Okay... I have decided that this is, instead of being in story form, just going to be a collection short stories that pop into my head, about Lyra's life before the whole war thing started. If you are looking for like a long story involving Lyra and such check out my other story, Midsummers Day, which is about life after Lyra and Will were seperated
Lyra was eating her bread and butter in the kitchen. Roger was doing dishes, but more playing with the soap bubbles then anything else. Pan turned quickly into a bat and then to a mouse and crept close to Lyra.
"War," he said as he turned back into a bat, "between the Townies and the college kids." Lyra's bored face suddenly lifted and she smiled. There was no bigger excitement in her life then when Townies were about. It was well known (in the kids world) that there was a hundred-year-old feud between the Townies and college kids. Lyra looked up at Roger.
"Ohhh Roger. Put down the dishcloth we have a war to fight." Roger looked up with at 'Buh?' expression on his face. His Daemon on the other hand quickly turned into a snarling wild cat.
"Lyra… I can't I have dishes to do!"
"Coomme ooonn Roger" Lyra whined and looked at him with puppy dog eyes. Of course Roger put down his dishcloth and followed his dear companion into the streets.
"Ima gonna pay for that later." He said laughing. Pantalaimon changed into a large panther as Lyra arrived at the scene. The college kids rejoiced when they saw her. Lyra took her place as their unspoken leader.
"All right. We haven't had a war with the Townies in a long time. So I know we are all just itching to fight," she soon began to give out orders. Telling which kid to go where. They then heard the Townie scream. It began. Children were screaming, kicking, biting, throwing, hitting but the college kids were more capable of a fight. The Townies soon retreated to make a better battle plan. Lyra looked around but noticed something was wrong. Dawn Griggsely was missing in action. A girl, Cleo Layne, had come back panting trying to tell the group what had happened. In the end Tygria her daemon had to tell them.
"Well, I was with Dawn when it happened. One of the Townies had her cornered but I wasn't able to make it there in time, another one came up beside her and they dragged her off. By then I was hiding in the shadows and I heard them say they were going to take her to "their fortress" at the end of 78th street." Lyra was horrified; Dawn was one of her dear friends.
"We have to rescue her!" she said. All of the College kids were extremely close and all knew Dawn quite well. She was a pretty girl, blonde, very blonde. Blonde hair, blonde personality but she was an amazing friend to them all. They soon began to devise a plan on how they would be able to get Dawn back.
Lyra was with the red group. She and her group were sneaking along behind through the back allies and over fences, while the blue team went to the front as a 'distraction'. It was Lyra and the red group's job to sneak in behind and look for Dawn. She heard the blue teams battle cry and realized it was their cue. They quickly peered over the gate of the mill… all of the Townies were running to the front to attack their ambushers. Lyra silently motioned for her team to follow her. They went in the back entrance very quietly so they would not be heard by anyone who happened to still be keeping guard over their helpless friend. They paired off in twos and continued on searching through the different rooms. Lyra and Roger obviously paired together and went looking through the upper rooms. They heard some movement behind the door they were just about to open. Lyra's hand stopped inches from the door handle. If it were a Townie… they would set off an alarm of some sort. If it were Dawn they would be done. Lyra and Roger held their breath and put an ear against the door. The only sound they could hear was rustling so they opened the door. Inside was Dawn tied to a chair moving around trying to loosen the ropes.
"Lyra" she said, "Roger, I'm so glad you're here."
"Shhhh." Lyra said putting her finger to her lips. "Do you want to get caught?" Dawn shook her head as Roger bent down to untie the ropes. Pantalaimon was outside in the hall in his small moth form.
"Lyra!" he hissed, "someone is coming, you better hurry up." Roger untied Dawn and they rushed to the door. But it was too late. They heard the people talking outside.
"Damn College kids." They heard one of them say in a small squeaky voice.
"Yah well at least we still got their stupid little friend."
"I can't believe they thought they would get to her by attacking the front of the mill… seriously I thought they like… lived in a college… you would think they were smart." They both laughed as the doorknob started to turn. Lyra, Pan, Roger, Lishie, Dawn and Kalen all started to yell as they pushed past the two Townies. Kalen, Lishie, and Pan all in their largest panther type forms. The Townies were thrown back and completely disorientated as Lyra and her gang started to yell down the hallways letting the rest of the blue team, and the red team, that they had saved Dawn.