"well, this is... unexpected." -- drabble inspired starter.

"Well, this is... unexpected."
written for: /xTheTimeOfAngels 

Current year, deep in the forests of Brazil...

"Wow..." Tansy's eyes sparkled as she admired her surroundings. So lush, so beautiful and full of life. Every single tree happily whispered to each other as all kinds of animals scurried about upon their branches. The sounds of a thousand different tropical birds filled her ears. It was magnificent. It was wonderful, yet Tansy hadn't the slightest idea where she was at. Funny thing teleporting was sometimes. She'd just close her eyes and think of a place and that's where she'd be. Sometimes it was a place she particularly had in mind, and sometimes it was a random place her thoughts took her to. Her heart must've been set on something breathtakingly beautiful this time for her to end up here. She could live here forever, this was different from the forests she was used to, and a lot of seemed to be very untouched by human hands, oh what she would give to be somewhere untouched and untainted. Humans were fascinating, but they were creatures of destruction. Not all, but many only craved to destroy that which was beautiful. "Where am I?" She asked, placing her hand against a tree trunk, awaiting for her answer.

"The rain forest.... Brazil..." The tree uttered to her.

"It's beautiful..." She whispered back.

The rain forests of Brazil. Oh! Now she knew where she was at. Tansy had heard stories of this place before from other fae creatures she had crossed paths with. It was as magnificent as they said it was. Why she hadn't come here sooner, she had no clue.

"Curupira... oh! Now I get to meet one in person! How exciting!" She exclaimed, clapping her hands once and doing a little jump. She grinned from ear to ear then. The guardian giants of the Brazilian forests. Backwards feet, made of bark and sporting green teeth. Protectors of the forests, the animals, ancient magic and lots and lots of hidden treasures. Now, Tansy wasn't a thief. Never that! She just wanted a peek. A simple, teeny, tiny peek. And maybe, just maybe, she could take something for herself; fair and square, of course! She'd play a game with a guardian, and she'd propose that if she won, she'd get to keep said treasure for herself. Yes, a game. A fair game. Now all she had to do was find a guardian to play with. That was the simple part, all she'd have to do is ask the animals, the plants and the trees; they'd guide her way. Yes, they would. They always did.

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"Oh come now! I won this fair and square! Don't be a sore loser!" Tansy exclaimed, holding the mythical item close to her chest as she backed away from the very angry curupira.

"You've tricked me!" It said in its native language, violently slamming his fist against the ground beneath them and growling, flashing her those green teeth that threatened to bite her tiny little head right off if it could catch her. Tansy shook her head quickly.

"Poppycock! It's not my fault you don't understand the concept of rock, paper, scissors! I explained it well and you lost!"

This time, the guardian threw his fist at the ground again, but it was very close to her. Too close. Close enough that if she hadn't had moved her spot, she would've been smashed beneath it. Tansy's eyes widened. "Oi! You said if I won three times, I'd get to have the toad key around your neck. That was the deal, I didn't break it!" And she didn't.... technically... sorta. I mean, she did know that the curupira had a disadvantage in this game; they only had two fingers, so really, they could only ever pick scissors, or rock, she only had to play around those two choices to win. It wasn't entirely cheating. It wasn't! She outsmarted it and now he was upset that a reckless little pooka was in possession of the toad key. A key made from a stone that came from a toad's stomach. A key that could open any door in the world. Maybe in the entire universe. Tansy had all eternity to figure that out. So many doors, so many hidden places that she could explore now.

"Come here, you little trickster!"

"No, I won't be doing none of that. Actually, I think I'll be leaving now. Toodles!"

"No!"

The curupira made one last attempt at grabbing at the tiny pooka as she tapped her foot against the ground and disappeared, taking the toad key with her.

Here she was, safe with the toad key in hand. Tansy smiled wide and gave the key a kiss, before placing it around her neck. "I'll take very good care of you, little one..." She uttered, before turning on her heels to look behind her. Tansy stopped then, furrowing her brows in complete confusion. She was here... but where exactly was here at? She seemed to be surrounded by machinery; things that lit up and beeped, wires that ran from the walls to the ceiling above. Where did she go to now? A museum of some sort? She's heard of those, been to quite a few in her time, but she had never seen one that looked like this before.

"Where have I gone this time...?" She whispered to herself, wild eyes carefully inspecting her surroundings.

Then, she found the door, and Tansy knew that where there was a door, there was a way out and an explanation of course! Quickly, she made her way towards the door and grabbed for the handle, pulling it open and stepping a single foot outside, before she was frozen to her spot again. Her eyes widened, so much more wider than they usually were. Outside the door was no ground to step on. No human faces or animals or trees. Outside the doors were sparkling stars, like fire illuminating the dark sky for thousands and thousands of miles. There were rocks, but they floated, suspended in air as if by magic... and gigantic, enormous orbs that swirled with different colors, so giant they could swallow her whole if they'd like to. Everything, everything was floating in this void of darkness and sparkling stars. Everything including herself, inside of this place that she had appeared in. This place. A blue box, from what she could tell now. A blue police box.

Tansy squeaked and pulled her foot right back into the box and shut the door behind her, finally letting go of a breath of air that she hadn't notice she had been holding onto all this time. She blinked hard and her mouth hung ajar; her chest raising and falling. Tansy's eyes had seen many things in her lifetime, but nothing, nothing like this. Was she dreaming? Having gone mad was definitely not an option. She was a pooka, and madness already ran through her veins, as nature intended it to be. A strange and magical dream must be the answer to this all. Or she had actually been killed by the curupira and this was the afterlife? Was this how those sort of things worked? Tansy gulped and figured it would be smart for her to escape this place while she could.

Her feet tapped upon the ground three times... then three more... and three again, but no portal opened for her. Her hand waved several times, but again, nothing appeared before her eyes. Her magic didn't seem to work here. She was trapped, wherever she was. There was no way out. And there was nothing to guide her way this time. No animals. No humans. No plants or trees. No answers behind that door. What was she going to do now?

"Well, this is... unexpected." Her brows rose.