"Spirits," Bette breathed, "can we run the rest of the way?"

"Yes," Tina said helping her sit up, "let’s get out of here!"

Bette stood up groggily and Tina pulled her close giving her a tender kiss on the lips. Bette reacted to the kiss, wrapping her arms around Tina’s neck and moaning into the kiss.

They parted breathless and Tina said, "don’t ever scare me like that ever again!"

Bette laughed and said, "let’s get the hell out of here."

Tina grabbed Bette’s hand and they ran as fast as they could through the rest of the bridge.

When they exited the bridge they found themselves in the most beautiful forest Bette had ever seen.
Bette looked around in complete awe.

There were beautiful, colorful, flowers that Bette had never seen before, and the trees were so tall Bette couldn’t even see the tops.

"Welcome to Midlands," Tina said smiling.

"Wow," Bette said in awe taking off her pack and opening it. She pulled a red apple and brought it to her lips.

"Don’t!" Tina cried grabbing her arm.

"What?" Bette laughed looking confused.

"Red fruits are poisonous!" Tina cried.

"Maybe in Midlands they are, but not in Westland," Bette said, "this is an apple."

"An apple?" Tina said looking confused.

"Yes, my favorite," Bette said smiling and taking a bite of her apple, "see? Nothing happened."

Bette offered the fruit to Tina and she backed away shaking her head, "I don’t trust it."

"Fine, then trust me," Bette said smiling in the way only she could.

Tina melted at the smile and tentatively grabbed the apple. She took a small bite and was surprised by the juice sliding down her chin. "Mmm," Tina said, "this is great!"

"I have a few more," Bette said smiling taking back her apple, "I grow the juiciest apples in all of Westland."

"That’s just amazing," Tina said walking ahead of Bette, "come on."

"Where are we going?" Bette asked following Tina and biting into her apple.

"A village just past those trees," Tina said, "it’s like the gateway into Midlands, and they can help us talk to the spirits."

"The spirits?" Bette asked.