Okay, this is my first fic for the word to see so please, if you review, no flames. I welcome constructive criticism. I was looking over the series when I wrote this so there shouldn't be any problems. Thimbletack may seem a little OOC sometimes but that can't be helped. I just can't talk in riddles.
Disclaimer: I don't own The Spiderwick Chronicles. All characters except for Kit belong to Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi.
Chap. 1: The New Faerie
It had been several months since the defeat of Mulgarath. Jared, his twin brother Simon, and Their older sister Mallory were up in their great-great uncle's study, one of the very few places in the house that was safe to enter. Their mother, Helen Grace and their Aunt Lucinda had planned to renovate that summer. But with the constant storm outside, No one knew how long it would take.
"If the rain doesn't stop soon, this place will be crappier than it already is!" Mallory complained, stepping over some weak floorboard to reach the window.
"I agree. How am I supposed to find new animals when the weather's so bad that I can't go outside?" Simon whined, his pet mice Lemondrop and Jeffery crawling down his shirt sleeve.
Jared wasn't listening. He was flipping through the field guide, looking over all the different types of faeries. Thimbletack, the brownie who lived inside an old clock in the study, was sitting on his shoulder. Jared stopped flipping when he came across an unusual fare. "What's this?" He asked Thimbletack, pointing to a picture of what appeared to be a cross between a cat and a human.
"Who's this you mean. They're cat creatures; great cat people with sharp hinting skills for their ears are quite keen," Was the reply.
"I've never heard of them. I don't even remember seeing a section about them when I first looked through the guide."
"Who cares?" Mallory stood over them, looking at the picture. "So long as they don't cause trouble, I see no reason to worry about the fuzz balls." She turned and headed for the study door, which on the other side looked like an old wardrobe. "If you need me, I'll be practising my fencing in my room."
Then there's no way I'm going to need you for anything! Jared shuddered, remembering when he had gone to her room to ask for some help with his homework and she had nearly stabbed him.
"How large are they? Could they be kept as pets?" Simon asked, loving the idea of having a new pet.
"It says here that they are human size no matter how old they are." Jared pointed to some scripture net to the sketch.
His twin raised an eyebrow.
Jared rolled his eyes. "A baby cat creature is the same size as a baby human."
"They may naught be good pets then." Thimbletack observed.
There was a sudden rapping at the window. The twins looked up to see a creature that resembled a cross between a pig, a frog, and a bat hammering madly at the window, nearly slipping off the wet roof.
"It's Hogsqueal!" Jared rushed for the window and pulled it open, the rain hammering into the room and soaking everything.
"It's about time, dung face! I was wondering if you beetle brained ninnies would ever let me in!" The hobgoblin jumped off the windowsill and onto the floor where he began to shake the water off his trench coat.
"Hogsqueal, when entering the home of another, you are obligated to not soak everything in the host's home. You are a guest after all." Thimbletack dried himself on the rag Simon handed him.
"Aw shut up, candy butt!" Hogsqueal retorted.
"What are you doing here anyways, Hogsqueal?" Jared asked, forcing the window shut.
"I though you bubble brained monkeys would like to know that there's a new kind of faerie in the forest. It looks like a giant cat."
"We already know about it, Hogsqueal, we were just discussing it," Jared sighed, placing the field guide down in front of the hobgoblin.
"You mean to say I came all the way over here for nothing, Dung wad?" the little hobgoblin demanded.
Pretty much… I thought he knew about the field guide keeping record of all the faeries in the world. Jared thought, sweat dropping as Hogsqueal began to throw a little tantrum.
The clouds had finally gushed out the last bit of the water they held and it was damp, but nice enough to go outside after weeks of darkness and wet.
Slipping the field guide and the seeing stone (A stone that lets you see faeries that can't bee seen by the naked eye.) along with many other things into his knapsack, Jared ran off towards the forest to find this new kind of fare. From what he had read, they were a pretty friendly group. A nice change from all the awful fares we've come across! Jared thought. He was broken out of his thoughts when he heard a scream, a scream that came from the direction where the troll lived! Putting the seeing stone on, Jared ran off to see who was in trouble.
There was something furry scrabbling around at the edge of the murky swamp the troll, grinning hungrily, had a bony hand clasped around one of the creature's slender legs.
If there was ever a time when Jared wished Mallory and her rapiers were here, now was the time. He needed to help the poor thing get away. It's too cloudy out to get him into sunlight! An idea suddenly formed in his head. Gathering some fair sized stones and slipping them into his bag, he climbed a nearby tree. Easing the pack next to him on the shaky brick, Jared aimed his rock for behind the troll and threw it.
The troll turned when he heard a splash behind him. "Whoooo's Theeeere?" He called.
Satisfied with his aim, Jared threw another rock further away and grinned as the troll waded deeper into the water to find what was distracting him from his meal, releasing the poor animal. He slid from the tree and ran to the creature's side once the troll had finally submerged. "Hey, are you alright?"
The creature looked up at him and nodded. She stood and brushed the mud off her pure white coat. She had short fur everywhere except for her face, fingers, palm of her hands, toes, and the pads of her feet. She had a long cat-like tail and matching ears. The white hair that grew down to her waist from the top of her head was pulled away from her face in a ponytail. Strips of deer hide had bee crudely sewn together into shorts and a shoulder less, sleeveless belly shirt.
Jared's eyes widened as he realized that this was the creature he had been searching for. He stood there dumbfounded.
She giggled, "You'll swallow a fly if you keep gaping like that."
Jared pulled himself back to reality. "Sorry, I'm Jared. Are you a cat creature?" Stupid, Jared. Really stupid! What the hell of an introduction was that!
She nodded. " Yup. My name's Kit. Thanks for saving me from that awful troll!"
The two heard movement in the murky water.
"We'd better get outta here before that troll comes back. Come with me, I want you to meet my brother and sister." Jared took her hand and led her down the rocky path as the troll burst out of the water, looking very cross.
Waving his fist angrily, he called out. "Cooooome Baaaaack wiiiith my Dineeeer!"
So that's my first Chap. Writing it gave the same feeling I had when I first read the Spiderwick Chronicles. Please tell me what you think and remember: NO FLAMES!
To my dear cousin Ghost in the Mirror: I look forwards to hear what you have to say about my first Fan Fic. I owe it all to you on my getting started.
