A/N: Hello people. Guess what? Apparently, I have a muse, and his name is Jedren. Jedren pounced on me just now, and I need to work on this anyway, so let's try him out, shall we? Jedren, say hello to all the nice people.
Jedren: "Hello to all the nice people."
Cookxenya: Very funny. *Glares*
Jedren: I know, isn't it?
Cookxenya: *whacks Jedren upside the head with a convenient notepad* be serious!
Jedren: ok… Hello nice readers! *To Cookxenya* was that better?
Cookxenya: Much. Now, On to the story!
Jedren: Aren't you forgetting something?
Cookxenya: What?
Jedren: Why, the Disclaimer, of course.
Cookxenya: Oh, yeah.
Disclaimer: Velgarth, Valdemar, Companions, Heralds, Kyree, and all related ideas, as well as anything else you recognize from any of her books belong to Mercedes Lackey. Xxenya is mine. The plot is, I think, mine. The idea has been used before, but the PLOT is mine.
Cookxenya: Now! On with the story!
~Thoughts~
: Mindspeech:
"Talking"
*Chapter Three - I'm a Companion now? *
It was a bright, sunny spring day. In the trees, the songbirds sang joyfully, and leaves rustled. The sky was a clear, bright perfect blue; marred by only the occasional, wisp of cloud. The air was warm and balmy, with the occasional gentle breeze, and smelled clean, and fresh like freshly mowed grass.
Unfortunately, Xxenya was completely unable to appreciate what a wonderful day it was. She was unable to appreciate it, because she didn't know it existed. She was at that particular moment, lying on the grass in the middle of the Grove in Companion's Field, and completely unaware of any one or any thing. In other words, unconscious.
Why, you ask? Well, remember in the last chapter, how the plane was crashing? And remember how scared she was? So scared in fact, that she passed out? Yeah, she's still out of it, and it doesn't look like she's planning on waking up just yet. So, while we're waiting, let's go back to what a wonderful day it was, shall we?
In Companion's Field, all was peace full, calm and serene. Well, except for the foals, who weren't serene at all, bucking and rearing, kicking and squealing, and just generally running around like mad. But everyone *else* in Companion's Field was calm and serene and enjoying the day to the best of their abilities.
In the Collegia, everyone was either calm and serene and enjoying the lovely day, or they were staring mournfully out the nearest window and *wishing* that they were enjoying the lovely day.
Back in the Grove, Xxenya slowly began to awake. (A/N: And at this point, the story will change to first-person narrative, because I feel like it, and I think It'll be easier.)
Warmth. The first thing I noticed was a feeling of warmth, and comfort. I felt a breeze waft over me. Slowly, I came back to consciousness. I heard birds chirping, and felt the sun shining down on me. It was too bright. A fly buzzed around me and landing, began to bite me, before I swatted it away with my tail. Wait a sec!! My WHAT???
My eyes shot open, and it took a moment for me to adjust to the light. Green, there was a lot of green. It was brighter at first, and then a bit farther away, darker green and brown. My vision was weird, blurry, and I couldn't see very well at *all* out of my left eye. I lifted my head out of the grass, much better. Well, sort of, I could now see out of both eyes, but now could see not just in front of me, but to either side as well. And my vision was still a little blurry, especially in my side vision.
Now that I had the matter of my eyesight sorted out, I turned back to the matter of the tail. I looked back over my shoulder. There was a mass of white body, what looked like four legs of the equine variety, ending in silvery hooves, and, sure enough, a long white tail. With dread lurking in the back of my mind, I gave it an experimental swish. Yes, sure enough, it moved, and was therefore mine. Which meant that those legs and hooves were mine as well. ~Dammit! What, so first my plane is crashing, and now I'm a Horse?? Wait. Silver hooves, white body…Ok, so I'm a Companion now? Like that's any better? ~: DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON???: I screamed at the top of my Mind voice.
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There! I think that's a good place to end the chappie. What do you think? Review!
Now it's reviewer-thanking time. If you review, you get a piece of virtual pie.
OpaleyLizz-Pyromaniac: Oh NOOOO! Not Puppy-dog eyes! Well, here's more. Have pie.
KatieTook:Thank you, this one's longer, It's pronounced ksEN-ya, and thanks! Have pie!
charlie-duck:Thanks! Have Pie.
Ivy Raine:Thanks, I plan on it. Have Pie.
Katsiebee: I know exactly how you feel. But you have no idea how much fun it is to write cliffies. Don't worry, I'll keep writing. Have pie!
Fireblade K'Chona: Yay! Have Pie!
Hawk:Erm…thanks? Have Pie!
Jedren: "Hello to all the nice people."
Cookxenya: Very funny. *Glares*
Jedren: I know, isn't it?
Cookxenya: *whacks Jedren upside the head with a convenient notepad* be serious!
Jedren: ok… Hello nice readers! *To Cookxenya* was that better?
Cookxenya: Much. Now, On to the story!
Jedren: Aren't you forgetting something?
Cookxenya: What?
Jedren: Why, the Disclaimer, of course.
Cookxenya: Oh, yeah.
Disclaimer: Velgarth, Valdemar, Companions, Heralds, Kyree, and all related ideas, as well as anything else you recognize from any of her books belong to Mercedes Lackey. Xxenya is mine. The plot is, I think, mine. The idea has been used before, but the PLOT is mine.
Cookxenya: Now! On with the story!
~Thoughts~
: Mindspeech:
"Talking"
*Chapter Three - I'm a Companion now? *
It was a bright, sunny spring day. In the trees, the songbirds sang joyfully, and leaves rustled. The sky was a clear, bright perfect blue; marred by only the occasional, wisp of cloud. The air was warm and balmy, with the occasional gentle breeze, and smelled clean, and fresh like freshly mowed grass.
Unfortunately, Xxenya was completely unable to appreciate what a wonderful day it was. She was unable to appreciate it, because she didn't know it existed. She was at that particular moment, lying on the grass in the middle of the Grove in Companion's Field, and completely unaware of any one or any thing. In other words, unconscious.
Why, you ask? Well, remember in the last chapter, how the plane was crashing? And remember how scared she was? So scared in fact, that she passed out? Yeah, she's still out of it, and it doesn't look like she's planning on waking up just yet. So, while we're waiting, let's go back to what a wonderful day it was, shall we?
In Companion's Field, all was peace full, calm and serene. Well, except for the foals, who weren't serene at all, bucking and rearing, kicking and squealing, and just generally running around like mad. But everyone *else* in Companion's Field was calm and serene and enjoying the day to the best of their abilities.
In the Collegia, everyone was either calm and serene and enjoying the lovely day, or they were staring mournfully out the nearest window and *wishing* that they were enjoying the lovely day.
Back in the Grove, Xxenya slowly began to awake. (A/N: And at this point, the story will change to first-person narrative, because I feel like it, and I think It'll be easier.)
Warmth. The first thing I noticed was a feeling of warmth, and comfort. I felt a breeze waft over me. Slowly, I came back to consciousness. I heard birds chirping, and felt the sun shining down on me. It was too bright. A fly buzzed around me and landing, began to bite me, before I swatted it away with my tail. Wait a sec!! My WHAT???
My eyes shot open, and it took a moment for me to adjust to the light. Green, there was a lot of green. It was brighter at first, and then a bit farther away, darker green and brown. My vision was weird, blurry, and I couldn't see very well at *all* out of my left eye. I lifted my head out of the grass, much better. Well, sort of, I could now see out of both eyes, but now could see not just in front of me, but to either side as well. And my vision was still a little blurry, especially in my side vision.
Now that I had the matter of my eyesight sorted out, I turned back to the matter of the tail. I looked back over my shoulder. There was a mass of white body, what looked like four legs of the equine variety, ending in silvery hooves, and, sure enough, a long white tail. With dread lurking in the back of my mind, I gave it an experimental swish. Yes, sure enough, it moved, and was therefore mine. Which meant that those legs and hooves were mine as well. ~Dammit! What, so first my plane is crashing, and now I'm a Horse?? Wait. Silver hooves, white body…Ok, so I'm a Companion now? Like that's any better? ~: DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON???: I screamed at the top of my Mind voice.
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There! I think that's a good place to end the chappie. What do you think? Review!
Now it's reviewer-thanking time. If you review, you get a piece of virtual pie.
OpaleyLizz-Pyromaniac: Oh NOOOO! Not Puppy-dog eyes! Well, here's more. Have pie.
KatieTook:Thank you, this one's longer, It's pronounced ksEN-ya, and thanks! Have pie!
charlie-duck:Thanks! Have Pie.
Ivy Raine:Thanks, I plan on it. Have Pie.
Katsiebee: I know exactly how you feel. But you have no idea how much fun it is to write cliffies. Don't worry, I'll keep writing. Have pie!
Fireblade K'Chona: Yay! Have Pie!
Hawk:Erm…thanks? Have Pie!
