Free Willy: Legend of the White Orca
Hey everyone, this will be my first "Free Willy" story. I do not own neither of the "Free Willy" movies or cartoon series, only the characters that I created.
Chapter 1: Moving to a new home
It was a sunny day on the pacific coast of Seattle as a car and a moving van drove down a winding road. In the car was a family, who was moving to Misty Island. In the back seat of the car was a thirteen year old girl with long black hair that grew down to the middle of her back, light tanned skin and dark blue eyes. She was wearing an ocean green short sleeved shirt with white around the collar and the rim of her sleeves, blue jeans and white sneakers with blue stripes on it. Her name was Allison Rivers, a half Hawaiian and half Canadian girl, who was moving to Misty Island with her family.
Allison wasn't too thrilled about moving to a new home where she didn't know anyone. She wasn't very sociable around people that she didn't know. Allison was shy and untrusting towards strangers that she didn't know very well and she always kept to herself most of the time. Allison didn't have many friends to call her own back in her old home, Toronto and she really doesn't have very much confidence in herself.
Allison was staring out the side window as she watched the scenery pass by her vision before she felt something nudging her left hand. Allison blinked in surprise before she looked down to see one of the family dogs nudging against her left hand.
Jake, a one year old wolf-dog, had chosen to sit beside Allison in the back seat of the car on their journey to their new home.
Jake had been abandoned by his previous owners when he had been a four month old pup. When Jake's owners realized what he was, they left him on the side of the road and he would have died if Allison's father hadn't found him. Allison's father was a veterinarian, and a Zoologists, who helps animals that were sick or injured. When Allison's father brought Jake home with him after healing the wolf-dog's injuries that the pup had received on the road, Allison's mother was a little sceptical in keeping Jake. But when Allison and Jake were first introduced to each other, a connection instantly clicked between them. Jake became a constant companion for Allison and the two friends barely separate from each other.
Jake had deep blue eyes and black, dappled brown, fur with a white underbelly. Despite him looking more wolf than dog Jake acted more like a dog around Allison and her family. Jake was very friendly towards people he knows, but is very suspicious around strangers and always keeps to Allison's side to protect her as much as possible.
In the back gate of the car, behind the back seats, a female Golden Retriever poked her head over the seat to look at both Allison and Jake. The Golden Retriever's name was Cleo. She was two years old with dark brown eyes.
Cleo had been part of Allison's family ever since they adopted her when she had been a nine week old pup. Cleo had a gentle personality towards people and is very playful, but she's also wary around people she doesn't fully trust. Cleo was like a big sister to Jake as she teaches the young wolf-dog all she knew about being a dog.
Allison smiled when she saw Cleo poking her head over the seat to look at both her and Jake before the young teen raised her left hand up to scratch Cleo under the chin, while scratching Jake behind the ear with her right hand. Jake and Cleo were the only friends Allison ever had and were the only ones who knew some of her secrets that she wasn't willing to tell her parents. Jake's tail wagged happily at the gentle scratching before Allison's mother spoke from the passenger's seat.
Allison's mother, Molly Rivers, is a twenty nine year old Hawaiian woman with long light brown hair that grew down between her shoulder blades and dark brown eyes. She was wearing a light blue long sleeve shirt, a dark green wavy skirt and white flip-flops.
"We're almost to our new home," said Molly with a smile.
Molly was a gentle and kind hearted woman who cares about her family very much. Molly Rivers had once lived in Hawaii with her family when she had been a little girl, but soon moved to Toronto Canada when she became a teenager. Molly was once a school teacher back in Toronto, but retired when Allison's father announced that they were moving. Molly is always worrying about Allison and would get over protective of her daughter if she found out that Allison was too close to danger. Allison gave her mother a small smile before it turned into a sad frown.
"Oh…cheer up Kiddo," spoke Allison's dad from the driver's seat. "This place will grow on you, I'm sure."
Allison's dad, David Rivers, was a thirty two year old Canadian man who had short black hair and hazel green eyes. David was wearing a blue buttoned up shirt with a white sleeveless shirt underneath, blue jeans and brown tie-up shoes.
David was a veterinarian who is a kind man that tries to help animals that are either sick or injured. He was also a Zoologists that studies the habitats of animals and how he could help the environment. David was a dedicated father to his daughter and would try to find some time to spend a day with a family. Yet when he was called in for an emergency at the Vet Clinic, or the wildlife center, then he would have to put his free time with his family on hold. Allison knew how important her dad's jobs were, so she never showed signs of being down when it came to him leaving for work. When David was given notice a few weeks ago that he was assigned a job in an animal research center at Misty Island's animal clinics in Seattle, he had been ecstatic. David immediately took the job and got his wife and daughter ready to move. The only problem with them moving so suddenly was that he never asked his wife and daughter how they would feel about Moving. Molly was happy that her husband had gotten the job, but was a little upset that David didn't negotiate with her about moving.
Allison was also upset about moving all of a sudden as well, but knew how important the job was for her father, so she didn't complain about it. Allison continued to pet Jake for a while until they finally came to their destination.
"Here we are, Allison," said Molly as she pointed to their new home as the car came to a stop as David parked it in front of a garage door.
Allison unbuckled her seatbelt before she opened the side door and stepped out onto the dirt covered ground as she stared up at her and her family's new home.
The house was a two story lodge that stood six feet near the shore of the ocean's water. A wooden dock stretched out across the water where it ended near the slightly deeper waters of the ocean. The lodge was made out of wood and stone with the chimney being made out of grey bricks. David and Molly stepped out of the car as they also looked up at their new home.
"Well girls, this is our new home," said David with an excited voice. "Isn't this place beautiful?"
"Yes, it is," replied Molly with a small smile.
Allison only nodded her head before she heard Jake let out a huffed bark along with Cleo. Allison smiled as she understood that the two canines wanted out of the car. Allison stepped to the side as she let Jake jump out of the backseat before going around to the back door of the car. Allison opened the back door and petted Cleo on the head for a second before letting the Golden Retriever jump down to the ground. Once on the ground, Jake and Cleo began to playfully tussle with each other as they raced down towards the beach. Allison watched the two dogs play for a moment before turning when she heard the moving truck parking behind the family car.
"Looks like the movers caught up with us," said David happily before he looked at his wife and daughter. "I'm going to see if I can help them out."
With that said, David went over to the moving truck to see if he could help the movers. Allison watched her father head towards the movers' truck before she turned to gaze up at her new home again. Allison frowned at the lodge thoughtfully for a moment before she headed towards the front door with her mother following right behind her. The door to the lodge was a vermillion red with beautiful wood carving designs of vines and flowers on its surface. The window on the top part of the door was stained glassed that had a kaleidoscope effect to anyone looking long and hard at it. Molly stood beside Allison when they came to the front door before looking down at her daughter.
"You ready to see the inside of our new home?" asked Molly with a soft smile.
Allison only gave her mother a small smile as she nodded her head 'yes'. Molly smiled back at Allison before she brought out the key that she had acquired from the movers a few days ago before they had moved. Molly inserted the key into the keyhole and with one smooth turn…the lock to the door clicked open. The door easily swung open as Allison and her mother stepped inside their new home.
The wooden floors within the house were a dark brown that was polished brightly on the surface. There were large glass sliding doors in the back of the family room that looked out onto a wooden deck and the shoreline where the water lapped against the rocks and sand of the beach. The kitchen was located on the left side of the house where the dining room stood near the kitchen entrance.
Allison looked around the room that she and her mother were standing in for a moment before she heard the sound of claws scratching against glass. Allison turned to look towards the sliding doors and saw Jake and Cleo standing outside staring at her. Jake was using his left paw to scratch at the glass of the window to get Allison's attention. Allison smiled in amusement before she made her way towards the glass doors. Allison lifted the lock on the sliding doors before opening one of them as she let the two canines into the house. Jake let out a startled yelp, along with Cleo, when he felt his paws slipping and sliding on the surface of the wooden floorboards as he tried to run on top of them. Molly let out a burst of laughter along with Allison as they watched the wolf-dog skitter across the floor. Cleo, while slowing down her pace, made her way towards the stone hearth of the fireplace, which was set up within the family room. The fireplace was made of grey stones that were polished to a smooth surface.
Cleo lay down near the fireplace and watched as Jake misplaced his footing and slipped. Jake fell to the floor with a *thud* and Allison shook her head with an amused smile before she walked over to help Jake. She sat down on her knees and helped Jake up onto his paws again. Jake gave Allison a lick to her right cheek, once he was steady on his paws, and Allison let out a soft chuckle as she hugged the wolf-dog around the neck. Molly watched her daughter with a sad smile before walking up to Allison. Allison noticed her mother approaching, along with Jake, and turned her attention on her mother. Molly crouched down to her daughter's eye level and began to speak to Allison.
"Allison…I know that moving here to a new home is going to be hard for both you and me, but I believe that we should at least give this place a chance." Molly than reached out with her left hand and tucked a strand of Allison's hair behind her daughter's right ear. "It would also make me happy if you could talk a little more and try to make some friends here as well."
Allison bit lightly down on the bottom of her lip as she considered her mother's words for a moment before smiling nervously.
"I…I'll try," said Allison in a small voice.
"I know you will, honey," said Molly with an encouraging smile. "Now why don't you head upstairs and take a look at the bedrooms to see which one you would like to have."
Allison nodded her head slightly before she go up from the floor and began to head towards the stairs. Jake followed after Allison, while being careful not to slip on the wooden floorboards again. Allison slowly ascended the wooden stairs as she let Jake catch up with her before she arrived to the second floor of her new home. There were a couple of doors that either led to a bedroom or a bathroom.
Allison looked left and right, not sure where she wanted to go. Jake helped her in choosing which way to go by deciding to go right. Allison quickly followed after the wolf-dog as Jake led Allison down the hallway to the last door at the very end of the hallway. Jake came to a stop in front of the door and turned to look at Allison expectantly. Allison gave Jake a smile before she reached out with her right hand and grabbed the doorknob. She slowly turned the doorknob before opening the door and entered her new room.
The room that Allison entered was large and spacious. The room had wooden floorboards that were a slightly different color from the main floorboards outside the door. The floor was a lighter brown with a tinge of red in it. Two glass doors, which led out to a wooden balcony that looked out over the beach and the lapping waters of the ocean. Allison made her way towards the glass doors and slid them open once she unlocked them. She stepped out onto the balcony with Jake following after her as Allison placed her hands on the railing to lean against it. A cool breeze blew across Allison's face as it brought in the scent of the ocean. Allison let out a contented sigh as the ocean breeze brushed back a few strands of her hair.
"The air of the ocean smells so pure," voiced Allison quietly to herself.
Jake decided at that moment to stand on his back legs and place his front paws on the balcony's railings to look out at the ocean as well. Allison noticed this and smiled as she reached out with her right hand to pet Jake on the head. Jake let out a contented sigh as Allison gently scratched him behind the ears.
"This place is beautiful," continued Allison as she turned her gaze out towards the ocean again. "But I'm not sure if I'll get used to it."
Jake looked up at Allison with sad and understanding eyes. Even though he and Cleo love this place at first sight, they were still going to miss their old home back in Toronto. Allison let out another sigh as the breeze from the ocean brushed against her face again.
"But…I guess it wouldn't hurt to at least give this place a chance," said Allison as she gave Jake a small smile of encouragement.
Jake let out a huff of agreement as his tail wagged happily back and forth. Allison let out a small chuckle as she continued to pet Jake on the head, while her gaze lingered on the lapping waters of the ocean. As Allison stared out at the water a flash of something white suddenly broke out from the surface of the water a far distance away before disappearing into the waves again. Allison blinked in surprise and quickly rubbed her free hand over her eyes for a sec before looking out at the waters again, but the white spec never appeared again. Allison wasn't the only one that saw the white spec, Jake had also saw it as well as the wolf-dog leaned his head far out over the railing as he could. Allison continued to stare out at the water with a curious look upon her face.
'What was that?' thought Allison to herself.
To be continued