Slowly, Ashta opened her eyes and she coughed as she sat up and waved her arm in front of her face.
How did she get on the ground? Where did all that dust come from? she thought, as she pulled herself to her feet.
As the dust cloud around her began to settle, the small secret world came into view, and Ashta looked around, amazed by the vibrant pastel-colored world around her. The little place was filled with the same plant life that lived in the Mountain of Illusion, but they were pastel instead of neon colors.
Don't touch anything! she scolded herself, as she placed her hands in her pockets and then she looked around to see if she could locate Roman, Riah, and Ray, but they were nowhere in sight.
Where did they go? she wondered, as she took her hands out of her pockets and cupped
