Phoenix Mountain: The Protectors of Reality

Chapter Four - I Meet My Creative Side

We followed Terra upstairs, saying hi to Father Time as we walked up. Terra stopped skipping at a room nearby the stairs, in a hallway with another room to the right of this one. Terra stood up straight, got on her toes to stand, and knocked on the door.

"Sarah! Can I come in? We have some new protectors!"

We heard a faint yawn from the other side of the door, and a girl's response followed. "Yeah, come on in!"

Terra opened the door, and motioned us inside. I obeyed, and walked into the room, not knowing what to expect.

Before you read on, imagine Picasso's room when he was in college. Ignore any doubts in your mind about what college he might have been at, and now imagine he painted all over the walls in his room, and then rubbed mud all over the paintings.

The room I was standing in was that college dorm room in a nutshell. The rooms were painted with a beautiful desert scenery, making me feel so insignificant. My jaw dropped, "This is... AMAZING! Who drew this?!"

"I did" Was the response I heard. The same soft, comforting voice that I heard through the door. I turned around, and realized that all the paintings, and mud (Probably from Terra) could not compare to this girl.

She looked the same age as me, around fourteen years old. Her hair was a pretty chestnut color, and had freckles splotched across her face. She wore a tye-dye t-shirt, and tattered blue jeans.

Terra hopped in between us, and smiled at me. "Let me introduce you two. Glossarium, this is... I'm sorry, I never got your name, Mr."

I completely forgot to tell her our names. I gave her a guilty smile, and walked a little forwards. "My name's Sam, the one in the wool jacket is Max. He is always wearing that jacket, so you can remember him by that. The one with the long black hair and stupid smile is Adri."

They both introduced themselves, and Terra giggled with pride, "Ah, that's your names! Alright, Glossarium, this is Sam, Max, and Adri. Sam, Max, and Adri, meet Glossarium."

She wasn't staring directly at me, but held her hand up in a random direction, close to me. "Call me Sarah. Nice to meet you, Sam. Sorry if I'm not looking directly at you, I'm kind of blind."

I was blown away. She's blind?

I coughed awkwardly, and tried to be as nice as possible, "I'm sorry that happened to you. If you don't mind me asking, Ms. Glossarium, what do you protect?"

She smiled, and closed her eyes. "I thought it would be obvious by the paintings I've done all over the walls. I'm the protector of creativity, and imagination."

She held out her hand, and a pile of sparkling pink sand came in a bright light, and slowly slipped through her fingers.

She looked back up, and beamed proudly, "That sand? That's your imagination. Each person has a jar's worth, and I have the power to make people more creative or not. All people are equally creative, they just need to search through the whole jar of sand"

Terra interrupted our little moment, pulling me away, "Come on! I want to introduce you to Lux, he could use some new friends! He doesn't like to hang out with Sarah and I!"

She pouted, and then pulled Adri, Max, and I out of the room.

Adri crouched down next to Terra, and whispered something in her ear. She nodded, and Adri walked back to us. "I'm going to go ask Father Time where he put my sword, if he even has it. I'll see you guys later."

Max nodded, and looked over to Terra, "I'll go with him. I want to find out if his sword is safe and sound."

Max and Adri walked down the stairs, leaving Terra and I alone. She leaned over to me, and grinned, "Come on, I want to introduce you to Lux! He was the only boy here, until you three showed up! He'll be happy to live here now! All you have to do is..." She giggled nervously, "Show him the light!"

We went down the hallway, and when I opened the door next to the girls room, I didn't know what to expect. Again.

A/N - Hey guys! Sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger, but it had to happen sometime. As I promised, I uploaded two days after Chapter Three was uploaded. Hope you guys are excited to meet Lux!

Now, for the question to make you think about the next chapter: "In the summary of the book, shown in the description of the book's homepage, it talks about the Breakers of Reality, a group that wants the destruction of the Protectors, and the whole concept of reality. Only darkness. When will they show up?"

Just a little fun fact about this book, I describe Max Blazen as me (Red Hair, Hazel Eyes, Hawaii Wear, Calm and Quiet), and Adri as my best friend, Adrian (Long Black Hair, a Cheerful attitude).

Always Remember to Keep on Blazen,

- The Ukulele Pika