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******************************************************* This was a story created over E-Mail by Java Sunrunner and Image Perlenoire . All comments and constructive criticism should be directed to these E-Mail addies. Flames will be disregarded.

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This story is rated G.

So sit back, relax, and let us spin you a tale....

A CUTESY QUEST -- By Image Perlenoire and Java Sunrunner (Part 1/4)

Prologue:

It started out as a simple enough day. Two sisters, Image and Java, having tea in Java's Weyr. To Java's surprrise, though, there is more than just her and her sister in the room.

CutesyImmie puts on her cutesycaramelyproudsmile and jumps into their conversation, startling Java. "What can I say, _i'm_ popular."

Image whacks CutesyImmie over the head. "She has taken a life of her own hasn't she."

CutesyImmie *cutesygiggles*

Image glares at the powder blue dragoness.

"TWO!" Java looks back and forth between the two "Oh. Now I see the problem. When did this happen?"

"The longer CutesyImmie remained the stronger she became and the more I want to get out of it," Image replies. "CI had mostly dissapeared but with so many calling her back... well she reappeared but on her own. Hopefully when the Dominance stops calling she will disappear forever, I hope."

"You don't love me," CutesyImmie pouts.

Java gives an evil smile. "Hey CutesyGal, c'mere."

CutesyImmie grins and bounces to Javydovey. "Hewwo." *cutesysmile*

Java saunters up to CutesyImmie. "Listen, gal. I *could* splut you. I *could* change my colour and make it look like I had changed my size to scare you, but I won't. Is it because I'm cute? Is it because I'm letting the demon known as JaveyDovey take over me? No. It's because it's a million times more fun to watch Image suffer through what she's crea...."

Image glares at Java "Gees! Thanks Java."

The little wyvern blushes. "Oh fine, fine. Sorry. Sheesh.

"Anyway, what I meant was that I would much prefer to give you a present."

Java gives CI an incredibly cutesycaramelsmilethatnobodycanresist and conjures up a *huge* (well, huge to her, but the same size as CI) talking Barney doll.

CutesyImmie bounces all around hyper-excited. "For me? Goody goody." *snugglehugglessweetyJoveyDoveytunninghermauve*

Java pats CI's shoulder, giving her a cutesy smile. "Hey, that's what little sisters are for." For extra effect, she bats her eyelashes rather innocently.

"There!" smiles Java, looking as cute as ever. "You can hug and squeeze this doll as much as you like!"

CI proceeds to *snugglehuggleBarneydoll* which begins to sing and CI quickly joins in.

"I love you, you love me......"

[SENSOR NOTE: (for the sake of eveyone's sanity and the protection against computer explosion the rest has been cut out)]

Image snickers and hopes that what ever plan Java has in mind works.

"'Kay, love," Java says, taking CI's head in her paws and forcing her to look into her eyes. "Now, when you press both of Barney's paws at the same time, he'll sing a different song! How 'bout I help you, just to make sure it works right. Okay?"

"Another song! Another song!" CutesyImmie cries, bouncing. "Okay snuglyJavey"

Java quietly shields Image and Java proceeds to hold one of Barney's paws while CI holds the other. A quiet tick-tock suddenly comes on, but it's muffled by the sounds of, "Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posies. Ashes, ashes, we all fall..."

******BOOM*******

Rootbeer flies all over the place, making the shield shake, but not fall. CI can be heard yelling, "No! My CutesyBows! I'm turning black and silver again! Noooooooooooo! I'm melting, I'm melting........!!!"

A mauve flash jets through the air, covered in yucky brown rootbeer. Java hits the wall, hard. She lands in a heap on the floor. Luckily (is there a lucky side to this?) the rootbeer doesn't melt her, but instead destroys all the Cutesyness on her. Her crystal-white scales show through the rootbeer now. Two light blue eyes glow underneath the pooling brown liquid.

Image runs to her sister and holds her head, a concered look on her face.

"You ok sis?" with a thought Image makes the rootbeer disappears and dries Java.

"Ow," she little wyvern groans. Java props herself up on her right arm, moving the other experimentally. "I think it's broken, darnit." She casts a casting spell, and a firm bandage wraps itself around the wound. "I'll be fine."

Image looks around and wait for the dust to settle.

"I believe you did it hon CI seems to be gone. Hopefully this will affect all the places she is. I believe it will, well as long as somedragon doesn't call her again."

Yet little do the two dragons notice, there is a powder blue, purple, and pink pool gathering together at the exit. It reshapes itself back into CI, who gives Java a dirty look that quickly changes to a cutesy one. With that, CutesyImmie sneaks out the door, ready to terrorise again.

********* two weeks later ********* A powder blue form detaches itself from the sky, flaps it's wings to decelerate then lands smoothly on a high mountain near a cave opening. Without hesitation the form sneaks silently inside the dragon's lair.

In the distance sound can be heard but the intruder does not worry, in fact it aims for it.

Passing a reflective surface the blue intruder stops and looks in. Glowing green eyes look back with delight. CutesyImmie smiles at herself in the glass then checks and fluffs her mauve and lilac bows tied to her fin like ears.

She moves her tail forward and shakes the large sparkling yellow bow attached to it. CI watches some of her special CutesyDust fall on the floor and puts on one of her best sugary-extremely-friendly-you-can- trust-me-cutesy-smiles. Yet if anyone had the means to see beyond the illusion they could see a very dark and extremely evil sneer.

The entity now known as CutesyImmie had then easily entered the dragoness Image, almost encouraged by her through silly playacting. She had created a copy of the real Image but now the game was over and Image was fighting CI and trying to get rid of her.

CutesyImmie could not truly be independent of the original Image until she got rid of her and the only way was to destroy Image's soul, leaving only an empty shell for CI to use. Unfortunately, Image was strong and CI needed something to weaken her enough to win.

CI had found the perfect way to do just that; kill Image's precious little sister, and with Java being away from the Dominance and alone it was perfect. A snicker escaped CI's lips as she skips away happily, leaving pastel colored flowers behind. CutesyImmie keeps her mind tightly closed so Image can not know what she was doing.

She approaches closer to her victim and smiles even widely at the thought of finally getting rid of an annoying obstruction and truly commence her world conquering.

*** A little wyvern sits alone in a back cave of her lair. She snuggles down into the warm blue La-Z-Drak that Desdra had gotten her for Christmas. Warm gusts of air come in from the door behind her, making the dragoness rather comfortable.

A white tail swishes back and forth in front of the chair. Following it up, you can see a little crystalline wyvern reading a book. She holds it with one paw, as the other is bandaged up. The rest of the room is quiet, except for Java's mumbling as she reads from her book.

*** A blue dragoness silently approached the room and stops at the entrance. She observes the wyvern a moment before bouncing into the room and landing right beside Java's chair.

"Boo!" she said with an extralargecutesygrin. Then laughs as she sees Java's surprised expression.

"Hewwo! *hahaha* Dearest you should see your face. *hehehe* What? You look like you've seen a ghost. *giggles* Don't you recognize me? I am so crushed." *wink*

The dragoness looks at her blue self and grins. "Um.... Bad joke eh? Yea, sowwy.. I mean sorry. ;=) I was thinking about you here all alone and hurt and I thought you might enjoy a little trip. It's not far. *giggles* not far at all..."

In the corner of the room a swirling pink cloud appears and grows until it reaches ten feet in diameter. "... one step and you are there. It's quite a wondrous place full of beautiful and marvelous things not to mention some very attractive dragons, wyverns too *wink*. You might never want to leave." *widesmile*

The blue dragoness approaches the gateway and smiles at Java, still unmoving. "Well what are you waiting for, sis_ter? Trust me, you'll love it there. Oh! of course, almost forgot. Can't be seen looking like this now can I?" *smirk*

The powder blue colour disappears replaced by the usual black pearl colour of Image.

"Better? *widesmile* Come on Java we'll have fun. One step is all it takes." *expectantlook*

Java sits in her chair, stunned. Her eyes are a pale, scared blue. Shaking her head as if to clear it, Java sets her shoulders straight as her scales take on a tinge of fiery red.

"What are you doing here, CutesyImmie? You have no business in my weyr, or with anything or anyone else near me! You have no right making yourself look like Image either."

Java slides from her chair and walks over to CutesyImmie. She stands right up to the larger dragoness and her eyes glow red as she faces her opponent.

"Now git, and take that silly little piece of cloud you call magic with you!"

CI's expression changes to a sweet-heart-melting-cutesy-smile.

"Ah little one, your bravery exceeds your strength. What a shame you must disappear. I would have spared you the pain but if you insist."

Before Java, CI raises in the air yet her wings remain motionless. The gateway slides under her and begins to expand. Like a tornado the whirlpool draws in the surrounding air to its center. Java sees her abandoned book fall from the chair then slide toward the swirling pool where it disappears.

"These are your choices, little one. You enter the gateway and take your chances in there. It's not that bad *wide-smile* I've lived there for 10,000 years. Or die in this room. Oh no! Java, no teleportation. With the magical barrier that surrounds your lair not even a dust particle would be left of you, and that would ruin my pleasure," CI remarks with a sinister laugh.

The Gateway continues to grow inching ever closer to Java. CI stares at Java with a smile so heinous it sends shiver down her spine. ~My, is she truly considering fighting me, ME D'Nei'Fa~. *annoyed-sigh*

CI looks at the door behind the wyvern when a soft voice calls Java's name.

"Interesting," snarls CI. "And no warning for your poor visitor. *demonic-sneer* because for you sis_ter, it is too late."

In an instant the gateway becomes darker and spins ever faster, already it has spread to half the room. The wind grows stronger making it almost impossible to remain upright It is a wonder how CI remains unmoving above the swirling pool. In the next seconds the whole floor will be covered by the gateway....

Java cocks an ear fan to hear the distant sound better. Image? She'd have to warn her.

The whirlpool swings wider, making Java leap back for fear of slipping in. The winds buffet her from side to side, and she knows that she has only one chance of surviving this whirlpool.

CI watches the dragoness struggling to keep on her feet, savoring the spectacle from her safe vantage point.

Java growls at CI, eyes hot red again. "Listen gal. I said git, and I mean it! I don't care how, just get going!"

Still in the guise of Image, CI looks at Java with a hurt expression. "Not a nice way to speak to your _beloved_ sister."

When CI doesn't move (which she finds hard to believe as even she is beginning to slip back near the edge of the whirlpool), Java pulls her eye ridges down in concentration. Taking a deep breath, she growls,

"That was my favorite book."

Java leaps towards CI. The other dragoness stands right over the whirlpool, and she hopes that the winds aren't strong enough to pull her down into it while she's in the air.

Java *meeps* as the whirlpool becomes twice as strong just as she's about to hit CI, and the winds do in fact **begin** to pull her in. Java flips around mid-air, and her tail lashes out to catch CI's foot.

"You can't get rid of me that easy!" she yells. "If I go, you go with me!"

Java's tail passes right through CI's foot. CI roars with laughter and as if to mock Java spreads her black wings; the wind having no effect on the illusion.

"Goodbye little one."

Java *meeps* again as she begins to plunge into the whirlpool. Her tail lashes every which way, but it can't reach anything. Her eyes turn white with fright and panic.

Just as the tip of her tail is about to touch the whirlpool that now covers the entire floor, Java opens her right wing and flaps as hard as she can. The wyvern spins wildly out of control, but her downward plunge is now angled towards the door.

Her claws scrabble at the floor just beyond the doorway. The little golden phoenix that is engraved on her chest is barely exposed as the rest of her body in the whirlpool.

"Image! Help! Image!!!"

End Part 1

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