Chapter 1 The Visit
Sierra waited outside Emily's house it had been a almost two years since she had seen her, Her Dad had planned for her to see Emily again, But she was actually in 'Stonehill'. Her hair had grown from the last time she saw Emily and her friends but she was still wearing the same sparkling gem. Something had happened with the gem she didn't know, it happened right after Emily and her friends were keeping those odd horses, They were hiding something from her she knew it. She slowly knocked on the door, In a few seconds Emily answered, she looked shocked as did Ozzie, the ferret looked just the same as when she had last seen him.
"Sierra"? Emily gasped.
"That's me". Sierra said unsure if this was a happy surprise or a disappointing surprise for Emily.
"What are you doing here"?
"Didn't your mom tell you"?
"My mom has been out of town for a week I'v been running the pet palace, she would have told me if you were coming"!
Sierra was quite surprised, She had heard her dad talk to Ms. Fletcher on the phone saying it was fine if she came over.
"Well when will your mom be back". Emily looked down at the floor worried. "In about…..another week".
"Oh, well I can help out at the pet palace, while I stay and-".
"Why not". Emily replied. Ozzie scampered around the floor looking at Sierras Gem. It sparkled in the fading sun. It also seemed to change color a lot lately and…..shape, Sierra didn't know what was going on but whatever it was Emily had something to do with it, and she was going to find out!
Chapter 2 Mage of Elements
Sierra watched as Emily packed her self a pair of PJ's, and a comb for Ozzie.
"Are you sure you don't mind me going to a sleepover at ravenswood for the night"? Emily asked.
"No not at all". Sierra Smiled.
"Thanks Sierra I'll be back tomorrow if there are any problems Just call me, I left Adriane's phone number on the table"! And with that Sierra watched Emily run out the door quickly. Sierra smiled and quickly ran out the door, She wasn't going to stay here when Emily was going out to a sleepover at Ravenswood, she was going to follow her until she figured out what was going on.
She followed Emily out to the gates of Ravenswood, quickly to find Emily's friends waiting for her.
"About time you arrived that Shadow creature is all over Ravenswood"! Adriane said.
Kara held up a sparkling jewel in her hand it glowed pink and red. "Big deal he's no match for the blazing star"!
What's the BlazingStar? Sierra wondered, more importantly what was a shadow creature?
Ozzie trued his head and saw Sierra hiding in the bushes.
"Gah"! He said.
"What is Ozzie"? Emily asked. The ferret did not dare speak if he did Sierra would find out, like she already didn't know enough.
"Ozzie come on tell us already"! Adriane said impatiently. The girls tried to figure out Ozzie's charades. Sierra couldn't help but giggle they were talking to a ferret! Suddenly she turned her head to see something dark slither in between the tree's. She gasped it's eyes saw her, blood red, and yellow teeth, She screamed as it launched at her, Emily, Kara and Adriane turned there heads as Sierra shot a ribbon of blue healing light at the shadow creature, it wrapped the creature in a sort of cocoon. Sierra felt the pain of the monster and had the instinct to give something to it but what? Another blast of blue light shot up from Sierras Jewel, the creature broke out of it revealing an odd fox-like creature, it was as white as snow with six tails! Sierra gasped As the creature got up as started to purr like a kitten. She was still shocked but there was something about this animal, something special, like a bond.
'Friend"! the Fox creature talked telepathically. Her gem started to glow into a shape like a clover, it glowed green, then orange and gold, then pink and red, purple, blue, and aqua, and then settled back on green. The girls gasped.
"That's it"! Ozzie said. "She's an Elemental mage"!
CHAPTER 3 Legend tells
The three girls stood still drinking herbal tea inside the Ravenswood libary. three of them were wondering how to explain this. and the other was trying to act normal. or as normal as she could when she had just met a six tailed fox that was once a horrible monster, and the ferret talking.
"Uh I know this seems weird... but uh". Emily said trying hard to tell Sierra.
"listen pony girl, were mages trying to keep ravenswood safe because a bunch of magical creatures live here"! Adriane said.
"And Just because you have a jewel doesn't mean that you can just join the Avalon club". Kara said.
"Well". Said Tweek, who had already met Sierra. "By the way Ozzie described it to me, it would seem that she is an Elemental mage".
"Whats that"? Kara asked.
"An Elemental mage controls all four elements, along with having twice the power and the ability of a healer a warrior and a blazingstar, they also have there own special power of using any kind of magic they pleas, and there magic is unlike any other kind of mage they can actually use there magic to do anything they want".
"Wow that's allot of magic". Said emily.
"Maybe so but it takes years to master half of that ability". Tweek reported.
"So let me get this straight, I'm a mage with great power and have this little creature thing following me around"?
"Actually it's called a bonded, and it's a Kumiho a nine tail fox only seen in the far east of Aldemour, quite rare yours is just a pup, that's why it only has six tails".
Sierra looked down at the little Kumiho pup.
Sierra Freind! He said. Sierra picked him up and snuggled him.
"So why didn't we have an Elemental mage on our quest tweek"? Adriane asked.
"Well legend tells that Elemental mages were becoming crazy with magic so almost every creature in Aldemour teamed up against them even the farimentals, some started turning dark. Most fled here to earth, while others were destroyed.
"Was there anything that could stop the Elemental mages"? Kara asked.
"Yes infact if a skultum got a hold of one they had the ability to take there magic from the mage".
Emily suddenly gasped.
"So let me get this straight a dark fairy crature that you defeat by saying it's name can take down a mage more powerful then ten farimentals"?
"That about sums it up"!
Adirane sigh. "I hate this world and all the rules in it".
for the rest of the night Sierra watched Emily and her friends talk on and on about what they were going to do with Sierra. Sierra looked out the window and for a split second thought she saw something moving in the shadows. She turned away it was probably nothing But outside deep red eyes watched and listen to every word the mages said.
Chapter 4 AN UNWANTED OUTCAST
"You want to do WHAT"! Adriane Yelled.
"Uh i think we should mentor, Sierra, and maybe let her join the group"? Emily said shyly.
"Didn't you hear what tweek said"? Kara walked over and sat next to Adriane. "Elemental mages are dangerous, she has all of our ability's times ten, and more, she could overpower all of us"!
"And besides, see what she did yesterday, she doesn't need us".
"Yes but something bothers me". Emily said.
Kara and Adriane looked up.
"My mom has been gone longer then she said she would be, and she didn't tell me Sierra was coming over, infact i don't think it was my mom that said yes".
"Then who was it". The warrior asked.
"A skultum". Emilys word echoed eerily across the room.
"That would make sense". Ozzie agreed.
"Wait", Kara said. "What happens if a Skultum gets a hold of her"?
"I think she would looose all her magic". Ozzie said. "After all she is not completely attached to it therefore it is not in her aura yet-"
"And that means it won't affected her life span or anything"! Emily said relived.
"So if the Skultum gets her she'll lose her magic but she won't be harmed". Adriane said calmly.
"Well the process will speed up if she bonds to that Kumiho".
"This is perfect if she losses her magic i'll still be the most powerful on the Avalon Team- i Mean...uh she won't hurt anybody". Kara said with a phoney smile on her face.
Sierra listend from outside, were they really just going to let something take her magic away, anger, rage, and sorrow built up inside of her, her jewel glowed an angry fire red, but then as she started to cry, the jewel tuned an brown mud, mixed with an errie green glow. her dark brown hair fell over her face, as she started to cry. to loud to hear what the others were saying inside.
"Wait, Kara were not going to let A Skultum steal her magic". Adriane said.
"But Adriane there can only be three mage's, she just doesn't fit in'.
"So how about the blazing star, did you hear how she uses magic for her own good and still can't control it".
Kara turned over to Adriane.
"Well listen miss, I HATE ALL PEOPLE AND WISH I WAS NEVER BORN, I happen to care for the safety of ravenswood".
"Wow you are REALLY BAD AT NAME CALLING kara".
The two girls glared at each other.
"okay guys break it up". Said Emily pulling the two girls away from each other.
"I will mentor her, in healing, she can't hurt anyone with that, and if you two are not going to help, then at least help me protect her from the Skultum"!
All was silent. Then Adraine spoke up.
"Fine, i'll teach her Warrior basics but thats it, just for self defence".
"Kara"? Emily asked.
"Oh no you don't, i'm not helping".
The two girls glared at Kara.
"OH FINE I'll protect her, but NOTHING ELSE got it"?
The girls sigh. "Oh fine, but at least give her a D-fly phone"! Emily said.
"Oh fine"! Kara huffed.
CHAPTER 5 THE DARK BOND
Sierra lay in the long grassy field, Ravenswood was so big she had found just a tiny pond that was uncharted on the map of the trails. Her Jewel still pulsed with brown and eerie green light. She didn't know anything about magic, why were Emily and her friends acting like jerks, she had once though that Emily was the coolest girl in the world, now she had seen her true side.
"Why Friend cry"? Asked the Kumiho pup.
"Well i guess your not against me". Sierra said wipeing her tears away.
"Well a girl i really wanted to be good friends, kinda betrayed me for her B.F.F's.
"That girl mean, you be friends with me"!
Sierra looked into the Kumiho's deep green eye's, she suddenly felt something, a bond.
"Whats your name"? She asked kindly.
"My name...My Name..." The foxlike creature looked around, and spotted a lilipad he then rememberd the story his sister had told him by the pond a few months ago, about a great hero fox...
"My name is Hero"! He said proudly.
Sierra smiled. She looked deep into Hero's eye's. They were now forever bonded.
The Skultum couldn't believe what he was seeing, This Elemental mage had bonded yes, but when her heart was in pain, she had created a dark bond. he would just have to wait a little longer...
END OF PART ONE