A String Of Worlds

8 - It's a Tradition

    "Yeah, It's something that elves like to eat." Mae said. "Redlemons, of course." 

    Everybody got off of each other, but Minus refused to get up, since he was on Glitter, and he didn't like Glitter.

    "What are redlemons?" Minus said, trying to mute Glitter's muffled screams, as he thrashed around, trying to get Minus off of him. He looked down. "Oh, sorry." He rolled over onto the floor as Glitter gasped and got up. 

    He sat at the dining table, and so did Minus. They obviously kept their distance.

    "Anyways, redlemons are lemons. Well, they look like lemons, at least. Just red ones. But, they're not like a usual lemon." Mae held up a chart. "On the outside is a red hard shell, and on the inside is a squishy gummy middle. It's not even bitter! It's pretty sweet! Would you guys like to know more?"

    "Sure." Bea said. "Why not?"

    "Alright, cool! So, the history behind these is..." 

    While Mae went on, Willow was able to sneak away somehow, without breaking her pot. Four vines popped out, went below her pot, and were able to substitute for legs. The downside is that she can only do it for three seconds. Any more and she'll tip over or rupture a vine. 

    In those three seconds, she was able to dash over to some sort of room for fairies. Willow stopped to rest, got back up, grabbed some poison, tore off the label, and threw it in her mouth. She knew she'd have to rest, so she didn't want to drop it. Her mouth was the only thing close. 

    She used one of her vines to slowly reach around and put it on the counter. Minus was the only one that noticed. Everyone else was looking at Mae, who was away from the counter. 

    When Mae started doing some science to the lemons to make them fluffier, instead of adding a purple liquid, she added another one. The poisonous one Willow had taken out. Everybody was asleep in minutes. Everybody except Minus. He refused one. 

    He knew what Willow had done, but Willow just hadn't known it yet. 

    "Hey, I wonder what this other no-name drink tastes like." Willow walked over to the counter, grabbed the other drink, and drank it. 

    All of it.

    "You think you're sneaky, don't you? You think you can kill everyone?" Minus smirked.

    "How did you know it was poison?!" Willow gasped.

    "Simple, Willow. I've been here long before you." 

    Willow just stared in shock, then made a run for the top of the vent, climbing up quickly. 

    Minus followed quickly. By then, they had gotten to Sky's home. Willow was heading to the dome by riding the cloud train, so Minus couldn't use it. But then, he thought about what he could do. He was named Minus, so he could...

    He closed his eyes.

    He started floating.

   He had subtracted gravity, wiggling his way over to the dome, falling back onto the ground as he got close to Willow. The top drew in, and Minus got ready to face the monster Willow really was.

    A homicidal maniac.