The Ocean Down down Below

Chapter 3: A New Friend

Awakening from her peaceful sleep Ellie saw a blurred figure. Much taller than Ronan but a lot younger than her grandpa. Ellie slowly pushed her head to face the figure. She blinked a couple of times and the figured turned from blurred lines to a clear gleaming face. He had a pointed chin and a crooked smile. His eyes were black and looked as though they were rocks. His long black dangle in front of his right eye which had a massive scar across it. He had a thin body and wore a long, black robe that reached down to his ankles. Ellie moved slowly backwards as the unknown man came closer. What did he what?

"Listen carefully. You better listen good" He had a voice of Alan Rickman playing Professor Snape in the Harry Potter series.

"Papa, Ronan " Ellie yelled but no one came rushing through the door. The house was so quiet you could hear a needle drop from the basement which was 2 floors below! He glared for another second before a cruel smirk appeared right across his face.

"They can't hear you, Ellie. They will not wake until I leave you. I came to see you and only you Ellie. But I didn't want any disturbances during this little meeting." As he said this he put his hands together. Fingertips touching fingertips. He had them like evil villains do when they about succeed in their evil plan. When he did this gesture Ellie noticed he had cuts and scars down his hand all the way down to his arms.

"How do you know me" Ellie replied immediately after the mysterious man said her name more than three times in the last sentence. "Ellie, Ellie, sweet precious Ellie. Did your parents never who I am? I have known your parents and you ever since you were born. I have watched you your whole life, Ellie. I know your secrets and your friends. Your enemies and your weaknesses. I would not want to cross my paths."

"Ok get to the point! Why are you here?"

"You are the chosen one Ellie. You are the one who will destroy the earth, ocean and the universe or you will bring everyone and thing to peace and happiness. Before you can make your choice, though, you need to complete 5 tasks that will push you to the limit. Each task is a different element so there will be a water, fire, air, earth and peace challenge. If you do not complete all 5 of these tasks by the end of the next 6 months then the world will collapse. I am your mentor. You may not ask Ronan to help you with any of these tasks or he will be erased. It has to be you Ellie and only you. He turned to the clock and looked at it in surprise. Before he could speak in his droning professor Snape voice Ellie jumped in.

"Well if you are really "my mentor" and I am "the chosen one" what is your name is?

"My name is Thomas Whiteback. I must leave now. You better get ready to go to school." Thomas snapped his crooked fingers and disappeared as a small cloud of purple smoke formed around where he had been standing just moments ago. Ellie stared in awe as she was just processing what happened. Was she the chosen one? Did the world rest in her hands? How was she supposed to keep this from everyone she loved especially Ronan. The smoke made Ellie shut her eyes tight but when she open them she saw Ronan standing by the door with a puzzled look on his face.

"How long have you been up?" Ellie decided to forget about this morning and tried to act if nothing was wrong.

"Just got up a minute ago."

"Your bus is delayed so do you want to go see Alana?"

"What about your bus? What time is that getting here?"

"I'm going on your bus today. I mean are schools are only round the corner"

"I don't think we should go see Alana. I do feel a bit tried to walk down to the other end of the beach Ronan."

"Ok, but you will be missing out on a lot of fun!"

"Just don't miss the bus!"

And with that Ronan turned and ran down the steps and out of the house. Ellie watched him run through the sand and down towards the horizon from her bedroom window. Ellie grabbed her school uniform and quickly slipped it on. She hated her tight yellow skirt but she didn't mind her green shirt. Her shirt was still tight but wasn't as tight as the skirt. Carefully placing her P.E kit inside her new purple and blue backpack (also got that for her birthday) Ellie ran down the stair and to her surprise a crêpe was sitting on the table waiting for her. She sat down and gobbled it whole as she hadn't eaten dinner last night.