Faith of the Heart
Five Earth years had passed since that day as a young girl's eyes opened, waking up from a dream.
Her name was Brianna Vandom.
She was five years old with shoulder length sea green hair, slender and wore a blue night dress.
She was very kind hearted, creative and loved to play and make friends but was nervous.
Today was her first day of kindergarten but was worried in case the other kids wouldn't like her because sometimes strange things happened but didn't know why as she got dressed in jeans, a t- shirt and wore a hat.
She always had strange dreams about another world full of strange creatures like the stories her mother Will told her but had a feeling they were true.
She always knew there was something special, magical about her family but didn't know what.
But she shook those thoughts away as she went into the living room.
Will woke from a dream about Phobos searching for Brianna and to take the Heart of Meridian from her but calmed down seeing her husband Matt enter through the window as Shagon.
He used his demon form to patrol and make sure Phobos wasn't in Heatherfield.
"You had another dream about Brianna, right?" Matt asked becoming his normal human form.
Will nodded.
"Yes about Phobos trying to take the Heart of Meridian from her.
I think she should know about all this." she answered.
Matt sighed.
"I know but I thought we decided not to unless anything happened and we had no choice but to." he answered.
Will nodded as she agreed but saw him get dressed as he heard noise and laughter from the living room as Brianna was playing with Blunk but the goblin hid as soon as Matt was in the kitchen.
He and Will had no idea Brianna played with Blunk a lot when they were busy but her connection to Meridian allowed her to see him.
Matt hoped that nothing would happen involving Meridian to Brianna yet as he made breakfast......
Phobos was angry as he watched the Vandom family.
He wanted the Heart of Meridian badly but knew he couldn't go to Earth but smiled seeing Cedric.
"Yes Master what is it?" the snake man asked curious.
"I have a job for you in Heatherfield." the prince answered him.
Cedric gasped hearing that.
"I'll explain everything." Phobos told him laughing.......
Will heard Brianna talk excitedly as she was taking her to school for her first day of kindergarten but was worried.
She had a bad feeling that Phobos would try to pull something to get the Heart of Meridian but couldn't tell Brianna unless something happened involving Phobos while she was at school but hoped that wouldn't happen but knew it would from knowledge of being the Keeper of the Heart of Candracar but hoped Vathek was okay.
She knew he visited Brianna at night while she was asleep but understood as he was Brianna's father but he knew that Phobos had sent Cedric to lure his daughter to him.
"Mommy you okay?
You look scared." the five year old said.
"I'm fine Brianna, really." Will lied smiling.
Brianna felt something was wrong but couldn't place it.
But thoughts like that faded as they arrived at Heatherfield Elementary and went into the playground but Brianna was nervous as she saw other kids running around but went to join them as they were going into the building.
Will gave her a reassuring look as she went in there.
"Why do I have a feeling that something's going to happen?" she thought leaving the school but Cedric smiled as he was in the playground.
He was waiting for the kindergarten students to come out so he could talk to Brianna alone without the Guardians of the Veil bugging him.
Phobos was counting on him.......
Will was at the Silver Dragon later that day having lunch but Hay Lin could tell her friend and fellow Guardian of the Veil was worried.
"What's worrying you?
Is it Brianna?" the guardian of Air asked her adjusting the goggles on her head.
Will nodded.
"I have this feeling that Phobos will try something while Brianna's in school." Will told her.
Hay Lin was about to answer when Caleb entered.
"You have to come right now!
Cedric is at Brianna's school!" he said as they followed him.......
Brianna stood there in the playground staring at Cedric in his Meridian form along with the other kids.
"What're....... you?
You look like something from my Mom's stories about Meridian.
Are...... you from there?
I hope so." she said as Cedric smiled.
"I am little one but I want to take you there.
You are very special, you know that?
You have magic." Cedric told her.
Brianna gasped at that but felt funny at that as she roared like an ogre.
Cedric cackled at that.
"Are you ready to come with me Brianna?" he told her.
She was about to answer when he was hit by a fireball from Taranee as the Guardians of the Veil showed up.
Brianna gasped as Will took care of him but more so that her mother and her friends were the Guardians of the Veil like in her stories.
She watched as Cedric vanished but Will noticed the youngster looked confused........