Pure Imagination

There's no other way of knowing, which direction you are going
There's no knowing where we're going, or which way the rivers flowing
Is it rain or is it snowing,is a hurricane a blowing
Now stand up by showing, the danger must growing
The fires of hell are blowing,people sleeping unknowing
yes the danger must be growing,for the roads keep on going
For never is it showing, and the signs keep on slowing**

Such eyes she has. Never before have I seen such beauty in one creature. Perhaps she is indeed a Nymph. Or maybe a Fairy in disguise. Or...maybe...maybe...something much more...yes...yes thats it. She is something more. Not of this world. That doll...it looked so very much like me. But where would she have gotten it? Perhaps it was a gift, for no such trinkets are known to me. I would indeed have a whole collection if that were. Saturn..such a pretty name...like the planets that revolve around us. The one with many rings...it suits her. She is surely a mystery and I suppose I will have to unveil each ring to reach her core. ~a soft chuckle~

Ah, someone is calling my name. But who? ~A face begins to appear in the hazy mist of thoughts~ Oh, its him. I was hoping...its her too. Oh, how lovely! Those eyes will burn one to the middle of their essence. But what would Harlow say? ~The voice calls again...the misty haze is beginning to lift..exposing the outside world. "Braxton? Braxton, come on...wake up. You can't let a mere brawl set you off your feed". Im not off my feed....

Saturn watched in awe as Akil poured an evil looking liquid down Braxtons throat. The centaur stood back, watching as his companions eyes fluttered and the acrid taste suddenly hit his taste buds. Braxton gagged and coughed, kicking his feet weakly, before he managed to sit up and promptly vomited. "What foul, vile concoction are you trying to do me in with!?",he cried, staring accusingly at Akil he merely smiled. "Madam Louses medical mile, guaranteed to put the kick right back in your step". Braxton swore darkly at his friend, until his eyes came to rest on the pink haired beauty at his side.

Saturn was watching him, a tiny smile playing on her features, but quickly vanishing when she saw he was looking at her. She wasn't sure if she should curtsey like she had seen so many other women in this crazy place do, or shake his hand. Braxton quickly regained his composure and took her hand, pressing his lips to it. Saturn felt her face turn pink. "Oh..um..." Braxtons dark eyes focused on her own. He saw himself reflected in them, and he was in amazement. "Forgive me fair lady, but never have I seen such eyes as your own. Tell me, where do you fair from?" Saturn blinked, startled by his question. "Well...I..I come from L.A....if that means anything...I mean.." Braxton scraped his brain, trying to remember if he had ever heard of such a place. "L.A. you say? Hmm, I have never heard of such a place, but I must assume it is a great land to turn out such..fascinating creatures such as yourself". Saturn wasn't sure what this meant...her mother had always raged that she wanted to move to California, she merely assumed it was because her mom had a thing she liked to call 'wanna-be celebrity syndrome'. "Well..its a decent place. Lots of places to eat and stuff...um..." She wasn't really sure what else to say. What did you talk to a centaur about?

Braxton examined her for a minute more, until it occurred to him he was still holding her hand. He hastily dropped it and stepped back. "Forgive me, Madam Saturn, but I really must return Sir Braxton and myself to the castle. Surely, we are wanted." Saturn looked in alarm at Akil, who was staring a bit over her head. "Er..sure...no problem." Braxton shot his friend an ugly look. Akil merely smiled, still staring over Saturn's head into the distance. The blonde centaur was merely being a pain. After a minute though, Braxton sighed and looked down at Saturn once more. "My fair woman, please..allow me to escort you sometime...you will be here long I expect?" Saturn looked at him and couldn't help but smile. "I don't really even know how I came here...trying to get back would be impossible." Braxton took this as a yes and bowed low, once more kissing her hand and smiling his most devilish smile, the one he reserved more most mares. She smiled in return and withdrew her hand. "Fare well then." He turned and pushed Akil's shoulder, growling something at him that caused the young man to smile and chuckle. He nodded to Saturn, then followed after his black hided friend.

Saturn watched after them for a long moment, until someone's squeal forced her to look away. Esephle was coming towards her. "Oh! oh, oh oh, my poor Saturn, my when I went to check upon you and heard all the commotion I simply couldn't think of what had happened!" She threw her arms around the girls shoulders and hugged her tightly. Saturn smiled warily and patted her arm. "Um..Im Ok...really." The wood nymph looked up at her through watery eyes. "Thank heavens. My goodness...I was surely sure you had been squashed or..or worse." She shuddered. Saturn tried to think what was worse then being squashed by an Orc, but when she couldn't she merely smiled. Esephle sighed dreamily, and looked around. "Well...now that your mornings escapades have stopped, how about we finish our tour? I haven't even begin to show you the woods and the other nymphs would be oh so delighted to meet you". She took Saturn's hand and begin to tug her off towards the gates.

"What bothers you so much Braxton?" Harlow was lovingly stroking his chest. He had managed to escape Akil, with the promise he would return shortly. Akil reminded him of the banquet and not to be late before going to bathe. He now looked down at the redheaded female beside him, and smiled. "Nothing amour. nothing...I was just..thinking". Indeed, haunting thoughts kept appearing in his thoughts. He sighed and looked sideways at her. "Forgive me my love, but I must return." She pouted and held him down a moment as he attempted to rise. "I heard of the brawl..over a female..just remember Sir Braxton...you belong to me..and me only...you may mate with any slut who wants to lift her tail or part her legs..but in the end you will always return to me". He groaned as she bit his lip, then allowed him to rise. "For certain my pet..". With that he walked out. She sighed and looked after him. "Ah, my Braxton...it makes me ache to think another could take you from me...though I know someday I will surely lose your heart to another." She examined her hooves idly. "MARIA!!COME!MY HOOVES NEED TO BE TRIMMED AND REPAINTED!Lazy woman.."

Saturn felt as though her head would explode if she saw any more sites. The city had been gorgeous, but it was nothing compared to the sheer beauty of the woods surrounding it. She was introduced to a pantheon of creatures she defiantly intended to go back and make dolls of. The other Nymphs, water, air, wood,flower,fire,and earth, all cooed over her, playing with her hair and stroking her arms, face, and back. It partly occurred to her that they were female lovers. Esephle watched as her friends bickered over who would brush Saturn's hair next, until something caught her eye. She carefully bent to pick up the shiny object and smiled. "Oh, how lovely...Its..oh!". A bag suddenly closed around her, causing her to scream.

Saturn jerked up at the sound. The other Nymphs shrieked and begin to disappear, exploding into flowers, trees, diving into the tiny river, vanishing in a puff of smoke, or else into thin air. "Esephle!" She scrambled to her feet, and sprinted towards the struggling sack that was the wood nymph. She suddenly came to a halt though when another bag suddenly dropped over her own head. "What the hell?!Esephle!". Someone grunted above her as the hefted the bag.

"Damn...bitch weighs a ton..not a light nymph is she?" Another voice chuckled harshly. "Nay...she mus' be a Food Nymph then aren't she?" Who ever it was guffawed stupidly. Inside her bag, Saturn was having a problem breathing. She struggled, trying to claw her way out, until her nail caught on a tiny hole. In a desperate attempt to find air, she tore at the hole, forcing it to be a bit bigger. She pressed her mouth to it, gasping as a tiny bit of freshness seeped into her lungs. Once she was sure she wouldn't suffocate she peered out. Behind her captor was the most unlikeliest creatures she had ever seen. "Trolls...that figures..damn...". She watched as the ugly things rooted through the tiny bag she had brought with her. "Ere then..wos that then?" One of them had pulled out her doll. Luckily the thing was sleeping. "Hey!Thats mine!Get your filthy-" She was shaken roughly and a voice growled."Hush you. Thems aint your things any longer..thems is ours thems is." He chuckled nastily. "Ye an' yer friend there is gonna be a nice addition to our collection ye is. Mystical creature gatherin is what we do bes'. And Ye and missy there is gonna fetch us a lovely price cross the border. Ye, an' her, and them horned horses, an' that loud mouth dragon. If you wasn't such a money haul Id keep ye fer maself". He cackled and she shuddered.

**From Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory