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Chapter 1: Be Prepared

"Garrison, get ready! You're up next!" yelled Coach Williams to the fifteen-year-old girl stretching her legs by the bench. She stood up straight and quickly put her strawberry blonde hair in a high ponytail. She ran over to her screaming coach. "Okay Garrison, you'll do great. Don't worry about the fact that you could be the first freshman to go to state in our school's history. Forget the fact that if you win, you could put our school on the map. Forget that everyone is counting on you to lead us to state." Addie went wide-eyed at her coach; this was Coach Williams' idea of a pep talk. It certainly wasn't working. Coach Williams pointed at a group of athletes from the other schools. "Okay, that blond haired girl in the purple and yellow uniform," started the coach. Addie nodded that she saw her. "She's your biggest competition. You need to…"

While the coach was talking, Addie saw a flash of reddish-brown skin and black hair walking around on all fours like her kitten. But it didn't look like a normal cat; Something about it was off, as if it was a cartoon. The "cartoon" cat came out from behind the bleachers, and Addie instantly recognized it from its emerald green eyes but more importantly its white scar cutting through its left eye. It was Scar, the villain from The Lion King.

Addie noticed that no one was running, screaming, or even reacting to the giant, cartoon lion in the middle of track participants. It was almost like she was the only one who could see Scar. And he seemed to be looking at her with a certain expression on his face, one that Addie had certainly seen before. She remembered it from the scene where Scar was about to…

"Garrison, you listening?" asked Coach Williams, interrupting her thoughts. She nodded her head in agreement, using his previous, more effective pep talks to answer. Her hazel eyes lost sight of Scar as she walked to the start line to wait for the 'get ready' signal.

"Hey Academy, you hungry?" the blond girl who Coach Williams talked about attempted to taunt. "Because you're about to eat my dust!" Addie stood back up to talk to her.

"Here's a good tip: if you are actually going to taunt someone, which you're pretty pathetic at, use something original," Addie retorted as she went back to warming up. The whistle was blown, signaling two minutes before the race was to begin.

Okay Addie, you can do this, Addie thought to herself. I gotta float like a Cadillac and sting like a Beamer, quoting the movie she watched last night. She looked around and saw Scar with the same look she saw earlier. A sinister smile grew across the lion's face which sent shivers down the fifteen-year-old's bones. Scar was slowly walking toward her from the fence.

"You better get ready to run!" shouted Scar as he started to quicken his pace. Addie realized that the look was from the scene where Scar was about to eat Zazu! She quickly got into the starting position as the lion started to quickly trot to the starting line. A few moments later he started running toward her, claws sticking out ready to attack her.

Thankfully, the whistle sounded and the runners took off. Addie could hear paws and claws' colliding with the track as Scar was fully running toward her. In a desperate attempt to get away, Addie tried to run as fast as she could, and her mind was far away from the race. She never noticed that she was passing the leader and quickly gaining on the finish line. All the track members, Coach Williams, her friends, and parents were cheering as loudly as they could. But she couldn't hear it, since all she focused on was not being eaten by a cartoon, power hungry lion.

Addie rushed past the finish line, with everyone connected to Kingston Academy cheering for her and wanting to congratulate the winner. She glanced behind her shoulder and saw Scar still hot on her trail. She dodged many of the people still on the track and ran past her confused coach. Everyone she knew just stared at her as she ran and not seeing a large, cartoon lion chasing her. However, they did see that she was about to run into a metal fence.

Addie noticed that she was only a few feet from crashing into the fence and most likely getting attacked by the Disney villain. She had to keep running and realized the only way was to jump over the four foot fence. The fifteen-year-old focused on her thirteen years of gymnastics and lunged herself over the fence. She grasped the metal bar and straightened her legs as if she was on the uneven bars at the gym. The rest of her body flew over the fence. Addie looked back at the track and saw her friends and family watching her with confused looks on their faces. Scar was running and getting ready to jump over the fence after Addie.

Her landing sent a sharp pain up her legs, but she had to keep going. Her muscles were starting to strain and sending painful messages telling her to stop running. But she if she stopped, a huge lion would maul her to death.

I've got to lose Scar somehow, Addie thought, but I can't if he's following me wherever I go. Then it hit her like it hit Simba when Rafiki smacked the rightful king with his rod. Addie started to serpentine on the sidewalk between the track/football field and the gymnasium. Taking a sharp right, she darted past the science building and was heading toward the social spot of the school. Addie could hear Scar starting to pant as her followed her even move.

The big oak tree had been in the middle of the private school since it had been built. Over time, it had grown and gave shade to the exhausted students. It became where all the students would hang out, and where all the outside school events took place. It's tall, long, and sturdy branches would provide Addie with safety. The redheaded girl ran toward the tree with all the strength left in her. Claws were right on her tail, heading toward the trap. The lion smiled thinking she was trapped; his mission was almost accomplished. He crouched down and jumped to overtake the target.

As soon as she heard Scar jump, she crouched down out of the way. The villain noticed what she was doing and threw his paw (with the claws out) at her. The sharp claws tore her skin on her right arm as she bent down, creating three deep, red cuts on her shoulder. Scar smacked right into the tree as Addie climbed up the branches out of harm's way, ignoring the throbbing pain in her arm. Scar rubbed his forehead on the dirt. He looked up the tree and after seeing Addie, knew he couldn't get her.

"Ha! Not so high and mighty now, Scar!" Addie taunted with a huge smile on her face, putting her hand over the cuts. The lion's face fell as he quietly muttered something. As he finished, a large, blue portal appeared behind him. Addie's jaw dropped at the sight.

"Be prepared, Adeline," warned Scar as he ran back into the portal.

Now, she was even more confused.

"How in the WORLD did he know my name?" shouted Addie. She dropped from the tree and walked back to the track. I must be going crazy, she thought. But the cut and pain are so real. Am I dreaming? The track was still covered in races by the time Addie got back. Thankfully she had just finished her last race of the day. She looked for her parents and sister, but Coach Williams found her first.

"Garrison, you did an AMAZING job!" the excited coach congratulated. "You made it to state, and now our school will too! But remember, when you hear the whistle: you can stop running." He said 'stop' as if she was a little girl.

"I got so caught up in the moment that I had to keep running," Addie quickly stated. Coach Williams' eyebrows rose in confusion, but he decided not to question it. "Get some water," he instructed before walking back to the starting line. Soon after, her parents and little sister came over to Addie.

"Fantastic job, Addie," Mr. Garrison applauded after giving her a hug. Her mother came up from behind him with a confused look on her face.

"Great job, Adeline," repeated Mrs. Garrison, "but why did you keep on running?" Addie's mind was racing trying to find a suitable explanation since her answer to Coach Williams wouldn't suffice for her mom. She couldn't tell them what happened though; they would think she was going crazy.

"Um, I was caught in the moment, and decided to see how far I could run at my fastest speed till I tire out," quickly answered Addie. Her mother's eyes went wide as she saw the now clotting, large cuts on her oldest daughter's shoulder. "Oh this cut, I ran into the sharp branches on the oak tree." Mrs. Laura nodded her head without questioning but recognized her daughter wasn't telling the truth.

"Addie!" her four-year-old sister, Eden, yelled as she and Addie's best friend Robin walked over to them. Eden stretched out her little arms toward her mom as Mrs. Garrison held her. "You were awesome!"

"Did you see me win?" Addie asked Eden, already knowing the answer. Eden shook her head no in response. "Of course you didn't, Eden. Robin, can I talk to you over there?" Addie questioned, tilting her head toward the fountain. The two girls walked over the large fountain next to the concession stand. "Did you, by any chance, see Scar from The Lion King chasing after me when I was in the race?" She looked up and saw Robin laughing.

"You're kidding right," Robin laughed. Addie half-heartily laughed, realizing she was truly the only one who saw Scar. "You're probably having a Disney moment, like you did in Biology class when we were dissecting that squid. 'Ah, you made it ink!' And you said it in the exact same voice!"

"Okay, I guess I was just exhausted from the race," Addie responded before they walked back. She wanted to believe she was just exhausted, but her cuts said differently. She went back to her teammates to watch the rest of the meet. After the meet was over, she changed her clothes, gathered her things and went to her family's CRV to head home.

"Addie, when are you going to bed?" Addie heard her mother ask as they walked through the front door of their home. Addie walked slowly through the foyer, dragging her sports bag and backpack across the floor. She didn't realize how exhausted she was when they left school, but now that she was home she just wanted to sleep on the couch.

"Right now, after I take my shower," answered Addie. Her parents said goodnight as they took Eden took her room. Addie walked up the stairs and right into her room. The many Disney posters, pictures, writings, and snapshots welcomed her back. Her digital clock read '10:13' in big red writing. She was fighting to keep her eyes open and she was quickly standing next to her bed. She let go of her bags and fell on her bed, not caring she was still wearing her dark grey, v-neck t-shirt, blue jean Capris, and navy blue Keds. Within a few minutes, she was fast asleep.

Little did Addie know that as soon as she was fast asleep, a little, blonde hair fairy came out from underneath her bed (letting go of her nose) and flew above her. Tinker Bell flew around Addie and her bed, spilling pixie dust all over the now snoring girl.

Sorry it's almost been 2 months. I've recently gotten a job and work most of the week. Here's the 1st edited chapter of the story! Hopefully it's better! I'll try to be faster at this! Thank you for all of your support! Hopefully I'll upload soon!