The Hidden Disaster
A/N: Wow, I actually got reviews….^_^ I'm going to get you, Marzipan…..WAIT, isn't that some kind of sauce? Okkie, never mind with that. Thanko for the REVIEWZ, I love you all!!!!! I'm writing through a headache right now, okkie? I have nothing else to do. ^_^ I invent while I type…..
D: Not MINE….except for the plot and James!!!!!
Uh oh, TROUBLE
(A/N: Too confused, maybe lazy, right now to mess with indents!!!!!)
Lyra had to be careful if she was going to sneak out these days. She had been assigned to a foster family, a very STRICT family. The children were greedy and selfish, while the parents wished they hadn't signed up as a volunteer adopting family.
*I must keep the alethiometer away from those pigs a.k.a. step-sisters or brothers. Lord knows what they'll do with it. Now how do I begin my search…..*
Lyra leaned against the wall of the wooden house as she pondered over this problem, not noticing that the 'pigs' were creeping her way. Pan tried to warn her, but she was too busy.
"What do you think the grub's (A/N: I'm trying to write what they would say, don't kill me!!!!!) doing?"
"I don't know! Hey, look at that! She never told us she had valuables."
"Because she knows us too well, you dolt. Let's grab and run."
The two boys jumped Lyra and took off with her alethiometer, but not before she gave them several bruises and a black eye each. Pan gave several sharp bites too, marking their arms and legs. They took off, howling, but with the alethiometer as well.
"Damn those idiots!" growled Lyra. Pan, who sat beside her, tried to comfort her by nuzzling her leg with his nose. Lyra smiled and picked up the large pine marten.
"Let's retrieve something, shall we?"
~
"Ooooo……, what do you think it is, Erm?" said the boy named Han. Ermie looked at it, scratching his head.
"Dunno, do you suppose we can sell it?"
"Good idea!"
"I don't think so", snapped an angry voice. Lyra stood in the doorway, Pan bristling by her side.
"Give it back, or else……."
The boys backed away, clutching the alethiometer. Lyra trembled with anger, but waited patiently by the door, which was their only escape.
"Come one, I'll give you, ten seconds? How about that?" Without waiting for an answer, she started counting. Right when she was going down to zero, Ermie charged forward, intending to knock her down. A shadow in the corner rushed out to pin him down. Han, who was scared out of his wits, forgot the alethiometer and ran outside. The shadow picked up the pouched and handed it to her. She took the pouch, shyly, and to her surprise felt a hand. Lyra looked up into crystal blue eyes and stepped back in shock.
"Who are you?"
The shadow stepped into the sunlight and turned out to be a boy, the same height as Will. He was a foot taller than Lyra and had to look down at her.
"I'm James. James Whittle." He looked closely at her. "Strange, I've never met you before, and I know all the people who live here. Who might you be?"
Lyra looked up at him, wondering if she could trust him. After all, he had saved her alethiometer.
"I'm Lyra Silvertongue."
"Ah, the new girl? Isn't your last name from the bear's language?"
She stared in shock.
"How'd you know?"
"I lived with the bears once. My father was trapped on one of the artic icebergs. The bears killed him. So out of their pity, the new bear king, took me in. I think his name was Iorek, or something like that."
"Iorek?! I must visit him! (She looked at James, curiously) How'd you get down here then?"
"Well, see, my father. How do I say this. My father…..he, he wasn't a very kind man, he was a scientist. Uh, when his assistants couldn't find him test subjects. He, he used me."
Lyra looked up in horror. Then her face filled with pity.
"You were experimented on? Your father must be mad! Didn't your mother object?"
"My mother, she…..she was killed by one of his projects."
There was a moment of silence. Neither one of them spoke. Lyra tried to change the subject.
"How DID you come down here?"
"My father, one of his experiments was to change an animal's appearance. Making it into another species, completely. That was one of them he used on me. Now, I'm able to do this."
He vanished and Lyra looked around. A canary perched on a branch above her head. It wasn't normal. In fact, anyone could tell the difference. It had silvery blue eyes. James reappeared and waited for her to take the news in.
"See? My only disadvantage is that if I turn into anything, my eyes are blue. That is the only thing that distinguishes me. Also, it makes people think that the animal is blind."
~
Lyra was sitting astride a midnight black horse, racing to the gypsy's dock. They would be here today, it was Monday. Business would be done on the docks. James changed back and they strolled down to the waters. Suddenly, he froze. Lyra looked at him weirdly.
"There's my fiancée, legal by my father's will. If her father recognizes me, I'll be taken in for sure."
Lyra looked down and almost retched. There, standing on the docks was a chubby blond girl, wearing something that could blind someone, a skirt. Maybe it looked pretty on other models, but on this girl, it was horrifying.
"I feel sorry for you," said Lyra, in pure pity.
Though James was blond, he was far more handsome than the girl. It would be weird to see a pair like them being wedded. Suddenly, Lyra felt eyes on both of them. The man had seen them. Quickly, she pulled James down the docks and into the nearest boat. It turned out to be John Faa's. He looked at them in surprise, but realized the position they were in. They moved out the docks, but not before they heard the girl's father ordering search boats (A/N: I don't know what they're called) after them.
A/N: Like the new character, James? I made him up, fascinating isn't he? ^_~ Well, I might continue it soon. Or maybe later, depends on the reviews. ^_^ BUBBIE, oh, and I DON'T HAVE A DAY JOB!!!!
A/N: Wow, I actually got reviews….^_^ I'm going to get you, Marzipan…..WAIT, isn't that some kind of sauce? Okkie, never mind with that. Thanko for the REVIEWZ, I love you all!!!!! I'm writing through a headache right now, okkie? I have nothing else to do. ^_^ I invent while I type…..
D: Not MINE….except for the plot and James!!!!!
Uh oh, TROUBLE
(A/N: Too confused, maybe lazy, right now to mess with indents!!!!!)
Lyra had to be careful if she was going to sneak out these days. She had been assigned to a foster family, a very STRICT family. The children were greedy and selfish, while the parents wished they hadn't signed up as a volunteer adopting family.
*I must keep the alethiometer away from those pigs a.k.a. step-sisters or brothers. Lord knows what they'll do with it. Now how do I begin my search…..*
Lyra leaned against the wall of the wooden house as she pondered over this problem, not noticing that the 'pigs' were creeping her way. Pan tried to warn her, but she was too busy.
"What do you think the grub's (A/N: I'm trying to write what they would say, don't kill me!!!!!) doing?"
"I don't know! Hey, look at that! She never told us she had valuables."
"Because she knows us too well, you dolt. Let's grab and run."
The two boys jumped Lyra and took off with her alethiometer, but not before she gave them several bruises and a black eye each. Pan gave several sharp bites too, marking their arms and legs. They took off, howling, but with the alethiometer as well.
"Damn those idiots!" growled Lyra. Pan, who sat beside her, tried to comfort her by nuzzling her leg with his nose. Lyra smiled and picked up the large pine marten.
"Let's retrieve something, shall we?"
~
"Ooooo……, what do you think it is, Erm?" said the boy named Han. Ermie looked at it, scratching his head.
"Dunno, do you suppose we can sell it?"
"Good idea!"
"I don't think so", snapped an angry voice. Lyra stood in the doorway, Pan bristling by her side.
"Give it back, or else……."
The boys backed away, clutching the alethiometer. Lyra trembled with anger, but waited patiently by the door, which was their only escape.
"Come one, I'll give you, ten seconds? How about that?" Without waiting for an answer, she started counting. Right when she was going down to zero, Ermie charged forward, intending to knock her down. A shadow in the corner rushed out to pin him down. Han, who was scared out of his wits, forgot the alethiometer and ran outside. The shadow picked up the pouched and handed it to her. She took the pouch, shyly, and to her surprise felt a hand. Lyra looked up into crystal blue eyes and stepped back in shock.
"Who are you?"
The shadow stepped into the sunlight and turned out to be a boy, the same height as Will. He was a foot taller than Lyra and had to look down at her.
"I'm James. James Whittle." He looked closely at her. "Strange, I've never met you before, and I know all the people who live here. Who might you be?"
Lyra looked up at him, wondering if she could trust him. After all, he had saved her alethiometer.
"I'm Lyra Silvertongue."
"Ah, the new girl? Isn't your last name from the bear's language?"
She stared in shock.
"How'd you know?"
"I lived with the bears once. My father was trapped on one of the artic icebergs. The bears killed him. So out of their pity, the new bear king, took me in. I think his name was Iorek, or something like that."
"Iorek?! I must visit him! (She looked at James, curiously) How'd you get down here then?"
"Well, see, my father. How do I say this. My father…..he, he wasn't a very kind man, he was a scientist. Uh, when his assistants couldn't find him test subjects. He, he used me."
Lyra looked up in horror. Then her face filled with pity.
"You were experimented on? Your father must be mad! Didn't your mother object?"
"My mother, she…..she was killed by one of his projects."
There was a moment of silence. Neither one of them spoke. Lyra tried to change the subject.
"How DID you come down here?"
"My father, one of his experiments was to change an animal's appearance. Making it into another species, completely. That was one of them he used on me. Now, I'm able to do this."
He vanished and Lyra looked around. A canary perched on a branch above her head. It wasn't normal. In fact, anyone could tell the difference. It had silvery blue eyes. James reappeared and waited for her to take the news in.
"See? My only disadvantage is that if I turn into anything, my eyes are blue. That is the only thing that distinguishes me. Also, it makes people think that the animal is blind."
~
Lyra was sitting astride a midnight black horse, racing to the gypsy's dock. They would be here today, it was Monday. Business would be done on the docks. James changed back and they strolled down to the waters. Suddenly, he froze. Lyra looked at him weirdly.
"There's my fiancée, legal by my father's will. If her father recognizes me, I'll be taken in for sure."
Lyra looked down and almost retched. There, standing on the docks was a chubby blond girl, wearing something that could blind someone, a skirt. Maybe it looked pretty on other models, but on this girl, it was horrifying.
"I feel sorry for you," said Lyra, in pure pity.
Though James was blond, he was far more handsome than the girl. It would be weird to see a pair like them being wedded. Suddenly, Lyra felt eyes on both of them. The man had seen them. Quickly, she pulled James down the docks and into the nearest boat. It turned out to be John Faa's. He looked at them in surprise, but realized the position they were in. They moved out the docks, but not before they heard the girl's father ordering search boats (A/N: I don't know what they're called) after them.
A/N: Like the new character, James? I made him up, fascinating isn't he? ^_~ Well, I might continue it soon. Or maybe later, depends on the reviews. ^_^ BUBBIE, oh, and I DON'T HAVE A DAY JOB!!!!