Tai: In this story only the OC's are owned by Berri!
Chapter Three
Path to the Truth
Hangin by a thread
you're on the edge of your defeat
When luck comes popping up and in a heartbeat
you're on easy street
That's Life, Amy Diamond
Great, another wacky carnival, Tai moaned she was standing in the middle of a carnival.
I can't help but think that something really bad will happen.
Tai looked around, what's wackier than the other carnival was the fact that this carnival was absolutely deserted. But it was just the way things where placed and located that made it seem like the Meridians had just vanished. Like that, gone in a flash. Tai sighed, weather she liked it or not she was stuck here and that was that.
Yet again I'm thrown into something that I don't want to be with.
Tai decided that there was no point in waiting for answers to just fall from the sky.
She started walking and taking in her surrounding. Her red and white Guardian sneakers made squelching noises from the mud she was walking on.
That noise in about 5 minutes, will irritate me to the core. Tai thought, hating this world more and more with everything she was taking in.
Tai was back were she started, oooh, great, I've gone in a circle! Oooh, that's why this carnival is Haunted, if you keep walking, then you get back to where you started.
Woooo! I'm so-o scared. Seriously. I can't stand things that go bump in the night and I miss my blankie… NOT Tai sulked.
Tai looked up, trying to get a clue.
The only thing that caught her eye, the Ferris wheel. Mmmh, if I went up then I could see everything… Okay, I'm going on the Ferris wheel.
But I don't have any Meridian Carnival tokens. Tai joked to herself. At times like this that's all she could do.
Tai fiddled with the controls of the Farris wheel, not use, she could use a computer better than a bunch of nerds at the school but Meridian Technology was like trying to not take a peak at you Christmas presents when your parents aren't home. Tai stood up, and looked around some more.
"I spy with my little eye… mmh I wonder who lives there?" Tai said, noticing a small house under a tall tree. I don't know if you could call it a tree, It's like a trunk with two twigs attached to the top. Carina would not be happy with that.
Tai shuffled over to the hut.
What do I do? Do I knock on the door and introduce myself as Tai or a Guardian of the Veil or a Human from Earth. Do Meridians know of Earth?
"Hi, I'm Lost," Tai thought, giggling slightly. No good.
Tai walked up to the door and knocked. After a short period the door swung open.
Just a crack.
"Hello, My name is Tai, I'm from Earth, you have heard of it before, maybe not, oh well, anyways, I'm also a…"
"Guardian of the Veil," A deep voice from the other side said.
"I was just about to say that," Tai said, professionally.
"Come in side before The Queen sees you," A meaty arm grabbed Tai's arm and pulled her into the hut.
"What? Where are the others?" She, the lady with white, almost grey skin and brown braids in a high ponytail said.
"Well, um… no idea," Tai said, bluntly.
"What?" She repeated.
"We got split up," Tai said, wait who was this lady?
"Who are you?" Tai demanded.
"Pardon my rudeness I am Seye, the owner of a motel that homeless Meridians can rest and have a meal," Seye, said. Might need to practice saying that, Tai thought.
"Oh, this isn't the bar is it?" Tai asked. Looking around, a fire place, stool and sink were the only things in the hut.
"Heavens no, this is only one of the dozens of entrances, that can be accessed by any one who needs it," Seye said.
"Oh okay…" Tai trailed off, how? She wanted to say
"The fireplace is a secret entrance, come with me, was anyone following you when you came here?" Seye asked, shiftily. Tai shook her head. Seye crouched down and waked through the fireplace. Tai couldn't see Seye anymore. She crouched down and followed through.
"So you have no idea where the other Guardians are?" Seye said, as Tai followed her through the wooden fire lit tunnel.
"NO!" Tai said, she already asked this question.
If there was anything that Tai hated more than anything was being asked the same question more than once.
"Oh dear, pray that your friends are not seen by The Queen, if they are, oh dear me, don't think about it kid! Just hope they'll find their way to my motel where they can be safe!" Seye said. Tai was worried now, what would happen to her friends if they were found by this The Queen?
Oooh, if The Queen laid a finger on one of their hairs Tai would literally go and take that The Queen down personally.
A/N: Seye's Inn is also codename for The Rebellion. Yep, it lives.