The Prophecy Unfolds
Okay so here we go... I thought and thought and thought exactly how I wanted to play this out and now I've come to a decision.... Keep reading and you'll see just what it was.
Luke paced back and forth and back and forth and back and forth...... (you get the point right) in an underground set of rooms that Luke had never been in before... Sophia had been taken from his sight almost two hours ago and her screams were ringing in his head... though he wasn't sure anymore if he was hearing them or remembering her previous ones.
When Sheriff Donner arrived he had been livid and had set his sights on Luke.... and in any other situation it would have been rightfully so.... ever since the incident with Scott (think windshield) Luke had been the source of every problem in the entire town let alone Sophia's life.
Sherman, however whisked both he and Vivian (luke's mom's name rite?) into a third room to "discuss something". Luke knew they were talking about what happened, though he didn't know how much they knew... but he thought that he should tell them about Sophia's "visitor"... He needed to protect his Sophia... besides he didn't want Paul to stand a chance to get near her again.
Sherman, Vivian, and Matt were sitting at a table in poor lighting when Luke barged in.
"I know I probably shouldn't be in here right now, but I thought you might want to know that Sophia had someone see her and she ran out of the office on a rampage looking for Paul and then her pains started." Luke finished in a rush not looking around.
"Thank you, Luke, but we've been informed, though I don't think you been introduced to Ms. Mitchell, have you?" Sherman asked standing and motioning to a middle-aged woman, the same middle-aged woman who had spoken with Sophia.
"What the hell is she doing here? She's part of the reason this is happening to Sophia." Luke yelled.
"Lucas, please calm down and if you would, sit down, I can explain. However, I believe Sophia deserves to know what's going on as much as the next person... in fact... maybe even more." Ms. Mitchell said in a very calm voice.
"I don't want to hear a damn word she has to say." Luke screamed all the while his eyes glowing amber and closing in on gold.
"Luke, calm down and listen to what this lady has to say. It might be Sophia's only chance at survival." Vivian said softly, almost defeated.
As soon as this thought registered Luke's face drained and he practically fell into a chair. Survival... Luke knew she was close to flipping but he got the feeling they weren't talking about the dangers that are presented to a half-breed but something else... something possibly even worse.
"Fine... if it's for her.. but can we at least make sure she's okay with the pain before we heap this on her?" Matt asked.
"She's fine... well not fine.. but the pain's lessened a lot." Luke said out of nowhere and somewhat dejected.
"How do you know that Luke?" Vivian asked?
"She and I have a connection... have for about two weeks... don't think she knows... at least not enough to channel and control it... see sometimes I get chunks of her thoughts and she probably gets some of mine." Luke explained.
"Oh my, we had better hurry." Ms. Mitchell said.
And so the group began the short trek to Sophia's room, each amazed at the fact at how accurate Luke's statement had been. Sophia had stopped screaming less than ten seconds before he made his statement.
Luke didn't trust this lady, probably never would, but as long as Sophia needed her, he'd allow her to stay around.
Outside the door to Sophia's room Sherman stepped forward to go in first, followed by Vivian, then Matt, then Ms. Mitchell and Luke brought up the rear in case she tried something.
When they went in the room Sophia was sleeping and Matt sat by her bed and the other three took chairs... Matt called her name and shook her gently but Sophia wouldn't rouse... It was almost like she was in a trance or a self imposed coma to avoid pain... Just as they were about to leave and try again later Ms. Mitchell came up with a suggestion.
"Mr. Donner, she didn't respond to you or Sherman for that matter (Sherman had tried briefly)... Mrs. Cates I doubt she'd respond to you, you two don't interact very much... however she might respond to..." She trailed off as she looked at Luke. The other two looked at Luke who had begun to stare off into space but was brought back.
"Why would she respond to Luke but not her own father??" Matt asked indignant at the thought.
Before anyone could argue... Luke walked up to Sophia's bed and sat down on it and took her hand. Instead of speaking out loud, he leaned down until his lips were almost touching her ear. What he said no one knows but Sophia answered by waking up though slowly.
After giving Sophia a few moments to collect herself Ms. Mitchell approached her.
Sophia looked at her and said "What is she doing here? What's happening to me?"
"Sophia allow me to explain." Ms. Mitchell said... "first call me Maggie.."
"well, 'Maggie' why not just explain what's going on here?" Sophia asked
"Very well.. How much do you know about your mother's past? From the look I gather a lot.. you think... but there's something else. Your mother is a 'river person'." At this everyone looked extremely confused. But Maggie just trucked along. "A river person is simply a person who is incredibly intoned with nature and animals.. Oh yeah they can shape-shift. Now I know you're probably all thinking about the fact that you are skinwalkers... yes I know... it's not the same thing... we, yes I'm one too, can shape-shift any animal at anytime.
After this she paused to see if they would fly off the handle.. when they didn't she continued.
"Now like most everyone and thing we have and enemy... They are so vile, that they don't even have a real name, however we call them "hunters" they carry a mark... they're born with it... It's a moon with star above the top point... Now river people have one almost exactly like it only the star is under the bottom point. Hunters hate us because they are completely immune to nature's callings..."
"So they want you dead?" Vivian asked.
"No, Worse... River people are extremely rare, but hunters aren't.. When captured, they skin us alive and leave us to die by being eaten by the animals we love... They then put the part of the skin with the mark and attempt to use it to control the animals and nature... they haven't been able to but are getting closer.."
"What exactly did you mean by rare?"Luke asked
"See... a skinwalker has skinwalkers but river people aren't genetic... it's the powers that be who decide... Sophia here is special.. she is the first, not the last, but the first, second generation river person ever... and As such she has been given additional powers that the hunters wish to use."
"So they want to kill her?... I'll never let that happen.... NEVER!!!" Luke said with such ferocity that Matthew Donner actually believed that he cared about Sophia.
"Oh no, not at all....She they want to keep Sophia alive... Until their eighteenth birthday a river person can be swayed to the hunters side... we don't know why... and they desperately want and need Sophia." Maggie said.
"So what are these special powers?" Vivian asked.
"Well among other things, Sophia can people shift... which means she can take the form of other humans, and once she has learned to control it, she will have some influence over people's thoughts." Maggie said hesitantly.
Okay so this is the first installment of the unfolding prophecy...once I finish the bit about her mom.. I'll tie in the skin walker portion.... Give me some feedback... I should update no later than Thursday..... bye guys.
Okay so here we go... I thought and thought and thought exactly how I wanted to play this out and now I've come to a decision.... Keep reading and you'll see just what it was.
Luke paced back and forth and back and forth and back and forth...... (you get the point right) in an underground set of rooms that Luke had never been in before... Sophia had been taken from his sight almost two hours ago and her screams were ringing in his head... though he wasn't sure anymore if he was hearing them or remembering her previous ones.
When Sheriff Donner arrived he had been livid and had set his sights on Luke.... and in any other situation it would have been rightfully so.... ever since the incident with Scott (think windshield) Luke had been the source of every problem in the entire town let alone Sophia's life.
Sherman, however whisked both he and Vivian (luke's mom's name rite?) into a third room to "discuss something". Luke knew they were talking about what happened, though he didn't know how much they knew... but he thought that he should tell them about Sophia's "visitor"... He needed to protect his Sophia... besides he didn't want Paul to stand a chance to get near her again.
Sherman, Vivian, and Matt were sitting at a table in poor lighting when Luke barged in.
"I know I probably shouldn't be in here right now, but I thought you might want to know that Sophia had someone see her and she ran out of the office on a rampage looking for Paul and then her pains started." Luke finished in a rush not looking around.
"Thank you, Luke, but we've been informed, though I don't think you been introduced to Ms. Mitchell, have you?" Sherman asked standing and motioning to a middle-aged woman, the same middle-aged woman who had spoken with Sophia.
"What the hell is she doing here? She's part of the reason this is happening to Sophia." Luke yelled.
"Lucas, please calm down and if you would, sit down, I can explain. However, I believe Sophia deserves to know what's going on as much as the next person... in fact... maybe even more." Ms. Mitchell said in a very calm voice.
"I don't want to hear a damn word she has to say." Luke screamed all the while his eyes glowing amber and closing in on gold.
"Luke, calm down and listen to what this lady has to say. It might be Sophia's only chance at survival." Vivian said softly, almost defeated.
As soon as this thought registered Luke's face drained and he practically fell into a chair. Survival... Luke knew she was close to flipping but he got the feeling they weren't talking about the dangers that are presented to a half-breed but something else... something possibly even worse.
"Fine... if it's for her.. but can we at least make sure she's okay with the pain before we heap this on her?" Matt asked.
"She's fine... well not fine.. but the pain's lessened a lot." Luke said out of nowhere and somewhat dejected.
"How do you know that Luke?" Vivian asked?
"She and I have a connection... have for about two weeks... don't think she knows... at least not enough to channel and control it... see sometimes I get chunks of her thoughts and she probably gets some of mine." Luke explained.
"Oh my, we had better hurry." Ms. Mitchell said.
And so the group began the short trek to Sophia's room, each amazed at the fact at how accurate Luke's statement had been. Sophia had stopped screaming less than ten seconds before he made his statement.
Luke didn't trust this lady, probably never would, but as long as Sophia needed her, he'd allow her to stay around.
Outside the door to Sophia's room Sherman stepped forward to go in first, followed by Vivian, then Matt, then Ms. Mitchell and Luke brought up the rear in case she tried something.
When they went in the room Sophia was sleeping and Matt sat by her bed and the other three took chairs... Matt called her name and shook her gently but Sophia wouldn't rouse... It was almost like she was in a trance or a self imposed coma to avoid pain... Just as they were about to leave and try again later Ms. Mitchell came up with a suggestion.
"Mr. Donner, she didn't respond to you or Sherman for that matter (Sherman had tried briefly)... Mrs. Cates I doubt she'd respond to you, you two don't interact very much... however she might respond to..." She trailed off as she looked at Luke. The other two looked at Luke who had begun to stare off into space but was brought back.
"Why would she respond to Luke but not her own father??" Matt asked indignant at the thought.
Before anyone could argue... Luke walked up to Sophia's bed and sat down on it and took her hand. Instead of speaking out loud, he leaned down until his lips were almost touching her ear. What he said no one knows but Sophia answered by waking up though slowly.
After giving Sophia a few moments to collect herself Ms. Mitchell approached her.
Sophia looked at her and said "What is she doing here? What's happening to me?"
"Sophia allow me to explain." Ms. Mitchell said... "first call me Maggie.."
"well, 'Maggie' why not just explain what's going on here?" Sophia asked
"Very well.. How much do you know about your mother's past? From the look I gather a lot.. you think... but there's something else. Your mother is a 'river person'." At this everyone looked extremely confused. But Maggie just trucked along. "A river person is simply a person who is incredibly intoned with nature and animals.. Oh yeah they can shape-shift. Now I know you're probably all thinking about the fact that you are skinwalkers... yes I know... it's not the same thing... we, yes I'm one too, can shape-shift any animal at anytime.
After this she paused to see if they would fly off the handle.. when they didn't she continued.
"Now like most everyone and thing we have and enemy... They are so vile, that they don't even have a real name, however we call them "hunters" they carry a mark... they're born with it... It's a moon with star above the top point... Now river people have one almost exactly like it only the star is under the bottom point. Hunters hate us because they are completely immune to nature's callings..."
"So they want you dead?" Vivian asked.
"No, Worse... River people are extremely rare, but hunters aren't.. When captured, they skin us alive and leave us to die by being eaten by the animals we love... They then put the part of the skin with the mark and attempt to use it to control the animals and nature... they haven't been able to but are getting closer.."
"What exactly did you mean by rare?"Luke asked
"See... a skinwalker has skinwalkers but river people aren't genetic... it's the powers that be who decide... Sophia here is special.. she is the first, not the last, but the first, second generation river person ever... and As such she has been given additional powers that the hunters wish to use."
"So they want to kill her?... I'll never let that happen.... NEVER!!!" Luke said with such ferocity that Matthew Donner actually believed that he cared about Sophia.
"Oh no, not at all....She they want to keep Sophia alive... Until their eighteenth birthday a river person can be swayed to the hunters side... we don't know why... and they desperately want and need Sophia." Maggie said.
"So what are these special powers?" Vivian asked.
"Well among other things, Sophia can people shift... which means she can take the form of other humans, and once she has learned to control it, she will have some influence over people's thoughts." Maggie said hesitantly.
Okay so this is the first installment of the unfolding prophecy...once I finish the bit about her mom.. I'll tie in the skin walker portion.... Give me some feedback... I should update no later than Thursday..... bye guys.