NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7319584" data-attributes="member: 6777052">We might be in trouble guys. Uhm, GUYS......... "We seem to have lost Jeli," said Amanda. "And the men," she added as an afterthought. She wasn't particularly worried until there was the slightest sensation of a sigh from behind them. It came from mustard-coloured cloud. Then she was worried. "I think we should leave," she added, shivering. You know that sensation people talk about of someone walking over your grave? Well, this was more like someone walking through your grave.It quickly became apparent, however, that there was going to be a problem with leaving, in that there wasn't an obvious way out. There were forgotten passages and disused rooms and the occasional absent-minded doorway but nothing resembling anything so final as an exit. Ideally, they would like to find #17: a stairway up thirty feet, but this wasn't a random dungeon where you can find anything you want if you roll the dice for long enough. This was for real.Snappy had an idea. "When I hatched as a tiny snappy along with my brothers and sisters, we all had to swim up through the sand that our eggs had been buried in. It was pretty gruelling, I can tell you, because we only had tiny feet and tiny snouts and the sand gets in your eyes. But we could all try swimming upwards, perhaps?"Xena gazed up at the roof, which was solid stone. Which was just as well, really, or it would have fallen down by now. "Nice idea, Snappy," she said kindly, "but I don't think I can swim as well as you. Think hard, everyone, there has to be a clue somewhere."The mustard cloud wavered and somehow absorbed itself into a nearby wall, which changed grittily to display a bas-relief carving of a vaguely human figure. "You have to say the magic words," the figure murmured sadly. According to an inscription that appeared underneath, this was the figure of Doodad the something-or-other. He looked woebegone. Indeed, his woe had completely begone and not become back. "No-one ever remembers the magic words," he sighed.Bigby had a sudden inspiration. She took a small book from her handbag and consulted it, running an elegant fingernail down the columns of fine print. "Donebad, Dongfred, Dontcare ..., ah, here we are, Doodad. Well, well, well.""HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" she shouted.At that, Doodad's visage lit up and he was wreathed in smiles. "You remembered!" he exclaimed. Suddenly, the atmosphere changed. Floors were covered in luxurious carpets, the roof was festooned with garlands and the walls were hung with brightly-coloured tapestries depicting jolly scenes of festivity. Doodad stepped out of his wall and gave Bigby a hug. "Thank you!" he sobbed, tears rolling down his cheeks. "It's party time! And you even brought your own game of Spin The Crocodile!"Snappy was a little concerned at this last remark ...</blockquote>

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