A Wizard City Tale – Rebecca ShadowThorn
Rebecca's nickname is Beka, any suggestions are welcome, chapter 2 should be up soon. Thnx 4 reading, plz RnR! Ps, look me up on Wiz101, my name is that of the main character. I wear all black and am lvl 12 death XD
Chapter 1: I'm a wha-?
Rebecca POV
*12:00am, 12th of July
I heard banging, my parents were yelling, but something more than that was wrong. They weren't fighting! My parents are always fighting, it's amazing they have time for eating, or even breathing, between the arguments. So I was worried.
I got changed as quick as possible, and I ran downstairs.
"Mum, dad? What's going on?" I asked.
"Happy Birthday Beka!" they shouted together. Huh? I looked at the clock. 12:03am, 12th of July. Oh, it is my birthday.
"Umm, thanks? Why so early?" I said, suddenly tired again.
"Because, sweetie, you have to start packing!" said my mum.
"Packing? For what?"
"Your trip to the Spiral! To Wizard City!" shouted my dad enthusiastically.
"Wizard City? What sort of a name is that? And why are you so excited?"
"Beka dear, you are a wizard. All young wizards, on their 13th birthday, must travel to the Spiral, and take up school there."
"School? As a Wizard? Look, I'm too tired for pranks, I'm going back to bed." I was on my way back upstairs, when my dad reached out and grabbed my arm.
"Beka, this is no prank." Uh oh! Dad was using his firm voice, maybe it's really not a prank…?
"Look, your father and I also are wizards, but we had to leave Wizard City because we had you, and it's the rules that you can't raise a child there, so we had to come back."
"Yeah? Well if you're wizards, show me one of your magic tricks!"
"Our magic, as well as the magic from everyone else from Wizard City, does not work on earth. I'm sorry Beka."
For the rest of the night, I sat and talked to my parents about Wizard City; the Spiral; and all the rest of the stuff I don't yet understand.
*7:30am, 12th of July
"Oh my! It's morning! Quick Beka, I'll help you pack. Hon, you start breakfast, ok?"
"Sure thing."
"So mum, how come you didn't tell me until today?"
"Because, the rules of the Spiral forbid those who are younger than the age of 13 from knowing about… well, everything. Otherwise, I would of, trust me."
*10:00am, 12th of July
Finally, we were packed, well fed, and mum was just making finishing touches to the black robes with white trimming I was wearing.
"Ahh, doesn't this take you back?" my mum said to dad, when she was done.
"Oh yes, the beginners robes that your mum wore on her first trip to the Spiral."
"Beka, these robes have been passed through the females in our family for years and years, since the first wizard married your great, great, great, great grandmother, Ashley FlameStar."
"Wow! What a history!" I said, trying to get as much information about this 'Spiral' mum's been telling me about.
"Ok Beka, ready to go?" asked mum.
"Are you guys already packed?" I asked.
"Sorry sweetie, we won't be coming. Not unless we get a special invitation from Headmaster Ambrose, anyway."
"But I won't know anyone! That's not fair!"
"Half the experience is making new friends, and remember that, it may come in handy to know," said my dad wisely. I sulked, and mum knelt down in front of me, cupping her hand beneath my chin.
"It's ok. I'll be with you the whole way." With that, mum pulled out a large egg from the cupboard at the very top. "3 hours, don't miss the deadline. And remember, magic… doesn't work on earth…" I waited for more, but she was silent.
"Thanks mum." I hugged her hard, wondering what the egg was for. Then dad pulled out a stopwatch from the same cupboard as the egg. There's something about that cupboard…
"Oh my! Look at the time! Quick Beka, you're going to be late! Remember, 3 hours," she said, pressing the stopwatch into my hand. It was blank. Dad returned once more from the cupboard, with a watch.
"This will tell you what the other wizards from the Spiral need you to do. Obey all orders, and never mention or ask of… Malestair."
"Who's Malestair?" I asked, but dad just raised an eyebrow at me. I looked to mum, but she was avoiding eye contact. "Got it."
"One last thing," said mum, passing me a backpack. "It can hold more than an ordinary bag, and will come in handy. Look inside." I opened the bag, and inside was a… WAND! It was long and black, with a skull at the tip.
"Death school. If you are put in another school, it will be useless. If you're put in Death… well, no other wizards will want to mess with you. Hide it in your bag though, until you are level 10, ok?"
"Sure dad." I replaced the wand, and put the egg and stopwatch in as well, amazed at how much more room there was in the bag as there appears to be from the outide.
"So, you ready now? It's a 3 hour drive, and we should be going."
"Yeah I'm ready."
We all got in the car, and we left to the top of Mount Wizguard…