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PROLUGEOrange County Hospital, CaliforniaSay hello to your new baby boy, Lani, DelaniRichardsons nurse

announced. Delani took the baby from the nurses arms.

Tim, Delani began, What do you think we should name this baby?Ricky. Ricky Richardson. Dont you like the sound of that? Timothy

Richardson asked, pleased.Yes, I do like it. Delani gave Ricky back to the nurse and started to sign

the post-partumpapers. Whats this? There was some script on the bottom ofthe form, Latin. Good thing I took Latin in college! So,Lego is scriptor , captusaback , nomen Vetus Veneficus , vos vadum sumo , planto an Insula , pro totuscreatura ut sileo, That means, Read this script, taken aback, The name Old

Wizard, you shall choose, make an island, for all creatures to rest.Oh, theressomething else.Aback 30000 vos mos vado , venator per vestri diligo ones , inInsula of Acardia. Ooh, those shady Central Americans- AHHHHH! WhileDelani was reading those words, light had begun to envelope her. Things aroundher changed, devolved 30000 years. The bed she was on became a mat of reeds,her IV turned into a young palm tree. Her husband, who had went out to buysome more baby things, disappeared. The Latin at the bottom of that form was acurse planted by the Watchers for a bigger plan.

The Institute for Planetary ResearchHarry Heatherman, world famous astronomer, sat at his desk, tinkering

with a large, circular machine. All those scientists who ridiculed me will bitetheir tongues when I am finished with this machine! Harry said to himself.Heatherman had been given a 20 trillion dollar grant to work on a machine thatlet the viewer look into other worlds, other dimensions. But he had hit a slump inhis project. The slump: 17 pounds of anti-matter. NASA declined his asking ofthem sending aprobe to get the stuff. He had to make do with what he had. Imso close to making history- ah, ah, ah, achooo! Heatherman sneezed on one of

the wires. The phlegm worked against the 560000000 volts of electricitycoursing through that wire. Suddenly, the empty space in the middle of themachine sparked and a black portal filled the space, slowly spinning. Thats it!Phlegm! He quickly swabbed his nose and planted the mucus all over any openwires. A small earthquake inside the office tore the machine apart and a blackhole filled Harry Heathermans office. AAAAAHHHHHH He was sucked


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Ethiopia, Africa, 1922In your next life, you will still be African, Tariku, so will you Naki. But

you will be from Nigeria. Menelik, Tariku and NakisFF, Friend Forever,informed him. Tariku and Naki, Watchers, were near their time of Reincarnation.

Will our names still be the same, FF? Naki inquired.Yes, they willbe, but, as always, you will not know that you are a

Watcher until a very desperate time. Menelik turned to Tariku. How long isyour celestial hibernation?

72 years, Menelik. Will your spirit look out for me when I amreincarnated?

I will be both yours and Nakis friends in your next life. Naki huggedMenelik and Tariku did the same.Menelik, our Friend Forever, Naki was crying.Do not cry, little one, I willbe your FF in your next life, you just have to

find me. Now sleep Menelik watched as Tariku and Naki went into celestialhibernation. He then ripped his spirit in two, one half for Tariku, one half forNaki. He let his spirits go, watching them flutter into the wind like angelicbutterflies. Meneliks body fell to the ground, as dust.

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TARIKUWho wants to share their story next? Mrs. Crenshaw, our English

Teacher, asked. Wed been writing fantasy stories in her class for the last coupleof weeks.

I would! I called out.Okay, Tariku, come up to the front of the class and share.

As I walked up to the front, my friend J.P pepped me up.Good luck, dude. J.P whispered.Thanks. I said.I got up to the front of the room, cleared my throat and began.

There is a place not known to man, or beast of Earth. It is an island in anocean in a different dimension, created by a Wizard 30000 years ago who didntlike seeing monsters treated the way they were. This island is called: Acardia. Ihad everyone, including the teacher, captivated. I continued.

Acardia is the home to populations of the monsters you wet youre bedhearing about, Bogeymen, Yowies, abominable snowmen, just to name a few.But there aregoodmonsters, too. Dragons, Griffins, and Fairies, all the like. Allmythical creatures rested in peace, but recently, the evil monsters of Acardiaconspired to eliminate the good monsters and have Acardia all to themselves. Ismiled; everyone was on the edge of their seats to find out what happens next.

What happens next, Tariku? Cole McCandless asked.Im gettingto that. I said. I continued.The evil monsters first plan was to kidnap all the good monsters

offspring and kill them, but that didnt work. The good monsters saw this as anact of war. The good monsters declared battle. Ever since, Acardia has been afrontline. Now that Ive covered what happened in Acardia, Ill tell you about theElite. Some muffled snickers rang out. I breathed in sharply and continued.

The Elite was an army created to keep the monsters in check. After a bigblow to the side of the good monsters, The Old Wizard, the woman who createdAcardia, gave 300 girls the power to morph, or shapeshift. The Elite became likewardens of Arcadia. This power helped maintain some levels of peace. But as SirIsaac Newton said, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.Some rivals of the Elite that supported the evil monsters created their own force,


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Chaos. The Elite and Chaos battled for ages, neither side gaining no ground.Im not finished. A scientist who approved of the evil monster

prevailing created these Petri dish monsters called Tots; Terrible Omen ( means monster in Greek). The scientist, named Dr. Biggs, couldnt

control the monsters, so he called on the Elite to help him. It was a trap. But theElite prevailed in the surprise attack.

The Elite decided to keep destroying the Tots, since their size andstrength rivaled even the strongest monster, a mountain Giant. Id tell you more,but Im not finished with the story yet. I concluded my story.

As this story unfolded 30000 years agoThe Old Wizard sensed an unknown watcher speaking about a fantastical

haven for monsters in a different dimension 30000 years from the time she wasin. If the Watcher wants a haven for monsters, it shall be so. The Old Wizardsaid to herself, beginning to create the world the Watcher asked for.

The 10thdimension, unknown locationAn island bubbled up out of the vast, unpopulated ocean. Mountains and

valleys took shape, contouring to every monsters need. Jungles and forests grewlike a nature video in fast forward. Tundras and deserts rolled in, thetemperature keeping a constant rate. Coral reefs and trenches filled thesurrounding ocean and a wide straight cut through the two halves of the island,separating them. The monsters just appeared there, on the island, acting likenothing had happened to them. 300 female warriors appeared on the island too, tokeep the monsters in check. And on the seventh day, God rested, the OldWizard chuckled.

Tarikus class, present dayAw, man Tariku! Make up some stuff!

Yeah, youre the best storyteller in theschool!Tariku, Tariku!!I smiled broadly; I had fans. All right, class, settle down, and let our story

master rest. Mrs. Crenshaw sounded reluctant when she asked me to sit down; Iwas the master storyteller. The bell rang, funny; I was saved by the bell. As Iwalked out of the classroom, I nearly choked on the water I was sipping. There,


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seemingly having grown from my story was a fairy. She sent me a thoughtmessage:

Tariku, its about to get much worse.


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Dude, Tariku that was a killer story today! Joe Perry congratulated me.I didnt answer; I was too shaken up from the days events. Throughout the restof the school, miniature versions of monsters I had mentioned in my story hadbeen popping up everywhere, giving me the same message: Tariku, its about toget much worse. Tariku? Tariku? Tariku!I asked if you were okay.

What, oh, yeah J.P, Im okay.Are you sure, you kinda left earth for a bit.No, no, Im totally focused.

Really, cause you died in the first tenseconds ofAttack of the Tots.We had been playing a new game J.P had bought. Not only am I a storymaster, but a video game master as well.

Wait, did you sayAttack of the Tots?! I exclaimed.Yeah, why?Where did you get this game? My voice quavered as I came upon a

conclusion.This new store called Portl. It like, appeared in front of the game I was

about to buy.J.P, I began slowly, I have two things to tell you.

What?One- Portl is Czech forportal.Two- I told him about my visions after I

finished reading my story in English. Put two and two together, Joe. I waitedfor that to sink in. It did, and he screamed like a schoolgirl when it happened.

Ive got to get that disc out of the Xbox! J.P yelled. He lunged for theXbox, but was thrown back behind the love seat by an energy field surroundingit. Suddenly, an arc of lightning flew from the Xboxs disc slot and onto the

couch we were sitting on. A faint humming from under the couch was heard.Is it over? J.P asked from behind the love seat.I dont know, but I think the disc is under the couch. Come here and help

me push the couch over. I said. J.P reluctantly slinked over beside me. Thehumming had gotten louder. On my count. I said. 123! We shoved thecouch aside and blinding white light filled the room. I felt as if I was being ripped


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apart, cell by cell. I was rearranged in an infinite amount of shapes. Darkness


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TarikuI sat up groggily, my head aching from the sensation of being

reassembled.Where are we? Asked J.P.Apparently, this guy cant stay down for too

long.I dont, wait- remember my story this morning? I think were in

Acardia! I said.I think you hit your head too hard, buddy. J.P jokingly dabbed my head

with his shirt. Suddenly, he gasped. Tariku, turn around- slowly. I twistedaround and yelled.

WHAT IS THAT!!? I yelled.GODZILLA!!!!! J.P screamed back. This Godzilla had two heads, sixarms, and shaggy fur.

Sorry, 6thgrade, create a monster and write a one page story about it.Hey, I participate very ingeniously.

You are not making this any easier, Tariku. J.P is something of ascaredy- cat.

We have to sneak-I said.J.P added, literally breaking out into a cold sweat

by the thought of facing the beast.I asked.J.P said.I said.I screamed at the top of my mind, I guess, The furry Godzilla parted in half, revealing a giant Cyclopes resting on a

gate.Your turn J.P, control the Cyclopes, I said.I know, I created him the day you created Mr. Godzilla over there.J.P thought-screamed. He

sat down; we climbed up and jumped down, and gazed in awe:


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There were HUGE forest dragons grazing in the Bluegrass. When we hitthe ground, the biggest dragon started to run. And the other dragons followed.

Is Tariku thatugly? J.P asked, a big stupid grin on his face.It takes one to know one, Joe.

That little verbal fracas aside, J.P and I saw the closest dragon and clamber on. Itran about Mach 5. At that moment we saw what the dragons were running from:a herd of Yowies.

AHHHHHHHHHH! J.P and I screamedin terror. I realized something.J.P, focus on the Yowies disappearing! I yelled at him, since the wind wasripping my words out of the air.

Are you crazy?! Thatll never work!

I created this world, trust me!We concentrated very hard, and one by one, the Yowies disappeared.Touch, Tariku, touch. J.P said to me after the last Yowie evaporated.YOU HAVE SAVED US FROM THE YOWIES! said a booming

voice. We turned around; there was the biggest dragon weve ever seen! It hadtwo huge wings, golden scales, and an eighth mile long body.

It was mouth and teeth that made my jaw hit the floor. The mouth was asbig as my classroom, the teeth were almost 5 feet long. I guess he must have hada big brain and we looked a lot like hairless Yowies, because then the dragon tried to kill my ears with an ear shattering yell.

WHAT! NAKED YOWIES!The dragon boomed.This cannot be good. J.P gulped.I guess I forgot that Yowies are distant relatives of humans. I said

sheepishlyYOU THINK?HELP! We screamed, even though nobody was there to help.

ATAAAACK!!! The dragon screamed. We figured that he was theleader, because then thousands of Forest dragons came literally zooming towardsus. Dont just stand there idiot,RUN! I yelled at J.P. We ran and ran.

At nightfall I asked,Hey J.P, what was naked Yowie all about?Maybe he thought we shaved some fur answered J.P.


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Tariku, look. I rolled around and saw what he was pointing at:a streak of light shooting across the sky.

ALIENS!


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ALIENS,ALIENS! I screamed.I never saidIwasnt a scardey- cat.Tariku, concentrate, A voice said.Whytell me to concentrate now, of all times, conscience?One, Im not your conscience, two, because if you concentrate, you can

become an alien! J.P stepped out of the darkness as a Reptoid alien! I looked inthe water, and was the same thing!

I thought aloud.J.P grumbled in my head.

Then: TSEEEW!!!A laser beam shot me in the arm.WRA-AAA! the alien part of me screamed in pain; the aliens instinct

told me to shoot, so I did. My right hand transformed into a laser gun attached tomy wrist. Cool! I liked morphing.TSEEEW! I split the UFO in two, andReptoids came pouring out. A Reptoid lunged at me. I whirled around andchewed on his head. Two more thumped me on the head. J.P came from behindand knifed the Reptoids with his claws. I rolled under another Reptoid and itexploded as a mini heat seeker found another target. J.P, duck! I yelled. Hedropped to the ground as an enemy jumped over him and into the laser that wastrained on him. My eighth sense, seeing and hearing infrared sound, alerted methat something was going to fall on me. I rolled out of the way.BOOM!A bombexploded right next to me, creating a crater 50 feet deep. I said.

100 gruesome deaths later, the leader, who obviously fed off of hiscomrades life force, raised up his hand andfaintly said,

You have won...leave us be. And then hedied. The remaining Reptoids

sank down into to the ground and BOOM, exploded. Dirt clods flew.Um, cool? J.P asked. I ignored him, thinking. I was confused; I DID

NOT PUT ANY ALIENS IN MY JOURNAL. After we walked back to the lakeI thought, in my story I put: all mythical creatures rested in peace.

J.P, look out! I yelled, he rolled away and there, right before our eyes,was the King Killer the1st!


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Just like I thought! I screamed.He looked just like as I had created himfor: a character created to guard Acardia, an unstoppable force- if you dontknow how to stop him. The King Killer had two heads, four radioactive claws,REALLY bad breath with Oradai in it, and razor sharp feet!

MOMMY J.P screamed as he ducked from some acid from the claws.THIS OGHTA DO THE KILLER I yelped as I saw a large outcropping

of vertebrae on the monster.This is for the sake of me ever seeing another Indiana Jones movie,

AHHHHHHHH! At the last second, I jumped, over 100 ft.!J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-.P, t-u-urn i-i-it o-o-o-off! I yelled as the

monster tried to shake me off his back. J.P tip-toed around the monster, punchedthe notch, ran, and hid. I jumped off, and the monster fell .

Smooth. I told J.P sarcastically.Oh, you are sarcastic because I saved your life from our creation! J.Pyelled.

Sorry, I apologized,anyways, how did you know that if you punchedthe notch, itd die?

I saw some of your earlier drafts ofAcardiaand saw some sentences thatread: The only weak spot on theLassassinoha re, The King Killer, is a notch onhis back thats connected to his heart. If you were to punch the notch, it would cut

off blood circulation to the entire body, killing it.Nice!research. I was widely impressed at J.Ps courage.Later, back at the lake, I spilled the beans.Gee, J.P, I hate to tell you this, but you are actually Nasir. I said.What, why?! He screamed.Well, before I wroteAcardia, the story that got us into this mess, I wrote

a story explaining Nasirs disappearance! I explained.Wow, this just keeps getting better and better, doesnt it? J.P asked

sarcastically.

Well, it happened like this. And I told him the horrible way he becamehimself.


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After Nasir Bryant disappeared in the eighth grade, I wrote a story aboutit, giving it a Tariku spin on things. I told J.P the story as we returned to lookingat the stars, taking turns on alien-or-monster watch. It went like this:

One day,Nasir and I were walking along on the sidewalk, minding ourown business, when a portal opened beneath us and we found ourselves in theJurassic period. We came to a giant cave. We walked in for safety. A strangeNeanderthal living in the cave said he was waiting for us. Nasir, being the

smartest kid in class, like you, whispered to me that it would be impossible for aNeanderthal of this stature and obvious intelligence to be in the Jurassic period,but we went in anyway. He gave us some drinks. It looked like blood. Nasirdrank it because he was thirsty, but I didnt, I was suspicious. Then, it happened:I looked up from the drink just in time to see Nassir on the floor, choking. Theman had vanished. Patches of white skin ate his black pigments. Then his eyesturned gray, and Nasirshair became neck length, light-brown with a red streakon the side, and his jeans became shorts. POOF, standing right in front of me,you. I really should stop writing all these stories. Theyre starting to affect mylife.

Gee, you wereright Tariku. Sighed J.P.Before you congratulate me, duck, I said.Why? J.P asked.Because there is a Toklosh on a rock behind you with a club on your

head!! I screamed.Look out!! Screamed J.P.A 1, 564 troop Toklosh army circled us.

CONCENTRATE, C-O-N-C-E-N-T-R-A-T-E I thought. Then, out of nowhere,

came the heroines from all my stories back home, the Elite! BLAM! A girl fromthe team evaporated six Toklosh with a 6 barrel laser cannon.

Elites, ATA-A-A-CK!!!! someone screamed from the crowd. I figuredit was the leader. Then, the leader stepped out, and there, right before my eyeswas NAKI JULIANA ZELMORAI, MYSISTER!Great, now my stories areaffecting other peoples lives.


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What are you doing here, Naki?! I asked.Well, Iwon a secret election to become the Elite leader-I meant what you are doing in Acardia!Oh. Keeping the worldof Acardia free of evil monsters and war, said

Naki. By the way, some Jersey Devils are on top of you guys. We ducked,cause, you know.

After the Elites laid waste to the Toklosh army in the plain, we begin towalk back to camp. When we were walking back to the Elites camp, I told Naki,When we get home, you aresooo in trouble!

She said, Oh, yeah right!!For the leader for a near non- existent groupof heroines, Id thought she go all out on me.Then, she said, Elites, were goingto rest for the night. When I pitched up my tent, I saw J.P hitting on a cadet

named Grace. How do I know that? Her nametag. I walked over and whispered,You like Grace, dont you? I asked.How do you know? Asked J.P.Youresitting with her, Duh! I said. Then, I went back to my tent. The

next day, I saw Grace and J.P on the rock kissing.Grace and J.P sitting on rock, k-i-s-s-i-n-g! First its love, then its

marriage, then its the baby in the baby carriage! I teased.First of all, how old are you, six? Second, youre the one who likes

Asia! J.P pointed out.Right, I said sarcastically. But he was right; I did like Asia, not because

weve been in the same class since 6thgrade, but because shes different thanmost girls. Sorry, off topic, back to story.

I was wrong, Naki, I said to her when the troop walked on. You arentthe cause of us here.

Well, I wanted to warpback far enough to find out... Nakis voicetrailed off.

Uh Naki, in the west, look! I screamed. In the distance, the troop saw

15, 000 Motharas heading toward us.Put on your suits, thesebeauties can be nasty! said my sister. And the

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TARIKUA-T-A-A-A-A-A-A-ACK! Naki screamed.

These are temporary, boys: 10 shooters and suits, and hurry to put themon! said Grace and Asia. I like Asia. Sorry, off topic again. Back to the fight.

Oh, wow thanks we said.I heard Naki yell, 10 shooters start firing!! At that moment,we put on

the suits and followed.J.P, do you know how to shoot these guns? I asked him.Well, no.Im not the only smartest person in school who doesnt know

how topull a trigger! Said that nut sarcastically. I hate it when my karma comes

around. When I shot at a Mothara, it disintegrated!J.P, since youre the smartest in the school, what the heck justhappened? I asked. You are shooting Ytterbium acid, which is lethal toMotharas. J.P said.More karma. What did I ever do to J.P? Dont answer that.

Tariku, J.P began, I just figured since we can morph into anythinghere, we can turn into Godzilla! He said.

But before we do that we have to tell Naki before she kills us!!!I say,annoyed. Dangit, I just dished out karma.

I told Naki J.Ps plan, and she said sure, just as long we dont let the mindof the Klashiowa, Godzilla, take over. 10 minutes later we were on theKlemyow plain, thinking.

The first thing that changed was my size; I grew 300ft.Next, my spineexploded out of my back, forming a tail. My skin molded into scales. My punylittle hands and feet became gigantic claws. My head became reptilian.

I said to nut J.P.J.P asked. Finally, karmas

going back around.

I said proudly, he doesnt know how good itis to serve karma.

When we came to the beauties, we fired a radioactive beam at it.I said. J.P ducked as a lightning bolt flew from the wing

of a Mothara. I roared, and then clawed at one of the colossal Motharas.J.P yelled as a mist of lethal gas floated from the colossal


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moths mouth.Wow, not thatkind of gas.I screamed. J.P muttered.

We ran to the ocean in two long strides. We sucked up some water andcame back.

I scream. We blew; and the Motharas get drenched antennaeto thorax and drop to the ground.

J.P whimpered. Yes, it was the leader, and it wasHUGE! It had armor like a beetle, and claws like Giganotosaurus!

J.P boomed.We ran back to the ocean.

we said.ROWWWWR!!!!! We roared and The Loch Ness Monster becameagitated, stirred up the ocean and created a little tsunami. Then, KA-BOOM! Weheard that sound, we knew that sound, and it was Levithan! He stirred up theocean, belched, and KA-BOOM! KA-BOOM! He made a big tsunami! Then, weheard the monstrous crackle of a thundercloud. The three-headed Kraken swamup to the surface of the ocean. They really stirred up the ocean and BOOM! Theycreated a MEGA-tsunami that became a cat.5 hurricane because of the heat.

we screamed.We were fast, but the water was faster.J.P yelled.I scream. This was really not the time to fantasize.J.P was

crying now, and still running at 500mph!I screamed. He couldnt see because he was running so

fast, he was a blur.AND J.P COULDNT SEE!!!J.P asked.

Wow,that portal was inappropriately placed.

But J.P didnt listen. He ran right in it!I screamed. The troop came over to me.Whats up? My sister asked.


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so fast!>I answered.What, J.P,WAAAAAH Grace was pouring tears like a baby.Really a bad time to say that! Naki screamed.anyways, Ricky, how

fast can you get us a portal traveling ship?

How fast do you want it? Ricky asked.NOW!Ricky returned .00008 seconds later with a good sized portal traveler.

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Grace, snap out of it!! Naki snapped at a crying Grace.So just where are we? I asked when I demorphed to human.In the Death star 500 years in the future- Naki stopped in midsentence

and yelled,There he is-Grace, what in the name of all things are you doing?! Grace

snapped at her,Saving my love!I sighed, Oh great, she was so crazy about that nut-

I stopped, Look out, asteroid! Naki steered the ship and clank! We hitJ.P.J.P, morph back! Grace yelled.J.P said as he morphed back. He floated into the ship,

then... J.P and Grace kissed.I, uh, need to puke guys, that was disgusting! Exclaimed Ricky, our

Elite engineer.B-But I love him! Grace said. RAAAA! She roared and suddenly went

CUCKOO!She ran around in circles, kissed J.P, and went unconscious.Whattheheck just happened?! I asked.She just had a bad case of cuckoo! Naki answered.I, Im dizz Grace woke up and held J.Ps gaze for a few seconds

before going unconscious again.Nooooooooooooooooooo! J.P yelled. Then he got knocked out cold.When we got back to the island, they woke up.What happened?! J.P and Grace asked holding each other, shivering

and crying.

You got knocked out because of each other. I answered.Okay, they said.


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Two days later, after the portal incident, we came to a vast jewel filledvalley.

Where are we?! The troop asked as they hungrily came closer to thevalley.

The nest of uh...150,000,000 Griffins. I said sternly.Griffin! Shocked murmurs shot out of the crowd. whats a Griffin?

they asked, unaware.A Griffin is a cross between an eagle and a lion, Elites, I said,

Its rare that they-look out! The Elites duckedas a giant Griffin swooped down.J.P! Grace screamed as he was carried away.Why do these things always happens to me! J.P yelled as he was carried

away. Grace ran over to Naki and shook her shoulders. DO SOMETHING!Elites, grab a Griffin, this is going tobe a bumpy ride! My sister yelled.Each member of the Elite each lured a Griffin, but somehow Grace got on

the same Griffin that got J.P.Griffin, take me to J.P. She said. And she was off! I stayed behind with

Asia.Arent you going to go? I askedawkwardly. Suave chick magnet wasnt

one of my mastering abilities.I aint going till you go! she said. And that was that, so I whistled, and

Sorcerer came swooping down. He is my pet Griffin in my stories.AAAAw-Rooooar? He asked.Yes, I know you are hungry, but I need youto get me to J.P! I answered.

Sorcerer knelt down and did a strange call:

REE-AAW-ROOAR! 300 Griffins swooped down, each with an Elitemember on their backs. Flying awkwardly behind them was a pack of babyGriffins.

You never showed me your chick-cubs! I exclaimed. CA-CA, Hesaid. A female Griffin swooped down, Sorcerer and the Griffin nuzzled eachother.


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TARIKU

A fortnight later, we came to the KreenYeti Mountains, home to theAbominable Snowmen and Snowwomen.

Uh, guys, I think we need to turn around I said, reading out ofMythicalMonsters: everything you need to know in a research guide, a book written by meas a reference to my storybook monsters.

Hes right; we might get killed by a Yeti. My sister saidverysheepishly.

Sorcerer, take us to the top of the mountain, your friends can help.I told

him. REE-AWW-ROOOAR! He bellowed, and 150,000,000 Griffins camediving out of the air. Then, Nancy nuzzled Sorcerer.

Itssooocute when they do that! Grace cooed.When we reached the top of the mountain, our clothes changed in the

climate, courtesy of my quick thinking, a pad of paper, and a pencil.Sorcerer, you can go home now, I said. Thats when I found out that he

was the leader of the valley.Lets go, troop! Naki yelled. We moved on. Two hours later, we set up

camp.Tariku, J.P, Ricky, morph Yeti and patrol the territoryNaki said.Lets do this! I said to Black (Black is J.Ps last name).I just love it

when I morph something close to the species of Homo sapiens.First, since I was 5ft. 11in. tall, I grew another four feet. My arms

stretched down to my knees, and then bulged with muscle. I felt fur spring out ofmy body, and my skull stretched upward. Lastly, my legs shoot down into thesnow.

I yelled at him.He morphed, and we went back to camp, realizing a Yeti had rampaged

through there. J.P eyed bullets through me.I said to J.P. When we got to the rival

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I said.Tariku, help! Naki exclaimed.J.P asked.I answered. As we crept through the snow, a HUGE yeti jumped

out of the cave.I exulted.Then, I screamed in Yetish, the sky darkened, and a huge portion of the mountain shotup in the air. Even though Yetislive in the Himalayans, they speak the languageof their more Eastern lowland Ugandan ancestors, Luganda. Out of nowherecame a voice saying,

The ekisooka Yeti to okubuuka into the empeta kya omuliro is the

omuwanguzi!I turned on my interpreter, it read, The first Yeti to jump into thering of fire is the winner!J.P began,

Ricky was happy to oblige to build us diaper armor!This is the worst armor ever! I moaned.Itsthe only way in J.P yelled. I looked on the other side of the ring of

fire; the other Yeti was scared to death.J.Ps right, its scientifically proven. Ricky supported J.P, with a hand

over his mouth.By the way, when you get to the center of the fire, theres a rock you

need to shove to stop the challenge. J.P said. As we charged in, a little boobytrap was waiting.

Excuse me for my language but, holy crap! I yelled. We were facing afour-headed troll. We switched to thought-speak mode.

J.P began,

I answered. We set our swords on fire and TSSSS! The trollturned to stone.

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I whined. I went along with it though.We discarded our diaper armor and donned extremely reflective mirror armor,cause, you know why.

Hello, handsssome sssoldierssss, Medusa hissed seductively as she

could, We are ssssso hungry. Do you mind ssslithering in for a bite? And thatwas outside the door. When we got in, Stheno gave us a once over. Not tooshhhhabby, dont you think, Euryale?

Ssstheno, try and get our guests to open their eyessss and look ourbeautiful facesssss. That was the cue. Our hands went up, triggering minicannons in our suit of armor.BLAM! The three heads got severed, we took two.J.P said.

I asked.

J.P answered.You heroes should all be banished in Eternal Damnation for what you doto us! It kind of freaked me out that the heads could still speak. The bodiesdissipated into the air, sent back to the Old Wizard for punishment, and to gettheir heads back.

When we got out of the cell, we were surprised to see the Yeti hadmanaged to get here.

I thought out loud, baffled.Said J.P. He told me in Greek literature,

when Medusas head got cut off, Bellephrom used the head to turn his enemies tostone.

Iexclaimed.

J.P screamed. The Yeti stupidly looked up at the sound of meat. Ignoring the pun, we held up our severed heads of the Gorgons, and

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TARIKU

Two days after the Yeti incident, we came to the other side of the island.We were low on money and had to get a Kid Kong to show in the Cyber- Circus.All the proceeds go to us.

According to my research, Naki began, the other part of the island is 5miles from here, which means we have to morph-

Levithan, the fastestfish monster of the aqua world. J.P finished.Holy crap! The Elites screamed, disgusted.Aw, cmon, we didnt come here for nothing! Naki said.

Why didyou come here anyway? J.P asked.J.P missed the withering glance Naki gave himbefore continuing, Tellyou later.

When we got the water, my morph begun.My legs stuck together to form a tail. Next, my body enlarged and

straightened to a good sized 150 feet long. Then, my hands stretched out likeputty, growing razor sharp claws and losing opposable fingers. My jaw stretchedand koink! My teeth became 4 feet long. Lastly, scales stronger than steelcovered my body. I heard two more hearts beating.

Grace said.Said J.P.At dawn the next morning, we had swum 4 miles.I exclaimed.Said Avery. She was right; a

GIANT Levithan was in our way.Emma exclaimed.I began, I screamed.Apparently, King Mortifidus knew that too. I swam straight for

Mortifidus heart, but at the last moment, Mortifidus belched, sending me flyingback into a Levithan, another girl in female Levithan morph.

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highest speed, starting to open my mouth like a shark.Like a shark, thats it!Idemorphed from Levithan as quickly as I could, and started to morph, the classicGreat White Shark,Carcharodon Carcharius.My teeth became serrated, andgrew into the great whites lethal weapons. My skin turned gray, and tiny little

teeth like hinges,dermal denticles, sprang into place. Cartilage replaced mybone, enabling me to swim at different angles. My legs fused together, andformed the great whites tail. I grew twenty feet, and my hands became fins. Alarge dorsal fin grew, and pectoral fins replaced my toes. Two rows of teethsprang into place. My weight skyrocketed to 7,040 pounds.

I swam at fifty miles an hour, angling my snout up to get a bigger bite.Mortifidus never saw me coming. I swam at full speed right through his chest.Mortifidus belched uncontrollably, blood turning the sea purple. Uh-oh, blood, I

thought. My sharks instincts then took over. I began a feeding frenzy, tearing atthe corpse of the Levithan, biting anyone who came close to my kill. Naki screamed, nursing a deep

gash I had given her. was that me yelling in shark gibberish? I

began to fight the sharks instincts. I demorphed, ignoring the sharks threats ofeating itself. Slowly, the sharks voice disappeared. I fell unconscious from thewater entering my lungs.

* * *Two hours later, I woke up, coughing and sputtering red water. Faith

came close to me, but I snarled at her, showing my shark teeth that neverdemorphed.

Tariku, Naki began, Are you OK? The other girls crowded aroundme.

Just a little hungry. The troop burst out laughing, nervous laughter.Listen, brother, you almost killed me and ten other girls who are

seriously injured. Never morph a Shark ever again, please. Youre better off

morphing mythical creatures. Naki glowered.Okay, weve got that over with. Lets go get us a Kid Kong. Said J.P.


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TARIKUAfter the Levithan incident, we found a kid Kong, Grace and J.P morphed

a King and Queen Kong.Well, arent you guys a perfect couple! I snickered. King Kong (J.P)

felled me with a punch so powerful; I flew back and made a crater with my bodyin the canyon wall.

What was that for?! I asked when I came to.

After a week of training,Naki said, Lets see what hes learned. I saidHe took a bamboo stick and ate it.

I morphed another kid Kong and shook hands.The kid Kong jumped 5,280 feet into the air, grabbed a very fatbird and hurled it into space.

Thank goodness itwasntmethis time. Said J.Pwarily.I think hes ready! I laughed.Later we entered the Dimension Jeep and put the Kong in a hitched cage.Opening the portal to the cyber Freak Show... I mumbled. BOOM! A

lightning bolt made a portal in the air.Convenient. I said as we rocketed into the Freak Show.

* * *LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, The announcer began, I GIVE YOU

THE AMAZING TAMERS OF KID KONG!!!! The curtain shot up, leaving usto do the show.

kid Kong took one of the people in the audience and ate her.I morphed a Kid Kong and shook hands.kid Kong another person and

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! he got hurled into space.

Thank you but we need to leave! Naki said. But we couldnt, we wereall stuck in metal foot clamps.

You cant leave, WE will kill you! said the announcer. The announcerand the audience melded together and turned into easergath, the demons witch,running toward us with an orb of power.


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TARIKURun! I yelled.

Kid Kong snapped.Who taught him to say that?! Exclaimed Jessi.We have to morph the smallest thing we can think of! Grace screamed.What! Naki yelled.BACTERIA! J.P and I yelled.First, I shrunk-fast; smaller than the size of Zooplankton. Then, I almost

heard my internal organs melt; and POP! I turned orange and my hands and feetmultiplied.

J.P and Gracesaid, as if being a germ delighted them.Kid Kong asked.Naki answered. We floated, and we were off.Soon, we were back in the portal, humans.That was the most horrible experience in the world.I wanted to

decomposesomething! Linda is a neat freak, and she was busily wiping herselfdown, even when we returned to the island.

Cmon, we have to free Kong. Grace said as she did her world -famouscoo. And she started up the jeep.

Look out! Felicia screamed. Kong just grew, and GREW! He broke thecage he was in, and went to fight.

What is he doing? I asked. Kid Kong was felled by another Kid Kong.Fighting for a mate, J.P said. Our Kid Kong was body-slammed by the

other one.Huh, how old was this Kong when you picked him? Ricky asked.Uhh, I dont know, he looked young enough when we got him. J.P

retorted.Dude, thatKidKong was about to fight for a mate anyways when you

picked him, the apes 23 years old! Ricky yelled. J.P laughed nervously.By the look of this battle, I think we should help. Said Ricky, cooling

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the opponents stomach, clawing at his fur. The opponent simply picked up J.Pand hurled him into Bartholomew, the name of our Kid Kong. Bartholomew,wow, where were these girls raised, Tennessee?

Later, after we killed the other ape, we put up our tents.

Lets hit the sack. Grace yawned.Well, at least we can go to sleep. I yawned.Tomorrow, we can go home.- I stopped and screamed,WHIRLPOOL!AHHHHHHHHHHHH! J.P and Grace were sucked into an electric

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Where did J.P and Grace go?! I asked. I know where they went, Nakibegan, Dr. Biggs has got them in his lab in New York!Dr. Biggs has beenNakis arch- nemesis since he once turned Naki into a rat for a year.

Later, the Elites and I snuck into Dr. Biggs lab. There, we saw the mosthorrifying thing:

Biggs poured a serum labeled mutant on three small Tots, an acronym

for Terrible Omen (monster) and then they began to grow and grow andGROW! Soon they were 1,000ft Tall.This cantbe good! said Dr. Biggs. The Totsmultiplied and punched a

gaping hole in the roof and jumped out.Well, I guess Ill just be running! Dr. Bigg said.Hold it right there Biggs, I said holding a laser gunto his head as he

whirled around. where did you hide J.P and Grace?!Well, they are locked up in the center of my FIRE Tot! He emphasized

fire.Who the- He shot the troop and I with a Shrink Ray.HELP! I yelled, but that came out was a squeak. Ricky handed me a

megaphone.This sucks! I said into it.Put your hands up! Said a really, really loud voice. It was Nic, who had

almost died when we accidentally time-warped into the future, who almost killedme in the past. There he stood, as bloody as ever.

Give me the ray! Heboomed.

O-okay. said Dr. Biggs. He walked over and gave him the ray.SCHLOOP! When I grew, Ireallyfelt the wind in my face.

Gee thanks! I blurted. But I was shrinking with the others.Hey what did you do? I already stopped shrinking, but I already

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UNKNOWN LAIRNic knelt before his master.Are the enemies eliminated?Yes, master, I shrunk them to a 16thon an inch tall.

Fool! Dont you know these girls have alien friends throughoutAcardia!? They might as well be normal height by now! The master ripped offhis hood, revealing a face that looked exactly like Tarikus. Red energy blazedfrom his eyes. You will regret shrinking them, Nicolas!! The master blazed beams of energy into Nic.

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TARIKUI mean, how could he have done this!? I thought aloud as I pitched up

my tent.You can never trust anyone out here. said Sheila, a rookie to the Elites.

How do you know,rookie? I said as I stood up, besides, I always trusted him.Everyone, battle morphs,3 Gothamsare coming! Naki yelled. I alreadystarted morphing Godzilla:

First, my size shot from a 16thof an inch to 300 ft, then I felt my spineshoot out of my back, then my ring and pinky finger melted together, and all my

fingers grew claws and feet became hind legs, finally my headbecame reptilianand my body grew scales.I asked Naki.She said defensively. the troop became Kemldons, huge versions of

komodo dragons with wings.< Tariku, take em down!> I easily took them down.

Naki yelled. I looked.A Policeman pointed a taser gun at my head. I gulped.Y-y-yeah, cr-creature, you better be gulping, ulp The policeman said.

Before he had a chance to shoot,ROWWARRR!I roared as I punched, nofelledthe police man right into the New York harbor.

Ill get you, you Godzilla, I swear Ill-Then the police man said somethings I cannot write at this time.

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N A K INext week, we heard from Dr. Biggs that another Tot was in the Key

Islands.How do we-

Mermaids and Levithan. I said as I cut Tariku short. When we gotto the seashore, I started to morph: First I grew to a normal sized girl, andthen my legs shriveled away. Ahh!Doesnt morphing startle you? I fellinto the water. A long mermaid tail sprouted out of me. I felt gills grow inmy nose, and my shirt turned to scales above my stomach.

Okay, lets swim! I said, Tariku? Where are you? He said as he jumped out of the water.Dont get lost! I said.

Ugh, brothers aresoannoying! I said as I powered my tail. Three dayslater, we made it to the Key Islands. Lets fight.


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TARIKUWhen I saw another tot, I started to morph MegaApe: first, my size shot

from a 16thof an inch to 200 feet, then my toes became longer and opposableand my teeth became fangs, I bulged with muscle and fur exploded out of mybody.

< Ready when you are, Capn!> I said. Naki said. I turned around and saw 300

Kemldons picking at a giant nature spirit. I said cracking my knuckles.

The girls flew away to get their pictures taken by paparazzi anyway.

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Hate to burst you guys bubbles, but Gotham is also a Nature Spirit.Grace said. My mind went blank.

I wasfurious.I was barking orders like Give me a massage, and get

me a soda while youre at it. Or What areyoulooking at? Go pitch up mytent! See?

Look, J.P said at last, Grace and I saweverything nature from thestomach and Grace screamed when she touched the wall of the belly becauseshe felt moss. I realized he was right.

Humph, touch. Igrumbled. J.P laughed. Hey, the Reptoids areback! One girl said when familiar streaks of light shot across the sky. Abeamof light made us grow to our full height. The spaceship landed. 400 Reptoid

aliens stepped out.Greetings, fellow Earth warriors! Said Atomugui, the lead alien.Thanks for growing us back. I said.You left a mere earthling in our land. Said a 5-year-old alien. A

17-year-old alien took Shelia out of the ship, covered in bloody rags,fingernails chipped to the finger. Shelia, speak to me girl, speak to me!Ricky slapped her face a few times. NO! SHES DEAD! WHY HER, WHY?Ricky started to cry.

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GETTING CONTOL OF BIGGSTariku

One month later, we heard from Dr. Biggs again, telling us that the restof the Tots were on Arcadia Island.

Aw, cmon, youve got to be kidding! I said.I meant what I said because we almost got killed in that land of horrors.

We packed up and stated the Dimension jeep and zoom into the portal.When we get there, I am getting control of Dr. Biggs. Naki said

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WORLD WAR TOTTARIKU

When we got there, me and J.P morphed Godzilla and fought 20 for thegirls. Ricky handed out Bubble Ray Guns.

Bubble guns, youve got to be kidding me! Naki said.Well, it kills the Tot because it has no air. Ricky said with a hint of

sob in his voice. I said. Added J.P.And let the party begin! Grace said, then shot a bubble at a

mini-Gotham, then tried to shoot at Dr. Biggs. He dodged the bubble easily.Darn it, darn it, darn it She said.Dont worry, youll catch up. Said J.P. Grace kissed him and giggled.

But right after that, something strange happened. The Tots multiplied and gotstronger after we attacked. I clicked, it was Dr. Biggs! And that was a badthing.

So I demorphed Godzilla and morphed King Kong.SRRAAAA!I cried, unable to control his instincts. SHLOMP!I was

hit with a poison bullet! The pain shot through my body, quickly immobilizingmy limbs. I stiffened, and then fell to the ground. My mind was racing, I wasseeing to many images! BOOM! I was a kid again.

Naki screamed.I cant I was losing-badly. I slowly rose to my feet and pulled out

the bullet in my leg, a lifeless thing. Using the last ounce of energy I had, Imorphed to Godzilla. Then I passed out.

* * *N A K I

Tariku fell, unconscious by the bullet. He was dying. I said.What are you going to do about it? A Tot asked. ZAP! Ricky caught

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YEHAHH! Ricky exulted. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The Totsparted, and there stood a giant robot.

Well, well, well, if it isnt the little Elites. Said Dr. Biggs.Youd wish. I said darkly. I started to morph griffon. Then my belly

bloated. Ricky stared in horror at me. Then I found

out why. A bulge on my back was growing. I asked.The reproductive stage of the Griffon inside you is mature enough to

reproduce, and its primal motherly instincts are going rouge! Rickyscreamed.

English please!? I asked.

Basically, THE GRIFFON INSIDE YOU IS BREAKING FREE, SHEWANTS HER YOUNG!Ricky screamed.By now, I had demorphed, but the bulge on my back was still growing

and some feathers were sprouting!This is sick! I screamed as the bulge formed a beak.Dont worry, Itll be all over in 321, now. The disgusting

feeling of separation ended and the mother Griffon was waiting.Oh, here you go. I said as I laid her eggs. After the eggs hatched The Griffon called,ROAR - CAWHey I remember that call! Said Grace.


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FAMILIES AND YOWIES

TARIKUWe heard the flapping of wings, and Sorcerer came down from the

Griffon Valley. I knew it! Grace exclaimed.Sorcerer and his mate, Nancy were separated a long time, and now they

were back. They look peaceful together. Said Grace. Ricky placed warmwet towels on the baby Griffons. One of them tried to fly, Thud! It hit theground. Sorcerer flew away and came back with an Elk. The babies ran overand almost devoured it before the parents had a chance to take a bite. The Elk

was gone in three minutes.Fast eaters, then sleepers, I said. The babies soon went to sleep.Theyre good parents. J.P. yawned. Soon we all were asleep.

* * *RICKY

The next day, went to the top of Yeti Mountain, Tariku, J.P, and Imorphed our first Yeti.

That Yeti should have known we were the legendary Elites. SaidNaki when we reached the top of the mountain.

Thank you for coming, began Kastimusti, the leader, For Yowieshave rampaged through our temporary camp.

Kastimusti, the leader, lead us to the camp, more like a mega hugetrash can. We heard a distant Yowie howl. They are coming; you have to saveour camp. Exclaimed Kastimusti. With that, he disappeared.

Lets do this! said Tariku, morphing his Neptunarian alien.Here we go! I said. I started to morph my Jersey devil. Devils are

mean, but not until you morph one. First, bat wings 13ft. long sprouted frommy back, and then my hands and feet became hooves. I fell on all fours. Agiant dog-like tail extended from my spine. My face kinda morphed into amisshapen horse head. Flea-ridden fur waved down my body.

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came in millions.10,000,009 Kemldons, 1 Griffon family (And Naki theGriffon surrogate mother), one Godzilla, a gigantic Neptunarian, and me, thefamous Jersey devil. But the Yowies had a secret weapon: four 3-foot-longcanines. Tariku screamed as four Yowies bit down

hard on his leg. He then crouched down and roared until their heads flew off. Idecided to take some action, knowing that my fowl, no, putridbreathcouldkill such beasts.

said Naki I said. I

yelled. I sucked in a big breath and HAAAAAAA, blew out. I saw the great

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EASERGATHS REVENGERICKY

After the battle with the Yowies was over, we went back to KongIsland. It has the portal to Cyberspace.

Long time, no see, Bartholomew.He is our pet Kid Kong. Boom! Hejumped off the cliff and into the harbor to meet us. I climbed ontoBartholomews head.

Reo-Reo-Reo-Reo-Reo! Bartholomew screeched.Why is he doing that? Tariku asked. Then we heard why: a

monstrous call bounced off the Ravine below us.

REO-REO-REO!!Who thinks they know what that is? I asked.easergath! We all screamed. He was now in the form: Klashiowa,

an ancient, carnivorous, dinosaur 25,000 times larger than the T-Rex. All thegirls looked at J.P, Tariku, and I.

Oh, great. Just great. Tariku said as he started to morph his Godzilla.So did J.P and I.

easergath said with a smirk.

we all said. WHOMP!We shot up in the air, growing toour full height. Soon we were as tall as the Klashiowa.

Tariku said. Two minutes later 10,000,001Kemldons flew into the air.

Naki yelled.EEEEEEEEEEEEKKKK!!! The Kemldons shrieked as they dive

bombed easergaths eyes. They blinded him. Then we took over.RAAAAAA!!He yelled as we literally ripped out his guts. But he had

regenerated his organs and popped back up. I yelled. We ripped both of his hearts

out and demorphed.RUN! Naki yelled. We ran before his massive body fell forward.

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TARIKUWe camped in a cave at the bottom of Yeti Mountain. Sorcerer and

Nancy swooped down and rested there. The three babies popped out from theirmothers stomach

A pouch. Ricky explained.The cave had a light at the end, so we knew it was big enough for

10,000,009 people (5 counting the griffon family.) We slept until Kastimustijumped down the mountain. I woke up.

Whats up? I asked.My mate has had Yetilings. He answered, and I need Grace to look

after them while Shakala and look for food for our young. Then twoYetilings, each the size of a toddler, strolled into camp. They sniffed around

for Grace and then ran over to her.Oh how cute! She said as she named them. Im going to name youTom and Tolowia. She said. Tom raced Tolowia around camp. Tolowia ranover to Kastimusti and rubbed her head against his belly

I have to get food for you. He said. Shakala, lets go! His voiceresounded into the mountain, and his mate landed beside him and they startedto walk away. Tom ran over to Grace and started to cry.


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BACK TO THE MAIN ISLANDSGRACE

In the morning, before everyone woke up, I took Tom and Tolowia fora walk. They found a small deer and ate it. I went back to camp and had somecereal flavored breakfast cubes, compacted little pieces of food. Then I wentback to the Yetilings and found them play-fighting in the meadow.

Tom, dont tackle! Tackle only when I tell you to! I said sternly.Tom immediately got off Tolowia. Now you can practice fighting! I

laughed. They began play-fighting again. Just then, my boyfriend, JosephPerry Black (J.P), strolled into the meadow.

Whats up? he asked.I was just taking Tom and Tolowia for some exercise. I answered.Well, were flying to the main islands today, you coming? Joe

asked, beginning to morph his pet Mothara. Tom hid behind me.Dont be scared Tom, just get on my back. I said. Tom got on Joes

back and Tolowia got on mine. I began to morph Mothara. First, two giantmoth legs sprouted out of my chest, and four giant wings grew from my back.My human limbs took the form of the 15 foot ones quivering on my chest. Mymouth melded into a twenty-foot-long curled proboscis. Hairs grew all overmy body. I multiplied 50 feet in length. Compound eyes popped out,shattering into tiny sections, like 1,000,000 TVs.

J.P said. We shot a lightning bolt into thecave. It disintegrated with a loudBOOM!The others packed up and morphedMothara. We were in the air soon. The Yetiling held to my 5-foot hairs.

Ma-Ma. Tolowia tried to say.I was stunned, her first words! I told Tolowia. We all shot down to the ground like

10,000,000 colored bullets. We landed in a large Gully and demorphed. TheYetilings jumped off our (J.P and I) backs and ran to me. We climbed out ofthe gully and called for the Valley Of The Griffons. Soon 15,000,000 Griffonsswooped down and then we were in the air riding the Griffons.

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ROOWARRR!Cried the five Tots as they jumpedout of the water,barely missing my leg.

Two Griffons take these Yetilings back to your land! I yelled.The two Griffons took them away. I jumped off my Griffon and

morphed Kemldon the whole way down. When my massive body hit thewater, I found out that Kemldons could swim. I swam with amazing speedtoward a Tot. I swam out with its heart in my mouth. Tariku and J.P, in theirLevithan morph, killed two others. There were two left. I swam into the ear,drilling my way past the skull and then pulled its brain out. Tariku and J.P justtore its head off. We swam towards the surface with terrific speed. We flewout of the water as humans, out of breath. We swam back to shore, lungs aboutto burst. The two Griffons that took Tom and Tolowia flew back and dropped

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THE PARENTS ARE BACK.GRACE

Kastimusti and Shakala finally came back today. They hurried over tomy tent and nuzzled Tom and Tolowia. Tom told Shakala and Kastimustiabout what I did. You have cared wellfor our Yetilings, Grace. Since we arefollowing the Microsphinx herd, mind if we come along on your journey?Shakala asked.

Sure! Naki answered.We packed up and then walked on. In the evening after we set up shop,

The Yetis had put up 30-foot-tall razor tipped logs around the camp. Then the

Yetis set up their tent, which is basically a really big hole filled with grass andleaves and such. The Yetilings slid in and soon fell asleep. We pitched up ourtents and went in. J.P stopped by my tent and came in while I was making mybed.

I never thought to have four Yetis coming along on this trip. He said.And its the twins birthday tomorrow. I said.Since we were in another dimension, years go by quickly.I barely have time to see you these days, I mean, even if were saving

the universe all the time, I still make time to see you. Now, I can never seeyou.J.P sighed and went outside and started to go back to his tent.

Wait, I said holding back tears, What if I cant be with youanymore, I mean, Im apart-time monster sitter! I sobbed.

That was your choice, not mine. J.P said sternly as he left, leaving mewith no other reasonable choice: morph Shakala and become a full- timemonster sitter .

I am ready. Shakala told me the next morning. I began to morph her.First, I grew as tall as her, a whopping 8 1/2 feet, sprouting fur the whole time.

Since I had Blonde hair, I had Blonde fur. My arms stretched down to myknees. My skull and brain stretched about 3 inches. Im ready. I said.Shakala led me to their hole. I woke up Tom and Tolowia. Mommy?Tolowiaasked me groggily. No, its me, Grace Emily Jones. I first took thetwins to a nearby meadow and taught them how to hunt. They tackled a babyGorgon and then ripped off the head, tossed the head into a nearby lake, and


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ate it. I took them to the lake and taught them to swim. I demorphed andremorphed and took them to the Wereyn Valley. I told the Wereyns not to eatus. We entered the Valley and took some Rubies. I morphed Kemldon andtook Tom and Tolowia Back to camp. Shakala was waiting for me, so she

could take Tom and Tolowia a bath. Kastimusti came back from hunting, witha small Wereyn. Whats up Kastimusti, you look pretty shaken. I said.Hurry, warn the others, morph fast, two Gothams are coming! he screamed.I warned the others and started becoming: a Kemldon. First, scales covered mybody like huge green crickets, and then my face grew into a snout, leaving mynose to travel to the tip. My ears grew like Elves ears and went to the top ofmy head. My hands and feet became claws and got webbed. I fell on all foursand a tail grew. 10 foot wings grew from my back. I felt myself quadruple in

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WAR!TARIKU

We morphed our battle morphs and headed for the Tots. Iwondered, 102 Tots? Why did I have to look under that stupid couch? Eversince I got dragged into this mess weve been taking turns writing in a journalabout what happened to us.

Anyway, I lumbered into the valley, a living nightmare: afull-grown Godzilla. I tried to whack a Tot, but I missed.

J.P began,

I looked up in the sky, and saw a female Roc (Naki) hurtling towardsThe Tot, talons flared, beak ready to stab. (Note; Rocs are giant, and by giantI mean 500 foot tall eagles)

< Yee-hahh! Tariku, demorph and morph your pet Roc, Culdrun!!>Naki exulted.

So I demorphed and started to morph Culdrun. First, my feet becamemush and then molded into giant eagles talons. My face sprouted feathers andbulged out to form Culdruns monstrous beak. I grew 495 feet, my boneshollowing. Then my arms extended and formed wings. The rest of the featherssprouted out.

I exclaimed, and then I flapped and Whoosh! I shot upin the air and met up with Naki.

cried J.P.Three minutes later, we all had morphed Roc: 10,000,001 female, three

male. We started to all rocket down like 10,000,004 Red Barons towards theTots. A Tot had cut a three-inch-gash in my beak. I rocketed on.SHRREEEAHH! I screamed as I drilled into my attacker. The Tot fell like

a bowling pin. Another Tot lumbered over to me, wanting to avenge its fallenbrother or sister. Cameron joined me. Something extraordinary happened.We had killed the Tot that failed to kill me, but both Tots we had killed seemedto regenerate their bodies from what ounce of life they had left. I sped up thehealing process in my cut and kept on fighting. Cameron drilled into a Tot andflew out with its brain. I flew over to Cameron and took over. She flapped


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away. I spied Ricky had a Bubble Ray Gun in his talons. He asked. I answered with the bloodlust seeping from the Rocs

instincts.

We all took some Bubble Ray Guns. But the Tots kept popping ourbubbles, which, by the way, are made with liquid antiTiatanium. I flew downand got a Gunk-Blaster and shot some snot from a Neptunarians nose. TheTots dodged.

Ricky exclaimed. I flew over to Felicia and told her to follow thee Tots. Sheflew away. My feathers quivered, thinking we might lose this fight. Then,blazing light temporarily blinded me. I closed my eyes. Naki and the rest of the

team flew towards me.J.P screamed, he began, and then he pointed to avortex that was sucking us in. Then J.P got sucked inthe vortex.


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LOST IN TIMEJ.P

We were petrified. Two mes? Two Tarikus?Then the past I said, Hey, Naki, isnt that me over there? He asked. Yeah, it is! Naki exclaimed. Without warning she ran up to both of

us, flipped us on our backs, and squeezed stars into our eyes with secretpressure points. Whats your game, spirit? I am trying to keep this world incheck and I cant do it withyoutwo following us around.

One, let my friend and I go, youre killing ourhands. Two, were notspirits, Three, The Old Wizard sent us back in time because we were losing a

battle to the tots. My vision dimmed greatly. Past Naki let us go. Feelingreturned to my upper half.Really? If that was the case, youd be joined with your past selves if

you held your hand up to their chest. I did as she instructed. I walked overand held my hand up, and Tariku did the same. Extravagant colors radiatedfrom our past selves into our being as they dissolved into our memory. Webecame whole again. No two Joes, no two Tarikus.

Finally, Naki spoke, Who are you and why did you bring us here? sheasked.

We did need your help, the Yowies. Tariku and I saw blazing light.THUMP! We fell on Tarikus living room couch.A slight humming could beheard from under the couch.

Tariku, if you shove over thatcouch, we might go back to the Rocfight. If you dont, we could on with our lives as normal. Its your choice. Iwas silently hoping that we could go on with our lives as normal.

Tariku shoved over the couch and we were sucked into pitch blackdarkness. Dangit. CLANK! We landed on his living room couch, again. Ye

Tots, not the future! Tariku groaned. He was right, because Tariku, Jimmy(he is dead, long story, not a lot of time to tell it), and I came here two yearsago.

Why hello Tariku, long time, no see! Future Tariku greeted.We turned around, facing Future Tariku. I looked around and saw two

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We are trying to get back to our present dimension. But it was reallynice seeing you Mr. Zelmorai, really. But were kinda on a time frame here.Bye. Tariku waved goodbye to himself.

We swam out of Tarikus house and headed for mine. Then Tariku

immediately began to morph, the Loch Ness Monster. He warned. So I began to morph

Nessie:First, my neck elongated 15 feet, and then scales grew all over me,

triggering my feet and hands to turn into flippers. An enormous stubby tailsprouted. Finally, my head and teeth mutated into that of a dinosaur. Gillspulsated under my jaw.

I called.

Then, as if on cue, a mega shark bit down on my tail. I twisted my neckand gave him a painful warning bite. I saw Tariku fighting the other one. Tariku advised.

I let the mind of Nessie take over. Boy, she could fight! Shetwisted my neck to try and bite the sharks neck. She started to hit the head ofthe evolved sharks head with her, er, I mean, my tail. Tariku finally let Nessiefight. We heard submarines flying towards us. Then, Blazing light! We wereback in the air, fighting the Tots. Then, intense light! We were in theCretaceous period, ruining from the dino that killed Jimmy. I guess it wasntthatlong a story, how we got there, Dinosaur essay, 9 thgrade.

Okay, this is major creepy! Tariku yelled over the roar of the dino,out of breath.

We morphed Roc and flew to the prehistoric land that was now Texas. Iswooped down, following Tariku to his house. Hello! Long time no see!Past Tariku said. Their Lystrosaurus ran over to lick us.

Woof-roar!The evolving dog greeted.

Then, her babies came out from behind, looking a little like awkwarddino doggies, laughing us to death. Then, darkness filled the room and wefound ourselves falling. I opened my eyes and we were in the air falling in anair car. We were falling in a brokenair car.

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Tots! I didnt know what was going on, so slid back in the couch and enjoyedthe game.

High score! Tariku screeched.We heard knocking at the door.

Ill get it Tariku called.He opened the door. An explosion sounded in the distance. Everywhere

in the house seemed to be getting more rugged and war-like. Lightning rippedthrough the roof and we were in a place we wouldnt have expected: the end ofthe world. We ran to American shelter and hid. Then: BOOM! And atomicbomb destroyed the house. We ran, but we tripped over something.

Whats this? Tariku asked.Two small Fightercrafts - I stopped and looked at Tariku, he smiled.

Lets do this. He said.We scrambled in and took off. An enemy Fightercraft sped toward us.Would you like to have the pleasure of letting this man bite the dust?

I asked Tariku.Yes, yes I would. Tariku grinned wildly.Tariku shot the first laser, blowing up the other Fightercraft.Just like the video game! Tariku radioed in to me.But just as I was about to shoot, a laser found a place in my engine. I hit

a button and replaced the damaged engine. I blasted a laser at a Russian shelterand something strange happened. The familiar reddish green hide of the Totflickered into the place of the decaying shelter I had just destroyed. Then itwent away. I looked at Tariku; we were in a video game!

Tariku, I radioed in, The secret of getting back to our dimension is:destroy all future humans.

Tariku was dumfounded by hearing that we had to destroy all humans.Why, well destroy the fabric of the time space continuum! What youresaying is crazy!

Tariku, we are in a cyber dimension, a video game! Nothing is goingto change, just a few crazed looks from gamers who are playing this.

We were on the case.* * *

Tariku, give me a boost, Im fighting solo here! I screamed at him.After two cyber days, ten near deaths, and an aardvark- dont ask,we


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had killed of the entire world. Then, disaster struck! We were flying toHong Kong, but since our hijacked IFOs (Identified Flying Objects, ourFightercrafts were destroyed) were solar powered, and South America wasrunning a solar siege, where they block out the sun and cancel out solar energy

against china, we were almost out of power. Our IFOs power panel wasstruggling to stay out of the danger zone. We were half- flying, half-falling.We splashed into the water, powering into sub-mode, and hydro power. Weplunged down deeper into the water, hoping to find a way to the Roc fight,2,000 cyber years ago in Acardia. We felt trembling in the sub, and we sweptup in a waterspout! The tower of water tore us out of our IFOs and sent usflying.

Light bended and shifted, as if trying to get out of our way. Binary code

flew out of our skins as we came out of cyber space and into reality, more orless. I lost control of my morphing and I morphed into a sickly combination ofall monsters, aliens, and animals. I gained control and morphed into a Roc.Tariku did the same.

Suddenly, Light engulfed us and we were back in the air, fighting theTots.

Naki screamed. I

answered wearily.

* * *After we had whooped the Totsbutts and fried them on a skillet, set up

camp far away from the carnage, and went to sleep, a humming noise woke meup. I followed the noise and found a large machine.


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THE TIME MACHINERICKY

I heard something walking across to my tent. I stood up, GunkBlasterin my hand. GWOOSH! I shot Joe with Gunk.

he screamed in my head, hegasped.

I think my heart stopped beating. My father, Timothy Richardson,

owned that business. When he disappeared, I had to take over. Since theassociation was under attack, I had to disappear off the radar forever because ifI stayed the assassins would have killed me and taken over the business. I toldhim.

I cleaned him off and told him to morph a fish for a few seconds and hisclothes would be clean. We woke up the others and headed to my contraption.

So what happened to your father? Asked Avery.Well, one night, my father and I were checking the time machines, just

like we always did, then BOOM! A time machine blew up, leaving thebuilding half standing! I caught a glimpse of my father being carried up in theair, then ZZZT! He dissolved from history. Ever since then, Ive been trackinghim in thismachine. I said.

Well, Naki said, Pack your bags; were going on a search forTimmy. I rushed to my tent and up everything and put it in my backpack, thentook down my tent in record time and put it in the pack. We piled our thingsinto the Dimension Jeep and got in our newly built pods. We shot into theportal like bullets. We landed 200,000,000 years in the future. We flew around

the world, radar tracking Tim with my hair. Then, we went 1,000,000 years inthe past, where the fight for my father was on.

* * *TARIKU

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the serpent Hydra.First, my head became reptilian and turned solid gold, then seven snake

heads sprouted from my serpentine neck. My legs joined together andelongated. My hands shriveled up into my sides. My whole body was covered

by scales. Then my gold head quadrupled in size. I slithered over to a Tot andbit it. It fell to the ground.

I screamed.Then, one of my heads was bit off by a Tot. Two more sprang into

place.Then, the Tots that had circled us parted and Dr. Biggsat at the head of

the procession, on a shoulder of a Tot that was laughing, squeezing something.

I slithered over to the Tot Bigg was on. The Tot was squeezing a Roc that wasslowly demorphing. And that Roc was a girl that I had loved for five years:Avery.

I screamed. Her white face was shading into a deep blue. Ibegan to demorph as fast as I could, biting everything in my path.

Ha-ha-ha! You, one puny human cannot save this girl; I will have thisgirl destroyed. Dr. Bigg boomed.

I was slither-running at full speed: 1,000 mph! I ran faster but Dr. Bigghad dropped her into the gaping mouth of a Tot. I fully demorphed andjumped. I saved Avery just in time. I dropped to the ground, Avery in myarms.

Avery no, please, hang on, Ill help! I dropped to my knees andbegan to do CPR.

Meanwhile in Averys consciousness* * *

It was gray everywhere. I was climbing the mountain of life when my

bungee cord snapped, sending me down into the underworld. A chocolate-brown hand grabbed my rope and pulled me up. Then I was startled back intoreality

* * *Are you okay? I asked. Avery just stared.

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I stared into her tear filled aquamarine blue eyes. We were both in deadsilence. Then I exclaimed,

Dont get all sappy about it, we have a father to save. I carried to acave beside the battlefield to watch the show.

Tariku, Avery said, I turned around,What? I asked.Tell you when this is all over. I felt a rush ofbittersweet happiness.You do that, I saidwryly.I morphed Hydra and slithered out of the cave. 5,000 girls had died.

There were only 995,001 girls left. I had an idea. I demorphed my legs andarms. I grew a fresh tail. Claws grew and a crest of spikes grew from my back.I felt my fangs shoot out of my mouth. The rage and fury of both the Hydra

and I made me as tall as a Tot. The eleven snake heads writhed to my back. Iwas covered by a thick new layer of scales. I asked Dr. Bigg.He shivered slightly then snorted, Gotham, attack. A Tot taller than I

slipped into the valley silently. I couldnt help but shiver when I saw hisOradai tipped claws, muscled tail, and teeth that could rip through me like Iwas nothing.

I gulped.The Tot lunged, his clawsflashing. One of the snakes on my back shot

forward and bit the Tot with venom, but the giant mutated monster of naturemagic was immune. It cut off the head of its attacker. Two more sprang up. Inow had thirteen heads. I backed up a few feet and started running. I headbutted the Tot with my solid gold head, guts flying everywhere. Heregenerated and gave me something I swear was a smirk. He swiped me intothe side of the valley, face first. When I turned around to face him, I saw mysister lying in a heap. She was dead.The rage and sorrow combined and Iclimbed to a staggering height of 3,000 feet, taller than Gotham.

I asked my heads.They all hissed in agreement. The Tot began to shiver and shake. I

picked up the Tot. It screamed in terror. I began to squeeze. The Tot wasscreaming, puking, and kicking its guts out.

Wait, Began Dr. Bigg, Drop that Tot, Im Rickys father! Idropped the Tot on my knee, killing it instantly; all the while staring at Rickys


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TIMOTHY RICHARDSONNAKI

After I was brought back to life by Dr.Richardson, he told us his story:When I dissolved from history, my name was changed to Fredrick

Bigg. I was still under attack, so Chaos kidnapped me and brainwashed me, soI forgot I was your dad. When I heard the Elites was after me, I mutated a Totnamed Gotham and trapped-

J.P and I. Grace said, still disgusted from spending some time in amonster belly.

Anyway, I was becoming more and more furious so I went to my lab

and created more mutant Tots. But after many battles, my feelings andmemory went bonkers. It was like this: one minute Im in my lab, the nextminute Im in a flashback, dissolving from history. I was driven mad that I wasyour father, Ricky. So I tried to kill you to get over my anger. But since yourtroop is morphing capable, my troop had no chance! He explained.

Dad, Im really happy to finally reunite with you after all this time, butwhat about mom?Ricky asked with a freaky calm tone.

Well, your mother disappeared when you were born. But recently, Ihave found her. She is the woman who created the Island Acardia; she is theOld Wizard, the woman who gave you morphing powers when you stepped onthis island for the first time. Timothy said.

But more than that information Ive just given you, I dont knowanything else! I cant find her exact location. Ive been trying to track herdown for fifteen years, but her presence on my radar is zero, zilch, and nada!He screamed.

I know how to get to mom. Naki, will you do the honors? Rickyasked, smiling.

I walked over to Timothy.Sit down. I instructed.He sat down. I did the morphing ritual. He stood up, dazed. I smiled,

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in the time Dr. Richardson dissolved from history.Weve got to stop him! Yelled Ricky.I lunged and rammed into Dr. Richardson before he floated up into the

vortex. Then, the air shimmered, and we were in a part of the island we hadnt

seen before. We took one step and we were falling into a portal with seeminglyno end.

HEEEEELP! The whole team shouted, sending a sonic sound wavethat shook the valley.

We found ourselves at the mouth of an enormous cave. An old, oliveskinned woman that seemed to be twenty years old walked out of the cave. Shewas dressed gypsy- like, silk dress of many colors, jewels, and an opaque veilover her face.

Do you seek wisdom from me? She said in such a frail voice thatmade me guarantee that she was 30000 years old.Yes, we do, are you Ricky Richardsons-AHHHH! I screamed as

she shocked me with her rod.-Richardsonsmother. Tariku finished.She thought for a moment, and then said, Yes, yes I am.Mom! Ricky screamed and ran over to his mother and hugged her for

some time.Now tell us your story! I exclaimed. And she did:When I disappeared, I was teleported back in time 30000 years. I

changed my name and called myself the Old Wizard. But the name came withpower, which I gained. Seeing all the monsters exiled from all places of theearth made me create Acardia. But the monsters kept trying to kill each otheroff, so I gave anyone who set foot on this island morphing powers to keep themonsters in check. My true name is: Delani. Just when she said that, blazinglight blasted out of the cave. Then, there was a twenty-six year old womandressed in a hospital gown.

Lani! Mr. Richardson exclaimed. She went into the cave and cameout in regular clothes.

We have to go to New York. Delani saidout of vision.Why? I asked.Tots are rampaging there! She exclaimed. Then, I screamed, From

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Armypowers activate!Purple light seeped from the ground and pulled us in.The ground spit us out and we were in our battle suits, celestial gold entwinedin pure white eternal fibers, with boots tipped with Oradai.

Lets go! Tariku screamed.

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BATTLE FOR OUR LIVES

TARIKUWe crossed the line from Acardia to reality. Suddenly, we were

New York City. Freaky, I thought. Then, out of corner of my eye, I saw one ofthe Tots climb up the empire state building. It roared, sending a super- sonicsound wave. The statue of liberty crumbled to pieces.

NOOO! Naki screamed. All the Elitesmorphed Kemldon Torus,the most dangerous Kemldon ever. I morphed another Dangerous Monster- aChupacabra:

First, my skin turned blue and a crest of spines sprouted from my back.Ten foot long bat wings shot out from my shoulder blades and flapped. Myeyes bulged out to the size of hens eggs and turned blood red, my size tripledand I towered ten feet. My hands and feet became Chupacabra claws. My legslifted my heels of the ground. My knees reversed. My mouth melted andhardened as a snout. Fangs the size of fingers replaced teeth.

I shouted.Bystanders turned around to watch the battle, maybe our last battle.

The Kemldon Torus sprang at them first. A Tot clutched what used to be itsintestines. Three Kemldons fell to the ground. J.P. Grace, Felecia.

I screamed.So I crossed the border to Acardia and called ALL the monsters living

on that island. When I came back 50,000,000,000 monsters followed. Hey, itsa BIG island.

The monsters attacked, even Nessie, Levithan, and the mega sharks

who sprang from the water. I bit poisonous sulfur into the Tot. It went down. A

Griffon ripped apart a Tot. A Laser shot a Tot from a Reptoid Terusius UFO. Ijust kept on biting. The troop had 250 kills, but more and more Tots crossedthe boundary line. I called in from deep space: Rakloids, the biggest, baddestaliens in the universe.

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Naki said as she squeezed a Tot till it popped. I bit down onthe lead Tot and chowed down. The crowd of by standing people grew, andcheers went up each time we killed a Tot. Score: 2,500 to three. We werewinning this battle badly. I demorphed and began shooting lasers at Tots,

remembering the Mothara battle. I got another battle suit and ran back toAcardia. I drove the Dimension Jeep out of Acardia and fired a giant laser gun.A Tot vanished.

Score! I hollered. The crowd cheered. 3,000 to 3. As I said, we werewinning badly. Then, A Tot slashed a Griffon in half in the sky. We weredown to 899, 997 girls and boys. A Tot gored a Griffons heart out, and Rickydied. 899, 996 girls and boys. Out of the blue, the real Old Wizard climbed outof the rubble that used to be the statue of liberty.

Hastus Libertus! She said. Then, in a blink of an eye, the statue wasback to normal.Hastus Toteo! Every single girl that had died that was in our troop

came back to life, even the ones in Acardia.Jeez, who buried me in a Glacier slide?! Chattered Sheila. Ricky

shyly waved at her.HASTUS TOTEA, HASTUS TOTEA! Chanted the Old Wizard.One by one, the Tots dropped. The real Old Wizard fell dead from the

exhaustion and the New York harbor shattered around us, pieces falling likebroken glass. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the spitting image of Tarikurun behind one of the pieces. Nope, Rafal. he said. Then it was all over.


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THE MOTHERSHIPSHEILA

Naki meant it, it was all over. Dazed bystanders forgot whatthey had just witnessed, and we had disappeared from New York, from Earth.All I could make out was two joysticks and a buzzer.

Where are we? asked Naki.Tariku just stared and said five words:In a Rakloid Mothership.We have to check the place out, Timothy said,So I suggest we morph Rakloid.

Im with you. Naki Agreed.Oh, by the name of all things monster, you suggest we morph Rakloid,a Rakloid! Tariku exclaimed.

Naki said that she would take away his morphing powers. That shuthim up. So, I began to morph Rakloid:

First, my fresh white skin turned into an ugly pink; brown-red fur andscales covered my body. I winced as a tail with a giant spike on it grew. Mymouth melted and formed into that of an anteater. My toes and hands becameclaws and slashed at the air. My mind boggled.

Cool, I can still talk regular! I said.Good for you. Tariku mumbled.We snuck into the Mothershipshall. Other Rakloids didnt seem to

notice us. Just as we were going to dash for the mini ships, the lead Rakloidstopped us dead in our tracks.

Mlle wh Akola ad u? He asked (Translation: Just where doyou think youre going?). We huddled and came up with an excuse, Im goodwith alien languages.

Halelu adgie jhdaig eifr. Or: Just patrolling the MotherShip. Mr.Rakloid walked away, and we made a mad dash for the mini ships. Werocketed off into deep space. Just then, alarms started to sound in our ships.Holy cow! Rakloid are shooting from the MotherShip! Hold on, this is goingto be a wild ride! Naki radioed in, and drove like a madman as she soaredaway from me.


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BOOM! A photon laser incinerated my first engine. I was slowingdown. I crashed into Morgans ship. Guys, the wormhole to the Rakloidsgalaxy is closing, hurry up! Tariku radioed. I stepped on the gas, and held ontight because I was going at the speed of light! Blazing light filtered into my

ship, and I felt like I was floating in my own body mass. I was suddenlystanding on flat ground, flatpink ground.

We must be on the shadow planet of Saturn. Oxygen levels are reallyconcentrated here. But if we demorph, well get sucked into the groundbecause our bodies arent used to the gravitational pull. Ricky Said, ourArmy engineer. So we ventured out on the shadow planet. About three hourslater, we came vast jewel filled valley. Uh, let me guess, Morgan began,Griffon Valley? No, Rakloid City. I answered. They all shuddered.

Dont worry, Tariku said,they are peaceful, but, they can and will rip us toshreds if we do them harm. Terrified screams rang out in the crowd. Suddenlyour bodies began to

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