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It was early morning. Hazel had decided to get a head start on her bow practice. She stood in the empty training room staring at the targets in front of her. She did okay with the first couple of hours after she had gotten the bow, but she wanted to do better. She wished she had remembered to...

Hazel nodded and brought up her bow. She had watched Alex with hers. It seemed easy enough. She knocked an arrow and drew. Suddenly, a warm tingling sensation spread from her hands throughout her body. She felt as if she knew the bow, and the bow knew her. It was an oddly pleasant feeling. She...

Hazel followed the others into the training room. She couldn't keep her eyes off of Eyrth. He was a... lizard? She thanked whatever powers that presided over this world that she didn't have the same thing happen to her.

Hazel slowly awakened to find her self in bed. She stretched slowly, wondering how long she had until her alarm went off. She didn't particularly feel like going to work today but- The memories came flooding back; Lady, Victor, The Forge, everything came back in a flood. Hazel sat up and stared...

As blackness descended around her, Hazel felt a cold chill down her spine. She felt alone. "Umm guys? A plan?" She called out; her voice echoing in the empty chamber. There was no reply. Instead, she found herself standing in the middle of the sidewalk that was very familiar. To her right, sat...

Hazel shivered as the door opened. Whatever this next challenge was she hoped it would go better than the last. But, she couldn't shake a feeling of dread. So far she had failed what if the next challenges only got harder? But there was no going back. She swallowed and stepped into the room.

Hazel kept her head bowed. She wanted to accept what Alex told her, but she couldn't ignore the crushing guilt she felt inside. "I should have been able to do something." Hazel felt helpless, small. She couldn't shake the feeling that she could have done more. It didn't feel like passing. But...

"NO!" Hazel screamed. As the tenticles relased her Hazel tried to go after the pedestals before they sank from view. But she was too late. Tears streamed down her face. She sank to her knees on the stone floor, covered her face, and sobbed. She failed.

The panic subsided in Hazel's chest. Okay breathe, think! She was going to save everyone if she could. The question was how. Then it came to her. She looked the serpent in the eye. I choose my friends.

Hazel froze as she saw Alex and Eyrth through the water. She screamed at them; her voice muffled by the water. Panic seized her chest. Her breathing quickened a black fog settled in her mind. She couldn't think. Think! She bowed her head and closed her eyes. What if she rescued the people and...

When Hazel couldn't move any longer she finally stopped struggling. She may as well answer. I'm here to rescue those poor people you've got trapped up there. She snapped. She squirmed again in the serpent's grasp; vowing to never to eat fish again for as long as she was still alive. Which didn't...

When the water filled her lungs, Hazel expected that to be the end. Then she discovered that she could breathe. Relief washed over her. Then the serpent appeared and the panic returned. Get out of my head! She struggled violently against the serpent tight grip.

Hazel struggled not to do as the voice said, but her chest was burning. Every second was making it harder to breath. Finally, she couldn't take it any longer. She opened her mouth and inhaled.

Hazel screamed with terror when she went under. Frantically, she tried to hit whatever had a hold on her ankles. Panic clutched her chest. It was all she could do from keeping herself from blacking out.

When Eyrth reappeared again two things went through Hazel's mind. The first was relief. Eyrth was okay and he hadn't been eaten by anything. The second was irritation. "Emme you scared us!" Hazel said sternly. But she couldn't remain angry for long. One look at the quivering little fuzzball in...

When Eryth disappeared, a string of very unpleasant explicitives issued forth from Hazel's lips. She stumbled backwards; away from where she and Eyrth where standing and stood next to Alex. "Oh, crap. Oh crap oh crap oh crap." Her heart was racing a mile a minute. She brushed a shaking hand...

Hazel felt a pang of sympathy as the poor creatures reached out to her. This was ridiculous. They needed help and she was going to give it to them. Right, first heroic act of the day. She gazed into the black depths her heart was pounding. "Right, I'm going in." She took off her boots and her...

Hazel walked over next to Eyrth. "I was a lifeguard for a summer back in highschool." She eyed the pool warily. "I could swim across and bring them over." As long as nothing in there tries to eat me.

Hazel stared in horror at the grotesque figures before them. Her breakfast churned in her stomach. It took all her will-power not to throw up. These where once human. When Eyrth went to pet the lioness Hazel tried to stop him "Um, I don't think-" But it was too late he was already scratching her...

Hazel stood and watched as the others deascended down the steps. Now, it was her turn. Her heart was pounding in her chest. This is it. She hopped it would be worth it. She also hoped that this wouldn't kill her. But it was a bit late for that now. She took one last look behind her. "Well, wish...