Story (c) Llee
Novia, Novia's mom, Corbin (c) Llee
Everything else (c) Susan Cooper
Reviewers~
Wild MagicK Girl- Ok, so it was a bit short. Sorry about that. I'm glad you liked it, though. That IS strange... maybe you and Novia are related... NAH! Corbin, I'll get into him soon enough, but I just noticed a major flaw in the character. Ah! I hope no one minds, or maybe I'll just change it. It's so easy to make mistakes! Will, he's coming in, but I guess I didn't actually quite consider him to be a watchman of any sort. There's another flaw. I'll just go and die now... just kidding! If I did, I would never finish the next chapter!
Alana the Rain Goddess- Thank you very much! I like the parts mentioning Harry Potter and Mulan, too! They made me laugh anyway. I'll try adding some humor to my story to keep things interesting. *grin*
Chapter 2~
The Beginning
Novia could hear the bustle of her mom downstairs. She didn't bother to change and ran downstairs. She ran past the dining room into the kitchen. The smell of pancakes wafted into her nostrils. Novia looked into the pan her mom was holding. She could tell they were blueberry, her favorite. Of course, all you had to do was add blueberries to the instant batter.
'Good morning, Novia.' Her mom gave her a hug. 'Happy birthday!'
'Good morning,' Novia replied, smiling.
Her mom scooped the pancakes onto a plate. She opened the fridge and fished out the maple syrup. The syrup oozed over the pancakes, similar to the green slime Novia had seen on Nickelodeon. Her mom placed the plate, utensils, and a napkin on the glass table. Her family only ate in the dining room on occasions when her relatives came over. They probably would come over this weekend for dinner.
As she ate, she reviewed her dream, piece by piece. New questions popped into her mind like fireworks. She had to find Corbin again.
'Done!' Novia took plate and placed it by the sink.
'That's all you're going to eat?' Her mom glanced at the half eaten pancake.
'You can eat the rest!' Novia ran back upstairs into her room. She rapidly changed and got ready to go out. She knew she probably wouldn't find Corbin, but it was worth a try. She dashed back downstairs. 'Mom, I'm going out for a while. Don't expect me back anytime soon!'
'What? Where are you going, Novia? Novia?'
Novia grabbed her jacket from the closet and scuttled into the garage, through the side door, and past the white gate. She looked at the black pavement before her, the houses that were arranged neatly, like chess pieces. She headed to the neighborhood park, which was only a patch of grass where kids played baseball or artists went to paint. It was right around the corner. No one was there at the moment. There weren't any flowers, deer, or rabbits now. She sighed. What was she doing?
'Hello, are you lost or something?'
Novia turned around. 'Corbin! I was looking for you.'
'Ah, I knew you would.' Corbin shrugged.
'I'm just curious. Who are you? If the Old Ones are asleep...'
'You woke me up... sort of speak. I live nearby, and I felt your presence. Then, I felt you travel through time. Memories flooded back. I followed you. I'm an Old One, you know.'
'Oh, am I an Old One? Am I immortal?'
'No, not quite. The last of the Old Ones was born long ago. You could say you were a New One. You are immortal. You were born as a kind of backup system. If the Light was needed once more, you would awaken as a New One on your eleventh birthday, as the tradition goes.'
'I was BORN to do this?' Novia said, shocked.
'You can call it what you like, destiny, fate. It's still your duty. You are helping a cause that could determine the fate of the world.'
Novia nodded. 'Alright, I'll do it.'
'You didn't have much of a choice in the first place,' Corbin remarked.
'But I'm still having trouble with how I'm going to find the Six. I have no idea where they are. They might live in the North Pole for all I know! It's not like my parents are just going to say, "Ok, let's go look all across the earth for six immortals that will help defend the world against the bad guys." Do I have the power to travel at the speed of light, too? That would help a lot.'
Corbin mumbled to himself, 'If only the Book of Gramarye wasn't...'
'HELLO? Are you listening?' There was a melodic bell ringing in the distance, clear and sweet. 'Oh, where is that coming from?' she said dreamily. Then, she found herself in the past again. It was the same meadow she had seen earlier. 'Back here again?'
'Now I remember. There is a way for you to learn all your powers, Novia.' He hunted around, looking for something. 'Help me look for something out of the ordinary.'
'I guess this is pretty unusual. Corbin, come here!' Novia stood before a tree. Trees weren't unusual in this forest, but this tree lacked something, leaves. It was complete bare.
'I think you may have found it.' Corbin walked around the tree, examining it. Then his eyes lit up. 'Reach in there, and if you feel something, take it out.' There was a hole in the trunk. Novia couldn't see inside it. Novia reached in anyway, and when she stepped back from the tree, there was a picture in her hand. It had a million images it seemed. Her eyes tried to take it all in, but there was too much. She felt dizzy all of a sudden. She shut her eyes. 'Hm... that's all you need to know, put into one big picture. It was created for you I believe. Only you could have put your hand in that hole without the tree exploding into ash. Don't you feel special?' Amusement glittered in his eyes.
'Uh huh, I'm getting a migraine here. Don't talk to me.' Novia slumped to the ground.
'Relax, and take a good look at that picture. It should all come to you. Afterwards, burn it. I'll leave you now, but I'll return.' Corbin walked away.
Novia looked at the picture again, opening her eyes. She started with the top left corner. As soon as she saw the image, all the information about it dripped into her brain. It was an interesting experience. It seemed that years had passed when she finally lay the picture down. She sighed heavily.
'You know what you have to do now,' Corbin said, suddenly reappearing.
Novia nodded. She placed the picture inside the tree again. She took a couple steps back. Burn into the ground, into ash. Never be seen again, Novia told the tree through her thoughts. The tree blazed into life. Then, just as quickly, it burned to death.
'Time to return to your own time, Novia.'
'Alright,' Novia said quietly. Bells ringed hauntingly, and Novia stood at the park, underneath a tree. She strolled back home, where more surprises awaited her.
Novia, Novia's mom, Corbin (c) Llee
Everything else (c) Susan Cooper
Reviewers~
Wild MagicK Girl- Ok, so it was a bit short. Sorry about that. I'm glad you liked it, though. That IS strange... maybe you and Novia are related... NAH! Corbin, I'll get into him soon enough, but I just noticed a major flaw in the character. Ah! I hope no one minds, or maybe I'll just change it. It's so easy to make mistakes! Will, he's coming in, but I guess I didn't actually quite consider him to be a watchman of any sort. There's another flaw. I'll just go and die now... just kidding! If I did, I would never finish the next chapter!
Alana the Rain Goddess- Thank you very much! I like the parts mentioning Harry Potter and Mulan, too! They made me laugh anyway. I'll try adding some humor to my story to keep things interesting. *grin*
Chapter 2~
The Beginning
Novia could hear the bustle of her mom downstairs. She didn't bother to change and ran downstairs. She ran past the dining room into the kitchen. The smell of pancakes wafted into her nostrils. Novia looked into the pan her mom was holding. She could tell they were blueberry, her favorite. Of course, all you had to do was add blueberries to the instant batter.
'Good morning, Novia.' Her mom gave her a hug. 'Happy birthday!'
'Good morning,' Novia replied, smiling.
Her mom scooped the pancakes onto a plate. She opened the fridge and fished out the maple syrup. The syrup oozed over the pancakes, similar to the green slime Novia had seen on Nickelodeon. Her mom placed the plate, utensils, and a napkin on the glass table. Her family only ate in the dining room on occasions when her relatives came over. They probably would come over this weekend for dinner.
As she ate, she reviewed her dream, piece by piece. New questions popped into her mind like fireworks. She had to find Corbin again.
'Done!' Novia took plate and placed it by the sink.
'That's all you're going to eat?' Her mom glanced at the half eaten pancake.
'You can eat the rest!' Novia ran back upstairs into her room. She rapidly changed and got ready to go out. She knew she probably wouldn't find Corbin, but it was worth a try. She dashed back downstairs. 'Mom, I'm going out for a while. Don't expect me back anytime soon!'
'What? Where are you going, Novia? Novia?'
Novia grabbed her jacket from the closet and scuttled into the garage, through the side door, and past the white gate. She looked at the black pavement before her, the houses that were arranged neatly, like chess pieces. She headed to the neighborhood park, which was only a patch of grass where kids played baseball or artists went to paint. It was right around the corner. No one was there at the moment. There weren't any flowers, deer, or rabbits now. She sighed. What was she doing?
'Hello, are you lost or something?'
Novia turned around. 'Corbin! I was looking for you.'
'Ah, I knew you would.' Corbin shrugged.
'I'm just curious. Who are you? If the Old Ones are asleep...'
'You woke me up... sort of speak. I live nearby, and I felt your presence. Then, I felt you travel through time. Memories flooded back. I followed you. I'm an Old One, you know.'
'Oh, am I an Old One? Am I immortal?'
'No, not quite. The last of the Old Ones was born long ago. You could say you were a New One. You are immortal. You were born as a kind of backup system. If the Light was needed once more, you would awaken as a New One on your eleventh birthday, as the tradition goes.'
'I was BORN to do this?' Novia said, shocked.
'You can call it what you like, destiny, fate. It's still your duty. You are helping a cause that could determine the fate of the world.'
Novia nodded. 'Alright, I'll do it.'
'You didn't have much of a choice in the first place,' Corbin remarked.
'But I'm still having trouble with how I'm going to find the Six. I have no idea where they are. They might live in the North Pole for all I know! It's not like my parents are just going to say, "Ok, let's go look all across the earth for six immortals that will help defend the world against the bad guys." Do I have the power to travel at the speed of light, too? That would help a lot.'
Corbin mumbled to himself, 'If only the Book of Gramarye wasn't...'
'HELLO? Are you listening?' There was a melodic bell ringing in the distance, clear and sweet. 'Oh, where is that coming from?' she said dreamily. Then, she found herself in the past again. It was the same meadow she had seen earlier. 'Back here again?'
'Now I remember. There is a way for you to learn all your powers, Novia.' He hunted around, looking for something. 'Help me look for something out of the ordinary.'
'I guess this is pretty unusual. Corbin, come here!' Novia stood before a tree. Trees weren't unusual in this forest, but this tree lacked something, leaves. It was complete bare.
'I think you may have found it.' Corbin walked around the tree, examining it. Then his eyes lit up. 'Reach in there, and if you feel something, take it out.' There was a hole in the trunk. Novia couldn't see inside it. Novia reached in anyway, and when she stepped back from the tree, there was a picture in her hand. It had a million images it seemed. Her eyes tried to take it all in, but there was too much. She felt dizzy all of a sudden. She shut her eyes. 'Hm... that's all you need to know, put into one big picture. It was created for you I believe. Only you could have put your hand in that hole without the tree exploding into ash. Don't you feel special?' Amusement glittered in his eyes.
'Uh huh, I'm getting a migraine here. Don't talk to me.' Novia slumped to the ground.
'Relax, and take a good look at that picture. It should all come to you. Afterwards, burn it. I'll leave you now, but I'll return.' Corbin walked away.
Novia looked at the picture again, opening her eyes. She started with the top left corner. As soon as she saw the image, all the information about it dripped into her brain. It was an interesting experience. It seemed that years had passed when she finally lay the picture down. She sighed heavily.
'You know what you have to do now,' Corbin said, suddenly reappearing.
Novia nodded. She placed the picture inside the tree again. She took a couple steps back. Burn into the ground, into ash. Never be seen again, Novia told the tree through her thoughts. The tree blazed into life. Then, just as quickly, it burned to death.
'Time to return to your own time, Novia.'
'Alright,' Novia said quietly. Bells ringed hauntingly, and Novia stood at the park, underneath a tree. She strolled back home, where more surprises awaited her.
