Beyond
Chapter 1 ~Gateway~
"Wake up Sophie, wake up Baby." "Momma what's wrong?" Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, " we have to hurry, they're coming." " They ?" "The Strikers, one of the villagers escaped to warn us. They are questioning everyone, and killing them when they won't tell them where we are." Throwing the blankets aside, Sophie races to her wardrobe to get dressed. Outside the thunder rolled through the skies.
"Sophie is Lily still here?" her mom asks. " We where supposed to go riding in the morning." " Momma, where's Boot's at?" Down here squirt," looking around her room Sophie her little friend by the door. "Sophie don't forget shoes." called her mother. "Yes ma'am." Digging in the bottom of her wardrobe she pulls outand slips on her soft soled shoes. Her mother hands her a large bag. "Momma, what's in here?"Gold, honey, you're going to need it." Lightning crashed outside the window illumiating the whole room. her mother was pale as a ghost. "Momma you're coming with me right?" Sophie's motherturned away while evading "We must hurry."
Racing out of her room the hallway was cold and a damp chill hung in the air. Dark shadows reached out with an ominous embrase as if to drag her into thier shadowy depths. As they reached the stabels, they could hear men shouting frantically as lightning cracked the sky and thunder shook the ground beneath thier feet. "Lily!" shouted her mother."M'lady what do wish of me?" I'm going to open a gate, and I want you to escort Sophie through it. "Momma," asks plaintively," What about you?" Her mother, with a faked calmness, replies "I have to stay behind to stall them." At that moment, as if with crystal clarity, Sophie felt she would never lay eyes on the woman who gave her life again. Sophie's mother raises her hand to cup her daughter's cheek as Sophie nuzzles her hand with tears in her eyes, a silent goodbye passing through the bond of a laborous love.
"Always remember Sophie I love you and I will always find pride in the path your life will take. Now Go!"
Climbing up on Lily's back, Lily inquires to Sophie "Are you ready my mistress?" Sophie wanted to shout No! with all her bring."Take wing now Lily!" cried Sophie's mother. Throwing her hands into the air, she chanted. White lightning splits the air before thier very faces, as Sophie gazes backwards a last time, a blue light envelopes and slams into her mother and she collapes to the ground unmoving. A scream ripped its way past her vocal cords "Noooooo, Momma, Momma! Take me back NOW LILY!" she cried. " I am very sorry Mistress, but this was your mother's wish and gift that you find a safe journey through life, even as her's came to a close to guarantee it to be so." Clutching Lily's mane as wind brushed her tears into the unfathomable and seemingly heartless void of life, Lily told her to tighten her grip and prepare to be sucked as if into oblivion. Stars sailed past in the night sky no longer stationary but as if comets in no paticular pattern.
Sophie: Why did you have to kill off my mom?
Bluesoni: Sorry Sophie, it had to done.
Sophie: You're so mean.
Bluesoni: Yes I know. But you still have Boots.
Sophie: All he does is give me attiude.
Boots: Hey! I heard that puss.
Next chapter is a whole new world they land in. Have you figured out what Boots is? Review and see you next time. :D