Sorry I haven't been updating any of my stories quickly like I have been, don't worry they are still going to be finished one way or another, just had to take a little relaxation time before college which has already began but I'm still working on getting my stories out and finished. Thanks and enjoy this shorty.
In Fantasia
Atreyu went to sleep again on Falcor's long furry neck and as he pulls his head up the landscape below became very familiar, it was dark and Atreyu's eyes focuses on the golden sphinx gates which he had to cross on his first journey and very soon again. The first time the sphinx gates had almost dissipated him into ashes with their laser eyes. The impact missed him by just a few inches and if he hadn't dove out of its' way in time he'd be dead.
Nonetheless he was happy to be there and came so close now. Falcor lands in the same exact spot when Atreyu woke up from a long sleep having no idea he traveled a thousand miles on Falcor and it was night. Atreyu didn't know what it was but it seemed that the south had more stars then in any parts of the land, North, West and East. The stars could practically be touching one another.
Atreyu mounts off glancing towards the south, first admiring Engywook's telescope and then at the Sphinx Gate again with intimidation with freezing shivers going down his spine. Atreyu jolts his head around when he hears an excited shriek and looks down seeing the small gnomes Engywook and Urgl come up to him.
"Atreyu, my boy," Engywook takes off his sleeping hat as he spoke. "Welcome back and it is great to see you."
"It is good to see you too friends," Atreyu nods to them with a smile and gets on his knees to fully face them. "Urgl I assume you are keeping him in line?" Atreyu asked and managed to keep his question not as a tease. Engywook threw a huge temper tantrum last time when Atreyu went to see the Southern Oracle but was told not to tell anyone about what it was like.
Poor Engywook, he so hoped to see it so he could document it in his history books about Fantasia. It is the very reason why he moved out at the first gate to begin with.
Urgl glares at Engywook with her creasing eyes. "He's getting there, but he still gives me much trouble everyday."
"Maybe if you weren't such a wench then I wouldn't give you trouble," Engywook grimaces and shivers in an angry manner.
Urgl only shakes her head and ignores him turning her attention back to Atreyu. "I've got a pot of stew over a nice fire. I hope you are hungry."
"Actually I have to-," Atreyu began and Urgl interrupts him with phishing. "No matter," Urgl said. "You need a big meal before continuing on your journey young man."
Atreyu felt very much pulled back, however grinned at Urgl's offer and knew she would win in the end. Atreyu was given about ten fills of stew with rice and all kinds of meat. Since Engywook and Urgl were so small and Atreyu himself couldn't fit in their home built into the stone of the mountain he had to use their bowls which were very short and the width of his own thumb.
"That was really good Urgl," Atreyu said handing the bowl back to her as he became full. Urgl still offers him some more.
"Will you stop pressuring the boy Urgl," Engywook exclaims. "He's under enough of it as it is."
Atreyu bites his bottom lip glancing back at the Sphinx Gate and began to shiver a bit again as he got up. "Well here it goes. Again."
In Narnia
Lucy is woken up by Bryian, at first she had a gloomy expression thinking it's time for her to go back to Cair Paravel. Bryian gently pulls her up by the arm. "Quick Queen Lucy, I'm taking you to the Western Mountains."
Lucy's expression changed to a surprised look, "Really?" She asked with a big smile.
"Of course, mount my back," Bryian said and Lucy made haste and got onto his back and they strolled out quietly at first into the dark. "So you believed me?" Lucy asked.
"There are some centaurs who can read the stars warnings and some can't," Bryian explains. "I'm one who can and the stars are warning us. He looks up the sky and Lucy follows his glance and looks up too. "The stars say that it is almost at near."
They continued on into the night.
