Disclamer: I don't own the Avalon books but if I did that would be so cool but I don't. Any way on with the story.
"Emily, Dreamer just told me the portal has opened," Adriane Carday yelled in to the Ravenswood Manor library as she tried to catch her breath.
"What the portal? Did Dreamer say if anyone came through?" Emily asked over the huge pile of books she'd been looking at.
"Ya, he said it was Moonshadow, Zach, Dawn Runner, and some other mistwolves with a message from the farimentals. Wonder what they want?"
"Hm. Well lets go see what they want? "
"Where are you going with out me?" Kara asked as she came into the library with Lyra.
The portal has opened, Kara Lyra said, that's why I hurried you here.
"Ooo. Maybe Adriane can ask Zach to the dance next week," Kara said smiling at Adriane.
"Can it Blondie! And no way am I going to that dance!" Adriane snapped back while trying to tear Emily away from her books.
"You would if you had a hot date," Kara said still smiling.
"What about you? Are you asking Lorren to the dance? I ca just see you explaining his skin color!" Adriane snapped.
"I already did. He can come because of - well you know royal stuff and all." Kara said still smiling
"Why are you so happy Oh queen of the too trendy?" Adriane asked irritably.
Before Kara could answer Lyra spoke She is happy because her friends have suddenly accepted Ravenswood and are not calling you dweebs anymore. Now can we go see what they want please?
"Kara did you do something to them?" Emily asked as Adriane succeeded in getting her away from the books.
"What? No way. Why would I do that?" Kara asked confused.
"Because Blondie, You want them to like us and except Ravenswood."
"I didn't!"
"What going on in here? I have things to say and we have visitors who want to tell us something." Ozzie said as he strolled into the library.
"Ok let's go guys. Ozzie on the way tell us what you want to say." Emily said trying to distract Kara who was still smiling and Adriane who was shutting daggers at he.
They headed out the door when Ozzie started speaking.
"Well something scared the anim-" he started
"Hold up! We're not getting anymore spellsinging shape shifters are we? Cuz I'm so not up to it!" Kara said cutting Ozzie off.
"Well I don't think so. Any way the portal opened last night. And we have good reason to believe that something evil came through. Dreamer, Lyra, Bahltazar, Ronif, Rasha, and I searched the entire preserve and found that the animals that saw the portal open are acting strange. Like in that movie Emily and I watched last night where people are hypnotized."
"Oh man! I knew it it's a harpy! Got… to… find…ear plugs!" Kara said as she rummaged around her backpack for earplugs.
"No in the movie the hypnotized did what ever they were told." Emily said
"Ya, they were asking questions as if they didn't' know about you girls," Ozzie said.
"Emily Ozzie, this is not a movie, and Kara, it's not a harpy!" Adriane said snappishly.
"I have got an idea. Emily could use her stone and wake them up, and the we'll ask what they saw and hunt it down." Kara said.
"And that ladies and gentle-animals was a huge revelation from Kara Davis." Adriane said sarcastically earning her a glare from Kara.
"Actually that would work," Ozzie said.
Greetings from Aldenmor mages, Moonshadow said lying in the grass by Bahltazar, we have an important message from the Farimentals.
"Hi," came a chorus from the group as they entered the clearing.
"Hi Adriane, Drake says to say 'Hi mamma', Zach says smiling.
"Hi Zach," Adriane replied
"Ask him-" Kara whispered in to her ear but stopped when Adriane stepped on her foot.
"So what this message? Are those the animals?" Emily added to Ozzie watching some animals herded over by other mistwolves.
"The message is 'Greeting Mages, we've sent Zach and the mistwolves to tell you that a new danger is headed your way it may have already arrived. This creature is calledShadow Crawler. It Hypnotizes, reads minds, and erases the memories off it's victims. It can also shape shift and dissolve in to night. It comes from the Dark Lord who may have allied with the Dark Sorceress and Spider Witch. A world as powerful as Avalon has been keeping track of it. One of their mages, the Guardian of Earth, they are called Guardians for they guard every world on the web and beyond, has been hunting it. She has been hunting it across the Web to the Ravenswood portal. Her world has asked us to ask you to help her capture it.Shadow Crawler will appear to you as a normal person. The Guardian (her names is Rhianna) will appear as an out-sider. If any other wolves come to Ravenswood or horses don't worry they are bonded to Rhianna. Well good-bye mages may you search be fruitful'," Zach finished off.
Silence.
"Wow! Did they tell you anything else?" Emily asked breaking the silence
Yes, they did they said 'Please don't go after the Crawler alone, and Rhianna wasn't exited about working with you so don't irritate her or it will cuast you. Dawn Runner said as she came over and laid by Moonshadow.
"That means no fighting over dumb stuff," Emily told Adriane and Kara.
"Well ok, I guess we try not to." Kara said.
That made Lyra role on the ground laughing. If the fate of the Web rested on Adriane and you not fighting, we could expect the Web destroyed in a day!
"I resent that Kara and I could not fight for that much time!" Adriane said frowning.
Now that got everyone laughing so hard that his or her stomachs ached.
Moonshadow glanced up and said Wolf brother we should get back it's not safe for the pack to remain here. We could attract the Crawler's attention.
Zach nodded, "Moonshadow's right we had better go. Bye everyone." With that Zach and the mistwolves went though the portal.
"Well what do we do now?" Emily asked.
"I say we wait for them to come to us, because I had better get home soon," Kara said glancing at her watch.
"I'm with Blondie. Gran wants me to try her knew recipe." Adriane said pretending togag.
"Bye," Kara said leaving the field.
"Emily you better heal those animals before you go. What help?" Adriane said walking toward the animals
"Thanks," Emily said.
After they finished with the animals that we're to tired to talk the girls and animals left the field. Not noticing the figure in the shadows.
"You failed to keep the animals, Crawler," came a voice out of the night said to the figure.
"I did not I just wanted to see them in action. I'll get the animals back no problem," the figure said coming out of the shadows.
"Oh so you have a plan,"
"Yes, it'll be easy. I think I'll play the sugar card." The figure emerged from the shadows. It seemed to be made of ash with glowing red eyes, before it's shape swirled and became a teen-age girl. The girl then dissolved into shadow and crept away.
