Chapter 7

Anna woke up to a strange sound. She was laying on the ground next Raven at the oasis. A ruffling came from the brush behind her.

"Raven, wake up," Anna hissed. Raven was already awake, her eyes wide. They slowly stand up and walk slowly toward the brush. A woman with black hair and red eyes stands up from the brush and Anna takes out her dagger, ready to attack.

"Hey, hey! It's me, Esmia!" said Esmia.

"Jesus fuck, you scared me!" said Anna. "I'm glad we found you, right Raven?" Raven was staring, focused on Esmia. She noticed something slightly off. Esmia appeared taller and her face was thinner. Her skin also appeared more white than usual.

"What?" asked Esmia.

"You're not Esmia," said Raven so suddenly, that Anna jumped. Esmia looked stunned and hurt at the same time.

"But...I am Esmia," said Esmia. She looked sad. Raven shook her head.

"I'm so sorry, I was just worried, you didn't come to the picnic, and we decided to look for you," said Raven.

"What picnic?" asked Esmia. Anna stared at Esmia, stunned. Raven squinted at her.

"Did she forget?" thought Anna.

"What are you doing here?" asked Raven. Esmia stared off.

"I was..." Suddenly the ground shook, cutting off Esmia. A portal opened, sucking them into another world.

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Susie and Betty were now walking out of Banan.

"Susie, do you know how I can leave this world?" asked Betty.

"No, Betty, I don't know," said Susie.

"It would help if my powers weren't drained, then I could easily return to the Realm of Dreams and end up back in Shylynn from there," groaned Betty.

"Hey, who's that?" asked Susie. She pointed to a woman in a purple cloak with white blonde hair.

"That's Anna!" exclaimed Betty. "Anna!" Betty ran up to the woman.

"Betty!" exclaimed Anna. She hugged Betty and then let go.

"Excuse me, who's this?" asked Susie.

"Susie, this is Anna, Anna this is Susie," said Betty. Betty looked at Anna smiling but her smile slowly faded.

"Anna, can I talk to Susie privately?" asked Betty. Anna nodded. Betty walks Susie away.

"What's wrong?" asked Susie.

"That's not Anna. Anna has emerald green eyes, not lime green eyes. Her hair is also a whiter color than Anna's white blonde hair," said Betty darkly.

"Are you implying she's an imposter?" asked Susie. Betty nodded.

"Let's just play along for now, if she really is an imposter," said Susie.