Part I
To unpuzzle a puzzle!
The sky was dark and gloomy, the waxy moon rose high in the sky, the wind howled and whipped past making the leaves of the forest rustle as the stars glowed brightly from their place in the sky as some of the stars correctly alined themselves. For a moment or two everything was dead silent, but if you were on ground you could just see the shadows of a great and old castle reappearing after hundreds of years lying in the shadows.
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However in another timeline still far from there's, two girls were travelling in a caravan car as there parents drove through the wild, green countryside. One of the girls in the car sat at the table looking totally miserable, her face being pale, she had blue eyes and blonde hair and she didn't at all look happy, her name was Hitomi.
Opposite Hitomi sat another girl just as miserable as she was, she had brown eyes, black short hair that reached just passed her shoulder's, and tanned skin. Her name was Kotori.
The two girls looked extremely bored and just glared and sighed at one another while their parent's and Hitomi's adopted brother Lei were singing something like 'Wild Countryside'.
The families were on a camping trip, which didn't please Hitomi or Kotori since they couldn't compete with each other in the world's best sword fighter and martial arts.
Hitomi sighed again and began to wonder how much longer the journey was, as she looked out the window she could see the green landscape that spread out widely for miles. Hitomi then turned away from the window when they entered a forest, as she didn't want to sit there getting dizzy from counting trees.
Kotori knew now since they entered the forest that they were not far from the camping site, which their families have been blabbing on so much about.
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It was still dark, the castle had almost completely become visible as the purple smoke and mist surrounding it began to fade, it stood there tall and strong and could be seen from miles away if you were standing on a cliff or on a high and steep hill.
The castle looked strange and indeed very old, the gate of the castle with a strange engravement on it began to open as several white, silver looking unicorns saddled by strange creature on their backs came running out into the dark night with only the moon giving them light.
The unicorn rode into the forest at a fair pace with a particular unicorn leading them; the strange creature perched on its back looked to be the leader of them all and was well armed. He had golden fur, a yellow beard and black obsidian eyes. His name was Sir Plucki, leader of the Gummadoon knights, as he rode his face held an expression of deep concentration and was alert and proceeded with high caution. The rider did indeed look strange and was obviously not human but in fact a gummi bear.
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The caravan at last arrived at the campsite called Camp Walden, as it appeared, the two girls still looked miserable even as they entered it. They passed several coloured tents and caravans till at last they reached their spot just by the bank of a calm flowing river. The two girls immediately got up and got out of the caravan as soon as it stopped, but before there parents could even say such much as wait or stop they had disappeared into the nearby forest.
The two girls began to laugh and run about through the trees but made sure that they didn't go to far away from the path as they enjoy the cold wind that blew in their face and danced with their hair. They no longer looked miserable and depressed but delighted now that they were in the forest and wildlands were some people would dare not set foot incase of wild animals attacking them.
Two years had passed since Hitomi and Kotori last visited Gummadoon, which would be the equivalent of two hundreds years in Gummadoon.
The two girls then began to sommer solt about the place from tree to tree chasing after one another till they reached a waterfall.
They wanted to cross the waterfall to the other side but as they looked down from where they stood at the top of the waterfall they could see deadly, sharp rocks at the bottom that looked threatening to kill them if they fell.
Hitomi began to cross despite how fast the river was flowing and swaying in different directions. She was about halfway crossing the ice, cold river which reached just passed her waist making her shiver when she slipped and fell into the water.
Kotori called after her, fearing for her friends safety as she too swayed into the river after her.
Hitomi felt a brain freeze hit her when she went under water completely drenching herself as she swam to the surface and gasped for air.
Kotori sighed a huge relief that Hitomi was all right but found it all the more amusing to see her lose her balance and get herself completely drenched.
Hitomi noticed this and soon joined in the jest with Kotori when she suddenly gave a huge sneeze.
"We should go in that cave and get you warmed up, you're frozen," said Kotori pointing to a cave which Hitomi didn't notice.
The two got out of the river and made their way to the cave, as they reached the entrance Hitomi looked uneasy at it as it looked it could swallow you up if you stepped in it. She began to take her time to look round the cave since Kotori had gone looking for some firewood, as she walked along deeper into the dark, murky cave. Whilst she was walking along Hitomi noticed strange symbols and markings of old times on the cave but decided to ignore it when Kotori came back carrying aload of sticks in her arms and lighting a fire.
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It was almost morning; the horizon began to lighten as the rays of the sun could be seen coming over the hills from far away. There was no wind nor breeze in the air, nor were there any clouds.
The search party had returned many hours ago late at night to almost early hours in the morning as they perched on there unicorns again ready to ride out and patrol the forest for they still did not trust humans even after hundred of years.
They rode out of the gate of Gummadoon again with the leader Sir Plucki guiding them. Behind him were two others riders, one who was tall and had dark brown fur and a strong build and black onyx eyes, his name was Sir Gumlittle.
The other too had brown fur but lighter and had long brown hair that came just passed his shoulders to the centre of his back, his black onyx eyes were focused on the curved path before him that lead to the forest. His name was Sir Blastus.
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The sun was begun to set in the West as the sky changed from light orange and purples to a light blue. From looking at the sky it seemed to be late afternoon to early evening, the two girls had long since left the cave after they'd warmed themselves up as they neared the campsite the sky had already gone to a dark navy blue with stars dotted all over the place.
Hitomi was no longer drenched but still had the terrible cold and a cough as she frowned when she saw the caravan.
The two girls then entered the caravan expecting to be told off for running off when they first arrived but instead found that the whole caravan was quiet and no-one in sight.
They guessed that everyone had gone to bed when Hitomi heard her brother Lei slightly snore. The two then quickly departed going off to their room's as they swiftly got changed into their nightclothes and climbed into bed.
Hitomi didn't go to sleep straightway though, as she seemed to be in deep thought and greatly disturbed by something. For some strange reason she had a feeling that she knew what those symbols and markings meant on the cave wall as she tried to ignore them, but the more she ignore it the more she thought about it. Hitomi eventually fell into an uneasy sleep, still very puzzled as to what this mystery was.
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The knights had been riding a long while now on the path till they eventually reached the end of it which lead into the forest. The path could hardly be seen in the dark forest as wild animals lurked in the shadows with only their yellow beady eyes witnessing they were there, but still the knights proceeded to go in. As they entered and went deep into the forest very slowly and steady due to the fog that stopped them from seeing up a head. For hours they rode till they came to a small clearing that had very little trees and if you looked up you could see the light blue sky with the golden sun steadily rising high in the sky signifying that morning was approaching. Still they rode and for quite sometime they did as they rode the forest path they were all too familiar with when they came upon something most unexpected or to say the least never noticed before in their travels. It was indeed a cave but no ordinary cave by the looks of it, it was old and looked to be very ancient, more ancient than themselves as dim light could be seem from within.
The cave seemed to have gained their attention quite dramatically, as they pondered to what the light might be, they all remained perched on their unicorns and seemed to be in deep thought and concentration as it looked like the light no longer bothered them as they too noticed the strange markings glowing on the wall.
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The dark navy blue sky began to change, as the sky soon became a mixture of yellows, orange, and reds. The sun began to rise from the East as the rays of the sun hit the river making it sparkle and glitter, also touching the green landscape casting away the dark shadows and once again become a brilliant grassy lime colour.
The two girls were still fast asleep due to coming in late last night when they were suddenly woken up to the sound of Lei's stereo blasting out the whole caravan. Lucky for him their parents were awake so they didn't seem to mind, as it did seem to bother Hitomi and Kotori.
Hitomi groaned feeling like she could kill her brother for that sudden outburst as she stretched out and got dressed. Once she was dressed in a long pair of cream baggy trousers, a light pink tank top, a light blue jacket and a pair of black boots that reached just passed her ankle she heard a light knock at the door as she bid whoever it was to come in and saw Kotori enter.
Kotori seemed to be dressed in her typical army suit, which had long combat trousers, a black tank top, and black boots that were well polished and reached just passed her ankle, her hair neatly tied back into a ponytail. She also wore her weapons, which were hidden, a long Japanese sword named also a katana sheathed on her back, short knives were hidden in her boots, a long bow which was hidden in her walking stick as well as some of her arrows.
Hitomi too bore weapons with her, her katana too was sheathed on her back, her long knives hidden in her boots and varies other places. She too had a bow in her walking stick but used it very little. Hitomi then flung a brown cloak around herself as to cover her armour and not scare people in the campsite.
The two girls then left the bedroom to get breakfast, after they had there cereal Hitomi then walked out the caravan and headed straight to the forest back to the cave with Kotori close behind her. She wanted to go back to the cave to find out what those markings meant as it deeply distracted her.
Kotori just stared at Hitomi who seemed in deep thought but thought it would be wise to stay quiet as they followed the forest path to the waterfall.
Upon reaching the waterfall Hitomi sommer solted over it rather than going in the water and getting herself wet. Kotori of course followed after Hitomi pondering as to why Hitomi was so curious as to come back to this cave and soon found out why.
As Hitomi entered the cave entrance that indeed didn't look very pleasant and wouldn't advise strangers to go in, she knelt down again by the strange markings on the cave wall as she traced her fingertip across the strange symbols as if hoping to remember what they meant.
Kotori sat by Hitomi crossed legs in an Indian style as she too sat deep in thought trying to remember, for a few moments they sat like this till Hitomi cried out quietly to herself
"What a fool I was" said Hitomi chuckling to herself.
"What?" asked Kotori wondering what Hitomi was on about.
"Don't you remember?" said Hitomi smiling.
Kotori shook her head side way signifying she didn't know.
"Think back two years ago on that school trip (pause) where did we disappear off to?" said Hitomi her smile widening.
Kotori sat there for a moment taking in the information, for a moment everything was silent when she suddenly gasped.
"Y..you mean tat…that other w…world w..we went to?" stuttered Kotori hardly believing it was true.
Hitomi nodded her head to show she was right, her eyes sparkled to know that they her friends in the other world did exist in their world and were not of the imagination.
Their eyes then suddenly turned back to the symbols that were now slightly glowing.
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The knights dismounted their unicorns as they walked into the cave guiding their unicorns behind them.
They decide to check this cave out since they never saw it before or last night when they were patrolling the forest. As they walked a little way in and the cave seemed to decay and get older the further they went in, they then noticed strange markings on the wall that looked to be glowing slightly, it was in their own language but ancient. When they read the message on the wall almost instantly a white blinding light appeared not to far away from them, it was in a shape of a sphere and if you looked carefully you could see two statues beside it as if helping to form the gateway. You couldn't look into the sphere or it would blind you but if you shielded your eyes slightly you could see two figures walking towards you.
End of Part I
Part II coming soon!
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