Disclaimer: I do not own Eragon. You guys voted so it is now Eragon the babysitter! Oh, I don't own the parents either, Zepuka does! How to say the woman's name (ee-lah-nay) and the man's name (Fair-ah-neen). I'm having another POLL! Which character do you like? Is it: Eragon, Saphira, Aderia, Pyro, Seldina, Vernia, Rowen, or one of the parents? Or even the Shadow Lord? Vote!
Chapter Ten
Eragon walked on, in deep thought. He couldn't give up Aderia! But, he had too. He had grown so attached to the little stinker that he didn't know if he would be able to let the parents take the child from his arms. He meant, what kind of parents let their child get kidnapped or whatever. He was so much in thought that he didn't hear Pyro telling them that they were there. He ran into Pyro, falling on his rear. Pyro turned around. "Watch it." Pyro growled, eyes narrowed.
Eragon went to mumble a sorry when his eye caught a castle. A huge castle made of ice. It was beautiful. How could something so pretty be in an empty ice wasteland? "Is that..." Eragon asked breathless.
"Yes." Seldina answered. "It's her home." Eragon's jaw dropped. The baby shifted in his arms, reminding him how little time he had.
They walked up the ice stairs towards the large, solid ice doors. It was not see through. And surprisingly, the ice wasn't slippery. The door opened soundlessly and a old man peeked out. "Ah! There you are, the King and Queen have been waiting for you." The servant said, opening the door further. The old man eyed Eragon suspiciously before letting him in. Pyro and Vernia led the way through the castle, heading towards a large door carved with fairies and strange writing. The door swung open without anyone's help and Eragon looked at the thrones.
A man was sitting on the throne, messing with his honey-yellow locks. He glanced up. His eyes were dark golden. The man shot up and walked briskly towards them. He passed the guards and went straight for Eragon. The man's eyes were on the baby. It must be Aderia's father. He held out his hands. Eragon slowly gave Aderia to the man. The man held the baby carefully, as if the baby would melt through his hands. Bumblebees suddenly raced up towards the man, buzzing angrily at the baby. The man waved them off with a free hand and turned. "Ilane!" He yelled. He had a deep, rich voice. A another door opened and a woman walked out. She was beautiful. Her sapphire eyes were bloodshot and her pale skin was tear stained. Her eyes widened and she rushed to the man. Her eyes filled with tears and she grabbed the baby and hugged it close to her.
"She's probably sleepy." Ilane said, walking towards the open door. The man watched her go and turned towards Eragon.
"Thank you, dragon rider. How can I ever repay you?" He asked. "I'm Feranin. You are?" He asked.
"Eragon. This is my dragon, Saphira." Eragon answered. Feranin nodded and smiled at the guards. They smiled back and bowed. A scream cut the silence. It had come from the room the woman, Ilane came from. Feranin ran towards the room, followed by the guards and Eragon.
Ilane was on her bed screaming and crying, pointing at the cradle. Eragon looked. Inside was a shadow creature that looked like a baby. It laughed harshly and then disappeared. Feranin turned to them. "You have to get Aderia back! If the Shadow Lord takes all her power, she'll die." He explained sourly. "No wonder the bumblebees were buzzing."
"We'll get her, Queen Ilane. Don't you worry." Vernia said. All the others nodded. They all ran out of the castle.
"What do we do?" Eragon asked furiously. They were in the icy wasteland, staring at a bunch of ice rocks.
"WE GO INTO THE PORTAL, YOU NUMBSKULL! DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING?" Rowen yelled, walking towards the rocks. Pyro, Seldina, and Vernia watched Rowen as he began to mumble things. A dark portal began to appear on the white ice rocks, swirling around endlessly. Rowen stepped into the portal, then Pyro and Vernia.
"There is nothing to be afraid of dragon rider. You can trust Rowen. He cares greatly for his grandchild." Seldina said, pushing Eragon towards the portal.
"Grandchild? Aderia's his granddaughter?" Eragon asked incredulously.
Seldina nodded. "King Feranin is his son." She said, before pushing Eragon all the way in the portal. She glanced at the dragon. Saphira walked in on her own, then Seldina walked in. The portal closed behind them.
Will they get the baby before the Shadow Lord gets the baby's powers? Sorry it is so short. I was suppose to be off the computer ten minutes ago. So I can't go on! I'll try to update really soon! Please Review!
For those who Reviewed:
Goodybad: The story has a name! I'm glad you like the parent stuff. I couldn't take your names for the parents. It was up to the creator, sorry. The creator isn't me.
Elaine02: Do you hope the baby lives. I don't know if she will. Dun dun dun!
Teenchic2004: No, I don't mix them up. You see, I have a plan. All my things are named by their titles. I write the chapters, then paste them onto a blank document, spell check and everything, and then put it on Plus, I kind of scan the story first, just to make sure this is the right story. You are right! (Here's some candy!)
ZePuKa: It's okay. They aren't mine. I read your story in fictionpress. That E story. I think Elchon or something like that. It was really good. But I haven't reviewed because I was too lazy to log in and I didn't want to type. I'm still KrazieShadowNinja on Fictionpress though!
City Pigeon: Out of all the characters, I like Rowen the best!