( Part I , XIV , XVI )
Surprise, having recovered from his faint, and being unexpectedly resourceful on occasion, had rushed off to find a pot of t's, returning quickly. He and Dream enjoyed their snack, while Infinity looked on bemusedly. The crunching was a funny noise in the underground cavern.
"Where did you go, Dream?" Asked the indescribably curious Surprise. He had asked many times before, only to receive a confused and distracted answer.
Dream turned inward, and considered. "Wherever it was, it seemed as if the world was everywhere, or everywhere was here. Did you really all start dreaming while I was gone?"
"Yes. Mystery became quite confused by it all. You know how he is; always frustrated when he's not the one mystifying people."
Dream smiled fondly. "Yes, I know. He's probably out there right now, trying to reach the core of whatever's going on."
Surprise looked around at the word that made everyone feel small. "What about you, Infinity. What did you see while you were asleep?"
"I do not know. Neither of us knows?"
* * *
Fire, Earth, Water and Air surrounded the Invader. It looked down upon them and considered. Earth, Water and Air didn't look, or consider. They flowed over the Invader, and stiffened into a set of restraints. Then, the Invader rumbled over and fell onto the surface of the Wordspace. It was immobile, for now, and sheer Elemental stubbornness was something very difficult to overcome.
War approached, and stood over the captured giant. She looked grim, her syllables taut with tension.
"What in the Lexicon are we supposed to do now?"
There shall be more.
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