~*A Stream of Secrets~* Kara turned abruptly, covering her sneaker in mud. She winced, but the pang of anger at the mud-covered shoe disappeared when she saw two bright eyes staring at her. She gulped. She had no magic. No stone. Nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada. "In your pocket..." the raspy voice confided. Kara dug in her jean pocket. Nothing was there. Was this someone's idea of a practical voice? Was it Joey? Marcus? ADRIANE? But no, Joey and Marcus knew nothing of the magic that Emily, Adriane, and Kara shared. Adriane and Kara didn't get along that well, but even Adriane wasn't this mean. This was for real. She dug in her other pocket. Something small and cool was inside. How could she not have noticed? She pulled it out. It was round and blue, like the sky on a sunny summer day. What powers did it hold? Was it meant for her? A warmth started in her palm, where the stone was, and engulfed her body in a safe, reassuring heat. Yes, it was. But the monster was quickly advancing. She had no time to ponder over it. She held the stone out, it flashed silver and a beam of golden light shot out of the stone, straight towards the evil creature. Something big landed behind her, she shot around, covering her other shoe in mud. She shied, deciding that shoes weren't the most important thing when you didn't know where you were. She looked at- Lyra?! How had Lyra known where she was? She was bonded with her like Adriane was with Stormbringer and Emily with Ozzie, but never had she thought that she had a connection with Lyra like Adriane had with Storm. So strong, that they could communicate from wide distances. "You have finally found your stone, Blazing Star..." Lyra remarked. "I know." Kara said. "I thought that you would be happier than you are, Kara." Lyra said. "I know, I am, but I have absolutely no idea where we are." Kara sighed. "In your heart...you know the way.." "Here, have this, you might need it." Lyra said. She went to Kara's mud-covered feet and dropped a silver chain in her hands. She slid the gem on and closed the clasp with a click. She held her hand high, she knew that this stone was bonded with her heart. She waved it around and it lit up silvery-blue, around when she was pointing at a pathway on her left. "That way is good, your stone lit up." "If we can find an animal, besides one that's evil, I'll ask where we are." Lyra responded. Kara followed Lyra down the path dimly lit with morning light. She looked at her watch, it responded with a glow that said it was 6:25 a.m. in the human world. Kara didn't know if any humans even lived here. Just that she wasn't in Ravenswood anymore. The path let off into a fork. "Use your stone, Kara." Lyra advised. Kara held up the stone, it shot a beam of light towards the path on the right. "Let's go that way then." Lyra said, holding up a paw towards the path on the right. They followed the path for awhile. "Are you sure this is the right way?" Kara asked. "Your stone is connected with your heart, as I am." Lyra said. The path lead off into a clearing. "This way." Lyra said, taking the lead. Kara sprinted up to Lyra. Lyra bent down, sniffing like a puppy. "Cats have a good sense of smell to you know." She said, registering Kara's look. Lyra pointed at a small round object. "Push it with your stone." Lyra advised. "We don't know what it is." Kara nodded in agreement. "Sure." She held her stone high above her head and aimed the stone at the small round object. It was changing color. Red, then orange, then yellow and so on. It reminded Kara of Emily's jewel when she was healing an animal. A beam of rainbow light shot out of her stone. It pounced on the button. Suddenly a rumble started up, making cracks in the earth beneath her. Lyra pounced over to her. Debris, dirt, rocks, and dust formed clouds and they were blinded by the thick mass of fog. When it cleared, a large abyss was nearly inches away from the huddled Lyra and Kara. "What do we do?" Kara asked. "Go in." Lyra responded. "Hurry, now, before it closes." Lyra jumped in. Kara followed.

~~~~* Is it long enough??? Hope so! Well, hope you like the next chapter! ~~~~* I DON'T OWN AVALON! RACHEL ROBERTS DOES! -=BLAZING WARRIOR=-