Oh, my goodness. . . I'm a. . . skeleton?



Do I start a new chapter?. . .nevermind.



Chapter Five (?)



I was shocked. Was this a nightmare? It seemed like one. Lost in thought -and fear- I barely heard the voice that tried to penetrate my senses.

"Copper? Copper!" I snapped back to reality.

"D-Ducky?" My voice was nothing more than a spidery whisper, like the wind. A far cry from my former musical tones. Everyone else looked like they too were in shock, but not as badly. I tried to stifle a laugh when I saw Kaz.

"What happened?" asked I. Tobias explained swiftly. I winced slightly as I tried to stand. I found I couldn't for long, and sank back to the floor. This didn't make sense. I shivered and winced again. Everything hurt.

As I tried to organize my thoughts, a searing pain ripped across my forehead. I cried out, and for a moment I blacked out.



When I came to, I was not on the ship. There were trees all around, and fog drifted by, swirling around my feet. I was wearing a cloak that fell to my feet, and a cowl hid my face. My perspective was strange; I realized that I now stood taller than I ever had. I also realized that I was not awake. Or at least, I didn't think I was. I was filled with confusion. I could not think when I dreamed, yet I could not be here unless I was dreaming. . . The pain seared through my head again, and the mist shrouded forest faded away to black.



I opened my eyes. I was on the floor of the ship, that was right. But I still wore the hooded cloak of my dreams. Dreams, visions, hallucinations, call it what I would, I still had the whitish grey cloak, and glowing leaves were settled about my feet. An unexplainable terror surged through me, followed by a sense of pure rightness. I was what I should be. Yet I wasn't.

For the first time, I caught a glimpse of the "new" Tobias. When he had last spoken to me -that seemed like millennium ago- I had been so preoccupied I had not really looked at him. Now I did look at him- or rather, through him. He was translucent, which sent more fear through me. Was nothing normal?

"Tobias? W-what happened?" I had a strong sense of deja-vu. He looked as baffled as I felt.

"I don't know. You sort of disappeared for a minute, and Ducky called me. Then you were back, sort of materializing, and you were wearing that cloak." I felt a chill run up my spine.

"Well, what ever once wore this form was never Carrotan," said I, trying to make light of it. Tobias nodded.

I swayed slightly. The world was spinning; what was happening? I sighed softly, and then the ground rushed up at me as I collapsed and darkness took me. . .