Stuck Between a Hard Place and a Rock

Raven got up saying she had to leave, the little girl had a sad expression on her face. She looked as if tears of sadness were ready to stream down her gray cheeks.

"You have to go, now? But why! It's only been about an hour, and for the first time, I really think I'm making a friend. Even if it is with myself.", said the sad, young Raven.

Raven didn't know what to do. She felt sorry for the girl, being trapped in this little pond, even if the pond is beautiful. Thinking of how this little girl is trapped, it made raven feel sad, not about the little girl...but of herself. She spent so much time in her room, she missed so much that was going around her. As she felt sorry for the girl, she wondered. Did her friends feel sorry for her and give pity on her?

"How about, if i can get you out of this pond, you can stay with me for awhile." The young girls face glowed. "Really! I can stay with you?" Raven nodded with a slight smile.

"The only thing is, how can you get out?"

The young girl stopped to think. "I've tried to get out many times before, but non have worked. Maybe they haven't worked because I'm the one stuck in this pond. Maybe i need someone who's not stuck in here to do what i thought of."

Raven nodded and the two began to discuss what she'd have to do in order to get her out. 'Wow, this girl has thought of a lot of ways to try to get herself out,' thought Raven.

"Ok, let's try a simple one. Swim into the water and your most likely to see me still. Try to push me out."

Raven took off her cloak and hung it on a branch as well as her shoes and belt and she quickly dove into the water. Trying to hold her breath, she looked around for the little girl. Then, she saw her sitting on a rock. As she saw Raven, she smiled and pointed to the surface. She swam up near the surface and Raven tried to push her up. Her hand went right through her! Having only little breath, Raven swam up to the surface.

It's been an hour later and they've tried over 25 different ways to get her out of this pond. Raven was tired and she had scratches and bruises all over her body from all the different ways she's been trying to get this little girl out. She sat against a tree, and began to rest as the young girl stared at her. Slowly panting, Raven finally came up with her own idea.

"I have an idea" she said as she walked over to the girl.

She then placed out her hand into the water and she began to give instructions.

"Try to hold onto my hand. What I'm going to try to do is pull you out. It's the easiest idea and the simplest one. So you understand?"

The girl nodded with confusion; slowly and her eyes widen. Raven then grasped her hand around hrs and as she tried with all her might to pull her out her slipped from her hand and banged into a tree. As she looked up, she saw a little girl emerge from the water. As Raven saw her whole body, she knew the girl was telling the truth. This really was her, well...at least the young version of her.

"Can i please go home now? I got you out." said Raven with frustration.

The young girl looked at her with wet pouting eyes. "Do you really want to leave me alone in this strange dimension I've been trying to get out of?"

With a loud sigh, Raven shook her head and held her hand and they began walking. She girl smiled and thenheld hands out and said the usual chant that Raven says when doing spells and her meditation. Infront of the two, stood a portal.

"I told you that shuld stick with me, I'm your way out of this creepy place."

Before raven stepped into the portal, she began to tell the girl about what to do after they got through the other side.

"My friends are going to wonder about you. We can tell them everything that happened, Ok? It's just that...you see, my friends and I are super heros and..."

She began to cut her off. "And you don't want me to fight because it's too dangerous and blah blah blah...listen, I get what you're telling me...don't worry."

And with that said, they both walked into the portal.