Prophecy:
Chapter Two
Disclaimer: You know the drill. Don't own the game, don't own the characters, but I do own all my characters, including Sean and Sari, and I am proud of them. So bugger off okay! (please read the chapter, don't mind me)
Sari woke to the sound of birds singing outside her window and the smell of breakfast. Sean was already up, as always, and was looking out the window. The events of last night were nearly forgotten, just a nagging feeling at the back of her mind. What was at her attention now was the commotion outside.
"What's going on? Some kind of parade?"
"No idea. There's so many people talking all at once that I can't make anything out of what they're saying." Sean replied. He looked at her, "How are you? No more nightmares I hope."
"Nope. Just deep, dreamless sleep," She got out of bed and stretched. She joined her brother at the window, "I bet you were right. Just my mind using school work to make up bad dreams," Sari smiled, "You think that can get me out of History class, on account of over stress?"
"You can try, but I doubt it," He got up, "Come on, Mom's making breakfast."
"Ooh, yummy," Sari declared, "What did we do to get so pampered..." she faked a faint.
"Stop goofing around, Sari." Sean grumbled.
***
Sari and Sean's parents were quite wealthy. Their mother worked at the palace and their father was an apothecary. So they both knew quite a bit about mixing herbs to make poultices and potions.
Their mother was down in the kitchen making eggs. When she looked up at them they could tell she was excited about something. Her eyes had a mischievous glint to them.
"You are not going to believe what is happening today!" Their mother said in a playful way, and then, when it looked she couldn't hold it in any more, she blurted it out, "One of the Legendary Dragoons is coming to Fletz!"
"What!" Sari and Sean in different tones.
"Mom! This is great! A chance to meet one of the Legends! They haven't been to Fletz for 10 years!" Sean was breathless, "I have been waiting to meet them!"
Sari wasn't so excited, "This is pretty cool, but why are they coming? I mean, they don't even come for 10 years, and all of a sudden they show up? Don't you think that's a little weird? Their national heroes, should I say international, and they don't even visit the towns they saved, acknowledge their fans..."
"Your just jealous because you were to young to remember when they were first here," he looked at her, shaking his head, "You really should have seen them, Sari. There was this special thing about them, that made you know they were important. This whole country is in their debt."
"I know, I know. Fletz was in trouble. The Gherich gang was taking it over and the Dragoons drove them out," Sari sat down at the table, "I want you to understand, I'm thankful for what they did, but I'm just not understanding why after all this time their coming now, without any warning."
Sean shrugged, not getting his sister's logic. He turned back to their mother, "So, which one is coming anyway?"
"No one knows, not even the King. He just got the message and is holding this huge celebration in the Dragoon's honour." She started getting ready for her work at the palace, "Finish your breakfast and you can join in the festivities. I have to get to the palace, and your father is already at the store. There's going to be a lot of people coming from all over Tiberoa and he's expecting many costumers."
"We'll check on him. Bye mom!" Sari called. As soon as her mother was out of sight, she took her food and put it in the cat's dish.
"What are you doing?" Sean asked, in the middle of eating his food.
"If I don't eat now, I'll have tons of room for the food at the festival," Sari replied, "Now don't give me that look, it isn't wasted, the cat will love it!"
"Okay, whatever you say," he finished quickly, and then ran out the door behind her.
***
As soon as they were outside, they headed through the throng to the town square. This was the center for many plays, parades and celebrations. It was heightened so from it you could see the whole town at the back and the palace at the front. The twin towers sparkled in the early sunlight. Only Princess Lisa and King Zior lived there now. Princess Emille had gone to Bale to marry King Albert and rule Serdio. That also happened 10 years ago, thought Sari, right after the Legendary Dragoons saved the world from destruction. She still couldn't understand why they hadn't come after all this time. Maybe they were busy, but 10 years was a really long time.
Oh well, they probably had their reasons, she thought as she ran to catch up with Sean who had reached their father's store and was talking to him.
"Hello children, so I guess your mother told you what was happening," he smiled, "Isn't it exciting! There are so many people looking for medical herbs I'm getting lots of business!"
"Sari!" Sean called. He had climbed to the overhang above the store so he could see over the people, "I think the Dragoon might be coming, people are getting more excited!"
She climbed up to join him and waited. A stallion came riding through the crowd and came to stop in the middle of the square. The horseman was wearing a long, dirty cloak. He looked like he had traveled a long way very quickly. No one could tell who he was. Whispers spread through the group until he reached up to pull off his hood. When it was off, a great cheer rose up from the crowd. He looked surprised and his horse did a double-take, but he quickly calmed it down.
"Which one is it, Sean?" Sari asked. She had heard descriptions, but most of them were outrageous. She had never actually seen any of them.
"It's Dart! The leader of the Legendary Dragoons!" He yelled over the roar of the crowd, "Holder of the Red Eyed Dragoon Stone!" He looked so happy, being only four when he last saw them, Sari felt a little jealous she couldn't remember.
Meanwhile the Dragoon was escorted to the podium, still looking a little dazed at the size of the crowd. King Zior introduced him, then gestured for him to speak. As soon as he opened his mouth, the crowd quieted.
"I thank you on behave of the rest of the Dragoons, and I am sorry they could not make it. I am very pleased that you put in so much work and effort to make this great festival in my honour, but I am afraid I cannot enjoy it." Dart turned serious, "I am here on very important business. I must speak with King Zior, his daughter and... a young woman named Sari." He looked around, "She is the daughter of an Apothecary and is about 12 years old."
"Sari! That's you!" Sean said. He looked excited.
"No, it can't be me! Are you sure it isn't Sarah?" she was scared and she didn't know why. She just had this incredibly strong feeling that if she went to talk to the Dragoon Dart, it could only be very bad.
"Don't worry, I'll come with you!" Sean urged, "Sari, you should be honoured!"
"No, I'm not!" she cried, but reluctantly followed her brother to the podium, hundreds of eyes on her, going towards something she felt very sure she should be running away from.
Well, there you have it, the longest chapter I have ever written for this story. I hope it wasn't to long and boring for you. I promise the next one will be more exciting. Please don't give up on me yet! Sorry to all those who wanted others besides Dart, I just had trouble figuring out how each one would appear in Fletz.And every opinion I got was different. One said Miranda, one said Meru, one said Albert and one said Dart. So I did eeny meeny miney moe and got Dart (Oh and whoever said Dart and Sari could hook up, I hope that was a misunderstanding, Dart is 33 in this and Sari is 12)
Morganna
Chapter Two
Disclaimer: You know the drill. Don't own the game, don't own the characters, but I do own all my characters, including Sean and Sari, and I am proud of them. So bugger off okay! (please read the chapter, don't mind me)
Sari woke to the sound of birds singing outside her window and the smell of breakfast. Sean was already up, as always, and was looking out the window. The events of last night were nearly forgotten, just a nagging feeling at the back of her mind. What was at her attention now was the commotion outside.
"What's going on? Some kind of parade?"
"No idea. There's so many people talking all at once that I can't make anything out of what they're saying." Sean replied. He looked at her, "How are you? No more nightmares I hope."
"Nope. Just deep, dreamless sleep," She got out of bed and stretched. She joined her brother at the window, "I bet you were right. Just my mind using school work to make up bad dreams," Sari smiled, "You think that can get me out of History class, on account of over stress?"
"You can try, but I doubt it," He got up, "Come on, Mom's making breakfast."
"Ooh, yummy," Sari declared, "What did we do to get so pampered..." she faked a faint.
"Stop goofing around, Sari." Sean grumbled.
***
Sari and Sean's parents were quite wealthy. Their mother worked at the palace and their father was an apothecary. So they both knew quite a bit about mixing herbs to make poultices and potions.
Their mother was down in the kitchen making eggs. When she looked up at them they could tell she was excited about something. Her eyes had a mischievous glint to them.
"You are not going to believe what is happening today!" Their mother said in a playful way, and then, when it looked she couldn't hold it in any more, she blurted it out, "One of the Legendary Dragoons is coming to Fletz!"
"What!" Sari and Sean in different tones.
"Mom! This is great! A chance to meet one of the Legends! They haven't been to Fletz for 10 years!" Sean was breathless, "I have been waiting to meet them!"
Sari wasn't so excited, "This is pretty cool, but why are they coming? I mean, they don't even come for 10 years, and all of a sudden they show up? Don't you think that's a little weird? Their national heroes, should I say international, and they don't even visit the towns they saved, acknowledge their fans..."
"Your just jealous because you were to young to remember when they were first here," he looked at her, shaking his head, "You really should have seen them, Sari. There was this special thing about them, that made you know they were important. This whole country is in their debt."
"I know, I know. Fletz was in trouble. The Gherich gang was taking it over and the Dragoons drove them out," Sari sat down at the table, "I want you to understand, I'm thankful for what they did, but I'm just not understanding why after all this time their coming now, without any warning."
Sean shrugged, not getting his sister's logic. He turned back to their mother, "So, which one is coming anyway?"
"No one knows, not even the King. He just got the message and is holding this huge celebration in the Dragoon's honour." She started getting ready for her work at the palace, "Finish your breakfast and you can join in the festivities. I have to get to the palace, and your father is already at the store. There's going to be a lot of people coming from all over Tiberoa and he's expecting many costumers."
"We'll check on him. Bye mom!" Sari called. As soon as her mother was out of sight, she took her food and put it in the cat's dish.
"What are you doing?" Sean asked, in the middle of eating his food.
"If I don't eat now, I'll have tons of room for the food at the festival," Sari replied, "Now don't give me that look, it isn't wasted, the cat will love it!"
"Okay, whatever you say," he finished quickly, and then ran out the door behind her.
***
As soon as they were outside, they headed through the throng to the town square. This was the center for many plays, parades and celebrations. It was heightened so from it you could see the whole town at the back and the palace at the front. The twin towers sparkled in the early sunlight. Only Princess Lisa and King Zior lived there now. Princess Emille had gone to Bale to marry King Albert and rule Serdio. That also happened 10 years ago, thought Sari, right after the Legendary Dragoons saved the world from destruction. She still couldn't understand why they hadn't come after all this time. Maybe they were busy, but 10 years was a really long time.
Oh well, they probably had their reasons, she thought as she ran to catch up with Sean who had reached their father's store and was talking to him.
"Hello children, so I guess your mother told you what was happening," he smiled, "Isn't it exciting! There are so many people looking for medical herbs I'm getting lots of business!"
"Sari!" Sean called. He had climbed to the overhang above the store so he could see over the people, "I think the Dragoon might be coming, people are getting more excited!"
She climbed up to join him and waited. A stallion came riding through the crowd and came to stop in the middle of the square. The horseman was wearing a long, dirty cloak. He looked like he had traveled a long way very quickly. No one could tell who he was. Whispers spread through the group until he reached up to pull off his hood. When it was off, a great cheer rose up from the crowd. He looked surprised and his horse did a double-take, but he quickly calmed it down.
"Which one is it, Sean?" Sari asked. She had heard descriptions, but most of them were outrageous. She had never actually seen any of them.
"It's Dart! The leader of the Legendary Dragoons!" He yelled over the roar of the crowd, "Holder of the Red Eyed Dragoon Stone!" He looked so happy, being only four when he last saw them, Sari felt a little jealous she couldn't remember.
Meanwhile the Dragoon was escorted to the podium, still looking a little dazed at the size of the crowd. King Zior introduced him, then gestured for him to speak. As soon as he opened his mouth, the crowd quieted.
"I thank you on behave of the rest of the Dragoons, and I am sorry they could not make it. I am very pleased that you put in so much work and effort to make this great festival in my honour, but I am afraid I cannot enjoy it." Dart turned serious, "I am here on very important business. I must speak with King Zior, his daughter and... a young woman named Sari." He looked around, "She is the daughter of an Apothecary and is about 12 years old."
"Sari! That's you!" Sean said. He looked excited.
"No, it can't be me! Are you sure it isn't Sarah?" she was scared and she didn't know why. She just had this incredibly strong feeling that if she went to talk to the Dragoon Dart, it could only be very bad.
"Don't worry, I'll come with you!" Sean urged, "Sari, you should be honoured!"
"No, I'm not!" she cried, but reluctantly followed her brother to the podium, hundreds of eyes on her, going towards something she felt very sure she should be running away from.
Well, there you have it, the longest chapter I have ever written for this story. I hope it wasn't to long and boring for you. I promise the next one will be more exciting. Please don't give up on me yet! Sorry to all those who wanted others besides Dart, I just had trouble figuring out how each one would appear in Fletz.And every opinion I got was different. One said Miranda, one said Meru, one said Albert and one said Dart. So I did eeny meeny miney moe and got Dart (Oh and whoever said Dart and Sari could hook up, I hope that was a misunderstanding, Dart is 33 in this and Sari is 12)
Morganna