My human name was Katty Moon, but that was before I became what I was truly
born to be. I wont tell you much for that would kill the story I am just
about to tell you. Hmmmm? O, yes, this is my story. The story to how I
became alive and fell in love with my brothers soul brother and how I am
something that no elf can come close to. I have powers of the moon. But I'm
getting ahead of myself, and the story! I would hate to ruin the whole
thing!! That wouldn't be that fun now would it?
I guess I better start at the beginning. I was a 16 year-old girl that lived in the year 2004 of Earth. I only read about the world with two moons in comic books called ElfQuest, and even that only two books. But I love what I read, I dreamed to go to that world and be apart of it. A girlish fantasy I thought, all until that full moon night.........
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~* I walked out of my house on Second Street. My one strap backpack pulled over my right shoulder. My parents were fighting again; I didn't like to be there when they did. I went to the near by park, the full moon high in the sky, I liked it that way.
I slowly made my way to my favorite spot, by the park fountain. Ever since my parent started to split up and started to fight about who got what, I came here. It was only a small amount of time before they got to her, than the battle would begin, now was just little fights. I sat down on one of the benches and looked up at the sky.
The stars were bright tonight, but something at the bottom of my eye shined. I looked down and saw something in the fountain. I slowly got up and walked over to in. It shined again when I reached the fountain. Almost afraid of what I would find I looked down, and gasped.
Bearclaw's necklace was there in the water!! ElfQuest fans would kill to have that! Why would anyone put it there, it was so cool looking. I couldn't believe my luck, but yet at the back of my mind I knew something was going to happen if I took the necklace, I just didn't know what. I thought it over and decided to at least take the necklace out of the water, it might rust over or something.
I gently reached into the water and moved my hand toward it, I was excited for some reason. I closed my fingers around the cold metal, lightning shot through me. I retrieved it out of the water and looked at it closely.
I had always thought it was a bear head, but now that I looked at it, it was a wolf. The ears were more pointed in the wolf way than rounded like a bears. The moon on its forehead was yellow, not like the rest of the metal like the books showed. I walked back to my pack and took out a Puff Kleenex; I always carried a few packets of them, just in case. I started to dry the necklace off, the metal shined in the moonlight. I wonder if it's silver, I thought to myself as I put it over my neck.
It went right next to my cleavage. It felt right that I had in around my neck, I felt somewhat whole. Suddenly I felt dizzy and I hardly could keep my eyes open. I fell to the ground and passed out before I knew what was happening to me.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~* I woke up on a cot, in a meat room. But I couldn't remember who I was or where I came from. This scared me to peaces, all until I looked on the shiny floor.
An elf maiden of 18 stared back at me. She had black hair that seemed to shine blue was she moved her head. Her ears were pointed and looked like they used to be pierced but the rings were taken out a while ago, her nose looked like that also. The elves eyes were a hazel brownish greenish blue; the pupil widened as I stared at my reflection, and was shock for two things. One was that the floor would be so clean and two that I looked so young.
A sudden pounding on my door made me jump. A voice followed it.
"Put on the blind fold of yours, your needed elf!" It said, and I obeyed. I didn't know why, just that it was something that I usually did.
The person at the door opened it and walked in after I put the blindfold on. He pushed me out of the room. It was as if I had done this all my life, I knew exactly what to do and how to do it.
The person placed a tray in my hands and told me to follow him. Suddenly memories started to enter my mind, it explained all my questions but one, what my name was.
I was an elf slave to the trolls almost all my life, a servant to the king. I was a piece of owner ship, giving the king a higher rank. I had been here for 13 years now, and hated every bit of it. She was strong and had many things that were taken away. Ear rings, rings, armband, crown, some weapons, and necklace I had ever since I was a baby.
I was taken to the king and sat besides him as he watched Oddbit dance. I held up the tray to him when he wonted it. Soon Oddbit stopped dancing and came over to talk sweet to King Greymung.
A strange smell invaded my nose, I also heard voices, "Someone's coming my troll King." I said in the sweetest voice I could.
Before the King could say anything someone came in.
"Greymung the shiftless, mighty king of the trolls!" Someone said from the entrance
"WHAT'S THIS?! Wolfriders invading my domain--?! UNTHINKABLE!!" the king exploded, "Picknose, you miserable worm! Is this how you defend your king?!"
"Relax great troll! Our visit won't be overlong...." I drowned them out after that; it had nothing to do with me. That was all until a person was slapped into my lap.
I looked down and saw the outline of an elf; he was staring up at me in shock. "Are you alright?" I asked him
"By the high ones!" he stood up and looked down at me
"Here Skywise! The king presents you with a gift!" Someone said and I heard a chipping noise. Skywise didn't catch it though, I did. I fingered it and smirked.
"Someone finally chip that rock of yours King?" I asked than held out a hand so who ever Skywise was could take it, "It'll be a good luck charm if you plan it right." I said
The person in front of me took the piece of rock and did away with it.
"An Elf!!" the someone who had been talking to the king yelled, "You have a elf as a personal slave?!?!"
"If you wont her you can have her Wolfrider! She is no need of mine anymore, she's a seductress anyway." He said unevenly. Someone came close to me and started to take off my blindfold but stopped when the king shouted, "DON'T DO THAT! That's the main power releaser! She can make any man do what she wants though her eyes!"
The person that was so close to me stopped than, after getting orders from his leader, through me over his shoulder and walked away from the throne. The next thing I knew was that I was put on the back of a very furry animal.
My name's Skywise, the person that picked her up and put her on the animal sent.
Hello Skywise, I sent back. I didn't know how I could do that, it came naturally it me.
What's your name? He asked me
I don't know, I sent to him, look when I came here I had a few things taken from me I would like them back. They mean a lot to me Skywise.
I'll see what I can do, was his answer, I smiled he seemed nice.
After a while a large bag was thrown at me, I opened it and ran my fingers though it all. It was my things but I was missing two very important things. I smiled as I spoke out loud, "Give them here Oddbit."
"I don't know what your talking about elf!" Oddbit stated flatly
"O please! You've been eyeing the crown and necklace ever since you saw me have it on!" I barked at her
"Liar!" Oddbit put her hands on her hips.
I let out a loud growl; I bared my teeth my fangs showing themselves. I heard Oddbit whimper and take off the necklace and my crown, she than threw them at me. I caught them and put them in the bag that was thrown at me, I was ready.
Got everything? Skywise asked me as he mounted the furry animal right behind me, I gave a short nod a smile coming to my lips; and what has you so happy?
Two things. One: I get to leave this horrible place. And two: I'm glad that you find me, um, how should I put it? O yes, pretty enough? I gave a giggle as I felt him blush a little.
After a while we started to move, to where I didn't know. Skywise kept me awake by sending to me, I sent back when I was not trying to figure out where we were going.
"OWWOOO...Owtch!" I gave a giggle when I heard the leader stop singing, I felt him give me an evil look, "Skywise! Why do you want strands of everyone's hair?"
"To braid into a string for the magic stone! Like this pretty little elf told me, it would be good luck." Skywise cupped my chin, I toned them out than, I thought I heard something. I lessened hard all of a sudden I felt more than heard something following us. Whatever it was was small and clever, but it stood its distance and didn't strike. Of that I was thankful. I tuned back into what Skywise and the leader, also called Cutter, were saying.
"Light! I see light ahead!" Skywise shouted in my ear, I grunted and felt his hand close around my waist tighten. That made me smirk. "Cutter! Come on! Come see the new land!" Skywise called behind him.
"In a moment, friend. Treestump! Guard this crafty one," Cutter answered, "until we make certain old Greymung didn't lie!" I heard him say to someone and they gave answer. Than it was to bright for me to see or hear, it was as if everything was turned off and all there was, was blinding light! I covered my eyes.
Suddenly noise made itself known. A sudden rumble made me come back to life. Next thing I knew was that I fell off the furry animal I was on and I started rolling, than I blacked out from hitting my head.
When I came to I still had my blindfold on, I slowly took it off. Barren land met my eyes, not a plaint in sight. I gasped at the sight of it. The bright sun was setting as I stood up, not moving my eyes from straight ahead. Tears came to my eyes and I ducked under a rock, that's when I thought of Skywise and his fellow tribe members, I started to send.
SKYWISE? I sent about four times before his voice appeared in my mind Where are you? He asked
I'll find you I sent back and got up, I sniffed the air. My things were with Skywise that I could tell, but where he was, that was the hard part. He and his tribe had moved when I was out and I had to find them.
It took me a full night and the next day to catch up to them. And when I did it was only Nightfall and Redlance. They told me what happened.
"Redlance couldn't go any further, we stayed behind and Cutter with the rest of the tribe went on. I wonder if their ok?" Nightfall explained as Redlance drifted off in another fitful sleep.
"I'll stay with you two than, you can't stay out here alone from what I've seen." I told them. Than I surveyed Redlance, "he needs water, lots of it." I looked around there was only one sticker plaint. I had seen an animal cut the plaint and water come from it when I had been searching for the tribe. "Let me borrow that knife of yours, I think I know where I could find us some water."
Nightfall nodded and handed over her knife, I said thanks and went over to the sticker plaint. I cut the top part off, water was on the inside of the plaint, and a smile came to my lips as I told Nightfall to toss me the water skin. I filled two before I put the top back on and settled by Nightfall, who drank fully while I tried to get Redlance to drink some. I didn't drink at all, Cutter would be coming for them I just knew it.
"You have such wonderful color of eyes, they change color." Nightfall said once she had woke up that evening.
"They do?" I asked, turning to face her.
She nodded than looked at her dieing lifemate and whispered something to him. She held up the water skin and tried to make him drink, she than fell to his chest.
"He'll live thought this, I promise he will." I told her as she started to cry on me, "You both will, even your wolves." I finished.
She went to sleep again and shortly after that I did as well. But it wasn't soon after that when I woke to find Cutter and two other elves coming toward us. I woke up Nightfall and she went to hug him at once, while I got rid of a scavenger bird and did away with it. Only than did I go to stand by Cutter and Nightfall.
The healer was just starting her work, Cutter looked shocked to see me. After that we set up a sling to carry Redlance and Nightfall I wouldn't lay with them. But I did stay protectively close to the two; not lessening to was they were saying, but there all the same.
Soon we came to a village and was greeted by all the Wolfriders, no one could believe that I lived my fall. As Nightfall and Redlance told of how I came and saved them by showing them how to find water I felt something deep in mind that I knew all this had happened before. I started to search for this knowing when the Wolfriders turned to me.
"How did you know where the water was?" Treestump asked me.
I would like to know how she lived that fall. Strongbow added
I started to get dizzy and my head started to get pains in it. Suddenly I collapsed on the ground, my breathing sallow and weak. I backed out again, this time from lack of water and sleep.
*~~~~*~~~~*Dream Starts*~~~~*~~~~* I was in a forest full of thick trees by a swimming pond. An elf woman and elf man was on either sides of me they were watching me sleep. Now they noticed I had woken up.
"Your up my beam of pride." The man said giving me a hug.
"Where am I?" I asked
"Home." The woman answered.
The scene changed and I was in front of a large tree, holes were all over in it. I imminently knew this was where I lived, a Holt.
Suddenly a large black wolf came up to me, and started to lick my face. This made the man laugh.
"Blackfell what are you doing to her? She's just woken up!" he said taking me into his strong arms, I was no older that three years old.
"Moonfell!" a familiar voice called to me.
I looked over the mans shoulder to find a young Skywise running up to me, "Hi Skywise!" I answered.
"Have you seen that brother of yours?" Skywise asked, I felt a little disappointed that he wasn't looking for me.
I shook my head.
"O, well I'll see you tonight than!" than he ran off in search for Cutter.
Suddenly everything changed again and it was just the elf woman, the man, and I.
"What happened?" I asked
"Katty when you wake up you will know why you're here in ElfQuest." The woman said gravely, "The daughter of Blackfell will find you and we'll see if you fit." At this the woman started to cry.
"You see, cub, many Earthlings have come before you. Everyone not your daughter, none of them was our little Moonfell." The man comforted his sobbing mate, "Moonfell was my little girl, a daddies girl all the way. She would do nothing to hurt anyone; she was also our youngest cub. But than when she was five she was taken from us, and just disappeared!" at this he couldn't go on, but his mate did.
"We both took it hard. She was part of our life, just as Cutter is, was. When she went missing Bearclaw and I didn't sleep, eat, or talk for months. We spent almost all of our time out looking for Moonfell. Skywise helped until Furfox wrapped him around her little finger." She paused, "You have to be her, please be my little Moon!" She started to cry again
"Shhh, Joyleaf, it's alright." Bearclaw turned to me, "Moonfell was my little warrior, she was loved by all of the tribe. When she disappeared it hit all of us hard. Please, I don't think we could take anymore of this."
*~~~~*~~~~*Dream Ends*~~~~*~~~~* I sat straight up in bed. Tears running down my face, mixed with sweat. My breathing was hard as memories of my whole life came back to my mind. My noise started to bleed as it came to an end, Skywise was there almost at once.
As he started to wipe my noise of blood I sent to him.
Where's that bag of things I took with me? I sent to him
"I put it in the corner for the hut, I'll give it to you once I've wiped your noise." He said out loud.
All right I told him. Once he was done he went to the corner and came back with a big brown bag. He took a seat by me as I started to look through it.
First I brought out my dagger, Longtooth. I handed to Skywise.
"Made of a real Longtooth's tooth!" he breathed.
I gave a nod and set it off to the side. Than went back to digging. Next I brought out a sword named Full Moon. Skywise stared at it as I pulled out my bow and arrows. When seeing this Skywise gasped.
"What?" I asked
"That's Joyleaf's bow and arrows!" he breathed
"Can't be, I don't know this Joyleaf." I lied and went digging once more. After that I pulled out, of the weapon category, a whip, a bag full of throwing circles, and a built to hold them all. Than I pulled out clothes. A black off the shoulder shirt, the sleeves looking a lot like leaves, and a black skirt. The skirt looked like it got ripped and now was in three spikes. I couldn't find any shoes; I guess I didn't wear any. Next came a hair lock of the silver color, as was every jewelry I owned. Three bracelets, two finger rings, a noise ring shaped like a new moon, and 8 earrings. I put them all on, just to see if I still could wear them. The crown came next.
The silver veins wrapped around a full moon, shiny stones sparkled as I set it on my head. "Need to work my hair a little, but other than that it fits perfectly." Skywise stared at it as a pulled out the last thing I owned, my necklace.
The wolf head daggling from the silver chain rested in my hand. The yellow new moon on its forehead showing some of my reflection. I smiled and put it on, than turned to Skywise, who had a look of pure shock playing of his face. "What?" I asked
"Where did you get that?" he breathed just as he did with Joyleaf's bow and arrows.
"I don't know," I told him, "I can't remember anything about my past before I was a slave for the trolls. Why?"
"That's Bearclaw's necklace, he used to be our Chief. But now he's---"his voice trailed off as the necklace started to glow.
"I don't know, I'm sorry. All I know is that this bag has been ready for me to leave for a long time. I think it showed up a couple of weeks after I was taken as a slave." I tried to remember. It was hard, two lives in my memory. But I was able to set them straight this made me happy. "What day is it?" I finally asked, the necklace stopped glowing
"You've been asleep for only a night and half a day. Don't worry." Skywise stood up, "I'll go tell Cutter and the tribe your up, while I do that change. Strongbow and some of the others want to see what you can to. Plus Savah wants to see you." With that he left.
I gave a little laugh but followed his orders. The black suit fitted perfectly. I put two bracelets on my left ankle and the one left of my right wrist. Only than did I remember the armband. I went digging in the bag again and found it at the way bottom. It shined silver as it hit the sunlight. The leaves and stars on it reminding me of Joyleaf. This armband gave me joy just remembering who I could be.
After that I braided my bangs and pulled all my black hair into a wolftail. I fitted my crown into it than went outside. The healer named Leetah came up to me at once.
"Well I see." She said and I smiled
"Thank you, Leetah. I owe you one." I told her.
"Well I am a healer, and you looked so brave and sweet at the same time out there." Leetah blushed.
"You helped me more than you think." I gave her a hug, "Thank you so mush, I found me." I told her, tears coming to my face at we parted
She looked at me. She was different than what the books lead her to me. She was strong, pretty, and didn't wear a dress. Her earrings were a lot smaller. I guess little things were changed to protect this wonderful world. "Wow!" she gasped, "your eyes change colors!"
I got a little red as I felt someone trying to send to me, "I have to go, the Wolfriders want to see me." I turned to go but turned back at the last moment, "I have a question." I asked her
"Yes?" Leetah answered
"You want to be my best friend here?" I asked her, "The tribe really doesn't know me, and it feels like I've known you all my life." I told her
She blushed even deeper, "Strange isn't it?" she asked me
I nodded, "You know Cutter and Skywise are soul-brothers, do you think we're soul-sisters?"
"They are?" her eye's got distant, "But I don't know your soul name. At least I don't think I do."
"I don't know, I'm new at this soul stuff. Hey want to meet up after I see everyone that wants to see me?" I asked her
Leetah nodded, "I'll meet you at the bridge of destiny, okay?"
I said okay and ran off to the Wolfriders caves, Strongbow was the one trying to send. "Hey! Someone call?" I asked as I entered the circle the riders formed.
"Glad you came, um, what's your name again?" Cutter asked
"I don't have one, or I have one and can't remember it." I smiled at his surprise
Suddenly Clearbrook came close to my face, "Hmmmm." She said as she examined me, "You look so familiar, I just can't remember where I've seen you." She than called Treestump to come see.
"I do feel like I've seen you before, but where?" he asked himself
Stand back; I want to see if she can fly an arrow! Strongbow looked her up and down, than told her to shoot an arrow at a target he set up.
I fixed an arrow in my bow; I ignored the gasps as some recognized the bow as Joyleaf's. I took my aim and felt something shoot up my arm before I let the arrow fly. I hit the target right in the middle, a bull's eye. Strongbow seemed very pleased at what I did, and gave me a pat on the back
The trolls taught you well, he sent than moved aside as Cutter moved up.
"I want to see how good you are at the sword." He flashed New Moon, trying to make me feel intimidated it didn't work.
I smirked a smirk that would have made Bearclaw proud; again I heard a few gasps at what I did. I pulled Full Moon out of its sheath and readied myself.
I matched Cutter move for move, blow for blow. Soon we both got tired, not a drop of blood showed on our skin. That was until I saw an opening and scraped his side, after that the duel was over. I had won.
"Your good, who learned you?" Cutter asked as he gasped for air.
A cold look came over my face; I couldn't lie all the time. "I.... A man," I closed my eye's as if I were trying to think very hard on what I was saying, "A man that looked a lot like me, but he was much older. He had a friend, a very dark friend that was always close to him. And he always called me his little something. Little warrior, little moon, little beam of pride." I started to name things Bearclaw said Moonfell was to him, but I stopped at the beam of pride, "I can't remember anymore, I wish I did."
I looked around the riders, they were all pale, that is all except the cubs. "You know it's like you can't remember something, but it's at the tip of your tongue and you can't remember it all the way?" I looked around, "I guess not. Well I have to go see Savah, but I don't know the way?" I hinted
"I'll show you." Dart offered, he grabbed my hand and we ran off. He was really full of spit and vinegar. He left me once we arrived at the entrance of the hut I entered. Savah was sitting on her chair; it looked more like a throne than a chair though.
"Hello my child. My name's Savah." She began
"I know." I told her as I stepped closer.
She didn't seemed taken aback at all, instead she just smiled, "do you know why I asked you to come here?" she asked me.
I shook my head.
Savah gestured for me to lean close to her. I did, she than said, "from what I heard I believe that you have some old elf powers. The trolls called you a seductress, did they not?"
"Yes they did Savah." I answered
"Why?" she smiled
"When I was young I was allowed to be at some places without my blindfold. But one day I was at one of those places with another Troll, he was watching me." I could remember it as if it was just yesterday that it happened, "I was doing what I was supposed to be doing when I looked up at the troll, he was about to whip me and I didn't want to be whipped. Well anyway I looked him in the eye and he said that he loved me and offered to set me free."
"Why did he want to do that all of a sudden?" Savah asked
"I don't know, he just wanted to make me happy. That's what he said anyway. Well right when he was about to set me free he was caught and I had to keep my blindfold on all the time, all except when I'm alone." I sighed, "what do you think my power is?" I asked her
"Did you think of anything before he said he loved you?" Savah asked putting an arm around me.
I tried to remember, "He was saying really bad things about elves, and it made me mad. I was so mad I wished he fell in love with the next elf he sees. Eather that or he just turned into what he hates so much. That's when I looked him in the eye." I finished, that something that had followed the Wolfriders in the caves was back. I looked around that room, as if I was trying to remember something, than I saw the bug in the window.
I know my child, Savah sent to me
What is it? I sent back
A spirit bug, it seems to be hunting you. Savah told me
Should I kill it? I asked
No, it is a good thing to have the bug follow you. It means that you'll be Recognized soon, and fall in love at the same time. I haven't seen one in a long time.
I gave a sigh. Was I Moonfell or not? I turned my gaze back to Savah; she was looking at me fondly.
"You have something deep in your mind that is troubling you, my child." Savah rubbed a soft hand through my hair, "what is it?"
I couldn't hold it back, I had to tell someone, "I'm not of this world. I come from a planet called Earth, where there are no elves. Elves were only something in books people imagined up, I read some books with elves. One of those books was called ElfQuest. I became a fan almost at once." I paused, "Don't ask why but I was in a near by park to where I live and I saw this necklace in the fountain. When I put it on I ended up here. Than I had a dream about Bearclaw and Joyleaf, you know who they are right?" I asked her
Savah nodded, she seemed to take thing really well.
"Anyway they told me that they had been looking for their daughter, Moonfell, for a long time. Bringing other earth girls here in this world, they seemed to really love this person. They asked me if I was her, or rather told me about her and than told me that they couldn't take much more. They seemed so sad." I stopped than I wanted to cry.
"That's horrible, but you're taking the traveling so well." Savah smiled
I suddenly realized that I was taking it really well. Most people would freak out by now, panic. I wonder why I'm not doing any of that? I was still wondering that when Savah stood.
"You say that this world doesn't have any elves? Not a one?" she asked as she walked around her hut, looking at the pitchers on the wall.
"Yes, there are legends of elves, or the little people as she call them." I told her while getting up.
"I see, there are many things that we need to fix." She turned back at me, "I wouldn't want you to get killed or kidnapped, or worse." She smirked, "you need a name, and I would think it shouldn't be Moonfell until we know that you are her, what name would you like?"
I thought about my ElfQuest Internet screen name, Starfall. It was close to Moonfell, to close. I started to think of names my friend gave themselves at net names. WildKat, Nightrise, Moonbeam, a friend in England called herself the Skinner. But none of those names's fit me, and in this world names mean something. I was just going over a new list of friends sign in name's when Savah spook up.
"I think I have just the name," she said as she stepped into the back, I didn't follow her. Soon she came back with something in her hands, "This scroll has names of the first elves of the world of two moons, I just remembered one." She opened it and looked down the list, "Ah, here it is. Nightlily, the passion of the night. She was very loved in her time." Savah said, as she looked me in the eye. I liked the name it clicked in my mind.
"I would be honored to have that name." I told her
Savah smiled, "Now about the soul name, do humans have them in your world?" she asked
I shook my head.
"I can't give you one so we'll just have to wait to see what it is." Savah looked me up and down, "are you able to fight?" she asked me
I nodded, "I took archery in school, so I know how to do that before I came here. But I am able to fight with dagger, sword, and these throwing circle things since I got here." I told her
"It must be the life that stayed as a slave for the trolls coming in." Savah sat down, "I haven't seen this happen before," she smiled, "How old were you in the world?"
"I was 16." I told her
"And you look 18 turn of the seasons here, strange." She sighed, "You may go for now but come back tomorrow around noon." She told me with a wink, I gave a nod and went to find Leetah as we had agreed
I guess I better start at the beginning. I was a 16 year-old girl that lived in the year 2004 of Earth. I only read about the world with two moons in comic books called ElfQuest, and even that only two books. But I love what I read, I dreamed to go to that world and be apart of it. A girlish fantasy I thought, all until that full moon night.........
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~* I walked out of my house on Second Street. My one strap backpack pulled over my right shoulder. My parents were fighting again; I didn't like to be there when they did. I went to the near by park, the full moon high in the sky, I liked it that way.
I slowly made my way to my favorite spot, by the park fountain. Ever since my parent started to split up and started to fight about who got what, I came here. It was only a small amount of time before they got to her, than the battle would begin, now was just little fights. I sat down on one of the benches and looked up at the sky.
The stars were bright tonight, but something at the bottom of my eye shined. I looked down and saw something in the fountain. I slowly got up and walked over to in. It shined again when I reached the fountain. Almost afraid of what I would find I looked down, and gasped.
Bearclaw's necklace was there in the water!! ElfQuest fans would kill to have that! Why would anyone put it there, it was so cool looking. I couldn't believe my luck, but yet at the back of my mind I knew something was going to happen if I took the necklace, I just didn't know what. I thought it over and decided to at least take the necklace out of the water, it might rust over or something.
I gently reached into the water and moved my hand toward it, I was excited for some reason. I closed my fingers around the cold metal, lightning shot through me. I retrieved it out of the water and looked at it closely.
I had always thought it was a bear head, but now that I looked at it, it was a wolf. The ears were more pointed in the wolf way than rounded like a bears. The moon on its forehead was yellow, not like the rest of the metal like the books showed. I walked back to my pack and took out a Puff Kleenex; I always carried a few packets of them, just in case. I started to dry the necklace off, the metal shined in the moonlight. I wonder if it's silver, I thought to myself as I put it over my neck.
It went right next to my cleavage. It felt right that I had in around my neck, I felt somewhat whole. Suddenly I felt dizzy and I hardly could keep my eyes open. I fell to the ground and passed out before I knew what was happening to me.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~* I woke up on a cot, in a meat room. But I couldn't remember who I was or where I came from. This scared me to peaces, all until I looked on the shiny floor.
An elf maiden of 18 stared back at me. She had black hair that seemed to shine blue was she moved her head. Her ears were pointed and looked like they used to be pierced but the rings were taken out a while ago, her nose looked like that also. The elves eyes were a hazel brownish greenish blue; the pupil widened as I stared at my reflection, and was shock for two things. One was that the floor would be so clean and two that I looked so young.
A sudden pounding on my door made me jump. A voice followed it.
"Put on the blind fold of yours, your needed elf!" It said, and I obeyed. I didn't know why, just that it was something that I usually did.
The person at the door opened it and walked in after I put the blindfold on. He pushed me out of the room. It was as if I had done this all my life, I knew exactly what to do and how to do it.
The person placed a tray in my hands and told me to follow him. Suddenly memories started to enter my mind, it explained all my questions but one, what my name was.
I was an elf slave to the trolls almost all my life, a servant to the king. I was a piece of owner ship, giving the king a higher rank. I had been here for 13 years now, and hated every bit of it. She was strong and had many things that were taken away. Ear rings, rings, armband, crown, some weapons, and necklace I had ever since I was a baby.
I was taken to the king and sat besides him as he watched Oddbit dance. I held up the tray to him when he wonted it. Soon Oddbit stopped dancing and came over to talk sweet to King Greymung.
A strange smell invaded my nose, I also heard voices, "Someone's coming my troll King." I said in the sweetest voice I could.
Before the King could say anything someone came in.
"Greymung the shiftless, mighty king of the trolls!" Someone said from the entrance
"WHAT'S THIS?! Wolfriders invading my domain--?! UNTHINKABLE!!" the king exploded, "Picknose, you miserable worm! Is this how you defend your king?!"
"Relax great troll! Our visit won't be overlong...." I drowned them out after that; it had nothing to do with me. That was all until a person was slapped into my lap.
I looked down and saw the outline of an elf; he was staring up at me in shock. "Are you alright?" I asked him
"By the high ones!" he stood up and looked down at me
"Here Skywise! The king presents you with a gift!" Someone said and I heard a chipping noise. Skywise didn't catch it though, I did. I fingered it and smirked.
"Someone finally chip that rock of yours King?" I asked than held out a hand so who ever Skywise was could take it, "It'll be a good luck charm if you plan it right." I said
The person in front of me took the piece of rock and did away with it.
"An Elf!!" the someone who had been talking to the king yelled, "You have a elf as a personal slave?!?!"
"If you wont her you can have her Wolfrider! She is no need of mine anymore, she's a seductress anyway." He said unevenly. Someone came close to me and started to take off my blindfold but stopped when the king shouted, "DON'T DO THAT! That's the main power releaser! She can make any man do what she wants though her eyes!"
The person that was so close to me stopped than, after getting orders from his leader, through me over his shoulder and walked away from the throne. The next thing I knew was that I was put on the back of a very furry animal.
My name's Skywise, the person that picked her up and put her on the animal sent.
Hello Skywise, I sent back. I didn't know how I could do that, it came naturally it me.
What's your name? He asked me
I don't know, I sent to him, look when I came here I had a few things taken from me I would like them back. They mean a lot to me Skywise.
I'll see what I can do, was his answer, I smiled he seemed nice.
After a while a large bag was thrown at me, I opened it and ran my fingers though it all. It was my things but I was missing two very important things. I smiled as I spoke out loud, "Give them here Oddbit."
"I don't know what your talking about elf!" Oddbit stated flatly
"O please! You've been eyeing the crown and necklace ever since you saw me have it on!" I barked at her
"Liar!" Oddbit put her hands on her hips.
I let out a loud growl; I bared my teeth my fangs showing themselves. I heard Oddbit whimper and take off the necklace and my crown, she than threw them at me. I caught them and put them in the bag that was thrown at me, I was ready.
Got everything? Skywise asked me as he mounted the furry animal right behind me, I gave a short nod a smile coming to my lips; and what has you so happy?
Two things. One: I get to leave this horrible place. And two: I'm glad that you find me, um, how should I put it? O yes, pretty enough? I gave a giggle as I felt him blush a little.
After a while we started to move, to where I didn't know. Skywise kept me awake by sending to me, I sent back when I was not trying to figure out where we were going.
"OWWOOO...Owtch!" I gave a giggle when I heard the leader stop singing, I felt him give me an evil look, "Skywise! Why do you want strands of everyone's hair?"
"To braid into a string for the magic stone! Like this pretty little elf told me, it would be good luck." Skywise cupped my chin, I toned them out than, I thought I heard something. I lessened hard all of a sudden I felt more than heard something following us. Whatever it was was small and clever, but it stood its distance and didn't strike. Of that I was thankful. I tuned back into what Skywise and the leader, also called Cutter, were saying.
"Light! I see light ahead!" Skywise shouted in my ear, I grunted and felt his hand close around my waist tighten. That made me smirk. "Cutter! Come on! Come see the new land!" Skywise called behind him.
"In a moment, friend. Treestump! Guard this crafty one," Cutter answered, "until we make certain old Greymung didn't lie!" I heard him say to someone and they gave answer. Than it was to bright for me to see or hear, it was as if everything was turned off and all there was, was blinding light! I covered my eyes.
Suddenly noise made itself known. A sudden rumble made me come back to life. Next thing I knew was that I fell off the furry animal I was on and I started rolling, than I blacked out from hitting my head.
When I came to I still had my blindfold on, I slowly took it off. Barren land met my eyes, not a plaint in sight. I gasped at the sight of it. The bright sun was setting as I stood up, not moving my eyes from straight ahead. Tears came to my eyes and I ducked under a rock, that's when I thought of Skywise and his fellow tribe members, I started to send.
SKYWISE? I sent about four times before his voice appeared in my mind Where are you? He asked
I'll find you I sent back and got up, I sniffed the air. My things were with Skywise that I could tell, but where he was, that was the hard part. He and his tribe had moved when I was out and I had to find them.
It took me a full night and the next day to catch up to them. And when I did it was only Nightfall and Redlance. They told me what happened.
"Redlance couldn't go any further, we stayed behind and Cutter with the rest of the tribe went on. I wonder if their ok?" Nightfall explained as Redlance drifted off in another fitful sleep.
"I'll stay with you two than, you can't stay out here alone from what I've seen." I told them. Than I surveyed Redlance, "he needs water, lots of it." I looked around there was only one sticker plaint. I had seen an animal cut the plaint and water come from it when I had been searching for the tribe. "Let me borrow that knife of yours, I think I know where I could find us some water."
Nightfall nodded and handed over her knife, I said thanks and went over to the sticker plaint. I cut the top part off, water was on the inside of the plaint, and a smile came to my lips as I told Nightfall to toss me the water skin. I filled two before I put the top back on and settled by Nightfall, who drank fully while I tried to get Redlance to drink some. I didn't drink at all, Cutter would be coming for them I just knew it.
"You have such wonderful color of eyes, they change color." Nightfall said once she had woke up that evening.
"They do?" I asked, turning to face her.
She nodded than looked at her dieing lifemate and whispered something to him. She held up the water skin and tried to make him drink, she than fell to his chest.
"He'll live thought this, I promise he will." I told her as she started to cry on me, "You both will, even your wolves." I finished.
She went to sleep again and shortly after that I did as well. But it wasn't soon after that when I woke to find Cutter and two other elves coming toward us. I woke up Nightfall and she went to hug him at once, while I got rid of a scavenger bird and did away with it. Only than did I go to stand by Cutter and Nightfall.
The healer was just starting her work, Cutter looked shocked to see me. After that we set up a sling to carry Redlance and Nightfall I wouldn't lay with them. But I did stay protectively close to the two; not lessening to was they were saying, but there all the same.
Soon we came to a village and was greeted by all the Wolfriders, no one could believe that I lived my fall. As Nightfall and Redlance told of how I came and saved them by showing them how to find water I felt something deep in mind that I knew all this had happened before. I started to search for this knowing when the Wolfriders turned to me.
"How did you know where the water was?" Treestump asked me.
I would like to know how she lived that fall. Strongbow added
I started to get dizzy and my head started to get pains in it. Suddenly I collapsed on the ground, my breathing sallow and weak. I backed out again, this time from lack of water and sleep.
*~~~~*~~~~*Dream Starts*~~~~*~~~~* I was in a forest full of thick trees by a swimming pond. An elf woman and elf man was on either sides of me they were watching me sleep. Now they noticed I had woken up.
"Your up my beam of pride." The man said giving me a hug.
"Where am I?" I asked
"Home." The woman answered.
The scene changed and I was in front of a large tree, holes were all over in it. I imminently knew this was where I lived, a Holt.
Suddenly a large black wolf came up to me, and started to lick my face. This made the man laugh.
"Blackfell what are you doing to her? She's just woken up!" he said taking me into his strong arms, I was no older that three years old.
"Moonfell!" a familiar voice called to me.
I looked over the mans shoulder to find a young Skywise running up to me, "Hi Skywise!" I answered.
"Have you seen that brother of yours?" Skywise asked, I felt a little disappointed that he wasn't looking for me.
I shook my head.
"O, well I'll see you tonight than!" than he ran off in search for Cutter.
Suddenly everything changed again and it was just the elf woman, the man, and I.
"What happened?" I asked
"Katty when you wake up you will know why you're here in ElfQuest." The woman said gravely, "The daughter of Blackfell will find you and we'll see if you fit." At this the woman started to cry.
"You see, cub, many Earthlings have come before you. Everyone not your daughter, none of them was our little Moonfell." The man comforted his sobbing mate, "Moonfell was my little girl, a daddies girl all the way. She would do nothing to hurt anyone; she was also our youngest cub. But than when she was five she was taken from us, and just disappeared!" at this he couldn't go on, but his mate did.
"We both took it hard. She was part of our life, just as Cutter is, was. When she went missing Bearclaw and I didn't sleep, eat, or talk for months. We spent almost all of our time out looking for Moonfell. Skywise helped until Furfox wrapped him around her little finger." She paused, "You have to be her, please be my little Moon!" She started to cry again
"Shhh, Joyleaf, it's alright." Bearclaw turned to me, "Moonfell was my little warrior, she was loved by all of the tribe. When she disappeared it hit all of us hard. Please, I don't think we could take anymore of this."
*~~~~*~~~~*Dream Ends*~~~~*~~~~* I sat straight up in bed. Tears running down my face, mixed with sweat. My breathing was hard as memories of my whole life came back to my mind. My noise started to bleed as it came to an end, Skywise was there almost at once.
As he started to wipe my noise of blood I sent to him.
Where's that bag of things I took with me? I sent to him
"I put it in the corner for the hut, I'll give it to you once I've wiped your noise." He said out loud.
All right I told him. Once he was done he went to the corner and came back with a big brown bag. He took a seat by me as I started to look through it.
First I brought out my dagger, Longtooth. I handed to Skywise.
"Made of a real Longtooth's tooth!" he breathed.
I gave a nod and set it off to the side. Than went back to digging. Next I brought out a sword named Full Moon. Skywise stared at it as I pulled out my bow and arrows. When seeing this Skywise gasped.
"What?" I asked
"That's Joyleaf's bow and arrows!" he breathed
"Can't be, I don't know this Joyleaf." I lied and went digging once more. After that I pulled out, of the weapon category, a whip, a bag full of throwing circles, and a built to hold them all. Than I pulled out clothes. A black off the shoulder shirt, the sleeves looking a lot like leaves, and a black skirt. The skirt looked like it got ripped and now was in three spikes. I couldn't find any shoes; I guess I didn't wear any. Next came a hair lock of the silver color, as was every jewelry I owned. Three bracelets, two finger rings, a noise ring shaped like a new moon, and 8 earrings. I put them all on, just to see if I still could wear them. The crown came next.
The silver veins wrapped around a full moon, shiny stones sparkled as I set it on my head. "Need to work my hair a little, but other than that it fits perfectly." Skywise stared at it as a pulled out the last thing I owned, my necklace.
The wolf head daggling from the silver chain rested in my hand. The yellow new moon on its forehead showing some of my reflection. I smiled and put it on, than turned to Skywise, who had a look of pure shock playing of his face. "What?" I asked
"Where did you get that?" he breathed just as he did with Joyleaf's bow and arrows.
"I don't know," I told him, "I can't remember anything about my past before I was a slave for the trolls. Why?"
"That's Bearclaw's necklace, he used to be our Chief. But now he's---"his voice trailed off as the necklace started to glow.
"I don't know, I'm sorry. All I know is that this bag has been ready for me to leave for a long time. I think it showed up a couple of weeks after I was taken as a slave." I tried to remember. It was hard, two lives in my memory. But I was able to set them straight this made me happy. "What day is it?" I finally asked, the necklace stopped glowing
"You've been asleep for only a night and half a day. Don't worry." Skywise stood up, "I'll go tell Cutter and the tribe your up, while I do that change. Strongbow and some of the others want to see what you can to. Plus Savah wants to see you." With that he left.
I gave a little laugh but followed his orders. The black suit fitted perfectly. I put two bracelets on my left ankle and the one left of my right wrist. Only than did I remember the armband. I went digging in the bag again and found it at the way bottom. It shined silver as it hit the sunlight. The leaves and stars on it reminding me of Joyleaf. This armband gave me joy just remembering who I could be.
After that I braided my bangs and pulled all my black hair into a wolftail. I fitted my crown into it than went outside. The healer named Leetah came up to me at once.
"Well I see." She said and I smiled
"Thank you, Leetah. I owe you one." I told her.
"Well I am a healer, and you looked so brave and sweet at the same time out there." Leetah blushed.
"You helped me more than you think." I gave her a hug, "Thank you so mush, I found me." I told her, tears coming to my face at we parted
She looked at me. She was different than what the books lead her to me. She was strong, pretty, and didn't wear a dress. Her earrings were a lot smaller. I guess little things were changed to protect this wonderful world. "Wow!" she gasped, "your eyes change colors!"
I got a little red as I felt someone trying to send to me, "I have to go, the Wolfriders want to see me." I turned to go but turned back at the last moment, "I have a question." I asked her
"Yes?" Leetah answered
"You want to be my best friend here?" I asked her, "The tribe really doesn't know me, and it feels like I've known you all my life." I told her
She blushed even deeper, "Strange isn't it?" she asked me
I nodded, "You know Cutter and Skywise are soul-brothers, do you think we're soul-sisters?"
"They are?" her eye's got distant, "But I don't know your soul name. At least I don't think I do."
"I don't know, I'm new at this soul stuff. Hey want to meet up after I see everyone that wants to see me?" I asked her
Leetah nodded, "I'll meet you at the bridge of destiny, okay?"
I said okay and ran off to the Wolfriders caves, Strongbow was the one trying to send. "Hey! Someone call?" I asked as I entered the circle the riders formed.
"Glad you came, um, what's your name again?" Cutter asked
"I don't have one, or I have one and can't remember it." I smiled at his surprise
Suddenly Clearbrook came close to my face, "Hmmmm." She said as she examined me, "You look so familiar, I just can't remember where I've seen you." She than called Treestump to come see.
"I do feel like I've seen you before, but where?" he asked himself
Stand back; I want to see if she can fly an arrow! Strongbow looked her up and down, than told her to shoot an arrow at a target he set up.
I fixed an arrow in my bow; I ignored the gasps as some recognized the bow as Joyleaf's. I took my aim and felt something shoot up my arm before I let the arrow fly. I hit the target right in the middle, a bull's eye. Strongbow seemed very pleased at what I did, and gave me a pat on the back
The trolls taught you well, he sent than moved aside as Cutter moved up.
"I want to see how good you are at the sword." He flashed New Moon, trying to make me feel intimidated it didn't work.
I smirked a smirk that would have made Bearclaw proud; again I heard a few gasps at what I did. I pulled Full Moon out of its sheath and readied myself.
I matched Cutter move for move, blow for blow. Soon we both got tired, not a drop of blood showed on our skin. That was until I saw an opening and scraped his side, after that the duel was over. I had won.
"Your good, who learned you?" Cutter asked as he gasped for air.
A cold look came over my face; I couldn't lie all the time. "I.... A man," I closed my eye's as if I were trying to think very hard on what I was saying, "A man that looked a lot like me, but he was much older. He had a friend, a very dark friend that was always close to him. And he always called me his little something. Little warrior, little moon, little beam of pride." I started to name things Bearclaw said Moonfell was to him, but I stopped at the beam of pride, "I can't remember anymore, I wish I did."
I looked around the riders, they were all pale, that is all except the cubs. "You know it's like you can't remember something, but it's at the tip of your tongue and you can't remember it all the way?" I looked around, "I guess not. Well I have to go see Savah, but I don't know the way?" I hinted
"I'll show you." Dart offered, he grabbed my hand and we ran off. He was really full of spit and vinegar. He left me once we arrived at the entrance of the hut I entered. Savah was sitting on her chair; it looked more like a throne than a chair though.
"Hello my child. My name's Savah." She began
"I know." I told her as I stepped closer.
She didn't seemed taken aback at all, instead she just smiled, "do you know why I asked you to come here?" she asked me.
I shook my head.
Savah gestured for me to lean close to her. I did, she than said, "from what I heard I believe that you have some old elf powers. The trolls called you a seductress, did they not?"
"Yes they did Savah." I answered
"Why?" she smiled
"When I was young I was allowed to be at some places without my blindfold. But one day I was at one of those places with another Troll, he was watching me." I could remember it as if it was just yesterday that it happened, "I was doing what I was supposed to be doing when I looked up at the troll, he was about to whip me and I didn't want to be whipped. Well anyway I looked him in the eye and he said that he loved me and offered to set me free."
"Why did he want to do that all of a sudden?" Savah asked
"I don't know, he just wanted to make me happy. That's what he said anyway. Well right when he was about to set me free he was caught and I had to keep my blindfold on all the time, all except when I'm alone." I sighed, "what do you think my power is?" I asked her
"Did you think of anything before he said he loved you?" Savah asked putting an arm around me.
I tried to remember, "He was saying really bad things about elves, and it made me mad. I was so mad I wished he fell in love with the next elf he sees. Eather that or he just turned into what he hates so much. That's when I looked him in the eye." I finished, that something that had followed the Wolfriders in the caves was back. I looked around that room, as if I was trying to remember something, than I saw the bug in the window.
I know my child, Savah sent to me
What is it? I sent back
A spirit bug, it seems to be hunting you. Savah told me
Should I kill it? I asked
No, it is a good thing to have the bug follow you. It means that you'll be Recognized soon, and fall in love at the same time. I haven't seen one in a long time.
I gave a sigh. Was I Moonfell or not? I turned my gaze back to Savah; she was looking at me fondly.
"You have something deep in your mind that is troubling you, my child." Savah rubbed a soft hand through my hair, "what is it?"
I couldn't hold it back, I had to tell someone, "I'm not of this world. I come from a planet called Earth, where there are no elves. Elves were only something in books people imagined up, I read some books with elves. One of those books was called ElfQuest. I became a fan almost at once." I paused, "Don't ask why but I was in a near by park to where I live and I saw this necklace in the fountain. When I put it on I ended up here. Than I had a dream about Bearclaw and Joyleaf, you know who they are right?" I asked her
Savah nodded, she seemed to take thing really well.
"Anyway they told me that they had been looking for their daughter, Moonfell, for a long time. Bringing other earth girls here in this world, they seemed to really love this person. They asked me if I was her, or rather told me about her and than told me that they couldn't take much more. They seemed so sad." I stopped than I wanted to cry.
"That's horrible, but you're taking the traveling so well." Savah smiled
I suddenly realized that I was taking it really well. Most people would freak out by now, panic. I wonder why I'm not doing any of that? I was still wondering that when Savah stood.
"You say that this world doesn't have any elves? Not a one?" she asked as she walked around her hut, looking at the pitchers on the wall.
"Yes, there are legends of elves, or the little people as she call them." I told her while getting up.
"I see, there are many things that we need to fix." She turned back at me, "I wouldn't want you to get killed or kidnapped, or worse." She smirked, "you need a name, and I would think it shouldn't be Moonfell until we know that you are her, what name would you like?"
I thought about my ElfQuest Internet screen name, Starfall. It was close to Moonfell, to close. I started to think of names my friend gave themselves at net names. WildKat, Nightrise, Moonbeam, a friend in England called herself the Skinner. But none of those names's fit me, and in this world names mean something. I was just going over a new list of friends sign in name's when Savah spook up.
"I think I have just the name," she said as she stepped into the back, I didn't follow her. Soon she came back with something in her hands, "This scroll has names of the first elves of the world of two moons, I just remembered one." She opened it and looked down the list, "Ah, here it is. Nightlily, the passion of the night. She was very loved in her time." Savah said, as she looked me in the eye. I liked the name it clicked in my mind.
"I would be honored to have that name." I told her
Savah smiled, "Now about the soul name, do humans have them in your world?" she asked
I shook my head.
"I can't give you one so we'll just have to wait to see what it is." Savah looked me up and down, "are you able to fight?" she asked me
I nodded, "I took archery in school, so I know how to do that before I came here. But I am able to fight with dagger, sword, and these throwing circle things since I got here." I told her
"It must be the life that stayed as a slave for the trolls coming in." Savah sat down, "I haven't seen this happen before," she smiled, "How old were you in the world?"
"I was 16." I told her
"And you look 18 turn of the seasons here, strange." She sighed, "You may go for now but come back tomorrow around noon." She told me with a wink, I gave a nod and went to find Leetah as we had agreed