Once upon a time, there lived a cat. He was a prince! But

one day.....

I woke up one morning to find my bird squeaking random bird sounds. I put on my crown and went out for my daily walk through the garden. My bird, Pipsqueak, stayed in his cage. It was a fine morning on the Floating Isles. Everyday was! After my walk, I marched to the dining hall of my royal palace. My mother greeted me. "Hello, dear," My mother said. "Nice of you to finally join us for breakfast." "Good morning, Mother." I muttered as I proceeded to sit next to her. Today the cooks made pancakes. Very tasty.

I finished my breakfast, then went to greet the townspeople. I was on the path to the town when a hooded figure appeared and pushed me....

I stumbled back and tripped over the fence that blocks the townsfolk from falling off the isles, and I fell headlong off the Floating Isles.

As I was falling I noticed that there were trees, lots of trees with dark colored leaves. The amount of vegetation growing was immense. As I approached the hard ground, a thought popped into my head. "Was I gonna die?"
I braced for impact, but there was none. I felt something soft, like the petals of the blooming lilies during springtime on the Floating Isles. I glanced down at what had saved my life. It was a flower! Then I noticed that it was at least fifteen times bigger than a real flower. I stifled a yelp. I was sitting on its petals when the flower opened its eye. Its blue iris stared at me intently, perhaps telling me to get off of its petals. I rushed to get off the flower's blooming petals.

I trudged along the muddy ground of the forest, trying to find a safe place to stay. Then, I saw a house in a clearing with a garden on the right side of the home. It was unlike the homes on the Floating Isles, which had marble tiles and elegant granite and stone frames. This house had wooden logs for the exterior and cobblestone for the flat roof. But still, it was a house! It obviously was not abandoned, because of the well-tended tomato plants and lawns. I approached the house and knocked on the wooden door. The door swung open. I saw a pointy nose, covered with warts, then a long black hat with lots of stitches. The person fully appeared into my view and I realized that it was a witch! I was really scared. "Well, what do we have here?" the witch said as she looked at me with her yellow irises. "A-are you gonna e-eat me?" I whispered. The witch laughed heartily. "Eat you?" the witch said through laughs. "I'm vegetarian!" I sighed with
relief. She invited me in for food, and I accepted, because I was feeling very famished. Free falling to the ground for about seven minutes straight does something to a person's appetite. I have to admit, witches make delicious salads. I devoured my meal and told the nice witch about my predicament. "That's quite mysterious." The witch said. She muttered a curse. "I could teleport you back, but I don't have enough power to do that." She did some thinking. "I have an idea." She said finally. "What is it?" I asked quickly. "I need you to fetch me a cookie." She said finally.

Long story short, the witch needs to eat a cookie to regain her power. Once again I was trudging around on the muddy ground, but this time, I was trying to find a cookie. The witch had given me her blessing, but I think that was probably just her way of saying good luck. The humid air made it hard to breathe properly. I wandered through the woods for countless hours. When it became night, I wasn't sure what to do. I found a nice patch of grass and settled down. I was exhausted. I fell asleep as soon as my head touched the soft ground. Luckily, nothing ate me!

I started to travel again in the morning, after I ate some of the raspberries that were growing in a bush not far from the place I slept. After a couple of hours of walking I heard
a rustling noise from a big bush a couple of meters away from where I was standing. "Who's there?" I exclaimed in a loud voice. A figure jumped out of the bush and landed in front of me without a sound. "Hey there!" The person said. "What's an amateur like you doing in these woods? I've been following you for days and you haven't noticed!" I could see the person more clearly now, I noticed a pair of white ears, which popped out of the top of its head. Sitting on his head was a pair of gleaming yellow goggles. It was a bunny! He looked at me and smirked. "Why are you following me?" I questioned. "You seemed lost," The bunny said. "Do you need a guide?" I answered with "Uh.. yeah." The bunny was elated. "I'm a guide! In this forest, I don't get many customers, so I'm really happy when someone does need help!" I was so relieved to hear that. I was never going to find a cookie in this gigantic forest without a guide. I accepted his deal happily. "That'll be three gold pieces, please!" He said. I handed over the gold. "Where do you need to go?" He asked. "I'm just trying to find a cookie." I replied. "Oh, that's sad." He said blankly. I asked why. "I gave the cookie to the dragon because he bullied me and forced me to give it to him." He said sadly. I finally knew where the cookie was, but the bad part was that an evil dragon had it! But I had to get this cookie so I could go home. "Where is the dragon?" I asked. "His cave is over there in the west. He pointed in the direction of the bush he was in. I said thank you and
asked if he would guide me there. Since I paid him, he agreed hesitantly.

We traveled for a few hours, and then finally arrived at a cave. The bunny shivered. "This is the dragon's cave, but I'm not going in." He muttered. "Good luck." I understood what he was feeling. I nodded and went into the cave.

How should I describe the dragon? His scales were the color of blazing fires, orange and red. His irises were the color of gleaming rubies, shimmering in the dark cave. I mustered all of my courage and yelled, "Give me the cookie!" The dragon looked down at me. "THIS COOKIE?" His low voice rumbled through the cavern, sending a shiver down my spine. He turned and reached into a hollow rock and pulled out a cookie. "I WAS GOING TO EAT THIS FOR LUNCH" He said through metallic laughter. "I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU." He growled. "You will?" I asked, confused. "IF YOU BEAT ME IN ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS!" He roared. I considered the chances. This was the only way to go home to the Floating Isles. I sighed, and said. "I accept." We sat in front of each other and put our hands up in the rock-paper-scissors gesture. Together we said "ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, SHOO!" I opened my eyes and saw that I had chosen rock, and he had chosen scissors. I won! The dragon looked disappointed. "FINE, HERE IS YOUR COOKIE."
He growled. I took the cookie gingerly and ran out of the cave. The bunny was waiting for me. "You did it!" He exclaimed. Together, we ran for the witch's house. This time, It only took two hours or so to get back, because the bunny knew all of the shortcuts in the forest. The witch greeted us with open arms. "You got the cookie!" It appeared that the bunny and the witch were old friends. She exclaimed. The witch ate it and started chanting with new power in her voice. She cast a spell and I started to levitate. Before I went back, I looked at them and said "Thank you." They smiled warmly. And off I went back to the Floating Isles.

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