Moping Around

"Moperville? I've heard the name and know where it is, but I haven't been there."

"Ah. Don't worry, this should be pretty simple: there is a pair of girls around your age there, each a magic user." Ariel stopped for a second, rolling her neck twice before continuing. "You need to find the redheaded one, a girl named Nanase. After that, tell her to use the fairy doll spell to talk to me about her cousin, then you can head back."

"Isn't Moperville really far away though?" Cassie asked. "'Cause I don't really want to do anything that will take me all night."

"It is, but I have a little present for you." Ariel dug out something from her pocket and handed it to Cassie: a medallion with a raven etched into each side. "Use that to teleport to and from Moperville. But be sure to give it back once you return, and do not use that medallion in the presence of a girl named Ellen-- the results could be quite bad."

Cassie teleported away. When she arrived, she found herself...