I don't own any of the songs. Just my OC Bethany.
Please read the Adventures of Cartoonland prologue before reading this. That way, you will understand what I am doing here (and have an idea of what to expect).
Bethany was walking in central park, listening to Who Says You Can't Go Home on her iPod. Her head was moving to the beat, and then Bethany couldn't keep it in anymore.
"Who's says you can't go back!" sang Bethany as loud as she could. Bethany opened her mouth to sing some more when she noticed the people around her. They were staring at her like they never saw a twenty-year-old girl with an iPod before. Bethany stopped in her tracks, realizing what she just did. Bethany's face grew red while she pause Bon Jovi's song. She then cupped her hands around her mouth.
"What are you staring at? I know I'm not the strangest thing you've seen! This is New York City for crying out loud!" Bethany cried. The people just rolled their eyes and went back to whatever they were doing.
"Geez, can't a person sing out loud without getting stared at?" Bethany muttered to herself as she started walking again. She sighed and pushed the play button on her iPod. The song soon filled her soul again, but this time Bethany was careful to contain herself. When the song ended, Bethany looked at her surroundings and sighed. She inwardly wished that people wouldn't be so judgmental. Then she saw it. A big tree with beautiful and big green leaves. And the best part was that a girl just over five feet and three inches could reach the lowest branch. Bethany smiled and searched through the iPod for the perfect song to climb this tree to.
"Hm…The Final Countdown is good, but not exactly applicable…Eye of the Tiger is fun, but again not applicable. Ooh, The Climb is definitely applicable but…I'm looking for something more upbeat. Ah! I got it! Go the Distance is perfect! Let's see, let's go with the original," Bethany muttered to herself. Bethany clicked on the song and immediately started to climb the tree.
"Good thing I decided to go on this path today. I've been itching to climb a tree lately," Bethany muttered to herself during the song's intro. The higher she climb, she felt more motivated by the song and had the feeling that nothing could stop from finding her own place in the world. Though where that was, she didn't know.
Bethany reached the top of the tree when the song ended. Bethany pause her iPod again and looked at the world below her. She breathed a sigh of satisfaction.
"Man is the world beautiful. I definitely need to do this tomorrow. Or whenever I feel down," Bethany said to herself out loud. She smiled to herself.
"Yep, this is it. This is my thoughtful spot. Finally, after nineteen years I have found it. Thanks Winnie-the-Pooh for the idea." Bethany sat down on a branch and took a deep breath on contentment.
"I'm wonder if I'm allowed to be up here." Bethany shrugged and looked at the trunk beside her. She whistled at how mast and gnarly it was. She was reaching to touch it when there was a snap of a twig behind her.
"Ah!" cried Bethany as she gave a small startled jump. As a result, she instantly grabbed the branch she was on as well reached for the trunk to steady herself. When Bethany had steadied herself enough so she wouldn't fall, she noticed something strange. She couldn't feel the trunk even though her arm was fully outstretched. Bethany frowned and turned her head to look at the trunk.
"How did I miss the trunk…whoa!" Bethany cried, alarmed. Her arm wasn't at either side of the tree, like she expected. Instead, it went right through the trunk. Bethany's eyes opened up wide at the sight. She tried pulling out her arm and it immediately came out. Bethany looked at her arm. There were no injuries, not even a scratch. Bethany looked back at the tree and didn't see a hole. Bethany carefully put a finger on the trunk, but instead of touching a solid rough object, the finger just went through it like it was air.
"Oh my...is this...could it be?" Bethany muttered. Bethany knew there was only way to find out. Bethany rearranged herself so that she was holding on to a higher branch that was slightly thinner than the one she was now kneeling on. She faced the trunk and took a deep breath.
"Well, here goes," she muttered. Bethany then poked her head through the trunk. Like her arm, her head went right through quite easily. Bethany, who had closed her eyes, opened them. What she saw made her gasp in wonder. She saw a full-fledged forest with tall, leafy trees and soft brown ground that was covered in leaves and moss.
"Oh my gosh. I really need to quit eating so much ice cream. And cake for that matter." Bethany told herself. Bethany pulled herself out of the trunk and when she was settled on the branch, she pinched herself.
"Ow…who knew I could pinch myself that hard." Bethany looked at the trunk again and reached out her arm again. Again, her arm went through. Bethany gasped and pulled out her arm again.
"Holy cow…I'm not having a dream fueled by a sugar high…it's real. This is real! Ha ha!" Bethany quickly put her arm through and out again several times before giggling hysterically and excitedly.
"Oh my gosh! I knew it all along! Magic is real! I'm going to have an adventure!" exclaimed Bethany. Bethany suddenly stopped laughing as she came to face with her options and the possible consequences. She can go through the portal and quite possible have the adventure of a lifetime. But then, depending how long she was gone, her family and roommates would get worried. Bethany shook her head. No, her roommates didn't even know she existed. And her parents were the kind of people who liked to talk to people face to face more than on the phone. So she could be gone quite a while before they call and check up on her. And if she still wasn't back, they would just assume she was at work. This reasoning brought up the problem that she might get fired.
"Well, I was going to find another job anyway," Bethany reasoned with herself. She sighed. The other option was just to go home and forget all about it. Immediately, Bethany pushed that option away. She just found a portal to what was probably another world; she was not going to pass the opportunity to fully go through it. Besides, who knows, maybe she come right back and no one would worry about her. Even though the people that would worry about her were few in number. Bethany looked at the trunk, knowing that what she was about to do would change her life forever. She took a deep breath.
"Well, time to be the next Alice in Wonderland. Hey, maybe it's Wonderland! This isn't a hole in the ground though. Oh well, I'll find out soon enough." With a smile of determination and anticipation, Bethany crawled through the portal.
Well, what do you think? Please review so I know what I am doing right or wrong! Till the next update, see ya!
