THE THYME TRILOGY
CHAPTER ONE- Roxanne's disappearance leads to another world
The wind was blowing gently at the jetty but Ally was too worried to enjoy it. She had been busy searching for her 5 year-old sister, Roxanne. Ally awoke that morning and walked over to check on Roxanne, but she was nowhere to be seen. It was as if she disappeared into thin air and was gone forever.
Ally is a 12 year-old who lives with both her younger siblings, Roxanne and her 10 year-old brother Shane. Their parents had died a long time ago and their friendly neighbors have been feeding the three children but Ally lives in her parents' hut in a small village near the sea.
Now her heartbeat was getting faster and faster. It was a very terrible moment for Ally. She ran to Shane's bedroom and knocked on the door frantically.
"Shane! Shane!" she yelled.
Shane opened the door only to see a frightened Ally.
"What? Anything wrong?" he mumbled.
"Roxy's gone!" said Ally.
Suddenly, something struck him and he immediately snapped out of his sleepiness.
"What? Roxy's gone? Impossible!" said Shane.
"I'm not joking! I'm serious!" said Ally shaking her brother.
Shane ran back into his room and got changed before exiting to the living room.
He searched behind the couches and inside Roxanne's bedroom. Roxanne was nowhere to be seen. It's a mystery. How can a 5 year-old go missing in a snap, just like that? It's as what Shane said, impossible.
They reported the incident to some nearby villagers. Being the friendly neighbors they are, they immediately formed search parties everywhere. Even the Village Leader joined in the search party.
After several hours, there was still no sign of Roxanne. It was now afternoon, and so, everyone took breaks in their homes and planned to continue their search later when the sun goes down slightly.
Ally was determined to look for her sister without fail.
"Ally, I think you should be resting for a while," said Shane.
"No!" Ally yelled, "Sorry, why don't you just rest, I'm going to the springs and see if she's playing there,"
"Okay, suit yourself," said Shane taking a nap under a tree.
Ally made her way into the forest where the spring water was. Roxanne enjoys playing with the water there and then drank it later on. Still, no Roxanne. Where could Roxanne be at this very moment? She couldn't be far, she's only five.
Ally felt dizzy and decided to ly down on the soft grass under a shady tree. The breeze was good and the air was fresh. She fell asleep almost instantly.
While she was sleeping, she couldn't help feeling that there was someone watching her from above, so she opened her eyes and saw a boy with hazel eyes staring back into her crystal blue eyes and not even blinking.
She didn't know who was the boy nad had never seen him before. He had dark hair and was carrying a sword on his back. Funny, no one carries a sword in Ally's village. So, who was this boy?
"Aaaaaaahhhhhh!" screamed Ally.
The boy jumped off her in surprise and shock. He got out his sword and poited it towards Ally. Ally's heart was beating fster than ever. Was she going to be be-headed? Right here, right now?
"Who're you!" Ally demanded.
"I'm … " the boy began.
"Well? What're you, a coward now?" said Ally.
"I am not a coward! For your information, I'm a warrior fro the kingdom of Thyme!" said the boy.
"Thyme? You're a silly person aren't you? There is no Thyme in this world, idiot," said Ally.
"Oh yes, there is!" said the boy and pulled Ally's hand into a portal that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Ally felt static shocks inside her veins and was seeing colours she's never seen before. She felt like vomiting, but it soon went away when she fell onto a hard surface and fainted on the spot.
When she woke, she could see many more faces facing downwards to her.
"Aaaaahhhhh!" she screamed once more.
Everyone backed away and she sat up right. Her head was still dizzy and she was still surrounded by many people.
They just looked at her in amazement as if they've never seen anyhting like her.
"Where am I? Who are you? Where's Roxanne?" asked Ally.
A tall woman in white came forth and kneelt down to Ally's heigth and said, "Everything's fine. You're under good care and in good hands,"
"Who're you?" Ally asked.
"I'm Oedea, the White Oracle," said Oedea.
"A White Oracle? Oh, and I'm the most fantastic magician in the world!" said Ally sarcastically.
"You are? Show us some tricks then!" said someone.
"You didn't seriously believe me, did you? I was just pulling your leg," said Ally.
Everyone in the room sighed.
"In the world you are in right now, there are such things as magical powers and evil forces, it's called Thyme. That's the reason you are here," said Oedea.
"Are you sure my brother isn't paying you to play a prank on me?" said Ally untrustingly.
"Everyhting we say and do is true and we're not playing any prank on you," Oedea replied.
Ally looked aroung and she seemed to be in a room that was completely covered in velvet. She was sitting on a very comfortable bed. Just as she was about to say something to Oedea, the huge doors blasted open and the same boy she had seen earlier came in.
He still had a sword on his back and his hair was all messed up. He sat down on the floor before lying down. He was breathing heavily and had small cuts and bruises on both his arms.
"Ah, Drake! Welcome!" Oedea greeted.
Drake was still breathing heavily.
"Oi, stupid! Get up! I need you to go watch Resha for me," said someone.
"I'm not going to watch her! I'm tired!" yelled Drake.
"Hey! You're suppose to help me!" the same person yelled back.
"Just because I'm your brother, Donovan, doesn't mean that I have to watch your kid all day!" yelled Drake.
"But I have to stay here," said Donovan.
"Donovan, you may go and see your daughter. Drake'll take over from here," said Oedea.
Donovan got up and headed for the door. But he managed to stick his tongue out before leaving. Drake did the same and swung out his sword at the same time.
"And they call themselves brothers," said Ally to herself.
After Donovan had left, everyone's attention averted back to Ally. They stared at her from head to toe bofeore someone said, "She doesn't look any different from us eventhough she's human,"
"Of course she doesn't. That's because she's one of us," said Oedea holding up her staff and turning it in circular motions.
"What? One of you? I'm not one of you! I'm normal, see? I don't have crackpot minds like you do!" said Ally.
"How dare you say that infront of Oedea!" said one of them and preparing a fireball in his hands.
"Stop, Zak. It's not her fault. She's still new to everything," said Oedea.
Ally was still in total shock as to what is happening to her right now. She's surrounded by people whom she do not know. She's in a so-called place filled with magic and evil forces.
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A/N: Sorry if it's a short chapter, hope you enjoyed it anyway. I'll try to update as soon as possible. And don't forget to review, OK?