The sun rose into the sky, welcoming a new day. I yawned and stretched, waking up, ready for another day of my quest. Reenee was already up, but Betsy and Flora were still asleep.
“Thanks for not waking us up today,” I told her.
She grinned at me. “Don’t get too used to it! I was just giving you a break today, since we don’t have to travel very far! But tomorrow I’ll wake you up again, and I know that’s your absolute favorite part of the day, right?”
“Sure,” I said, sighing. I was really hoping she’d stop doing that!
Flora soon woke up, followed by Betsy. “NOW can I eat?” Reenee impatiently asked Betsy.
“I hope you do realize that I have only just woken up, and considering there is no food around, you could assume I was not out collecting food all night,” Betsy answered.
“Where can you even get food around here?” asked Reenee.
“There are palm trees near here, which coconuts grow on,” Betsy told her.
“You just think we should eat coconuts plain?” I asked her, “That’s kind of strange.
“It’s actually really delicious!” said Flora excitedly.
“If you say so,” I said, walking up to a palm tree. I shot a burst of light from my wand up into the tree, causing some coconuts to fall down. I gave one to Reenee, Flora, and Betsy.
“How in the world am I supposed to eat this thing anyway?” I asked, eyeing the coconut’s rough brown shell.
“You do not really eat it, just drink the coconut water. You just have to make a hole in the shell and then drink out of it; it is very refreshing,” Betsy answered.
I shot a tiny bit of light into the shell, making a small hole, and I took a sip out of it. “It’s okay,” I said, “Better than nothing.”
Following Betsy, we began walking away from the cove. The landscape began to change, the weather got very windy, and thick fog settled over the ground. Betsy lit up the tip of her wand so we’d be able to see her through the mist. “This is the Misty Moor,” Betsy told us.
“I thought it was hard to figure out what we were supposed to do in the forest, but this is ridiculous!” complained Reenee. “We can’t see anything!”
In the distance, I saw a faint light. “Maybe we should go in that direction!” I said.
“We can go that way if you want, but it is most likely nothing – just a will’o the wisp, a floating ball of light. They are quite common around this area, and really do nothing but distract you. Considering it is not moving, that is most likely what it is. We can check it out though,” said Betsy, and we all began following her towards it. As we got closer, it darted away towards another place further away.
“I was correct, it is definitely a will’o the wisp,” said Betsy.
“It looks like it’s trying to lead us somewhere!” I said. “Maybe we should follow it!”
“That would not be the best idea,” Betsy warned me. “They never lead you anywhere.”
“Okay, then where do you think we should go?” I asked her.
“I am not sure,” said Betsy.
“Look around us!” said Flora. “There are so many wisps!”
She was right. We were surrounded by a circle of them – at least 10. “If they are all trying to distract us, which way is the right path?” I asked.
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“The only way to tell if will’o the wisps are leading you in the right path is if there are multiples, all in a line. Ari, could you fly up and see if any of them make a path in a straight line?”
I nodded, and flew up. Quickly spotting a line of wisps, I flew back down. “This way,” I said, gesturing towards my right.
We began following the path of wisps, each staying in place as we walked past. “Hey, Betsy? I always thought it was dangerous to follow paths of wisps,” said Flora nervously.
“It sometimes can be, but in a situation like this quest, danger may be just what we are looking for,” she answered.
“What all lives on these moors?” I asked Betsy.
“Not much besides wisps,” she told me, “But there are legends claiming that the Misty Moors are haunted.”
“Haunted? No way!” said Reenee, laughing. “There’s no such thing as ghosts!” As soon as she said that, a strong, icy wind blew right in between us.
“I’m getting scared,” said Flora, a worried tone in her voice, “What if that was a ghost?”
“Like I said before,” said Reenee, “ghosts aren’t real.” This time, an even stronger wind blew, making us all fall over.
“There’s definitely something creepy going on here,” I said, “And after all I’ve seen here, ghosts don’t sound too unbelievable.” We continued walking through the mist, with no sign of anything more.
“I did not tell you this earlier because I was worried you would get too scared, but many people disappear on these moors and are never seen again,” said Betsy.
“That’s not making me feel any better, Betsy!” said Flora.
“What do you even think we are supposed to be doing here? Could any more of these legends give us a hint?” I asked.
“There are legends of a hidden tunnel under these moors, but nobody has found the entrance yet. That is all that I know of, and I do know quite a bit about these moors. Perhaps we are supposed to find the entrance, and the next gem will be inside,” said Betsy.
We continued walking, and then I heard a scream behind me. “Flora?” I asked, turning around.
“Ow, I think I hit my head!” I heard her voice say.
“Where are you?” I asked.
“I fell down this hole!”
I looked at the ground, and sure enough, there was a hole. “I think this might be the tunnel entrance!” I said, stepping into the tunnel. I fell and landed on top of Flora. “That hurt!” she said.
“Sorry, I didn’t realize it would be that deep,” I apologized to her. “Hey, Reenee, Betsy! I think we found the tunnel!”
Betsy and Flora soon fell into the tunnel. “I am pretty sure that this is the right tunnel,” said Betsy.
“So do you think we should just travel through the tunnel?” asked Flora.
“Probably, unless nobody thinks of a better idea,” I said. We began walking through the tunnel. The walls were lit up by the light coming from Betsy’s wand.
We continued walking, until we hit a wall. “I think we’ve hit a dead end; this tunnel doesn’t seem to go anywhere,” I said.
“Look on the ground!” said Flora excitedly. “A gem!”
I picked up the blue gem, and touched it to the tip of the wand, and Queen Lauretta appeared again. “Not only have you completed the task, you have also found the hidden tunnel under the Misty Moors. A passage in the wall will soon open, transporting you to a garden,” she said, and then vanished. We waited a bit, and then the wall disappeared, opening up to a beautiful garden.
Together, we all stepped in.
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“Another world destroyed,” said Sarrah, with an evil grin on her face. “Now on to the next ones – this time, Earth. Ah, memories. I remember a time I lived in that tiny little world, but of course, that was before I found magic and rearranged my past timelines. And now, of course, I have all the power, and can do anything I desire.” She raised her sword, a powerful weapon that could kill anyone just by touching it, and capable of the destruction of whole universes, and she vanished.
She reappeared in a new place – one she hadn’t been in a long time. This was the place that was once her home, but that was the past. Laughing, she stabbed her sword into the ground with force, and the world began crumbling around her.
2 chapters in one day? Wow! I am having WAY too much fun with this story. And you finally got to meet the villain, but only briefly! I wasn't actually planning on putting her in for quite a while, but I couldn't resist, she is so fun to write about. On microsoft word, this story is currently 56 pages. 56!!!!!!!! *acts really hyper and surprised how quickly I wrote this much* Starting in December, I'm also going to begin a Homestuck fanfiction, so that's something you have to look forward to seeing from me, and of course more of this story. Thanks for reading!
