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Another detention is just what I needed. The clock ticked rhythmically against the wall, tick, tock, tick, tock. Eyes staring devilishly into my soul hidden under a racing heart. “Isabella Jones. How many detentions have you had, including this one?” the principal asked. “Four detentions Ms Buck.” I answered proudly. “WRONG! You’ve had FIVE detentions not FOUR!” Ms Buck replied sternly. Bummer. I’ve always been terribly horrible at math and pretty much everything else. “And why have you been sent to detention today?” Ms Buck shouted. Her face filled with rage as she gripped tightly to her desk, her tight bun high in the air.
“I was playing with fire. But it was an accident!” I insisted. First lie. Oh I know that you’re thinking something like, ‘This girl is so revolting!’ or ‘This girl is so dangerous!’. I promise I am nothing like that and have always been a good little girl. Second lie. Racing out of the office, I shoved past students as I ordered everyone to MOOOOOVE! Skiing around the corner I awaited my delicious lunch as I entered the canteen. BANG! As soon as the door opened I strolled into the kitchen waiting to make my move. Peering through a gap I spotted my prey whilst I crept toward the steaming bowl of macaroni and cheese. Glancing across the room, I snatched the bowl as I snagged a seat to enjoy my meal.
I wonder whose meal it was? Eh, who cares? Instantly, I heard a screeching wail from the long line. “SOMEONE TOOK MY LUNCH!!!” he screamed. Time to chicken out of here and find somewhere else. Yep. This is my everyday life as a despicable girl. No one ever thought girls could be naughty but they always thought of the male. “Could Isabella Jones please come to the principal's office. Isabella Jones.” the loudspeaker announced. As soon as they called my name I froze as still as an ice statue stuck to the ground. Not long after that I ended up in the office next to my mum.
After a long talk about stuff like unexcceptable behavior, being rude and blah blah blah yada yada yada. I don’t usually pay attention to conversations except my own. My mum had to go back to work and my dad is still at his long conference in Mexico. Kicking the same rock over and over again I thought about whether I should get pizza from the canteen kitchen or off someone else tomorrow. THUMP! A door landed right in front of me. Nothing behind it with no door knob and a single dragon keychain hanging in the middle. Not the weirdest I’ve seen in the past 10 1/2 years. Yanking open the door I realized it was a big mistake.
Sorry, did I say “big mistake"? I meant a big dream come true! Bright neon colors splashed here and there as glitter showered over the entire place. Crooked trees hung over dazzling creatures with either a horn or a pair of wings. Birds singing a melodious song as the trees talked about… croissants??? As soon as I set foot the door magically disappeared as my surroundings on Earth changed into brave knights, beautiful maidens and much more! The most horrifying thing was when two long ears sprouted out of my head as fur white as snow wrapped around my body as I realized I was a- “BUNNY!?” I exclaimed.
“Oh hello! Welcome to Sparkle Land, home to the Kippies.” a strange dog welcomed me. “WHERE AM I AND WHAT IS A KIPPIE!? TELL ME NOW!!” I ordered. “Well, there’s no need to be rude but you are in Sparkle Land. And a Kippie is every being who walks Sparkle Land and is an official Sparklen. To be official you must fill out a form at the Sparkle Palace with Queen Croissant.” the dog informed. There was something truly peculiar about that dog as I glanced behind it and I realized why. Out of his back was a pair of butterfly wings that perfectly matched his shiny blonde fur.
“Hi Bella! How are you?” a passing bird asked. I don’t want to stay in this land, I want to be on Earth. EARTH! “So Bella, why am I here and how do I get out of this… this… Flarkle Fland or whatever!” I grumbled. Giving me a sad look she replied, “The color from Sparkle Land is disappearing!”
I glanced at a nearby bush as slowly its color began to fade away from its leaves. In the blink of an eye, it had turned a dull shade of gray. “Who’s doing this? And what do I have to do with it?” I grumbled. “An evil witch has been gathering ‘color draining balls’ that can get rid of any color it touches. Even Kippies. And Sparkle Land controls all the color on Earth. So if the color in Sparkle Land is gone, all the color on Earth would be gone too! I’d be pretty devastated if I were you.” Bella explained.
Before I could answer her a strange figure appeared out of nowhere! Two pointy horns sprouted out of its head along its scaly skin bearing sharp claws on the tip of its fingers! Reaching into its bag it yanked out a smoking black ball and threw it at a tree. Immediately, it had turned a horrifying shade of black! I realised that those must have been the ‘color draining balls’ Bella was talking about. These balls could make lots of Kippies sad. I mean, I don’t care! Do I?
“Um… Bella, who is that?” I asked. “That's the witch’s assistant, Morbumconnoritcallifrajour.” Bella replied. “What? How do you say it?” I whined. Bella repeated it exactly as it was. Bella motioned for me to follow her as we squeezed through a narrow valley. Spiders hung from their sticky webs staring at us with their many eyes. Soon, we reached the other side to discover a river filled with squirming balls. Cautiously, I placed my foot onto one of them to find they stayed perfectly still.
Just as we were halfway through, Morbumconnoritcallifrajour arrived as he threw a ball towards the river. Slowly all of its color drained out of sight. I felt a violent rumble as it rose into the air thumping up and down rapidly! “Have fun!” he snickered. I leaped onto steady ground as I realised Bella was stuck in the center. I glanced at the path to escape and back at Bella. “UUUGGHHH!” I groaned as I offered my hand to her. With one final jump I pulled her in!
“Thank you. You saved me!” Bella thanked. I felt a warm feeling in my heart that I had never felt before. It was different. “Meh, it was nothing.” I replied, trying to hide a small smile. That feeling felt so good! What was it? Bella continued to lead the way leaving me thinking about that strange feeling. Oh no. It couldn’t be. Was that feeling…kindness? Eventually, we landed in a place with no vegetation or color. Suddenly, a witch appeared in front of our eyes as she revealed a mischievous smile.
“I know you are here to stop me. I know the bunny is actually a human. I know it all. But if you truly want to stop me I will give you a task. You must work together to build something that will change my mind using Lego.” the witch offered. “I am terribly sorry but for a moment I thought you said we had to build something using Lego.” I told. “You did not hear wrong. And if you change my mind I will stop draining the color. If you don’t then I will continue my task and rule all of Sparkle Land!!!” she cackled. Just at that moment, I knew we had to get to work.
“Be we don’t have any Lego to bring the color back!” I cried. “Have you realised all the good deeds you’ve done? The Lego was created by those and have been following you. Just look behind you!” the witch called. They glanced behind to find a pile of Lego just sitting there. I looked at Bella and she looked back. Picking up the little chunks of Lego we got to work.
We stuck pieces together and tore some apart. We thought for hours and built for hours. “Times ticking. And the longer you take the more color is going to be drained. MWA HA HA HA HAAAA!!!” the witch cackled. “You’re not helping!” I exclaimed. Finally, we had finished our masterpiece. Holding up our piece we revealed a nice pink heart.
My heart raced as I awaited her answer. Eventually, she gave us her answer. Bella held her breath as the witch stated her reply. “This would have definitely changed my mind… if I were not a witch. Sparkle Land will be mine and my own to rule! Everyone will fear and bow to ME!!!!” she screeched. Tears swelled up in Bella’s eyes as she turned pale.
I watched as the color began to disappear from the face of this world. In an instant, a strange creature leaped up and sliced the witch’s heart causing her to fade into thin air. Bella’s eyes lit up as the color slowly returned to Sparkle Land. Apparently, the creature was Morbumconnoritcallifrajour! “You saved everyone! Why?” Bella asked curiously. “I’m sick and tired of doing that witch’s dirty work. I’ll probably go back to my home now. This place is too glittery for my taste.” he replied.
Then in the blink of an eye, he vanished. Suddenly, Bella leapt up and presented the door that sent me here in the first place. She gestured for me to walk in. “I’ll see you later. Goodbye Bella.” I told her. Giving me a warm smile I pushed the door open to go back home.
One year later…
Strolling across town I came by a stand with a sign that said, Beach Clean Up. Jotting my name down I continued down the road to find my parents. “I’m sorry I left you!” I cried. “Aw… that's alright. We’re just glad you’re back.” they replied. I noticed a girl was standing behind. Without a second thought I leapt into her arms. “I’m sorry I left you too.”I cried. “I forgive you, dear sister.” she replied. That’s when I saw Bella the Butterfly Dog who helped me on my adventures. Ah, the good old days.
“I was playing with fire. But it was an accident!” I insisted. First lie. Oh I know that you’re thinking something like, ‘This girl is so revolting!’ or ‘This girl is so dangerous!’. I promise I am nothing like that and have always been a good little girl. Second lie. Racing out of the office, I shoved past students as I ordered everyone to MOOOOOVE! Skiing around the corner I awaited my delicious lunch as I entered the canteen. BANG! As soon as the door opened I strolled into the kitchen waiting to make my move. Peering through a gap I spotted my prey whilst I crept toward the steaming bowl of macaroni and cheese. Glancing across the room, I snatched the bowl as I snagged a seat to enjoy my meal.
I wonder whose meal it was? Eh, who cares? Instantly, I heard a screeching wail from the long line. “SOMEONE TOOK MY LUNCH!!!” he screamed. Time to chicken out of here and find somewhere else. Yep. This is my everyday life as a despicable girl. No one ever thought girls could be naughty but they always thought of the male. “Could Isabella Jones please come to the principal's office. Isabella Jones.” the loudspeaker announced. As soon as they called my name I froze as still as an ice statue stuck to the ground. Not long after that I ended up in the office next to my mum.
After a long talk about stuff like unexcceptable behavior, being rude and blah blah blah yada yada yada. I don’t usually pay attention to conversations except my own. My mum had to go back to work and my dad is still at his long conference in Mexico. Kicking the same rock over and over again I thought about whether I should get pizza from the canteen kitchen or off someone else tomorrow. THUMP! A door landed right in front of me. Nothing behind it with no door knob and a single dragon keychain hanging in the middle. Not the weirdest I’ve seen in the past 10 1/2 years. Yanking open the door I realized it was a big mistake.
Sorry, did I say “big mistake"? I meant a big dream come true! Bright neon colors splashed here and there as glitter showered over the entire place. Crooked trees hung over dazzling creatures with either a horn or a pair of wings. Birds singing a melodious song as the trees talked about… croissants??? As soon as I set foot the door magically disappeared as my surroundings on Earth changed into brave knights, beautiful maidens and much more! The most horrifying thing was when two long ears sprouted out of my head as fur white as snow wrapped around my body as I realized I was a- “BUNNY!?” I exclaimed.
“Oh hello! Welcome to Sparkle Land, home to the Kippies.” a strange dog welcomed me. “WHERE AM I AND WHAT IS A KIPPIE!? TELL ME NOW!!” I ordered. “Well, there’s no need to be rude but you are in Sparkle Land. And a Kippie is every being who walks Sparkle Land and is an official Sparklen. To be official you must fill out a form at the Sparkle Palace with Queen Croissant.” the dog informed. There was something truly peculiar about that dog as I glanced behind it and I realized why. Out of his back was a pair of butterfly wings that perfectly matched his shiny blonde fur.
“Hi Bella! How are you?” a passing bird asked. I don’t want to stay in this land, I want to be on Earth. EARTH! “So Bella, why am I here and how do I get out of this… this… Flarkle Fland or whatever!” I grumbled. Giving me a sad look she replied, “The color from Sparkle Land is disappearing!”
I glanced at a nearby bush as slowly its color began to fade away from its leaves. In the blink of an eye, it had turned a dull shade of gray. “Who’s doing this? And what do I have to do with it?” I grumbled. “An evil witch has been gathering ‘color draining balls’ that can get rid of any color it touches. Even Kippies. And Sparkle Land controls all the color on Earth. So if the color in Sparkle Land is gone, all the color on Earth would be gone too! I’d be pretty devastated if I were you.” Bella explained.
Before I could answer her a strange figure appeared out of nowhere! Two pointy horns sprouted out of its head along its scaly skin bearing sharp claws on the tip of its fingers! Reaching into its bag it yanked out a smoking black ball and threw it at a tree. Immediately, it had turned a horrifying shade of black! I realised that those must have been the ‘color draining balls’ Bella was talking about. These balls could make lots of Kippies sad. I mean, I don’t care! Do I?
“Um… Bella, who is that?” I asked. “That's the witch’s assistant, Morbumconnoritcallifrajour.” Bella replied. “What? How do you say it?” I whined. Bella repeated it exactly as it was. Bella motioned for me to follow her as we squeezed through a narrow valley. Spiders hung from their sticky webs staring at us with their many eyes. Soon, we reached the other side to discover a river filled with squirming balls. Cautiously, I placed my foot onto one of them to find they stayed perfectly still.
Just as we were halfway through, Morbumconnoritcallifrajour arrived as he threw a ball towards the river. Slowly all of its color drained out of sight. I felt a violent rumble as it rose into the air thumping up and down rapidly! “Have fun!” he snickered. I leaped onto steady ground as I realised Bella was stuck in the center. I glanced at the path to escape and back at Bella. “UUUGGHHH!” I groaned as I offered my hand to her. With one final jump I pulled her in!
“Thank you. You saved me!” Bella thanked. I felt a warm feeling in my heart that I had never felt before. It was different. “Meh, it was nothing.” I replied, trying to hide a small smile. That feeling felt so good! What was it? Bella continued to lead the way leaving me thinking about that strange feeling. Oh no. It couldn’t be. Was that feeling…kindness? Eventually, we landed in a place with no vegetation or color. Suddenly, a witch appeared in front of our eyes as she revealed a mischievous smile.
“I know you are here to stop me. I know the bunny is actually a human. I know it all. But if you truly want to stop me I will give you a task. You must work together to build something that will change my mind using Lego.” the witch offered. “I am terribly sorry but for a moment I thought you said we had to build something using Lego.” I told. “You did not hear wrong. And if you change my mind I will stop draining the color. If you don’t then I will continue my task and rule all of Sparkle Land!!!” she cackled. Just at that moment, I knew we had to get to work.
“Be we don’t have any Lego to bring the color back!” I cried. “Have you realised all the good deeds you’ve done? The Lego was created by those and have been following you. Just look behind you!” the witch called. They glanced behind to find a pile of Lego just sitting there. I looked at Bella and she looked back. Picking up the little chunks of Lego we got to work.
We stuck pieces together and tore some apart. We thought for hours and built for hours. “Times ticking. And the longer you take the more color is going to be drained. MWA HA HA HA HAAAA!!!” the witch cackled. “You’re not helping!” I exclaimed. Finally, we had finished our masterpiece. Holding up our piece we revealed a nice pink heart.
My heart raced as I awaited her answer. Eventually, she gave us her answer. Bella held her breath as the witch stated her reply. “This would have definitely changed my mind… if I were not a witch. Sparkle Land will be mine and my own to rule! Everyone will fear and bow to ME!!!!” she screeched. Tears swelled up in Bella’s eyes as she turned pale.
I watched as the color began to disappear from the face of this world. In an instant, a strange creature leaped up and sliced the witch’s heart causing her to fade into thin air. Bella’s eyes lit up as the color slowly returned to Sparkle Land. Apparently, the creature was Morbumconnoritcallifrajour! “You saved everyone! Why?” Bella asked curiously. “I’m sick and tired of doing that witch’s dirty work. I’ll probably go back to my home now. This place is too glittery for my taste.” he replied.
Then in the blink of an eye, he vanished. Suddenly, Bella leapt up and presented the door that sent me here in the first place. She gestured for me to walk in. “I’ll see you later. Goodbye Bella.” I told her. Giving me a warm smile I pushed the door open to go back home.
One year later…
Strolling across town I came by a stand with a sign that said, Beach Clean Up. Jotting my name down I continued down the road to find my parents. “I’m sorry I left you!” I cried. “Aw… that's alright. We’re just glad you’re back.” they replied. I noticed a girl was standing behind. Without a second thought I leapt into her arms. “I’m sorry I left you too.”I cried. “I forgive you, dear sister.” she replied. That’s when I saw Bella the Butterfly Dog who helped me on my adventures. Ah, the good old days.