Dialogue and actions/narration only

*The Wendstleys go back to entertaining Lil Sariah, while the group look around the the north-western most area. There’s a type of mechanism hidden behind a pillar.

Clare: It’s got to be this.

Clara: Ooo! What’s this gear do, Sis?

Clare: I wouldn’t know, this is one of Sariah’s Palace secrets. Now we can’t spin this the normal way, but if we use our Ball Twins it should budge.

Clara: I can’t wait to see what it does! (She and Clare put down the Babies and roll into the gear and get it spinning. A secret passage opens up) *Gasp* Oh my Hylia! We opened a Secret Door here!!!

Lil Clara: seecet! seecet!

Clare: Good thing no one’s here to see this, or me, we might have just exposed it instead.

Clara: But how’s anyone else supposed to open it.

Clare: Sariah’s probably the only one who can easily spin the gear on her own. Now enough chatting, let’s check it out! (They all step inside the passage and are lowered to the sub-levels of Sariah’s Palace)

Clara: WOOOW! There’s so much space down here. (The Cavern beneath Sariah’s Palace is adjourned with support pillars and bright crystals light up the passages)

Lil Clara: shineies lots!

Lil Clare: pretty.

Clare: We must be within Central mountain’s base for there to be this much room. That explains the “no authorized mining signs” some what.

Clara: Hey! There’s someone else down here!

Clare: That can’t be. We just found this… (She notices the figure in a red cloak) Wait, I see them!

Clara: Has there always been people down here?

Clare: No! No one else should know about this! After them! (She grabs Lil Clare and heads to Sub-level 2)

Clara: Well If Sis says so, then nobody’s allowed here but us! (She picks up Lil Clara and they follow their twins to Sub-level 2. Clare loses sight of the intruder)

Clare: Where are they hiding?!

Clara: Ah! He went in there! (She spots the red cloak disappear in a drain passage)

Clare: Shoot! We’re going to lose them! (They reach the drain only to find a grate blocking the entrance) And we can’t get in. Just perfect.

Clara: How’d he get in then?

Clare: It doesn’t matter. We can’t fit in there.

Clara: The Babies could fit if they can drill in.

Clare: But I don’t want them going after some stranger in an unknown area without us!

Lil Clara: we good! go! (Lil Clare wants to go too)

Clare: Oh for Din’s sake! Fine. If I gets too scary, run back to us okay? (The babies drill under the grate and enter the drain)

Clara: Good luck Babies! (The Babies explore the drain passage until they find a hidden room)

Lil Clara: what dis?

???: I have boredom… (The cloaked figure stands behind a counter)

Lil Clare: who?

???: Guests? Now I have… FURY! (It’s Bronzly) I say to you WELCOME! Welcome to Bronzly’s Bronze ‘n’ Badge! <Bronzly: An old nemesis>

Lil Clara: bonze.

Bronzly: In this place Bronze is like a precious treasure milked from a famous cow made of jewels! All who come with treasure leave with Badges so rare they make mouths gawk with disbelief!

Lil Clara: badges!

Lil Clare: why you here?

Bronzly: What? The story of Bronzly? Your tongues are not silver. I am not wanting them.

Lil Clara: tell us! tell us!

Bronzly: You are like brainless cats that are too dumb to know they are stupid! You have curiosity… …but my tale is long, so long it makes babies old and hair grow long and gray with aging. Do you dare hear?

Lil Clara: um, k?

Bronzly: Then now you listen! I am here, merchant of badges, only sometimes with fury, but I once had fury at all times. I drizzled rage dressing on the country next door. Rage dressing on a salad of evil! And then, the bad girls came. Orange and blue bad girls. I had the punishment. Bad punishment with fire and water, then hammers and jumping on my head and the overheat of my ship. I have a little fury even with my remembering… Orange! And Blue! A pair of burning splashing jumping hammers in Orange and Blue who are looking like you! I HAVE FURY! Those sisters of sinister! My brain aches at their dresses! I have fury AND headache now! Bronzly would be here, reigning over all and laughing at you! …but no. SO MUCH FURY! Stupid Hair tails! Hair like the dirty tail of a pig in a barn built by a farmer who is crazy! ( Lil Clare’s hair is down and Lil Clara doesn’t have enough hair for a ponytail yet)

Lil Clare: you crazy.

Bronzly: …I have calm. (He tosses off his cloak) I am waiting like an elevator. I have the commerce. I run Bronzly’s Bronze ‘n’ Badge, but… The day comes soon when Bronzly rises again, and then no baby’s candy has safety! I am counting chickens before they are even eggs, before chickens are even chickens! I WILL! HAVE! FURY! I LAUGH AT DEFEAT! I FIGHT WITH RAGE! I HURT YOUR FACES! Hooof… heffff… (He’s tired from all the posing) D-Did I… have insanity? Did I… have evil?

Lil Clare: hm, no.

Lil Clara: lil bit.

Bronzly: I suppress the fury, but sometimes… the fury has me. Orange and Blue puts the fog of rage in my eyes, and my mind goes crazy. (The babies back away slowly) P-Please… I will be fine. No worrying for Bronzly. We will talk of treasure. Treasure and Badges… We begin trading! What are you wanting?

Lil Clara: badge! (She trades some of the treasure she found for a new badge she wants to give to Clara)

Bronzly: I have Badges. Such badges! Bring treasures! Gold. Silver. BRONZE!

Lil Clara: bye! (They leave the shop and return to the Twins)

Clare: Oh thank goodness you two are unharmed. Did you find the intruder? (While she’s consults with Lil Clare, Lil Clara gives her badge to Clara)

Lil Clare: guy selling badges. (Clara’s so happy that she squeezes her younger self too tightly)

Clare: A badge seller? Well, that’s not a bad thing. Underneath the palace, that an entirely different matter. Eh, we can leave that for Sariah to decide when she returns.

End of Part Eighteen