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Sorry for the delay in updating. This is an interlude before our next chapter, Chapter Two: Challenging the Paranoid. Coming soon to a computer monitor near you.
Interlude: Behind Blue Eyes
"What a bunch of wackos." - Serena's thought for the week.
"Something's wrong. I don't quite understand it. Nothing has been normal
since these strangers had come into our lives. But yet here I am standing amongst them
who know my secret and that of my friends. This should be impossible, or at
least improbable. Despite the signs of warning, my sense of intellectual curiosity beckons me, allowing me to ignore the incoherencies, the loop holes. I can feel the apprehension around me, and I can see it in their eyes. But there is only silence, no one dares to disrupt the quiet air. And then the two strange wolf-like creatures move forward, in almost matching strides. They looked as if they were about to growl. Yet the sounds that came from them seemed human...
words? They were speaking.
A commanding female voice rang through my cabin. I marveled at how such a powerful voice could come from such a creature. I scanned the room for Luna, seeking answers for my curious mind. But as soon I locked eyes with her, she smiles awkwardly and looked away. What is going on? What isn't she telling us?"
Amy's reverie was interrupted when she heard a whispering voice to her right.
"What's wrong?" the gentle male voice whispered.
Startled, I looked at the man before me. He was Elliot. I watched him as his blue eyes filled with worry. As I silently watched him, I once again noticed his dark blue hair and blue eyes. They were similar in shade to my own. That was... disturbing. His intellectual nature also matched my
own. It was disconcerting to watch a taller, wider, male version of me, towering above me.
"Why are we having this meeting? And who are all those people?" I say while looking suspiciously at the unexpected guests around me.
"Elliot!" the commanding female voice yells. Both Elliot and I turn towards the white wolf
before us. Her gray eyes burn into us as she gives us a an accusing glare.
"What?" Elliot says in a teasing voice. There is a slight condescending smile on his lips as he regards the wolf before him.
"Alright, so maybe he's not exactly like me." I thought as I watched his smile fluctuate
between condescending and mocking.
"I would never treat Luna like that." I thought. But despite myself, I had to admit that there was something amusing about watching the she wolf growl at Elliot.
"Oh SunShimmer, all growling and no play make SunShimmer a dull wolf." he sing sang in a happy rhythm.
"Not like me at all." I thought as I watched a seemingly mature man turning into the school bully.
From the far right corner of the room, a cold stare momentarily darts towards SunShimmer, but quickly loses interest.
"As I look towards the shady corner, I notice the cold stare affixed on me. And then affixed on Elliot. He was observing us, one by one. His steely gray eyes held an almost predatorily gaze. As if evaluating each person's strength and weaknesses. I don't know which one of the strangers was creepier. My skin crawled as I regarded the red eyed man sitting near Raye. He was covered in wounds and his face showed signs of injury. Judging his raggedness, he must have endured quite a fight.
And then my gaze fell upon Raye. I was surprised to see that she too was injured. Her injuries were minor except for one burn on her leg. A burn? Why would she have a burn? Quickly I scanned the rest of the scouts for signs of injury. Mina's had no injuries injuries but her hair was disheveled and she seemed fearfully. I followed her gaze towards SunShimmer and wondered what had happened between the two. My attention was once again drawn to the meeting, as the argument between Elliot and SunShimmer subsided."
SunShimmer cleared her throat as she attempted to regain everyone's attention.
"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted." she said pointedly. Elliot smiled kindly at me as he avoided SunShimmer's gaze.
"Arrogant." he whispered with the smile still plastered on his face.
The unexpected cruel comment made me giggle causing Luna to give me a scolding glare.
It was then that Luna spoke: "The following individuals are friends from the moon kingdom. They are..."
SunShimmer suddenly interrupts her and says with a pompous air, "Our identity is not important to this mission."
"So what do we do?" Serena asked Luna eagerly.
Disregarding Luna, SunShimmer responded: "There are two more.. uh,.. scouts, that we must find."
The female wolf looked to the side as if trying to hide something by avoiding eye contact.
"Who, who?" Serena squeals unaware of the power struggle between the two female animals.
"Shush, my child." SunShimmer replies in an attempt to continue her speech.BR"Your mission is to find them, and bring them to us so that we may explain to them who they are. You must find them before the Negaverse does. This is a grave matter."
Before Serena has a chance to squeal once more, A male voice asks. "Where are
they?"
"Somewhere near the coastal United States." Another deep male voice answers. Everyone's attention including mine is diverted to the frightening large black wolf before them. His yellow eyes gleam as he awaits further questions.
"Beach bimbos, no prob." A female voice says sarcastically. I turn to my left and find two angry violet eyes. The woman smiled with a sarcastic grin as she regarded the male wolf. Subconsciously I stared at the wicked looking woman before me, wondering what she was doing here. Her manner reminded me of someone whom I couldn't place..... Queen Beryl she reminded me of her. Not by appearance but by mannerism. There was something peculiar about her. A darkness.
Suddenly I felt a sharp gaze upon me and my eyes drifted to the man sitting on the floor beside Dilyanne. And suddenly I was very uncomfortable. I looked back at Luna and the wolves."
SunShimmer looks at the dark woman severely as the male wolf continues. "Dilyanne, we must take this mission seriously."
Dilyanne grumbled softly. Paying no attention, Elliot continues with his question. "How long will this mission take?"
"We're not sure, we're hoping to start right away. Accommodations have been arranged, for several weeks if necessary."
There was a silence in the room, as if something remained unsaid. Amy had a feeling that the search for these scouts would add clarity to the cloud of confusion that had been obscuring her thoughts. But perhaps it would add more confusion to that which was already muddled.
End Interlude