Lyra had no idea why she was taken by the Magisterium men. Did her mother plan this? Was it a big mistake? Will it be a "oh I'm sorry we grabbed the wrong Lyra" situation. No, not in this case. The Magisterium wanted Lyra Belacqua the daughter or Lord Asriel Belacqua and Marisa Coulter.
"What do they want Pan? I haven't done anything wrong to upset mother for her to do this, did I?"
"With how she reacted when she saw you, I'd say she didn't have anything to do with this Lyra"
Lyra was actually scared. Nothing scared Lyra, but not knowing what was going to happen to her and Pan, it scared her. Lyra sat in this weird vehicle, it wasn't like any car she has seen before. Once they stopped in front of the large Magisterium building, Lyra was dragged out by her arm.
"Ow that hurts"
"Walk girl"
Lyra and Pan walk behind one of the men. Looking around to see if she could plan an escape but there were guards and their dæmons on every corner. Once inside they were escorted to a small room with a rather large table in it. Lyra was told to sit.
"Pan, stay hidden I don't need them hurting you. Maybe I should ask the Alethiometer what's happening and hopefully give me an idea as to why we are here"
Lyra looks in the place she usually keeps the Alerhiometer and it wasn't in her bag. Shocked and worried, all these ideas just came flooding into her head.
"Pan, the Alethiometer... it's gone. They must off taken it when they grabbed me. The master did say they Magisterium can't know that I have it, maybe that's why they've taken me to punish me"
"I don't think that's the case Lyra. Maybe it fell out in the flat?"
Lyra strictly remembers that she placed it in her shoulder bag. She's certain the Magisterium has it now and that worried her.
Hours pass and no one has returned since Lyra was placed into the small room.
"Look Lyra a vent"
Lyra looks up, all these ideas pop into her head.
"Pan you should fly up there and see where it leads too"
Pan flies up to the vent but as soon as he got close enough he could clearly see it was blocked from the inside. Taking note and seeing if there were other ways to get through, it all lead to a dead end.
"Just give up Pan. We ain't ever getting out off here. I don't know why I'm going to say this, but I wish mother was here to help us... since you know she works for these people"
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Back in the flat, Marisa is walking around Lyra's room trying to calm herself down. When Lyra ran away, Marisa was more angry than upset as she wasn't sure why her child chose to run away from a place where she had everything she could ever want. No, this time she was very upset. Marisa pulled out some of Lyra's dresses and laid them out on her bed, placing her hand on the sleeve or the middle. Without realising it Marisa Laid down beside the dress, her head on Lyra's favourite pillow. As soon as her head hit the pillow, she felt something hard under it. She reaches her hand under the pillow and felt something cold metal like. Not sure on what it could be, she pulled it and and she was rather shocked when she saw that it was a Alethiometer.
The golden monkey lets out some of his screeches. Marisa wasn't sure how to react as she's always wanted to touch/see one but the Magisterium has declared the device sinful. Marisa opens up the round device and just stares at it admiring all the pictures around the face.
"I wonder how Lyra got her hands on one of these. Maybe I should pay the master a visit again. I have a feeling he's the one who gave this sinful object to my dear Lyra"
Still wishing she could do more, Marisa decides to write a letter to Cardinal Sturrock and demand answers to why Lyra was taken and on what ground they thought it would be wise to barge into her home to steal her daughter.
Dear Cardinal,
I am writing this in association as to why my daughter was taken away from me. Who gave you the rights to enter my home, have some of your men chat to me in hopes my daughter would come and listen and then grab her while no one is around. I demand you return her to me at once!
Marisa Coulter
Marisa made plans to take a zeppelin to Jordan college early the following morning so she can chat to the master. For now as she didn't feel like eating she grabbed a photogram of Lyra and herself and laid on Lyra's bed in hopes that her daughter will return to her again.
Morning came slowly. Marisa woke herself a few times crying out for Lyra and then found herself hugging the dress and photo she thought she put away.
"Oh Lyra, please come home to me. You have no idea how much I need you right now"
One of the servants knocked on the door and kindly reminded Marisa that her flight was in an hour and a car has been called to take her to the airfield.
Maria got herself ready and made her way to the front of her building to wait for the car. The car ride to the airfield was really short for some reason but Marisa didn't mind as she felt that she was suddenly one step closer to finding Lyra. In the zeppelin Marisa found herself staring out the window, like Lyra did when she first bought her home. A smile appeared then quickly disappeared as Marisa got angry as she had to go to Jordan college for a second time for answers.
The master greeted Marisa at the airfield and escorted her to his office.
"I don't have Lyra Marisa. And I don't know where she is either"
"How'd you know she was missing again? I know she is and that's not why I'm here master"
The master was shocked, he was being sarcastic about the whole Lyra thing not realising that she was actually gone again.
"How did Lyra get this? She had to have gotten it from you"
Marisa pulls out the Alethiometer and places it on the table. The masters eyes widen and was shocked as he had told Lyra not to tell Mrs. Coulter about it.
"I only gave it back to Lyra because she arrived in my care with it"
Realising Asriel had one all along and had the audacity to give it to their daughter, Marisa saw red as this was one "toy" she never wanted Lyra to be around. Marisa got up in a hurry and went back to her airship.
"We need to go to the Magisterium. I have a feeling Lyra is still there"
Marisa's dæmon just looked up at his human and agreed.
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Back at the Magisterium, Lyra and Pan were still locked in the small room. Having lost all hope at escaping Lyra didn't care what would happen to her now. She's officially lost everything, her mother who at the beginning she wished to lose as she didn't like what she does to children, her home and the one thing she cherished, the Alethiometer. Pan would try to lift Lyra's sprits but Lyra would just turn her back on her dæmon.
Moments later the door finally opened after being inside it for what felt like forever. Father MacPhail walks in and sits at the table.
"Hello Lyra, can you please join me at the table?"
Lyra ignores him and turns around further facing the corner of the room.
"If you do not abbey me, I will have to use force"
"You and your dæmon don't scare me. I've lived with my mother for six months. Your threats mean nothing to me"
Still facing the wall father MacPhail got fed up with Lyra's childish acts and brings in a Magisterium guard and his Doberman dæmon. The dog dæmon comes towards Lyra and Pan and snatches Pan with her sharp canine teeth.
"You are to sit at the table when I talk to you understand? If you want to act like a child, a child we shall treat you"
Lyra didn't flinch but she was in a world of pain. Under pressure Lyra agreed and the Doberman dæmon lets go off Pan.
"See that wasn't so hard was it? Now Lyra, where is your father Lord Asriel?"
"Dunno, somewhere north I guess. I haven't seen him in almost a year and my mother hasn't said anything"
"Okay then. We understand you know what we and your mother do. You have to understand you know too much and something has to be done"
Lyra looks up at the all the men that started to walk in. Lyra was scared before, but now she's terrified for hers and Pans life.
"These men are going to take you somewhere special. If you fight, it won't end well for you or your dæmon"
Two men came around to be side by side to Lyra. They grabbed her arms and escorted her out off the room to the back of the building to a airfield strip.
"Where are you taking me? My mother will find me and you won't hear the end off this"
"Oh we hope she finds you, but when she does it will be too late for you"
Lyra is placed into a small zeppelin with some doctors, sister Sophie and other Magisterium men and then they were off.
The trip took several days. One day Lyra looked out the window it was sunny and when she woke the following day it was dark and snowy.
"Oh no Pan, where are we?"
Sister Sophie comes to sit next to Lyra and puts her hand on Lyra's shoulder.
"This is the best place you could possibly be. You'll become a grown up here"
Lyra's eyes grew wide. Her biggest fear has began.
"Oh no Pan. This is Bolvanger"