I do not own or did I create any of the original Tin Man characters, only Sophia (nick name Soph) is mine.
The Mystic Man's Daughter
Prologue: Fifteen Years Ago
The Queen and the Mystic Man traveled swiftly along the Old Road in the royal carriage. The only sound was that of wheels on the brick, both wondering if this plain would work. They carried with them, in each of their minds, the most treasured jewels in the O.Z.; their daughters.
The silence in the small carriage had gone on since the journey started to Milltown before dawn. "Father, where are we going? Are we going to save the little wind storm?" The Mystic Man looked at his ten year old daughter knowing that one day she would have all his wisdom. In truth, she was already showing signs that her understanding would go beyond his due to her mother being a seer.
Sophia, the Mystic Man's only child, may have his mind but she had the look of her mother. She had red brown hair and eyes like the sea, always changing with her mood. "Yes Soph, we are going to save the little Gale and you as well. You seem to know too much for one so young. You will help the Queen and me with DG."
The Queen and the Mystic Man sat again in silence regarding everything that must happen. "I must thank you", said the Queen breaking the quiet, "I'm not sure if thanking you is enough. You're giving up your daughter to help DG. I know that they won't understand why now but will when the time is right."
"In truth, it is I who needs to express gratitude. You are saving my daughter from the Sorceress. For that I will be forever grateful." The Queen could only nod, she understood. "DG is only five now, they will grow up together. DG will need your daughter's wisdom when the time comes." The Queen studied Sophia for sometime before making the decision to send her with DG to the Other Side.
"Sophia has your mind. When their memories begin to come back she very well might remember everything before DG. Maybe even more then that if she a seer like her mother." The Mystic Man looked back to the Queen. "I take it then you want to hind both of their memories with magic?" "Yes, it will the only way to be sure that what they remember won't fall into the Sorceress hands should she come into power over the O.Z."
He knew this before he even asked, knew it would be the only way to keep them both safe. He could not help being depressed, in a few minutes his little Soph would not know him. "When will you perform the magic?" "Not until we have reached the nurture units in Milltown. I wanted to give you time to say good bye…" The Queen did not continue she wanted to say to give your daughter a message that he would not forget her but even she was having trouble thinking of some comforting words to give DG.
Not long after this was said they came up to Milltown. The nurture units were already waiting. The Queen and Mystic Man came out of the carriage with DG and Sophia. The Mystic Man tried to take his daughters hand but she reached for DG. "I understand I need to watch out for her now. DG is to be my sister." The Mystic Man smiled as much as he will miss his girl he could not help but be proud.
"Yes, but before you go I would like to walk with you alone." He looked at the Queen asking without words for just another few minutes. She smiled and nodded. "We won't be long." The Mystic Man walked with Sophia away from everyone to a small group of trees. "Will you miss me farther?" "I will miss you more then the waking world. My Sophia, my little Soph."
"You're not just sending me away because I remind you of mother?" This almost broke the Mystic Man's heart hearing this is what she feared. "No, I am sending you away because I want you to be safe and grow up to be the young woman your mother and I always knew you would be. Because I love you." Sophia eyes turned gray, they always turned eye when she was sad. "I know but I'll miss you and what if you need me. What if I can't remember ever again?" "You will, one day you'll come back to the O.Z. and you'll remember everything."
The Mystic Man took his daughter into a fierce hug; he didn't want to let her go. He knew it was time, farther and daughter walked hand in hand back to the group. The Queen was ready for them. "I have given the units their orders. They are raise and love the girls like they were their own and to raise them as sisters." The Queen looked down to her young daughter, "I love you my angel and I will miss you every day until you come home."
Sophia left her fathers side and took DG's hand. The Queen performed the needed magic and both girls fill into a deep sleep. The nurture units each picked up one of the young girls and the Queen called a traveling storm to send them all to the Other Side. In a blink of the eye they were gone.
Both the Mystic Man and the Queen knew they would not see them again until it was time for Princess DG to return. Both hoping they could return soon rather then later.