The Moonlark

The Lost Cities

RECAP

All Fitz said was "Hold on" then Sophie felt like she was being sucked into a vacuum.

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Sophie wanted to scream, but once again she couldn't get anything out of her mouth. All she did was closed her eyes in hope it was all a dream.

"Hey, you good?" Fitz asked concerned by the looks on Sophie's face.

"Yeah..." Sophie said. I think...

"Welcome to the Lost Cities" Fitz said.

"The what?!?" Sophie said. Then she looked around she thought, This doesn't look like San Diego. It's so pretty and green. Fitz interrupted her thoughts.

"Well-actually what are you?" Fitz asked.

"I think you hit your head or something. I mean do I look like a bird or something!" Sophie exclaimed partially annoyed and really confused.

" I should probably take you to my dad first because I doubt your an elf, well maybe but you don't have blue eyes." Fitz said forgetting that Sophie was still confused.

" I'm not going anywhere with you you creep! Let me go!" Sophie said tugging Fitz arm to let her go.

Without saying anything Fitz just dragged her to a gate that led to what looked like a mansion.

"Welcome to my home, Everglen!" Fitz said.

" FITZ WHO IS THAT!!!", some man said. He looked no older than his 20's.

" Sorry Dad, I brought Sophie here because she somehow lifted a car into the air with her telekinesis and saved a child's life." Fitz replied. Then, Fitz's Dad and Fitz kept arguing.

Dad, Sophie thought. How is that possible that man is so young.

" Why did you bring me here though" Sophie asked interrupting the Fitz's Dad and Fitz's argument.

" Wait you understood us?" Fitz dad asked.

" Uhhh... yeah of course I can. I know English." Sophie replied still hoping she was dreaming.

" You're right Fitz she may actually be an elf." Fitz dad said in disbelief.

" Sorry, my name is Alden Vacker." Fitz Dad said.

" Ok why are you so surprised I understand you and why are you both saying I'm an elf?" Sophie asked clearly confused.

" Well, Sophie we have been looking for you for 12 years now. I think we finally found you too." Alden said.

" What do you mean 12 years? " Sophie asked.

" That's classified and why don't you come inside." Alden said.

As Sophie walked inside she was in disbelief. There was so much glass, chandeliers, velvet, and so much more rich looking items. Fitz and Alden finally stopped in what looked like a living room, but it was so large Sophie couldn't tell for sure. Sophie sat down in a chair after Fitz and Alden did.

" Ok Sophie, I need to ask you a few questions if that's ok with you." Alden said.

" I guess since I'm pretty confused."

" Ok, thank you. Are you adopted by any chance?" Alden asked hating that was a question he had to ask.

" No..." Sophie replied with a slight hesitation since she had a younger brother who wasn't anything like her. Most people just assumed they were so different personality wise due to her being a girl and her brother being a boy. The looks were really just a mystery to everyone though because the rest of her family has dark brown hair and green or blue eyes while she had blonde hair and brown eyes.

" Do you have any siblings?" Alden asked.

"Yes, I have a brother."

" Is your real eye color really brown?" Alden asked still confused about Sophie's eyes.

" Yyeeess..." Sophie said confused by why Fitz was also surprised.

" How old are you?" Alden asked hoping she was at least 16, but she didn't look like she was.

"12 years old and turning 13 in about 2 weeks on the 5th of December." Sophie said.

" Your birthday is the day you came out of your mother's womb right?" Alden asked.

" Yes..."  Sophie replied once more.

" Ok so in this world you are actually 13 already." Alden said clearly talking to himself.

" Huh what do you mean?" Sophie asked.

" Well in the Lost Cities your birthday is your interception date and we don't really celebrate birthdays due to our age. We can't die from old age but we can from other factors..." Alden said the last part sadly.

" Wait so how old are you then." Sophie asked with curiosity rising in her.

" Uhhh... let's just say over 100." Alden replied.

Before Sophie could ask her next question Fitz answered it for her.

"And I'm 15 years old."

" Oh." Was all Sophie could think to say.

" Well I am going to hail Elwin to give you a check up and you may need some medicine depending on how bad the damage is." Alden said.

" Wait like a doctor check up" Sophie asked terrified due to her past experience with doctors.

" Yeah." Alden said as he picked up something to communicate that didn't look exactly like a phone or anything in the human world.

Sophie's mind immediately started spinning back to when she was at the doctors after several incidents. The needles, medicine, numbness, the drowning screams. Sophie was shaking at by then and both Alden and Fitz were concerned.

" You good Sophie?" Fitz asked slowly

" I-I can't go see the doctor." Sophie said carefully trying not to think to much of it.

"Why?" Fitz asked

Sophie didn't want to tell them her fear of doctors that started when she was 5. Before she could come up with a way to change the topic Sophie heard the door open.

"Hey Elwin thank for stoping by. Sophie, meet Elwin" Alden said.

Before Sophie could think of what to say her legs were moving and she was running out the door.