"Take a train, you said. It will be fine, you said."

"I'm sorry, but in all fairness, I didn't expect Shrek to come knocking at our door."

"No, you're not getting out of this with comedy!"

"You sure about that?"

"Yes, I am."

"Really, because McGreenOGreenington is gone."

He turned his head, and what do you know, the ogre was gone.

"All right, we need to sneak out of here quietly."

"I agree. Miranda do you think you could distract the ogres with a plant? But lead them over here. Oh, what about that plant from Mario?"

"No, I can't do that. Because it's fictional. But I can distract them."

"Connor, do stuff, I'll try and make them pass out with pixie dust."

"Deal."

Miranda started making the hallways grow huge vines, blocking exits and the like. I saw Miranda starting to shake and become paler.

"Connor, change of plans! Hold Miranda and make sure she doesn't pass out."

I didn't wait for his answer and walked into the hallway. I could see an ogre, so I pulled out the pixie dust bag. I poured some on my hand, then I jumped onto it's back. Then I put my hand over its nose, so it was breathing pixie dust. It started slamming me against a wall, it did that for maybe two minutes but for all I knew, it could have been five seconds. I could hear some ribs crack. Finally, it was too much for the Ogre and it passed out. Luckily it didn't land on me, or I would have gone splat. Miranda and Connor came running at me.

"Hey, dork are you okay?"

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine."

I then fell. I did not pass out, I just decided to sit that's all.

I felt someone gently slap me.

"Thanks, Connor definitely needed that extra pain."

"WHAT THE HADES WERE YOU THINKING?! YOU COULD HAVE DIED!"

"I'm not dead though, so let's focus on that okay?"

"Here, let me see."

Connor pulled my shirt up. Not in that way you pervs. I could see blood. He poked my rib cage.

"YES, IT DOES HURT THERE CONNOR!"

"Here." He pulled out some Ambrosia

"Ridiculous, been on this quest for a day and already we have to use Ambrosia," I heard him mutter

I put some of the Ambrosia in my mouth and felt the warmth of Ambrosia hug me. I could taste the raspberry, lemon, orange, and chocolate chips. I felt better yes, though I was still sore. In all of the commotion, we had yet to notice a group of Ogres watching us.

"Hey, Connor..."

"Yes?"

"Run."

"What?"

"Run like hell, the Ogres are watching us."

"Oh well, in that case, book it!"

We started running but with me being in horrendous pain and Miranda being ready to pass out and Connor having to carry us both we lost the race. The ogres grabbed us and hung us upside down like they were looking for our lunch money.

"We use words, not violence."

I got smacked in the head for that.

"Where it?"

"Where is what?"

"Dream."

"Well buddy, a dream by the dictionary definition is-"

That's all I was able to say before they gave up and hit us all on the head.

Safe to say I was not happy to find myself in a meat locker. I found Miranda and Connor next to me.

"What are you guys doing hanging around?"

I forgot to mention that there were chains tying us to a pole that's on the ceiling the chain was wrapped around our waist.

"Not the time to be punny!"

"There is always time to be punny, my good sir."

"Stop now, please."

"Fine, Miranda."

"LET US OUT! LET US OUT!"

"I doubt that will work."

Of course, the Ogres came in, looking for the source of the noise.

"Let us out."

"Not till you tell us where dream is."

"Dreams are in here." I pointed to my head.

"Oh, we must cut open head to get dream, thank you."

"No! I'm saying dreams are in all of our heads."

"We no have dreams."

"Well, um wow."

"We need you so we make leader proud."

"Come here and I can tell you how to have dreams."

He approached me.

"Well, first you-" I pulled my knife out of my pocket and slit his throat. He then turned to this ugly brown-yellow dust.

"Now let me and my friends down, or else this happens to you all!"

I was really hoping they wouldn't call my bluff. I mean, the fact I could actually kill that one was a miracle.

"N-no."

They called my bluff!

I heard Connor yell, "Hey Andy, still got those hedge clippers?"

"Yeah."

"Try cutting your chain with them."

The Ogre interrupted, "No no please no try!"

Being the rebellious soul she is, she cut the chain and it broke in one try. "Pass em here, Andy."

"Only if you stop calling me Andy."

"Fine."

She threw the hedge clippers up at him. Honestly, I was surprised that he caught them and didn't cut himself. He cut his chain and then threw them at my chain because he knew I couldn't catch at all. I like to imagine I landed gracefully, but I really didn't.

I heard one of the Ogres yell, "ATTACK!"

Question of the chapter: Who do you ship more North and Connor or Connor and Miranda?