There is a prophesy.
The Dark War, an act in history people don't believe in.
A war that almost defeated all magical beings.
A thousand years after, a group of nine with magic
Will rise and use their powers on the darkness.
They will use their magic along with their bravery, strength, loyalty,, intelligence and selflessness
To win the new Dark War.
But three and no less, will have greater power than the rest.
After years of thinking they were normal beings,
They will all discover that they are much more.
Ezra woke to the sound of music blairing through a speaker too loud. He saw from the top bunk that the time is 8: 30. Why are these guys up so early on the first day of summer break? I mea, I haven't gone to school since I was seven, when mom and dad were killed, but even after eight years I know your suppose to sleep in. He got out of bed in his sleeping shirt and pants, not bothering to brush his wild raven blue hair, and went downstairs.
He had just gotten this foster family yesterday after being caught running around the streets. A pair of adults took him in, Kannan Jarrus and his girlfriend Hera Syndulla. He found the couple in the kitchen working on breakfast. Kannan turned around and greeted the teen. "Morning, Ezra. Sleep well?" Ezra nodded and looked at the roof.
"Lisa playing her music full blast." Hera explained. "She always does it in the morning after waking up to read or make a robot for fun. Sorry if it woke you." "Don't worry." Got to be nice so I don't get thrown out.
Kannan and Hera had the same skin tone but Kannan had dark brown hair in a small pony tail while Hera's was a little lighter and partly past her shoulders and the tips were bleached and dyed green and was always in two pony tails. Hera was a former pilot but now works as a cop along with Kannan. They took in several people to give them homes. There was the jockey Garazeb Orelieus, or Zeb, Sabine Wren, the artistic and explosive lover girl, the twins Nezul and Samantha who bickered most of the time, and Lisa Skywalker, the youngest and most active and smartest girl he's met.
Ten minutes later: "Breakfast!" The first one to sit at the table-besides Ezra- was Zeb. He was an adult but Kannan was a friend of his and he needed to find a place to live, he was also a cop and a coach for the middle/high school teams, he was tall and strong and wore faded green pants and a faded purple shirt. The next person was Sabine. She had bright orange dyed short hair and bright clothes on.
The twins sat next to each other. Sammy wore different shades of purple shirt with a silver bracelet, faint blue skinny jeans and white sneakers. Nezul wore a dark blue shirt with a black stripe in the middle, baggy blue pants and black shoes. Last was Lisa. The music had turned off and she came down with her nose in a book. She had almost hip long dark brown tangled hair. She wore a dark hot pink shirt with elbow length sleeves and dark pants, black sneakers and a dark purple jacket around her waist at the time.
"Lisa no reading at the table," Hera said. Lisa marked her page in the book and set it down. Ezra caught a glimpse of the title. The Girl With Borrowed Wings by Rinsal Rosserri. Soon, everyone was chatting over their pancakes and Ezra wasn't paying much attention as he ate the first good meal he's had in a long time.
When everyone was done they helped clean up. Then Lisa, Nezul, Sammy, Zeb and Sabine started o head to the back door that led to the back porch. "Ezra, you coming?" Lisa asked. Ezra just stared at them. Kannan and Hera had gone to work and Zeb didn't leave for a while, so what were they doing? "We got chores to do in the barn," Zeb explained.
Ezra had almost forgotten that Kannan had bought the land and raised horses. He also had a few cows, three sheep, a goat, a roster, five hens, a pig, but mostly horses. But he didn't think that he had to help take care of it. A towel hit his face as he heard Sabine. "Come on, kid! Move it or lose it!" So Ezra got dressed and met them up in the barn.
They had to clean and organize the whole place, but with one more pair of hands, they might end up with some free time. Lisa listened to music while she worked on cleaning everything, Nezul and Sammy just put fresh straw, Zeb lifted heavy things back into their place, and Sabine painted the walls a fresh coat of paint. Ezra was putting things away when Lisa started humming.
"Lisa," Sammy started, "don't make us play while we work. We almost got in trouble last time." But Lisa didn't hear, she just kept on humming. Soon, Ezra found himself drumming to the melody. Sammy strummed a few thin wires like she was playing the bass. Soon all of them were following the rhythm. Lisa started to let a song come out.
"Oh, oh, who-o-o-a.
Can't stand still.
Gotta move around.
Gotta dance to the sound.
Moving like wind.
Betting it will never end.
Breaking free, being who I was meant to be.
Not gonna let anything stop me-e-e-e.
No one can hold me ba-a-a-a-ack.
Everyone clapped and Lisa bowed playfully. "Wow," Ezra said, impressed with the young girls voice. "She has an amazing voice, right?" Sammy said. "Yeah, I'm surprised that you don't go public." Ezra commented. "She actually has a job as a entertainer at the local restaurant." They all continued to talk as they finished their chores.
After finishing up, Lisa got some gear from the horse supplies and went to a horse stall. The others followed her lead. Sabine looked at Ezra and pointed to the supplies. "Get a bag of the cleaning tools, some treats, a helmet, a pair of boots we set out for you, a blanket, saddle, and reigns. Then wait till one of us is free so we can help you, mostly Lisa." Sabine rushed off to a stall. Ezra followed her orders and waited after he got everything.
Like Sabine predicted, Lisa was the first one out. She was leading huge black horse with a white mane, muzzle, and the ends of its legs were white. It had on a dark blue reigns on, a midnight purple blanket under a black saddle, and had two dark pink bags on each side, one holding a puppy German Sheppard and the other holding supplies.
"OK, lets get to work," she said telling her horse to stay still. "Oh, Ezra, this is my horse Shadow." The puppy barked. "And that's Raven, named after my favorite character in one of my favorite books." She smiled and her gaze fell back to Ezra and his gear. She suddenly remembered what she was suppose to be doing.
She led Ezra to a stall that held a horse that was all brown, its stall was labeled S.R. "S.R?" Ezra had a confused look and Lisa laughed. "It stands for Street Rat. All the horses here were wild till me and Hera tamed them. S.R was so wild that he ran through the street like a rat." Lisa talked about how to tack up a horse and how to clean him.
"You're a quick learner, Ezra." When he was done, Ezra walked S.R towards the group who's horses gear matched their clothes. When they mounted, they headed towards a trail. Raven barked excitedly whenever she saw a bird. Lisa was going faster than the rest so she led the group. "Not bad," Zeb said to Ezra, "for a newbie."
Suddenly Lisa burst into a running state and the others followed. She held out her arms like she was flying and everyone cheered as they speed up and jumped over tree trunks, rocks, and even ran through a river. When they got back everyone was tired from the ide they almost fell asleep. Soon Kannan and Hera returned and Zeb left.
Raven barked happily and played with the kids till lunch. When the day ended, Ezra was tired. He went to the room him and Zeb shared. For some reason he kept on hearing whispers. "Do you guys hear that?" Sammy listened carefully, as did the others. "I hear it," said Sammy, "but where is it?" They all took a look around to see if there was anyone, but nothing. Hera just shook her head. "Goodnight, guys."
There were voices. Not just any voices, the voices of the dead. They're calling to us, or more likely, me. I can't see them, I don't know them, but for some reason, I know the voices don't belong to the living. Who are they? Why are they calling me. I know it's just a dream but... it feels so real. I looked at my hands and was shocked. My hands!
They gave a faint glow but it looked like a shade of pink. What's happening to me? Is this really just a dream? When I turned around, eyes met mine. They were the purest of red. It was scary and shocking at the same time. I screamed as it cackled and flew towards me. The world went black.
Ezra woke from a nightmare but at the same time heard a scream. He shoved himself out of his bed and landed on Zeb who had also gotten out of bed. "Watch it, kid!" "Sorry!" The boys ran out to see everyone except Lisa in the hall. they ran into Lisa's room to find the little girl petrified with her hands wrapped around her legs and rocking back and forth. Kannan and Hera were at her side trying to calm her as she tried to speak.
"Voices! The dead! Red eyes! Darkness! I-" "Lisa calm down, sweetie." Hera ran her hand over Lisa's hair and calmed her down a bit. "You'll tell us in the morning." Everyone but Hera left the room to go back to sleep. Ezra had a weird feeling for some reason. Whatever caused Lisa to scream like that must have been scary since it took a lot to scare her. Little did he know that everyone had the same dream, including himself.
Hey everyone!
Hope you enjoyed this story.
The song is a piece of one I'm writing myself.
Hoped you liked it.
The next chapter will be wicked!
Bye!
