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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8avcJTP6Zg
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I floated down one of the chimneys on top of the building. There were instructions echoing inside.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0T56IylPEp
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"Please remain seated until you come to a complete stop," the animatronic voice echoed.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04ehqk78xd
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefXelyinUf
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The bubble came to a stop and popped. I almost fell but was caught by one of the people nearby.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpJ9O446DJ
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"So, you the newest member of Dreamland?" He asked.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDd5rNCdFM
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"Yeah," I said. "I'm Ai."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡds0hDET9Bq
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvo1aZHmEiH
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINwizLN5CD
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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?"624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSBnvits37
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"Fie, the little white snake."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzFYUnrVwl
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"Okay. And what did he say your power was?"624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vvbmxcrxg
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"Fire and water."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUAgaXJx4I
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbgagfgBYS
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"What do you mean? Those are my only fears."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuSUQvW4Y1
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6yvQS0Gqt
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6n4p2pCdhU
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"Hold this," he said handing me the orb.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiL9EstR4X
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGowTZnhdn
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Outa quickly reached out and grabbed the orb an inch before it hit the ground.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IBVjU60ew
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRWumFD09V
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Before I even realized it, I was huddled in the corner of the room.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9CBPHbRcm
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpiAe2kLmm
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bctPy0ajY
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"I need your help," he said immediately.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmU5oUS6uU
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"With what?" The man asked.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEepUQ3TXli
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8cmS4iWxg
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"Why would I care?" The man asked.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YYuCct79U
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"Because she's special. She has two fears."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vEJNwEbu9
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That caught the mans attention.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPKJmS1grW
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"What fears?"624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWG8ect1cmS
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"Fire and water," I said.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs8yOufuCt
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"Fine."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3drKci4dk
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZpznOKIsV
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"This is Obi," Outa said.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49AXc7r8iS
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"Sit down," the Obi said.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4x545xZMiH
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I sat on the couch and Obj walked behind me.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuqmLtMyJI
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b5AzibCjq
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8YfFc0Lnm
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtK7gRhLWl6
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I closed my eyes and felt two fingers press against each of my temples.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Vpe4gcbTz
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ469qSyR66p
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfPs3LHkxd
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dVYQhUQPU
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPscJPxqUQ
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I imagined the fire lifting itself off the couch and that's exactly what it did.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdz6CxMbAV2
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"You're better than I thought you'd be. Now imagine it getting bigger."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NB7a7S3cU
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I did and the fire became huge.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ638tubKUWG
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"Good. Now imagine it disappearing."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcD6EUyxCkf
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I did an the fire was gone.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDWFCLg7pT
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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?"624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIWpy1txsx
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKW5XN3q819
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdviCY8gcU
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"Good," Outa said. "Thanks Obi. You can leave now."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kcievGpaL
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnXsysjwec
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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."624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr65GJLyjlD
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There was a medium sized ball of water floating above my hands.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKb32WvIXz
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"Good, now imagine it dispersing itself into the air." I did and the ball of water was gone.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOqvOv0dkA
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3K5wbJNnFr
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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!"624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7NuTwD9bv
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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.624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKQi3xUxqW
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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. 624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6T1jNKO4Ik
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