A beautiful creature he was. Calm and collected, even when it was raining. Not an elephant in the courtyard could disturb him. But that is what he saw.

A gray prickled elephant stood on the other side of the gate. This was unusual but not completely abnormal. You saw all kinds of odd things in that under world.

Paz walked silently past the elephant. He’d seen things like this before. The council liked to bring animals down for the under world to enjoy. They had a much better life down here anyways.

Paz loved being in the under world. His life on earth was filled with hatred and sadness. He’d lost his lover, his children, even his dog.So when the council took him in. It was a good thing. Most people are scared of the after life, but not him.

Paz walked down the street, rounded the corner, and finally. He was home. Rain dripped down his black rain coat. He came home to his skeleton dog. She ran up to him wagging her boney tail.

“Ah, my pretty girl.” He said as he smiled. Darla was the only thing that would send him off the edge. He would dive a thousand meters for her. But he knew his time with her was coming. The council was going to send her up above to Earth. Paz dreaded it. He had begged the council to not make her go. He could not live without her.

That next day, Paz went to the council, like he did everyday to beg.

“Please, she is my life, I cannot live without her!” He pleaded but to no avail. It was the law, you went back up after a certain amount of time in the under world. Paz decided to change it.

He’d lost everything, but he will not lose her. He went home, too sad to even use an umbrella. You could not cry in the under world. But he tried, he wanted to. Again to no avail.

He saw Darla in the window of his two story forest green house. She was standing on the ledge patiently waiting. Oh what a good girl, he thought.

He scrapped up a plan. His long boney fingers had blisters by the time he was done. His face was even paler than usual from staying up so late. But, now he had a plan.

That next morning he bought a ticket to the first train to Earth, he could find. A very long trip it was, but all for Darla, so it was worth it.

I hope this works. He thought. A man with a long face and pale green body tapped his shoulder.

“You ain’t supposed to be on this train, are you?” He questioned.

“Ugh, no its not my time to go up, but I’m tryin’g to save my dog. How could you tell?”

“Because I’m apart of the council.” The corners of his mouth tugged at his cheeks.

“Oh.” Is all Paz said. He didn’t want to be caught. The man looked at him again.

“Don’t worry, ain’t a soul to tell on Earth.” The man smiled a big cheesy smile now. Bugs crawled in between his teeth. A normal sight.

Paz let his worries drop. After hours upon hours of riding the train, they were finally there. Earth, big green and beautiful. The humans weren’t, but the wildlife was stunning. So sad to see it polluted by humans.

Paz shuddered at the sight of cities. But he was here for one thing and one thing only. And that was his dogs body. If he brought his body down with him, there was nothing to fill in earth. But the only part left of her, was some black fur, from when he owned her.

The train stop was not visible to humans, nor were the under world creatures. He stepped out and saw his beautiful old green house. Deep in the forest

“Here I go.” He said as he began walking. “Halloween I see, what a beautiful time to be here.”