Hello! I'm not sure the next time I'm goin' to update with my teachers giving my peers and I extra homework to prepare for our PSSA tests, which suck btw, and my birthday is coming up in a few days, (March 3rd to be exact XD) which may be the busiest day 'cause of my little bro's school band concert and volleyball tryouts, which are around the same time. *sigh* Anyway, back to the subject at hand: Chapter 3 of Warriors in Shadows.
Title: Warriors in Shadows
Chapter 3: Nattie's Dream
Natalya's POV
I walked into a dark room. I shuffled around in search for a light switch. I kept running into things like a desk and a table. I sighed in frustrated. I leaned against a wall and laid my head back and closed my eyes for a moment. I stood in silence when all of a sudden, I heard a familiar girl scream. Naturally, I jumped. I scanned the pitch black room.
"Fire." I whispered as a small fire ball formed in my hand. The dark room turned bright orange. I scanned the room again and saw a girl dressed in a black shirt and blue jeans.
"Hello Princess Natalya." The girl said quietly. I stood there, stunned.
"How do you know who I am?" I said. The girl didn't answer. Instead, she wore this creepy smile on her face. I heard another scream. I started to walk towards the origin of the scream. The girl grabbed my wrist and stopped me. The fire ball started to get smaller. My power was being drained. I tried pulling away from the girl, only for her to tighten her grip on my wrist. "Hey, let go of me!"
"Princess, you can't help your friend."
"Friend? Which friend?" I asked. The girl's smile became creepier.
"Let me give you a hint." She said as water poured from the wall I was leaning on. Then it hit me.
"Irma." I said, bringing my voice down to a whisper. I tried to escape the girl's grip again, only to have the girl to tighten her grip on me again. This time, there was a burning feeling on my wrist. The fire ball went out and the burning feeling became more intense. I tried to run, but something raked across my bare arm for I was wearing a short sleeve t-shirt.
"Ahh!" I woke up in the middle of the night screaming.
"Nattie, Nattie are you ok?" Will said.
"I-I'm fine." I said weakly. My arm and my wrist felt like it was on fire. Sweat was pouring down my face, soaking my red hair. Blood was running down my arm.
"Oh my God, someone get the First Aid kit!" Hay Lin exclaimed as Taranee ran out.
"What happened Nattie? Why did you scream like that?" Irma asked, walking into the room.
"Irma, you're ok!" I said, jumping up.
"Umm, why wouldn't I be?" She said. Will walked over to my side and sat next to me.
"Nattie, what's got you so worked up?" Will asked as Hay Lin put a bandage on my arm.
"Just a bad dream that's all." I said, wincing in pain as Hay tightened the bandage.
"Unless you did this to your arm and wrist when you were sleeping, I don't think it was just a dream." Cornelia said.
"What happened to her wrist?" Will said, lifting my wrist up and spotting the red mark on it. Taranee came over and inspected it.
"Natalya, how did you burn your wrist?" Taranee asked.
"What happened in your dream? What was it about?" Irma asked, sitting down next to me with Will on the other side of me. Taranee and Cornelia sat next to Hay Lin, who was using her healing abilities on my wrist. I took a deep breath and told them about the dream.
"Well, I was in this dark room when I heard a girl scream. I couldn't find a light switch, so I made a fire ball. When my eyes adjusted to the light, I saw this girl."
"What was she wearing?" Cornelia asked.
"Corny!" Irma scolded.
"She was wearing a plain black t-shirt and jeans. She seemed to know who I was, but I don't know her, at least I don't think I do." I said.
"What else happened?" Will asked.
"I heard the same scream again. I tried to go towards where the scream came from, the girl grabbed my wrist, causing my fire ball to dim away, which could only mean my power was being drained." I paused and tried to make a fire ball. I made one. It was small, but then again I was very weak at the moment. "My Fire power is the only Element that is weak. My Water, Air, Earth, and Energy powers are all fine."
"Doesn't that mean that your Super Attack isn't as strong as it normally is?" Hay Lin asked as the burning in my wrist went away. "There, all better!" I moved my wrist around and didn't feel any pain.
"Thanks Hay." I said, ignoring her question. In all of honesty, Storm Shock, which is the sixth Element, which is a combination of W.I.T.C.H.'s powers, does get weaker. And that's bad especially for me because that's my power.
"What happened after that?" Irma asked this time.
"The girl said that I couldn't save one of you. I asked her which of you and water started pouring down onto me, instantly telling me that it was Irma. I tried escaping from the girl's grip as the fire ball went out, only to have her burn my wrist and scratch my arm." I said, looking at my now-bandaged arm. "And that's when I woke up."
"Nattie, are you ok?" Taranee asked me.
"No, I'm not. Irma needed me and I couldn't be there to protect her." I said, slamming my fist down onto a nearby table, which was a big mistake because that arm was the one with the bandage. "Ahh, what the—" I let out a volley of colorful words because I was in that much pain.
"Wow Nattie, I didn't know you could use that many swear words in one sentence, let alone in a different language." Cornelia said who was talking about the language of Kandrakar that I was speaking in.
"Girls, remember when we had these kind of dreams when we were fighting Nerissa. You know, before we had the help of Natalya?" Taranee asked as the other member of W.I.T.C.H. nodded. "Nerissa knew we were on to her." She continued.
"What do you mean, Taranee?" Will asked.
"I mean, what if the Shadow Warrior knows we're on to her? Just think, in Natalya's dream, that girl ultimately takes Natalya's Fire power away and burns her wrist. What if that girl was the Shadow Warrior?" We were all shocked. We never thought of that.
"How possible is that of happening?" Irma asked, causing everyone to look at me.
"If I were to guess, it's very possible for it to happen. If Nerissa found a way to make it possible, then the Shadow Warrior can as well." I said.
"What do you mean 'if you were to guess'?" Cornelia said harshly.
"Hey, I'm trying to help you guys out. I only know as much about the Shadow Warrior as you five." I said defensively.
"C'mon, lets talk about in the morning. It's the middle of the night and we're all tired and cranky. Lets just get back to sleep and we'll go to Kandrakar in the morning." Will said.
"Agreed." The rest of us replied and went back to bed. I laid back down on my bed, careful not to lay on my injured arm.
Who is this girl and how in Kandrakar's name does she know me? Is it like Taranee suggested? Is she the Shadow Warrior? I thought as I looked out the window and gazed at the stars.
And…Done. Lol. So again, just wanted to get this updated before March 3rd 'cause my b-day is goin' to b-busy. And if I make the volleyball team, I don't know how often I will be able to update. So, I'll let you guys/girls know what's goin' on when I find out. Sound good? 'Till then. ^_^