Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from the Wheel of Time
series. I DO own Monifae and her family. and her boyfriend/lover if I
think of one.
Note: I liked the books and decided to write a fanfic. I only read up to The Great Hunt. I'm reading The Dragon Reborn right now.
Monifae is pronounced mon-ni-fay
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*~Chapter 2~*
The wind whistled past her ears and leaves encircled her. Monifae stood on a lonely hill, facing a cliff. A little cottage rested at the base of the hill. She didn't know where she was and looked around slowly for someone who could help her. No one was around so she walked to the cottage and cautiously opened the door. Before she could get the door all the way open, a huge gray wolf pounced on top of her. Monifae fell backwards, the wind knocked out of her.
"Hopper, no!" Perrin shouted.
Monifae gasped out, "Perrin, run! This wolf is vicious."
Perrin ran over to Monifae and pushed the wolf off her. Monifae slowly got up, and took a few deep breaths. "Perrin, we have to run!" She grabbed his arm and tried to lug him away.
He put his hands on her shoulders to stop her. "Monifae, Hopper is my friend. He won't hurt you."
Monifae looked up into Perrin's eyes and gave a small cry of surprise. "Perrin, your eyes. They're yellow! You're a wolf brother."
Now it was Perrin's turn to gasp. "You're not scared? You know what a wolf brother is?"
"Yes, my father's friend used to be a wolfbrother, but we don't know what happened to him." Monifae looked around. "Where are we?"
"We're in a dream, I think. Be careful, Monifae. The danger in the dreams is real."
All of a sudden, a hole opened up under her and she fell into the abyss. She could hear Perrin's shouts of alarm and see concern on his face. She tried to tell him that she's fine, but the words wouldn't come out of her mouth. Monifae fell and fell and fell until she hit something soft. She struggle for her breath. She was in an open field and in the middle of it was a guy sitting on a log. The fire in front of him didn't really look like fire. It didn't char the sticks. She walked over to him warily.
Before she could say anything, Rand shouted, "No, not her either! Why do you torture me with images of my friends?! You know that it pains me a lot to have to kill them, even in my dreams!"
"Rand, it's me! It's really Monifae! I don't know what you're shouting about, but it's me. Rand, please tell me where we are or what you are shouting about. I want to help." Monifae fell to her knees.
Rand stared at her and a sword appeared in his hands. "Ba'alzamon, I deny you! You and your shadow spawn will never get me!" He took a step closer to Monifae.
She stared at the glowing sword, afraid to even breathe. "Rand, it's me. Please, Rand, listen to me. It's me. Not some shadow spawn." She started to cry. Tears of fear, tears of helplessness.
Rand put the sword down gradually and walked over to Monifae. He squatted down beside her and looked into her eyes. Monifae winced as he dried her tears with a handkerchief.
"Monifae, I'm sorry. It's just that Ba'alzamon has shadow spawn become one of you in my dreams. Egwene tried to stick a knife in my back, Mat and Perrin tried to hang me, and even Elayne tried to slit my throat." He sighed.
"Rand, they didn't do it. It's the shadow spawn. Egwene, Mat, Perrin, and Elayne would never try to kill you. No matter what you turn into." Monifae smiled at Rand.
"What about you, Monifae?"
"You know that I would never try to kill you. You are my friend, till the end of the world."
"What if I was the Dragon Reborn.?"
Monifae gasped, "You're joking, right? Please tell me you are just playing a mean joke on me!"
"I would if I could."
"Light, Rand!"
"Promise me you won't tell anyone. Promise me!" He shook her.
"I promise, Rand! I promise!" After she said that, he left go of her and sank to the ground.
Monifae was about to say something to Rand when Hopper appeared. "Come, child, you have one more to see."
Hopper dragged Monifae away and the fog enveloped Rand so that she couldn't see him anymore. Hopper deposited her in the common room of an inn. Mat was playing dice with someone and a few men with dazed looks on their faces were after him. Monifae shouted to Mat but he couldn't hear her. He was too busy gambling with Ba'alzamon. She ran to him and took the sword that was lying next to him. Turning to face the zombies, she swung the sword with all her might and three heads went flying.
That's when Mat noticed her. "Monifae!"
He caught her as she fell. "I can't believe I just decapitated three men." She panted out.
She started to sob. The guilt was nibbling at her. Monifae couldn't believe that she had taken three lives.
Mat looked dumbfounded. "Monifae, it's ok. They aren't real men. Don't cry. Light, Monifae! Can you stop crying for a minute?"
She took a deep breath to compose herself and then looked at Mat. "Mat, what were you doing?"
"Playing dice, what else?"
"Do you know who you were playing dice with?" Monifae sighed slowly.
"Yes. I thought that if I could beat him, he would leave us alone."
"But if you lose to him."
"I will die. It's worth it to protect everyone. Did you expect me to rush in without understanding everything? I'm not just the village idiot, you know."
Monifae blushed. She thought that Mat never did anything serious. He was either playing tricks on someone or gambling with someone.
"I'm sorry, Mat. I."
More of the dazed men appeared. Monifae looked at Mat and he motioned for her to run. She ran as fast as she could, out the door, and down to the bridge. Mist started rolling in and Monifae awoke with the sound of someone pounding on her door.
Light! Was that a dream or was it all real? Monifae thought. She dressed at a snail's pace and when she was done, she opened the door. Egwene, Nynaeve, and Elayne were standing there.
"Are you nervous?" Elayne asked her.
"Yes, very." Monifae said. She took a deep breath and told them of her dreams.
When she was done, Egwene looked at her. "You might be a Dreamer, too."
"What is a Dreamer?" Monifae looked confused.
"A Dreamer is someone who could go to the World of Dreams and even dreams belonging to other people." Egwene explained.
"So I was in their dreams?!" Monifae sat down on her bed.
Egwene slowly nodded. "Someone will probably want to test you to see if you are a Dreamer."
A servant came to the door and told Monifae that Sheriam will be waiting for her in her study.
"Good luck, Monifae. We'll be waiting in Nynaeve's room for you." Elayne said.
Monifae smiled at them and walked out of the room, following the servant. They stopped in front of Sheriam Sedai's room and Monifae knocked softly. Sheriam walked out and guided Monifae down the hall. They climbed to the very bottom and she was faced with a long, dark corridor.
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I hope you liked this chapter. Please review it.
Note: I liked the books and decided to write a fanfic. I only read up to The Great Hunt. I'm reading The Dragon Reborn right now.
Monifae is pronounced mon-ni-fay
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*~Chapter 2~*
The wind whistled past her ears and leaves encircled her. Monifae stood on a lonely hill, facing a cliff. A little cottage rested at the base of the hill. She didn't know where she was and looked around slowly for someone who could help her. No one was around so she walked to the cottage and cautiously opened the door. Before she could get the door all the way open, a huge gray wolf pounced on top of her. Monifae fell backwards, the wind knocked out of her.
"Hopper, no!" Perrin shouted.
Monifae gasped out, "Perrin, run! This wolf is vicious."
Perrin ran over to Monifae and pushed the wolf off her. Monifae slowly got up, and took a few deep breaths. "Perrin, we have to run!" She grabbed his arm and tried to lug him away.
He put his hands on her shoulders to stop her. "Monifae, Hopper is my friend. He won't hurt you."
Monifae looked up into Perrin's eyes and gave a small cry of surprise. "Perrin, your eyes. They're yellow! You're a wolf brother."
Now it was Perrin's turn to gasp. "You're not scared? You know what a wolf brother is?"
"Yes, my father's friend used to be a wolfbrother, but we don't know what happened to him." Monifae looked around. "Where are we?"
"We're in a dream, I think. Be careful, Monifae. The danger in the dreams is real."
All of a sudden, a hole opened up under her and she fell into the abyss. She could hear Perrin's shouts of alarm and see concern on his face. She tried to tell him that she's fine, but the words wouldn't come out of her mouth. Monifae fell and fell and fell until she hit something soft. She struggle for her breath. She was in an open field and in the middle of it was a guy sitting on a log. The fire in front of him didn't really look like fire. It didn't char the sticks. She walked over to him warily.
Before she could say anything, Rand shouted, "No, not her either! Why do you torture me with images of my friends?! You know that it pains me a lot to have to kill them, even in my dreams!"
"Rand, it's me! It's really Monifae! I don't know what you're shouting about, but it's me. Rand, please tell me where we are or what you are shouting about. I want to help." Monifae fell to her knees.
Rand stared at her and a sword appeared in his hands. "Ba'alzamon, I deny you! You and your shadow spawn will never get me!" He took a step closer to Monifae.
She stared at the glowing sword, afraid to even breathe. "Rand, it's me. Please, Rand, listen to me. It's me. Not some shadow spawn." She started to cry. Tears of fear, tears of helplessness.
Rand put the sword down gradually and walked over to Monifae. He squatted down beside her and looked into her eyes. Monifae winced as he dried her tears with a handkerchief.
"Monifae, I'm sorry. It's just that Ba'alzamon has shadow spawn become one of you in my dreams. Egwene tried to stick a knife in my back, Mat and Perrin tried to hang me, and even Elayne tried to slit my throat." He sighed.
"Rand, they didn't do it. It's the shadow spawn. Egwene, Mat, Perrin, and Elayne would never try to kill you. No matter what you turn into." Monifae smiled at Rand.
"What about you, Monifae?"
"You know that I would never try to kill you. You are my friend, till the end of the world."
"What if I was the Dragon Reborn.?"
Monifae gasped, "You're joking, right? Please tell me you are just playing a mean joke on me!"
"I would if I could."
"Light, Rand!"
"Promise me you won't tell anyone. Promise me!" He shook her.
"I promise, Rand! I promise!" After she said that, he left go of her and sank to the ground.
Monifae was about to say something to Rand when Hopper appeared. "Come, child, you have one more to see."
Hopper dragged Monifae away and the fog enveloped Rand so that she couldn't see him anymore. Hopper deposited her in the common room of an inn. Mat was playing dice with someone and a few men with dazed looks on their faces were after him. Monifae shouted to Mat but he couldn't hear her. He was too busy gambling with Ba'alzamon. She ran to him and took the sword that was lying next to him. Turning to face the zombies, she swung the sword with all her might and three heads went flying.
That's when Mat noticed her. "Monifae!"
He caught her as she fell. "I can't believe I just decapitated three men." She panted out.
She started to sob. The guilt was nibbling at her. Monifae couldn't believe that she had taken three lives.
Mat looked dumbfounded. "Monifae, it's ok. They aren't real men. Don't cry. Light, Monifae! Can you stop crying for a minute?"
She took a deep breath to compose herself and then looked at Mat. "Mat, what were you doing?"
"Playing dice, what else?"
"Do you know who you were playing dice with?" Monifae sighed slowly.
"Yes. I thought that if I could beat him, he would leave us alone."
"But if you lose to him."
"I will die. It's worth it to protect everyone. Did you expect me to rush in without understanding everything? I'm not just the village idiot, you know."
Monifae blushed. She thought that Mat never did anything serious. He was either playing tricks on someone or gambling with someone.
"I'm sorry, Mat. I."
More of the dazed men appeared. Monifae looked at Mat and he motioned for her to run. She ran as fast as she could, out the door, and down to the bridge. Mist started rolling in and Monifae awoke with the sound of someone pounding on her door.
Light! Was that a dream or was it all real? Monifae thought. She dressed at a snail's pace and when she was done, she opened the door. Egwene, Nynaeve, and Elayne were standing there.
"Are you nervous?" Elayne asked her.
"Yes, very." Monifae said. She took a deep breath and told them of her dreams.
When she was done, Egwene looked at her. "You might be a Dreamer, too."
"What is a Dreamer?" Monifae looked confused.
"A Dreamer is someone who could go to the World of Dreams and even dreams belonging to other people." Egwene explained.
"So I was in their dreams?!" Monifae sat down on her bed.
Egwene slowly nodded. "Someone will probably want to test you to see if you are a Dreamer."
A servant came to the door and told Monifae that Sheriam will be waiting for her in her study.
"Good luck, Monifae. We'll be waiting in Nynaeve's room for you." Elayne said.
Monifae smiled at them and walked out of the room, following the servant. They stopped in front of Sheriam Sedai's room and Monifae knocked softly. Sheriam walked out and guided Monifae down the hall. They climbed to the very bottom and she was faced with a long, dark corridor.
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