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Salt. The taste was everywhere in my mouth. And yet I couldn?t get it out. =
I dragged my body out of the ocean and onto shore. 15 other students were a=
lso there, sopping wet and looking at me with curiosity.=20
?Guess that?s the last of us, huh?? Said a boy with white hair sticking out=
in all directions. I figured he was Komaeda, and he looked much better sin=
ce the last time we had met.=20
I looked behind me, there was no one there. Not even the ship. Just blue. H=
ow deceiving. The ocean looked so calm but it was yet capable of so much da=
mage. ?Y-yes, I suppose so-? A girl with long purple hair stuttered.=20
?Hinata?? I looked to where the voice had come from. And I saw her. Nanami.=
Just my luck. I had to watch over these Remnants as a favor for that Enosh=
ima girl, and of course I would be stuck with her.=20
?Yes?? I really wished that she wouldn?t call me that, but it seemed like t=
he only name she knew to call me. It reminded me of before, a before I didn=
?t even know about. I had tried to see who I was before, to see if this ?Hi=
nata? boy had become friends with her, but my attempts were fruitless.=20
?Do you know where we are?? She asked, her face full of confusion, she seem=
ed like she genuinely didn?t know where we were. How boring. ?Jabberwock Is=
land.? I replied, what had been a bustling tourist attraction, known for ha=
ving summer weather all year round, was empty. However, it seemed in good s=
hape, there was no rust on any of the machines, and there was no peeling pa=
int on any of the buildings.=20
?Jabberwock Island? You mean the popular tourist attraction?? Said Komaeda.=
?How lucky that we were shipwrecked here, of all places.?
?I wouldn?t say lucky, this was our original destination, the lucky part is=
that we were so close.? I stated. ?How boring, I thought you would know.?
?But there?s no one here, stupid. And anyway, why are we all standing aroun=
d looking like idiots? It?s stupid.? A girl with blonde hair said.=20
?Why don?t we go and explore? We?re wasting time just talking.? Said Nanami=
I heard that there were other islands, let see if we can see what?s on th=
is one, and then move to the others- if we can. That?s a good plan-I think.=
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******************* A week later*************************
The helicopter came with no warning. We all had been living on the one isla=
nd, since there was no bridge in between them. We could see the other islan=
ds of course, but we could only travel to the other islands by boat, and no=
ne of us could make one. We had debated if someone could swim, but the dist=
ance was too far. We all lived separately, since the hotel was big enough f=
or all of us. Apparently, everyone had checked out in a rush, since all the=
hotel keys were there. No one really talked to each other, though we had t=
he occasional conversation. It was hard to escape talking to other people s=
ince we were all stuck on an island. But a week after we had initially arri=
ved, a helicopter came. We had no idea how it had found us. But we were gla=
d, nonetheless because we were able to leave. And go back to our normal liv=
es, or what was left of them. I saw it first. I spotted a dark spot in the =
sky. So, I craned my head towards the sky. It came closer, and closer, unti=
l I could make out what it was. A helicopter. I was on the beach watching t=
he waves, I did this a lot when I was bored which was a good part of the da=
y, there was something calming about watching the waves go in, out, in, out=
, back and forth over and over. That morning, Chiaki was with me. She alway=
s tagged along with me, and I had grown used to it. We sat there, watching =
the waves. ?Hey, Hinata? What are you looking at?? She asked, curious. ?I t=
hink that?s a helicopter. And it looks like it?s coming towards us.? I repl=
ied.=20
She looked up at the sky. The helicopter was closer now, and it didn?t take=
much effort to see it.=20
?Ah, I see it! I have to tell the others!? She scrambled up and dashed towa=
rds the hotel. Within 7 minutes, Chiaki had gathered everyone, several of w=
hich were unhappy because they had been woken up so early. ?So, what?s all =
this talk about an airplane?? Said Owari.=20
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own guys.? Said Nanami. At this point, the helicopter was so close we could=
hear it. We watched speechless, as it landed. Right in front of us. Two bo=
ys came out. They were dressed in back suits. ?So this is where they?ve bee=
n hiding, Naegi? Jabberwock Island. They almost had us fooled. Enoshima too=
k a lot of precautions hiding them.? One of them said. ?Hello, we're here t=
o help.? Said Naegi. ?We?ve come to rid you of despair.?
?A-and why should we believe you?? Said Mioda. ?Well, we came all the way t=
o help you guys, and it wasn?t easy, believe me.? Said the man. ?We?ll give=
you one day to make your decision.?
********************Later that night*********************
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decided to go or not. Everyone was silent, we sat there on the beach. And t=
hen I don?t know what possessed me, but I spoke up. ?I believe we should go=
? I said. Everyone looked at me curiously. Then Nanami, who seemed to be s=
purred on by my outburst, also stated her decision. ?Yes, we should go. It =
would help us right? To get rid of it once and for all. Deep down, I know y=
ou guys know it too. I-I think.?
?Yeah, count me in!?
Slowly, everyone agreed that we should go.=20
?Well, since it's decided, let?s go to bed then. We?re going to have a big =
day tomorrow.? Said Nanami. Even though it was dark, I swore she smiled.=20
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">It was a normal day in the Aegean Sea =
for Poseidon. Or so he thought, little did he know his trident would be sto=
len from a certain few people.</span></p>=20
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">In Poseidon's palace. "WHERE IS I=
T?!" he thundered. Triton, his godly son, just swam in and asked "=
;What's happening? Why's dad so angry?" Delphin, the dolphin god and o=
ne of Poseidon's most trusted advisor said "Big Man's lost his trident=
, if we don't find it fast, he'll tear up the entire Aegean Sea!" It w=
as true, because since Poseidon was the sea god, the sea usually reflected =
on his emotions. Since Poseidon was so panicked, the sea was beginning to b=
ecome very stormy. "Hmmmmmmmm. Who could have stolen a trident?" =
wondered Triton. "Dunno man, but I think it might be one of the gods p=
laying a trick on Poseidon. Of course, what kind of lunatic would mess with=
Poseidon out of all the gods? He's literally one the strongest gods in exi=
stence!" Triton knew. Only a few gods would dare challenge Poseidon. H=
is siblings were the only ones who would dare play a trick. He doubted it w=
as Hestia, but the others would be likely. Zeus, Hades, Hera and possibly D=
emeter could have taken Poseidon's trident. But why? "Come on, Delphin=
We need to ask the other gods if they know where Poseidon's trident is.&q=
uot; They went to Zeus first, who was in the Olympians throne room listenin=
g to some boring wind presentation. He was happy for an excuse to have a br=
eak, even for 5 minutes. However when the two gods asked about Poseidon's t=
rident, his eyes went into thinking mode. "You know", said Zeus &=
quot;I don't have Poseidon's trident, but I did sense some godly aura in Sp=
ain. Maybe that's where Poseidon's trident is." "Thanks Zeus!&quo=
t; said Triton. "We'll check it out!" At the bottom of Mount Olym=
pus. "Ok, well we know it's not Zeus. But what kind of god would go to=
Spain out of all places? "I dunno man, but let's check it out." =
They went to Spain. "I know my father's trident is here." Triton =
said. "I can feel its aura."</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
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re!" Two hairy dwarfs? or something was carrying the trident over thei=
r heads. They leapt over the roofs of houses and headed straight towards on=
e of the moving boats. "Delphin! Quick!" Triton was running now, =
and Delphin was swimming towards the boat with the hairy dwarfs and Poseido=
n's trident. Quickly Delphin knocked the boat over, and the hairy dwarfs an=
d the trident went spilling out. Triton lunged for the trident. But the hai=
ry dwarfs regained their balance mid-air, grabbed the trident and disappear=
ed. Triton missed the trident and landed in water. Delphin asked "What=
happened to those hairy dwarfs?" Triton said "I don't know, I've=
never seen anything like that." he admitted. Triton annoyingly though=
t of where the hairy dwarfs would try and go. Let's go ask one of the other=
gods. Maybe they know who those hairy dwarfs are, and where they're going.=
"Wait! Look, they left a book." Triton picked it up. It read, Bo=
ok of Farming. Property of Triptolemus. "Who's Triptolemus?" aske=
d Triton to Delphin. "He's one of the minor farming gods. His home bas=
e is in Venice, Italy. "How about this. I'll go visit Triptolemus for =
information, while you track down the trident and those hairy dwarfs."=
"Ok!" said Delphin. Then Delphin disappeared into the North Atla=
ntic Ocean, and Triton hoped he'd be able to track down those sneaky little=
thieves. Triton then went to Venice, Italy. That was the easy part. The ha=
rd part was finding where Triptolemus was. He decided to poke around, and h=
oped he'd have some good luck. Meanwhile with Delphin: Delphin had swam acr=
oss the North Atlantic Ocean, only stopping for short breaks because he kne=
w his boss needed his trident real bad. A tsunami had already destroyed the=
coasts of Turkey and Syria, and Delphin wasn't eager for another one. Fina=
lly Delphin saw land, and found out he had swam directly into New York City=
Then he saw them at last. Those sneaky little dwarves were on top of the =
Statue of Liberty. Normally he'd have respect for these s</a>mart creatures=
But since they had boss's trident, he couldn't afford to go easy on them.=
Only one problem. Delphin may had been good at swimming, but not so good o=
n land. He was clumsy since he had no legs, and he couldn't climb something=
as high as the Statue of Liberty without something bad happening. Plus tho=
se dwarves were fast and sneaky. They'd see him from a mile away. No, the o=
nly way he could get to the dwarves is if he lured them close to the water,=
where he would be much more powerful than the dwarves. He studied the dwar=
ves. After watching them for more than an hour, he concluded something. The=
dwarves liked, no loved shiny stuff. They had shiny daggers, trophies, gol=
d coins and other stuff. Delphin looked for something shiny. Only problem w=
as, he didn't have any shiny stuff. Suddenly Delphin had an idea. He morphe=
d into a human and shouted "OH NO, MY PRECIOUS GOLD COINS HAVE DROPPED=
INTO THE SEA!" "HOW WILL I EVER GET THE<a style=3D"color: #fffff=
f;" href=3D"http://www.mybenefotshome.com/redefined-startles/2e25B23u95YH86_12H66a4xRgacby40fhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47PQhoSem7SrxqW106J3PMsv">M?!" The dwarves obviously heard. They practic=
ally scrambled down the Statue of Liberty and leapt into the sea. Delphin c=
hanged back and chained them to a dock in the pier they were at. "Who =
are you sneaky little thieves?" Delphin snarled. The dwarves looked at=
each other. And suddenly burst into tears. "Please don't kill us!&quo=
t; they chanted. "First." Delphin said. "What are your names=
?" "I'm Passalos and my brother here is Akmon." "Now ca=
n we go please! We'll never steal from you again!" "Two more ques=
tions", Delphin said "One. Where does Triptolemus live?" &qu=
ot;La Casa Nera! Calle Frezzeria!" Now can we leave?" Delphin sai=
d "One more question. You had a trident, WHERE IS IT?" The two dw=
arves looked at each other sand said "Please don't kill us! But we los=
t it!" The two dwarves burst into tears again. "Fine, fine. But d=
o you know where the trident is?" asked Delphin. "The two dwarves=
exclaimed "We touched it, then thought, please bring us to land! and =
it took us here. But we lost it, and the shiny book!" "If you giv=
e us the shiny book, we'll help you find the trident!" Delphin narrowe=
d his eyes. The dwarves didn't seem too trustworthy. However Delphin NEEDED=
that trident. "Fine. I'll go to Venice to find the book. When I have =
it, I'll tell you and you meet me back here with the trident. Remember, no =
trident, no trade." The dwarves exclaimed, "Deal!" Delphin s=
ighed. Another long swim through the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterra=
nean Sea to Italy. He said "Triton, the locations for Triptolemus's ba=
se is La Casa Nera, Calle Frezzeria. I'll meet you there and tell you what =
happened between me and the dwarves." "Ok, on my way to the locat=
ions you gave me." See you soon Delphin!" Delphin began his long =
swim to Italy. Back with Triton: After 4 full days of searching, Triton had=
no luck finding Triptolemus. Suddenly Delphin sent some locations and a me=
ssage saying he was swimming back towards Italy. Triton decided to scout th=
e locations Delphin gave him, so that they would be prepared to meet Tripto=
lemus and in case if anything bad happened. The next morning, Delphin final=
ly made it to Italy. After Delphin had a long rest, they knocked on the doo=
r where Triptolemus was supposed to be according to the dwarves. Delphin ha=
d told Triton everything about what had</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/redefined-startles/2e25B23u95YH86_12H66a4xRgacby40fhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47PQhoSem7SrxqW106J3PMsv">happened. "But if we don't give Triptolemus the book, how w=
ill we</a> bargain for information on the trident's whereabouts? I don't tr=
ust the dwarves, and I know you don't either." Delphin said, "Thi=
s is out best bet." Suddenly Triptolemus answered. "Who is it?&qu=
ot; he asked, looking at Triton and Delphin. "Permission to enter plea=
se?" asked Triton. "Granted!" said Triptolemus, looking a bi=
t confused. Triton sat down and showed him the book. Triptolemus went from =
confused, to surprised, to grateful. "Thank you!" said Triptolemu=
s. "How did you get this from those nasty dwarves?" "We barg=
ained for it." lied Delphin. "Ok, so anyway, what can I do for yo=
u?" "Do you know where Poseidon's trident is?" asked Triton.=
"Oh, I know." said Triptolemus. "Those pesky dwarves stole =
it. I saw it dangling from one of their pouches." "No, the dwarve=
s don't have it anymore." admitted Delphin. "Can you help us loca=
te, please?" asked Triton. "Why, sure!" Triptolemus answered=
Then suddenly looked confused. "It's supposed to be right here?"=
; He said confusingly. Then the dwarves busted in, Passalos tossed the trid=
ent to Triton, while Akmon snatched the book out of Triptolemus's hands. &q=
uot;GIVE ME MY BOOK!" shouted Triptolemus. "You." he snarled=
at Triton and Delphin. "You've been working w<a style=3D"color: #ffff=
ff;" href=3D"http://www.mybenefotshome.com/9ad6SG2V395H8K6z11u66a5LQacbt40Ahbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47KQhoSem7ll1L0Mi5AO3sv/Turing-Waltham">ith those nasty dwarves!" Triton and Delphin =
made a break with the trident, but the Ttiprolemus's chairot blocked the wa=
y. Triptolemus himself however, was too busy chasing the dwarves to care ab=
out Triton and Delphin anymore. "Your welcome!" shouted Akmon fro=
m a distance away. Triton stabbed one of the snakes from the chariot, and t=
he chariot veered away, and Triton and Delphin both jumped into the Mediter=
ranean Sea, and swam away. They reached Poseidon's palace, but it was pure =
chaos. However, Poseidon was renewed with joy when he saw his trident. He r=
aised it up and said "PEACE TO THE SEAS, FOR I HAVE FOUND JOY, BECAUSE=
MY TRIDENT HAS BEEN FOUND!" On the steps of Poseidon's palace, Triton=
and Delphin received one last message from the dwarves. Hey, Passalos and =
Akmon here! We escaped the wrath of Triptolemus with our new shiny book! Bu=
t we have one more confession to make, especially to Delphin. We didn't los=
e the trident, we just hid it on a nearby ship so you wouldn't find it, and=
so we could get out book back. When we found out you were going to Venice =
to see Triptolemus, we assumed you already had the book there. So we follow=
ed you on the ship we stored the trident with. Thanks for the shiny book, a=
nd if you ever need a pair of thieving dwarves, you know who to find! From =
Passalos and Akmon.</a></span></p>=20
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t?" Jacob blinked and rubbed his eyes childishly. The horse did not di=
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terious and made Jacob curious. Jacob gathered all his courage and asked,</=
a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/barbiturates-regarded/2e25k2D395I_Z8610N66a6Kacbz40qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47aQhoSem6q1zwk05bUsvk">"Why do you need it?" The horse neighed impatiently an=
d lashed its tail.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/barbiturates-regarded/2e25k2D395I_Z8610N66a6Kacbz40qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47aQhoSem6q1zwk05bUsvk">"To save the herd. You wouldn't understand. Give me the sto=
ne." The horse growled.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/barbiturates-regarded/2e25k2D395I_Z8610N66a6Kacbz40qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47aQhoSem6q1zwk05bUsvk">"I can help!" Jacob protested, "Just give me a mi=
nute!"</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/barbiturates-regarded/2e25k2D395I_Z8610N66a6Kacbz40qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47aQhoSem6q1zwk05bUsvk">"I don't <em>have </em>a minute. Besides, my brot=
her would burn you to ashes in a second." The horse made a neigh that =
sounded oddly like a sigh. "Fine. Hurry up."</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/barbiturates-regarded/2e25k2D395I_Z8610N66a6Kacbz40qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47aQhoSem6q1zwk05bUsvk">"Hold your horses!" Jacob joked, slipping on a pair of=
sneakers and a jacket. He put the stone in his pocket and wondered for a m=
oment if he'd need his swimsuit. He decided against it and dashed out the f=
ront door onto the beach, running as fast as he could toward the dripping h=
orse. When Jacob got closer, he realized that the water dripping off of the=
horse was as bright and dazzling as liquid crystals. The horses tail and m=
ane, Jacob also noticed, were made of crystal-like water that defied gravit=
y. The horse looked Jacob over with a bored expression and then crouched lo=
w enough for Jacob to get on it's back. Jacob swung his leg over the horse =
and braced himself for some sort of magical teleportation, but the horse ju=
st dove headfirst into the freezing ocean water.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/barbiturates-regarded/2e25k2D395I_Z8610N66a6Kacbz40qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47aQhoSem6q1zwk05bUsvk">Jacob discovered that while he was on the horse, he could breath=
e just fine, as if he had gills like the horses'. The horse was also swimmi=
ng at impossibly fast speeds, sending fish flying through the water. Right =
when Jacob might puke, the horse stopped and spun in the water three times =
and</a> the entire setting changed. They were now inside of what looked lik=
e a volcano. About a dozen dogs made of ash and coal turned their heads tow=
ard the newcomers, the dogs eyes burning lava. A hissing was coming from th=
e middle of the pack of dogs. It was another horse, this one was the opposi=
te of the water horse, it's coat was jet black with streaks of intertwining=
orange and red. It's mane and tail were flaming and it's eyes were coal-bl=
ack and forbidding. The horse hissed again, like a snake. As Jacob was look=
ing over the Fire horse, he noticed the stone on the horse's chest. It was =
a black rock with veins of lava and a flame of fire engraved on it. The fir=
e horse touched it's muzzle to the rock and said in a raspy voice,</span></=
p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">"Brother,"</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">The coal dogs growled as the water hor=
se ran one of his front hooves over his empty chest where the water stone s=
hould be. Jacob grabbed the water stone and laid it against the water horse=
's chest where it snapped into place and immediately veins of crystal water=
shot across the horse.</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/redefined-startles/1026a2I3W95SG86T10r66a7_acbp40Qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47qQhoSem6uG10yQ6QOsX0v">"Enough of this." The water horse spat. Flicking his t=
ail. "This volcano used to be water. <em>You</em> used to be=
a water horse, until the black dogs." The fire horse just hissed agai=
n in a kind of chuckle.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/redefined-startles/1026a2I3W95SG86T10r66a7_acbp40Qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47qQhoSem6uG10yQ6QOsX0v">"Things can change." The fire horse rasped. Scraping o=
ne of his front hooves against the rock beneath him. "Let's talk about=
<em>your </em>little friend."</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/redefined-startles/1026a2I3W95SG86T10r66a7_acbp40Qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47qQhoSem6uG10yQ6QOsX0v">The water horse scowled.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/redefined-startles/1026a2I3W95SG86T10r66a7_acbp40Qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47qQhoSem6uG10yQ6QOsX0v">"He is not 'my little friend' I just met him today, only be=
cause he had the water stone and I needed it."</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/redefined-startles/1026a2I3W95SG86T10r66a7_acbp40Qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47qQhoSem6uG10yQ6QOsX0v">"Of course. Because you lost your own stone." The fire=
horse mused.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/redefined-startles/1026a2I3W95SG86T10r66a7_acbp40Qhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47qQhoSem6uG10yQ6QOsX0v">A black coal dog bolted at Jacob, slicing its claws neatly acros=
s his left arm. The injury burned and any blood turned immediately to ash. =
Jacob yelped in pain and surprise and</a> dodged another attack. The water =
horse sprang into action and swept its tail across the dog's muzzle where t=
he coal dog fell and evaporated into a harmless mist.</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">"Stop them!" The water horse=
shouted at the fire one.</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">"I can't." The fire horse sa=
id. "I don't control them." Then, one by one, the dogs attacked, =
ripping at them with their claws and launching at them, jaws open. Jacob le=
apt back as a black dog narrowly missed him. Jacob gasped breathlessly as t=
he last dog launched himself at the water horse where, at the horse's touch=
, it evaporated just like the first. The fire horse galloped at them, strai=
ght for Jacob. Jacob was frozen in place, suddenly unable to move. With one=
, swift move the fire horse leapt into the air and was about to land its sc=
orching-hot hooves on top of Jacob when he involuntary stuck his arm up and=
snatched the fire stone from off the fire horse's chest while he was still=
in midair. The horse froze in time and shifted, hair by hair, into a water=
horse identical to the one standing beside Jacob. The new not-fire horse t=
wisted in midair and landed neatly beside the original water horse.</span><=
/p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/Tuttle-guilty/e046a2wq395RjY8610Q66a8ZacbR40ohbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47vQhoSem7f1Zp0Nk6Q2MTsv">"H-how..." Jacob stuttered, watching the fire stone tu=
rn to ashes in his hands.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/Tuttle-guilty/e046a2wq395RjY8610Q66a8ZacbR40ohbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47vQhoSem7f1Zp0Nk6Q2MTsv">"Is now the time to say 'I told you so'?" The water ho=
rse asked the not-fire horse, who shot him a 'oh-FINE' look. Jacob dropped =
the ashes of the fire stone onto the volcanic floor. The volcano rumbled an=
d a small river of lava shot from one of the walls.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.mybenefotshome.com/Tuttle-guilty/e046a2wq395RjY8610Q66a8ZacbR40ohbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47vQhoSem7f1Zp0Nk6Q2MTsv">"Can we do the amazing family reunion <em>outside?&quo=
t; </em>The not-fire horse said. "The volcano is about to erupt.&=
quot; Jacob swung himself onto the not-fire horse and the three darted from=
the volcano, leap</a>ing into the river outside and swimming again at the =
impossibly-fast pace. Then, this time only spinning once, they teleported b=
ack to Jacob's house and the familiar beach.</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">"Thank you." The water horse=
said, bowing his head. Jacob nodded, startled into silence. The two horses=
leapt back into the water and their shadows beneath the surface faded away=
Jacob wandered back into his bed and laid down, staring out the window at=
the gleaming stars above. <em>This must be the most epic dream, =
</em>Jacob thought to himself, <em>Or the best day of my life.</em></s=
pan></p>=20
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