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[b]"Cheer up will ya? Things coulda took turns for the worst you know, and we could be dead."[/b]

They could have sunk like rocks. They could have been sleeping with the fishes now. Those weren't exactly things he wanted to be reminded about, but Ace had a point, they were alive and they still had a chance to go home. "You're right, thank you for the reminder, Ace." He passed her a plate of the sundae surprise and smiled. "We're still alive so we can still go home." He needed that little pep talk and he was thankful. Harper turned to look at Leila, she looked as if she were lost in her own world and didn't bother to reply. He was stuck with such an odd bunch of people but they only had each other. They had to be there for one another and understand each other.

[b]"Cheer up Jasper! It could be worse. I was just telling Harper the same thing. We'll get through the next task, easy peasy. But we can't do that if you don't have a little optimism."[/b]

Harper stared at Ace with wide eyes, she didn't seem worried at all. It was amazing how she remained so chipper and it put him at ease. Maybe things were going to be alright after all. He nodded his head up and down, a smile tugging on the corner's of his mouth. "Yeah, before you know it we'll be home." With them...with them he could be brave. He was snapped out of his thoughts when Ace asked about the others. "Oh, I think Hakuren and Leon were at the infirmary. I haven't seen Mado around though." He winced as possible thoughts of what she was doing crossed his mind. Hopefully, it didn't involve skewering bunny soldiers. 

He was snapped out of his rather unpleasant thoughts when Two-Thirds sat nearby. "Thank you for the tea, it's delicious." He muttered with a small smile. He then passed one of the ice cream trays in Two-Third's direction and motioned for the Nobody to have a taste. He appreciated everything the guides were doing for them, he really, really did. 

Then the queen waited for questions. Harper had a million, but kept his eyes on his plate.

[b]"Our guides knew those criminals. Who are they?"[/b] Jasper had asked one of the questions in his head.

The queen gave the humans a gentle smile. "I would be grand if the others decided to join us. I'm sure you all have plenty of questions and that is a very good one." She raised a glass of sparkly stars before taking a sip. "It's a sad story..." she whispered, her expression suddenly turning sad. It was the first time they saw the queen without a smile on her face. "They were like you once and we loved them. We worked side by side with them, we helped them and they helped us."

"So they went on quests too?" Harper asked hesitantly. Maybe he didn't want to know more, maybe ignorance was best.

The queen let out a sad laugh. "Yes, they were just like you...but they went mad."

He froze. If they didn't finish that list soon there was a possibility they'd end up just like [i]them[/i]. "Oh...my God." The news began sinking in and he swallowed hard. Those cloaked figures were human, were on the same quest they were on. Was that why they wanted the living list? So they could go home? He felt bad for them but also frightened. "That's why they wanted our list." He mumbled. "Isn't it?"

"Maybe...but their time is up. Their cycle is over." She focused her eyes on the humans. "Promise me you'll keep the list safe. I don't want the same thing to happen all over again. Whatever you do, don't trust [i]them[/i]. The queen looked so sad and Harper he was as pale as a sheet.

He cleared his throat. "Y-Yes your highness." 

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"Oh my gosh...this place, this place is beautiful." Riley stared at the castle with a goofy grin before she leaped forward. "The clouds are incredibly soft too. God, nowhere is amazing." The girl spun around to grin at her companions before walking on ahead.

Froggy laughed a little. "I'm glad you like it, the inside is much more impressive, promise."

He motioned for the others to follow only to have the blonde man complain. [b]“Why is there so much walking?! Don’t you guys have any buses or trams or something?!”[/b] He was yelling too and it made Froggy flinch. This was his first cycle as a guide and both Leon and Ace were nice enough, so dealing with people like Vince was new. The guide gave the man a hesitant smile and raised his hands defensively. "We need to wait a bit," last he remembered Skitz said that Song would come with a minibus, but he wasn't too sure at the moment.

Thankfully the pink haired human began chiding the blonde man and Froggy gave Lesley a thankful nod and a smile.

[b]“Thanks for sending them in, Froggy. Let’s go on this path, shall we? Don’t poke the plants please, and don’t eat the vines, no matter how lush they look. Just don’t, by the way, I’m Songbird.”[/b]

Froggy spun around only to see the item hunter. He gave songbird a smile. "It's no problem, Songbird. Thank you for sending the directions to the castle through star mail. If not for that, I would have gotten all of us lost." The guide chuckled then introduced the humans one by one. 

"Nice to meet you, I like your scarf by the way." Riley greeted casually and with a bright and toothy smile. "The hat too, you Nobodies sure know how to dress snazzy. Even Mr. Cuddles had a great taste in hats." Songbird told them about the rules and she nodded, Vinny however had other plans and decided to break the rules the moment they had been mentioned. Urghh, it was the lollipop farm incident all over again.

[b]“You would honestly think that he would have a bit more respect being in the house of royalty.”[/b]

"Mhm, tell me about it." She rolled her eyes at Vincent before letting out a soft laugh. "You probably won't believe me, but we almost got arrested the day we arrived because of him. He tried to rob a lollipop farm...it was a heck of a day. Kind of fun though, we got to play cops and robbers with a bunch of adorable but grouchy little rabbits--oh wow." Out of nowhere a live vine monster picked Vincent up and chucked him all the way to the castle. It was amazing.

A minibus also arrived and Song told them to get inside. Riley gave Inadi an excited grin. "Oh wow! Let's go."

Froggy on the other hand waited for everyone to get in before he did too. The ride to the castle was a smooth one and when they got there both Vince and a bunch of bunny guards were waiting. There was also a candy cane in a tuxedo.

"Songbird, Froggy! Good to see you lads. The Queen is waiting for you already with the best cake and tea Nowhere has to offer." He gave them a little bow. "Nice to meet you hummons, I'm sure you'll love it here!" The candy cane retreated inside as Songbird ushered the humans through the door.

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"Your majesty, the new humans have arrived." Skitz leaned in to whisper in her ear before he turned to the humans and smiled.

The Queen's worried expression shifted into one of glee and enthusiasm. She struck one of the glasses with her spoon and laughed when the humans turned to look. "The other humans have arrived, dearies. Candy cane said they're inside now, oh, this is so exciting! They'll be here shortly! Please, please, don't forget your 'hellos' and 'how are yous' all of you must be so excited." 

Suddenly, there was a [i]ding[/i]. It signaled the arrival of the elevator down the hall and not longer after that voices drifted into the dining hall.

"Man, this place sure is snazzy!"

"The dining hall is that way! O-Oh, that way, I mean."

The queen let out a delighted squeal. "Let's go say hello to your new friends." She stood up and began walking towards the door, motioning for the humans to follow.