Chapter One: Forgotten 

Forgotten things are easily forgotten and while forgotten things can be remember in the time of being forgotten forgotten things know how to hide from the seeker exactly as they are forgotten things can speak but not to you only the others for forgotten things are the only things on mount Log more Kicks was only fifteen when she finally understood what forgotten things were sure you could say you lose something and that’s it you could say that’s what a forgotten thing was but Kicks learned that is not what forgotten things were forgotten things were things that you had once 

things that you loved it was something that mattered something that wasn’t gone that wasn’t nothing that wasn’t forgotten but when that  leaves you when that  looses it’s purpose when it doesn’t matter to you or anyone anymore then it is truly a forgotten thing that was once remembered Kicks sat in front of her mirror she was trying to process this she was trying to understand what she was thing what she was quietly mumbling to herself she stared at herself her eyes were a deep gray color the color that you would think that was almost silver but then it was too dark to be silver and too light to be dark her eyes were the color that no one could describe in words her skin was a smooth texture it feel like a liquid that was solid it was a deep chocolate color 

with smalls brown freckled dots along her arms and face her hair was long and slightly curly her hair was naturally a dark lilac somehow that was possibly it had the consistency of the color lilac but it was a dark color if you tried to brush her hair the brush would get stuck the second it touched her hair her hair was in a long french braid that touched the ground the tip of her hair was just like the color of her eyes and she always had on a lacy dress that felt like spiderwebs it could look like any dress but always look elegant and feel like silk her boots were black and leathery a string connected the boot’s ripped side Kicks never stitched the rip up for… well let’s just say she had her reasons she finally looked around her room the room itself only had a small bed and a small mirror that wasn’t very interesting 

the only in her room that would have been worth looking at was the wood on the floor because if you lifted one board up that was strangely a bit too lose then you would see….. Forgotten things the things that other people tried to forgot but Kicks wanted to remember how to forget the forgotten things and how to learn how to learn what she was really thinking she tapped her chair gently in a repeated pattern she gently reached for one of the floorboards the one she had been looking at for five six maybe eight years but she wouldn’t know that of course no one would for who would ever try to keep track of remembering the nightmares that people created Kicks lifted the floor board all the way up this time even she hadn’t done that

yet she sighed as she looked down when you think of nightmares you wouldn’t normally think of light but that’s exactly what everyone in Logmore feared for after all it was all fault for what happened under the floorboard were three things the first thing was a lantern it was in the shape of a globe it still had electricity pouring through it powering everything about it the lantern was one of the ones that had made it was the absolute worst nightmare down there it was the one that made people truly understand what forgotten things were the lanterns created forgotten thing but forgotten things weren't always just  sometimes those things were more than things the lantern only had enough energy to turn on one last time Kicks didn’t understand why she hasn’t just destroyed it

she tried to over the years she really did but every time she did  always happened whenever she hesitantly lifted her foot above whenever she was ready to make the lantern a forgotten thing  memory always came back to her she felt the blackness always come over her again and again as the same memory comes back she was only fifteen when  happened she was with she was holding hand tightly they were both smiling and hugging Kicks was so much smaller than  Kicks had looked around the parade with a wondrous expression she the parade was filled with…. Lanterns that night but these were the lanterns that hadn’t made lost things these were the lanterns that became lost things there were food stands everywhere and the excitement and mystical magic that filled that air

there was somehow so much love that night even though so many things forgotten but Kicks never forgot Kicks had known the mayor had a plan to make something special something Kicks had eagerly waited with  the mayor had a long speech that bored everyone for the time and rushed time maybe if everyone hadn’t been so rushed someone realized that something was wrong but then again people are sometimes stupid and sometimes people make stupid decisions Kicks had gazed at the globe shaped lanterns as the mayor unsheathed them he told everyone that these would help so many people he told everyone that with a single press of a button the world would be cleansed but then he pressed the button and everything went by so fast so quickly so irreversibly quickly

Kicks didn’t know if she would remember what happened but she did how could she ever forget  there was a blinding light for about a minute and a half and then people’s skin start to get tugged on by something including Kicks then they started screaming as they were dragged towards the lantern they started to disintegrate in seconds it was a gruesome sight there was blood but Kicks couldn’t recall how much suddenly Kicks was looking at  Kicks had felt tears well in her eyes “ did this?” she had asked but as soon as  had  started to get filled with energy so much energy  skin had started to crack and rot with decay Kicks had looked away closing her eyes she clutched her hair as tears poured down her face in a line “Please! Please! No…. no no no! Please no!” Kicks had shouted

she sat there helplessly then Kicks heard a voice it was  Kick turned around and then everything was gone except for the mayor and some of the other stragglers they the lanterns didn’t attach to everything Kicks had gently picked up the lantern as she screeched into the night Kicks snapped out of her memory and set the lantern down she looked at the next item it was a book the book wasn’t much but once  was gone Kicks hadn’t felt anymore passion for spell casting Kicks wouldn’t completely call her book a forgotten thing because she still secretly loved it but she had sworn because  was gone if she still used it that she would be betraying  and the last thing in the floorboards was a needle this was no ordinary needle though even though no one else would or should or will ever know 

Kicks thought this needle was  although Kicks was surprised  had never used it Kicks understood that was a good thing but she just couldn’t understand how  hadn’t ever made any enemies Kicks pushed the tears off her face and set the lose floorboard back down and she lay back on her bed tapping rhythmically on her sheets then she rolled back and forth she heard a loud hard fast knock at her door the kind of knock that makes you know there’s either fear or hatred in the air and as Kicks thought this was undeniably fear Kicks could never be too careful so she grabbed the needle and approached the door Kicks slowly jingled the door handle open while she gripped the needle in her other hand and when she opened the door she got her needle ready 

this was her forever enemy she refused to call her a nemesis though only an enemy Kicks thought it sounded more realistic for some reason her enemy was named Twig and she had smooth skin as well as Kicks that was a tan light oak color except for her hands Twigs hands were rough and calloused her smile was always thin and slim she was average height and weight her hair was a deep raven black that was cut to shoulders length and was somewhere between wavy and curly her hair was slick and you could always count on Twig to be fashionable but today Twig was in a crop top and sweatpants Twig was wearing white tennis shoes with green socks Twig was strangely breathing heavier than usual Kicks was ready to attack her at any minute because this was the person who helped make THE lantern that created lost things and this was the person that got  killed and while Kicks knew it wasn’t really Twigs fault that  had died Kicks couldn’t help but felt loathing for her Kick stood there and felt hatred pouring through her Twig had emerald green eyes that glinted in the dark “Listen I don’t want to fight you I-” Twig let out  an ear piercing scream and fell to the floor Kicks lowered her guard a bit and put the needle in her pocket Kicks gently helped Twig up

Kicks gingerly helped Twig up onto Kicks bed only then did Kick see that Twig was hurt badly she was bleeding and Kick didn’t have any medical supplies with her Twig squeezed her eyes closed and whimpered Kicks sighed and lifted the lose floorboard her hands were shacking even if  she didn’t want to admit it she hadn’t picked up this book since was gone but Kicks snatched the book and went over to Twig Kicks exhaled slowly and let her magic flow through the room Kicks listened and felt the water whisper her name again Kicks moved her hand anticlockwise and Twig breathed shallowly KIcks had to forget all her anger for this to work Kicks focused and as she finished the spell she opened her eyes Twig was slowly sitting up and opening her eyes Twig blushed as she looked down “I’m sorry about everything I-I didn’t mean for that to happen.” Twig said Kicks was surprised to see that Twig was oblivious to her tears she had no idea she was even crying Kicks rolled her eyes faced Twig “It’s it’s fine now you need to leave.” Kicks said Twig looked up and shook her head frantically

"That's not why I'm here someones making another lantern." Kicks shrugged and said “It’s time we needed a lantern that people aren't afraid of.” Twig leaned forward and whispered “No they're making another one of the lanterns that made the forgotten things.” Kicks eyes flung open and wide Kick’s heartbeat elevated rapidly and her breathing became so shallow she thought she was hyperventilating “I…. I can’t do this again.” Twig swallowed hard and pleaded “No one else will help me please more people are going to get hurt I- I can get you out of this place forever if you help me with this I promise you will never have to even be here again never again you can leave escaped!” Kicks sighed and set her hand on her bed then Kicks reluctantly nodded and said “Fine but I’m not helping more than I’ve agreed to.” Kicks followed Twig out the door and she put the book into her back pocket it still felt wrong to use now that  was gone but Kicks didn’t have much of a choice at this point Twig started walking and explained that they would have to travel to the otherside of the world

for them to get the lantern Kicks followed Twig into an abandoned warehouse when Twig opened the door Kicks suddenly felt strange she felt something wasn’t right “Twig why are we here?” asked Kicks you see the warehouse was more of a scientific experimentation laboratory but this one was different this laboratory had lanterns loads and loads of lanterns every single lantern you could find and in the middle of this laboratory was a well there was well where forgotten things would fall into never to be seen or heard from again Kicks swallowed hard as she followed Twig into the building “Listen I’m sorry but this is for trying to get me arrested.” Twig whispered Kicks turned around and gasped Twig was holding a lantern and she was about to turn it on “Now I can finally finish my project now I can perfect it and bring all those people back and I can do it without you in my way.” Kicks pulled out the needle she’d been holding but it was too late Twig pushed her into the well of forgotten things Kicks slowly closed her eyes starting to lose consciousness with the world 

as she fell all she could think was Kicks expected to feel the metallic taste of blood but instead she felt soft grass Kicks squinted her eyes and saw she was in a large plain field she didn’t see anything but cornstocks and grass for miles she looked back up and saw a portal swirling above her head but suddenly it closed Kicks warily stood up and then she heard something it was small and unimportant  but then the sound grew louder and louder it was the sound of snarling teeth and bubbling hatred off of ones tongue Kicks spun around and saw a beast standing behind her it was on its haunches and was ready to attack her the best was covered from head to tail in black fur it’s eyes were wide and wild-like it’s eyes were a maroon-ish color it had a long wolf-like tail

It’s ears were pointed like a cat's it had webbed feet with edged claws it pounced for Kicks but Kicks ducked down and the beast completely missed it’s attack “You’re trespassing in my territory!” it spat it’s voice was smooth and slightly high pitched Kicks gasped for air as she sprinted as the beast cashed after Kicks raced in circle after circle trying to make the beast dizzy after about six times trailing in a circle Kicks heard the wobbling of feet Kicks turned around and saw the beast collapse on the ground it took Kicks a few moments to recover from the dizziness herself Kicks took out her spell book and whispered “Stay in place stay in place do not move in any ways.” Kicks stared at the beast struggling

Kicks pulled out the needle that had been owned by HER and pointed it at the beast and whispered “What is this place?” The beast whimpered softly and said “This is Crookenhamner.” Kicks tilted her head and asked “Who are you?” The beast hissed at Kicks but Kicks gave it a warning look the beast’s fur went slightly up but it said “I’m Nixie.” Kicks sat down and said “There’s someone I know and their planning to do something very bad to everyone I need a team of warriors to help me."

"Do you happen to know anyone who could help me Nixie?” Nixie’s breath came in short huffs but she managed to whisper “I know a few warriors there’s me I’m Nixie, then there’s Wing, then there’s Sky, there’s someone named dancer, and lastly there’s someone named Cat.” Kicks nodded and asked “What can I do to convince you to help me?” Nixie squeezed her eyes shut and said “Well first off let me go and stop pointing…. That-that needle at me!” Kicks suddenly realized that she was still holding the needle Kicks put the needle away and then Kicks chanted “Undo.” Nixie backed away from Kicks and she started to run away but suddenly she knocked her head against a large stone cave the rocks in the cave wall began to tumble down 

Though Kicks was able to push Nixie away in time Nixie started to shrink until she was in the form of a girl she had long black hair and she was wearing a short blue skirt and shirt with dragon-like patterns on it Kicks took out her book and chanted a short healing incantation Nixie stumbled forward but Kicks caught her before she fell “Calm down it’s okay I’m sorry I was in your territory and I’m sorry I frightened you I just really need help a lot of people will be hurt if this person gets what they want.” Nixie nodded quickly and said “O-Okay I’ll help you just please don’t use that needle around me.” Kicks smiled gleefully at Nixie and asked “Alright who can we find first?” Nixie chuckled sheepishly

Then said “Well we should probably find Wing first the problem will be getting there.” Kicks shrugged and thought to herself  then they set off to find Wing Kicks knew that they had to hurry or it would be much too late to do anything and Kicks knew she would make  proud no matter what else happened she had to stop Twig at all cost.

Chapter Two: Nixie 

Kicks walked as quickly as she could Kicks would never admit it outloud but she secretly felt guilty for frightening Nixie so Kicks just tried to avoid Nixie’s gaze “I don’t know if it’s my place to ask this but who is this person who wants to do something “horrible”?” Nixie asked Kicks froze “I- It doesn’t matter do you know what lanterns are?” Kicks asked Nixie nodded and said “Yes I know what lanterns are I might be wrong but am I thinking of the lanterns?” Kicks sighed and said “Yes… well someone named Twig is trying to make one of the lanterns and she’s trying to “perfect” it.” Nixie shuddered and Kicks opened her mouth to ask something but she stopped herself she didn’t know if it would be rude to ask this or not Nixie paced forward to catch up with Kicks and she rolled her eyes as she said “I know you want to ask something what is it?” Kicks tried to keep her distance from Nixie and then she finally let her guard down for a moment as she asked “IF-I’m not trying to be rude or impolite by asking you this but what are you exactly?” Nixie snorted a laugh 

Then Nixie smiled playfully as she replied with “I’m a beast or that’s what everyone calls us I’m a creature that’s sometimes a beast with color changing fur and sometimes I’m just me normally I don’t see many people around here.” Kicks nodded it looked like they were nearing a house however Kicks couldn’t quite make it out yet and before she could walk forward any further Nixie fell to the ground with a loud groan Kicks rushed to her side and asked “Are you alright Nixie?!” Nixie coughed before she said “I got poisoned a long time ago and most of the time I’m fine but lately the poisons gotten worse.” Kicks eyes widened and then Kicks asked “Why didn’t you get help?” Nixie shook her head and said “No one wants to help a beasty.” Kicks set her satchel down and digged around for her book she scanned through the pages but she couldn’t find anything for poison Kicks sighed and looked up into Nixie’s eyes before she said “I’m going to be gone for some time getting ingredients for a spell or trying to find something to help you and I don’t know how long I’ll be gone can you make it to Wing by yourself?” Nixie huffed out the word “Yes.” Kicks closed her eyes and started to sprint forward Kicks already knew what she was looking for Kicks just didn’t know where to find it Kicks growled in frustration and thought  Kicks sat down and planted her hand in the ground 

Then she imagined what she needed the ground started to crack and grumble around her then it split open Kicks jumped away just in time Kicks looked down fearfully “Why’d it have to be heights of all things?” Kicks said aloud the ground was completely destroyed and below her was an empty or empty looking cavern with nothing but rocks and dust Kicks exhaled slowly and she turned around as she started making her way down she carefully put one hand down after the other she thought she was almost at the bottom when suddenly her hand slipped and she fell backwards the only fortunate thing was the thing she needed was down there Kicks opened her eyes she tried to stand up but one of her legs cracked under her and Kicks sucked air in as she crawled towards the item 

She needed Kicks felt the presence of something behind her Kicks decidedly to play along and not be noticed by this creature Kicks stood up on one leg and hopped towards the vile of rosemary chives and hibiscus Kicks held onto the wall beside her then Kicks picked up the vile Kicks stood there she took out her needle and concealed it in her hand Kicks turned around and looked up there it was a snake-like creature that had green scales and skin it’s eyes were orange and black it was larger than any snake Kicks had ever seen before Kicks sighed and set her expression stone cold and emotionless then she introduced herself “Hello my name Kicks is something wrong have I disturbed you in anyway because I was just on my way out.”

The snake hissed and said “You have trespassed in my territory and I have been so very hungry lately so a late night snack won’t be so awful for me.” Kicks placed the vile of herbs in her satchel then she asked  for strength Kicks raised her eyebrow up as she got ready for the snake to attack her the snake circled around her Kicks stood still trying not to put pressure on her injured foot the snake finally opened it’s mouth wide trying to bite Kicks however Kicks jumped up onto the snake’s head and she sat there for awhile before when the snake least expected it Kicks punched the snake hard in the eye the snake fell back with a moment of weakness Kicks took this opportunity to punch the other eye as hard as she could the snake moved it’s head around in obvious discomfort

Kicks took out her needle and aimed it at the snake but then she suddenly thought about how this was the  territory and Kicks was trespassing there so Kicks just shook her head as she sighed and put needle away Kicks started to walk away while the snake couldn’t see her but she stopped and she pulled the cork out of a healing tonic and she climbed back onto the snake and she fed the snake the healing tonic the snake’s eyesight wouldn’t be fixed right away but in a day the snake would be fine Kicks opened the vile with the herbs and Kicks managed to get a drop of snake venom in the vile now while most snake venom was deadly poisonous this venom was healing venom and it could heal poison Kicks climbed back up and tried not to look down 

 Kicks climbed up and out of the mouth of the cave Kicks planted her hand into the ground again and she asked the earth to help itself and heal suddenly the large crack in the ground sealed up it was as if there was never a cavern there to begin with Kicks smiled softly as she dropped a seed into the ground and she sprinted off back to where Nixie would hopefully be Kicks finally saw Nixie lying on the ground Kick’s eyes widened Nixie hadn’t been able to get to Wings house and for some reason now Nixie was in her beasty form Kicks rushed over to Nixie and Kicks then helped her drink the healing tonic down Nixie steadily sat up and and turned back into her human form Nixie hugged Kicks and Kicks hesitantly hugged her back then Nixie sighed 

Kicks explained that Wing didn’t want her in the house because she was a beasty Kicks nodded and said “Don’t worry Nixie I talk some sense into her come on we have to go and convince her to help us.”

Chapter Three: Wing

Kicks marched forward angrily and she pounded on Wing’s door while Nixie tried to calm Kicks down Kicks would not calm down she thought of what SHE would have done in this situation SHE would have been calm but Kicks was not HER and she would not be calm about some “Warrior” being cruel to her friend for something that she couldn’t even help Kicks pounded even harder on the door and Wing finally opened the door shakily and trembled as she looked at Nixie Kicks looked Wing up and down Wing had pink and white hair that was cut into a faux hawk hairstyle Wing had heterochromia one of her eyes were a royal blue and the other eye was a misty white color almost white but not completely 

She was wearing overalls and jeans she had small rigid black raven wings that were concealed at the time she had a bow and arrow at her waist and she started to shut the door closed but Kicks slammed her foot into the door and it went flying off of it’s hinges Wing started to spread her wings but Kicks grabbed her wings and held onto them Wing snarled at Kicks and Nixie as she asked “What the frick do you want?!” Kicks peered at Wing camly as she explained how Twig was going to recreate a lantern that could hurt thousands of people Wing siged and asked “Why should I come with you?” Kicks thought for a few moments and said “Can we do something for you to convince you to come and help us?” Wing stared skeptically at Kicks and Nixie

Ka buke kilokilo you can find it under the caves of clock tower if you get this for me I’ll join you.” Kicks wanted to “refuse her offer so badly because of how she treated Nixie but Kicks reluctantly nodded and said “Fine.” Kicks looked at Nixie as they started walking and asked “Do you know which way clock tower is?” Nixie nodded blankly Kicks put her hand on Nixie’s shoulder and asked “Are you ?” Nixie’s eyes widened and she stumble away from Kicks then she came back and sighed as she replied “Sorry you startled me and I’m-I’ll be fine.” Kicks raised an eyebrow and asked “You’ll be okay? That means you’re  okay.” Nixie grumbled quietly as she finally sat down and said “I’m just tired of everyone thinking that I’m a MONSTER! I just want to be normal… I guess.”

Kicks sat down beside Nixie in the tall dry gras Kicks fiddled with the grass as she said “You’re not a monster Nixie you’re just like me and Wing except a lot kinder than both of us.” Nixie snorted a laugh as she looked away and said “I AM a monster you don’t understand what it feels like to have everyone stare at you and be afraid of you and hate you.” Kicks shook her head and said “I’m not afraid of you and I don’t think anyone hates you I think they're just scared of what they don’t understand you know but I do now how you feel cause my…. I mean helped cause everything that happened with the lanterns and I knew  so everyone looked at me differently too but you can’t care about those people you just have to care about the people that care about you.”

Nixie gazed at Kicks and said “I never really thought about it like that thanks Kicks.” Suddenly Nixie got up and started running Kicks got up as quickly as she could and started to follow Nixie when Nixie finally stopped Kicks was awe struck by “clock tower” there was a long tower (of course) it looked almost like the eiffel tower but it  was completely composed of time all around the world and it had one giant clock at the very top of the tower which was supposed to be the clock of the world and other worlds Kicks couldn’t take her gaze off the tower until Nixie came up behind her and shook her out of her daze Nixe motioned for Kicks to follow her Kicks got slightly fluster and said “Sorry I’ve just never seen anything as amazing as this before.”

Nixie chuckled and said “If you think that was amazing you’ll love this.” Kicks followed Nixie into the small cave it was fully pitch black Kicks was about to light a torch but Nixie stopped her and put a finger up Nixie gracefully stepped back into the cave and bowed then she started to…. dance she started in an arobesc and then did a shasha shasha leap but before Kicks could do anything the cave started to vibrate and everytime that Nixie moved it sent silverlight into the cave Nixe called Kicks in to join her Kicks started wondrously as silver light started to fill the cave the more she walked around Kicks looked at Nixie and asked “What is this place?” Nixie fell back and sat down as she said “This place only lights up when you walk, run, move, honestly anything you do in here will make it light up momentarily until you’ve moved enough and the whole cave illuminates for just a few minutes.” 

Kicks blushed as she said “Alright let's dance then.” Kicks ran towards the wall and jumped up it as she flipped through the air and landed in a split then she carefully placed her hands down and she went into a front walker from the splits and finally she spun on the rocks as many times as she could before getting awfully dizzy and she collapsed she and Nixie burst out laughing and they looked around the cave was finally lit Nixie gave Kicks a sly grin as she said “I’ll go find the book you should explore this place is wonderful.” Kicks smiled at Nixie and then explored the cave had all manor of beautiful rocks and crystals but Kicks found one crystal that caught her eye she picked it up it was a beautiful deep purple and silky blue with a wonderful silver shimmer in the light