Chapter 3: The Greater Good

As the alliance of the five companions and Esme neared the ground that weightless gossamer bubble Esme yelled "The ground is near and the new world awaits us." Everyone looked inquisitive and questionable at this statement. Once they had reached the ground the sky seemed to darken and a swamp seemed to grow out of the clouds as the ground became visible. Most of the fortunate in the party of six landed in the creaking old row boat which had been waiting for them as the bubble popped with not the slightest sound. A bright yellow light complete with sparks flickered in the distance they assumed they would go toward it because it was the best lead they had.

They had followed the light for days and all were wavering in allegiance to Esme who had been the one to bring them here. Once the party had gotten to an island in the middle of the swamp that went straight onto the mainland everyone went they're separate ways. Esme stayed with the boat and rowed on all alone and by herself. Some backup they turned out to be she said and shivered. Esme was both excited and scared to be drawing closer to the light when her backup had abandoned her. She rowed on as if to prove them wrong.

As Esme hit land she saw a house with numerous candles burning in brackets and everywhere around them. When she met the old hag who lived there she thought the company and the place were not have bad, plopped down on a bed and slept gratefully with the loving eyes of the hag still on her as she slept.

When she woke the hag was downstairs brewing something foul in a pot over a fire she must have used as a stove. Unable to bare it any longer Esme blurted "What the Hell is that smell!?" The hag was appalled and jolted unexpectedly from the position Esme had found her in. Then she said "It is something I think you'll find a use for on your journey through this world and the next." "What is it?" "Gluten, although it is a special kind only made by what is in this swamp and other rare ingredients found along the coast of your world" "You've been in my world before?" Esme questioned further. "Yes, many times though I wish I could have seen more of you" "You saw me?" "When was that?" "I was at the attendance office at your school as the supervising lady reading a magazine behind the desk" "Huh?" "You never noticed me" "Alright then" "What are you talking about a journey for?"

The snide twitch of her nose told Esme it was, to this world something very important. "The journey to overthrow many of the organizations in place in this world and rule along side you're five other friends you have brought with you." "Okay, if this is true where do I start this journey?" "At midnight when the moon is full" said the hag. "Where you ask, at the waters edge as you sprinkle this powder over you're boat as a gesture of safe passage, then push the boat out onto the swamp and let it take you to your destination to meet the first of many foes.

The hag asked Esme to help her make the gluten the perfect consistency by stirring once clockwise then counterclockwise every half-hour and on dot. Esme had no idea why she was being made to do this, but she was in a brand new world now and her alliance with many creatures and others of human decent had to start somewhere so, she thought, why not get on this hag's good side.

Esme stepped out onto the veranda and sat with a grateful twinge on the grass that littered the island on which the house the hag lived in was situated. At midnight on the dot she sprinkled the powder, which felt suffocating dry onto the boat, said goodbye to the hag and thanked her, and hurried onto the boat with all her belongings and departed. In the early morning Esme finally fell asleep. That night dreams of home flooded her head and swam there for what seemed like days. When she woke she found herself on the mainland next to a protective high wall in the case of siege.

Once she yawned and stretched. She set off along a path she saw and came to a gate. The gate was not heavily guarded only one guard stood watch over the gate to a city of which Esme had no mind to have seen.

"What is your business here?" asked the guard in a false, deep booming voice.

"I don't know. I was with my friends. Then, we split off to explore this new world and I ended up here."

"This world is new to you?" the guard asked her looking inquisitive.

"Yes" she said looking apprehensive at the mention of this question.

"This may be the best possible way for you to get a feel for the new world" said the guard. "Have some fun in Figsburry" he said smiling scarily from ear to ear as he opened the gate. Esme walked in through the giant sunlight.

Esme walked into a bustling square at the center of the town with a fountain spurting water lit by the lights inlaid in the stone below the fountain. As she walked to the foot of stairs beyond the fountain, decided to turn right. She then ran into a stand selling miscellaneous armor and weapons.

"Why are you selling this?"

"Preparing for war" "This is a modern society why are we treating others as cavemen hitting them with balls on chains?"

"Why is there a war? There is no point for any of this because there seems to be any war."

"You should never give in and never give up for anyone except yourself!"

"Have a mace or a scimitar to hold at you're side."

Esme walked away with remorse for the man thinking he would die in the up-coming "war." The three bears was still told in a booksellers shop as Esme walked passed the window she watched kids react and found out more about this new world she had never took into account. Esme thought it was a modern manifestation of medieval times, although the places are different and have different people who she feared. Esme stayed at the ever popular Green Dragon Inn. When she saw the sign she said "This inn was in every book imaginable including the works of JRR Tolkien, though different this place seemed then the works of fiction by an author long dead. As she entered the inn she ate and drank her fill and reported to bed by eight because she was so tired she collapsed in bed and was asleep in a snap.

Esme woke with sun streaming into the room dressed with music blaring in her head. "A love song." She murmurs to herself. Because of the war she had to get out of the way because the world was new to her and she went back on the boat. Esme stood by the rocks and saw nothing of a limit of time and ended up at Matt's house and ran into her truck and came back to her house and she found her Uncle dead. Esme met up with her brother Edward at school and told him to come with her back to her house. Edward said "Since you're uncle has died you can come back and live with us because I have seen you have your time. You've had time to cool off and you may come back. Carlisle said that you may because he knows how much you miss us. Alice played a huge part in coaxing him to let you back so don't get on the wrong side of him." Edward finished.

"You're only "folly" was trying to date that boy"

"You mean the human?"

"Yes"

"Then deal with it." She spat.

"He is after all something different than we are."

"Just because he is doesn't mean he has to be off limits. Look at you and Bella"

"That may be the case, but at least I can control myself, unlike you Esme." He scoffed.

Esme had forgotten how bad her brother could act. Esme had also left the humans in a world she didn't even know, although she had let them split off of her and go their separate ways. They will have to deal with it. She thought. Just like my brother and the rest of my family.

"This is for the greater good Esme" Edward said and took her home. Esme lapsed into silent tears as they ran.

She was distraught about her rights, her brother, and her life. Esme set out for the house, darting ahead of Edward. Her face was streaked with tears.