Hello!
Dragonwatch II spoilers! Beware!
Also the first half is kind of sad so yeah.
Ok so first off I'll like to say thank you to Jesus saved even me, Wolf lover27, roseannej, guest, and Melissa Waters for your continuous support. I'm very thankful to have people supporting my story! At the beginning, I honestly didn't think anyone would, so all the love and support has been really nice.
Second off, this chapter will have three parts: the first part Kendra dealing with her constant grief over Seth (suggested by Melissa Waters). The second part will be from Bracken's imprisonment from his point of view. The third part will be Kendra finally seeing Seth and Bracken again (suggested by roseannej).
Also don't ask why/ how I wrote /posted this so fast. Let's just say I've been in a writing mood. I've felt inspired, motivated. Now if only I could uses some of that motivation to do my homework…
Chapter 7 (Part I): Dealing With Grief
Kendra was feeling despair. Pure, raw despair. The kind that you could never imagine until you experience it for yourself, and even then it's impossible to describe. It wasn't quite depression, for she hadn't gave up hope. In fact, it was Kendra's foolish hope that might have made the feeling so bad. You see, Kendra had the idiotic belief that her brother would remember her. That was sadly not the case. Well, that wasn't the case until some time later, when after given some magical assistance, he was able to regain a sense of his identity. Unfortunately, that did take time (a year and a half) to be precise so as you may imagine, Kendra kept that hope throughout the whole time; even when she doubted it, she desperately clung to her hope. Some could say that her hope became the only thing that kept her sane. Some might disagree, but that's unimportant to the story now. What import is that Kendra was currently faced with a problem.
Her problem was that her parents had finally finished their vacation. Under normal circumstances, this would've been a wondrous occasion, but she was the caretaker of a deadly preserve without her parents knowing and that wasn't even the worst part. How would she tell her parents about how her brother had lost his memory and was now in the hands on the enemy probably being taught all sorts of lies! How was she to tell her parents. Sure, her grandparents had offered to tell them, but Kendra had felt like it was her responsibility. After all, it was her fault. If she had only turned the key instead of him… She told herself to stop all of the depressing thoughts. They weren't going to get her anywhere. So instead she decided to push down her grief, put on a smile, and explain her situation to her parents. She knew they were going to be upset , but she told herself she would be strong.
Kendra walked into the room her parents where in: the library. The library had a many large bookcases each filled with books from the history of dragons to bedtime stories that creatures of light told their children. The library seemed endless to Kendra. She knew that she could learn about magical creatures and there history so maybe she'd seem less naive. She also wondered if there was anything about her powers. Or something about retrieving identities. She told herself that should would check the place out later. Right now she had a task to complete.
Kendra stopped before she reached her parents to calm her nerves when she heard her parents talking.
"Why would Kendra and Seth even come here! It's way too dangerous! They could get seriously hurt!" Scott complained.
"Scott..." Marla started.
"Don't Scott me!" Scott said angrily. "This place is far too dangerous. They're only children Marla! Who is running this place, cause I'm going to lecture their ear off! They will be coming home! I don't care if the world needs them! They are coming home!"
"You know what," Marla started. "You're right. They are just kids. I'm sure they can find an adult replacement to fill the position."
After hearing her dad's speech, Kendra felt more nervous than ever. First off, the person running the pace was her, so that probably meant that her dad was going to yell at her. Second, the one that really hurt, was there was no 'taking them home.' There was only Kendra, who couldn't even go home if she wanted to.
But even with all of the doubt, Kendra walked forward and approached her parents. They engulfed her in a large hug. Kendra honestly needed that hug. Before she knew it, she started crying. She didn't try to cry, it kind of just happened.
"Oh honey!" Marla said concerned. "Don't cry! What's wrong?"
"I-I," Kendra started to sob harder.
"Sweetie take your time." Scoot said lovingly.
"P-p-please don't be m-mad." Kendra asked between sobs.
Marla and Scott looked at one another. They knew that vend only asked them to not be mad if she had some very, very bad news.
"Of course we won't be mad." Marla said.
"Promise?" Kendra asked calming down a bit.
"Promise." Scott said.
Kendra took a deep breath in. She told her parents of the past week: how things were doing poorly at Wrymroost so she and Seth took over. That Bracken has been kidnapped. That his cousin, Ronodin, had done the kidnapping and was a jerk. She told how the King Of Dragons had formally declared war on them. And finally, she told heartbreaking news: that Seth's identity had been stolen and how he was kidnapped by Ronodin.
Marla started sobbing and put her head on Scott's cheat, clinging into his shirt. Scott was also crying he held held Marla close. Kendra started crying again. She said "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I-I could've save him! I should've seen his plan! I should've turned the key instead. Then he—,"
"Kendra stop." Scott said. "What has happened is terrible, but it's not your fault. I bet you never even wanted to be here in the first place! The people at fault are the people who decided that it was a good idea to self you here!"
"D-dad." Kendra sobbed. "You promised not to be mad."
Scott sighed. "I did didn't I."
"Are you okay Kendra." Marla asked while looking into her eyes.
"I'm not." Kendra confessed. "First, I loose the person I love, then my brother gets kidnapped. I-I'm not okay. I'm not. I just want my brother and boyfriend back!" She sobbed.
Her parents hugged her. "It's going to be okay. Sure, it may suck, but your family is here for you. You're not alone." Scott said.
"If you ever feel like giving up, well be here for you. So if you need someone to talk to, or a shoulder to cry on, we'll be right here." Marla explained.
"Kendra, look me in the eye." Scott demanded. Kendra complied and Scott told her some of the most important words in her life. There's were the words that she would remember even when she felt that her world was ending. Even when she felt like there was no hope, she would remember those words said to her that night. As she hugged her parents, she felt at peace. She felt joy. Sure she knew that everything was chaotic, she still had hope. Because she repeated those words in her head.
"Always remember you are loved. No matter what."
Chapter 7 (part II): A Spark Of Hope
Kendra had taken to taking to Bracken's first horn. Yes, she knew that he couldn't hear her, but talking to it was still a nice stress reliever. It was nice to pretend that he was there, even though she knew he wasn't. Every day, she would tell Brackens horn about how she felt, about the events that had occurred during the day, and such things. Sometimes, when she was feeling goofy, she would tell jokes to the horn. While this may seem rather depressing and foolish to most, for Kendra, it was her favorite part of the day.
•••
Bracken sat in his prison cell in silence. As he looked around, he saw the same drab, dirty walls a typical. He saw the broken, crusty floor covers in dust. Be looked at the corner in wich he slept. He didn't have a bed or mattress, but he did have a paper thin blanket that somehow defied physics and made him somehow colder than he was before. Bracken decided to not use the blanket as it was intended, and instead balled it up and used it as a pillow, or after his daily torture session with Ronodin, he would use the blanket to absorb his blood.
Bracken decided not to sleep, so he instead went to eat. He saw that he had some type of raw, dead animal in his plate. Next to it was some questionable looking plants. Bracken ate the plants. They tasted like trash, but unlike the carcass next to them, appeared to be somewhat edible. He learned that he could down them if he took sips of his brackish water. Bracken sighed. He has only just escaped prison, yet here he was yet again. He decided to climb back into his corner. He laid down to go to sleep, when he heard Kendra's voice in his head.
So today I had to tell my parents about Seth. Bracken was extremely confused. Was Kendra aware that he could hear her with out his second horn? Sure, he couldn't talk to her, but he could hear her clearly. But the more pressing issue was what had happened to Seth?
They didn't take it well. I mean, how could they. I only told them that I'm the caretaker of one of the worlds deadliest preserves and that their son had lost his identity and had been kidnapped by Ronodin!
This news alarmed Bracken. Over the past few days, he had heard a commission and had wondered what was happening. It would make sense that Seth was the commission. Bracken was upset by the news. Seth had been his friend, but he couldn't even imagine what Kendra was feeling. On cue, intense feelings of sadness flowed through him. It hurt him that she was sad. More than anything did he want to comfort her. Oh did he wish that he was with her!
There's no use to moping around. I need to cheer up. The intense sparrow he had been feeling had disappeared. So today my dad said the kindest thing. Do you want to hear it? Yes please. Sure, he knew she couldn't hear him, but he wanted to know! Ok so it was "Always remember you are loved. No matter what." That was really really sweet. He made a mental note to say thoughtful things like that. Suddenly, embarrassment his mind was flooded with embarrassment. What was she so embarrassed about? I just realized how sappy that was. Oh god. You heard nothing Bracken's first horn. Great. Now that I'm referring his horn as a horn I sound insane. I'm going to refer to you as Bracken even though I knew he can't hear me. Ohhhh, so she didn't know he could hear her. He couldn't decide if that was funny or not. But he would be lying if he didn't admit that Kendra had cheered him up significantly. It was just another reason why he loved her…
For the rest of his time in prison, it sucked, but at least he had Kendra's voice every night to cheer him up. If he was being honest, she was the reason he didn't give up. Even after all of the torture he went through, he still had a reason to be happy: Kendra. She was his pillar of hope. The light of his life. He just couldn't deny it at this point: he loved her. He really, truly loved her. More than anyone in the world.
Chapter 7 (Part III): Free
Seth felt betrayed. He had trusted Ronodin, and he had lied, and manipulated him like a pawn! He had set him up against his old friends and family! Yes Seth would walk up to Ronodin and he would feel his full ire! He would pay for the day he had double crossed Seth Sorenson!
Then, Seth paused for a second and thought rationally. He knew that while it would be awesome to walk up to Ronodin and slap him into next week, he knew it wouldn't be very efficient to his cause. After thinking for a bit, he decided that the best plan for action was to pretend to still be on Ronodin's side, gather information, breakout Bracken, and finally flew through the barrel back towards Wrymroost. It would take some time for his plan to work, but in the end it would be worth it. So. Worth. It.
•••
A few weeks after he completed his scheme. With Bracken by his said he tried to travel to Wrymroost. No one was there. He assumed that it was because they didn't want any of Ronodin's people coming through. He then had an idea.
"Bracken, could you try to go to Fablehaven? The passageway to Wrymroost isn't working."
Bracken's eyes widened in alarm. He opened his mouth to say something, but Seth cut him off.
"No Kendra probably isn't in danger. They probably just blocked it off as a safety precaution." Seth explained exasperated. Honestly, Seth didn't really remember anyone, but Bracken was obviously head over heels for Kendra. It was kind of gross if he was being honest.
"That's a relief. I'm assuming you want me to go first so that I can explain you are on our side, correct." After spending some time with him, Seth realize he liked Bracken. He was pretty cool. He wondered if he would want to be his friend.
"Correct." After Seth said that, Bracken jumped into the barrel and was gone. Seth steppes inti the barrel and sat down, waiting to be grabbed.
After about 5 minutes, Seth was starting to get impatient. After all, how long did it take to tell someone that a person was on your side? Just when Seth was wondering if Bracken really was a traitor, a pair of hands grabbed him and he was in a different destination.
Seth saw two satyrs. They walked up and hugged him. He assumed that they were his friends. Well his previous friends. He asked if there was anyway for them to go to Wrymroost, and they said that they were going to get a man named Stan. They said that Stan would solve all of their problems.
•••
Seth was both excited and nervous to meet his sister. He wondered what she would think of him. Was he still the person she had known? Or would he disappoint her? It was nerve wracking. He saw that there were books and stuff around the library, but he was too nervous to care. He hoped his sister liked him!
As he sat there, he saw a girl about 16 or 17 approaching. She had light brown hair and pretty green eyes. She was definitely pretty, but she looked exhausted. She had large dark circles under her eyes. She was talking to someone. She said "Why do you want me to go to the library? Aren't you the one always telling to to come out of it?" When she stopped talking to the man beside her, she looked at him and Bracken. Her hands flew over her mouth, and her eyes filled with tears.
"I-I can't believe it. You guys are here I didn't think..." she couldn't finish her die to all of the sobbing.
Seth was unsure of what to do. He wanted to hug her, but should that be a break of her privacy. Bracken took the first move. He wakes up and hugged her. Seth went to a nearby corner while they did their thing. He didn't want to disturb their privacy.
Bracken gave Kendra a big hug. He was careful not to suffocate her, but he did apply a noticeable amount of squeeze to the hug.
"Oh my god! You-you're hereeeee!" Kendra said, still crying.
"Hush, my princess. There is no need to cry. I am right here for you. No matter what." Bracken said with love in his eyes.
While Kendra has stopped crying, she had not started blushing for some reason. That's when he realized he had called her princess. Welp, there was no going back now.
"Ahhh! That's a relief. Your tears have stopped. There's no reason to cry because of little old me!" Bracken joked.
"Of course I'm crying! I've missed you so much! I've been worried sick over here!"
"You shouldn't have to worry about me. After all, how could I have stayed fare from such a beautiful maiden for long?" After he said that, Bracken realized that he was being quite flirtatious. He silently preyed that Kendra would go along with it, or at lest respond in some positive way.
"You're right." Kendra laughed. "I shouldn't have doubted my Prince Charming." Seeing Kendra's smile brightened Brackens whole day. No, his whole life. How was he able to survive without that smile? To be without her light? To have to live without her laugh? He couldn't. She was just too valuable. She was brighter than all of the stars in the sky, more beautiful than a goddess, the most virtuous creature in existence. At that moment, Bracken realized that Kendra was everything to him and more. He vowed to protect her, even if it cost him his life, for her life was much greater than his own. For every breath she takes, it's the most wonderful thing in the world. Yes, he would protect her, and he would do it with pride.
After about 15 minutes, he saw Kendra walkover to him.
"Bracken told me that you didn't remember anything, but you're still on our side, right?"
"Correct. You see, I got assistance from the Fairy King. He shows me the memories of those close to me, so I know how each of you feel about me, even though I don't remember you." Seth explained.
"That's okay Seth. We can always make new memories together. All that matters is that you're okay, you're here, and that you're with those who love you once again." After Kendra spoke, she gave Seth a hug. He gratefully retuned it. When he hugged her, it felt right. He couldn't describe it, but he just got the feeling that he was where he was supposed to be. He started smiling.
When they broke apart, Kendra had a huge grin on her face. She said "Since when have you been so tall! The last time I saw you you were just a little taller than me! And what happened to your voice! You used to be so squeaky! Where has my short, squeaky brother gone?" Kendra exclaimed!
"I dunno. Maybe I haven't changed at all. Maybe you've just gotten shorter and are just imagining that my voice is deeper."
"Hmmmmm, I doubt it. I don't know if I want to give you anymore hugs though. It appears you are suffering with puberty, and I've just overcame it so I'd rather not contract it again." Kendra said jokingly.
"But Kendraaaaaaaaaaa!" Seth whined. "How will I survive without my big sis's hugs? This is a tragedy!"
Kendra mockingly sighed. "I guuuuuueeeessss I could give you the occasional hug." After she said that she gave Seth a big bear hug.
And they stayed there like that for a while, just happy to be with each other for a while, because one thing was for sure, you can't break the Sorenson sibling's bond. No matter what challenges they face, they'll beat them together!
Okay so I hope you all like it. A huge thank you for all of the support because it truly makes me very happy!
Always remember that you're welcome to tell me any suggestions you have. I'm pretty much willing to write anything as long as I am personally okay with it (I'm sorry that means no incest or anything that is over a K+ rating. Sorry to disappoint).
Anyways hope you all have a wonderful life and good times.
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