The Fifth Element

21: Oath

"I'm so excited to use our new weapon!" Aya said while doing a small jump like a bunny.

We have a mission today and that is a hard one, they say. We need to find the magic well— a well that is a portal and we need to destroy it.

But we have a problem.

"That well is protected by an old witch. A powerful one." Anais said.

"How can we destroy it if the witch is protecting it? Can't we just talk to her and explain that it is dangerous and making holders to go missing?" I asked them.

Fire shook his head. "You can't just ask the witch to destroy her well."

"That witch is manipulative. She'll do anything to get what she wants. She always ask for something in return." Seth said.

"We're here." Diego announced.

I look around to find the witch but I don't see her.

"Be careful. She's always around." Fire told us before showing his hand with fire. He is ready to attack if something happens.

While the others are looking for the witch, the well got my attention. It's an old well but it looks... magical. It's like I'm getting hypnotized?

I felt my feet walking towards the well and I heard Aya's voice telling me to come back but it faded right away.

My breathing started to go faster when I saw the well up close. I look below and I saw my reflection in the water.

"What are we gonna do now?" I asked them but no one answered so I looked back at them but... they're gone. "Guys? Aya?"

Where are they? They were just here!

I heard a splashing sound of water and when I look down, instead of seeing my reflection in the water, I saw a baby. That's me when I was a baby.

Someone carried the baby and I saw my Mom. She has bruises and she looks so sad...

When did this happen?

Mom was talking to Daddy when I saw a golden gate.

Golden gate?

This... this is the first Academy. They were here when the attack happened? And I was really... born at the Academy?

My real parents was students too.

The scenarios changed and I saw our garden and baby me in a crib. Birds and butterflies are around me. I was laughing and raising my hand.

It looked normal at first but... suddenly it got windy and rocks are floating as well as the water and... there's fire around the crib.

Is this true? I controlled all of the elements when I was just a baby? Is that why Mom is so protective at me? And she did something to me that's why I couldn't control my power until I was here.

"All of that are true, young lady."

The old witch!

"How... how did you managed to show me those memories?"

"I am powerful and I know something you don't, Solanna."

"What something?"

"Hmmm... your identity maybe?"

My identity? "What about my identity?"

She laugh before shaking her head. "I don't give anything for free."

They're right. She'll ask for something in return. I should probably just look for the others.

"Oh! No no no. You can't go anywhere, young lady. You are in my trance."