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I couldn't help but smile at the little white snake. I slowly floated down to Dreamland. I took in some of the scenery around me. Trees with multicolored leaves and fruits, people who weren't quite humans, and then the big guild that I was floating down to on a bubble. That was a sentence I never thought I'd say.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVANJbsXCs
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I floated down one of the chimneys on top of the building. There were instructions echoing inside.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7PC86FgQe
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"Please remain seated until you come to a complete stop," the animatronic voice echoed.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRu5NKa0iW
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The bubble and I popped out of the bottom of the chimney. Inside the building I saw at least 20 people. Most of them were busy working on something in front of them, but others were watching me come out of the chimney.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgYpmZhVF1
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The bubble came to a stop and popped. I almost fell but was caught by one of the people nearby.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAydxFtd7G
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"So, you the newest member of Dreamland?" He asked.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNePaM3o5l
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"Yeah," I said. "I'm Ai."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVsUUNhKf8
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"Well, Ai, it's nice to meet you. I will be teaching you how to control and not fear your new powers. You can call me Outa. Come this way."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89K2vUGhPC
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He pulled me into a room with two chairs in it. The room looked like it could withstand an atomic bomb.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBinShxrQy
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"Okay then," Outa said. "Let's start your training. Question 1: who was your escort? The animal that brought you here?"597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQntDoA12Zq
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"Fie, the little white snake."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYpYhHUPo6
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"Okay. And what did he say your power was?"597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52IuE9UE7N
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"Fire and water."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPq1fVQxn12
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"That's impossible. Only a select few people have the ability to control two different forces. And only half of those can control two apposing forces. What's your real fear."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgPsNXU3B0
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"What do you mean? Those are my only fears."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WZ2tCRQjr
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"Okay. If you insist on lying to me then I'll have to give you a test. Stay right here. I'll be back."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkm5wdxNeE6
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He stood up and walked out of the room. I waited for about five minutes before he came back holding a small orb in his hands.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Cv6IlUZtR
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"Hold this," he said handing me the orb.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUwVsQHDfo
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I grabbed on and it began to glow both the changing colors of fire and the colors of water at the same time. I quickly dropped the orb. I never wanted to be near fire or water again.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BnIALTTEB
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Outa quickly reached out and grabbed the orb an inch before it hit the ground.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49zZ1IhmnE
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"I believe you," he said in shock. "And I also believe your fear of water and fire is more severe than I thought."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7UQagowFT
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Before I even realized it, I was huddled in the corner of the room.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyKyiakrpX
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"And this is going to be a lot of work. Come with me. If we're going to train you we're going to need some special help."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrqeiayauw
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He pulled me off the ground and we walked back into the main part of the building. He walked up to one of the people at the front desk and started talking to him.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVYr1wzaCL
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"I need your help," he said immediately.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4Z9OtMpGz
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"With what?" The man asked.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5ZYNHUKpB
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"This girl here," Outa said putting his hand on my shoulder, "has a fear that I won't be able to cure without some help."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK25lBZDMF7
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"Why would I care?" The man asked.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwYUNMfYer
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"Because she's special. She has two fears."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AcwDRclLC
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That caught the mans attention.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsOSs6rXrX
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"What fears?"597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5BTA6G78l
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"Fire and water," I said.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoWuzlTje7
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"Fine."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGky1JXKHzO
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We all walked into one of the rooms deeper into the building. It was bigger than the room we were in before. It had a couch instead of chairs.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23d7u7ifYr
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"This is Obi," Outa said.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKR7s3O1CB2
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"Sit down," the Obi said.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NWP6NepJ5
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I sat on the couch and Obj walked behind me.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfTkKIssC1
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"What we're going to do is make you relive the experiences that traumatized you until you can conquer your fear," Outa said. "It may seem a bit forceful but it is the best way to let you conquer them. Hold your hands up for me."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3gZtKKaGJ
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I held my hands up and he pulled a large rock out of his pocket. He stared intensely at the rock and it began to change shape without it being pulled. I watched in amazement as the rock snaked itself around my wrists forming cuffs.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPvWBWykLX
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"Just to make sure you don't hurt anybody. Now we'll be watching to make sure nothing happens that may worsen your fear. Okay? Now close your eyes."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy59CvCafwa
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I closed my eyes and felt two fingers press against each of my temples.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIsN0YU98y
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I jumped into the first floor of my house and searched everywhere. I noticed the two bowls sitting on the kitchen table. I ran upstairs and checked everywhere. Then I went into the bathroom and relived the rest of my nightmare. We went over it 13 times. Each time I screamed and felt the pain mark my shoulder in the shape of a hand.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK7z09QIbO
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I had a realization. It wasn't the fires fault that Mom and Rin had died. It was the person who had set the fire they were the one to blame. They were the reason behind Mom and Rin's death. The fire was not to blame. I felt a certain peace fall over me. I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9bEEtdhsF
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I opened my eyes and looked behind me to see both Obi and Out partly in tears. Another thing I noticed was that the couch was I fire around my hands. But I wasn't afraid. In fact, I liked it. It didn't burn it actually felt good. It was a warm comforting feeling.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIB1cFNn47t
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"I'm now going to teach you how to control your fire powers mostly because I don't want the building to catch on fire," Outa said. "Imagine the fire itself while keeping eye contact with it. Do you have an image of it in your head?" I nodded. "Good. Next I want you to imagine it lifting itself off the couch. It might be hard because it's your first time."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlXeffvdgr
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I imagined the fire lifting itself off the couch and that's exactly what it did.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DheSAptty
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"You're better than I thought you'd be. Now imagine it getting bigger."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0fp8I4rUD
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I did and the fire became huge.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMgCyWPphI
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"Good. Now imagine it disappearing."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA4eXjlydJ
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I did an the fire was gone.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIQKCp2o6B
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"That's amazing! I've never seen someone master their powers that quickly. Now you can pretty much do anything you want with fire. Even walk through it without being burned. Now close your eyes again. We'll be reliving your fear of water now. Is it as bad as your fear of fire is?"597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2ZIpJw9GW
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I nodded and closed my eyes. I felt two fingers press against each of my temples and was suddenly underwater. I felt the pain of the fishes teeth biting down on my ankle. I saw Dad swim down and pry me out of the fishes mouth and get pulled down in my place. I relived this one over 20 times mostly because it was my fault. After a while I had the same realization as I did with the fire. Except this time it wasn't the water, it was the fish who was pulling me under. I felt the rest of the wait be life's off my shoulders and I felt a sense of freedom.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1UW87SaDn
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I opened my eyes and saw Obi and Outa with the same half in tears look on their faces. I could feel water at my feet. I looked down and noticed that my feet were in a foot tall pool of water.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8r0LzLZwR
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"Good," Outa said. "Thanks Obi. You can leave now."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5HdFOAE98
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He walked out of the room. Letting most of the water out with it. Outa removed the rock cuffs from my hands.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nU9jBk8z0
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"Water is a lot like fire. It's mostly in the air like some of the chemicals that make fire. You can pull water out air if you want to. Now imagine the same thing that you did with fire. Imagine all the water on the floor connecting into one place."597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGEK5GMFys
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There was a medium sized ball of water floating above my hands.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05ukv6gldB
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"Good, now imagine it dispersing itself into the air." I did and the ball of water was gone.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpu1SFdSvjt
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"You should be able to breath under water now.Now I'm going to try to teach you how to use them both at once. I may not be good at this because I, like most people, only have one power. But I want you to try. Start by holding out both of your hands." I did. "Now imagine water appearing in one hand and fire appearing in the other." I did. A small ball of water appeared in my left hand a ball of fire appeared in my right. "Good. Now let's see if you can control them both at once. Try making the fire go in clockwise circles and the water go in counter clockwise circles." I did and that's exactly what the fire and water did. We spent the next hour making more intricate shapes and patterns with the water and fire.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4A8zBCzsN
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"Congratulations!" Outa yelled. "You have officially master your powers of fire and water. You are now free to roam the world of Dreamland!"597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmN6sgVMmT
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I walked out the door and started to walk to the nearby mountains. I looked back once but kept walking. I was going to do exactly what Mom wanted me to do.597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0M6WuWUwv6
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I raised my fist into the air. "I'm going to live!" I announced for everybody who felt like listening to here. 597Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKRGPSeWMx
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