Sorry about the really long wait there. School was just taking up all my free time. But now it's over! WELCOME SUMMER VACATION! Anyway, I did some research and have changed a few things in this episode. Instead of going to Stonehenge for their field trip, Elizabeth's class goes to an old castle called Castle Acre. Look it up on Google; it's actually really nice looking. Also, for those of you who are wondering where Welford is, go to Google maps, type in King's Lynn, UK. Then zoom out till you can see a rectangular cove. And Welford and Walton will be somewhere along there. If this confuses you, I can upload a link to a photo for you. But don't worry, Stonehenge will still be included.
Episode Summary: Elizabeth and her class are going to Castle Acre, to visit the Castle Acre Castle and Priory. Morgan informs Elizabeth that a clue to the Book of Angulais could be hidden inside the castle. But with the class bullies, her teacher and Mordred's apprentices Barlos and Grinda following her, will Elizabeth be able to find the clue before Mordred does?
Opening Credits
'Listen my child, you say to me'
A young girl with blond hair looks up to see a young woman.
'I am the voice of your history'
The girl looks through a ancient book with strange writing.
'Be not afraid, come follow me'
The girl rides a horse across a sea cliff, then a beach. In front it the woman also riding.
'Answer my call, and I'll set you free'
The girl walks around an old store. She sees a old wooden box. She takes it off the shelf and brings it home. She then takes a key and opens the box. A golden light fills the room. Four wooden figurines move within the box. A unicorn, a dragon, a phoenix and a sea serpent.
'I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain'
The girl stands on a sea cliff during a storm. Wind and rain whip around her. She holds the box close to her chest and turns to face a man in dark clothes. His red eyes pierce her gray ones.
'I am the voice of your hunger and pain'
The girl and the man battle. Gold light comes from the girl, black light from the man. Magic shoots out of each.
'I am the voice that always is calling you'
The girl turns to see a ancient book glowing softly. She gently takes in down.
'I am the voice'
The wooden figures talk to her.
'I am voice of the past that will always be'
The girl and woman ride through a forest and stop in front of a old, abandoned castle.
'I am the voice of your hunger and pain'
The girl runs through a dark castle hallway. Fire races towards her. The box is pressed against her chest.
'I am the voice of the future'
The girl is surrounded by a golden light.
'I am the voice'
The girl watches the night sky, her eyes following a shooting star.
'I am the voice'
The girl rides a unicorn through a forest, running from giant wolves.
'I am the voice'
She hugs a woman with blond hair and blue-grey eyes.
'I am the voice'
Quick videos of the girl. Ending with her opening a very ancient book. A golden glow shines from the book. The glow fills the screen and disappears.
The Book of Angulais
End Credits
Written in Stone
On Monday morning, Elizabeth Penndra walked into her English class and ducked just in time to avoid getting hit by a paper airplane.
"Sorry about that Elizabeth," apologized Carter Martin as he ran over to pick up his airplane. Elizabeth just smiled in return and looked around the classroom, her eyes widened as she did. It was complete chaos! Paper airplanes were flying everywhere; Cassidy and her friends were sitting on desks, talking about God-knows-what, when her twin brother Tomas and some of his friends came up from behind and put a worm down Cassidy's shirt.
"EKKK! Tomas, you are so dead!" Elizabeth managed to weave her way through the obstacle course of desks, chairs and students, ducking at paper airplanes. When she finally got to her seat beside her best friend Lauren, she sat down with a sigh.
"This is why Ms. Fontana should never leave the classroom," said Elizabeth. Lauren smiled.
"Yeah." She ducked as another paper plane just missed her head. "She's only a few minutes late and already the room looks like Mr. Walsh's cows stampeded through. Elizabeth laughed. Just then, Patrick O'Neil, one of Tomas's friends, rushed into the room from the hall.
"Ms. Fontana's on her way back from the office!," he reported in one breath, though everyone managed to understand him. In a flash, students were rearranging desks, picking up scrap pieces of paper and airplanes and putting them in the recycling, putting away portable game players and getting ready for class as if nothing had happened. Tomas grabbed a meter stick and stood on his desk in hopes of knocking his paper airplane off of a ceiling fan.
"Tomas, you dolt! Get down quick!," hissed Cassidy. He ignored her, still trying to knock it down.
"But my-"
"Forget about it! Ms. Fontana's going to be here any minute!" Sighing, Tomas got down and sat in seat just as Ms. Fontana walked in. She stopped at the door and looked around the classroom, her eyes scanning for any trouble. Seeing none, she walked over to her desk and put her books down.
"Good morning class," she greeted happily. The class greeted her back as her eyes looked over each student, stopping particularly on Cassidy and Tomas. "I have a few announcements this morning but before that, it's getting rather warm in here, don't you think?" She smiled rather mischievously, her sapphire blue eyes twinkling with childish gleam. Not waiting for an answer, she walked over to the switch for the ceiling fans. Her finger in position to switch it on, Ms. Fontana looked over at someone behind Elizabeth and raised her eyebrows, as if asking for permission. Elizabeth looked over to see Tomas looking nervous and slowly sinking into his seat. With a smile, Ms. Fontana switched on the ceiling fans, causing Tomas's paper airplane to fall off and glide gently down onto Ms. Fontana's desk. Elizabeth smiled and looked over at Lauren, who (like the other students) was trying not to laugh. Busted! Ms. Fontana switched the fans off and walked calmly to her desk, picked up the plane and began to examine it. "I'm not an airframe and powerplant mechanic, but this looks like a very durable and well made aircraft." She looked at Tomas, who was still sinking into his seat while the rest of the class tried not to laugh. "And it appears to have something written on it." Ms. Fontana unfolded the paper plane, put on her reading glasses and began to read. "'English and History class bore me to death, more so then Math, since Mr. Carson has such a large nose, there is not much use in paying attention. I see no need in learning about a language I speak, nor the past, since the past has no effect on my present and future.'" Ms. Fontana was now leaning against the front of her desk. "Well, you wrote this quite well, Tomas." Many of the students began to laugh, as did the animals who could hear it clearly. "And you have quite a knack for caricatures. However, I don't think that Mr. Carson will appreciate it as much. As for the past not having an affect on our present and future; I beg to differ. The past very much so affects our present and future. Sometimes it just takes longer to understand how."
She scanned over the students once more, though her eyes remained on Elizabeth longer and for a moment Elizabeth thought she saw something different in her teacher's eyes. Ms. Fontana returned her attention to the rest of the class.
"But Ms. Fontana, ma'am," said Tomas, "that doesn't explain why English is so important to learn."
"No it doesn't. I shall explain it in more detail during the two detentions you will be serving with me." Tomas eyes widened.
"T-Two detentions, ma'am?"
"Yes Tomas, two. One during your lunch, another after school today. Unless you want Mr Carson to see the lovely caricature you did of him." She raised her eyebrows, challenging him.
"No ma'am. Two is fine."
"Very well. In that case, Cassidy." The girl in question snapped her attention back to Ms. Fontana after talking to someone next to her. "I'm sure you can inform you parents of the reason behind your brother's absence."
"Yes ma'am," said Cassidy, glaring at her brother.
"Very good. Now about the two announcements I had. First off, I'm afraid that Patrica Nagrid had to leave early due to a family emergency and will no longer be attending our school." The class started to whisper among themselves while Elizabeth had a small, almost non-visible smile on her face.
'So that's what Morgan came up with,' she thought to herself. She noticed that Ms. Fontana was looking straight at her, a small smile on her face and a strange twinkle in her eyes. She winked at Elizabeth before looking away, leaving Elizabeth confused.
"I bet she left because she realized how much of a freak Elizabeth was," said Cassidy loud enough for the people around her to hear. "I warned her that Elizabeth was nothing but a poor, bookwormish, freakish little-"
"That's quite enough, Cassidy," said Ms. Fontana, getting the class' attention once more. "I received a call from Patrica's mother who explained the situation to me. Now, the second announcement I had is about our first field trip of the year." She paused, allowing the class to start cheering before silencing them. "And I have decided, thanks to a wonderful report someone did, that we will be going to Castle Acre." People started to groan, thinking that they would be going to an amusement park or zoo. Elizabeth and Lauren looked at one another and then at Cassidy and Tomas, who were glaring at her, causing Elizabeth to feel uncomfortable; she had been the one who wrote the report on Castle Acre for an assignment on nearby historical places.
"Great," complained Cassidy loudly. "Thanks to that little goody-two-shoes, Miss I-have-a-miserable-and-sad-life-so-I'll-make-everyone-else-have-one, we have to go to some stupid, old building that has no importance whatsoever, instead of the London Zoo or an amusement park." Cassidy turned to look at Elizabeth, who wasn't meeting anyone but Lauren's eyes. "Congratulations, Elizabeth Penndra, not only did you run Patrica out of town, but now you've ruined our first field trip of the year." Normally Cassidy's harassment didn't bother Elizabeth, but it was starting to hurt a little. Especially what the girl said next. "You're so sad and such a freak, no wonder your mother-"
"Cassidy Thompson!," said Ms. Fontana loudly and sharp, trying to stop the girl from causing anymore harm to Elizabeth. But the damage was already done and a few tears were beginning to fall down Elizabeth's cheeks. "That is quite enough!" The teacher pursed her lips and crossed her arms, tapping a finger on one of them before looking straight at Cassidy. "On second thought, Patrick, you can inform Cassidy and Tomas's parents the reason neither of them will be home on time. Cassidy, you can serve both detentions along with your brother. What happened to Elizabeth's mother is a tragic and heart-wrenching thing, but it is not Elizabeth's fault and I will not stand for anyone accusing or mocking her about it. Is that understood?" The entire class nodded in silence as Ms. Fontana once again looked over the students, as if challenging them. When her eyes landed on Elizabeth, the girl looked up, a few tears still falling. Elizabeth saw pity, sorrow and understanding in her teacher eyes and mouthed a 'Thank you' to her, which she responded to before speaking once more. "Now that has been dealt with, we can start on our lessons. I will have the permission forms ready for tomorrow and expect them back the next day, Wednesday, when our field trip is. Now." Ms. Fontana left the front of her desk, turned to the board and began writing something on it. "Please turn to page 105 in your textbooks and do questions 1-5." The class did as they were told and the sound of pages rustling, backpacks opening and books being put onto desks filled the silence of the classroom. As Elizabeth got her textbook out of her bag, she saw her four friends looking up at her, pity and understanding on their faces. Lorilie nudged her hand when it reached the book. Elizabeth gave a small smile before wiping her tears. As she got started on her work, Ms. Fontana returned to her desk and took out some papers and a pen. She looked at Elizabeth, who still had a sorrow filled look on her face and shook her head.
About an hour later, the bell ending first classes rang and the students gathered their things.
"Remember," called out Ms. Fontana as they began to leave. "Pages 108 and 109 are due tomorrow. Have a good day." Most of the students answered back before leaving. Lauren turned to Elizabeth, who was just sitting.
"Hey Liz, come on. We have to get to Mr. Carson's class." Elizabeth looked up at her friend.
"I'll be there in moment. I just have to do something." She was looking at Ms. Fontana, who was erasing the board and preparing for her next class. Lauren followed her gaze and seemed to understand.
"No problem. I'll save you a seat."
"Thanks." With that Lauren left and Elizabeth got, her backpack hanging off one shoulder. She walked over to Ms. Fontana. "Um, Ms. Fontana?" Her teacher turned around, a piece of chalk in one hand and an open book in the other.
"Yes Elizabeth."
"You, you didn't have to give Cassidy detention. I mean, sure she was being rude and all, but her words didn't hurt that much. It's fine." Her teacher put the chalk and book down before walking over.
"No it isn't Elizabeth. What Cassidy said was both cruel and untrue. Your mother's death was not your fault and Cassidy had no right whatsoever to accuse you of that. Plus, she needs to learn that she cannot get away with her behaviour. She needs discipline, which I'm pretty sure she doesn't get a lot of at home." Ms. Fontana put a hand on Elizabeth's shoulder. "You are a wonderful girl and shouldn't listen to want others say about you."
"I guess you're right. So, my report was so good that you decided our field trip destination based on it?" Ms. Fontana smiled. "You saw the mark, what do you think?"
"That Cassidy might write a report on London fashion just so we can go and see a bunch of underweight women in too-high heels strut down a runway." The two laughed.
"In that case I better watch out. Now run along before you're late for class."
"Sure thing," said Elizabeth as she turned to leave. "See you tomorrow Ms. Fontana."
"Goodbye Elizabeth." The girl left the classroom and walked down the hall. "And good luck. You'll need it."
So what did you think? This was 5 pages long, so I hope it's okay. And I know that Ms. Fontana seems a little odd and I seemed to be making a big deal out of her. But I had this amazing idea for a later episode, like in Season 2. BTW, I have written down ideas for episodes and so far have enough for 3 SEASONS! How great is that? Please review! And another thing, I'm going to be away this weekend and all next week, so the next chapter might not come for a while, but I'll try hard to get it up! Fare ye well!