The wind was blowing, the trees were shaking. I was running as the mysterious shadowy figure chased us down the cold muddy floor of Swablu forest. HOLD UP! You are probably wondering how we got to this point, let me explain.
Hi, I am Anny, and you are not ready to hear my crazy story.
So... It all started one Saturday afternoon. My friend and I were having a sleepover, we were going to her house. I arrived at 4 pm on the dot; I headed straight inside. Phoebe was waiting at the window of her bedroom. I gently knocked at the door to tell it was me, not her annoying brothers. Crick, the door went because her father never oiled the hinges. We huddled up in her small room and gossiped (because we are girls, do not judge.).
Like I was saying, we talked for a bit before Phoebe's mom called us down for dinner (She makes the best food.). During dinner, Phoebe's mom warned us that there was a storm coming, so be careful. We finished quickly, since me and Phoebe wanted to go Swablu forest. (It is a forest full of swablus near her house. Swablus are sky blue mystical birds with cloud wings.) The walk was not that far, so it only took a few minutes.
"Uraria Uraria" the swablus sang, that means we have arrived. My friend and i were planning to sleep in the forest with the majestic swablus. Phoebe did not really like the idea (No idea why), but I convinced her. We were just setting up our tents before night fell, till we heard noises coming from the bushes. As we walked closer, the noise grew louder till the rustle was as loud as my dad's snoring (really loud). I opened the bushes looking inside and we saw...
A Gnome?...
"Did you put that there?" I asked Phoebe. She replied in a quick no and moved on to finish putting up her tent. That was strange, I thought to myself. Later that night, while we sat close to the fire to keep warm, Phoebe and i talked for a bit. We wanted to go to bed early, so we can have more time exploring in the light tomorrow.
Time passed...
"HELP! EVIL. SAVE US! DON'T TRUST H-"
I suddenly woke up and realized that the gnome had moved.?
I swiftly woke up Phoebe and showed her what happened. She said, "it's probably nothing" but I was not so sure.
"Clack"
Anny- See, it moved.
Phoebe- I did not see anything.
Phoebe was acting suspiciously. She obviously saw the gnome move, but she will not admit it, something is up. And what were those words heard that I woke up too? What did it mean? Does someone need help? Who shouldn't I trust? I had so many questions.
We decided to go back to sleep. As I headed back to my tent, I heard a weird little voice again asking me for help. I looked around and all I saw were swablus and the gnome. The gnome had moved again and closer to me. I was getting scared.
Anny-Hi?
Wart-WHO DARES COME NEAR MY BRIDGE?
Oh wait, I forgot a part. So, the gnome took me and Phoebe deeper into the forest and showed us a magic world. Also, the name of the gnome that can move is Squeezy.
Squeezy-We just want to get through, Wart.
Wart-WHO SAID THAT YOU CAN PASS?
Squeezy-I did, I did.
Wart- Oh, okay. Go on through.
I whispered to Phoebe, "That was easy?"
Squeezy-Come on, let us go now. We need geta you to the edge of the forest.
I wonder why.
"Why do we need to go there?" said Phoebe in a displeased tone. Squeezy did not reply and kept moving forward.
We saw magical plants, magical creatures, magical buildings and even a magical rock. (I know it is a lot of magical, but I have no adjectives in my brain right now. Let it slide, like Michael Jackson.)
"We've arrived" said Squeezy in his super cute high-pitched voice that he pretends it is super deep, but it is not.
Phoebe was not pleased with this whole thing, I asked her a few times why, no answer. The edge of the forest was spooky (When I mean spooky, I mean the usual, big branchy dead trees with no leaves and lots of dark shadows). I was super brave and was not worried at all.
Phoebe- No, you were not.
Me- Fine, I was not. I was chattering my teeth; I was so scared. Now, let us continue.
Like I was saying. Me, Phoebe and Squeezy have just arrived at the edge of the forest. "URARIA URARIA" we heard swablus tweet, it sounded like they were in distress. Suddenly, swablu skulls turn around looking at us saying "Help us. Help us."
Phoebe looked frightened and Squeezy had disappeared. I had no idea what to think. The swablu skulls took flight and attacked Phoebe screaming "KILL HER! KILL HER!"
I looked at Phoebe in disbelief, but it was certainly her I heard about in my dream. The swablus were trying to kill her, but of course still did not why. I yelled.
Anny- WHY ARE THE DEAD SWABLU SKULLS TRYING TO KILL YOU?
Phoebe doubted herself before answering
Phoebe-I am a witch. I must kill the swablus to keep my power alive, doing so keeps me alive.
Anny- The fudge
It began to rain. The wind was blowing, the trees were shaking. I was running as Phoebe ran after me. The cold muddy floor of Swablu forest was slippery. "Ouch" I slipped on some mud and landed in a ditch. My friend tried to help me, but I refused. She was evil and hurting the swablus (one of my favorite animals). I did understand that she kind of had too, but I did not want help from a wicked witch of the swablus.
Phoebe- Come on Anny, please. I promise to stop hurting the swablus if you let me help. I know it might cause my demise, but you mean more to me.
I gave in. She was willing to sacrifice herself for me; it would hurt my heart if I do not let her help me.
After a well, I forgave Phoebe and I understood why she was so strange. Me and her became friends again, and we live happy ever after. I still made her stop hurting the swablus though, she had to drink a disgusting potion instead.
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I wrote this as a short story for school. Kinda failed the short story part. This is the one and only chapter. I hope you liked it.
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