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... I was surrouned by inky blackness as the cavern I was in was so large that the light didn't penetrate to the edges of the empty space. I turned my head from side to side, desperately trying to work out from which direction the slight breeze that I had felt was coming but to no avail. I couldn't feel it anymore in this carvernous space. Then, just as I was about to give in to despair, my blood turned to ice as I heard a scratching sound from above. I very slowly looked up, not daring to shine the flashlight up as I didn't really want to see what had caused that noise. And then, quivering in my back-and-forth sneakers, I ...
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gathered my courage and shined the light. It was the koala, climbing up a steep incline toward--yes! It was a beam of natural light, and the source of the slight breeze! Eagerly, I climbed after the koala, (not a bear, remember!) and finally emerged from the cavern into...
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... a totally white, snow-covered world! Huh???? And the killer koala was nowhere to be seen. I slowly turned around but nothing but a white nothingness greeted me as far as I could see in every direction. There wasn't even a sun in the purple ... purple? ... sky. Nothing but purple sky and a blindingly white world. Not a single tree, or house, or blade of grass. Not even a single cloud. How weird was that? But... hold on... is that... yes, I think it is! But surely not! What ...
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Have I done? Obviously, I got a word wrong in that anti-morphing spell,
and am now in another dimension. In any case, that's definitely an igloo over there, and, if I'm not mistaken, I detect the aroma of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies! I make a beeline to the igloo, and....
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... come to a dead standstill upon hearing a susurration coming from directly behind me. I dread to think what's making that quiet sound. I'm all alone in this white wilderness. I take what little courage I have left in my hands - well, what choice did I have? - and slowly turn my head, millimetre by millimetre, only to be confronted by a very small swarm of bees. Thank heavens there are only 6 of them! Problem was, they were HUGE! Bigger than flying killer koalas! Damn, I knew I should have zigzagged instead of making that beeline for the igloo! Why had I let my stomach overrule my better judgement? I just stand there, not daring to take my eyes off these creatures from my - anyone's - worst nightmare, and ...
(Sorry about the novel but as soon as I read "I make a beeline to the igloo", the picture of a line of bees following me came into my head and I just had to write the whole scene )
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At last, I come to my senses and dive into the nearest snowdrift, burying myself until the bees pass on their way to their goal, which is of course not the igloo, but some source of nectar undetectable to human senses. I extract myself with some difficulty, then crawl into the igloo, where my salivary glands respond enthusiastically to the plate of warm cookies, held by a smiling...
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... fluffy white Mr Marshmallow Man! What the...???? Mouth agape, I ...
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Stuff it full of cookies, which are delicious, and remind me of how long it's been since I've eaten. I don't know who Mr Marshmallow Man is, but hey! It's an alternate dimension, after all, and anyone who can bake cookies in an igloo is a friend of mine! For the first time, I think maybe my wayward nephew can take care of himself. And the way Mr. Marshmallow man is looking at me is somehow mesmerizing, almost as though...
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... he just wants to wrap me up in those big marshmallow arms of his and squeeze me until my very last breath! I'd suffocate in all that fluffy, sugary whiteness! I suppose it must be really lonely, here in this white wilderness all by yourself, just baking cookies in case someone - anyone - comes knocking. No, on second thoughts, it looks more like he's salivating at the thought of eating me! And he's blocking the doorway! How on earth am I going to get out of this one? And where am I supposed to go anyway? So, I surreptitously fill my bottomless pockets with yummy cookies and ...
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Remembering my "drop and roll" maneuver, I crawl out of the igloo, just in time! In another moment, I would have completely succumbed to the marshmallow monster's spell! Looking around at the trackless waste, I wonder what other weirdness awaits me in this bizarre dimension. Oh look! there on the horizen! Can it be? Yes, yes, it is, but the last thing I expected was a...