Part three. I am running out of ideas for Zelnite's adventures, and also which batch to use next for Young Life of various unit batches. Any ideas for me? Thanks and Enjoy! Third person view only.
Medina finished her shower. She dried off and got dressed. When she came out of the bathroom, the house was strangely quiet. Looking around, she saw Ruby cleaning in the kitchen, Dion was pacing in his room, reciting the many ways to disarm an opponent. Rinon was in her room, taking a nap, and Balgran was showing Aurelia how to make accurate maps with only a compass. Yuura was no where. "Oh, snap." She muttered. The front door was wide open. She ran to Dion's room. "Yuura went outside!" She yelled. "Alone. Please help me find him." She added. Dion looked at her. "Fine. But you're the one grabbing him." He said. She hissed in annoyance. "Deal, whatever. Let's go." They went outside. Dion checked the ground for footprints, but now Yuura was too light to make deep enough impressions in the ground. Dion cursed. Medina scouted the whole yard, but it was evident Yuura wasn't there. Dion went down the road, poking into bushes and checking behind trees. Medina tent into the back end of the house, looking around the walls and near the training area. No luck. Dion came back a little later. "Couldn't find him. But there's no telling how long he's been out there. Even on his little legs, time could've gotten him far." He said. Medina moaned. "Oh, what are we going to do?" She asked no one in particular. Dion shrugged. "Maybe once it wears off, he'll come back." He said to her. Medina glanced at him. "Maybe. But that could be in a long time, and he might get hurt in his current state." She said, worry lining her voice. Dion patted her shoulder. "We'll find him. But for now, it's getting dark, so we'll have to wait." He said. Medina frowned but allowed herself to be led back inside. She went to bed later, still worrying for Yuura. He was too young to be out there all alone. She hoped he would make it back soon.
Yuura wandered alone through the forest. He was scared, and cried out at the slightest noises. "Mama!" He wailed, treading through the undergrowth. He looked around. It was dark, but he could still see. He kept on going, until he fell asleep from sheer exhaustion. Morning. Yuura woke up, expecting to be in bed, but he was in a dark forest, and he didn't know where he was. He started crying, finding his way out of the forest line by midday. He came upon a small house, nestled in a clearing. All around was forest, forest, and more forest. Yuura walked up to the house, no longer crying, but still sniffling. He looked at the door. It was big, and had a large brass knob on the front. He dragged an old lawn chair over, and grabbed the knob. It was locked! He started crying again. Than he heard a small click and the door swung open. A beautiful woman stood there. She had orange hair and a pumpkin staff, with black clothes. She was wearing a pumpkin on her head too, and the pumpkin on the staff had a face on it. She looked at Yuura, and shock showed on her face. "What are you doing here, little one?" She said, leading him by the hand inside. Yuura looked up at her. "I...I am wost!" He said. She nodded. "I thought so. Not many know of my whereabouts, only Ciara and..." She looked at him. He was sleeping on the floor, a peaceful look on his face. She smiled and brought a blanket out of nowhere, laying it onto him. "He's a dark type, milady." A high voice said. Semira nodded. "Yes Jack, I know, but I wonder where he lives? Guess I'll have to disguise myself tomorrow and bring him around with me." She said thoughtfully. Jack grinned. "He's probably from the village across the mountains, that is the only one around here." He said. Semira shook her head. "No, it's not, and I don't think so. That is far too much of a walk for this young of a person. I think he may be from the village towards the lake, that is a manageable walk, if he's been lost for at least a day." She said. Jack nodded. "Probably so." He said.
Medina came out of the forest. "I couldn't find him!" She yelled out. Dion cursed again. Ruby was off looking in another part of the forest, and the others were around looking as well. Dion growled. "Why in the world did it have to be outside? Why could put he get lost in the house?" He grumbled. Medina rolled her eyes. "This never would've happened if you hadn't turned him into a baby." She said. He stuck his tongue out at her. Ruby came back just then. "I couldn't find him either." She said, sounding almost panicked. Dion shrugged. "Oh well, we tried." He turned to leave, but Medina snagged him. "We are not giving up. Not until we find him." She said, pausing at each word for effect. Dion rolled his eyes. "Well, what if he died? What if he got eaten?" He said. Medina looked deadly. "How dare you! If this was you, we would still be looking for you, no matter what. Yuura is no different, although I think even now he's more mature than you." She said scathingly. Dion gulped. "Alright. You win, I'll help. But this is the last time I do any favors for Yuura, Kay?" He said. Medina looked puzzled. "I thought you guys were childhood best friends. What ever happened?" She asked. Dion hesitated. "Well... It's a long story, I'm sure I'll have time to tell it later." He said. (Foreshadowing next story in Young Life story line.) They paused their search at noon, except for Medina, who was worried sick. She kept looking, even though she was hungry. Yuura needed her, and she would answer.
Semira looked back. The little one had fallen behind again. She sighed, but was smiling, as he struggled to catch up. He looked at her, something like wonder in his gaze, and it tore her heart. This was why she had secluded herself from the world. She had always wanted to be married, and become a mother, but now that she was fused with Jack she was barren. Not to say she resented Jack, no she loved him, but she just wished sometimes that she could live a normal life, and not worry about enemies. She knelt next to Yuura. "And what is your name, little one?" She said. Yuura looked up innocently. "I Yuurwa." He said. Semira nodded. "Yuura, eh? This name sounds familiar, though I can't quite place why. I can sense a powerful magic in you, Yuura. You may be a sorcerer when you get older." She said. But unbeknownst to her, the magic she sensed was the orange dust, still at work within him. She could've sworn he looked bigger yesterday, but it was dark, so she let it go. Semira picked him up and proceeded onward, talking with Jack about possibly living among the people again. He fell asleep in her arms, and her heart just about melted. She started sobbing, telling Jack that this was what she had wanted all her life, to be a mother. Jack consoled her tenderly, but she still wished for a miracle. Eventually she arrived at the village, and she transformed before going into it. She changed her appearance to a young woman with black hair, while Jack turned into a simple walking stick. Semira went door to door, asking about the child, but everyone knew nothing of a missing boy. But finally one young woman with blonde hair said that she knew a house in the woods nearby. She led Semira to it, and went back. Semira knocked on the door. A blue haired girl answered. "Hello?" She said. Semira smiled warmly. "Hello, I am Mira, and I found this little one near my house. Does he belong to you?" She asked. The blue haired girl looked and gasped. Tears ran down her face, as she cried out, "Oh thank you, thank you! Yes, he's my friend, and I've been looking all over for him. Would you like to come in?" She said. Semira shook her head. "No, I am fine, I'm glad I could be of help. Now, I must get going. Bye." She said. The blue haired girl waved as she left. Semira smiled. What an adorable little one.
Medina took Yuura inside. "I've got Yuura! A woman named Mira found him!" She yelled out. Dion looked relieved. "Ah, thank goodness." He said. Ruby smiled. "Yay! Now we're all back." She stated. Dion's eyes narrowed. "Is it just me, or does Yuura look a lot younger than before?" He said. Medina looked closely. It did look like that. She gasped. "Isn't it supposed to wear off by now?" She asked Dion. Dion shrugged. "Maybe my special ingredient changed it more than I thought." He said. Medina panicked. "What if he becomes so young he's unborn?!" She said. Ruby gasped. "Oh, than we'd never see him again!" Dion looked thoughtfully out of the window. "Maybe it'll wear off before anything too bad happens. I mean, even if something happens, what can we do?" He said. He had a point. They had to leave it to chance. Medina went to bed, this time bringing Yuura with her, making sure he wouldn't get lost. She lay in such a way that he couldn't fall out of bed, or get out without climbing over her. She fell asleep, cursing Sorceress Lily for all these troubles, cause of the magic bag.
Medina woke to the sound of crying. It was very weak, pitiful cries. She looked around, bewildered. Than she remembered. When she looked, a bawling infant was there, instead of the young toddler last night. She gasped, hands over her mouth. Well, at least he could go outside anymore. She picked him up gingerly, cradling him and shushing him. He stopped crying, and soon fell back asleep. She very cautiously laid him back onto the bed. He looked so serene and peaceful, not a care in the world. Medina went downstairs, where Dion was sitting on the chair, thinking. He looked up as she came in. "Did it wear off?" He asked. She shook her head. "No, he's barely older than a week, would be my guess." She said, sadly. Dion looked thoughtfully at her. "You know, when we were children, he never stopped talking to me about you." He said. Medina looked up. "Really?" She asked. Dion nodded. "Just like I couldn't stop talking about Ruby." He grinned shyly. "But, he always loved you, even when he barely knew you." Dion told her. Medina smiled. "That's funny. Because I had a crush on him when I was a little girl, Euby of course knows, but I never told anyone else." She said. Dion smirked. "The healing balm of secret spilling, eh?" He said. They burst out laughing. She grinned. This was true friendship.
To be continued...