In the Flesh Again

However, it was enough for the prayer to act on.

Astra watched as the ghastly apparitions halted their advance toward her and began to shake. Then she gasped in astonishment as the flesh appeared to ooze out from the surface of the bones; dry and brittle at first, it quickly turned soft-looking and smooth, inflating outwards to assume a more normal shape.

Less than a minute later, the menacing trio of skeltons had been transformed into three quite lovely girls.

The three girls blinked, swayed and shook their heads, as if awakening from a long sleep. Almost as one, they gasped.

"Wh-wh-where are we?" asked the one in blue fearfully.

"I don't know!" wailed the one in red. "The last thing I remember is seeing a skeleton dressed like you, and that crazy old man shouting something at me."

The one in pink was looking warily around the cavern, mumbling something that sounded like "This looks familiar."

Finally, Astra could take no more. "Excuse me!" she yelled.

All eyes turned to her.

"I hate to seem like a bother, but if one of you could get the key over there and getme out of these shackles, I'd certainly appreciate it!

1. The girls found the key and got Astra down.
2. Despite looking all over, the key could not be located.
3. Just then, with a mighty roar, the dragon appeared outside the doorway.
4. Just then, with a puff of smoke, Crucius materialized.
5. "Wait, hold on!" said one of the girls. "Who are you, and why should we free you?!?"
6. Before they could do anything, Astra's shackles popped open and she fell to the floor.

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