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My Journey.... Chapter 1

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Ok, just letting you know, this story was made in AIM and will remain in that format.... Sorry... It came about from my friend saying, "*wake up ...... the matrix has you.....follow the white rabbit ....................lol"
I continued the story from there....

*Reading a sign..... "Follow the yellow glass squirel" Hmm.... I wonder what that means...... Oh... I see a yellow brick toad.... that sounds familiar... I'll follow that instead.... heh heh heh...*
*The toad has led me to a witch's hut. As I enter, I see a nice looking old lady making cookies.... *
Lady:Well, that was rude, not knocking and all....
*I go back outside and knock on the door.*
Lady: Hello? Ohhhhh! A sweet little child. Come in, Come in...
Me: Um no thank you.
*I run away and come to a fishing shack at the side of a lake.....*
*At the fishing shack, I knock on the door....*
Scary guy with a fish eating his head: (Refered to as guy from now on) Go Away! Can't you see I'm busy???
Me: Um...... *Pulls a pink rubber worm out of pocket. The fish jumps off of the guy and eats it.... then spits it out and falls asleep*
Guy: Thank you! Here is a reward for helping me!!!! *He hands me a golden hook..... with a leech on it.... *
Me: Um... Thanks I guess.... *Ewe....*
*I continue on my journey and I come to a forest. I walk in.......
It is really dark and I can barely see. I call apon the spirits of the woods to light my way.... and they do.*
Me: La di di da!!!!!
Lady: How dare you run away! I will make you into a meercat for that!!!!!
Me: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! *breath* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
*I manage to throw the golden hook at her. The leech bites her and sucks out all of the evilness.... *
Lady:Ohhhh.... Oh my. Where am I??
Me: You are in the forest and you were and evil witch...
Lady: I am evil no longer! Thank you.
Lady: For a reward, I will give you my powers so evil shall no longer be able to corupt me!!!!
Me:Awe... you don't have to...
*with out a word, she transfers all of her powers to me and shrivels into a delicate and glowing flower... I pick it, put it in my hair, and go on my way.....*
*I make it out of the forest and I come to a valley... There is a sign up ahead. It says: BEWARE!!!! PORCUPINES OF REIIIKI ARE ABOUT!!!!!! I ignore it because I have no idea what reiiiki is..... I get to a bridge and there is a guard...*
Guard: Thou shalt not pass!!!!
Me: Why not?
Guard: Thou shalt not pass!!!!!!!!
Me: .......... Who or what is reiiiki????
Guard: thou shalt not pass!!!!!!!!!!!!
*To me, the guard sounds a bit..... mechanical.... hmmmmmmmm..... I use my magic to make a big magnet. I put it on the back of his head. He shorts and then falls over. Another guard comes from behind a rock. *
Other guard: You are a wise young one. You may have my blessings to pass, but beware of Reiiiki and his porcupines!!!!!
Me: ..... Who is Reiiiki????
O. Guard: thou Shall find out if you continue your journey.....
Me:..... *sob, I cross over the bridge and look down to see thousands of green porcupines.....*

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