xiouslytowardstheirunforeseenfuture,theysaidtheirgoodbyes,wishedeachotherludiablyshedafewpartingtears.AishastoodatthefrontdoorseeingthebeautiesoffonebyoilonlysheandDornawereleft.

    “Wherewillyougo,Dorna?”sheasked.

    “Idon’tknow…Sinceeveryoneisgone,Ihadbetterbegoingtoo”repliedDorna.

    “Ifyouhaven’tanyspecialdestinationyouwanttogoto,youhadbetterstickwithme”saidAisha,whokhatthenaughtygirlwasatroublemakerandmightgetintoallkindsofmessesifpletelyonherown,soforherownpeaindshedecidedtokeepDornawithher.So,thetwoofthemlefttogether,thestoodepart.

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    Anarcoflightfshedovertheblueskies,tracesleftbyKingDimitriandhisenteastheyhasteowardstheKingdomofDreams.KnowiastrophethathadhappenedinhisKingdom,KingDimitriwasihurrytogettothosebeautifundserenekes,hillsandmountainsthatwerenowthreatenedbyhisenemies.Butnotbeingabletogetthereinananosed,hecouldonlytravesfastashecould.penedwasthis.DeannawasinthekehelpingCyclopswiththeHerculeantaskofpushingthegoldpacestepbysteptowardsnd.Thetaskwasalmostpleted.Thegoldpacehadmostlyemergedfromthewater,withonlyaboutasmallpartstillleftier.DeannalookedtowardsndahetorcheslightingupGiantMountain.Thedawnwasabouttobreakandthousandsofmightywarriors,strippedoftheiruppergarmentswereshoutingloudlyandrhythmicallyinunisonastheypulledwithalltheirmightontheropesthatweretiedaroundthegoldpace,pullingitinchbyinchupthehill.Thesoundoftheirunitedroarsastheyexertedtheirutmosteffortechoedinthehillsandmountains.Afterawhile,thunderouscheersburstforthfromtheonlookersandresouhesurroundihegoldpacehadepletelyoutoftheushedbythesuperhumahofCyclopsandwasbeingpulleduptheslopeofGiantMountain!DeannasawthatherworkhereasCyclops’assistantwasdone;soshedivedagaintothebottomofthekeandbeganseargamidthewhitesands.WhilehelpingCyclopsonhistasktogetthegoldpaceoutoftheke,shehadseenpreciousjewelryandtreasures,halfrevealedandhalfburiediwhitesandatthebottomofthekeaheyusedtobelongthebeauties.Deannathoughtitwasawastetoletthemliethereuhekeanddecidedtogatherthemupandtakethembad.Shealsosawtherewerelotsofhugeksoldscatteredaboutaheywerepiecesthathadbeenbrokenofffromthemoreprotrudingpartsofthepaceduringthehurrieandtsunamiwhenthegoldpacetoppleddownintotheke.ersofthepacehadbeeroyedonitsdestdownthehillintotheke,butthemainpartofthegoldpacehadbasicallyremaiactwithouttoomuchdestru.DeannasawthattheseksofgoldweretooheavyforhertocarryanddecidedthatshewouldteronatasuitabletimeseekthehelpofMedusaandmagicHorseLightningtoairliftthemoutsotheycouldbeusedtofixthebrokenpartsofthepace.Thinkingso,sheturnedbacktothetaskshehadsetforherselfandbeganrifflingthroughthesoft,whitesandgatheringupthelostpreciousjewelryandothertreasures.Deannawasinthehabitoftyingonamedium-sizedleatherpoucharoundherhipswhediving.Iwereafewrgeroundpearlsshehadacquiredpreviouslyinanotherpartoftheke.Nowsheaddedinthejewelryandtreasuresshehadgathered.SoonthepouchwasfilledtocapacityandDeannadecidedtogettondandputthetreasuressomewherebeforeingbacktolookformore.WhensheresurfadlookedtiantMountain,shewasshockedtoseeaseofbloodyba

xiouslytowardstheirunforeseenfuture,theysaidtheirgoodbyes,wishedeachotherludiablyshedafewpartingtears.AishastoodatthefrontdoorseeingthebeautiesoffonebyoilonlysheandDornawereleft.

    “Wherewillyougo,Dorna?”sheasked.

    “Idon’tknow…Sinceeveryoneisgone,Ihadbetterbegoingtoo”repliedDorna.

    “Ifyouhaven’tanyspecialdestinationyouwanttogoto,youhadbetterstickwithme”saidAisha,whokhatthenaughtygirlwasatroublemakerandmightgetintoallkindsofmessesifpletelyonherown,soforherownpeaindshedecidedtokeepDornawithher.So,thetwoofthemlefttogether,thestoodepart.

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    Anarcoflightfshedovertheblueskies,tracesleftbyKingDimitriandhisenteastheyhasteowardstheKingdomofDreams.KnowiastrophethathadhappenedinhisKingdom,KingDimitriwasihurrytogettothosebeautifundserenekes,hillsandmountainsthatwerenowthreatenedbyhisenemies.Butnotbeingabletogetthereinananosed,hecouldonlytravesfastashecould.penedwasthis.DeannawasinthekehelpingCyclopswiththeHerculeantaskofpushingthegoldpacestepbysteptowardsnd.Thetaskwasalmostpleted.Thegoldpacehadmostlyemergedfromthewater,withonlyaboutasmallpartstillleftier.DeannalookedtowardsndahetorcheslightingupGiantMountain.Thedawnwasabouttobreakandthousandsofmightywarriors,strippedoftheiruppergarmentswereshoutingloudlyandrhythmicallyinunisonastheypulledwithalltheirmightontheropesthatweretiedaroundthegoldpace,pullingitinchbyinchupthehill.Thesoundoftheirunitedroarsastheyexertedtheirutmosteffortechoedinthehillsandmountains.Afterawhile,thunderouscheersburstforthfromtheonlookersandresouhesurroundihegoldpacehadepletelyoutoftheushedbythesuperhumahofCyclopsandwasbeingpulleduptheslopeofGiantMountain!DeannasawthatherworkhereasCyclops’assistantwasdone;soshedivedagaintothebottomofthekeandbeganseargamidthewhitesands.WhilehelpingCyclopsonhistasktogetthegoldpaceoutoftheke,shehadseenpreciousjewelryandtreasures,halfrevealedandhalfburiediwhitesandatthebottomofthekeaheyusedtobelongthebeauties.Deannathoughtitwasawastetoletthemliethereuhekeanddecidedtogatherthemupandtakethembad.Shealsosawtherewerelotsofhugeksoldscatteredaboutaheywerepiecesthathadbeenbrokenofffromthemoreprotrudingpartsofthepaceduringthehurrieandtsunamiwhenthegoldpacetoppleddownintotheke.ersofthepacehadbeeroyedonitsdestdownthehillintotheke,butthemainpartofthegoldpacehadbasicallyremaiactwithouttoomuchdestru.DeannasawthattheseksofgoldweretooheavyforhertocarryanddecidedthatshewouldteronatasuitabletimeseekthehelpofMedusaandmagicHorseLightningtoairliftthemoutsotheycouldbeusedtofixthebrokenpartsofthepace.Thinkingso,sheturnedbacktothetaskshehadsetforherselfandbeganrifflingthroughthesoft,whitesandgatheringupthelostpreciousjewelryandothertreasures.Deannawasinthehabitoftyingonamedium-sizedleatherpoucharoundherhipswhediving.Iwereafewrgeroundpearlsshehadacquiredpreviouslyinanotherpartoftheke.Nowsheaddedinthejewelryandtreasuresshehadgathered.SoonthepouchwasfilledtocapacityandDeannadecidedtogettondandputthetreasuressomewherebeforeingbacktolookformore.WhensheresurfadlookedtiantMountain,shewasshockedtoseeaseofbloodyba