It's been awhile since I wrote a story in my Travel Agency
universe so I decided that it was about time to do so
again. In case you haven't read any of my Travel Agency
stories, they are Travel Agency, Another Tail and Larger
than Life.
Travel Agency: Free Trip
By Morpheus
Letting out a long sigh, I leaned back in my chair,
turning my attention away from the small pile of homework
that I'd been doing for my classes. Or at least trying to
do. Actually, I hadn't really put very much effort into it,
even though I'd been staring at it for nearly an hour.
"Let's see what's on," I mumbled, glancing through
the TV guide but not seeing much there that caught my
interest either.
Finally, I just remained where I was; not feeling
motivated enough to actually do my work or much of anything
else. All in all, I was feeling pretty listless. Apathetic
and almost lifeless. Hell, I hadn't felt like doing much of
anything in nearly a month.
Unfortunately, that turned my thoughts to her. To
Melissa. The woman whom I desperately wished I had never
met, and was eternally grateful that I had. She was the
love of my life... or had been.
When I met Melissa, less than two months ago, it had
almost been love at first sight. As beautiful as she was,
it wasn't until I looked her in the eyes that it had really
hit me. There had been something inside of them...
something brilliant. Something which drew me in. Melissa
had been full of life, fun loving and mischievous. And
after knowing her for a short time, I was even thinking
about proposing to her.
Then one day... she left. Only 3 weeks after I had
first met her, she disappeared from her hotel without a
trace, not even bothering to tell me good-bye. It had been
maddening. At first I was worried that something had
happened to her, but then I realized the truth. She just
didn't want to be with me anymore and didn't have the
courage to tell me to my face.
Just then, my thoughts were interrupted by roommate
Ian coming back home. He was a tall guy, 6 foot 2, being 3
inches taller than me but a bit thinner. Where he had the
height advantage on me, I had a bit more muscle than him,
even if it was lean muscle rather than bulk.
"I grabbed the mail," Ian commented, digging through
the small stack in his hand, muttering, "Mine... bill...
yours..." Then he handed me several envelopes saying,
"These are for you..." Ian set another envelope down on the
table in a spot that was our designated 'common bill' area,
taking another couple of envelopes with him as he went to
his bedroom.
Of the mail that Ian had given me, one of them was a
statement from my bank. However, the second one looked like
it was just junk mail, being from some travel agency.
Though my first thought was to toss it like I usually did
to junk mail, something kept me from doing so. Perhaps it
was the fact that the envelope seemed to be a higher
quality than is usually used for that kind of thing, and
maybe the names and addresses were done in gold ink.
"Chad Nellis," I read my name, writing in fancy gold
writing off the envelope. That was me all right. Chad
Nellis, 20 year old college student. "Pretty fancy for junk
mail."
Inside of the envelope was a letter on equally
expensive looking paper. That aroused my curiosity even
more, and that was before I even read it.
"Dear Mr. Nellis," I started, quickly running through
the whole thing. Then I had to reread it, especially the
part that stated, "You have been selected to receive a week
long, completely free, special vacation package as part of
a special promotion..." It went on to give assurances that
it was completely free and there weren't any hidden costs
for me. All I had to do was go to the company's office at
the address provided. And it was signed, "Mr. G."
After I had read through it several more times, I
said, "Cool," not sure that there wasn't some sort of
strings attached. You're not supposed to look a gift horse
in the mouth, but if it's been trained to turn around and
bite you...
I still thought that it was probably some sort of
gimmick, but when I told Ian about it later, he told me,
"Go man. Forget about whatserface for awhile, get your ass
out of this apartment and go have some fun. At least check
it out. I mean, what can it hurt? Besides, you need a
vacation."
For the next two days, I thought about the offer, and
about what my roommate had said. It sounded too good to be
true, which worried me. After all, it if sounds too good to
be true, it probably is. However, as Ian kept pointing out,
you never knew until you checked it out.
"But I don't even know where it's a vacation to," I
would argue, though Ian kept pointing out that maybe they
would give me a choice of vacation spots. After all, I
wouldn't know until I talked to them.
Finally, I gave in and agreed to at least go to the
company and talk with them. That was partly due to Ian's
constant pushing though also partly because of my growing
curiosity about the offer. Ian was right... I did need a
vacation, and how could you beat a free one?
So, when I found myself in front of the Travel
Agency, I felt somewhat nervous, but was determined not to
get caught up by some silly con if they should try and pull
one. But at the same time, I was feeling pretty hopeful and
more optimistic than I would care to admit.
Once I had stepped inside, I paused to take a slow
look around. It looked pretty much like any travel agency
should, with posters of various foreign locations
decorating the walls. There was only one desk in the room,
and behind it sat a somewhat overweight man with thinning
black hair and a thick mustache.
"May I help you?" the man behind the desk stood up
and asked with a pleasant smile.
"Um... I think so," I told him cautiously, holding
out the letter that I'd been sent, "I got this letter about
some kind of free trip..."
"Oh, you must be Mr. Nellis," he said, not even
bothering to look at the letter though he held out his hand
for me to shake. "You may call me Mr. G."
I shook his hand, realizing that he was the guy who'd
sent me the letter. "Nice to meet you."
Mr. G just smiled pleasantly, though at the same time
he gave me a careful looking over. He must have decided
that I was all right though because he seemed a little
pleased.
"I am happy that you decided to come," he told me as
he sat down behind the desk again. "I assume that you wish
to know more about the special vacation package that you
were offered." At my nod, he smiled more, his eyes seeming
to twinkle slightly. "Good."
"Good?" I repeated, feeling a bit unsure.
"Yes, good," he nodded. "I know that it may be hard
to believe that you are being offered a free vacation
package, though I assure you that the offer is entirely
genuine." For some reason, I believed him. He radiated an
aura of sincerity. "This is a small business," he
continued, "and can not afford much in the way of
advertising. We rely mostly on word of mouth to attract
customers and thought that offering a free promotional
vacation might help with that. If you enjoy the trip, you
may come back, and even more importantly, tell your
friends."
That all sounded pretty reasonable to me, and I
didn't doubt that this guy was telling me the truth. With
most of my doubts being removed, I was starting to feel a
bit more excited about the prospect of a free trip.
"So," I asked, trying not to sound pushy, "What kind
of trip is this?"
"A very special trip," Mr. G told me quietly, his
seeming to gleam. Then his expression turned more serious.
"What I offer is a completely unique travel destination, to
a place that no other travel agency on this world can
provide access to."
"Unique," I repeated, suddenly feeling unsure. "Just
what do you mean by... unique?" That word didn't conjure
images of a beach paradise when related to a travel agency.
"What I mean by unique," he said slowly, staring
straight at me, "is that it is unlike any place you have
ever been. It is a place that you have only seen in your
imagination, a place where the laws of magic hold sway and
creatures of fantasy... unicorns, dragons and their ilk run
free. But make no mistake..." His eyes seemed to bore
straight into me, "it is every bit as real as this one."
Though what Mr. G was saying sounded absolutely nuts,
something about him seemed so... sincere. And even though
it was against everything that I knew to be real, for some
reason, I actually started to believe him.
"You see," Mr. G started, gesturing to a gold metal
ball that was sitting on his desk. An instant later, it
actually lifted off the desk by about a foot and hovered
there. "Magic does exist." I started at it in amazement,
running my hand under and around it to verify that there
was nothing holding it. And there didn't seem to be
anything with magnets holding it up either.
"I will provide both transportation and a guide," Mr.
G continued while I staring at the floating ball, "Physical
transportation between the worlds is not yet possible, so
it is merely the mind and soul that make the journey. And
this can only be done if there are willing people on both
sides to make this temporary exchange." Then he smiled
pleasantly, "There is already a volunteer host awaiting
you."
For a moment, I just stared at Mr. G, then said,
"Wow... this sounds so incredible."
"You are not the first person to travel there," he
chuckled, "In fact, most of my customers who do so are
quite satisfied with the experience. It is a chance to see
things that you never could otherwise... to broaden your
perceptions and experiences. That is why I prefer to
usually deal only with those who are open minded enough to
appreciate the differences."
In spite of myself, this was really beginning to
sound interesting. The thought of actually going to a world
with magic and other fantasy stuff was... amazing. I'd
played D&D once or twice, but was never really into it like
some friends of mine. But still, I could definitely see the
appeal of something like that.
"How soon could I go?" I asked quietly, not realizing
it until that very moment that I'd already made up my mind.
How could I possibly turn down a once in a lifetime
opportunity like that?
Mr. G seemed pleased at that and his smile broadened.
"Actually, you could leave immediately if you so wished. As
I said, there is already a volunteer host waiting for you,
and I fear that if kept waiting too long, she may become
impatient."
"Immediately," I repeated, nodding my head, feeling
somewhat dazed by this whole situation. "Yeah... that
sounds good..."
"Then come this way," Mr. G told me as he got up and
moved to a door in the back of the room. "Please excuse the
mess but I have been working on improving the spell to make
it more efficient..."
The room was mostly empty, except for shelves and
boxes lining one of the walls. The thing that caught my
attention though was the big chalk circle in the middle of
the floor, and the strange symbols all around it. Mr. G
told me to stand in the circle, then he picked up some sort
of wooden staff that was leaning against the wall.
"Farewell for now," Mr. G told me with an amused
smile, "and enjoy yourself."
Then while he was muttering something under his
breath in a language that I didn't recognize, I remembered
him saying something about my host... then wondering, did
he say 'she'? But before I could think any further, Mr. G
tapped the staff against the chalk circle. Suddenly,
everything exploded into a flash of blue light and a wave
of dizziness, just before the whole world dropped away from
around me.
When my senses returned, I was immediately aware that
something was VERY different. My whole body was assaulted
with strange sensations, feelings that told me that it was
definitely not my normal body at all. Obviously, I was in a
host body like Mr. G had said.
"Wow," I gasped, stunned with amazement.
After taking a deep breath, I glanced around, seeing
that I seemed to be in some sort of thick forest or jungle.
But the trees were HUGE. Larger than any I'd ever heard of,
except perhaps for those giant redwoods. In fact, it took
me a moment longer to sink in that I was actually sitting
on base of a tree branch, a branch that had to be at least
15 feet wide.
But as curious as I was about my surroundings, I was
a hell of a lot more curious about my borrowed body. And
with that, I slowly looked down at myself, trying to brace
myself for anything. However, I still wasn't prepared for
what I saw.
The first thing that I noticed was that my skin was
green. However, as strange as that was, it was by far the
least drastic surprise. The other thing I couldn't help
noticing was the breasts on my chest...just like a girl's.
And with a single glance between my legs, it was instantly
obvious that they weren't the only thing I had like a
girl's. In fact, my whole body was that of a girl. A green
skinned girl, but a girl nonetheless.
Those observations were easy to make, as I wasn't
wearing a scrap of clothing. In fact, the only thing that
could even be considered to come close was a small gold
metal bracelet on my left wrist and what seemed to be a
necklace made with twine and shiny stones.
Feeling a bit stunned, I slowly stood up, fully aware
of just how strange my body felt. But at the same time, I
felt sort of light and graceful. The differences were
rather obvious, but perhaps not as extreme as they could
have been. Nor were they painful or even extremely
uncomfortable. Just... different. Too many differences to
take in all at once.
A moment later, I took another, more careful look at
my body, taking in all of the details that I'd missed at
first glance. My body looked very feminine, and I had very
pert breasts that were neither too large nor too small.
Then I also noticed that my skin tone was a little more
varied than I had first thought. My skin was all green, but
I also seemed to have several stripes on me that were a
darker green than the rest.
"Oh man," I gasped, just trying to absorb that this
was in fact real.
Suddenly, a girl's voice called out, "You're here...
You actually came..."
I looked up and was stunned at the sight of a green
skinned girl flying in the air above me, using what
appeared to be something like dragonfly wings... but not
quite. She had green skin, without the stripes that mine
possessed, and green hair that had a lock of white hanging
down the front. The girl's body was shaped very much like
my own and she had a very cute face, though her ears were
obviously pointed.
As the girl landed on the branch in front of me, I
got an even better look at her face. Her eyes were larger
than a normal person's, and they were violet.
"You're here," she exclaimed excitedly, staring at me
with a strange expression. Then she smiled broadly and
announced, "You must be Chad." She barely waited for me to
nod before rushing out, "I am Maella... your guide."
"Um..." I stammered, holding out my hand, "Hi." Then
hoping that I wasn't rude, I couldn't resist staring at her
wings, which were now folded back, "What are you?"
Instead of being offended like I had been afraid of,
Maella grinned proudly, "I'm a..." The word was a strange
half humming, half singing sound that didn't make any
sense. Then she added, "Most beings call us pixies."
"Like Tinkerbell," I exclaimed.
Maella just blinked, "Who?"
"Nevermind," I told her. Then I exclaimed, "Wow. I
never thought I'd ever meet a pixie." I didn't mention that
until that moment, I'd never believed in them either.
That just made Maella giggle for some reason, then
she blurted out, "You're not just meeting one. Right now...
you are one."
For a moment, I just stared at her, then realized
that it made sense. I mean, we seemed to have the same
basic skin color and the same size, which if I remembered
right, Pixies were small. But still, the very thought
was... incredible.
Then I quickly looked back and was stunned to see
that I had a pair of wings on my back as well. I stretched
them out experimentally, delighted when they opened up. And
though they didn't seem as sensitive as my normal skin, I
could actually feel them back there. In a way, it felt just
a little bit like growing an extra pair of arms or
something.
While I was playing with my new wings, Maella
continued, "My friend Trikka really wanted to see your
world so she offered her body to the Gray One for one of
his visitors."
"The Gray One?" I blinked, turning my attention back
to my guide.
"The sorcerer who sent you here, silly," Maella
smiled. "You have his mark of protection," she gestured to
the bracelet, "Most intelligent beings who see it will
leave you alone for fear of angering him." Then she sighed,
"But many beings are too big to see it on us or too
careless to bother looking."
"Okay," I responded, still not sure that I
understood, except that this Gray One was probably the same
Mr. G who was at the Travel Agency. After all, he was the
one who sent me here.
Just then, Maella's expression turned much more
serious. "The Gray One's mark will offer some protection...
but do not rely on it. There are many dangers in this world
that you may not recognize, so stay near me so I can help
you avoid them." I just nodded at that.
My cute pixie guide abruptly changed topics,
excitedly giggling, "What should I show you first?" Her
wings were flickering as she thought aloud. Then she
brightened even more, "The village..."
"Village?" I repeated.
"But first a stop for pikka berries," Maella added
with a grin. "That's where Trikka and I were going when you
came..."
"Okay," I nodded, looking around and then nervously
asking, "But how do I climb down..." I nervously looked
around the tree I was in, then over the edge. The ground
seemed an impossibly long distance away. I definitely
wouldn't want to face that kind of fall.
"We fly, silly," Maella giggled, then quickly moved
next to me and gave my wings a gentle tug. I hadn't even
thought about those things. When I started to protest that
I didn't know how to fly, she just grinned, "It's easy.
Like this..." And with that, she shot up into the air
several feet... or at least what looked like several feet.
"See..."
"I don't know," I gulped, feeling a bit uncomfortable
with the idea. Flying on a plane was one thing, but
actually doing it with wings of my own, borrowed though
they may be, was something else entirely. "I mean, how..."
"Look," Maella told me, her tone going into an almost
lecturing mode, "Trikka's body is good at flying. How do
you think she got up here?"
With that, Maella started to explain how she flew,
though she was having a hard time of it. It was obvious
that it was something that she just did... not that she
really thought about. Sort of walking I guess. It was
perfectly natural, the easiest thing in the word. But try
explaining how to do it to someone... Fortunately, she got
her point across very well, and there seemed to be some
built in reflexes that came with my host body.
"Like this?" I laughed in delight as I managed to
lift off of the tree branch and hover just a little bit
above it. Though I wasn't really flying as of yet, the
feeling of doing just what little I was doing was somewhat
incredible.
Maella grinned at me, "Yeah. But can ya do this?" She
suddenly shot up into the air and did a loop-de-loop, then
a spiraling dive, ending with her pulling up abruptly just
in front of me again.
"Um... no," I admitted, my eyes wide in amazement.
"That was... awesome."
She seemed pleased by that, then abruptly tapped my
shoulder and announced, "Tag," just before shooting into
the air.
"Hey," I protested, then grinned in spite of myself
and decided to go after her.
I flew into the air myself, though far slower than
Maella and infinitely clumsier. Fortunately, it didn't seem
to be much different than just hovering there. In fact, it
was a lot easier to control where I was going than I would
have thought.
"Come and get me," she called out with a giggle.
Of course I did my best to do just that, though
Maella was a whole lot better at the whole flying thing
than I was, though I was definitely improving. She would
call out suggestions as she kept out of my reach,
delighting in the game of tag as I got better and better at
it. In fact, the closer I got to her, the more she seemed
to enjoy it.
I was completely lost in the game, and the
unparalleled thrill that came with it. Every moment was
bursting with excitement, excitement and an incredible
sense of freedom that came with being able to fly. I lost
all track of time as I chased after Maella, getting closer
and closer but not quite getting close enough.
Finally, I caught up with Maella, though I knew that
it was only because she let me. I think that she just
wanted to trade places in the game, because she obviously
enjoyed chasing after me as well, though she was careful
not to actually catch me for awhile. I had to admit though
that I was getting good enough that I thought I might
actually be able to evade her for awhile for real.
"Alright," Maella called out as she landed on a large
rock on the ground, "We're here. Pikka berries..."
She pointed to a strange looking plant that had a
bunch of vines wrapping around the rock and a nearby tree.
It looked like sort of a cross between a blackberry bush
and ivy, though it was incredibly huge. There were berries
growing off of it as well, each of them looking something
like cherries, except for being blue... and the size of
grapefruit.
"Pikka berries," Maella grinned as she pulled one off
the vine then sat down on the rock, gesturing for me to
join her. "We can have a picnic."
While I sat down next to her, Maella rubbed at the
berry as if wiping it clean, then she bit right into it.
She wiped a bit of bluish juices from her mouth and handed
me the grapefruit sized berry.
I just stared at the berry in my hands, feeling a bit
unsure of the unfamiliar food, though Maella seemed to
enjoy it.
"Try it," Maella urged me, "It's good." Then she
grinned mischievously, "Sorry about my manners, but pixies
don't use forks..."
I just grinned back at that before taking a bit.
Maella was right... the pikka berry was good. Real good.
The taste wasn't quite like anything that I had ever had
before, though the closest I could think of was grape soda.
But even that didn't quite explain the sweet taste.
We continued our little 'picnic' on the rock, passing
the berry back and forth with each of us taking turns
eating from it. It was definitely an unusual lunch, though
oddly enough, quite an enjoyable one. Especially with
Maella for company. Soon the berry was gone though and it
was time to go, though Maella grabbed two more berries,
asking me to take two as well before we left.
I had no idea where we were flying to this time,
though Maella seemed pretty pleased to be taking me there.
We flew between the massive trees, each seemingly larger
than a skyscraper. In the distance, I could see bird,
though none of them up close.
Suddenly, Maella landed on a tree branch, gesturing
for me to join her. She grinned as she pointed down towards
the forest floor, and it was only then that I noticed them.
A group of giants walking a short distance away. They were
each unbelievably huge, and all dressed rather oddly, sort
of like medieval clothes. Then again, I guessed that might
be sort of normal in that place.
"Giants," I gasped at the sight of them.
Maella giggled from beside me. "No silly. They're
humans."
I just stared at her, my mouth open slightly in
disbelief. "But they're so huge..."
That just made her giggle again. "I know. All humans
are really big. But now you're more normal sized."
"Okay," I nodded slowly. I'd realized already that I
was pretty small compared to normal, though it hadn't just
sunk in until then just how small. Seeing those people made
me suddenly feel positively tiny in comparison.
"Careful," Maella warned me, staring intently at the
people walking below, her expression now serious.
"Bratcha!" Though I didn't recognize the word, she said it
like she was swearing. "They'e got a cage..." Maella told
me, glaring at them furiously, then turning to me, "They're
pixie hunters."
I gave her a look of surprise. "Pixie hunters?" Then
I asked, "Why would anyone want to hunt you?"
"Us," she reminded me with a wry smile. "Right now,
you're a pixie too."
Then she scowled, explaining, "Some humans catch us
and sell us to other humans to keep in cages." She looked
horrified at that, not to mention angry. "They call us
pets..." Suddenly she snapped around and looked at me with
mixed suspicion and nervousness, "You wouldn't do that...
would you?" She looked unsure, almost tearful. It didn't
seem to be fear of me though... but something else.
"Of course not," I told her quickly, not mentioning
that I hadn't even believed in pixies until I'd met her.
Just by looking at her and seeing how pretty she was,
I could see why people might be interested in keeping
pixies as pets. But if they were all as smart as her,
wouldn't that be the same thing as slavery? Keeping an
intelligent being locked up and treated as property was
just wrong. Suddenly, I was glaring at them as well, filled
with disgust at people who would go around kidnapping
people like Maella.
"Bastards," I spat, "I'd never do anything like that.
Never!"
Then without warning, Maella threw her arms around
me. "Thank you," she blurted out tearfully, "I knew you
were a good human."
I really didn't know what to say to that so just
hugged her back. And damn, it was definitely exciting,
especially since she was not only quite pretty, but because
we were both completely naked as well. It had been quite
easy to forget that fact since she didn't seem to even
notice it, and actually treated it as perfectly normal.
Then again, I guessed that for her it probably was.
Finally, I gulped, "I think their cage is empty." I
hadn't seen anything in it.
"Good!" Maella firmly announced, glaring at the
people once again as they were now moving out of our sight.
We waited on the tree branch for another minute
before taking off again. This time though, Maella was much
more subdued, much quieter. I guess that those pixie
hunters really got to her.
By the time we got to the pond, Maella seemed almost
back to her previously cheerful self. And if she hadn't
been by then, a single look at the pond probably would have
shocked her out of it. It was a gorgeous, with a small
waterfall feeding into it. A number of rocks were sticking
out from the water, providing stepping stones and places to
sit. And of course, there was something of a rainbow
scattered above the pond, courtesy of sunlight reflecting
off of the mist that the waterfall kicked up.
"Wow," I gasped as we landed on a moss covered rock
in the middle. "This is incredible."
Maella just grinned at me, then carefully placed her
pikka berries on the rock before diving into the water. I
waited just a few seconds longer, then decided to follow
her lead. The water was just a tiny bit chilled but felt
refreshing as I dove in.
"Gotcha," Maella's voice called out as I surfaced,
only to be hit in the face with a splash of water.
I just laughed, "Hey," and splashed back, starting
what turned out to be a rather lengthy water fight and then
game of tag.
We had quite a bit of fun playing around at the
spring, and just enjoying the water. It was absolutely
incredible, and not just the place either. There was
something about Maella... something that made me happier
than I had been in weeks. And after even such a short time,
I had no doubt that this was the best vacation that I'd
ever had.
After what had to be several hours of playing around
the spring, Maella thought that it was time to be moving on
again. I was almost sorry to grab the pikka berries and go.
However, I suspected that whatever she was going to show me
next was going to be just as good, if not better.
A short while after leaving the spring, I was
completely stunned as we first came into view of what was
obviously our destination. Unable to help myself, I gasped
at the sight of pixies... dozens of them at least, flying
all over the place.
"This is our... village," Maella announced from
beside me.
It was only then that I looked beyond the pixies and
saw what she was referring to. Buildings... sort of, built
all along the sides of a huge tree... and several trees
nearby. They hung along the trunk, along branches. They
were all rounded, made of what looked like a pale gray,
almost white ceramic, though wood, straw and leaves were
also obviously used in many of them. Ropes and rope bridges
hung between a number of the strange buildings as well.
"Holy shit," I whispered as I looked around, seeing
the pixie village spread out before me.
And with a closer look, I could see several holes and
openings into the trees themselves, as if they'd been
tunneled into, though these seemed to be much less
prominent than the buildings and ropes on them. Suddenly, I
was reminded of the Ewok village in Return of the Jedi,
though this wasn't quite the same.
As I looked at the pixies, I saw that just about all
of them had green skin... or at least mostly green skin.
The hair colors however seemed a bit more varied, with a
number of them having it shades of green, though I also saw
several others, such as a blonde and one with violet hair.
Maella seemed rather proud as she flew me slowly
around the village, pausing at a huge platform that jutted
out from the tree to leave 3 of our 4 pikka berries there.
She explained that it was a community table, where any
pixie who was hungry could stop by and grab something to
eat without having to go searching for food.
"Sort of a food bank," I commented aloud, earning a
blank look from Maella.
We continued on our tour, this time descending to
ground level, where I was startled to find a number of
different berry bushes and strange flowers scattered about,
and obviously being tended for by the pixies.
Then hidden in a clearing between the bushes was a
farmed area, being worked by pixies. I saw one squirrel
working away at the ground, helping at the farm as though
it was a horse or ox, and another squirrel with a harness
and bag of food on it's back, running up a tree with a
pixie to help guide it.
Suddenly, something dawned on me. "They're all
girls," I told Maella, realizing that I hadn't seen any
boys.
"Our kind have few males," Maella explained to me.
"There are five living in our village." Then she grinned,
"I think it is strange... but interesting how your kind
have so many of them."
That explained a few things, though I couldn't help
thinking how lucky those few guys actually were. Five guys
and a whole village of women. They had to be the luckiest
guys in the world. But then again, knowing how women could
be... they could have been the unluckiest guys at the same
time.
After this, Maella headed back upwards, back to where
the real village was. I just stared in awe at everything,
thinking at how camouflaged it was from the ground as well.
You could have walked right past it and not seen a thing,
unless you happened to look up. And even then, from a
distance it could possibly be mistaken for a bunch of tree
fungus or something.
"Bet those hunters would have a hard time finding
this place," I commented. Maella just nodded, her
expression fairly serious, making me realize that this was
probably the point.
When we got back to the tree level where the village
was, something caught my eye that suddenly made me gasp in
surprise and then blush. A pair of female pixies were
spread out on some ledge, having sex with each other. And
there was a similar scene on top of one of the rounded
buildings, just a short distance away.
The sight of two lesbian couples making out in public
was surprising, but what surprised me even more was that
Maella obviously had noticed at least one of them and
didn't even give them a second look. Neither did any of the
other pixies that were flying past the lovers.
Apparently... that kind of thing was considered pretty
normal among the pixies.
Maella took me to one of those strange rounded
buildings that came straight off of the trunk of the tree,
pausing just below it, making sure that I was there. Then
she went up, going inside the building through a hole in
the bottom. I hesitated only moment before following after
her.
Once I was inside, I took a quick look around, seeing
that we were in a single room. The entire floor was covered
with a thick layer of bird feathers and what looked like
animal fur. All except for the hole we'd come in through,
and Maella immediately covered that up with some sort of
plate or cork made of the same ceramic as the building
walls.
"This is my home," Maella proudly announced as she
set the remaining pikka berry in the corner, along with
what looked like a giant acorn and some sort of greenish
fruit thing. Then she suddenly looked nervous, "I know it's
not what you're used to..."
"It's... nice," I told her, thinking that it was
definitely small compared to what I was used to. In fact,
it was just a bit smaller than my bedroom alone. "It's
cozy."
Maella smiled a little at that, looking pleased
though slightly embarrassed at the same time. "Thank you,"
she told me nervously, her eyes watching me as if to see my
reaction.
I looked around again, this time a little more
slowly. The only light was coming from two windows, if they
could really be called windows since I couldn't really see
out of them. It was sort of like two solid pieces of
stained glass that served to let yellowish light in but
little else. Then I suddenly wondered if they might
actually be pieces of amber.
Turning my attention away from the windows, I saw
that in the one corner, as well as several pieces of food,
there was a small container that seemed to be filled with
water. There were a few decorations on the walls, as well
as what seemed to be finger paintings. A thought occurred
to me that there was no sign of a dresser or bed, but then
I realized that without clothes, there wouldn't be any need
for closets or dressers. And as for a bed... the entire
floor was probably the bed.
"This place is interesting," I told Maella honestly,
"So much different from what I'm used to. Kind of hard to
believe that you actually have your house in a tree." Then
I couldn't resist laughing, "You live in a tree house."
"What's wrong with that?" Maella asked, looking
slightly offended.
"Nothing," I assured her with a grin, "Nothing at
all."
We sat in her home for a little while and talked,
when Maella abruptly announced, "Oh... I just thought of
something." She grinned and opened her doorway back up
before calling, "Follow me," and slipping out through it.
"Okay," I muttered as I did as she asked, dropping
down through the hole and then flying after her.
This time, Maella led me to a neighboring tree and a
one of the buildings that was much larger than the rest. It
even had a balcony on it, where we landed and then walked
through an almost normal doorway. The room inside was much
larger than Maella's home, and without all of the feathers
and stuff all over the floor.
"We keep things in here for all to use," Maella told
me, gesturing around the room.
In one corner where there seemed to be a number of
pixie sized spears leaning up against the wall, as well as
some shields that seemed to be made out of pinecone scales.
There were other things around as well, many of them I
didn't recognize.
"Over here," Maella told me with a giggle, tugging
slightly on my arm. "C'mon..."
I moved to where she wanted, then stopped at the
sight of a mirror leaning up against the wall. More
accurately, it looked like just a shard of mirror, but a
shard that was twice my current height.
"I thought you might want to see yourself," she
winked at me, "now that you're in Trikka's body."
"Yeah," I whispered, moving closer to the mirror,
"Good idea..."
Stopping in front of the mirror shard, all I could do
was stare with my mouth open. I already knew what I looked
like... or at least had a pretty good idea after my quick
self-examination and seeing all of those other pixies
flying around. But this definitely gave me a whole better
view of what I looked like at the moment.
Of course, there was the sexy little body with the
perky breasts. There was the green skin with the dark green
stripes. And there was even the glimmery wings on my back.
All of which looked very similar to the other pixies that
I'd seen.
"Wow," I whispered.
My face was very cute and had many of the same
features as Maella... including the large eyes. I had
pointed ears too. But where her hair was green except for
the one bit of white at the front, mine green with streaks
of dark green running through it, giving it a striped
appearance that matched my skin.
"What do you think?" Maella asked from beside me,
looking as though she was about to giggle.
"I'm... she's pretty," I told her honesty. "It's hard
to believe that I'm actually borrowing someone else's body.
Especially a little green faerie girl."
"Is there something wrong with being a little green
faerie girl?" Maella demanded. I wasn't completely sure
whether she was offended or just teasing me. At least not
until she started to grin.
Suddenly, Maella asked, "How do you like this world
so far?" There was something in her expression as she asked
it... something... hopeful.
"It's great," I responded honestly, "Really
interesting."
"Really?" she grinned in delight, then jumped back
and spun around in a pirouette, doing so with incredible
grace.
I watched Maella spin in a sort of dance in
fascination, hardly able to believe how smooth and graceful
she was. But then she abruptly broke out of it, launching
herself in my direction with a giggle. I caught her in my
arms, and we both fell to our knees laughing.
"That was incredible," I started, then looked her in
the eyes.
For a brief moment, the world seemed to freeze around
me as I was lost inside of those gorgeous violet eyes. An
in an instant, I see that they were filled to the brim with
life and spark of mischief. And there was something else...
something that seemed incredibly familiar.
A second later, where I recognized that special spark
from slipped from my lips in a whisper, "Melissa..."
Maella's eyes shot wide at that and she gasped,
"You..." She pulled back slightly and gulped, "You know
me..."
All I could do was stare at her in shock. "Melissa?"
It wasn't possible.
"You do know me," she whispered, tears welling up in
her eyes.
Then she abruptly threw her arms around me, just as
quickly jumping back and spinning into another pirouette. I
suddenly remembered seeing Melissa trying to do something
like that once, though she wasn't nearly as graceful and
tripped over her own feet.
"Oh my God," I gasped out as I stared at her. "This
can't be..."
Maella had stopped her pirouette and stood there,
looking extremely nervous. Her eyes were wide but she
seemed somewhat shaky, giving the impression that she was a
convict standing before a judge and awaiting sentence.
For a second, I just stood there, staring at her with
my mouth open and trying to absorb what was going on. As I
did so, realized why I'd developed such a quick rapport
with her. Why there had been such a feeling of familiarity.
So many of Maella's movements and gestures were Melissa's
"You really are Melissa," I slowly announced, staring
at her in amazement and confusion. "Then you're really here
on vacation too?"
"No," Maella shook her head slightly, still looking
nervous. She took a deep breath, "This is me." She gestured
down at herself, "The REAL me."
"The real..." I started.
She just nodded, her eyes filled with tears, "Yeah.
I... I wanted to see your world, so I offered myself as a
host for one of the Gray One's visitors. Trikka acted as
her guide..."
"Then Stephanie..." I whispered, remembering the
pretty blonde girl that I'd seen around campus who was
always hanging around with Melissa.
"My guide," she confirmed. Then she added, "The Gray
One said I should use the name Melissa...because it is a
name of your world but close to my own..."
I was still in shock at this revelation, that the
girl of my dreams, the girl I'd fallen in love with and had
then had my heart broken by... was a pixie. A 6 inch tall
girl from another dimension.
"I had not known I would meet one such as you,"
Maella exclaimed tearfully. "I didn't know that I could. I
wanted to tell you... I wanted to tell you so badly, but
the Gray One said that I should not. That the people of
your world would not believe it. Stephanie said so too..."
She paused for a moment, the tears coming a little more
freely. "I did not know how to tell you when my time was
up... and was afraid of what you would say. So I said
nothing... and now wish that I had."
"My God..." I whispered, my emotions all a mass of
chaos. I felt happy...yet angry at the same time.
Conflicting feelings ran through me, leaving me unsure of
what I felt... except stunned.
Maella stared at me, her eyes wide, "Ever since I
returned from your world... I have not been able to stop
thinking about you. I wanted to see you again. I wanted you
to see me... the real me. To see my world as I have seen
yours. So... so I asked the Gray One to bring you here."
Maella bowed her head, staring at the floor and finished,
"Please don't be angry with me. I... I love you."
As much as I was already in shock, those words
stunned me even more. They were words that I had never
expected to hear on my free vacation... words that I had
never expected to hear from a 6 inch tall green girl.
Taking a deep breath, I slowly reached for Maella's
cheek, gently lifting her face up to look at me again. I
ran my finger over her tear covered cheek, then rubbed the
tears between my fingers. They didn't feel normal tears.
Instead, they felt oilier. But I didn't waste time thinking
about her tears, instead, I gently held her face staring
deep into her eyes.
"I..." I didn't know what to say. Tears were coming
down my cheeks now and my heart was racing. "I love you
too," finally came out. Then I gulped, realizing that I
meant it.
With that, we stared at each other for a second
before throwing our arms around each other in a tight
embrace. Tears were coming down my cheeks just as freely as
they were hers, though I think that they were tears of joy.
They had to be because I'd never felt happier in my life. I
had no idea how long we remained that way before we finally
pulled back a little then started to kiss. And her lips
tasted as sweet as honey.
Eventually, we were just sitting on the floor,
holding hands and talking. I didn't really know when we
made the transition from kissing to doing that, but it
didn't really matter. We were together. Maella told me
about herself, about her real self. I could sense the
relief that she felt at not having to hide anything from me
anymore.
"And after I came back," Maella continued, "and told
Trikka about your world, she wanted to see it too." She
giggled, "She liked the idea of trading places with you for
awhile."
"Well I hope she has fun," I told her, though
silently hoped that she didn't have too much fun. After
all, that was my body she was using.
"Stephanie said that when she came here and visited,"
she told me almost as an afterthought, "that she got to be
an elf. I wonder what being an elf would be like." Then
Maella looked at me, "Probably a lot like being a human.
And that was pretty fun."
I just grinned at that, then abruptly asked, "I just
thought... Should I call you Maella or Melissa?"
"Maella is my name," she reminded me, then smiled,
looking a little embarrassed before adding, "But you can
call me Melissa if you want."
"Well, Melissa is nice," I told her, "but Maella is
such a beautiful name..."
She seemed pretty pleased by the compliment, then to
my surprise, nearly jumped right on top of me, giving me a
passionate kiss. However, while her lips were pressed
against mine, her hands were busy massaging my breasts,
causing me to gasp... or at least I would have if my mouth
hadn't been full.
As pleasant as the kiss was, the sensations from my
incredibly sensitive new breasts knocked even that out of
the water. I'd never felt anything as good as that, except
when she moved one of her hands between my legs and started
to play with my new equipment down there. That was almost
more than I could bear, causing me to cry out from the
intense pleasure.
"Mae... lla..." I gasped once I had my mouth free.
However, she put a finger on my lips, them moved her
mouth to a lower... and even more sensitive spot. I didn't
know exactly what she was doing, but it felt unlike
anything I had ever felt before in my life... that I had
ever even imagined feeling. And when I finally came, the
orgasm was like an explosion of pure heaven.
"Oh God," I gasped weakly, opening my eyes a minute
later, not even having been aware that I'd closed them
until that moment. I was startled to see that there was a
greenish glow...and even more surprised to realize that it
was coming from ME. From my very skin. "I'm glowing," I
whispered, still in a complete daze.
Maella giggled, "Yeah... We pixies do that." Then she
kissed my nipples gently before asking, "Are you ready for
more?"
"Oh ye... no," I whispered, catching her by surprise
as I slowly sat up. Then I grinned, "First it's your turn."
She giggled at that, "Oh goody..."
With that, I moved onto Maella, trying my very best
to do the same thing to her that she had done to me. I was
sure that I wasn't nearly as deft at it and was fairly
clumsy in comparison, but I certainly tried. And from the
noises she was making and the way she suddenly started
glowing as well, I had a pretty good idea that I'd done it
right.
We continued like that for some time, though I had no
idea just how long, taking turns going at each other, even
doing each other at the same time. It was absolutely
incredible, and almost as though I had an inexhaustible
supply of sexual energy. Eventually though, it did wear
out, leaving me and Maella both glowing brightly, laying
together in puddle of our own juices.
A sudden thought occurred to me. Or at least a
curiosity, which I knew that I would never have the answer
to. What I had just experienced had been absolutely
incredible, though I couldn't help wondering if it was that
way for real women. For human women. Or if pixies were just
so much more responsive for humans.
And as we cuddled together, I was vaguely aware of
pixies coming into the room and walking past. Though I felt
faintly embarrassed, I was feeling too content to do
anything about it. Of course, it helped that they didn't
bother to even give us a second look, or that Maella didn't
seem bothered by their presence.
After we had rested there for awhile, Maella
untangled herself and stood up, grabbing me by the arm and
grinning, "C'mon Chad..." She was still glowing, as was I,
though not nearly as strong as a short time earlier.
"Do I have to?" I teased, already getting to my feet
and then following her to the small next that she called
home.
Once we were inside, I was rather surprised to see
Maella rubbing at her still wet crotch and thighs, then
smearing her juices on the wall. Then without a word, she
started to rub at mine, earning a faint protest... though
it did feel rather good. However, this wasn't too sexual as
she was mostly gathering up my juices, then smearing those
on the wall as well.
"What the..." I started, though Maella just shrugged,
not offering me an explanation.
Instead, she giggled, then tapped me, "Tag," just
before diving out the exit.
"Hey," I called out, wondering where she was going
this time. However, I suspected that the only way to find
out was to follow her and see. Then again, that would
probably be half the fun.
This time, our game of tag merely ran around the
village, ending a short time later at a part of it that I
hadn't seen before. It was another one of their ceramic
buildings, built high up... near the highest point of the
village and around the entire tree. Several branches were
helping to support it.
"What's this?" I asked as we landed, seeing that it
had a number openings all the way around it. In fact, it
seemed to be nearly as much patio as fully enclosed
building. And I could see several other pixies flying
around it, both entering and leaving.
"C'mon," Maella said as she landed on a ledge by one
opening, gesturing for me to follow her lead.
A moment later, I had landed myself and stepped
inside, startled to see a pool of water. No... a trench of
water... a ring that encircled the entire width of the
tree. Or at least the width that was available at that
height. And from two other pixies that I could see in the
water taking a bath, it was immediately obvious what this
place was for.
"Wow," I whispered, amazed that they had such a
unique public bath house. And up in a tree no less. "It's a
giant bird bath..."
I looked up at the roof, then had to take a second
look. From the slightly concave shape... and the openings,
I could see that it collected rainwater like a funnel and
deposited it all directly into the trench. I was definitely
impressed.
"This is great," I told Maella, "Though I'm not used
to taking a bath with other people..." Then again, I
glanced down at myself and frowned slightly, I wasn't used
to running around in public completely naked either, but
I'd been doing that all day.
"Your places of cleaning are so..." Maella struggled
for the right word, "Small. There is no room to enjoy it...
to share company with others."
I couldn't really argue with that, even if I normally
didn't care about there not being enough room to
comfortably share. And looking at Maella, I could
definitely see at least one good reason to have a bathroom
large enough to share.
As I slipped into the trench, I found that it was
just a little deeper than the tub at my own home... at
least comparatively. And of course, it was more than 3
times as wide and a hundred times as long. I could see to
other pixies taking baths as well, and that was before
Maella even climbed in with me. Who knew how many more
might be in the ringed trench, around the tree and out of
my sight?
After Maella climbed in beside me, our shared bath
proved to be a rather long one. We washed each other up
using some sort of moss, then played around for some time,
splashing each other, talking and then kissing, though it
didn't go any further than that this time. Before very
long, I was definitely thinking about getting a larger
tub... maybe something in the line of a jacuzzi.
"Hey Brissanna," Maella waved to one pixie who had
just come into the building.
She was green skinned like nearly every other pixie
that I'd seen in the village, though hers seemed just a
shade lighter than most. The new pixie... Brissanna's hair
was shoulder length and violet, and when she looked at us,
I could see that her eyes were a brilliant green.
"Hello," Brissanna greeted Maella, coming closer to
us.
Maella grinned at her, then grabbed my arm, "I want
you to meet my friend..."
Brissanna looked slightly confused, "But I already
know Trikka." She said it as though reminding a child of
something obvious.
With a giggle, Maella held my arm up, pointing at the
bracelet that was still on my wrist. "Not Trikka. This is
Chad."
"A visitor," she whispered, staring at me in
amazement. "The Gray One sent another to our village..."
Then she moved closer, looking at me as if trying to see
what I really looked like, not just how I appeared at the
moment. "Are you really a human?"
"Guilty as charged," I told her, feeling a little
uncertain. I had just realized that she was the first pixie
that I'd actually talked to other than Maella.
"Humans are bad," Brissanna said uncertainly, looking
at me with an expression that contained both curiosity and
nervousness.
"Not Chad," Maella protested, clutching me tighter
and giving her friend a look as if daring her to argue. "I
met some real nice humans while in their world..."
Brissanna looked as if she was going to argue, but
instead said, "Hunters are bad."
Maella just nodded complete agreement with that. And
from what she'd told me earlier, I had to agree as well. At
least about what they were doing. Maella and Brissanna
talked for several minutes, with the other pixie being
rather curious about me, before she went her own way and
left us to finish with our baths.
When we were finally done and ready to leave, I
discovered that pixies don't use towels. Instead, they just
flew away wet, usually to either lay out in the sun or let
the air itself dry them off. It was a lot slower than I was
used to, though Maella seemed satisfied with it.
After this, we went to yet another common area, this
one more of a dining room. A number of pixies scattered
around, eating a variety of nuts and berries, though there
seemed little order in how they did it. No well set tables,
kitchen utensils or anything else, just a large bowl...
bucket of food in the center that they each helped
themselves from.
I helped myself to something that looked like a
blackberry, but was nearly the size of my fist, as well as
something that Maella called a tracht. It was a hard, red
fruit about the size of a golf ball that tasted almost
spicy. And it was definitely different than anything that
I'd ever eaten before.
While I was having dinner, Maella introduced me to
several of her friends, though I had a hard time
remembering all of their names at once. One of them seemed
almost hostile to me when she found out I was really a
human, though she remained polite for Maella's sake. The
others were a bit more excited about that aspect, though
they were all rather curious.
"We don't see many humans who aren't hunters," Maella
explained to me afterwards, "And you're only the second
visitor from your world to come to our village."
A short while later, the sun had set and we made our
way back to Maella's nest. But as we flew there, I couldn't
help seeing glowing figures moving about in the darkness.
In a strange way, it was almost like watching human sized
fireflies. Actually, pixie sized ones. I couldn't help
blushing a little bit as I suddenly realized exactly why
they were glowing too. Especially since I could actually
see one couple still having sex as we flew past.
"Strange," I whispered as I thought about the pixies
I'd met.
The ones I had met had mostly been nice, but they
were a bit strange as well, including Maella. None of them
seemed to have the least problem with going around
completely naked, lesbianism or even having sex in public.
I guessed that was just their nature... that they were just
uninhibited. And though their culture was a bit odd, there
was something refreshing about it as well.
And then, once I had gone inside of Maella's next, I
finally discovered exactly why Maella had smeared our
juices on the wall. The wall had a faint green glow where
she had run her hands, and there were even fainter glowing
traces spread about the other surfaces. Not only did the
pixies glow after having sex... but so did their juices.
And apparently, those very juices made for great night
lights.
"Wow," I muttered as I stared at glowing the wall,
"Talk about an afterglow... I guess it saves on
electricity." Not that I'd seen any sign of electricity or
power around the village.
Once we had settled in, Maella hesitantly asked me,
"Do... do you like my home?" There was something in her
eyes, a desperate hope.
"Very much," I told her, which brought a gleam of
happiness to her eyes.
Some time later, Maella and I were cuddled up next to
each other, half buried in the soft bedding of fur and
feathers that was spread over the floor. And as we drifted
off to sleep, we both continued to glow from our latest
round of sex.
When I woke up the next morning, I was half surprised
to find that it hadn't just been a dream. That I really had
gone to another world... that I really had become a
pixie... and that I really had found Melissa again, even if
in a different form. That last especially had filled me
with a sense of relief.
I was also pleasantly surprised to realize just how
warm and comfortable I had been during the night.
Apparently, the pixie houses and their bedding were
simple... but made for great insulation and protection from
the elements.
After a quick breakfast of nuts and berries, Maella
showed me around for a little while... then put me to work.
It was certainly not what I expected from my vacation, but
with Maella, I didn't mind helping out. Especially when she
explained that it was part of their custom.
Maella and I spent most of the day helping a young
pixie named Byra to build her own nest. There were several
other pixies helping as well, one of them with a squirrel
that brought bags of clay as well as other supplies up to
us. We worked to anchor the new construction into the tree
and slowly build it up until it looked much like any of the
other homes in the village.
Helping to build the home took a bit of effort,
though I felt rather proud once we were done for the day. I
had learned a great deal about how the pixies made their
buildings, and about the pixies themselves. It had been
hard work, but I was thankful that Maella had given me the
chance to do it.
Later that night, Maella explained that once the
building set, which would take several days, other pixies
would come to help finish it. I didn't know exactly what
that entailed, but apparently it was something like buffing
everything to make sure that it was smooth and shiny like
ceramic. Then, Brya would decorate the walls and collect
her own bedding to finish it.
---
The next day was my third day in that world, and by
late morning, Maella and I were wandering the giant
forests, seeing the sights and playing a game of tag. It
appeared that tag was one of the pixies favorite
pastimes... along with sex. Well, and some sort of strange
sport that seemed to be equally parts, dance, football and
tag.
"Look," Maella abruptly called out as she settled
down onto a branch. As I landed beside her, she pointed
down, "There..."
I looked where she pointed and saw a group of three
people moving along the forest floor. They all looked like
giants to me, though I didn't forget for a moment that I
was just the tiny one. This time, what surprised me wasn't
there awesome size... though that was impressive, but the
fact that they didn't look human.
One of them was a woman dressed in strange black
leather and chain mail, who looked fairly human except that
she had pointed ears, dark gray skin and pure white hair.
The second of the group looked a lot more human, though
like the first, his ears were pointed and his features were
a bit too fine. In fact, other than skin and hair color, he
looked quite a bit like her.
Then there was the third member of that group. A
member who was most obviously not a human. He was a lot
taller than the other two... even huge compared to them. He
was bulky, and looked extremely strong and brutish, with
skin had a faint but sickly shade of green to it.
"What are they?" I asked after watching them for a
minute.
"An ogre," Maella told me, not needing to point out
which one that was, "an elf and a dark elf." I could have
guessed the elf on my own. Then she added, "Such a strange
group... Those kind do not often mix..."
I looked a little more, then saw something that
explained that. "Look at their wrists," I told Maella,
pointing though it was completely unnecessary. The ogre and
the dark elf each had golden bracelets on their wrists,
very similar to the one that I wore on my own.
After a moment, Maella gasped, "Oh... they are the
Gray One's visitors too..."
"And the elf has to be their guide," I thought aloud,
earning a faint nod from Maella.
We followed behind them as they walked through the
forest, though being as high up as we were and hidden by
the branches, they never saw us. Then again, I don't think
that they looked up either, so that was sure to have
helped.
Finally, Maella giggled, giving me a mischievous
look, "Let's have some fun with them."
"What do you have in mind?" I asked curiously.
Maella didn't answer, other than to give me a broad
grin before suddenly diving down at the group. Before they
realized she was even there, Maella had grabbed hold of the
dark elf's hair and gave it a swift tug, immediately
shooting straight back into the air again.
"What the fuck?" the dark elf demanded, grabbing at
her hair though Maella was already gone. "Something pulled
my hair."
Not needing any more prompting than that, I dove down
and joined Maella, giving a swift tug of the ogre's hair,
and then getting to safety. He grumbled and swatted at the
air, and I couldn't resist giggling as I came up beside
Maella.
"Ouch," the ogre grumbled.
Then, the elf looked up, pointing straight at us and
spitting, "Pixies." Then he looked at the two he was
guiding and added, "Harmless tricksters." However, he
didn't look pleased to see us.
"Um... I don't think we're welcome anymore," I told
Maella.
"Then lets us give them a farewell present," she
giggled back, daring off to a nearby tree and pulling off
something that looked like an acorn, which she immediately
proceeded to drop on the elf from above.
While the elf was cursing, I copied her actions,
calling out, "Bombs away..." However, my acorn missed by a
good several feet.
After this, Maella and I followed them for a short
while longer, mostly staying out of sight, before we
finally decided that we'd had enough of that game and left
them. What we'd done wasn't particularly nice, but I had to
admit that it was rather fun. And no one got hurt.
It took me a little longer to realize exactly why
Maella... and I got such a charge out of teasing them. That
probably had something to do with the fact that they were
so much larger than us, and that being able to mess with
them that way and get away with it gave us a feeling of
power.
"A super Napoleon complex?" I mused to myself,
wondering if it just might be the pixies way of
overcompensating for their lack of size. Then again, it
just might be because it was fun.
A short while later, Maella had taken me to a rock on
top of a cliff...a rock that gave an unbelievable view of
everything for miles and miles. The scenery was incredible
and the view breathtaking. However, there was something
else as well. Some distance away, I could see a castle...
and a mass of buildings spread out around it.
"A human town," Maella told me when I asked her about
it. "That is where the hunters go..."
Though I was curious about the castle and town around
it, I knew that at the moment it might not be the greatest
ide