SPOILER ALERT: DON'T READ UNLESS YOU READ FLASHBACK
Chapter One
SOPHIE'S HEAD WAS SPINNING. Unmatchable, unmatchable, unmatchable. That word kept itself on auto-repeat. Unmatchable. Now what was everyone going to think of her? The experiment whose DNA was inspired by Alicorns and was created by a rebel group, not knowing her biological parents and unmatchable.
"Sophie?" The voice reminded her that she wasn't alone. "Are you okay?" Sophie looked up at Brisa and Juji, the matchmakers. It took Sophie a second to realize that a tear had fought its way out and rolled down her cheek.
"Yup, I'm fine," Sophie said, plastering a smile onto her face. She wouldn't embarrass herself in front of these people. But they already knew she was unmatchable, so it might not have mattered. "Are we done?"
Brisa and Juji both nodded in sync. "You can go to your parents now." Brisa told her. The word parent triggered a new round of worries. Sophie didn't know her biological parents, so she was unmatchable. And if she ever wanted to be matchable, she needed to find out who her parents were. But how would that affect Grady and Edaline?
Brisa stood, opening the door and signaling Sophie to go first. The door closed behind her, and Brisa followed her down the crystal hallway. Sophie thought of the elves on the other side of the doors. Were some of them getting their first list? Were any of them thinking of what it would be like to be unmatchable? That it's even possible?
They made it to the reception room, which was as crowded as it was when Sophie entered. She soon spotted Grady and Edaline, and they made their way through the crowd of anxious elves. When they reached Sophie, they both strangled her into a crushing hug. Both had smiles on their faces, but they quickly fell when Brisa quietly told them the results. Sophie's parents nervously glanced at her, noticing her tear stain. They strangled her again, and Edaline gave her a sad smile. Edaline whispered something into her ear, but the loud thumping in Sophie's head drowned it out. "What was that?" She asked Edaline.
Edaline sighed. "I'll tell you later." She whispered.
Grady leaned over and said, "Wanna head home, kiddo?" Sophie nodded.
The three of them left the sparkling building. Sophie looked back as they entered the eurypterid carriage- a type of sea scorpion that the elves rode casually- and saw the intimidating crystal building fade away into the distance. Her head was still on auto-repeat. Unmatchable, unmatchable, unmatchable. And it was really getting unbearable.
When Sophie and her parents reached the exit of Atlantis, they exited the carriage as Grady tipped the driver with his green-cube-of-wealth and joined Sophie and Edaline at the bubbles. They entered one large bubble, rising up, up and away, until the bubble popped. Sophie grasped Edaline and Grady's hands, and Grady held up his home crystal, pulling them into the light. Maybe life wouldn't be so bad. She had a family that loved her, and she knew by the smile that Edaline gave her that they would stand by her no matter what.
(A/N) Well, the last time I had any activity was like 5 months ago, so like I don't know anybody or any of the stories, soooooo... yeah. I just read Flashback and I couldn't bear not having any more Keeper until next year, so I came on here. So yaaaaayyyy! This chapter was so uneventful, but I started writing the Tribunal for Luzia and Orem, but the story had left off at the matchmakers', so I wrote an entirely new one! So hopefully it'll get more exciting. And I also just wanted to get a story out, so it's super short. Byeeeee
