The New World
Disclaimer: I own none of the original names and characters in the HDM series, they belong to Philip Pullman. I do own the Wizard Clan Leader, Mustafon Glanglar; Anna Spirt and her daemon, Kukubal; and the character of Nicola, the youngest angel. I would like to dedicate this fanfic to Mrs. Davy, my Primary School Teacher Librarian, who gave me Northern Lights to read in the first place.
Chapter One
"Lyra, wake up. It's time," whispered Pantalaimon, bird-formed above her.
Lyra sat up and viewed the outside world from the cave where she sat. Will stirred next to her, his daemon, Kirjava, turning in her sleep. Lyra got to her feet and walked outside, bringing the alethiometer with her. She sat outside and started to turn the dials on the golden compass, taking her time.
"Pan, it says we're to go up north near to where the bears live and cut the hole near Svalbard, but it doesn't say why. It also says that this is the only world where it doesn't matter if your daemon wasn't born there and that we will never get sick there! Pan, that means that me and Will can always be together!" Lyra said this in a hurried rush and then stood up.
She walked up to the cave where Will was sleeping and bent down and kissed him gently on the forehead. Will sat up and rubbed his eyes, sleepily.
"What is it?" he said thickly.
"Will, it's me, Lyra. You have to get up now, it's time to go. We have to up north to where the bears live, Svalbard! We can live together! Oh, Will!"
Lyra threw her arms around Will's neck and hugged him, warmly.
"I don't understand, Lyra. I ... I thought that we couldn't live together at all, you know what I'm talking about," said Will, breaking away from her grasp and standing up.
"Will, Lyra read the alethiometer this morning and she found out that there is a world, just one, that doesn't matter if you live together and you never die early, you only die a natural death. She's so happy that you two don't have to live without each other," said Pantalaimon.
"Oh, I understand now. Can we go then? How about now? Lyra?" said Will, walking over to her.
Lyra had broken away while Pan was telling Will about the new world and was now sitting on the ground, hugging her knees and weeping softly. Will sat down on the grass beside her. Pan came over and became and ermine and wrapped himself around her neck.
"Lyra, what is it?" asked Will, very concerned for Lyra's safety because he had never seen Lyra cry before.
"It's just that ... Oh, Will, the alethiometer said something else too. It said that ... that ... we have to do the journey on our own. Like if I leave now, you leave tomorrow. It said if we don't do that we'll be killed. There's a band of pirates in the North and they are looking for children for a ritual they want to perform. But they want a girl and a boy, together, friends, and that's why we can't go together. I'm scared, Will," Lyra finished.
"It's OK. Who says we need to follow what the alethiometer says anyway? Let's just go, now before someone stops us," said Will.
Will dried Lyra's eyes and they stood up. They made their way to the cave and grabbed the little possessions that they owned. They left the cave and began to walk away from it. Pantalaimon and Kirjava followed as snow leopards. Little did they know that they were being watched.
