Laughables

[WitchQueen]

Ahmed has entered the tunnel of the cave that leads to the labyrinth. All entrances to the complicated labyrinth system have secret doors. The entrances are senseitive to certain people and they must be acknowledged by Ahmed. He has complete security clearance on this planet. Ahmed swore that he would do all in his power to protect the rare dragons that live there and this he has done to the best of his ability.

The Dragons have loyality to Ahmed. Right now he is upset about Ishtar and Ibraham coming to this planet without his knowledge and he is prepared to reprimand the two of them. He does not know that the Nymph Fairy is also with them. Ahmed and his men have walked a long way through thelabyrinth and they are all tired and hungry. The Centinals bring in food from the outside fields. Some of the men have decided to live on this planet with their families. They like such a natural place and they are farmers. They have all they need here to exist. Food from the farms as well as fish. They watch out for the Giant Eel. He is known to drag one into the water and electrafy one first. This happens from time to time. The farmers know the way to the labyrith. They leave the food at the entrances so that the men stationed here can have food.

Ahmed is watching Ishtar, Ibrahm and Malika approaching the main castle. He is watching them on the Monitor. He did not expect to see Malika with them.

Ishtar is really tired now. They have been walking for miles. Maybe fifteen miles. The Centinals have weapons. They have their swords in a sheath and they also have their pistols. Ishtar asks about the Dragons. "Is it safe to be outside with them?" The Centinal, Garth answers her. "If they know you will not harm them, you are safe. They may even be protective if they like you. I hope the information is helpful to you. I must tell you that Ahmed is here. He is with his men in the main castle. I think he is not happy that the three of you decided to come here on your own."

"Well," says Ishtar, "we just wanted to see the planet and practice our powers. Ibraham has to experiment."

"Well try to tell Ahmed your story. But now he has brought some more of his men to guard the planet. Best you hope he is patient about your adventure." And then they continued to walk along in silence.

After a few more minutes they made a turn to the left and they came to a thick giant door which was the entrance to the main Castle. Castle Dracos. Inside they were greeted by Ahmed, Amman, Rashid and Karif. They rest of the men were in the dining room getting there food ready. They were having a buffet. Ahmed tried to remain calm but he wanted them to know the seriousness of this venture. He was in no mood to make light of the situation. No one would tell him that it was Malika's idea to travel to Carpathia and see the Dragons.

Ahmed is irritated. He decides he wants to have the wedding now. Nothing seems to be settled as things stand at the present time. Ahmed decides that Ibraham is old enough to stay on Carpathia with his men for awhile. Ahmed decides to go back to Xanthia and have the wedding immediately. The wedding will be a simple affair and then they will come back to Carpathia with some more of his men. He instructs the Nymph Fairy to remain with Ibraham and not to encourage him to do anything stupid or dangerous. "Malika I will be very angry with you if you do not follow my orders. Time is not at its best at the present so I expect you to listen to me." Malika tells Ahmed she will obey his orders.

Ishtar apologizes to Ahmed and hopes he will forgive her foolish behavior. "Ishtar all is well for the present. Now let us leave. We will materialize in the attic room."With that they disappear and immeiately materialize in the attic room.

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[WitchQueen]

Ahmed and Ishtar have traveled back to Xanthia from the planet of Carpathia. It is now time to make the preparations for their wedding. Ahmed decides to send Cassem to Masra to pick up the wedding clothing for Ishtar from Dehia's shop. Immediately Ahmed tells Cassem to do this for him. It is now about four o'clock in the afternoon and it is the sixth day of October.

Ishtar has been standing nearby Ahmed and she is listening to the conversation between Ahmed and Cassem. Ahmed now hangs the phone and turns to Ishtar. He tells her the wedding will be tomorrow and it will be a simple wedding. The wedding will be Arabic and Muslim. (I do not know how to describe wuch a wedding. I am sure most of you already know how such a happy occasion would be. I think that Razrif already posted a photo from a wedding celebration. I am not sure.) So now the wedding is planned. The guests will be notified this evening by phone and hopefully they will attend this happy occasion.

Ahmed tells Ishtar that she must prepare her attire that evening for the following day. As soon as Cassem returns with the wedding clothing.

Cassem has already left for Masra. He is happy to please Ahmed and he is happy for the joyous ocasion of the following day.

Back on the planet of Carpthia, Ibrahm wishes to explore. He wants to see the Giant Eel and also the Dragons. He speaks to Malika and asks her what she thinks about this. Malika says she thinks she knows her way around the labyrinth so that they can make it to the entrance cave. "Let us try Ibraham. I think we can make it to the entrance."

They are not being watched by any of the Centinals so they quietly make their way into the labyrinth. "We will go slow" says Malika. "And Ibraham it will be dark by the time we reach the entrance to the labyrinth." Off they go. After about one and a half hours they seem to be lost. Malika tells Ibraham that she made a mark on the wall at various places along the way. "We must look for the marks I made, Ibraham." What she did is a dongerous thing to do as it can show the way to any outsider coming into the labyrinth. Ibraham realizes this and tells Malika she has done a truly terrible thing. "I did not think Ibraham. What shall we do?"
"We must erase the marks as we travael along the corridor of the labyrinath."

They have been wandering for hours now and the Centinals are aware that they are not to be seen. They mention this to Aaman, Karif and Rashid. The Centinals decide to show the Monitor to Ahmeds men. The Centinals explain that if they are all to search the labyrinth there will be chaos. This is do to the fact that Ahmeds men do not yet know the maps of the labyrinth. Two of the Centinals decide to take the three men and search the labyrinth for Ibraham and Malika.

Ibrahm and Malika have finally reached the cave with the entranceway to the Labyrinth and they are now outside. The stars are twinkleing brightly and there is a full moon. In fact Carpathia has three moons and they are all full tonight.

Ibrahm and Malika decide to follow the river but keep clear of the Swamp area. They have no idea that the Centinals and Ahmed's three top men have been looking for them inside of the Labyrinth. As they walk along the trail by the river they are unaware that the Giant Eel has been following them.

Back on the planaet of Xanthia, Cassem has returned with the clothing for the wedding. Now Ahmed is in a happier mood. He does not know aabout the problem an Xanthia though.
The wedding will be at two o'clock in the afternoon. Ishtar is excited about the wedding but she does not understand why Ibraham will not attend the ceremony. She speaks of this to Ahmed. "Why will he not be here, Ahmed?" "I want to see if he can materialize back here on his own. We shall see tomorrow. I think I should call him and tell him what I want him to do." With that Ahmed calls thew boy. "Ibraham I wish to see if it is possible for you to come back to Xanthia on your own. This waay you will attend the wedding. Tell Malika to come too. How is everything going on Carpathia?" "We are fine father. We left the Main Caslte and we are now outside by the Dracos River. We can see the three full moons of Carpathia. The night is truly beautiful here. Several of the Dragons are circling overhead and they are making a racket." Ahmed tells the boy to take care as this is a sign that the Giant Eel is neaarby. The Dragons can see him in the water.

[WitchQueen]

It is the morning of October the seventh and Ishtar rises from sleep early. This is the day of her wedding. She has been on this planet of Xanthia for about one month now and so far all has gone well. Long ago when she wrote this story of Xanthia it was a prayer but now the prayer is unfolding. She has been very in awe of the War Lord Ahmed and life on this planet. Ishtar wants the story to continue forever. She wants to see the Universe and there are many places they could travel too. But for now the Druids must be kept in check.

Ishtar dresses very pretty this special morning. She wants Ahmed to remember her this way. Now she is ready to see Ahmed for the morninf breakfast. Ahmed is waiting downstairs in the dining room. At breakfast they must talk about Carpathis. "We are going to go back there after the wedding, Ishtar. We will have the wedding celebration here in Najat but our wedding night will be in the Castle of Gardenias, which is named after the fragrant gardenia flower on Earth." This Ahmed tells to Ishtar. "This castle is exceptionally elaborate and Ornate. You will be surprised at the beauty of the castle. We will be all alone there and we can forget about all this trouble for awhile. The castle is being prepared."

"But for now I want to know what Ibraham and Malika are doing. I expected them to be back for the wedding. Well Malika may be foolish and it is not for me to worry about her but it seems she does grow on one. I just hope she does not lead Ibraham into any foolish or dangerous situation." Ishtar sees that Malika seems to be that of a loner in this place. She will try her best to be friends with Malika. Ahmed has enough on his mind at this time.

"Ishtar, the Giant Eel must not be killed. He is a rarity. So, too, is Malika. Nymph Faries are also rare in the Universe. It is my responsibility fo protect them if I can."

"Ishtar, I wish to go for a ride for awhile. This will give you time to get ready for the wedding. I will get ready myself at the Training Camp. Then I will come for you and we will ride to the site of the wedding in the carriage." And then Ahmed left.

Ishtar spent some of the morning in the garden by the Pink Roses. Tartufe kept her company. Then they spent some time by the goldfish pond and Ishtar could see the fish swimming about in between the Lily Pads. It was a beautiful October day.

Ahmed saddled Pegasus for the ride, but first he called Ibraham trying to find out what he was doing. Ibrahm and Malika knew that the Giant Eel was following them. The Dragons let them know he was nearby. The Eel just was waiting for an opportunity to strike at Ibraham. The boy was on his guard and Malika kept watch hoping to protect him. You see his mother was a mortal while Ahmed is of the supernatural. This means that no one knows how much power Ibraham has.

Ibraham answers the phone and explains to Ahmed that they are monitoring the Giant Eel and Malika flys high above him. Ahmed warns though that the Eel is capable of jumping and she is to be protected. "I will warn her again to be carefu of the Eel. I'll watch out for her the best I can."

Ahmed asks the boy if he will return for the wedding."Will Malika return?" "Maybe," says Ibraham,"but only for the wedding and then we are coming back to Carpathia. I want to explore here. I hop that is alfight?" Ahmed tells Ibraham there are clothes in the Castle Dracos and for Ibraham to find something suitable for the wedding. Also give Malika time to come home and change."

"Alright, Father, that's settled and we will do as you ask."
Ahmed bids goodbye and shuts off the phone. Now he takes aride on Pegasus for awhile and then the time has come for him to go to the Training Camp and dress for the wedding.

Ishtar is now dressed for the wedding and sh is waiting for Ahmed. She looks truly beautiful in her wedding clothes and she is so excited about the wedding. Now Ahmed has arrived. He truly looks like a Prince in his wedding clothing. They are both happy that this day has arrived. And now they leave the Palace and board the caarriage. Cassem also looks very handsome for the wedding. And now they go.

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[WitchQueen]

The ride to the wedding ceremony progresses slowly. Some of Ahmed's neighbors have come out to see the couple ride to the place of the ceremony. (I do not know if this would be at the Mosque or not.) The ceremony is to take place in the village of Najat at four o'clock in the afternoon. Finally the couple arrives at (the site where the wedding is to take place.) Ishtar and Ahmed climb down from the carriage and enter the building where the wedding is to take place.

Ibraham and Malika are positioned in the front of all the people. And Ahmed sees them right away. He is happy that they have made it to the ceremony. Ahmed had been worried about their safety. Now he was releived to see them.

Now it was time for Ishtar and Ahmed to agree to their marriage to each other. Ishtar is very sentimental and the ceremony means much to her. Ahmed is also moved by the moment. He really cares for Ishtar. You see she is of the supernatural and Ahmed envisions a life of adventure with Ishtar.

Now the ceremony is over and it is time for the celebration. Ishtar and Ahmed board the carriage again and Cassem drives the buggy through the village for a short while. Many of the people have now come outside and they are very happy for the new couple.

After awhile Cassem drives the carriage to the Training Camp and Ishtar and Ahmed enter the dining room which has been decorated for the occasion. Upon entering the room, music is playing. The music is Arabic and traditional. The instruments are(?). I do not know what they are so you will have to impovise. Ahmed had the food prepared in the village at the Najat Cafe. Everything turned out to be a joyous occasion. After the celebration winded down. Ahmed decides it is time for him and Ishtar to leave the celebration but first he must talk to Ibraham. "My son, I want you to know that Ishtar and I will be going back to the Palace for tonight. Tomorrow we will be going back to Carpathis to stay at the Castle of the Gardenias. I hope that you will be there, too, on the morrow. I want all of us to know our way around the labyrinth. I hope that you will be careful and do not disappear to any other place for now." "I will do as you ask, father. I also must ask you how my mother is doing?" "Munna is doing better. She has made it perfectly clear that she wishes to stay on Quetta. She is not happy about this wedding. I just want you to know that the wedding and Ishtar have been foretold since before you were born. Maybe I should not have had any of the children with the Concubines. I do not know." "Well, father we are here and we all know the story. It is a bit confusing to us but I like to be here so I can only say that Allah wills it to be." Then Ahmed tells the boy he will see him on Carpathis the next day.

"Ishtar, it is time for us to go. I am happy to be with you and I pray all goes well. I look forward to being with you tonight." "Thank you Ahmed, I too look forward to this night together"

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[WitchQueen]

I will continue. I had a difficult time logging on today so I decided to go to Moroccodiscussions.com to complain and maybe post the story but now I see I have been able to log on here again so I will continue where I can.
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[WitchQueen]

I have decided to return. Last time I tried I had difficulty in logging onto this site so I posted some of the story at Moroccodiscussions.com Ahmed and Ishtar have been married and they have returned to the planet of Carpathis. Also Ibraham and the Nymph Fairy have returned to Carpathia. Ahmed has work to do on this planet. You see the Dread Druids have located the porthole on the planet of Argos. This porthole leads to Carpathia. The Druids are still trying to find the porthole that leads to the Dark Solar System in the hopes that they will be able to free the dreaded Demon Brukos. Brukos is very evil and also very clever.

In the meantime Ahmed and Ishtar have been getting to know each other and have been staying in the Castle of the Gardenias. But now it is time for Ahmed to have a meeting with his men and set up the security on this planet of Carpathia. The Druids hate the Dragons because they breath fire and are a danger to them.

The Druids also have discovered a Monitor on the planet of Argos and have been monitoring Ibraham and Malika, the Nymph Fairy. They have decided to send some of their men to Carpathia and capture Ibraham and the Fairy. She is a spy. Little do they know that Malika has talded Ibrahm into traveling to the planet of Argos. Ibraham is ready to go but he knows his father, Ahmed will be very angry about this. Still he wants to help with the fight against the Druids and be a Warrior like Ahmed. Suddnely though, Ibraham decides they should instead go to the Dark Solar System and explore the Labyrinth there and try to secure the Dark Planet. Ibraham and Malika will wait until nightfall before they can make the journey to The Dark Solar System.

Ahmed is unaware of the plans of Ibraham and Malika. Ahmed thinks the two of them are exploring the planet and observing the Dragons who have become friendly with the boy and the Nymph Fairy. Ahmed is having a meeting with his men in the courtyard of the Main Castle. The most important thing is that the portholes must be heavily guarded. Since Druids resemble mortal men when they are not in their true state it will be difficult to recognize them. Ahmed has given all orders to his Army that any troops arriving must have identification. Also they must use the porthole which is located in the labyrinth. The portholes in the mountains are guarded by the local people who want to protect their villages and families. It is possible to recognize a Druid by the marking located on their left cheek. The marking is small and signafies the planet Argos, their home planet. The marking is black and the Druids try to cover the marking up. This is unlike the marking of the WitchQueen, which is that of the Crescent Moon and a Star.

Ishtar has been busy helping out at the Castle of the Gaardenias but now it is time for her to travel to the Main Castle and stay there for safety reasons. Ishtar is wondering about Ibraham and Malika. She just suspects they might get into trouble with their curiousity. Ishtar decides to go outside and look for them. Since she is capable of disappearing and materializing at another place she will not get lost in the labrynth. The men are not capable of doing this. Well Ahmed is capable. Ibrahm and Malika have been exploring since daybreak and they explored the labrynth with a guide. A Centinal. But now it is getting late and it is time for her to see where they are.

Ishtar concentrates on the outside and the where abouts of Ibraham and Malika. She appears in the swamp which is much like an Everglade on the planet Earth. Ishtar hears the two of them. They have been watching the Giant Eel stalk them. Ishtar greets them and wants to know how they might make friends with the Eel.

"What are you two about at this time," asks Ishtar. "We want to travel to the Dark Planet to see the prisoners and practice our powers." This is the reply of Ibraham. "Well," says Ishtar, "I think this will make Ahmed very angry if you do this." "We must try, Ishtar. We want to help father with this fight. Eventually it will come to a peek and there will be a battle." Ishtar agrees with Ibraham and considers going with the two of them to help protect them. Also the cells on the planet are very secure. "Well let me think about it. For now we must return to the Main Castle for it is getting late and the Giant Eel is a tricky creature." After telling them this Ishtar orders they return to the Main Castle. They will discuss plans there.

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[WitchQueen]

Hi to everyone. On Saturday I will try to read some of the most recent posts. For today I see there are some new artwork posted. Anisa has a new look. Very nice I must say. For now I will try to continue some more of the story of Ahmed and Ishtar. At the last chapter Malika and Ibrahm were comtemplating on visiting the Dark Planet. This is difficult to do for most because you see the Dark Labyrinth surrounds the Planet within and the planet is suspended in the center of the System. It is only possible for creatures of the Universe that can disappear and then materialize at another place. Of course if one could get a small spaceship within the Dark Solar System it would be possible to fly out from the Labyrinth to the Planet. The planet is a maze of tunels some of which led to dead ends. The food is grown beneath the planet by means of artificial light. The Centanels here are guardians of the prison cells. The Centanels hate the Druids because they started a plague on their planet in the next Galaxy and these Centenals are responsible for capturing Brukos and the other Prisoners in lock up on this planet. The Centenals are from the planet Obla and after the Druids invaded over half of the people on Obla were lost to the plague. The Druids also caused much of the planet to become very cold and caused severe hardship upon the people who lived there.

Some of the Centenals became supernatural and are able to transport like Ahmed and Ishtar. The men (the Centenals) swore they would guard Brukos and the worst of them for eternity. The Centenals take turns at being on the Dark Planet.

Ishtar has a special power in that she can transport another person or being where ever she desires. The Druids would truly like to control her but she is a risk since she can strike with bolts of lightning and start fires. They don't quite know how to go about this.

Malika is trying to convince Ibraham to go to the Dark Labrynth. Ibraham is a little leary of this and is trying to think what to do. He knows if he goes there and his father finds out then his father will go looking for him. Malika puts pressure on though and finally Ibraham agrees to go. Ishtar is not aware of what they are planning to do. At the present Malika is her small size and she is lighted. The two of them are outside of the Carpathian Labrynth and the Giant Eel has been hovering around them. The Eel is very swift and ferocious. Ahmed has the power of telepathic and he is capable of sending what he wants to the Eel. He is also capable of communicating with the Dragons. No one knows this, not even Ishtar. Even Ahmed is not sure this really happens but he is willing to try and he expects a sign from the Eel and the Dragons that they understand what he wants of them. Ahmed expresses to them that there is danger eminent. He asks for their help if it becomes necessary.

Ishtar has decided to go back to the Main Castle. She decides to walk through the labrynth and if she gets lost she will transport herself to the castle. Ahmed also decides to go back to the castle. He knows his way through the labrynth. And finally Ibraham and Malika find the cave with the transportor. They go back outside and from there they transport themselves to the transport tunnel and make their way to the Dark Solar System Labrynth.

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