Fergious smiled. "I am your father."

Aaron looked at him strangely.

"No, not your biological father. Your father in a different manner of speaking."

~Riella

Suddenly everyone was standing back at home, but Fergious was with them.

"Now it is time for you to rest; soon, another adventure will some your way."

"Thank you, sir." said Tom. The others smiled.

And it was true; for very soon, something happened.

Jen was lying in bed. She was having good dreams, and sleeping well. Just then -

Sam woke her up.

"Sam!" Jen groaned, "I was having a great dream and you ruined it!"

"Shh!" Sam hissed. "Don't you hear that?"

Sure enough, there was an odd squeaking sound.

"Why, I think it's a mouse!" said Jen.

But it was not an ordinary mouse...

It was the Messenger Mouse of Fergious. He ented the room.

"My Master has sent good dreams your way over the night. This was for your refreshment. Now he bids you--"

~Riella

"-To find a bridge and jump off it."

Sam and Jen stared blankly. "Sure, that's not hard," Jen replied.

"NO, I think he said to find the a bridge with a deep canyon under it, THEN jump off of it." the mouse stated politely.

(I don't quite understand what the deal with Fergious is, so I'm having a lot of fun making him do horrid and sometimes random things. )

(Fergious is supposed to be good, but this will work too! Haha, love the mouse!)

Jen and Tom found the bridge.

"Why are we doing this?! Are you crazy Jen??" Tom screeched.

"I think it's a test of faith." said Jen quietly.

"And I think we're going to DIE!" Tom muttered in shaky annoyance. "Is Sam here yet?"

"Hm, he was right behind me a minute ago..." Jen admitted.

Sam had been behind her two miles ago, but then he'd been distracted by a ruby on the ground. For ten minutes, he examined it, but when he turned around to tell Jen and Tom, he noticed they were gone and he couldn't speak!

Sam mouthed words, but could not speak. He looked scared. Jen said, "Okay, okay, we'll jump!"

Sam had turned into a mouse himself!

"I'm sorry." said a sad, squeaky voice. "I wasn't allowed to tell you, but this is what happens to us when greed and distractions take us away from obedience."

"Oh." squeaked Sam to the messenger mouse, sudden;y able to talk. "What do I do now?"

(BTW I'm not completely making Fegious into an Aslan figure because I don't want to restrain the story: he'll just be a good king with funny rules from now on, okay? Then we can make him crazy! )

Fergious glared at Sam. "Your friends will jump off the bridge. then you will be yourself again."

"But what will happen to them??" squeaked Sam.

"I don't know." Said Fergious. "What do you think?"

Jen and Tom stared at Fergious.
The Jen walked up to him and slapped him in the face.
"Come, Tom, let's go." With that, they left the room To jump off the bridge.

As they fell, they realized that they were floating through cotton candy.

"Why," said Jen "It's quite tasty." She pulled off another chunk.

"I wonder if we'll keep eating and falling forever!" Tom said after several hours.

"Maybe." said Jen, dreamily.