EverRealm

A Celebration to Remember

The group watched the two girls run off, heading to the game stands. Cordelia turned to Elora. "So, what brings you to Enchancia?" Cordelia asked her. Elora shook her head.

"I-I don't know." She replied, looking away from three.

"You don't know?" Winifred frowned, confused.

"She lost her memory." Cedric told his mother, father and sister. All three looked at Elora with shocked looks.

"The thing is, I can't remember. I don't remember a thing. Not where I came from, my name, nothing. It was Cedric and Sofia who found me at the castle." Elora explained to them.

"You poor thing. I'm sure your memories will return. But in the meantime, why not have some fun." Winifred said.

"Okay." Elora smiled. Then Cedric noticed that something was wrong when he saw band performer approached King Roland. Elora noticed as well and the two and walked over to them. Cedric's parents and sister left to go enjoy the festival. As Elora and Cedric approached the king, Elora also overheard his conversation with the man.

"Your majesty, we have a problem." He told the King.

"What's wrong?" Roland asked.

"One of the band players have sprained their wrist. They cannot perform." The man explained gesturing over to his band, showing one of his players holding his injured wrist.

"Oh no, that's terrible." Roland said, disappointed.

"Did something happened?" Elora asked them. King Roland and the man turned, seeing Cedric and Elora in front of them.

"Oh, it's you. Yes. One of our performers have hurt their wrist. I'm afraid that if we don't find anyone soon, we'll have to have no music for the festival." Roland explained.

"Is there anything you can do, Cedric?" He asked the sorcerer.

"I could make a potion, but it'll take too much time." Cedric told him. Elora stepped up.

"Um, I don't mind helping, if you need me." King Roland blinked in surprise as did Cedric. One of the performers walked over to her.

"Do you play? Here. Try it out." He handed Elora a guitar before she could answer, and she took it from him. She began to play a few notes testing it out, playing a little song. Then something strange happened. With each note she played as she plucked the strings on the guitar. Notes began to appear floating the air. Elora began to play a little faster and the instrument began to sound more an electric guitar. King Roland and Cedric watched in surprise as did the band as they listened as Elora continued to play. Some villagers that passed by stopped and listened as they have never heard the sound before. Elora looked up as she finished playing seeing everyone staring at her awestruck as well as fascinated.

"You're in!" The man shouted, happily.

"Wow, you're really good." Cedric said in awe. Elora blushed a little and tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear.

"Thanks. Hey, maybe I was a bard and that's why I was able to play so well." Elora said, smiling.

Later that day, Elora performed with the band as played out to the villagers who watched and listened to them play while some listened as they passed by. Sofia sat with her friends, Ruby and Jade and Lucinda, with Calista, along with Amber and James as they ate some candy from the concession stand, watching the band. They cheered along with villagers as the performers and Elora finished up the song. They all bowed as the crowd clapped with a standing ovation.

"You should join with us on our travels! What do you say?" The performers asked her. Elora smiled, shaking her head.

"Maybe another time. But it was fun!" She told them as she left the stage. Elora walked over to Sofia and her friends and sat down next to them to rest.

"You were Ah-mazing!" Sofia exclaimed.

"Thank you." Elora smiled at her.

"I can't wait to see what Cedric is going to do for his show." James said, excitedly.

"Me too. I can't wait either." Elora replied. Then Baileywick walked up and onto the stage announcing to the crowd that Cedric's act was about to start. "Now for what we've all been waiting for. King Roland's royal sorcerer, Cedric the Great." The curtains opened revealing Cedric as he stepped out onto the stage with several of his magical equipment behind him. The crowd clapped as he walked out while some snickered and laughed and pointed their fingers at him as they whispered amongst themselves. Cedric magically made a rabbit appear, Clover, with the flick of his wand. Then as he attempted to make the bunny disappear, Cedric accidentally said the wrong spell! Clover began to float as his ears turned into a propeller then began to bounce around on the floor like a ball. Elora frowned as saw a few whispering, quietly, as they talked about Cedric, gossiping very rudely.

"He's quite a bungler, isn't he?" One snickered.

"More like a royal fool!" Another one laughed.

Sofia noticed as well. Cedric stopped for a moment, getting a little nervous, but continued.

"Now for my final trick! I will produce the largest creature that none have ever seen before!" As Cedric flicked his wand saying the spell, Elora noticed the backdrop behind the sorcerer starting to smoke a little with a faint glow behind it. She gasped and stood up when she saw instead of just one, but five large lava creatures as they melted through.

"Cedric! Behind you!" Elora screamed.

Cedric's eyes widened and he turned around seeing the creatures, as well, backing away from them. "Oh, merlin's mushrooms!" He hopped off the stage when one creature tried to swing at him. The crowd screamed as they ran away from the burning stage from the lava creatures wild rampage. They looked like they were searching for something.

"Cedric! I thought you said that you were going to make one creature appear?" King Roland shouted.

"Believe me, sire! This isn't me!" Cedric cried out. Elora stared at the lava monsters as they continued their rampage. These creatures looked familiar to her. Then Elora groaned when a sharp pain rushed through her head.

Elora was standing near the edge of a cliff and below it a raging river, surrounded by these same lava creatures. Elora tried to fight them off as she backed away from them, trying not to get burned and engulfed by their flames. Then she lost her footing and slipped over the edge of the cliff. Elora saw another person, a woman, peered over the edge of the cliff, as she fell into the ravine. Elora tried to swim but she wasn't a great swimmer, and the currents were too strong and felt a sharp pain when she smacked her head against a rock. She blacked out after that and ended up washed up along the banks of the shore in the land of Enchancia.

Aelerus.

Elora's eyes widen. Aelerus? That sounded so familiar as well. Was that where she came from? It must be! She saw the lava creatures were now inching closer towards her when they spotted her.

They were after her!