Esmerelda the Overlander

"Omigod! What the heck is that! A mutant!?" Esmerelda spazzed.

"Well, excuse me! I do have a name, you know! Here I am waiting for Vikus and you start screaming your head off!" the godly rat said. He stepped out of the shadows.

"Ripred!" Gregor said.

"Hello, Warrior. Who is your spazzy little friend?"

"Ripred! She is not, what is it, spazzy! She is just not used to seeing giant rats!" Luxa scolded. "This is Esmerelda. Gregor thinks she has a connection with the Underland."

"Speaking of little friends, I brought the only black rat," Ripred said lazily. He flopped on the ground. Another rat's outline could be seen in the arch. "Come on out, Nightcatcher."

"Black rat? Y-you mean like the one in my prophecy?" Esmerelda asked timidly. Omigod. I'm talking to a giant rat...

"Your prophecy? Since when has a prophecy been an Overlanders?" Ripred asked accusingly.

"I wrote it," Esmerelda said matter-of-factly.

"Nightcatcher! Get out here!" shouted the rat. The outline moved and a samller rat came out of the archway. She was pure black, head to toe, except her eyes. They were green. She looked like-

"Does she not look like a rat version of Esmerelda?" gasped Luxa.

"Yeah, she does!" Gegor said. But neither Esmerelda or Nightcatcher were listening. They were staring at each other. She really does look like a rat version of me.

"Hey," Esmerelda said.

"Hi," Nightcatcher said.

"Greeaaat. Monosyllable words! This group is going to be awesome!" Ripred said sarcasticly. He got back up. "I'm going to lunch."

"Ahem," said Vikus. He ws coming back through the door. Esmerelda hadn't even noticed he had left. "I guess we better decide what this prophecy is about."

"The first line, 'Secrets lie within the rats town,' " Luxa said.

"Well, it means there's secrets in the rats' town. Pretty simple," Esmerelda said. "It's not hard to figure out. Well, maybe 'cause I wrote it, but really."

"Ah, yes, I wasn't expecting the person who wrote these would be here. I am very glad that she is. Would you tell us what all of it means?" Vikus asked.

"Okay. 'Common rats of grey and brown/All turn to rats of snow/ Now common in the world below.' means that the normal, non-white colored rats will turn to white. Since there are no more white rats for about a thousand years, they will all turn to white. Except Nightcatcher and the other rat. The white will be common for rats here. 'One rat rises to the test/More powerful than the rest/ He himself will try and rule them all/ Under his command our land will fall/Will we lose the Underland?/Most rats wil follow his command/ Most will think that he has won/Except one,' means that one rat that won't turn white will be evil and try to rule the Underland. He will create a reign of terror-"

"Sounds like a certain white rat," Gregor said. Esmerelda frowned and looked down.

"Yes, it is like the Bane. He will create a reign of terror-" Luxa began.

"No. It's more than just that," Esmerelda said quietly. Everyone's eyes grew huge. Why did she have to dream these things? "Once he has conquered the Underland, he will go to the Overland and..." She couldn't finish her sentence. Luxa gasped.

"Go on with the prophecy, Esmerelda," Vikus said calmly, but there was a look of worry behind his eyes.

"The 'except one' part means...well, kind of like our group. 'One midnight black rat will save us all, /she will help stop the fall/But will she hear us calling/To help the Underland from falling?/' Nightcatcher will help us, but will she join us?" Esmerelda asked. Everyone turned and stared at Nightcatcher. Very slowly, Nightcatcher nodded. Everyone went back to looking at Esmerelda. "'Call a new Overlander/Just barely a teen/ Will she share the things she's seen?/The Underland depends on her/ The Warrior, the Queen, and the rat with black fur,' means...well, I guess me. This prophecy isn't that hard to figure out. I just turned thirteen, so I'm just barely a teen. And-" Esmerelda paused and gulped. "-E-everyone is counting on us." It took awhile for it to sink into the others.

"Wait, what's the part about the 'Will she share the things she's seen?' part?" Gregor asked. Esmerelda sighed.

"I have dreams and sometimes they come true. Not always quickly, but most of my non-crazy-non-impossible dreams come true. These were the first ones I wrote down in poems. But I woke up before I saw the end," Esmerelda said timidly. Now they're going to think I'm insane! She thought. Luxa looked at Vikus and he was astonished as she was. Nightcatcher just stared at her.

"COuld she be?" Luxa asked.

"It is very possible. Sanwhich lived a very long time ago," Vikus answered. What the heck is going on?? Esmerelda thought. Gregor suddenly looked surprised.

"But how? Sanwhich died here! She would live here!" Luxa exclaimed.

"Sandwhich's wife refused to go into the Underland with him, because she was pregnant. She stayed in the Overland," Vikus said. Gregor's eyes got larger.

"You don't think-" he started.

"Who is this sandwich? Esmerelda asked. This was getting really confusing.

"Sandwhich was the man who founded the Regalia and wrote the other prophecies," Luxa said. Esmerelda made an 'Oh'.

Vikus continued. "Every first born in Sandwhich's line has been a Seer, meaning the have the Sight. They always have black hair and green eyes. Although someone may have all of these character traits, they still can cannot be in Sanwhich's line. They must also see with their Sight through dreams. There are two tests that someone must take to see if they are in Sandwhich's line. Also, sometimes it skips generations."

"Wow. That's really confusing. Can I go to lunch now?" Esmerelda said. She and Nightcatcher got up, but Luxa took hold of her shoulder and pushed her back into her chair.

"What? We already deciphered the prophecy, and I'm hungry!" Nightcatcher whined.

"Yeah. What do you need us for?" Esmerelda asked. She was getting impatient and her blood sugar was low. Very dangerous time to be around her.

"I am lead to believe that Esmerelda is one of the ones in Sandwhich's line," Vikus announced.


ANOTHER CLIFFIE!! (don't you just luff exclamation marks?!) I happen to enjoy ending chapters with cliff hangers. Sorry for shortness.

Esmerelda:Why did you have to tell the thing about Sandwhich's line so confusing?

Nightcatcher:Yeah.

me:BECAUSE IT IS!! Jeeze. Now get back in the story! How did you guys get out anyway?

Nightcatcher:You left the back door open again.

me:note-to-self; CLOSE BACK DOOR! But anyway, REVEIW PLEASE!!