Dimensions Apart: Chapter 4
Daniel
"Alright, let's try again. Focus your energy…"
Daniel was a 13 year old elf, with black skin, dark brown eyes, pointy ears, and short black hair. He wore a blue long-sleeved shirt, brown pant, and elfish shoes. His parents had died in an accident, so Daniel lived with his grandfather in a little hut made of wood. He lived on the planet Suto, in the "Lost Forest". At that moment, he was practicing his elf-magic, with his grandfather. He was still learning how to use it, and kept blowing things up. He was, at that moment, trying to master a spell that allowed him to cause objects to levitate. He was practicing on a boulder.
Come on, you just gotta get it right. He thought to himself. Everyone else knows how to use their magic…
"That's it Daniel! You're doing it!" his grandfather cheered. "Just a little higher! You can do it!"
Then, just as he had gotten it to float a couple of meters in the air, the rock exploded, sending chunks of stone everywhere.
"Ha, you suck Daniel!" the local gang of bullies yelled. "You'll never get your spells right! You're just a freak!"
"Don't listen to them Daniel…" his grandfather whispered. Now let's try again."
"If it's all the same with you grandpa, I think I'm done for the day…" Daniel said.
"Alright, but if you want to try again, just tell me." his grandfather replied.
Daniel nodded, and walked toward the hut he and his grandfather lived in. He went into his room, and flopped down onto the bed. After a couple of minutes, he started crying quietly.
Why can't I do it? He wondered. Why am I so different? I've got no friends, and I can't control my powers… I really am a freak…
Suddenly, a portal popped up in his room, and a violent wind sucked him in, and he blacked out.
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Daniel felt hot. Really hot. He opened his eyes, and saw that he was almost right next to a volcano!
Holy crap, how'd I get here! He wondered in shock. Last thing I remember was crying on my bed, then… then that portal sucked me up! I guess this is where it sent me…
Suddenly, he saw two figures surfing on a lava stream in front of him. Ducking behind a rock, he watched with awe. One of the figures was red, with a board of some type, which split apart to become two deadly looking swords. The other was gold, with some type of staff. Both didn't look like any being Daniel had ever seen. Suddenly, the red one looked in his direction. Daniel quickly ducked back behind the rock.
Please don't let them have seen me! He begged. Please don't let them get me!
Suddenly, the red figure was in front of him, and there was a sword in his face. He resisted the urge to faint right there, and looked up into the face of his captor.
"Uh… hi." was all he could squeak out.
"What did you find Tahu?" the gold being asked.
"This… thing was spying on us. I think it's a spy of some type Takanuva." the one called Tahu replied.
Daniel felt his temper rising. He was usually quiet, but he hated to be called "it" or "thing". It made him feel like an object.
"For your information, my name is Daniel, and I'm an elf, not a thing!" he said in an angry voice.
He regretted it as he saw Tahu scowl, and as a flame appeared on the end of the sword at his head.
"Calm down Tahu." the one called Takanuva said. "Why don't we take him to the Turaga and see if he knows anything about… Daniel."
Tahu snorted and said, "Fine, but watch your back… I don't trust him."
Takanuva nodded, and helped Daniel to his feet. Then they started what looked like a long walk toward the volcano.
To be continued…