The Hidden Princess

9

---Aphmau---

We left O'khasis and got our horses from Falcon Claw and rode home. Jeffery left the jury of nine and came back with us. Right now we are setting up camp in the woods to stay the night before we leave and ride home again.

"Aphmau thank you for letting me come back to Phoenix Drop with you." Jeffery said.

"It's fine Jeffery. It's the least I could do for you." I said. He left and I grabbed my bow and arrows and walked into the woods to practice my powers. I have the bow just in case I'm attacked again.

"Ok so how in the world do I use my powers." I whispered. I set my bow and arrows down by a tree and walked a little ways away from them.

"Mom please help." I said and looked at the sky. It was getting dark so I pulled an arrow out of by bag and stuck the part I hold in the ground so the tip of the arrow was showing and glowing.

"Ugh this is gonna be hard." I said and put my hands together and closed my eyes. My hands started to glow purple and white and soon the light started to leave my hands. I opened my eyes and saw the light forming a white portal. I stepped back as the portal stopped glowing. When it stopped I touched it.

"How did that just happen." I whispered. I felt a little pain in my side suddenly and I looked to my side. A shard of the red orb was stuck in my side.

"Ouch." I said and pulled the shard out. It was covered in my blood and I looked at the cut again. I touched it and it just disappeared. I no longer saw the cut or felt pain. I lifted the shard in the air and it started to glow. The portal in front of me started to glow red and soon fire particles were in the center of the portal and the shard was in a case up top on the portal.

"Whoa." I said and grabbed my bow and arrows. I kept one arrow in my hand so I could see still. I walked through the portal and I was in a white castle. I saw what looked like a relic on a stand above me. It started to glow then appeared in front of me. The relic went inside me and I looked around the castle.

"Where am I." I said. I heard yelling coming from the portal so I ran out the portal and I was in the woods again. Zenix and Jeffery were standing there.

"Hey guys." I said. They looked at me and ran up and hugged me.

"Aphmau you've been gone for two years. Where were you." Zenix said.

"Wait two years. It felt like two minutes to me." I said. I felt something and I turned around and saw the portal closed up.

"Huh. Where did that thing take me." I said.

"I don't know or care. All I care about is that you're home. The village misses you Aph. We've sent so many people out to find you the day you just wondered into the forest. Yesterday we saw this portal we found last year light up and we were just arguing about who should go in to see if you were there." Zenix said.

"Can we go home I feel dizzy." I said and soon I fell to the ground blacking out.

---Aaron---

Two years and we still can't find Aphmau. I never gave up looking for her the day she disappeared. I hope we can find her soon.

"Aaron! Zenix and Jeffery are coming back but with an unconscious body." Dante said. I ran to the gates and looked for them. They came out of the forest with a girl and a bow. Wait!

"Aphmau!" I yelled and ran over to them.

"She fainted. She walked out of the white portal with fire particles coming from it and then we talked with her then she just fainted." Jeffery said. I took Aphmau from him and ran to Zoey.