Chapter 13: Alive

Gavina woke up lying on the ground. It was dark, except for the Moon. It loomed above her, giving the hill a pale glow. She looked around, confused. She had no idea who or where she was. She glanced at her dress, a light grey color, fringed at the bottom from some flames. She looked at her hands, noticing marks that looked like lighting as she pushed up her sleeves.

It was then that she noticed her hair. It was long and wavy, and bright red. She held it, still trying to figure out what happened. Suddenly she whipped her head around. She had heard something, a voice. She realized that it was coming from above her, so she looked up. A light breeze caught her hair as she looked curiously at the Moon, wondering if it had said something to her.

A twig snapped. Gavina turned and saw four men, a woman with hair the same color as her's, a teenager looking to be about 18, and a black dog. They seemed to be staring at her. "Um, hello." Gavina said, standing up. "Can you tell me where I am?" The only man without red hair turned to the dog. "Bernard, where's Gavina?" Everyone turned to him as the dog whined, staring at the new Gavina.

"Hello, doggie." At her words, the dog ran at her, barking. He got on his hind legs, going to put his front paws on her stomach, but passed through her. He landed on all fours and froze, wondering why he couldn't touch his owner. She gasped and stumbled back, shock overwhelming her. She stared at the dog, and he whimpered.
At that, she turned and ran down the hill, scared and confused. Bernard ran after her, barking. "What is wrong with that dog?" The teenager asked, his brown hair glinting in the moonlight. The woman began to chase the black dog. "He sees something." "Merida! This is no time to be running after a crazy dog. We need to find our daughter."

Merida turned to her husband. "Alic, he was the one who brought us here as well as leading us to Storm. Gavina is here, I can feel it." "Why did she even go out in the storm, anyways?" One of the triplet redheads spoke this time. Alic sighed, then said, "She has always loved storms. I told her not to, but she got her way.

He looked crushed, and his wife stood by his side. "Come on. If we split up we can find her." She smiled at her tall husband. "I'm sure she's already home wondering where we are." Alic stared at Merida, then gave her a weak smile. "Yes, she probably is."

LATER

Gavina had returned to the hill, as if it was pulling her there. Something important needed to be learned, she could tell. She was standing at the top, the hood of her cloak over her red hair. The teenager stared at the Moon, wondering if it had said anything. She leaned forward, hearing something. There. Some words, a name.

"Gemma Fogg." The voice said. Gemma gasped. "You, you can talk!" The Moon was quiet. "Is my name Gemma Fogg?" Silence again, but Gemma knew the answer. "So, why am I here?" A light breeze blew past her, blowing her cloak and dress to the side. She stared again, waiting for an answer, but it never came.

1 MONTH LATER

Gemma walked through a forest alone. She had left the moor, and walked for weeks until she found this wood. It was now her home. Her grey dress was ripped at the bottom, now only to her knees, but she didn't care. She had lost her cloak, since it was more of a pain than a pleasure. Her shoes were getting worn, but at the moment she was fine. And her eyes were dark green, gold flecks shining in the night.

The Man in the Moon had never told her why she was alive, but he had told her something else. She had amazing powers. She could control fog and mist, as well as rain, hail, sleet, and light snowstorms. She could even make large and powerful thunderstorms.

Despite all this, there was one problem: nobody could see her. She knew she was in a country called Scotland, but had no idea exactly where she was. The forest made her feel safe, though. She didn't feel as alone with the animals, and could learn how to control the wisps. The little spirits were in her power, and she used them for many things.

Gemma continued to wander under the trees, exploring. Something was different, she could feel it. She decided to walk to a nearby house towards the edge of her home. A family had built it, man, woman, and a little baby boy. The baby couldn't be more than six months old, and had brought much joy to Gemma's life. She smiled at the thought of them.

Her smile turned into a frown when she heard a noise. It was a yell of anguish, a woman's. Gemma ran directly to the house, careful to stay just inside the trees. A fire consumed the house, lighting up the surrounding trees. The parents were moving away from it, or, at least, the father was trying to. The mother was screaming, tears streaming down her face, resisting her husband's yells.

"My son!" She yelled, reaching out for her house. The man yelled at her, trying to knock some sense into her. He half-pushed, half-carried his wife away, moving as fast as he could from the fire. Gemma looked back from them to the fire, noting how fast it was moving with the light breeze that was coming in. She wanted to help, but how could she? Nobody could see her.

An idea came to her. Instantly, she put up her hands and fog appeared. It made everything disappear into grey in a matter of seconds, except for the orange of the flames. She created rainclouds and placed them right above the house. Then it began to rain.

After about 20 minutes, Gemma sent the wisps after the parents. The fire was smoldering, but the entire house was gone. The only thing that survived was a box. Gemma ran to it, hearing some cries. As she bent down to glance inside, she heard giggling. The baby was safe! He was alive! She had saved the baby! Gemma laughed and jumped in joy, happy that the baby was safe.

A wisp appeared where the front door used to be, and Gemma decided to go back into the forest. She made the clouds and fog disappear as snuck back and watched as the parents were reunited with their son. The woman was sobbing, and looked at the Moon with relief washing over her face.

"Thank you, thank you for saving my son."

Gemma turned away.

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