Blatherings about clothes, food and possibly my first ever fantasy story...
MAGIC
When Kirsty got up to her room she checked everything carefully, her older brother, Roy, was always taking her things. Satisfied that everything was there, she sat down. She grabbed her pillow and chucked it on the floor, she always did that when she came home.
(best. plot device. ever.)
Under the pillow was a note saying:
Please, come to willow lane at midnight from XXX
Wow! She thought A note from an anonymous person! She ran out to tell her mum but stopped. Her mum would probably stop her, no, if she was going to go, she would have to go secretly!
(No, 10 year old me, no mother would EVER want to stop their child going to see someone who breaks into a child's room to ask them - via a note signed 'XXX' no less - to come see them at midnight)
The alarm sounded. She opened one eye and groaned, she was so tired. Somehow she managed to get up and slap on some sneakers. Then she walked slowly out of the house. Willow Lane was two blocks walk! 20 minutes later she was on Willow Lane as she walked down the street she saw a stranger on the library rotunda somehow she knew that this was the person she had to see. She walked up and said, “hello, um, I think you were the one who hid the note under my pillow.”
“Yes, I was. I’m here to take you on an adventure, one that will make you, a sorceress.” She stopped, and looked at her.
“Well” said Kirsty “whatever it is I’m sure I would like to.” Instantly, a beam of light covered them, and they were in another land.
Two unicorns, one black, one white, walked up to them. The girl told Kirsty, “Goldenfoot can be yours.” Then she helped Kirsty onto Goldenfoot’s back. Surprisingly she found she could ride well. She could trot, canter and gallop, as well as walk. They trotted to a waterfall. River nymphs guarded the entrance. Kirsty thought the whole place was dumbfoundingly amazing. She went to a small rock and stood on it, gazing into the wonderful pool at the bottom of the waterfall. As she stared a beautiful red fish appeared at the surface. It had a long red tail and matching fins and flippers.
(I think I was channelling those fancy fish from the original Fantasia, which I must have watched at least four or five times a year as a kid.)
Then, magically the waterfall stopped flowing - Kirsty was led into the cave behind the waterfall. As soon as they were inside, the waterfall started again. Kirsty didn’t notice, instead, she was staring up ahead. The cave wasn’t dark, like most caves are, it was dimly lit by some strange light. As they neared the end of the cave Kirsty felt a feeling in her. It was a feeling of hope and love, enchantment and plain goodness, all balled up into one. They turned a corner and suddenly they were facing a young woman. She was very pretty, and she had a purple gown on. Her hair was black with a tiara settled on her forehead. Sitting sleepily on the ground in front of her, was a leopard. In a huge cage on one side were two small dragons. “Welcome,” whispered the woman. “I am Sorceress Marina. The ruler of this land. But, I may not be in a few days. That is why I sent Shika to fetch you. I believe that you are my sister. Do you remember that your older sister disappeared when you were a baby? Well that older sister was me. They took me here.” Here she paused.
“So you mean,” asked Kirsty “that because you are magic they think your sister would be too?”
(*blinks*)
“Precisely.”
“Well” Kirsty suggested “If I’m magic we should combine powers and blast whoever is threatening your land.” She then reached out a hand. “This is how they do it in the movies,” she stated. A hand slipped into hers. “Well, um,” Kirsty wasn’t sure what to do.
Marina told her, “Why don’t we just will it to happen?”
“Of Course!” Screamed Kirsty.
(I Enjoy Random Capitalisation To This Day. And Having Characters SCREAM Things.)
Then the girls shut their eyes and wished and willed and then suddenly they heard a scream. “We did it” they yelled in unison.
(See if you can spot that I was getting tired of writing:)
“Well” asked Kirsty “Could I please go home? I’m not exactly certain I want to stay.”
So she went home.
The End.
Now I'm sure you'll all agree that's some mighty fine authoring thar. *preens*
As a bonus, enjoy the magnificent illustrations I provided:
I don't think the sister was MEANT to look evil. Or that the leopard was meant to be genetically spliced with a giraffe.
When Kirsty got up to her room she checked everything carefully, her older brother, Roy, was always taking her things. Satisfied that everything was there, she sat down. She grabbed her pillow and chucked it on the floor, she always did that when she came home.
(best. plot device. ever.)
Under the pillow was a note saying:
Please, come to willow lane at midnight from XXX
Wow! She thought A note from an anonymous person! She ran out to tell her mum but stopped. Her mum would probably stop her, no, if she was going to go, she would have to go secretly!
(No, 10 year old me, no mother would EVER want to stop their child going to see someone who breaks into a child's room to ask them - via a note signed 'XXX' no less - to come see them at midnight)
The alarm sounded. She opened one eye and groaned, she was so tired. Somehow she managed to get up and slap on some sneakers. Then she walked slowly out of the house. Willow Lane was two blocks walk! 20 minutes later she was on Willow Lane as she walked down the street she saw a stranger on the library rotunda somehow she knew that this was the person she had to see. She walked up and said, “hello, um, I think you were the one who hid the note under my pillow.”
“Yes, I was. I’m here to take you on an adventure, one that will make you, a sorceress.” She stopped, and looked at her.
“Well” said Kirsty “whatever it is I’m sure I would like to.” Instantly, a beam of light covered them, and they were in another land.
Two unicorns, one black, one white, walked up to them. The girl told Kirsty, “Goldenfoot can be yours.” Then she helped Kirsty onto Goldenfoot’s back. Surprisingly she found she could ride well. She could trot, canter and gallop, as well as walk. They trotted to a waterfall. River nymphs guarded the entrance. Kirsty thought the whole place was dumbfoundingly amazing. She went to a small rock and stood on it, gazing into the wonderful pool at the bottom of the waterfall. As she stared a beautiful red fish appeared at the surface. It had a long red tail and matching fins and flippers.
(I think I was channelling those fancy fish from the original Fantasia, which I must have watched at least four or five times a year as a kid.)
Then, magically the waterfall stopped flowing - Kirsty was led into the cave behind the waterfall. As soon as they were inside, the waterfall started again. Kirsty didn’t notice, instead, she was staring up ahead. The cave wasn’t dark, like most caves are, it was dimly lit by some strange light. As they neared the end of the cave Kirsty felt a feeling in her. It was a feeling of hope and love, enchantment and plain goodness, all balled up into one. They turned a corner and suddenly they were facing a young woman. She was very pretty, and she had a purple gown on. Her hair was black with a tiara settled on her forehead. Sitting sleepily on the ground in front of her, was a leopard. In a huge cage on one side were two small dragons. “Welcome,” whispered the woman. “I am Sorceress Marina. The ruler of this land. But, I may not be in a few days. That is why I sent Shika to fetch you. I believe that you are my sister. Do you remember that your older sister disappeared when you were a baby? Well that older sister was me. They took me here.” Here she paused.
“So you mean,” asked Kirsty “that because you are magic they think your sister would be too?”
(*blinks*)
“Precisely.”
“Well” Kirsty suggested “If I’m magic we should combine powers and blast whoever is threatening your land.” She then reached out a hand. “This is how they do it in the movies,” she stated. A hand slipped into hers. “Well, um,” Kirsty wasn’t sure what to do.
Marina told her, “Why don’t we just will it to happen?”
“Of Course!” Screamed Kirsty.
(I Enjoy Random Capitalisation To This Day. And Having Characters SCREAM Things.)
Then the girls shut their eyes and wished and willed and then suddenly they heard a scream. “We did it” they yelled in unison.
(See if you can spot that I was getting tired of writing:)
“Well” asked Kirsty “Could I please go home? I’m not exactly certain I want to stay.”
So she went home.
The End.
Now I'm sure you'll all agree that's some mighty fine authoring thar. *preens*
As a bonus, enjoy the magnificent illustrations I provided:
I don't think the sister was MEANT to look evil. Or that the leopard was meant to be genetically spliced with a giraffe.