bedroom. When she came out she stood in front of the north wall that had a basic kitchen set up then raised her hands and made it look much nicer. Okay that will work, said Lilly. Now some pots and pans and plates, cups, cutlery. Cooking tools too and that should do it, said Lilly. She then added food to the ice bos and the pantry. Now there is food in that ice box but no ice cream yet. Alieta is having Tempressa come over to flash it for you. Flash it, what does that mean? asked Layla. Oh she is the ice queen and can make ice, said Lilly. I can't make frozen water. She will be by today also. So if you need anything else just tell Ivy that lives not far from here and she will let me know. Okay, thanks Lilly, you did a great job, said Mika. Then Lilly flew out the door. Ice queen, never heard of anyone that could make ice before, said Layla. Yep, I haven't met her yet but she is one of the heroes in Alieta's books, said Mika.

In about half an hour Tempressa walked in and said hi. I saw the door was open so I just came in, is that okay? asked Tempressa. Yep, everyone is welcomed here, said Mika. Okay, thanks. I hear you need your ice box flashed, said Tempressa. Yep, Lilly just made all this stuff for us but there is no ice cream in it yet and I get cravings for it all the time, said Mika. Tempressa smiled. Ya people here really love their ice cream, said Tempressa. I like it too, just about anything cold works for me. Tempressa went over to the ice box and opened it. Well she well stocked it for you. Yep lots of stuff to make, said Layla. I like cooking but Mika burns toast so I do all the cooking. Ya I was like that at first but I studied how to cook in books and now I am real good at it. Okay lets get this done then we can sit and talk a bit. Tempressa pointed her finger and made lots of ice appear in the ice box. There, that should hold you for a while. Wow that was amazing, said Mika. Ya everyone says that the first time they see me do it, said Tempressa. They all went over to the couch then Layla and Tempressa sat on the couch and Mika pulled over the long bench so Tempressa could put her feet up on it and sat on it. So when did you start being able to make ice? asked Mika. Well I suppose I was born with the talent like my sister, said Tempressa. So you have a sister, said Mika. Does she live in Fae Land also? Well no, said Tempressa. There is a long story about her but in short she got killed a long time ago during an orc attack but Gabriel and God brought her back as Mother Nature. Your siter is Mother Nature? asked Layla. Yep and she is very busy all the time so we don't get to see each other that often but I do invite her for dinner sometimes, said Tempressa. She is the one that made me the Ice Queen. I have a palace way up north but I like it here better. There are a lot of untold stories that us team of heros have. So this land Granada, we were told is in a different reality. Yep much more advanced than here, said Mika. Mostly girls live there though, way more girls than guys but we all stay busy, hang out at the beach plus shop a lot. Wow sounds interesting, said Tempressa. Kind of the same as here. Way more female elves and sprites than male. Well I have to go see Viridian and flash her ice box too. She makes these wonderful fruity ice sticks that everyone loves. They sound like popsicles, said Mika. That is what we call them in Granada. That sounds like the perfect name for them, said Tempressa. I will tell her what you said. Anyways off I go. Then Tempressa got up and left. Wow she was very nice, said Mika. Ya and dangerous too I bet, said Layla. Bet you she can freeze a person solid. Yep and creatures too but just bad guys I read in the book, said Mika.

Well I am going to ride to the palace and get some money so I can buy ice cream and check out what stores they have here, said Layla. Okay, get chocolate for me, said Mika. Ya I figured that, said Layla. Mika went outside and got her horse then rode off to the palace. Well now what, wondered Mika. Maybe go see if Ivy is home. Just then an elf messenger walked in. Hello, can I come in? she asked. Yep, come in, said Mika. The elf walked over holding a pot of flowers. I brought you a house warming present. I didn't think you had time yet to buy any. No we haven't, said Mika. Thankyou, they are beautiful. So do you have a message for me? Nope, I am off duty today, said the elf. My name is Penny and I am one of the cooks in the palace. Ginger told me this house was very nice and different from the ones in the village and she was right it is beautiful. Yes they did a great job in it and Lilly just finished making all the furniture in here for us, said Mika. She also told me you and Layla were from a different reality that was very advanced, said Penny. I love reading science fiction stories and tales of the furure. What is it really like where you come from? Well let me put the flowers on the table and lets sit on the couch, said Mika. So what would you like to know? asked Mika. Everything, do you have space ships and riims that light up magically with the flick of a switch and at night the city lights up like it is still day time? asked Penny. Mika smiled well sort of but nothing is magical, said Mika. We do have some space ships but they just go up out of the earths atmosphere and circle the globe for a bit but have to come back once the air gets close to running out. We have sent some people to the moon and back but that is all. Mars is the closest planet to us and it would take forever to reach there. I imagine some day in the future they will make bigger and faster space ships. Oh okay, that was what I figured but going to the moon must of been inportant. Yes very important but lots of people think it was all fake but it was real enough, that is for sure, said Mika. Now yes you can turn on lights in a room with a switch but that is the science of electrcity. Ivy and Alexa are working on making it here also. Okay that is good news, what else is different there? asked Penny. Well we use elecricity to run all kinds of modern inventions like kitchen appliances and stereos that play music for us and we use gasoline to power cars that we use to drive and get to different places fast. That is why I don't know how to ride a horse yet but Layla is going to teach me. Penny smiled. Ya you will need to learn, Fae Land is a big place, said Penny. Ya I kind of figured that one out, said Mika. So with all thise amazing things why did you come here? asked Penny. Because this is where I am from, said Mika. I don't know how my mother and I got to that reality but there are no elves, sprites and fairies there. My ears started to grow so Gabriel told me I had to come back to where I belonged. Really but Ivy went to Granada and she has pointed ears and wings, said Penny. Ya well Ivy was more into finding out about electricity and didn't see that many people and thise that did see here figure she was just wearing a costume betending she was a fairy or something. Ya a very pretty one, said Penny. Ya that too, said Mika and they both laughed.  

Conclusion

Later that day after Penny git back home from visiting with Mika she told her friend and room mate Aiko, all about what Mika told her about all the amazing wonders that were at the land where she came from. Aiko was amazed at what Penny told her but figured she was making most of it up but didn't tell her that. Penny went for a nap and Aiko decided to walk over and see Mika and fine out if all Penny told her was true and if there was any proof of what she said. Aiko was the type of person that was very logical and needed to see proof before she would believe anything or see it with her own eyes. She left a note for Penny saying where she was and would be home soon. On her way there she was mostly thinking about what Penny told her and all the things Mika told her and wasn't watching where she was walking for the mist part. As she was walking near the end of the elf village she didn't see the round portal that was dimly lit at first laying on the ground. She walked right in it and when she was in the middle of the circle, it glowed bright then vanished, along with Aiko.

The next morning, back at the palace, upstairs in Phonixa and Repellia's bedroom, Phonixa got up before her sister and went to her dresser to find a top and shorts to wear. Man I need to go dot some more shopping for clothes, she rhought to herself. I need more variety and especially some really nice tops. Maybe if I do some nice stuff for Kandice and Karman they with take me shopping. She plulled out a pair of shorts and a red t-shirt then just as she was about to close the dresser drawer a blue portal appeared on the floor directly under her and she vanished. Along with the portal. Repella rolled over and saw Phonixa was not in her bed so she figured Phonixa already went down to the dining room with out her. How sweet, she didn't want to wake me, thought Repellia. She then rolled back over and went back to sleep.

Alieta was outside and saw Penny coming to the palace to start her day of working. Good morning Penny, how are you today? asked Alieta. Really bad, said Penny. Why, what's wrong? asked Alieta. It's Aiko, she is missing, said Penny. Yesterday she was at home with me after I came back from giving Mika a plant for a house warming present. I took a nap but slept through the night but when I woke up she was't in her room so I checked in the kitchen and there was a note saying she went to see Mika and would be back soon. Okay so maybe she is still there, said Alieta. No she would never stay away all night and she said she would be back soon, said Penny. Besides she would of come home in the morning if she did. Do you think she got trapped in that portal thing? Not sure, said Alieta. Maybe she stopped in town to have some breakfast. Nope, she left her money purse at home, said Penny. Okay you go in the palace and stay there, said Alieta. I will have some sprites fly around and look for her and check Mika's place too. Okay, thanks Alieta, said Penny then went inside the palace. I best call Gabriel and let her know that the portal may have taken it's first victim, thought Alieta. Before she could call her, Repellia came out and was looking around. Hi Repellia. You are out her early, said Alieta. Ya well I am just looking for Phonixa. Have you seen her? asked Repellia. No she hasn't been out here yet, said Alieta. Then where is she. I checked everywhere in the palace, said Repellia. She can't just vanish. I saw her early this morning looking in her dresser so I figured she didn't want to wake me so I just rolled over and went back to sleep. But when I woke up again her drawer was still open and her pillows were not fixed on the bed. She always makes her bed when she gets up. I checked the bathroom then got dressed and went to the dining room but she wasn't there so I came out here. Where can she be? Phonixa would never go anywhere without me. Oh my, not her too, thought Alieta. Then she called for Gabriel. Penny heard Alieta call for Gabriel so she turned around and walked back to her.

In a few moments Gabriel appeared. Yes Alieta, I was expecting you to call soon, said Gabriel. Oh good you two are here too. How have you been doing Repellia and Penny. Been a while since we talked. I am fine and been doing good, said Repellia. I just can't find my sister. Same here but Aiko is missing, said Penny. Well don't worry I know where they both are and they are doing just fine. Actually very fine, said Gabriel. Oh good, Penny is worried sick about Aiko, and so is Repellia, said Alieta with a tone of anger in her voice. Well they will be back, well not sure when they will be back but they are coming back, said Gabriel. So where is my sister? asked Repellia. In Granada dear and very safe and in good hands, said Gabriel. Her and Aiko are both with Sapphire that is living with Leila a very nice girl that will be coming to Fae Land eventually. Granada, wow Mika told me all about Granada, said Penny. So when is she coming back? Well I was going bring them both back home but Aiko wants to stay longer and Phonixa wants to stay longer too but only if Repellia comes also. She doesn't like being separated from you, said Gabriel. Do you want to go to Granada also? asked Gabriel. You bet, said Repellia. When can I go? Now if you like, said Gabriel. Okay, let me get some money first then I will be right back. Oh never mind that dear. Fae Land money is made of gold and not used in Granada, said Gabriel. They use paper money mostly. Leila has been given enough money to take care of everyone for quite a while. Sapphire can fit you with clothing and make food. I know you two love to shop so you will be able to do that but first you have to sit and listen to Leila. It is her place and she will fill you in with the ways of Granada. Okay. I will, said Repellia. Would you like to go also Penny? I know you don't like sleeping at night without Aiko there, said Gabriel. As amazing Granada sounds I still say Fae Land Is the greatest place on the planet to live, said Penny. I would rather stay here. Alieta smiled. Now Alieta, Penny gets afraid at night when she is alone. Poor thing can barely sleep when no one is around. I am hoping you will let her stay in the palace until Aiko comes back. I would but there are no empty rooms left, said Alieta. Yes there is, said Repellia. Our room is empty. She can sleep in my bed. Perfect, said Gabriel, God bless you dear. Now also I talked to Quazar about these portal reports and he said they are uncommon and he can't stop them because he is not allowed to effect a planet with people on it but he knows about it and said it is a stable portal to the next paralell reality. Because of the heat wave and when I opened the first portal for Sapphire, portals may open up randomly. Okay so more of my people may end up in Granada? asked Alieta. Maybe but the portal is a two way door. It opens up in Granada also. You may have unsupecting visitors from there so do you best to calm them down because Fae Land is nothing like they have ever imagined, said Gabriel. Now lets go Repellia, your sister is waiting for you. Call when you need me Alieta as always. Then they both vanished. Okay so days being unusual just became straight out wierd, said Alieta. Well Penny at least you won't have far to walk to work now. Yep and I get to be one of the palace gang for a little while, said Penny with a smile.

The End