Lisa hid with Barry in the alley, so neither Sherry jubilee nor Clown-a- round could spot them. Then Barry, the blue gummy bear, had to escort her inside the building in order to hide.

"This is my hideout, I know it's not much but it's rather cozy" he explained.

"I understand that the circle of ten is after me, but why is the king need me so badly?" She asked.

"I don't know, but the king wasn't always like this. He was originally a kind Prince who journeyed with someone he cared about, until that someone had abandoned him when he needed them the most. In grief over the betrayal, he tore out his heart and buried it somewhere in the lands, and eventually, he turned evil" he explained.

Suddenly, they heard two voices calling outside.

"Lisa! We know you're around here, so why don't you surrender yourself to us! We won't hurt you, we promise!"   Sherry jubilee called out.

"Yeah! We'll give you your mom back if you would turn yourself in, so no one can get hurt!" Clown-a- round called out.

Lisa wanted to say something, but Barry covered her mouth to keep her from blowing cover. Both waited until coast is clear, in which the two members of the circle of ten had left.

"We can't keep hiding forever, we have to do something to get rid of them!" Said Lisa.

"What else can we do? They have every guard within this region, not to mention they'll use every manipulation to deceive you. Here's what I do know in killing Sherry jubilee: water, she hates water since her body is actually made of sugar. If we could splash some water on her, she'll dissolve into sugary slush" explained Barry.

"I noticed that Clown-a- round is much a coward when he faced my friend, he just ran back to the castle when my friend defeated most of the toy soldiers. Although, if we splash water at Sherry jubilee, she'll melt like the wicked witch of the west" she remarked.

"Don't know who that is, but it's worth a try" he said.

Meanwhile

In the outskirts of the dessert region, Frederick and Yukio were walking down the road (made of Graham crackers).

"She should be within the town here, but are we going t-to the right direction?" Questioned Frederick.

"I don't know, I haven't been to this region. After all, we should-" Yukio tried to reply.

*splat!*

Yukio looked down, and saw that he stepped on a whipped cream.

"I think I stepped on a whipped cream" he said in a disgusted tone.

Frederick sighed while pinching his nose, and shaking his head.

"Fine, I'll clean your foot. Just watch where you're stepping with bare feet next time" said Frederick.

Back in town

Lisa and Barry exit the hideout, looking around to see if Sherry jubilee and Clown-a- round is around. Lisa picked up a bucket filled with water, in case if the governess of the dessert region ever do a surprise attack. The two walked out of the alley, only to find that a group of candy themed soldiers were expecting them. Then they hear laughter as the two soldiers parted, showing Sherry and Clown-a- round laughing while riding on a bath tub with legs.

"We knew you were in the hideout all along, so we just wait until you two left your only safe haven!" Laughed Sherry jubilee.

"Give up now, girl! Or we will use force if needed to, we don't care if you kick and scream, we will drag you into the castle!" Said Clown-a- round with a sadistic giggle.

Lisa looked at Barry for a moment, and he saw that she is carrying a bucket of water.

"Good thinking kid, good thinking" he said with a calm smile.

Then she cleared her voice, as she gets into character.

"Alright, I give up!" She said, but she wasn't sincere as indicated in her tone.

"That's a good girl, now go into this bath tub. We'll take you into the castle shortly" said Sherry jubilee with a sweet but sinister tone, not knowing what Lisa was planning.

Just as Lisa was going to the bath tub with a bucket of water in hand, Clown-a- round noticed something suspicious in her hand. Then he stretched his rubbery arms to yank the bucket out of her hand, thus causing Sherry jubilee to see it.

"What are you planning on to do with this bucket on water, girl!?" Clown-a- round questioned.

"Wh-what!? Water!? I knew you were a capricious brat!" Sherry jubilee said in fear.

"Oh, I thought this is a bath tub. It would be splashing fun if I were to fill it with water as we ride on it, then we'll have nice bath time while going to the castle" Lisa answered in an odd cheerful tone, but it's actually a threat disguised as an innocent comment.

Then she reached her hand while smiling, but it freaked Sherry jubilee out upon seeing her attempting to tip the bucket from the clown like toys hand.

"No! Stop!" Pleaded Sherry jubilee.

It was too late. Lisa tipped the bucket to the point that water came pouring into the bath tub, then Sherry jubilee screamed in fear as she started to dissolve from the legs.

"You cursed brat!! Look what you have done, I'm melting!!" She screamed.

"Good, this will teach you a lesson on why you never underestimate me!" Replied Lisa while her smiling face changed into an angry expression.

"Don't just stand here, kill her!! I don't care what the king says to me, just kill her!!" Sherry jubilee screamed an order to the soldiers.

None of the soldiers dared to move a muscle, all they can do is silently stare as she flailing her arms screaming in panic while trying and failing to get out of the bath tub. Even Clown-a- round stared in shock as she was being melted up to the torso, and he couldn't do anything. After all, the candy themed soldiers were tired of her barking orders at them and abusing them to no end. The only thing that Sherry jubilee can do is scream out empty death threats to the point it devolved into gibberish, until she disappeared behind the wall of the bath tub.

When Lisa walked up to the bath tub, all she can see is a pile of clothes and a pile of sopping wet sugar of where Sherry jubilee once stood.

Clown-a- round was scared out of his mind, so he immediately got out of the bath tub and opened the portal straight into the throne room of the cloud castle. When he fled through the portal, the only thing he did find in the throne room is an angry king glaring at him. The only thing he can do was chuckle out of fear as the king closes in on him, and perhaps the last time Lisa will see from him again.

As the portal closes, Lisa felt relief but at the same time felt scared. She killed Sherry jubilee on purpose, by using a bucket of water. It wasn't like talking things out with Enju, but Sherry couldn't listen to reason. No, Sherry jubilee was downright nasty and abusive compared to the sorceress from the eastern region.

"You... You killed her, you killed the governess of the dessert region" said one candy soldier.

"I... I'm sorry! I had to do it, I knew she was evil and nasty!" She apologized.

"Hail Lisa! The governess of the dessert region is dead!" The soldiers cheered.

She was confused by this, but she reached her hand into the bath tub and pulled out the key (which is wet). The key was made from rose gold compared to other two keys she saw, the top of the key is shaped like a piece of candy in wrapper with a pink gemstone at the center. She soon realized that the gemstone was a Morganite, in which its pink color is her favorite color. When she saw Frederick and Yukio arrive, she immediately hugged the two of them.

"Were we late?" Asked Frederick.

"You missed it, I killed Sherry jubilee by splashing water into the bath tub!" She answered.

"This... This is the first time you actually killed a member of the circle of ten" remarked Yukio.

Then Lisa turned to see Barry, who looked bashful.

"Looks like you're a member of my traveling party" she said to him.

"Um... sorry, but I have to stay here. This region would've devolve into chaos without anyone ruling it, so that's why I'll rule from here for the time being until the actual king of the dessert region comes back. Again, I apologize for not joining you" Barry apologized.

"Its alright, we'll visit each other sometime. After all, without you, I would've been captured without fighting back" she said.

With that said, Lisa and the two of her friends left. The citizens were overjoyed at hearing the news of how Sherry jubilee died, and it's all thanks to Lisa. However, she realized that doesn't know where the keyhole is located now that she has the Morganite key in her hand.

Authors note: what do you think of how Lisa used her wits and the bucket of water to kill Sherry jubilee?