A/N; Jeez folks, I'm sorry this took so long to get out! Stupid roper coasters of life... XD I finally got the majority, and the rest of it, done and written in the freakin middle of the night! Eh, oh well. It's finished and it's here- the wonderful Chapter 6! XD

Also, Mumbo living in this kingdom in his past is not canon, in case anyone started wondering. This kingdom, and Baisley, belong to me and my sister, just as Darwin belongs to my brother, and Elenore to me. Anywho, enough of this- on with the story!!!! Leave any questions you might have in the comments, and I'll be sure to answer the best I can!

ALSO!! Reading over his to my lil' sister, I realized there were some big typos in it so... I went through and edited it a little.... Should make a tiny bit more sense with some things now. XD Jeez... This is what I get for writing at 1 in the morning.... XD

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Pearl paused, closing her mouth. Has Xisuma done something he shouldn't have..? She heard faint talking, and next thing she knew, there was a thump, followed by silence... Best to check on him she supposed... She opened her door and left her room, walking over to Xisuma's... She knocked, but got no response. Slowly she opened the door and peeked inside... "Xisuma?" she called. She furrowed her brow, opening the door all the way. "Xisuma?" she repeated. The man had just been in here- so she would have seen him in the hall if that was where he went. Yet, the room was empty, and she quickly began to worry. "Xisuma!" she called again, walking in to quickly search for him.

But she couldn't find him. Nor could she figure out where he could have gone... She left the room, searched the halls and many other places, and it wasn't until then did it dawn on her what could have possibly happened...

Instantly she returned to the hallway, checking all the rooms. Everybody else must have been together, talking maybe... She then went to Scar's room, bursting the door open. There she found them, startling everyone from the sudden action. "Guys- we have a problem!" she said.

Impulse and Cleo stood up. "What is it? What happened?" Impulse asked.

"Xisuma is missing- and I think the watchers took him!" Pearl responded.

Impulse furrowed his brow slightly. "...But... He's a watcher too though... I can't figure out if that's good or bad." he said.

Cleo elbowed him. "Of course it is, dummy. But, why would they take him?" she asked, turning to Pearl.

"I mean, he's a watcher. Why else would they want him?" Scar asked.

"Guys- we don't have time for a million questions. We have to get him back!" Pearl said.

"But.. why?" Scar asked. "There's no reason to get him back. He's a watcher anyway." he said, shrugging a little.

Pearl narrowed her eyes slightly. "If you must know Scar, they wouldn't want him at all! Not with him being one of the weakest of their kind! The only reason I could think of them taking him- is because he is also an Admin." she said, flinching. Well- the secret was out now, sorry Xisuma...

"...An Admin? Weren't those all wiped out?" Etho asked.

"Clearly not! Now do you see why we have to get him back, and fast??" Pearl asked. Impulse nodded and quickly went over to her.

"But, what are we going to do? How are we going to get him back? If he's an admin, they'll all be trying to stop us." Ren said.

"...We're going to have to ask for more help from the King." Pearl said, biting her lip.

Ren forced out a chuckle. "I don't think we have enough gold for that- or the time to go 'mining' at all."

"Then who are we going to turn to for help? We can't do this on our own. And if we don't act fast, Zeqain is going to use Xisuma to take over the whole world and the realms!" Pearl said.

"...I know someone who could help..." Mumbo said quietly from a chair. The others glanced toward him, still startled from his talking. They weren't quite used to it since.... Well, since everything happened...

"Who?" Pearl asked.

"..An old friend, from my old home..." Mumbo replied.

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"No, our best bet is through the forest." Pearl said, answering Impulse's question. Toward the portal they walked... The walk to get to their destination would take... quite some time. And they didn't have much time. What they did have though, were wings... And they could fly their way there. The only problem- through the portal they all went, one by one as they turned to the forest- Scar couldn't walk. And they couldn't risk heading into town to go find his wheelchair. His best bet? Flying above the forest until they were far enough away that the rest of them could take to the skies too. But... He would still have to fly low. The watchers were all around still. Eyes out on everything as they roamed within the kingdom's borders...

"I'll fly up there with Scar. If he's at all seen, he'll have an extra set of hands against the watchers." Impulse said.

"Alright, let's go then." Pearl said, turning and trekking into the forest as the rest followed behind, Impulse and Scar flying up just above the trees...

The walk, or flight, was rather quiet for the friends... Less noise, lesser chance of getting caught. Slowly though, they progressed further away from the city, and closer to the city's walls. The paths were dimly lit, all throughout the forest to keep night monsters from spawning, and the walls to keep them out.. Of which, they soon reached. Stopping at the large wall, Pearl looked all around, left and right... No one was there but the group of friends... And oddly enough, no howls of wolves were heard either.

Turning to the rest, she gestured for them to take to the sky, and in doing so, she followed. Moving up to Impulse, she looked around. "Nothing?"

Impulse shook his head. "Nothing."

Pearl bit her lip, taking a moment to think to herself. "There can't be nothing... It's just too quiet... Alright, everybody, let's continue carefully. If you see something off, notify the rest right away." She said. The others nodded, and then off they were again, all in the air this time. Pearl moved Mumbo to the front, where he then began to lead them on.

They kept flying, and flying, and flying... No one spoke, but watched the view as they kept going on. It was a nice change in scenery for them, considering all they've seen the last couple weeks... Etho let out a sigh. "Never gets old.," he said. Cleo nodded.

"Ugh... Guys, could we stop for a break? My wings are aching." Impulse said. Pearl let out a sigh.

"Yes, let's take a break... I'm not sure how much farther we have to go anyway." she replied, slowly gliding to the ground.

Mumbo took a soft landing, letting out a sigh. "We have another hour or two... No two kingdoms live so close." he said, walking over to a fallen tree that Scar now sat on.

"Another kingdom? Which one?" Impulse asked. "I'd assume it isn't that small ice kingdom, since we're nowhere near ice or snow."

"Wait, is it Queen Baisley's kingdom?" Cleo asked, folding in her wings.

"The earth themed one?" Scar asked. "Is that where you got you 'peace, love, and plants' phrase?"

Mumbo chuckled. "Yes, but that place is anything but peaceful.."

"How so?" Impulse furrowed his brow, slight concern forming within him. Cleo let out a chuckle.

"Words alone won't do justice for what you'll see," the zombie grinned.

"Well, now I am concerned." Impulse said. The others laughed.

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"Look ahead, there it is." Etho said, pointing. Coming into view was finally the kingdom of Aranya, built entirely of cobblestone and bricks, with a little wood here and there. Moss and vines grew up and all around, bringing the dull colors some life to them.

Slowly they glided downward, eyes all about. Mumbo led them right for the main gates, where two skeletons in armor and vines stood guard. Mumbo took a moment to take in a slow, deep breath before letting it out. Walking up beside him, Cleo looked around.

"I haven't been here in ages." she said. Mumbo gave a slight nod, and the two walked forward and through the open gates. The skeletons made no move, just standing there as the two passed them.

Pearl then walked through, still the skeletons not moving once... But as soon as the rest of them moved to go through, the skeletons suddenly jerked toward each other, raising their swords forming an 'X' to block their path. Impulse yelped, jumping back slightly.

"Hey- no fair! Why can't we go through?" he asked. The skeletons... did not respond. How could they? Impulse tried to go through the side, but the two lifeless mobs only followed him. "Mumbo- what about us? How do we get them to move?" Impulse asked...

"Uhh... Mumbo? You still there buddy?" he asked, trying to look past the bony guards. "Mumbo!" he called.

"...Ah, newcomers? Let them through..." came a sudden, new voice from behind the skeletons. It made Impulse shiver. The voice was that of a female. It sounded sweet and soft, but also deep and... dark. The skeletons lowered their swords, and moved back to their upright standing positions. And- well, there stood Mumbo, Cleo, and even Pearl off to the side. But, in between the once mustached man and the zombie stood someone new, the owner of the new voice. She was just shorter than Cleo, brown wavy hair past her shoulders, fox ears atop her head... Her outfit made Scar think of an elf, but the look on her face made Impulse think of an evil one in too nice of clothing with sweet vines and leaves all over them.

Baisley lightly stroked the fox in her arms in the classic 'villain' way, then tilted her head up and to the side. "Warden... prepare the dungeons for our.. guests..." she said, a random elf guard near Pearl nodding softly as he bowed and hurried off, staring right into Impulse's eyes with her dark mischievous ones.

Impulse gulped and backed up slightly. He was starting to wish he was back at Darwin's instead. "U-uh, what? Dungeons?" he asked.

Baisley smirked slightly, and slowly put the fox down as her own tail softly swayed, eyes never once leaving the man in black and yellow. Standing back up, she slowly walked over to Impulse, the sweet smell of her flower crown suddenly infiltrating his nose.

Impulse bit his lip hard. How could someone like this dress so sweetly?! Why was she still glaring deep into his eyes?? Why did she have to act and sound all dark and creepy?!

And then, with Baisley's next action, he wanted to just straight up pass out from the sudden change.

"Welcome to Aranya!" Baisley said, loud and joyful as she grinned happily, raising her arms in kind welcoming. Mumbo and Cleo let out a laugh. This was definitely going to be interesting.