Chapter Two: The Mirror
LATER THAT DAY AT DESDEMONA OR DESDA'S HOUSE
"Alright now, you three can start packing in the attic, then, when you're done with that, go to the basement and load that stuff up. Got it?" Desda's grandma, Honey, instructed. Honey was a short woman, with long, wavy gray hair tied up into a bun at the top of her head.
"Yeah, Honey, we got it." Des said as she, Amaya and Braeden started towards the stairs. Braeden reached up to the ceiling and pulled down the decaying, molding ladder.
"Are you sure these are safe?" Braeden asked putting one foot on the bottom stair and watching it disintegrate beneath his foot.
"Of course they're safe, are you kidding me!" Desda laughed pushing him out of the way and climbing up. Braeden and Amaya exchanged doubtful looks before Braeden took a step backwards, bowed, held out his hand and said, "After you, milady."
"Why thank you kind sir." Amaya giggled in a fake British accent taking his hand and making her way up the rickety ladder.
"Gosh Des, hasn't Honey ever cleaned up here!" Amaya asked coughing. Plumes of dust rose up from the floor at every move the threesome made.
"No not really. Last time we were up here she was showing me some thing-a-ma-bobber-whatchit that needed some cool shaped key thingy-jigger to open." Des replied absently moving some cardboard boxes out of her way.
"Oooookkkkkay then" Braeden said running over to help Amaya lift a heavy mirror to the door. When they set it down the necklace that Amaya had bought earlier that day glowed brightly the same deep purple that a star shaped impression near the top of the silver mirror. They were sucked into the mirror and transported to a strange world."Toto, we are soooooooo NOT in Kansas anymore!" Des said looking around. They were in a clearing, in the middle of a wood in the middle of somewhere that was actually in the middle of absolutely NOWHERE!
"Uhhh Des, we never were in Kansas to begin with." Amaya said, adding to the joke.
"WERE THE HELL ARE WE!" Braeden yelled spinning in circles.
"We're in the middle of B.F.E., duhhhhhhh!" Desda mocked."Where's B.F.E.?" Amaya asked confused.
"BUM FRIGGEN EGYPT THAT'S WHERE!" Braeden screamed, still spinning in circles.
"Dude! Snap outta it!" Des yelled as she smacked Brae (Braeden) across the face. They heard the sounds of twigs breaking in the bushes to the left of the clearing. Amaya moved closer to Braeden and eventually backed into him! Braeden let out a mushy look and squeezed her arms. Des hid behind Braeden till a man dressed in dark red came out and shot balls of bright red fire at them. Amaya freaked out and pushed Braeden out of the way (Des was still hanging on and fell to the ground) as Amaya cooked up a storm.
-END CHAPTER TWO-