Lilly dropped to the edge of the Aurium Pruritum. She shielded her eyes from the blinding green glow and the violent gusts within. Silvia and Paul both stared in, searching for those which the pit had claimed. Tickela’s screams of agony, those much louder than any of the others, echoed throughout the cyclone.

“AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!! NOOOOO!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHSSSTTAAHAHAHAPP THIS AT ONCEEEEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! I COMMAND YOU!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! SSSTTTAAHAHAHAHAHAHAPPP!!! PPPLLEEHEHEHEHAHAHAHAAASSEEEEE!!!” Tickela screamed. Her bellows ceased to be that of pain, quickly becoming that of the crippling ticklish assault against every nerve in her body. Her cries soon became one with the rest of those she committed to the …show more content…
Lilly shook her head, swimming with aching delusion.

“No, no, no, we can,” said Lilly, her face melting with burning anguish. “We... we have to. We can’t just leave her in there! We have to get her out!”

“Lilly, Paul’s right,” said Silvia. “I’m so sorry…”

“No… no, I can’t… I can’t leave her in there!” Lilly shouted. Her eyes stared back with a watery, pink hue. Her nose glowed of fresh rose. Her expression was broken, that of someone whose will had been taken before their eyes, “There has to be a way… There has to be!”

“There isn’t,” said Paul. “I wish there was…” Lilly grabbed Paul by the shoulders, glaring back into his frightened eyes.

“You have to… You or your father or someone has to!” Lilly whined. The girl lowered her head and began to sob against the boy’s chest. “I have to…”

“I… I’m sorry,” said Paul. “But only the Badland queen can open the Aurium Pruritum… and she’s gone…”

“No… it can’t be…” Lilly whimpered.

“Erica saved us all,” Silvia said. “She did what she knew was right.” Silvia looked over to Paul who nodded back. “I’m sorry...” Lilly threw her arms around Silvia, bringing her in for a tight hug.

“I’m so glad you’re okay…” Lilly said, crying into Silvia’s shoulder. Silvia nodded, starting to cry into