All of a sudden, Anastasia woke up.
“
Dear Diary,
I just dreamt and that voice was there again! What does he mean by I’m closer than I think I am? What is
that supposed to mean? I don’t get it! Help me..okay Anastasia, I have to breathe just as he said. Breathe, inhale
2, 3,
exhale 2, 3..”
Instead of sleeping, Ana was up all night thinking about how the last stone could be found and finally she
gave up and decided to sleep.
“
Dear Diary,
Guess what? Today we actually found the red stone but it was in between two cobras! It was really
terrifying but somehow, Clifford succeeded in getting it despite the danger of the two cobras! But then when we
got it, we realised it wasn’t the right one... it was actually a pink stone. Urgh, how frustrating!”
For days, they’ve been searching as much and as deep as they could until finally there was only a day left.
“
Guess history is probably going to repeat itself then,” says Ana in disappointment.
“
Oh come on Annie, don’t be so pessimistic,” comforts Clifford.
“
Woof Woof!” comes Snowflake barking and licking Ana’s face.
Ana pets Snowflake “Oh you little snowflake, aren’t you adorable?”
Before long Ana discovers something “How could I not know?! Clifford! It was with us this whole time!
How could we not notice?!”
“
What do you mean?”
“
Snowflake’s collar! Look! There’s the last stone!”
“
What are we waiting for then?” They quickly put all the 6 stones they found and when they were just about
to get the stone from Snowflake’s collar, their parents showed up!
“
Mum! Dad! What are you guys doing here?” asks Ana in surprise.
“
Shouldn’t we be asking you two that? You two are coming home now.”
“
Nooo! You can’t stop us now. We have almost finished our mission,” exclaims Clifford
“
So I see you two have succeeded in that,” says their dad
“
Muahahahha oh no they haven’t. We won’t let that happen, will we now?” chuckles their mum. “What are
you saying? Who are you?! You aren’t our parents!” shouts Clifford
“
Oh no we aren’t. Finally you kids realised that! It’s been long enough that we’ve kept up our act!”
Their “parents” moved towards them and finally almost grabbed them until Dofoloid appeared behind them.
“
We have finally met again, Stella and Robert. It’s been such a long time, don’t you agree?” says Dofoloid
in confidence while admiring his nails.
“
Oh yes yes it has, hasn’t it, Dofoloid?” replies Stella.
“
NOW!” shouts Dofoloid. Behind them, while being distracted by Dofoloid, Anastasia and Clifford were
smart enough to continue to join the 7 stones.
Everything froze. A burst of light struck and out of nowhere, in front of Anastasia and Clifford were there
real parents. They realised that Snowflake was actually their mum and Dofoloid was there dad. They were put
under a spell since they succeeded in inheriting a part of the Great Wall when Stella and Robert were desperate
for it. Finally in the end, Stella and Robert disappeared but no one knows where.
“
Dear Diary,
Phew! What a life I’ve been having. Can you believe that all these years, what Clifford and I thought were
our parents were actually not our parents? Clifford and I succeeded in our mission! Plus we got our real parents
back! It was one of the best moments of my life, I’m telling you. But that doesn’t end there, mum and dad told
us that it wasn’t the end yet. We still have to find Stella and Robert but before that, we’re going on a family trip
to explore the Great Wall especially since it is our property. Anyway I have to go now! See you soon!”
The End
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