Alanna awoke alone and bare but for her loincloth and breastband, shivering with the cold in a place foreign to her.
She shivered, looking around to see Faithful. She saw him nowhere.
Alanna sat shaking with cold, trying to wake up, trying to think.
Then a cruel outburst of wind blasted in, and out, waking Alanna up.
Alanna screamed, then bit her lip.
Where was Faithful?
Where were her clothes?
What happened?
Where was she?
Why was she here?
How did she get here?
Did someone kidnap her or something?
Who?
Why?
Alanna sat down heavily, and surveyed her surroundings.
She was in a cold barn, with a padlocked door. It was cold and dusty, with cobwebs everywhere.
Alanna shivered out of fear. She hated spiders passionately!
Forcing herself to look around, she saw the wall containing the door was the front wall, and was made of a sturdy, metallic substance, with a supporting wooden structure.
The entire barn was like that.
Looking at the wall to her right, she saw shelves, unsturdy, flimsy metal shelves, with nothing on but a piece of flint and an old lantern.
To her left, lay a single bale of straw.
Alanna jumped up and ran over, pulling the bale apart and covering her barely clothed, freezing cold body in it.
Trying to clear her head of thoughts, she looked behind her. Nothing, just another wall. Lucky she wasn't chlostrophobic.
Just then she noticed a large spider on her knee. Alanna screamed, and jolted it off hurriedly.
Shaking, Oh how she hated spiders!, she walked around for a closer inspection.
Nothing.
*
Faithful awoke, yowling in pain. His side was sore, fur ruffled, and enclosed at the bottom of a dark, empty well, with a few drips dripping down. Too much water and he would drown, unable to exit the well.
Looking down the well, a rough male face appeared, and thrust a bucket of water down the well, bucket and all. The water sploshed around Faithfuls feet, causing him to yowl even more, the bucket banging his right back leg so he couldn't stand properly, let alone attempt to escape.
Faithful howled, then lay down on the bucket, as far out of the water as possible, and tried to remain calm.
*
Kerry yawned, and awoke with a jolt.
Something wasn't right.
Dashing into the adjoining rooms, she awoke Cassie and Laura. They felt the same as her.
Together, they stormed through to Alannas room, seeing the bed as neat as it was before the ball, and no evidence of a removed dress or shoes.
Alanna hadn't come home that night.
Cassie smiled nervously, her eyes scared, and whispered, "Maybe she just slept with a man. It doesn't mean-"
"No." Kerry replied harshly, "It doesn't feel right.
"Cassies right, maybe she went with Jon," Laura said softly.
"Lets go ask him then," Kerry said cooly, "I have a bad feeling though, something bad has happened."
5 minutes later, the trio arrived outside Prince Jonathans Squire room.
Kerry rapped smartly on the door, hands shaking, and held her head up, willing Alanna to be in there, although she knew she wouldn't be.
The door opened, revealing a yawning Jon, black hair tousled, night clothes creased.
Laura raised an eyebrow. Maybe Alanna was there.
Jon rubbed his head and said, "I had a bad night. Somethings not right. Why are you here?"
"Did Alanna sleep with you?" Cassie gushed, then blushed.
"I dont mean, I mean-"
"I haven't seen her since last night," the prince said, worry lurking in his eyes.
"Did you leave her alone?! If you left her then-"
"She said she had to see to her horse and left me," Jon replied.
The girls looked at each other, worriedly.
Something had happened. Alanna had gone, but what of Star? Faithful?
"Faithfuls gone too," Cassie whispered, after dashing madly around the palace searching.
A short time later, Laura returned and said quietly, "Stars tack is gone, and star."
"Alanna wouldn't run away," Jon thought softly, "Something must have happened."
"But what?" Kerry asked, sadly.
For a moment they stood, deep in thought, then Jon thought of something.
"Magic!"
"Excuse me?" Kerry asked.
"Has Alanna got magic?"
"Well, yes," Laura replied, "But I dont see-"
But Jon had already dashed off someplace, so Laura, realising she was arguing with no-one, fell silent.
The girls walked slowly back to Alannas room, and each sat, looking at an item of Alannas, wondering what to do.
But Jon, visiting his beloved uncle, had a plan.
But would Rodger help?
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She shivered, looking around to see Faithful. She saw him nowhere.
Alanna sat shaking with cold, trying to wake up, trying to think.
Then a cruel outburst of wind blasted in, and out, waking Alanna up.
Alanna screamed, then bit her lip.
Where was Faithful?
Where were her clothes?
What happened?
Where was she?
Why was she here?
How did she get here?
Did someone kidnap her or something?
Who?
Why?
Alanna sat down heavily, and surveyed her surroundings.
She was in a cold barn, with a padlocked door. It was cold and dusty, with cobwebs everywhere.
Alanna shivered out of fear. She hated spiders passionately!
Forcing herself to look around, she saw the wall containing the door was the front wall, and was made of a sturdy, metallic substance, with a supporting wooden structure.
The entire barn was like that.
Looking at the wall to her right, she saw shelves, unsturdy, flimsy metal shelves, with nothing on but a piece of flint and an old lantern.
To her left, lay a single bale of straw.
Alanna jumped up and ran over, pulling the bale apart and covering her barely clothed, freezing cold body in it.
Trying to clear her head of thoughts, she looked behind her. Nothing, just another wall. Lucky she wasn't chlostrophobic.
Just then she noticed a large spider on her knee. Alanna screamed, and jolted it off hurriedly.
Shaking, Oh how she hated spiders!, she walked around for a closer inspection.
Nothing.
*
Faithful awoke, yowling in pain. His side was sore, fur ruffled, and enclosed at the bottom of a dark, empty well, with a few drips dripping down. Too much water and he would drown, unable to exit the well.
Looking down the well, a rough male face appeared, and thrust a bucket of water down the well, bucket and all. The water sploshed around Faithfuls feet, causing him to yowl even more, the bucket banging his right back leg so he couldn't stand properly, let alone attempt to escape.
Faithful howled, then lay down on the bucket, as far out of the water as possible, and tried to remain calm.
*
Kerry yawned, and awoke with a jolt.
Something wasn't right.
Dashing into the adjoining rooms, she awoke Cassie and Laura. They felt the same as her.
Together, they stormed through to Alannas room, seeing the bed as neat as it was before the ball, and no evidence of a removed dress or shoes.
Alanna hadn't come home that night.
Cassie smiled nervously, her eyes scared, and whispered, "Maybe she just slept with a man. It doesn't mean-"
"No." Kerry replied harshly, "It doesn't feel right.
"Cassies right, maybe she went with Jon," Laura said softly.
"Lets go ask him then," Kerry said cooly, "I have a bad feeling though, something bad has happened."
5 minutes later, the trio arrived outside Prince Jonathans Squire room.
Kerry rapped smartly on the door, hands shaking, and held her head up, willing Alanna to be in there, although she knew she wouldn't be.
The door opened, revealing a yawning Jon, black hair tousled, night clothes creased.
Laura raised an eyebrow. Maybe Alanna was there.
Jon rubbed his head and said, "I had a bad night. Somethings not right. Why are you here?"
"Did Alanna sleep with you?" Cassie gushed, then blushed.
"I dont mean, I mean-"
"I haven't seen her since last night," the prince said, worry lurking in his eyes.
"Did you leave her alone?! If you left her then-"
"She said she had to see to her horse and left me," Jon replied.
The girls looked at each other, worriedly.
Something had happened. Alanna had gone, but what of Star? Faithful?
"Faithfuls gone too," Cassie whispered, after dashing madly around the palace searching.
A short time later, Laura returned and said quietly, "Stars tack is gone, and star."
"Alanna wouldn't run away," Jon thought softly, "Something must have happened."
"But what?" Kerry asked, sadly.
For a moment they stood, deep in thought, then Jon thought of something.
"Magic!"
"Excuse me?" Kerry asked.
"Has Alanna got magic?"
"Well, yes," Laura replied, "But I dont see-"
But Jon had already dashed off someplace, so Laura, realising she was arguing with no-one, fell silent.
The girls walked slowly back to Alannas room, and each sat, looking at an item of Alannas, wondering what to do.
But Jon, visiting his beloved uncle, had a plan.
But would Rodger help?
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¤~¤
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¤~¤
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*V*
Review for more. Sorry its short, I wanted to get this up, please review, I had a bit of a headache but wanted it up for you, so sorry if its rubbish
