Chapter 3: Unwanted Answers
LoptoonDM: Hey! Chapter # 3!!! Sorry for taking so long, I had to change it a bit to fit a request from clara200 to find out how Krista got there. Oh and thanks for the Review ^-^
The sun had totally set by the time Krista and Cassidy reached the forest. The moon was beginning to rise over top of the hills sending silver beams across the land, making a peaceful silence over the landscape. But inside the woods the trees moaned as the wind passed through their branches and the moonlight sent eerie shadows through the leaves. The ground was damp and the air reeked of decaying leaves and wet soil. Krista shivered as another blast of air rushed past her.
The two had been walking almost a half-hour before either of them spoke. " Cassidy, when you spoke of how far it is from town you said that when someone first arrives you have them away from the town. Dose that mean there are others?"
Cassidy nodded, "oh yes. There are lots of others." She gave Krista a smile. Krista noticed that Cassidy had the kind of smile that made people feel safe and warm. Like their worries will all disappear if they just smiled back.
It was not the first time she had seen this thing before, it was with her mother. This thought reminded her of her family back home. " Cassidy? Will I ever see my home again?"
Cassidy's smile fell and she tuned her gaze away from Krista and looked up into the swaying canopy above. For a second Krista thought she had offended her but after a moment Cassidy did answer. " That's up to you. We can't keep you here agents you will, that would not be right. However the faeries will keep you here for at least two mouths so you can see Neopia and then make up you mind."
"Make up my mind? About what?"
"If you wish to stay here or not. If you want to make Neopia your home."
Krista was astonished by the very idea. "My home? My home is in my house, with my family!" Krista stopped walking, "I don't want to stay here! Not forever! Not for two mouths! Not even for a day! I want to go home!"
Cassidy put her hands on Krista's shoulders but she simply pushed them of and gave her a nasty glare. It was a moment full of tension. Krista never let her eyes leave Cassidy's face while Cassidy franticly tried to think of something to say. She guessed that if she tried to reason with Krista she would not listen and get even angrier. She finally decided not to try to reason. Instead she simply said "come on. We still have a long way to go." And began to walk away.
Standing there with her mouth slightly open Krista watched as her guide walked away. She contemplated what she should do; she didn't know how to get out or into town so she settled on fallowing her. 'I'll fallow her out and then I will get to the bottom of this' she thought and jogged to catch up to Cassidy. No one spoke a word. The only sound that could be herd was the rhythmic beating of their hearts inside of their chests and the dull thuds of their feet on the ground.
It was imposable to tell how long they had been walking for. And they really didn't care; all they were paying attention to was to where their feet were going. After a bit Krista had cooled down and was ready to try to talk to Cassidy. "Alright Cassidy, I first want to say that I'm sorry for flying of the handle like that. And I should have let you explain it to me a little better. So what happens after the two months?"
"You decide whether or not you want to stay. If you don't then you go home with no memory of ever being her in Neopia. It will be like it was all a dream that you had just woken up from."
"But what about my parents and my friends? They will be worried sick."
" If you decide to go home then their memories will be wiped and they will never know you were gone"
Krista was still troubled. "But they will try to find me. They will be on the news, newspapers, radio the works! So all those people will know."
" We know that, we can erase it from their minds. It would be difficult be we can do it."
Sighing in relief, Krista found a log and sat down. She was tired and beginning to get thirsty and hungry from all the walking. But she didn't let Cassidy know that she was suffering so much fatigue. A wind picked and leaves began to fly around. Krista started to shiver and wrapped her large blue wings around herself.
Cassidy smiled at her, 'she's a natural with those things. She'll be flying in no time.'
The moon was now very high in the sky and the forest was aglow with silver pools of light that seeped through the leaves. Off in the distance a low cry came. Sending shiver went up her spine but Krista rehashed herself that it was just a bird. She began to arrange her thoughts and the events of the last few hours.
Cassidy lent against a tall tree with high branches. After a bit Krista came up with another question. "How did I get here? I remember getting home from school then I went to my room to do my homework, then there was a lights and." she stopped and thought about it.
"Well you see, some people from other worlds have special, how should I put this? They have special genes that let them travel worlds. When someone like you hit a certain age the gene comes into affect. We have a special instrument to detect when that happens. We then simply bring you here using magic. It's actually really simple when you get used to it."
"But why bring us here? Why not just leave us?"
They stepped into a clearing and from there Krista could see the city lights clearly. She gave a gasp in amazement at the many different colors flashing and twinkling in the dark night. That was Cassidy's queue to answer, "you know as well as I that your 'home' has it's problems and disagreements, and hey, don't they all? But no offence but the problems here are a little less. destructive, in a way. It's fairly peaceful here so we try to bring as many as we can to see it. To tell you the truth no one has ever wanted to leave once they really saw it."
Krista shook her head, "then why am I here? I'm not special or deserve this. I know lots of people how should be give the chance to see it more then me."
"That may be but they would not survive the trip. They don't have the gene like you. It's all a matter of luck I guess."
They were now at the edge of the city and Krista could smell the scents that she remembered so well. Cassidy began to walk towards it while Krista fallowed. Towards the city, Krista's adventure, and perhaps her new home.
LoptoonDM: hope this was ok. Please R+R! Now I got to start working on chap 4.
LoptoonDM: Hey! Chapter # 3!!! Sorry for taking so long, I had to change it a bit to fit a request from clara200 to find out how Krista got there. Oh and thanks for the Review ^-^
The sun had totally set by the time Krista and Cassidy reached the forest. The moon was beginning to rise over top of the hills sending silver beams across the land, making a peaceful silence over the landscape. But inside the woods the trees moaned as the wind passed through their branches and the moonlight sent eerie shadows through the leaves. The ground was damp and the air reeked of decaying leaves and wet soil. Krista shivered as another blast of air rushed past her.
The two had been walking almost a half-hour before either of them spoke. " Cassidy, when you spoke of how far it is from town you said that when someone first arrives you have them away from the town. Dose that mean there are others?"
Cassidy nodded, "oh yes. There are lots of others." She gave Krista a smile. Krista noticed that Cassidy had the kind of smile that made people feel safe and warm. Like their worries will all disappear if they just smiled back.
It was not the first time she had seen this thing before, it was with her mother. This thought reminded her of her family back home. " Cassidy? Will I ever see my home again?"
Cassidy's smile fell and she tuned her gaze away from Krista and looked up into the swaying canopy above. For a second Krista thought she had offended her but after a moment Cassidy did answer. " That's up to you. We can't keep you here agents you will, that would not be right. However the faeries will keep you here for at least two mouths so you can see Neopia and then make up you mind."
"Make up my mind? About what?"
"If you wish to stay here or not. If you want to make Neopia your home."
Krista was astonished by the very idea. "My home? My home is in my house, with my family!" Krista stopped walking, "I don't want to stay here! Not forever! Not for two mouths! Not even for a day! I want to go home!"
Cassidy put her hands on Krista's shoulders but she simply pushed them of and gave her a nasty glare. It was a moment full of tension. Krista never let her eyes leave Cassidy's face while Cassidy franticly tried to think of something to say. She guessed that if she tried to reason with Krista she would not listen and get even angrier. She finally decided not to try to reason. Instead she simply said "come on. We still have a long way to go." And began to walk away.
Standing there with her mouth slightly open Krista watched as her guide walked away. She contemplated what she should do; she didn't know how to get out or into town so she settled on fallowing her. 'I'll fallow her out and then I will get to the bottom of this' she thought and jogged to catch up to Cassidy. No one spoke a word. The only sound that could be herd was the rhythmic beating of their hearts inside of their chests and the dull thuds of their feet on the ground.
It was imposable to tell how long they had been walking for. And they really didn't care; all they were paying attention to was to where their feet were going. After a bit Krista had cooled down and was ready to try to talk to Cassidy. "Alright Cassidy, I first want to say that I'm sorry for flying of the handle like that. And I should have let you explain it to me a little better. So what happens after the two months?"
"You decide whether or not you want to stay. If you don't then you go home with no memory of ever being her in Neopia. It will be like it was all a dream that you had just woken up from."
"But what about my parents and my friends? They will be worried sick."
" If you decide to go home then their memories will be wiped and they will never know you were gone"
Krista was still troubled. "But they will try to find me. They will be on the news, newspapers, radio the works! So all those people will know."
" We know that, we can erase it from their minds. It would be difficult be we can do it."
Sighing in relief, Krista found a log and sat down. She was tired and beginning to get thirsty and hungry from all the walking. But she didn't let Cassidy know that she was suffering so much fatigue. A wind picked and leaves began to fly around. Krista started to shiver and wrapped her large blue wings around herself.
Cassidy smiled at her, 'she's a natural with those things. She'll be flying in no time.'
The moon was now very high in the sky and the forest was aglow with silver pools of light that seeped through the leaves. Off in the distance a low cry came. Sending shiver went up her spine but Krista rehashed herself that it was just a bird. She began to arrange her thoughts and the events of the last few hours.
Cassidy lent against a tall tree with high branches. After a bit Krista came up with another question. "How did I get here? I remember getting home from school then I went to my room to do my homework, then there was a lights and." she stopped and thought about it.
"Well you see, some people from other worlds have special, how should I put this? They have special genes that let them travel worlds. When someone like you hit a certain age the gene comes into affect. We have a special instrument to detect when that happens. We then simply bring you here using magic. It's actually really simple when you get used to it."
"But why bring us here? Why not just leave us?"
They stepped into a clearing and from there Krista could see the city lights clearly. She gave a gasp in amazement at the many different colors flashing and twinkling in the dark night. That was Cassidy's queue to answer, "you know as well as I that your 'home' has it's problems and disagreements, and hey, don't they all? But no offence but the problems here are a little less. destructive, in a way. It's fairly peaceful here so we try to bring as many as we can to see it. To tell you the truth no one has ever wanted to leave once they really saw it."
Krista shook her head, "then why am I here? I'm not special or deserve this. I know lots of people how should be give the chance to see it more then me."
"That may be but they would not survive the trip. They don't have the gene like you. It's all a matter of luck I guess."
They were now at the edge of the city and Krista could smell the scents that she remembered so well. Cassidy began to walk towards it while Krista fallowed. Towards the city, Krista's adventure, and perhaps her new home.
LoptoonDM: hope this was ok. Please R+R! Now I got to start working on chap 4.