| "Kahla!" "Wells!" The children hug each other in relief. "I have hands!" shouted Wells, laughing. "Where's Penelope?" Kahla asked at the same time. "Who's Penelope?" asked Wells just as Kahla said, "Um, you've always had hands..." Penelope fluttered around their heads and sighed. She looked closely at Wells' shoulder. "Nerky, have you been tricking people on the Paths again?" Kahla pointed at Penelope. "She's a butterfly pony- a tiny pony with butterfly wings!" Wells and Penelope exchanged hellos. "I was on a crazy path where I didn't have hands or feet or anything. And this worm took over my body." Wells exclaimed. "Nonsense," Penelope said. "Nerky the Earthworm has no power- he merely uses trickery and your own fears against you on the paths." "What about my hands?" demanded Wells. "The paths can't change who you are, just how you seem to be." Penelope said firmly. Kahla and Wells exchange confused looks, and you are none too sure of the pony's meaning either. "But we're together now," Kahla said. "We can go home." "No," says a voice from beyond the shadows. "You surely cannot." Penelope gasps in fear. |
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