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Speaker 1: Hello, friends from across the nation and around the world.

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I'm Martin, and you are listening to Dad's bedtime Stories. Tonight,

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we're jumping back into the Cards of Power universe for

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a little bit of a spinoff story based on a

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couple ideas. The first one is the main idea, so

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let's check it out right now. Hi.

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Speaker 2: My name is Anslin, I'm ten years old, and I

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have an idea. It's a dragon versus It's a marshmallow

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dragon versus a pillow gollumn. The marshmallow dragon turned into

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a marshmallow dragon by eating too much marshmallows, and the

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pillow column turned into a pillow column by sleeping too much.

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Speaker 1: A lovely stories by great suggestion. And when I was

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writing the story, sort of coming up with a whole

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plot and everything, I realized that I'd probably need another

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card holder with another magical creature of their own. So

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I picked up this suggestion too.

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Speaker 3: And my name is Solman. I would like there to

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be for the Quada pastures, there to be a pterodactyl

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that could be invisible and shoot electric boat of it's

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mouth linked and hails.

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Speaker 2: Thank you.

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Speaker 3: I love your podcast. Listen to the ever I listen

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to them every night.

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Speaker 1: Well, thank you to h ASLN and Soma before we

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get started. As of the recording of this episode, I

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did notice one more person had joined my social share

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contest where you can share the podcast on social media

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and then enter into a draw for a guaranteed story idea.

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So far there are seven people as of the record

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of this podcast. Anyways, so big thank you to Melissa

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MC for sharing on Instagram and joining as well. If

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you want to know more information all of the infos

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in the show notes, as well as a form to

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fill out if you do share the podcast, because last

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time I did this, I didn't have a form and

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it was really hard to keep track. So please fill

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out the form if you share the podcast, and thank

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you for everyone who has. Now it's that time again,

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time for a possible word from a possible sponsor. Don't worry,

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there's never any advertisements during or after the story though.

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I just have to fund this somehow. Now time to

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get as comfy as you can in that bed, close

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your eyes and imagine yourself doing what the kid or

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marshmallow Dragon does. Now, as many of you know, the

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protected zones and the cards of power universe are full

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of all sorts of magical creatures, and for most of

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those creatures, their main desire was to get more powerful.

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Some wanted to grow stronger until a powerful cardholder came

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along and chose them. Some dreamed of becoming rare battle cards.

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Some practiced all day long, hoping to prove that they

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were the best in the land. The marshmallow dragon had

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once tried to care about all of that, a long

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time ago, before he became soft around the edges, before

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his tail turned bouncy and his scales became squishy, and

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his horns looked more like more like puffed things than

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pointy horns. He'd imagined himself as a terrifying dragon of legend.

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He'd practiced his roars, his fiery poses, his fire breath.

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But then he'd discovered her the enchanted marshmallows. They grew

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in a certain hidden field of the protected zone, full

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of magical sugar puffs that drifted from the tops of

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special little reeds like little white clouds. Some would even sparkle.

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The dragon had eaten one, then ten, then all of

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the marshmallows he could find. Then he started toasting them

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with his own fire breath and eating even more. At first,

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nothing really happened except that he felt wonderfully full and

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a little bit sleepy. But over time the marshmallow magic

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had seeped into him. His scales softened, his body became

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kind of stretchy and squashy. His landing stopped sounding like

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dragon landings and more like someone dropping a pillow on

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the ground. Worst of all, his fire had changed. Instead

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of breathing fierce flames, he would sometimes sneeze out warm,

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sugary fluff. After that, the other creatures in the protected

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zone had stopped taking him seriously. A few laughed, a

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few culled names like puff snout, flop wing, or even

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dessert lizard. The Marshmallow Dragon had decided that if he

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couldn't be respected, he'd at least be comfortable. That was

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how he met the pillow Goleum. The pillow Golum had

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once been made of stone, proper stone, hard, heavy, dependable stone,

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with an affinity for the earth itself. He'd guarded a

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ruined structure at the edge of the dream Grass plains,

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and according to the stories he told in his slow,

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sleepy voice, he'd been very stern about it, very stern,

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he would say, while lying on his back and a

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heap of pillows. I was extremely stern for oh at

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least several afternoons. What had happened to him was simple.

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The dream grass around the ruins was soft enough to

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nap in. Then, some enchanted traveling merchants had passed through

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years before and left behind a wagonload of magical pillows.

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The goal had told himself he was only protecting them,

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but then he leaned against one, and he decided he'd

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have just a quick nap. After that, the pillows magic

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had soaked into his stony body, until the hard rocks

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softened into fluffy stuffing and springy cloth. He no longer stomped.

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He kind of poofed around. Feathers sometimes drifted from his

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shoulders when he sighed too hard. The other creatures thought

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he was ridiculous, so he and marshmallow Dragon became friends,

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best friends. In fact, Together they found a hidden marshmallow meadow,

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tucked between a line of candy canes and a hill

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of sleepy blue moss. It was one of the quietest

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and safest places one could find in the protected zone.

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The same marshmallows grew wild there. Dream pollen floated through

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the air, and it was always warm and reasonably safe,

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which suited them perfectly. On most days, the marshmallow dragon

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lounged in the sun and toasted marshmallows on the tip

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of his tail using his firebreath. On most days, the

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pillow Golum arranged himself into a nest of giant soft

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cushions and just sort of offered remarks that cloud looks

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like it's shaped like a pillow. Sometimes they talked, sometimes

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they didn't. Sometimes the marshmallow dragon practiced scary roars, just

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in case he ever needed one, though they often came

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out more like a puff or squeak. These days. Sometimes

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pillow Golum built forts and then promptly fell asleep in them. Altogether,

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they were happy, and because this was the cards of

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power world, that happiness could not possibly last forever, not

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for a magical creature anyways. One bright afternoon, the marshmallow

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dragon was floating on his back at a pond of

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melted sugar. Nearby well, the pillow Golum dozed under a

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pile of pillows. The dragon tossed a toasted marshmallow into

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the air and caught it in his mouth. This, he announced,

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chewing proudly. Is the life. Pillow Golum opened one eye

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halfway m He said, too much excitement for me. The

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dragon snorted excitement. I just caught a marshmallow, yes, said

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the pillow Golum. Very dramatic. The marshmallow dragon grinned and

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flicked a marshmallow at him. It bounced harmlessly off of

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his fluffy body. Then the meadow crackled with sudden blue light.

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The air buzzed, and a shadow swept overhead. Both the

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dragon and Golum looked up. Boy, who seemed like he

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was just floating in the air, gently landed on the

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ground in front of them, and then climbed off of

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something invisible. The shadow below looked a lot like a terradactyl,

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but they couldn't see anything at all until for half

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a second it appeared a terradactyl. What is this place?

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He said, It's even weirder than I heard. The marshmallow

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dragon swallowed. Pillowgolum leaned toward him and murmured, do we

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have to do battle? I very much hope not, whispered

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the dragon. The boy smirked, I'm Soma. I'm looking for

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unusual creatures, rare stuff, strange evolutions, you know, things worth owning.

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He looked the two of them up and down. You

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two were definitely strange looking. The marshmallow dragon puffed out

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his chest as much as a marshmallow dragon could. We

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are not interested in being owned, he said, huh, that's adorable,

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Soma replied. A hum of energy buzzed through the pterodactyl,

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then it disappeared where the terodactyl goal. The pillow Golum said.

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Soma's grin widened. Oh, you'll find out. The attack came

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from nowhere. A streak of blue electricity tore across the

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meadow and slammed toward the pillow Golum's side. The poor

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golum barely had time to turn before the invisible tear

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or adactyl's strike would have hit him with full force,

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but the marshmallow dragon leaped. He hurled himself sideways in

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a heroic squishy blur, and took the attack instead. Blue

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lightning burst over his soft body. He yelped, bounced twice,

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crashed into a pile of marshmallow reeds, and passed out.

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Dragon shouted, pillow Golum, not knowing.

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Speaker 4: What to do.

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Speaker 1: The pillow Golum jumped up into a ball and bounced

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off into the forest. Soma walked up to the marshmallow dragon,

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raised a hand and activated his card core. A blue

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light spread throughout the dragon until his entire body became

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bright blue energy. The energy started to reform itself into

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the shape of a glowing blue card, and the boy

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grabbed it out of the air. The pillow Golum watched

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from the shadows. Soma read the card. Huh, marshmallow dragon.

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He turned it over once. Honestly, I thought he'd be cooler.

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Then with a shrug, he called his pterodactyl, jumped onto

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its back, and flew off into the distance. The meadow

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went quiet. The only sound was the slow settling of

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flattened marshmallow reeds. Pillowglum sat up. He looked at the

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empty sky, then at the place where his friend had fallen,

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then back at the sky again. He didn't say anything

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for a long time. I should have moved faster, far

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from the protected zone. Soma arrived at the Beginner Card

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Shop by dusk, just outside the protected zone. The place

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was full of cardholders, buying supplies, trading creatures, and bragging

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about things they'd done. Behind the counter stood an old man.

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He was speaking to a wizard, one of the choosing

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wizards from the Wizard's Council, the same one that gave

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card cores to the children on their choosing day. Soma

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tossed the Marshmallow Dragon card onto the counter. The wizard

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caught it and peered at it through tiny round glasses

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before handing it over to the shop owner. Interesting, he said,

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not really, it's soft and sticky. Honestly, it seems kind

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of pathetic. I'm hoping to trade it in. What do

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you give me for it? The shop owner thought for

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a minute, then reached below the counter and picked up

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a pile of tokens, sliding them across the counter towards Soma. Eh.

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I guess that'll do, Soma said, grabbing the tokens and

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walking out of the shop. Mind if I have a look,

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the wizard asked, Be my guest, the shop owner replied.

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The wizard picked up the card and stared at it.

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Poor fellow, he murmured, Mind if I take this one

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with me to the choosing he asked, I have a

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feeling about it, be my guest. The card shop owner replied.

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The Wizard grabbed some tokens from his pocket, slid them

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across the counter, and headed outside. A group of new

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cardholders stood in a semicircle at the same time the

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Wizard moved out of the shop. At the end of

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the line stood a girl, a girl named A'sln. The

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wizards started by explaining the importance of the choosing day,

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then by tapping his staff on the ground three times,

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producing a whole bunch of glowing, floating orbs that absorbed

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themselves into each one of the kids, creating a card core. Next,

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he presented them all with their own choice of cards.

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When A'slen's turn came, the Wizard gave a small nod

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and the cards floated in front of her. Several of

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them looked really flashy. There was a horned lizard with

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molten claws, a wind fox with three tapes feels, a

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small armored beetle that looked like it made weird clicking noises.

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And then there was one card near the side that

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looked a little warm, a little crinkled, that even looked

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a little sad, but it seemed to have character Aslyn

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reached for it before she quite knew why an unusual choice.

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The wizard said, what is it, Azelyn asked. The wizard

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glanced down, Bosh, mellow Dragon. A few of the other

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beginners snickered. Azeln simply ignored them. There was something about

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this card that just felt right, so she reached out

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and grabbed it. Then, with the help and guidance of

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the wizard, she activated her card core and linked with

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the card her very first card. Well, go on, the

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wizard said, try summoning it. Aislyn stepped into an open space.

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She produced the card from her card core and said,

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Marshmallow Dragon, I summon you. A burst of blue energy

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shot out of her chest, formed itself into a glowing card,

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which then reformed itself into the shape of a marshmallow dragon,

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which generally looked a lot like an ordinary dragon, only softer.

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His scales looked pillowy, his wings looked spongy, His tail

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was tipped with a fluffy puff that bounced when it

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hit the floor. He blinked, looked around, and drooped almost immediately.

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There were a few laughs from the other beginners. A'sln

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Speaker 4: Hi.

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Speaker 1: She said, I'm Hazelin. The marshmallow dragon looked up. Hello,

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you don't seem very happy, she said. The dragon hesitated.

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You don't have to be scared of me. I picked you.

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Speaker 4: Just tell me.

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Speaker 1: Why do you look so sad. The marshmallow dragon sat down,

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curled his tail around himself, and took a deep breath.

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Well I kind of had a friend, he said. Hazelin

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didn't interrupt, so he went on. He told her everything

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about the protected zone, about the hidden marshmallow meadow, about

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the pillow golden who liked naps more than battle, about

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Soma and the electric and visible pterodactyl, about the attack,

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and by the time he finished, A'sln's expression had changed

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from curiosity to outrage. He traded you away, she said,

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I guess so, Otherwise I don't think i'd be here

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after capturing you from your friend. She said, Uh, yeah,

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I guess so that's horrible. The marshmallow dragon gave a

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tiny shrug. He said, no one would want a marshmallow dragon.

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Aislon stood up at once. Well he was wrong, The

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dragon looked up. Now, let's go find your friend. He

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stared for a second, as if he'd not expected the

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answer to be that simple. Really, he asked, Really, she said,

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A'sln climbed onto the marshmallow dragon's back. He was softer

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than expect did like riding a spongy couch or something

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one with wings. Sorry if I bounce a little, he

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said nervously. I think I can handle it, she replied.

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He launched into the air. The flight back toward the

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protected zone was fast, bright, and a little bit wobbly,

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but overall the dragon was comfortable, the kind of comfortable

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you could sit on all day. They headed inside the

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gate and up into the air once again. They flew

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high above the beginner's zone until the dragon angled downward. There,

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he said, the marshmallow meadow. But when they reached it,

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Maslin felt him go tense. Beneath her, the meadow had

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been ruined. Marshmallow reeds had been stomped flat, pillow nests

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were ripped apart. The sleep the blue moss had been

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churned into ruts and cracks, and all of the ground

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had been broken up. In the middle of it all

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sat a pack of rock golams lumbering through the field,

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tearing up clumps of marshmallow, breaking up clumps of ground,

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and hurling rocks at each other. Where's your friend, Aslyn asked,

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I I don't know. A rock golum noticed them and turned,

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then another and another. Soon the whole gang was staring

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their leader. One of the largest rock golums stomped forward

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well he rumbled. The desert lizard came back. The other

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golums laughed. It sounded like boulders falling down a staircase.

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The marshmallow Dragon lowered his head. Aslyn could feel him

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starting to shrink inside himself. Then she stepped in front

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of him. This meadow isn't yours, she said. The leader

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snorted it is now. Then Aislyn activated her cardcre and

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commanded the dragon Dragon, it's time to do battle. Something

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passed through the dragon that E've never felt before, as

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if the bravery from the girl her command to do

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battle filled him with well bravery of his own. It's

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as if a battle mode sort of activated inside him. Suddenly.

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He really wanted to show these gouldams what was what?

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Gilp them Asln shout it. The marshmallow Dragon nodded in agreement,

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inhaled d deeply, and blasted a thick stream of sticky

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white marshmallow goo across the field. It splattered over the

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lead rock Golum's leg and glued them together instantly. He

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took one more step, failed and toppled sideways with an

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enormous crash that flattened three of his own allies. Again

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Aslan shouted, the dragon spun firing more sticky goop. Two

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rock golums gutted across the arms. Another god had full

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in the face and staggered backward blindly. For a few

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glorious seconds, it worked. Aisln laughed, See, you're amazing. The

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marshmallow Dragon blinked. Then his expression had changed. A rock

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golum ripped one arm free, grabbed a boulder straight out

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of the ground, and hurled it right at them. Duck.

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Aislen yelled, and the dragon ducked. The stone sailed overhead.

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Something else happened too. It made the marshmallow Dragon a

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little bit upset. For the first time in a long time,

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he felt a spark deep in his throat. He opened

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up his mouth, and this time he unleashed a blob

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of goop that was also on fire. The flaming mass

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of goop hit one of the golams, sending them flying

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across the field. You can do fire too, A'slyn said

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in surprise, Ah, I used to be a fire dragon.

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It's a long story.

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Speaker 4: Enough.

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Speaker 1: The lead golum growled, whipping the last of the marshmallow

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off of his body, and all at once he and

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the others reached into the ground, pulled out boulder, and

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began to run at the two of them. The marshmallow

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dragon did his best, firing sticky flaming bursts as fast

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as he could, gluing one, toppling another, scorching a third.

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But for every golum that fell, more kept coming. One

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slammed into his side and sent him skinning through a

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patch of marshmallow reads. Another swung a giant, rocky fist

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towards A'slin, but it bounced off of something strange. She

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looked up to see another golum, only this one looked

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really soft, as if he were made out of pillows.

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Leave my friends alone, he said. He took in a

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deep breath, shrinking his body down, and then suddenly shot

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it back outwards like a ball. The ball hit the

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rock golum and sent them flying across the field. The

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golums continued to throw boulders toward Aislin. The marshmallow dragon

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and the pillow golum. The pillow golum stepped in front

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of the rocks and bounced them back in the direction

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they came from. Every rock that came their way was

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intercepted and flung back at the rock golums themselves. The

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marshmallow dragon unleashed blasts of fiery marshmallow flame that hit

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the golams and continued to burn afterwards. Eventually they called

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for retreat. Let's get out of here, the lead golum said,

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trying to brush off some fiery marshmallow goop. They turned

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to boulders and rolled away. Pillow gol up. The marshmallow

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dragon yelled and ran over and hugged his friend. Where

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have you been, the pillow gola masked. I'm sorry I

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could not save you. That's okay, the marshmallow dragon replied,

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and I ended up finding a brand new friend. Ah

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many chance you'd want to join us, he asked? Join you? Yeah,

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you know, become a card like some of the others,

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and well, do something useful in your life instead of

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just sleeping all the time. Will I still get to

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sleep a lot? The gola masked, Well, yeah, being inside

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a cardcore is like the ultimate sleep. It's super relaxing.

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That does sound nice. In that case, I will join you. You

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may turn me into a cod he said, I won't resist.

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Aislyn walked up to the pillow Golum and placed a

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hand on its chest. She activated her card core and focused.

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Just like the wizard had told her to. The Golum

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began to glow a bright blue color, until eventually he

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turned into pure energy. That energy reformed into a glowing card,

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which Aislen absorbed into her card core. She now had

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two magical creatures, and they were best friends. As the

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sun sank down, she summoned the pillow Golum back into existence,

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and the three of them curled up in the soft

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blue grass of the meadow. As Lin laid down with

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her head against the pillow Golum, one of the softest,

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most comfortable pillows she'd ever felt in her life. The

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marshmallow dragon wrapped around her on the other side, and

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slowly she stared up at the sky and began to

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relax her muscles. She let go of the tension in

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her arms and her legs. She released the tension in

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her shoulders and neck and face, allowing herself to sink

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down deeper and deeper into the soft pillow Golum. Her

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eyes became heavy, so she let them close too, and

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slowly but surely, she began to drift off to thoughts

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of new dreams, new adventures, and new magical creatures to come.

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Speaker 4: Good night. Everyone must.

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Speaker 5: Never union name ACoM.

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Speaker 1: Ne more

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Speaker 5: Union kicking, no thing, no