Nimh's Dream

Chapter 1

Years later....

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Jonathan Brisby was killed today while helping with the Plan. It has been four years since our departure from NIMH and our world is changing. We cannot stay here much longer. Jonathan was a dear friend. I am lost in knowing how to help his widow and his daughter. His widow knows nothing of us, or the Plan, his daughter seems to be suspicious. Perhaps it's best that I do nothing at present. I shall miss him. Johnathan, wherever you are, your thoughts must comfort her tonight. Your family will be waiting, and you will not return. Farewell... my friend

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Anna had found a liking to Justin since that day but her mother wouldn't allow her to visit the rats in their rose bush. She said it was dangerous and Johnathan agreed banning her from visiting.

The only reason she didn't go against her mothers wishes was because she wasn't even sure he wanted to see her. After all it was only one day of knowing each other and she didn't want to assume his feelings.

Her mother had married Johnathan a few months after their meet and they had four kids together.

Anna didn't want to settle down with someone, not when she truly knew her heart didn't even belong to herself. She had moved from her mothers house though. She lived in a hole under a big oak tree.

Her father, the one who actually did raise her, Johnathan had died. Before he did die though he taught her a great many things. Things that couldn't quite be understood, to read, to write, to understand things that only a human could understand. He was her father, blood or not.

After his death Anna spent a lot of her time with her mother and her half siblings. She taught them more of what their father couldn't since his passing.

Teresa the oldest of her siblings wanted to be just like her. She held herself well and took care of the rest of her siblings when their mother was absent.

Martin was the next oldest, he wanted to be brave and tried to act as if their fathers death had no hold over him. He was the wild parts of both Elizabeth and Johnathan.

Then there was Timmothy he was Johnathan entirely. He was brave, selfless and a little impulsive. He tried to take care of his family, taking on a large spider when it tried to attack the youngest, Cynthia.

Cynthia in all, was soft she got the only the sweet parts of Elizabeth but was smart as Johnathan even at such a young age.

Timmothy had gotten sick during the cold season. The sickness seemed not to spread to the other siblings but Anna was worried sick about her little brother. She had her very own cloak wrapped around Timmothy's feet and legs.

Elizabeth had gone to visit Mr. Ages no mater how much Anna told her she would visit instead. Anna was left to watch her siblings and make sure Timmothy's sickness didn't worsen.

"Sissy, why can't you make Timmy better?" Cynthia asked Anna tapping on her leg to get her attention.

"It's not in my skill set little sister. He has to get better on his own. The most we can do is keep him warm and give him medicine but the rest is up to him" Anna informed her sister giving a light pet to her cheek.

"How does he know how to get through something he's never done?" Cynthia questioned further.

"It's something our bodies just know how to do" Anna said blankly.

"But your body is different than Timmy's" Cynthia noted.

Anna gave her a small nod, "only a little different.... But I bet that Timmothy can fight this sickness better than I could."