Sandfur here. I am a warrior queen of the Sierra Travelers Clan. I had a husband years ago before I met Sunrise, and he passed away from a heart attack. From my husband, I had a secret, which is my precious daughter, almost 6 years old. My husband named her Lily Charlotte. She is sweet, bubbly, wise beyond her years. Sunrise became a godmother to her which I asked for, and I never saw such a close goddaughter-mother relationship as Sunrise and my Lily has. Lily has chestnut brown curly waist-long hair, and bright blue eyes, with my tan skin; a look-alike likeness to her father. The clan loves and cares for her, and they hope that she will get a new life with me once we get to my chosen world, Spirit: the Stallion of the Cimarron. Every clanmate has a world they go to in courtesy of the clan's secret; a dimension portal, or rather 'world portal' if you prefer that.
The day came on Lily's 6th birthday, and I was having Lily play at her favorite spot of the park. I was wearing light blue converse, a dark blue t-shirt, and dark brown shorts. I had my brownish-blonde hair in a ponytail. My Lily was wearing her favorite outfit, a rose red dress with blossom pink leggings, with a light blue vest and gray/black sneakers. She was wearing her hair in pigtails, and a fringe over her eyes. I called Lily over once she was finished playing with the geese and ducks.
"Hey, mama. Did you see me with that big goose, picking out from my hand?". chirped Lily.
I chuckled, "Yes, darling. We must get going now, or your godmother will be wondering of us.".
Lily giggled, "I can't wait to be a horse, mama! Do you think I will be fast?".
I smiled gently, "Lily, if you were a energetic girl here, I have a feeling that you will be a quite spirited foal then.".
Lily smiled widely at that, and went on to talk as we walked toward Upworld House and clanmates greeted us as we passed by. Lily excitedly pushed the down button, and down we went, to HQ. We made it out to see a group led by Sunrise, singing Happy Birthday. Is that a cake? Yep, it sure is. A vanilla cake with chocolate frosting, and Spirit's picture on it. Lily happily blew out the candles, squeezing her eyes tight to make a wish. I wonder what my daughter wished for. We cut the cake, giving out slices to everyone, with the biggest slice ever for Lily. We finished after a hour of talking, fun, and eating cake. Sunrise gave us a gift, and as it turns out, we got our totem necklaces each. Mine's a horse rearing in mid-air, having diamonds for eyes. Lily's a foal running in a stuck pose with gold for eyes. We thanked Sunrise, and we went on to our room to freshen up.
Lily hurriedly opened our door which is number 18, the age when I first met him, my husband. The floor is pine, I have a queen bed in covers of green and blue while Lily has her child-size bed in covers of red and purple. The walls are painted of a different mural each. The west wall is painted of Spirit racing the eagle, while the north wall is painted of Spirit's homeland, and the east wall is painted of Little Creek's Lakota village. We share a wide oak dresser, and the bathroom is of the same floor with a glass sink, a cream porcelain toilet, and a wide rain shower with light brown/black tiles. I untied Lily's pigtails and on her request, I got it down with a few strokes of her brush, and for me, I only put a flower hairpin in my hair.
When we finished, Lily impatiently pulled me out of the room, saying we need to go. I chuckled at her enthusiasm, followed her to the portal room where Sunrise, and everybody was cheering for us, wishing us good luck, and said a few birthday comments toward Lily. With Sunrise's permission, Lily pushed the on button, and the portal came alive, the usual rainbow colors. As Lily waved goodbye, she jumped into the portal with her bubbly laugh, and I hugged Sunrise, silently thanking her for everything. She nodded, smiled toward the portal. I grinned softly, leapt into the portal. I found Lily standing by, waiting for me. The tunnel suddenly came alive from the darkness, so many scenes of the movie, and sounds echoing until I heard a loud rumbling neigh. I turned around, with Lily awestruck at what she saw. I widened my eyes as I watched a huge black stallion with light brown eyes coming up to us.
"Mama, in the books you've read me, I think it's Strider, Spirit's daddy.". replied Lily quietly. I gasped as said Strider nodded like he understood us, and snorted softly. Wow, Strider. I never imagined, having the legendary Strider here!
"Hello, Strider. I am Sandfur, and this is my daughter, Lily. We wish to have a new life in your world, if it's okay with your permission.". I politely asked. Strider thoughtfully nodded with a nicker, and he came up to Lily, sniffing her gently, unfortunately tickling her. Lily giggled uncontrollably, and then she stood still with a hand out. Strider looked inquisitively at her, and then brought his snout to her, the beautiful sight making me almost cry. I smiled as Strider backed off slowly with a gentle smile, and disappeared in a burst of light, sounding his familiar neigh.
Lily giggled, and turned around, calling me to look. I looked, the end of the tunnel filling with a bright blue sky, and the eagle flying, screeching. I smiled, looked at Lily, and surprising her with tag, I laughed, ran off, with Lily's giggle behind me, her steps chasing mine. We came to the end of the tunnel, running into it together, and I blacked out, hearing Lily's voice, then nothing.
