Candy Girl

There once was a witch that lived deep in the forest of the moonworld of Mendoor IV. She was not the typical evil witch, but rather a sweet old woman spending her last centuries of life helping people live their dreams. She also helped people be pretty and sweet.

Nibs travelled to Mendoor IV on sabbatical. He hoped the wilderness would free his soul. After years of stressful living it was time for a real opportunity to unwind and relax. From Mendoor IV Nibs booked a shuttle to the moonworld orbiting Mendoor.

Nibs purchased supplies and a beacon to call for help if he got in trouble. In eight months the shuttle would return to pick him up. While on the moonworld Nibs would record the vast number of undiscovered species. There are other people on the moonworld, but they are so far apart and so few it’s more a deserted world than a populated one.

The first six weeks Nibs settled in and started his work collected samples of plants and photographing every moving thing he could find. It was so relaxing. Nibs forgot about the stressful life left behind. So caught up in his research, he failed to watch his step while filming a variety of birds. His foot slipped on a ledge. He crashed to the ground a slid down the embankment. Nibs was bruised and bleeding; internally he thought. Both his legs were broken. He pulled the beacon from his pocket, but found a broken jumble instead. Nibs worried for the first time since arriving.

The night was cold and Nibs suffered as he could not move. In the morning he heard an old woman singing softly to herself as she gathered berried. Nibs tried to shout, but only a painful squeak emerged. The old woman had good ears. She found Nibs, helped him on a sled and took him to her small home. The witch boiled a brew she promised would heal Nibs.

Nibs had no choice. He drank the potion and instantly his body began healing… and changing. When the potion finished working Nibs was a healthy, uninjured… candy girl. The witch smiled and told Nibs how sweet she is. The witch loved company and offered Nibs a place to stay until his ride home arrived 6 months or so later. She gave Nibs the name Marimar and offered her sweet treats all the time. Nibs learned to love the old witch so much he stayed on the moonworld the rest of his life. It was a quiet existence, but a very satisfying, fulfilling one.