Lousia the Bear has left the area, heading north into The Cyrstal Fountains.

Lousia the Bear has arrived, coming from The Island of Many Gardens.

Cyrstal was unhappy. Once upon a time her water supply was pure and sparkling, but over time it had become murky and dark. Something strange was happening. She sensed a sinister presence lurking nearby. Animals were starting to fight for access to the water instead of asking politely. Many of them no longer thanked her after drinking form her water. Cyrstal was feeling miserable.

Lousia looked at the water and said "Yuck" in disgust. "What is wrong, Cyrstal?"

Lousia the Bear follows the river upstream

Cyrstal enters the river and follows Lousia

A wind blew through the trees. It was dark inside the forest, always dark. All around were sounds of movements, furtive scurrying. It gave the ominous feeling of being watched.

There were movements among the dark shadows, like the scurrying of small animals, followed by occasional screeches and hissing.

Lousia the Bear looks carefully for sinister movements in the shadows

There were strange whisperings in the distance and sinister laughter. Lousia moved closer to the fountain as if it provided an aura of safety. The sky grew darker and more threatening. Her heart started to beat faster. She had to concentrate to slow down her breathing so that she could focus. Teddy bears do not like getting wet and they cannot swim, so she was careful not to touch the water of the fountain. This became more difficult as the wind started to howl and tear at the jet of water. Crystal struggled to hold her shape and form.

However they persevered and soon reached the edge of the forest. A pixie was waiting for them. He bowed and greeted them with a frown.

"Friends, I fear that dark forces have entered the forest. The water is tainted by whatever lies deep inside. I sense corruption, death and great evil."

Crystal sighed.

"This is as close as I can come. I am a water elemental. I travel and move and live in the medium of water. Yet the water flowing out from the forest is too tainted for me to travel any further upstream where the poisons are more concentrated. I dare not go any further, but I will do what I can to find another way through the underground streams to a source of pure water. Farewell."

Then she submerged and seemed to dissolve into the water.

There were strange whisperings in the distance and sinister laughter. Lousia moved closer to the fountain as if it provided an aura of safety. The sky grew darker and more threatening. Her heart started to beat faster. She had to concentrate to slow down her breathing so that she could focus. Teddy bears do not like getting wet and they cannot swim, so she was careful not to touch the water of the fountain. This became more difficult as the wind started to howl and tear at the jet of water. Crystal struggled to hold her shape and form.

However they persevered and soon reached the edge of the forest. A pixie was waiting for them. He bowed and greeted them with a frown.

"Friends, I fear that dark forces have entered the forest. The water is tainted by whatever lies deep inside. I sense corruption, death and great evil."

Crystal sighed.

"This is as close as I can come. I am a water elemental. I travel and move and live in the medium of water. Yet the water flowing out from the forest is too tainted for me to travel any further upstream where the poisons are more concentrated. I dare not go any further, but I will do what I can to find another way through the underground streams to a source of pure water. Farewell."

Then she submerged and seemed to dissolve into the water.