Of my Powers and Warnings!

Part XV

Dawn had just broken as the sun began to rise from its sleep and lighten the horizon, the sky began to lighten and the birds began to sing. The wind blew its fresh, cool breeze soughing the leaves and trees as it passed by.  The sounds of a sword swishing and cutting through the air disturbed the silence as Cammi the small brown teenage cub inside the walls of Gummadoon that stood by the edge of the forest was practising with his sword.

Cammi had been up before the crack of dawn, practising and his tongue commanding and summoning spells. He was starting to remember more of his past moves and spells as he swung his sword in an arc, did several circles, blocking and defending. Cammi was too busy training that he didn't realise or see his dad and his friends watching him.

Sir Plucki had been worried and feared that Cammi may have left them again when he saw that Cammi's bed was empty, although he could tell that Cammi had slept in it. He was relieved when he had found Cammi in the training grounds, but he looked distracted and depressed about something. He was about to intervene to ask Cammi why he was up so early when Cammi summoned another spell.

A small yellow, orange ball formed in Cammi's palm and was gradually growing bigger, its fire surrounding it glowing; a sparkled crimson red and Sir Plucki guessed it to be a fireball. He watched as Cammi enlarged it, as forms of black appeared on the fireball indicating the burning and the ashes. He observed Cammi and had never seen him so determined, his face held a mask of deep concentration, and his eyes were focused on the task at hand. He took note of Cammi raising his hand in the air, the fireball floating an inch from his hand, his aim on the castle wall as he watched Cammi throw it at full force.

The fireball seemed to skim through the air like a laser being shot, Sir Plucki seemed to be impressed by Cammi's ability in magic at his age but his impression soon turned to horror as he saw that the fireball was no longer aimed at the castle wall but Cammi.

Cammi had teleported from his place to being infront of the fireball and could now see his dad and his friends watching him, all three looked horrified but Cammi just smiled as he dropped into his fighting stances, his eyes were now focused back on the fireball. To Cammi the fireball was moving in slow motion but to everyone else it seemed like a laser as he swung his right arm back ready to hit the fireball.

It seemed like eternity before the fireball reached within a metre of Cammi, Sir Plucki stood nearby unsure of what to do, and he knew that when Cammi threw the fireball and was teleported infront of it that he couldn't do anything because the spell's speed was too fast. He stood there hoping Cammi had a blocking spell to it like some magician's did. He had heard that some magician's had a defence spell incase the spell backfired on them and only hoped that Cammi had something similar or he would be in big trouble.

Cammi grunted before swinging his arm across infront of him, his hand making impact with the fireball.

Under normal circumstances the fireball would be searing him but it didn't as Cammi's hand tore through the fireball splitting it in two as the fireball went passed him before disappearing into ash and smoke.

Cammi pulled back and stood up straight, a smile plastered on his face as he walked over to his father and his friends who seemed to look at him bewildered. His eye were now changing, they were no longer the old, determined wise eyes but the innocent, childlike eyes again but filled with depression and sadness.

Sir Plucki stopped Cammi from walking straight passed him when he asked Cammi what troubled him.

Cammi turned his eyes away from his foster father's unable to look him in the eye as he stared to no where in particular before he said

"I had another warning revealed to me"

"And?"

"Mother will (pause)…die soon, unless I do something" said Cammi shaking slightly before walking away from them, his dad following him.

His father had heard about his mother but he could see that Cammi was still holding back as he followed him to the Councillors Tower and guessed that Cammi was wanting to see his mother.

Cammi was completely oblivious to the fact that his foster father was following him as he entered the tower and saw his mother. He made his way over to his mother at the other end of the room as he confronted her his father right behind him.

"Cammi" said his foster father "tell me, I know your holding back"

Cammi stiffened, his eyes showing defeat, he hadn't noticed that his father was following him nor did he care, he didn't want to worry anyone but they kept pushing their limits till eventually he was forced to tell them as he said

"Tarquan" in barely a whisper "he's recovered"

"How do you know"

"I just know," said Cammi frustrated as he walked off.

"Cammi" he heard his father's call but ignored it.

His foster father was just about to go after him but Cammi's mother stopped him in his tracks

"He'll tell us when he ready," she said.

Sir Plucki didn't look very happy but he wanted to know how Cammi knew that Tarquan had recovered, there were several things he wanted to know but every time Cammi was holding back like he didn't trust him anymore. He had also realised that just of late Cammi was avoiding everyone, but why, what was he missing, why was Cammi always keeping to himself. He was going to bring an end to this and find out once and for all, what Cammi was hiding from him and to talk him.

Cammi was just about to leave Gummadoon on his unicorn as to see his friends at the Glens after not seeing them for a week when he met his mother at the gates

"Ride safely and keep watch" was all she said as he smiled at her before riding out.

The journey to the Glen seemed quite pleasant to Cammi as the cool fresh breeze blew in his face, Cammi welcomed the breeze as he took in his surroundings, the few leaves of the trees were a shade of brown, and reds, winter was coming on.

Cammi soon arrived at the Glens where he saw Cubbi and Sammi on the lookout for him as he dismounted his unicorn and walked over to them.

"Hey, Cubbi, Sammi"

"Hey" they both replied.

Cammi was about to ask them where the others were when one of the exit's to the Glen opened and he saw his other friends coming out to greet him. Cammi greeted his friends but tried to avoid eye contact with Lilli as Cubbi tagged him and they ran off in different directions. He thought this to be very childish but what did it matter as long as he was having fun and ran off into the forest after them.

For several hours the cubs played until the sun began to set and Cammi had to say goodbye to them as he mounted his unicorn and rode out of sight.

Cammi rode through the forest, the light of the sun slowly evaporating taking away its warmth as he raced through the leaves that littered on the ground. He could see that the forest was starting to grow dark as a few beady yellow eyes could be seen in the shadows but he ignored it as he came in view of Gummadoon. He rode through the gates that were slightly opened apart and guarded by two gummi knights as he dismounted his unicorn and guided it into the stables. Once he brushed his unicorn down and fed it he left the stables and headed straight to his room, he guessed that his father was probably in the Councillor's Tower or in the training grounds. Cammi soon reached his room as he opened the door he was surprised to see his father standing there waiting for him. He closed the door behind him, he knew that his father was not usually here unless something bad had happened or he was in trouble, in his case probably trouble. He stood there unsure of what to do when his father indicated he was not in trouble just wanted to talk to him Cammi sighed a huge relief. Cammi walked across the room till he stood infront of his foster father when his father said

"Firstly Cammi (pause) I would like to know, why you are keeping to yourself"

Cammi turned from his father unable to look at him as his eyes were now cast down on the floor when he looked up again tears were starting to weld up in his eyes but he didn't let them fall, nor did his voice crack as he said

"Because, I've seen that everybody I hold close, or love dies" his voice not once crack as his eyes didn't leave his fathers as he tried to blink away the tears that were threatening to fall.

"Cammi, what are you saying, you want to forget us" asked his father with completely solicitude and concern in his voice.

"No, that would be impossible, especially with you, your friends and my mother" he said half smiling.

"Cammi" said Sir Plucki placing his paw on Cammi shoulder and kneeled down to eye level with Cammi "No matter what happens don't reject the one's you love"

Cammi smiled and nodded his understanding and looked back up to his foster father and said "Is there anything else you want to tell me"

"Yes, how do you know that Tarquan has recovered"

Cammi seemed to considering his answer when he said "It's almost as if we were linked, because it tells me in here (pointing to his head) as if we had a telepathic link but we can't hear one another's thoughts". And with that Cammi left his father alone in the room as he went to get ready for bed.

Sir Plucki observed Cammi for a moment, he knew that this was the real Cammi that had been talking to him but he seemed different, more mature and older and soon realised what it was, Cammi was starting to grow up. But to Sir Plucki it didn't seem that long ago when he first brought Cammi to Gummadoon, Cammi being only three years of age and when the years passed and Cammi grew older it only seemed like days to him.

Although in a way he also wasn't surprised partly that Cammi was starting to grow up because of what he had been through, with Tarquan, his reincarnation side getting in touch with him, revealing everything he was once was and still is. But in his eyes Cammi still looked like the small young cub when he first found him.

Cammi watched from his bedroom door, he could clearly see that his father was remembering something but he still looked worried and concerned as he closed his bedroom door and went to bed.

Early hours in the morning

Cammi tossed and turned, sweat beaded at his brow, his eyebrows knitted together, but he was too quiet to wake anyone. This had pleased Cammi just of late because he didn't want to wake anyone from their sleep just because he had a nightmare, but this was no nightmare this was another warning to him. Cammi looked to be fighting a battle within him wanting to become conscious again as his small form slightly shook before relaxing and Cammi's eyes opened. He began panting before his senses quickly came to him as he threw back his bedsheets and ran to the window, as he looked out he could see that it must still be the early hours of the morning, a couple of hours pasted midnight but still several hours before dawn. He felt he must leave Gummadoon again and head towards the Glen tonight when he felt someone hand on his shoulder he looked up to see his father looking down on him.

"You weren't going to leave again were you" his father asked.

"No" said Cammi "I had another warning, something will happen to Lilli and Sammi tonight (pause) I've got to go to them"

"You are not going anywhere" replied his foster father sternly.

"But what about Lilli and Sammi" said Cammi.

"We shall go and see them in the morning" he replied.

Cammi nodded satisfied with the answer as he crawled back into bed but didn't go to sleep straight away, his thoughts were too busy on his friends and what may happen to them, especially since he feared they would be in Tarquan's hands soon.  Cammi slowly drifted off to sleep without realising it until he woke up the next morning with the sunlight shining on his face. Cammi immediately got out of bed and got dressed before dashing down to the stables to get his unicorn saddled.

Sir Plucki soon joined him in the stables but didn't saddle his unicorn instead confronted Cammi and stopped him from saddling his unicorn. Cammi looked at him quizzingly when his father gestured him to follow him to the gate, Cammi obeyed and followed after his dad. 

When they arrived at the gates Cammi could see a small pink gummi by the gate and recognised him as Cubbi as he went forth to greet but stopped when he saw his friend's expressions.

"Cubbi" he said.

"Cammi" replied Cubbi his voice cracking and his eyes shining with tears.

TBC…

End of part XV

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