Chapter 17: Go the Distance

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Alberto carried Rachel on a piggyback ride as they trailed through the forest. "Ugh! I think we're lost. Any idea where we are, Rachel?" Alberto asked. Rachel jumped off his back and looked at The Book of Fantasia. A map in the back showed their location but the map started disappearing. "I hate to break it to you, but for some odd reason, the map is disappearing." Rachel said. "Great! Now what?" Alberto said. "Look!" Rachel said. She pointed to a group of what seemed like nuns, carrying lanterns. "Follow me, Alberto! Those nuns can help us!" Rachel said as she ran toward them. "Rachel! Wait up!" Alberto followed her. They both got to the nuns. The nuns were all in a circle. "Excuse me, can you help us? We're trying to find our friends! Have you seen them?" Rachel asked the nuns. Turns out, they weren't nuns after all. They were harpies and they were out for revenge! The harpies did an ear piercing scream as Rachel covered her ears, dropping the book. Alberto came running and saw what happened. "Hey!" Alberto hollered to the harpies. But the harpies flew away with the book in their talons. Rachel lay fetal position on the ground, covering her ears and shivering. "Rachel it's ok. Where's the book?" Alberto asked her. Just then Alberto looked up. He saw Bald Mountain. "Oh, sheesh!" Alberto said, surprised. Rachel then got up. "We're here." Rachel told Alberto. "The harpies took the book and their inside the mountain," Rachel mentioned. "There's no time to waste! We gotta go in, let's go!" Alberto said. Rachel didn't follow him, though. Alberto looked back at Rachel, who started tearing up. "I...I can't. Without the book and a team, we're hopeless." Rachel said. She started to cry. Alberto sighed, looked down at Rachel cowering, and held out his hand to her. "Silenzio Bruno, Rachel. Team or no team, I know we can do it. We can save our friends and the universe. I believe we can! Just think of your parents, they will always be with you in your heart. Like Amber is in mine." Alberto said. Rachel stopped crying, looking up at Alberto and smiled. Rachel took his hand. "Let's go and save your friends," she bravely said. Alberto nodded in agreement and they ran together towards the mountain. While running, they sang together:

We are on our way!
We can go the distance!
We don't care how far!
We will save our friends!
We knew every mile
Will be worth the while!
We would go most anywhere
Until we fight till the end!

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