Author's Corner: Alright, first of all let me start off by saying that this is one of the first fan fictions I've written and is the first one I'll have posted on here. I am very self-conscious about my work so leave reviews to let me know what you think. The prologue here is more of a preview of what the story is going to be about so leave comments about if I should continue working on this or not. So yeah. I don't own Rise of the Guardians.
Prologue
~Carter's Point Of View~
All I remember was that I fell off the cliff into the darkness of the ravine. After that everything went dark. My body was numb. I couldn't feel a thing. I tried to shout out for help but nothing came out. No sound. No breath. I was petrified. Why couldn't I see properly? Why couldn't I hear properly? It all made no sense.
"Carter!"
That scream pierced the veil of silence I was imprisoned in. I could hear that scream and I knew exactly who it was. Tallie. Oh my dear Tallie. I'm sorry it had to end like this. I wish I could answer you. I wish I could shout back that I am okay. But then I would be lying. I never lie.
So I laid there in darkness. Tallie leaned over the edge of the cliff and tried squinting to see past the tears that cascaded from her eyes. Why was she so sad? I was only hurt. Right? There was another voice. A male voice. Jack?
I couldn't tell who it was. I couldn't tell anything really. I was too numb. I tried to move, but I couldn't. I had no control over my body anymore. I couldn't speak, let alone shout.
Then I remembered. We were fighting. All of us. Even me and Tallie, despite the fact that we had no powers. We were only human after all. I saved her. I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't. I saved her. I pushed her out of the way and got hit myself. I wish I could see her one last time. I wish I could say goodbye. No! I'll be alright. I'll come out of this okay and then I can see everyone again.
I could hear Tallie and Jack. They must all be worried sick about me. Why doesn't someone come find me? The sounds of fighting no longer filled the air. Was it over? Had we won?
I moved. Someone was holding me. I wanted to reach out and touch them. I wanted to tell them not to be sad. I'll be okay, but I couldn't do any of that. I couldn't do anything. I wanted to cry. I wanted to laugh. I wanted to wake up from this bad dream, but it wasn't a dream. It was all real. Everything.
Jack holding me in his arms, shaking me gently, trying to get me to open my eyes. Tallie shouting my name from the cliff, her injured arm in its sling around her neck. It was real. This was real. Death. That's what was happening. I was dying. That's why everyone was sad. That's why Jack was crying and why Tallie was shouting my name. Why hadn't I known this before? Why was I so blind to this simple fact? Maybe it was because I didn't want to believe it. No one wanted to believe it but it was true.
In a way I guess it was a good way to die. I mean not the way I died but the reason. I died to save my friend. I felt good about that fact. Maybe I could go in peace now that I know that. A tear managed to fight its way up over my eyelid. It ran down the side of my cheek. I exhaled for the last time as that tear fell. Everything was silent and dark after that. I don't know what was happening around me at all anymore. All I know was that I was no longer part of this world.
My name is Carter Wright and this is my story.
Author's Corner: So yeah. That there was the prologue and I guess a preview. Let me know what you think and maybe I'll post more. (I probably will anyways XD) Leave reviews and tell me what you think. I'll try my best to update this as soon as possible. I am quite busy with school and such. (Plus I'm lazy X3) So yeah. :3