(I would also like to state that if you have a specific character that you would like to be done next, let me know. I'm just too lazy to pick someone.)
I wonder duckys, should I reply to my lovely reviewers... Well I guess I would have to take the ones from the other chapters and reply to those too. moo.
darkestsoul-i really really like this story...it seems captivating already, so please update as soon as possible and keep up the great work!
Thank you! I like to skip the boring parts and get right to the fun when I write stories!
CarolinParksen- I just finished reading your other story so I read this one. It also has potential. It needs more though. It seems that you write the chapters one after another so a plot line keeps being signaled out, but thats ok. Write again soon.
Um thank you! I have a plot line planed out it just doesn't seem that way at first, but most of the things seen in the first few chapters tells a lot about the rest of them.
eragon lover-i love this story have you ever publiished any books i think you should if you can write like this it was just amazing i can't wait until the eldest comes out is august
Well no, my grammar and spelling are quite aful and my attention span isn't to great, but thank you! I'm sure not a single one of us can wait!
ShadowMoony- this is brillant! I LOVE ANGELA! I'm so glad she's in your story! You wrote this so very well. I really can't wait to read more!
Thank you! Angela is also one of my favorites. I just hope I can write her as well as the original writer. )
Well I'm sorry I haven't written in a while. I've been grounded. dun dun dunnn, But I'm back now so everyone should love that fact. Love it, I command it of you.
Telling everyone they had to escape right then was the easy part. Getting them out was a completly different story. They has already worked out a plan the best archers of each group, meaning which gate they had previously been gaurding, were to stay behind. There were about thirty of them. With ten archers a gate, it seemed like there was a chance to decieve the enemy, even if it was only for a little while.
The best of the swordsman were to go aheas of the group creating an outer ring to protect the civilians. The older chldren went first, each with one to five small children following them. All of the ordinary fighters created the outer ring to the swordsman, who seemed almost like highly trained body gaurds.
Three groups in this form left. While the sick and wounded had been sent out half an hour ago, Arya found herself worrying. She, Eragon, Murtagh, and Saphira were to be one of the final three to leave. Eragon and Saphira were going to creat a distraction while Arya and Murtagh helped the others to escape.
"Sprite, Spright whats the difference?"
"In the spelling silly! If spelt s-p-r-i-t-e then you mean one of the elders, or one on the list of ten, which would mean how kind they are, how powerful they are, and blah blah blah. A S-p-r-i-g-h-t would be the most comon of us wonderful creatures. Not that we are exactly common. In fact the shades have 67 more shades than sprights. ooo the second spelling also counts us as a whole! Silly of me to forget that really. I'm number three on the list so I can be called a an s-p-r-i-t-e if I wish it, but it's far more interesting to be called an s-p-r-i-g-h-t, don't you think? My twin sister is number two. Were the first set of twin sprights to be born into the rank of most powerful since the beging of the original dragon riders. Not"
"Okay I get it! I'm sorry I asked."
"Goody! It's always great to know when you can admit to a mistake!"
"Oh be quite."
"Never! I shall not be sile..." There was a muffled sound that seemed to be coming from inside one of the tents where the leaders were gathered to figure out how to evacuate the remaining few.
"what is going on here?" Arya had decided to get to the bottom of the arguments she could tell were taking place.
"Z keeps talking again as if some one had actualy been listening." Murtagh replied
"'Ey, 'oo 'asfed 'oo anyow'?"
"She did, obvious one now isn't it?"
"s'uff i'" she mubled back.
"I've already tried to stuff your mouth. It just hasn't exactly worked very well."
The girl just rolled her eyes and went back to her previous activities.
"Quite barmey that one." Murtagh crossed his eyes, stuck out his tongue, and acted quite loopy. At that exact second a rather large and heavy looking book smashed into his face.
"Aw di' 'at 'urt?" She asked through her gag piece.
"no, not at all. I'll just take a five minute..." He said as he fell backwards into a dream like state.
"Eragon says that we need to be leaving this city now." They all turned to the small girl in the door way. "Alright Carlisia lets get going then." Arya walked over to the little girl and extended her hand to her. They began to leave the ten as everyone else picked up their things and set out.
Two hours later they found themselves miles and leagues away from the city. They could still see the smoke filled sky as the small city burned.
"I don't feel very well." Caralisia mubled into Arya's back.
"Then we will stop at the nearest stream alright? That is the best we can do for now. "
"Alright."
Seven hours later the party was able to stop. They had managed to find a stream a few hours back and were able to help Carlisia feel better, she had fallen into a deep sleep a little while after.
Just as the pale moon light began to fade into a beautiful, clear, grey sky which pre determined the dawn, a blazing fire tore it's way into the small forest they had used to hide themselves from the enemy. They were on their feet and ready to leave within minutes.
They had escaped the fire surely, however, they had not escaped the trap. Waiting for them in a brown cape trimed with gold, black boots and burgundy leggings, leading up to a cream colored tunic over an olive shirt. "Ah, how lovely it is to see you again sweet Annibella. It's been a while has it now? Oh look, you even found dear little Carilisia on your trip. No doubt tired from recieving the images of the other army, I should think."
"Then you planted those there, so we would think there was a threat, and to leave and fall into your trap?"
"No, my dear sister's twin of image. The other army was coming, for you and Carlisia. I couldn't let that happen to my own partial family now could I?"
"Yet you can attack my friend when she's unarmed or armed just to have fun. You can attempt to kill her every day. You can kill her friends and people or animals she cares about for fun. Yet you could not alow us to stay there and be defeated?" Annibella demanded.
"Of course not. How much fun could that be for me?"
With those taunting words,Annibella Was off her horse with her sword in hand slashing down in an intricate, yet simple patteren heading straight for his head, in a maner of seconds. "You sick," Their swords clashed together in a metalic ringing sound, "twisted," their swords moved in a frightening rythm, "evil little man."
None of the others could stand and watch for much longer. For servents of Galbatorix were pouring out of the trees.
"Eragon and Saphira have just escaped." Carilisia whispered into Arya's ear as the clang of the siblings blades clashed in malice.
"Alright. Don't mention that again alright? Let no one know that you were the one to tell him." She whispered back.
"Those of you that aren't engaged in a threatful battle," The man speaking smiled a nasty smile, "Follow me. If you don't then you risk the same fate as the real Miss. Zerenial."
"What did you do to her?" Jon, Guy, Dinah(deeks), Nayameik, and George, who were Z's, or Annibella's companions, all had their swords drawn. Jon and Naya's at his neck, and the others keeping anyone from coming close to them.
"Arested her for treason quite naturaly!" The man snarled at them.
"How can it be treason if this is not her natural country? She is a part of Morlinak, a neigboring country."
"Well if all of you would come with me," The man who Annibella had attacked was carying her over his shoulder. "Now as you can see, Ms. Annibella's hair is always the same length and always the same shade," He smiled twistedly at the word shade, baring his teeth in a menacing way. Clearly pointing out the fact that he was a shade himself," She could not possibly be the sister I am curently looking for. So if you want her back, your going to follow me." With that he went down the path through the forest, a limp Annibella hanging from his shoulder.
"Damn him." With that the five of them had their swords in thier shelths and were following him.
"I love when loyalty to others works in your favor."
"As for all of you, come with me." He turned and walked back down the path.
Two hours had passed since they had arived at what apeared to be an enemy base.
Before anyone of them had realised what had happened the enemy returned and took Carilisia away from the group. They led her away and only after she was gone that everyone noticed she was missing.
"Damn their mind tricks." The old women in the center of the group cursed.
"You are all free to go." A man of about 6'5 stood in front of their small group. His black hair was long enough it just lightly brushed his shoulders. Beneath the coat of hair that covered half of his face, there lay a pair of pale, almost colorless, grey eyes. They were so light in color, without the darkened center they could have blended in with the rest of the eye. He wore the same uniform as Z, and her companions. Around his waist he bore a sword. Twisting in twin spirals were two shades of
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me. None of you are who we were looking for. Your the enemy of our enemy. There for our friends at the moment. However, we do not like you at all. So take what you have with you and leave."
"Though it seems odd." A voice mentioned behind the first. Acording to my tr,"
"watch what your saying here..." The boy interupted.
"What ever, acording to my T.D. Anni should have been with them... wheres my Anni?" The gril requested quite rudely. With that she jumped onto the others back and they could see her face. She looked exactly the same as Z, only her hair was far longer.
"Anni?"
"Yesh, mai Annay." She hoped off his back and sat in the middle of the road and whined. "I want my Anni!"
"She went with the meany guy."
"Meany guy? Ohh you mean Suwah? Pfft that ducky needs to get hit by a b,"
"Z, watch what your saying!"
"I don' wanna." With that she sat there and pouted.
"No it's not fair, it's not fair!" Murtagh whined then. "Not the both of them in one day! What did I do to deserve this?"
"Murry!" With that the girl known as Z jumped out of her pouting state and tackled Murtagh and hugged him. "I haven't seen you in forever! I missed you!"
"I can feel that. Do you mind getting off?"
"Yes, indeed I do. I need a Murry chair." She had chosen to sit on Murry's back after she had knocked him over when giving him a hug. "Murry, where is everyone?"
"what do you mean?"
"I mean Anni, Guy, Jonny, Deeksy, Georgy, and Naya."
"With Annibella who was taken by Suwah."
"That evil pile of dead tree waste upon an Iris." She scowled. "Stealin' my Anni, Guy, Jonny, Deeksy, Georgy, and Naya."
"Don't worry, we'll get them back." Murtagh reasured her.
Arya had chosen to sit their and listen in on this strange conversation.
"Ooo must poke..." Z muttered under her breath. She had been off Murtagh and poking one of Arya's pointed ears in a matter of seconds. "Waaahhh! I'm sorry they were just so pointy, and in need of poking."
Arya just stared at her incrediously. "How old are you?" She finaly asked truly curious.
"five and a half."
"You look 18."
"My body is 18."
"Okay then."
"exactly."
"Oh I almost forgot! How silly of me! You and your company must be hungry! As well as in need of talking to your group leader." She had been talking to the group one moment and looking right at Arya.
"Well everyone follow Tommy here and go eat some food. Miss Elfy, and Murry, you guys have to follow me." She said this and walked away expecting them to follow her, and follow they did.