Sorry, mind numb, so tired, getting to sleep at one am, watching Top Gear, writing story for latest Cricket story contest... And no, I have not read Frankenstein, so I don't know what the book is about. I suppose we'll just have to wing it till/if SC returns. So, Japan!

Dehlia ~

"Where do we go next?" Dora asked. Elexhiia sighed, then answered, "Japan," Dora and I stood up, then we all said in unison, "I wish to go to Japan."

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I blinked my eyes open, and my heart stopped. The view before me was the most incredible thing I'd ever seen. I felt like I was up in the clouds, with the world sprawling before me. It was early morning, and the sun was just beginning to peak. It reminded me of the Bible verse, "Your word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light for my path." An arch stood a little ways away, with a sign welcoming us to the top of Mount Fuji.

"Mount Fuji, that's where we are," I said, turning around.

"I'm not going to bother asking where to find the tears here, and let's just get started," Felix said, starting off.

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This is short, but I really know nothing about Mount Fuji, so I'll let you decide where the tears are.

I don't know either. I just googled "top of Mount Fuji" and judged from there.

Dehlia ~

We startes scouring the mountain top. The only sound that could be heard were our footsteps and the howling wind, which unnerved me greatly. After the Library incident, I was startled by my own shadow. But we continued to search under every rock, crevice, and hole.

Errol sighed. "It could take hours, days, to find these tears." We'd only been at it for twenty minutes, yet I was already exhausted. The lack of air made me dizzy and lightheaded, and short of breath. I wandered over to the edge, staring down. The light shone now on the cliffs, the wind wipping my hair every which way. Suddenly, I saw something. I knelt down, staring harder.

"What's up?" Felix asked, kneeling down beside me.

"There," I said pointing. A small glint shown about eight feet below.

"The tears!" Felix shouted. Errol and Dora rushed over. 

"Great, they didn't need guards, no one can get to that!" Errol said, rolling his eyes. "How do we get down there?"

Ha, thanks! I had no idea where to hide them, so I took the cliff idea and ran with it! :) Now, as to how they get the tears...

Dehlia ~

I knelt there, contemplating the situation. There were two options. Jumping, as I'd suggested earlier, or...

"We have to climb down," I said, standing up.

"Wha, wait, what?!" Errol spluttered.

"Please, Errol," I said with a sigh, shrugging off my coat. "We've no other options, with no rope or any other means of climbing down. I guess we'll have to try and tie our coats together to make some sort of rope. It may be weak, but if one of us climbs, we won't be soley dependent on it. The ledge doesn't look very sturdy, but we may not even have to stand on it."

Errol sighed, then started taking off his coat. "Okay, we need whoever's smallest and lightest. Which of you two is smaller?" He looked back and forth between Dora and I with a raised eyebrow. We moved side by side, and though we were both the same size, we finally determined that Dora was slightly smaller and likely lighter.

"You think you can do this?" I asked quietly.

Okay, I HAVE written the piece for this, it's just EVERY time, something has happened to it! That and life has just gotten in the way, but you know. NOW I shall write!

Dehlia ~

I promptly hugged Dora as soon as she was pulled to safety, quite grateful she had been pulled up safely. I looked over the edge at the guard. I hadn't the slightest clue what he was standing on.

"What is that?" I asked.

"Some sort of hoverboard," Errol supplied.

"We've got to move. Fast," Felix said. Suddenly a gun shot rang out, hitting the cliff side sending rocks pieces spraying everywhere. Dora and I jerked backward having just been missed. A second shot rang out.

"I wish to go back to Elexhiia!" we shouted, but nothing happened. 

"What?!" Felix shouted, staring down at his body like it was supposed to magically disappear. Which it was.

"Ugh, there's not enough light," Errol said. The sun was steadily rising, but its rays had only hit the very peak.

"We need to move higher!" I shouted. We started scrampling up. The holes and crags in the rock kept tripping us up, causing us to cut up our hands, arms, and legs. I glanced back. The guard was now at the top, watching us, preparing another shot.

"Hide!" I shrieked as he aimed the gun. We each dove down behind rocks and in crevices. The bullet sent more rock shards flying.

"How do we take him out?" Errol said. "We're out of stunning range."

"We can't," I called back. "Just keep climbing. We'll be out of his range soon too. He'll have to climb to follow." With that, I dashed out of safety, recklessly scrambling upward. Another shot, just inches of my face. I could hear the others climbing behind me. After a moment, I noticed the gun shots had stopped. I glanced back, and saw the guard climbing after us. Every so often, he'd stop to take another shot. After fifteen minutes of climbing, we were still a ways from the top. But the sun had still be rising at that time, and we were close.

"Almost there," I shouted. I reached for another hand hold, when the rock gave way.

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Mwahahaha! ;)

OH MY GOSH! I loved what you wrote for Dehlia! That is awesome!

Dehlia ~

Time seemed to slow as I fell. I screamed, Felix yelled. Suddenly I fell onto something hard. I heard a grunt as something caved beneath me. I screamed as I nearly slid off, my leg dangling in mid air. I gripped onto the easiest thing available, and hauled myself up. I realized I'd fallen on the guard, who was madly trying not to fall as well. I jumped to my feet, trying to steady myself, spreading my feet apart, as the hovercraft swayed wildly. The gun skittered out across the craft, and off disappearing among the rocks. I pulled out my stunner, and gave a quick blast. The board was still moving semi-wildly, bumping against the rock ledge. I shoved the unconcious guard onto the slab of rock.

"Dehlia!" Dora called from above. "How- you- are you all right?" 

I grinned back up at her, and said; "I happened to land on him," I said, waving toward the guard. "Well, come on, the sun's going to sink soon." And with that, we continued onward. It took me several minutes to figure how to work this thing, and get the hang of it. But I finally discovered it was actually rather simple for something so futuristic. All I had to do was lean in the direction I wanted to go. I slowly started to rise, still wobbling from time to time. As soon as each of us was within the sun's rays, we shouted; "I wish to go to Elexhiia!" And the world vanished.

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"Wonderful!" Elexhiia said, gratefully taking the bottle from Errol. I smiled. But as Elexhiia turned away, her face changed to one of worry.

"Where next?" I asked determinedly. "The affect is wearing off, I can tell. We need to get on with it."

Elexhiia hesitated, looking at us out of the corner of her eye. "The final place," she said haltingly, "is here in America. In New York City."

"Great, we were there in the past. This shouldn't be too hard," Errol said.

Elexhiia shook her head. "Quite the opposite. This is probably the most dangerous place we'll have been to yet."

"We'll?" I asked. 

Elexhiia turned around, placing a stunner gun in a holster on her belt. 

"I'm coming with you."

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WE REACH THE EPIC CLIMAX!!! Mwahahaha!

I was thinking along the lines of maybe the town is quiet, on the verge of desertion, with only armies left. We go to find the tears (I'm not sure where yet, suggestions?), and are met with resistance because this particular group already knew about the group Elexhiia is with. A battle ensues, and during this fight, Max and Volt turn up, having discovered the affects and been listening to our escapades. They've waited till then to strike, so we'll get the tears for them. In all this, we rescue the tears, but are "killed" (we can figure the details as we go). Of course, Elexhiia already knows about the whole "tears infused" items. Did we decide that she should come visit each of them in their times? But anyway, that might be a rough draft for the basic idea. What are you thoughts/ideas? I think we should try to make this last place as exciting as possible!

No, I'm glad you are! We need to have this planned ahead of time, I agree! Actually, I was thinking that the guards, more like an army really, would start the fighting. In the midst of this, Volt and Max rush in, attempting to gain the tears for themselves. We then are "killed" (again, I'm thinking the details between Volt and Max rushing in, and our deaths, will just have to be winged). As to what the objects were, for Dehlia it was a book, for Felix it was the chalk, for Errol it was the watch, and I'll let you decide for Dora. As to Elexhiia, I was thinking she can use a bit of the time tears, or some such thing, and visit each of us in our times, explaining. But she necessarily tells us how to travel. We have to figure that out for ourselves! Thoughts?