*Aika POV*

When the light faded, i opened my eyes, only to see barren wastlelands, robotic familiars, and a big pig shaped city. I'm in hamelin! I wonder when, though? I start to head toward hamelin, when a familiar leaps infront of me. I recognise it, it's a tin man. I draw my  wand, and instantly cast cloudburst. It doesn't do much though.

I'm absoloutely terrified. I have honestly never in my days fought a monster without doodle-doo... The tin man is very strong and i can't even use my toko either because i only recently evolved it into a toko-toko so now it's really weak again! Did doodle-doo think this through? What if i got killed by familiars before the white witch could even get to me?! IRONIC.

Also, i'm out of Manna so i can't cast spells!

Then i see a flash hit the tin man, and it falls to peices. I'm pretty sure my jaw broke from hitting the floor so hard.

I turn around to see a boy holding some strange (although quite simple-looking!) gun looking rather triumphant. "Wha-uh-thanks?" i stutter. He just sighs at me. "Gee, your worse at fighting than i am! Make me save you.. ugh!" I scowl at him. "Hey! I'm no damsel in distress!" i yell. He looks unimpressd still "Coulda fooled me!"

I frown angrily, but take deep breaths. "I'm heading to hamelin. What about you?" He smirks. "I LIVE in hamelin. I'm actually PRI-" he begins, but is cut off by a loud: "Gaaascoon!" I turn to see a young looking to be about 6 or 7 running towards the boy, gascon, i think his name was. The boy is ADORABLE and has long navy hair. "BIG BROOOOTHER! I'M HUNGRY!" He whined. The boy, presumably called gascon (who calls their son that?!) turns to the boy and groans "Better get you some food then i suppose.." He takes the kids hand, then seems to hesitate, and looks back at me.  "If you want, you can come back with us. i'll escort you, freebie." I raise an eyebrow. "Freebie?" He turns away and starts walking. "H-HEY! WAIT UP!!!" I stumble after him.

(TimeSkip)

We are in hamelin. I frown at the tall boy's back. He's been a sarcastic wotsit this whole time, saying about how lame i am, how good he is, and joking with the younger kid marcassian about me. But i suppose i should thank him.. but i don't want too...

He is okay to talk to though, when he isn't bragging. The trip was at least an hour, and we talked. I told him my name, and what my hobbies were. He just kinda bragged about how he was a prodigy.

Suprisingly enough though, he seemed genuinly interested i nwhat i had to say!

He turns around and looks at me. "This is where we part ways, oh and, by the way, i have something to tell you. I am Prin-"

"PRINCE GASCON AND PRINCE MARCASSIAN! THANK THE HEAVENS YOU TWO ARE SAFE!!" A guard yells, running over. Marcassian hides behind gascon. Gascon facepalmes. And my mouth was open so wide you could shove a car in there. "PRINCES?!"