Glinda
The mysterious man roughly swung my cage into a dark, rocky cave. There were jagged rocks everywhere, and water dripped down from limestone. You could smell the distant smell of revolting guano and bats. When we were a fair distance away from the mouth, the man put me down. We were stopped in front of a cauldron. He lit the wood easily.
"I ran out of special ingredients, for my cupcakes." The man said gruffly. He appeared to be a very old man, with sprouts of gray hair.
"W-what special ingredient?" I asked anxiously.
"You~!" The man cackled. He began to add steamed water and black powder.
I shook the rusty bars. "Let me out~!"
The man revealed rotten teeth. "Dearie, you can't be like that..."
I suddenly saw a faint glow from Artemis' ring. I stared at it. Artemis was with me, I just knew it! "Why can't I?" I asked, raising my voice. "Why-"
"That would be disobeying my orders... and that would kill my poor cupcakes."
I heard only the fire crackling, and sparks flew out. The man hurriedly stirred the pot, and the large cloud of steam decreased. He continued to add the black powder.
I hesitated. "Who gave you the orders?"
"...The Mistress, Gaia."
An awkward silence followed.
"Gaia?" I asked in a small voice. "The earth wanted to kill me?"
The old man's solemn eyes darkened. "If you want to get out, get out!"
The old man passed me a key. I stared at it's design. It was twisted, and glowed ominously. I jingled at the lock, pushed, but nothing happened.
"Wha-?"
The old man only shook his head. "I'm sorry. Only the starfish and owl can free you. Gaia must have enchanted the key. Key-limes and pickled eggs, my soft heart!" The old man just stared at me. "I'm sorry~."
The mouth shut with a clump of rocks and vampire bats lunged at me from the shadows. As they charged, and the man holding a knife, a tear rolled down my cheek.
I was ready to kiss my life good-bye.
"What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better." Wendell Phillips
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