Gideon watched with bated breath. Pacifica sucked in a sharp breath, glancing at Gideon a few times then giving him an shaky nod. She then faced the stones, her hands shaking slightly, quivering when she spoke at first in an soft whisper. Gideon then walked slowly up to her, patting her shoulder silently. Pacifica closed her eyes at the gesture. As she nodded, her voice grew in volume - her pitch growing in range. The notes seemingly rising off the charts. Until it reached an impossible range, making Gideon wince at the sound.
The only thing that cut her off, saving Gideon from blood scattering down past his ear was the sudden rumbling from the earth. Her voice died out as the rumbling grew louder. Her eyes jumped back open, watching in awe as a elegant structure started to form. Although the walls seem dull in appearance, the way the golden door glistened underneath the moonlight caught her attention. She then excitedly turned towards Gideon, the smile on her face growing with each passing second. " W-We did it!"
Gideon nodded when he returned the smile back towards her. " Yup, we did," Although he sounded out of breath. He grabbed the journal that was threatening to fall from Pacifica's grip and tucked in into his jacket. When free from the journal, she started to bound towards the door - her hands trailing and tracing each of the minuet designs. " I-I don't what to say…." She huffed out. " I just can't believe we actually did it," She whipped around towards the other direction, where Gideon was still standing. While facing the starry night, she punched the air in pure triumph.
" Face it, Bill! You can't stop us!" She laughed, and Gideon couldn't help but agree. Pacifica then turned around, her hand pushing the door open - the squeaking making both wince. While the latter was slipping in, impatient to get in. Gideon couldn't help but wonder. " Have you thought about what you're going to do once you get in? Or find them?" He questioned, Pacifica hummed mindlessly.
" Well…" She started sheepishly. " No..?"
Gideon grumbled.
" To be exact!" She interjected, her eyes widening trying to find a excuse. " Souvenirs, maybe?"
Gideon blinked at her a few times, silently comprehending. " Sure…" He trailed off, his eyes then slid away from the other and started to take in the scenery.
It was absolutely breathtaking, making Gideon speechless. He patted his chest multiple times, peaking the interest of Pacifica. " You alright?" She said in an quiet whisper, as if afraid that her voice might crumble the seemingly fantasy around them.
Gideon nodded incredulously. " Y-Yeah, it's just hard to comprehend," he added. Pacifica nodded. Her hands were then an whisper among one of the looming plants, the petals like an baby's skin kissing her palm. The vivid colors popped loudly, the center of attention against the warm, dark colors sleeping near her feet - the moon accentuating the colors with an sliver of silver light.
" Everything here just seems like an illusion, ya'know?" Pacifica muttered, Gideon peered back at he taking off his hat then clutching it tightly between his finger. Instead of responding, he looked towards the middle of the small closure. In the center was an glistening stream of water falling like velvet contrasting against the rough terrain of earth behind it. He walked a few steps forward, his eyes then farted towards the dull rainbow that wrapped the rainbow from the top towards past the walls.
He reached out towards the facade of light, his hand the slipped past it but he couldn't rack his brain for being dumb like touching light. " Dumb, Dumb," Pacifica chastised. He looked up at her as she fell in step with him, he shook his head fondly. At least he had someone to point out his stupidity. " Yup," he agreed.
Pacifica was holding weaves of unknown flowers between her fingers, an serene smile of her face. Gideon rose an eyebrow, " I thought we were here to find the unicorns," he laughed, " Not be hypnotized by the flowers,"
Pacifica grinned, " It's just hard!"
Gideon couldn't say no, instead he pulled his hanging arm towards back to his body. He opened his mouth against to scold Pacifica until he was interrupted rudely.
" Humans."
The two adolescents whipped their head back to the source. Pacifica grinned at the sight. There stood an unicorn, their white pelt waving elegantly in the soft breeze. Horn standing proudly tall, swirls of crevices weaving around from the top towards the body like an perfectly wrapped present. Golden hooves stomped against the still soil, disturbing it then reverberating against the walls of the closure. Eyes holding colors of the universe glared at the others.
" I don't remember letting visitors in," They growled.
Pacifica started to softly squeal. Her hands clutching Gideon's vest tightly then shaking him harshly. Gideon looked back at her to only meet seemingly shaking eyes. Gideon gulped then looked back at the unicorn. " N-No, you didn't let us in. We let ourselves in," He stammered.
The unicorn scoffed, " I thought so," They began to circled slowly around the pair of teenagers, stalking like an predators waiting for the perfect time to pounce on their spotted prey. " And why?"
" It's an stupid reasoning…" Gideon licked his lips looking away from the unicorn.
" And I think all humans are stupid," They huffed, " They don't listening to what others say, but instead diving towards their doom. They never leave me alone," They briefly stopped, then stared. " Why."
Pacifica spoke, " I wanted to see if you exist."
" I take that to offense,"
" Yes, and we're sorry," Pacifica gripped harder, she looked right into their eyes, " We wanted to prove somebody wrong,"
" That's incredibly stupid," The unicorn threw their head back, their mane whippin' like an weapon and cutting the air. Their roughly and quickly shot their head back down. " And I don't appreciate it,"
Pacifica then let go of Gideon's best who looked at her in worry. She shook her head. " It's selfish, I know. And I drag people into these unnecessary things," she trailed off and took an sharp breath, " And you're one of them. But I want to know your name so I have a name to put on another person that I have dragged,"
The unicorn frowned, " Sage,"
Pacifica nodded, " Well, Sage. I deeply apologize,"
Sage began to pace around them again, Gideon suddenly flinched as an brainwave hit him. " Sage… are you the only one here?"
That seemed to strike something in Sage, as they halted once more. " That's an unnecessary question," The unicorn grimaced.
" But I think it's necessary," Gideon took a step forward, an swallow running down his throat. Sage scrunched up their muzzle, hostility running deep in their nebula eyes. He watched as Sage gritted their teeth.
" That depends," Sage growled, " What do you think I am?"
Gideon blinked at the question, confusion whizzing in his brain like fuzz muddling his thoughts. He looked back at the girls diagonal from him, her breath had loudly hitched in her throat.
" No…"
Sage furrowed their eyes. " What do you think?" The tone dropped with sarcasm. " It's practically normal to hunt mythical creatures just to see if they are real. They don't believe things that they can't hunt or kill. They needed something to bring back to prove our existence. And our bodies or remains of it was more than sufficient,"
Pacifica took a step back in disbelief. " That can't be,"
Sage stomped an hoove forward. " You can't believe it too!" Sage hissed, " Now what? Are you going to be like the rest of your kin and kill then last member of that species?!"
Gideon shook his head harshly, " We won't…"
" I don't think so!" Sage yelled, " You're so good at it! Kill off another species. Yes… that's what you'll do best,"
Pacifica tried to walk forward, but Gideon's hand grabbed onto her wrist effectively stopped her in her tracks. " Color the fields with our blood, because that's all I was able to see for weeks!"
Pacifica held out a shaking hand towards Sage, the gesture looking like an weak attempt to grasp onto their soul. " Listen to us, Sage. That's not what we're here for.."
" You're reasoning is too bland for me to think that way. Just to disprove an friend?" Sage scoffed, " I think not,"
Pacifica wrenched her wrist away from Gideon's grasp. Then walking, slightly confident, towards Sage - who looked at her like she was an bug that needed to be terminated. The anger seethed in waves that started to grip Gideon and Pacifica's lungs with phantom hands.
" Look, Sage. I can't speak on the behalf of my kin. But I can tell you this: Everyone's different. So I can confidently tell you that we are not here to hurt you," Pacifica pursed her lips after breathlessly letting the words slid off her tongue, although truly she didn't know what to do when you have an infuriated unicorn, ready to charge.
" That's what they all say,"
Gideon looked at Pacifica as she glanced over her shoulder, her blinding hope slightly starting diminish. Gideon then shook his head resigned.
Pacifica bit her lip then looked back at the trembling unicorn. " You won't believe us, right?" Sage breathed an visible cloud of breath into the air, even it was summer. Pacifica shifted her gaze down, " I would take that as an no?"
Sage took a step forward, Pacifica looked back out her hope started to burn brighter until it died as quick as it went lit. Sage has an scrunched up expression of murderous intent, their muscles tense and poised and their hooves curved. Gideon's sucked in an breath, snatched Pacifica's wrist and retreating adding distance between them. Sage flicked their head upwards, their horn glowing an eerie gold color.
They shot a spell at them, Gideon pushing them back towards the right then hiding them behind the tree. The branches of the red shivering in the wind that started to wrack up. The once vivid leaves suddenly dulling, the moon not hitting the plants like an field was placed around the closure. Pacifica sighed as she looked at the slightly dead life, " Did we mess up?" She muttered, the answer was clear as day but Gideon didn't speak.
They then felt a wave of movement when the trees had trembled when Sage had aggressively hit the trunk with their hooves. " I will exterminate you before you do the same at me!"
Pacifica poked her head from the head when she yelped, branches of the Weeping Willows that grasped onto her ankles. " Gideon!" She gasped as the branches held upside down in front of Sage.
" I have 7 billion to go, but it's progress," Sage snarled. Gideon scrambled out towards Sage, his lips shaking along with his body. " Let her go!"
Sage laughed, " You wish," they held their horn against her neck, pressing it deep enough already for it to draw crimson drops. " I don't care," Sage snarked, " Say all you want, but this ain't changing my mind," Gideon gasped as he scattered up towards Sage, but Sage pushed it deeper.
Her scream ripped through the closure, but Gideon blinked as the sight, a blur dashed past Sage and Pacifica, but Gideon couldn't see the rest before that.
But the blur was blue.
