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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9jSY4sBBS
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I floated down one of the chimneys on top of the building. There were instructions echoing inside.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemcnzbt0mF
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"Please remain seated until you come to a complete stop," the animatronic voice echoed.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlaoSM2V3h
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6r2wuyQ8O
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The bubble came to a stop and popped. I almost fell but was caught by one of the people nearby.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqhG4XE378
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"So, you the newest member of Dreamland?" He asked.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNr3StMyVt
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"Yeah," I said. "I'm Ai."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYkmHOZyxH
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pNBs7M6zt
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTffbk52we
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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?"562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbojUEU5BKp
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"Fie, the little white snake."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2oUUX7lPt
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"Okay. And what did he say your power was?"562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspIMBPeWir
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"Fire and water."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7bp7dJ6PJ
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWS8d2AaWv
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"What do you mean? Those are my only fears."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnUrPVZXm2
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctV8i9yvK3
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwUu1hCeVK
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"Hold this," he said handing me the orb.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqemgzAR1ou
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Fsm7h1Xgl
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Outa quickly reached out and grabbed the orb an inch before it hit the ground.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgaGWdr0VD
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9XFnBCyJa
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Before I even realized it, I was huddled in the corner of the room.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6KCBpEEzY
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sVBkIfUlU
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOWsXiYSZ2
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"I need your help," he said immediately.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdQByxCSkg
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"With what?" The man asked.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPC3bwZbsPq
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvtQ4dJJEz
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"Why would I care?" The man asked.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQQ0dht3cG
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"Because she's special. She has two fears."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTQc88Ycwa
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That caught the mans attention.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYGBGv1hKe
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"What fears?"562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR135PT71iG
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"Fire and water," I said.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdROGwanrH
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"Fine."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rM7QjDo0W
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAHrjI4kpx
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"This is Obi," Outa said.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04xCA6u2Lj
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"Sit down," the Obi said.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwpTHD0tsE
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I sat on the couch and Obj walked behind me.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXeiM4hbKX
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1DyfeMG2B
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAmqW6fm9k
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuHB9Tv9HQ
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I closed my eyes and felt two fingers press against each of my temples.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOV3Z50TdTr
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTr7u3K49X
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmV8PKozCB4
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwlzKGobT9
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KdYLptvS5
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I imagined the fire lifting itself off the couch and that's exactly what it did.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuqqmKcZwH
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"You're better than I thought you'd be. Now imagine it getting bigger."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbxIrjlwCZ
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I did and the fire became huge.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHR8yFLDZyL
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"Good. Now imagine it disappearing."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFEYfXkIys
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I did an the fire was gone.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMU1I8ghtE
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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?"562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ2t3HHPYx
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVg7o8s3d2M
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbpHfSuXh1
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"Good," Outa said. "Thanks Obi. You can leave now."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeZ3K4jKZ6
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt5gnWJZtH
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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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZWHkpf4rT
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There was a medium sized ball of water floating above my hands.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1M9rb1Qpz
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"Good, now imagine it dispersing itself into the air." I did and the ball of water was gone.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaZLARaJFO
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiB8h5RrZ2G
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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!"562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBEPspHvUz
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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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6Ivdf4bRR
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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. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCR7F691KXG
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