Arabian Nights Season One Episode Two Part II

I felt someone slip a hand over my mouth and when I looked back in the direction Bree had been in, she was gone! I didn’t have much time to think it over though, the person behind me was pulling me somewhere, and seconds later something hard hit me and I blacked out.

I woke up to a weird lady waiting above me, who looked like one of those dangerous soothsayers or voodoo people that hang out on the streets of the unruly parts of towns. “Up,” She snapped her fingers and I was suddenly standing behind her. She started feeling my pockets like she was searching for something, and I instinctively stepped back. “Get off me!”

She frowned. “A child of the Pucketts I presume.”

“I’m not talking.” I folded my arms.

“My suspicions were confirmed.” The lady sighed. “Good gods! I thought I- Just can’t seem to get rid of them.”

She noticed I was watching her and listening to every word she said. “Well? Kaleb Puckett are you not?”

I stayed silent, but she ignored me and continued. “You come from a powerful line with powerful blood in your veins… If and only if I don’t kill you-” I knew it. This cave wasn’t safe… I felt a cold lump start to form in my throat.. I’m not nervous…. You’re nervous! “Then I have to let you go.”

“Wait… what?” I felt myself relax a little. She’s going to let me go.

“But the girl must die.” The woman said it with a ominous tone in her voice, but on her face it looked like it was something she said all the time. “Wh-y?” That’s not the way I wanted that to sound… The woman turned on me, her heavy earrings swaying. “HE will come for her,” She suddenly reached out and grabbed my hand, running her long thin fingers over my palm. “But you are stronger than you believe, and will come across true allies.”

''She’s a liar. It’s just a dumb game. I have to save Bree.''

“Yeah right.” I tried to boost my confidence and shrugged her away from me.

“I understand it’s hard to believe.” She agreed. “Pucketts are snooty, blood thirsty, terrifyingly idiotic but cunning at the same time, and will stop at nothing to gain more power.”

“What are you talking about?” I stared at her.

“You think I haven’t been through your kind before?” She rolled her eyes. “I thought I had whipped out all of you… but it seems as if I missed some.” And then she seemed to begin a whole conversation with herself. “Oh come on Iggy! You can’t leave them here to die! What did I tell you? Magic always finds a way to destroy what it came to destroy. There’s no stopping it. Besides, they’re only children!”

“Izzy….” She sighed to herself. “They aren’t children, they’re killing machines!”

“I don’t understand… You can tell this one at least isn’t going to hurt anyone!”

“We both know Pucketts are powerful… this is dangerous! And it’s better to quickly put them out of their misery before HE finds them and destroys their souls…”

“He dosn’t destroy souls!”

“I’ll rephrase that. HE will destroy them mentally. They are gonners.”

“Give them a chance Iggy!”

“I don’t trust two Pucketts to-”

“We aren’t supposed to meddle in the Cave’s choices.” The nicer voice chidded.

Then she turned around again. “Sorry about that,” She smiled. Her personality just- What is going on? “Iggy went to go cool down…” She looked worried.

“Iggy?”

“Oh,” She nodded. “I’m Izzy, Iggy is my counterpart.”

I slowly shook her hand, hoping I didn’t look as confused and freaked out as I felt. “Just to be clear… you aren’t going to kill us.. Right?”

“Well your feathers are out of place!” Izzy frowned. “No. We are the guardian of the Cave, we cannot meddle in his plans. You will both be set free… but I’m sorry to see what you will have to endure….”

“We’ve been on the streets for years, we’ll be fine.” I said flatley.

“You aren’t going back to the streets.” Izzy shook her head.

“So you are killing us?”

“No.”

“Can you just make up your mind?”

“No need to be frustrated.” Izzy messed with a bracelet on her arm for a second. “Your family… they… the Puckett.. Oh how do I tell you? Well…. I saw them being destructive in the future, and then there was the prophecy… you see… I believe that it’s you and your sister that we were warned about.”

“Why?”

“HE is very tempting.. I am afraid the two of you may not be able to control yourselves…”

“What do you mean?”

“I can’t tell you more.”

Then she suddenly disappeared, and I found myself back at the exit. Bree was walking out, looking a little confused. “Where have you been.”

“The Iggy Izzy person?”

“What are you talking about?”

“You didn’t see her?”

“No.”

“I didn’t feel like exposing her to the truth was right.” Iggy appeared at another bend turning into the cave. “Not at the moment. Her power is the greatest I’ve seen in a Puckett before… it’s not the right time…”

“She’s right there,” I pointed towards Iggy.

“What are you talking about?”

“You don’t-”

“Only you can stop her… Oh, and she can’t see me.” Iggy laughed and turned back into the cave.

“Kaleb are you feeling ok?” Bree looked concerned.

“Yeah… I’m fine..” I lied.

Summary
Kaleb meets the mysterious Iggy and her counterpart Izzy, and that's where it all begins...