Timeless Fantasy

The Starting

It was a regular Tuesday afternoon and Charlotte - Eliz ( short for Elizabeth ), and Bethan were walking home, after a long day at school.  The two were just crossing the road when suddenly, cars started skidding all across the road. One of the cars was heading straight for the pair. Quick as a flash Bethan, using her amazing agility, grabbed Charlotte by the hand, and her back to the pavement. Having barley recovered recovered from the ordeal, they received an urgurt text from their best friend Gracie.

"Guys, weirdness is happening. GET TO SCHOOL NOW!"

Because weirdness was also around them, the two sprinted back to school; it was probably safer there anyway. When they got there, no one was around. The lights were off and whole building was engulfed in a deathly silence

Meanwhile

"HALT!", shouted the referee, " ATTACK, PARRY, DISENGAGE, REPOST!".

Hermione smirked at her opponent, as the referee declared her the winner of the fight

"Yaaaaay, go Mogey, whooooooop!", screamed Gracie from the stage.

"It's only a practise fight, but Prof says  I'm ready to qualify for the championships!".

Gracie jumped of the stage And to Hermione as she had nothing else better to do, but watch Hermione fight people with swords, ( in a sport know as Fencing ), in their school hall. Another girl started to jump off the stage, when suddenly she stopped and hovered in mid air. The two looked around them. Everyone was completely still.

"Gracie, go text Charlotte and Bethan to tell them to come here! I'm going to turn the power off. Meet me in the basement at the locker next to mine.", ordered Hermione.

"Ok! Wait, in the locker room and why?", asked Gracie.

"Yes, that's the only basement this schools has! And because something terrible is happening. Now just go do it!"

Hermione ran off in the direction of the basement and Gracie texted rapidly to their friends. The lights went out. Knowing that Charlotte and Bethan wouldn't know where to go, she waited for them to arrive outside. When they finally did, Gracie ushered them to the basement. As they got there, they heard snippets of an argument coming from the end locker, which was wide open.

Looking at each other in confusion, Gracie peered into the locker. She saw a ladder leading into a dimly lit room. She motioned for the others to follow and they clambered down into the mysterious room.

"I still don't understand why you have to stay here"
"It's not like this is a private sanctuary. We can stay here too"
"Yeah, but this sanctuary has been put out of action and isn't on the maps anymore. Oh, hi guys". Hermione turned to see her friends

All they could do was stare in disbelief. Hermione was now extremely tall, reaching almost 6ft. A vein like pattern spread down the right side of her neck and a black key was tattooed in the crook of her right elbow. After a few seconds of awkward silence, Charlotte finally asked,

"What the hell is going on?!?!? And what is the deal with your neck?"
"It's a tattoo. We get them when we're born" responded Hermione.
"That must hurt!" Sniggered one of the three strangers. Hermione shot the speaker with a glare.

"What's with the clothes?" Bethan asked, incredulous, Gracie and Charlotte turned their attention to Hermione's appearance. She was wearing all black - heavy leather biker jeans and a loose black vest top with large slashes all down the back.

"This is normal. Where I come from." She corrected herself. "Were we come from."

"Care to explain? Everything!" Gracie folded he arms - she wasn't moving until they got answers.

"Well ummm... you see-"

"Basically everyone in the world who isn't fae is-" one of the strangers cut Hermione off.

"Fae?" Charlotte raised her eyebrows in question.

"Like, you know, faeries. There are different races- I'm Undine, she's Cait Sith" the 2nd stranger gestured to the one who had spoken first "and he's Sylf" she said pointing to the final stranger. "My name's Adrianne by the way"

"Anyway," Hermione intervened "The point is something bad is happening and we have to-"

"What are you?" Gracie interrupted "you don't look like those three"

"I'm a Spriggan, and you are a Cait Sith, Bethan is Undine and Charlotte... is a dwarf."

"Whaaaaaaa?" Bethan was very confused

"Yaaaaaaasssssssss" Charlotte punched her fist in the air.

"Anyway as I was saying we need-"

"If you look different as a faerie, do we" Bethan asked

"Yes, but it's a case of-"

"We can do it" said Adrianne

"Ugh!" Hermione let out an exasperated noise as she threw her hands up in the air

"But not the dwarf." Added the Cait Sith- they still didn't know her name.

"Why not? Charlotte looked rather offended

"Only a dwarf can cause the change of another dwarf"

"Oh... right how come Hermione is different?"

"Did it myself practise. Now hurry up we need to get to-"

"Yeah, yeah whatever"

Suddenly there was an right flash. A strange pulling sensation overcame Gracie and, as suddenly as it had started- it stopped. Gracie, previously a whole head (and a bit) shorter than Bethan, now stood almost eye to eye with her. She felt her hair, which used to be about medium length, was swaying at her hips. Bethan, whose height had stayed the same, fingered her now pink and purple hair. Charlotte, obviously the same as ever, couldn't believe her eyes.

"If we're going to Aidn you're going to need some... more suitable clothing" said the Sylf guy whose name they found out was Red and apparently the Cait Sith was called Willow.

"Where are we supposed to get that from?"

Hermione pointed to a rickety and broken looking set of drawers in a dusty corner." You can get changed through there" she pointed at a door right by the ladder they came down.

"When we reach Aidn, whose gonna look after the dwarf?" asked Willow

"I will. And her name is Charlotte by the way"

"How are you gonna get her to change? And basic magic lessons? How are you going to do that?" Challenged Willow.

"I'll take her over to the dwarf part of Aidn, plus I know a few guys who can help" Hermione said back

"Do you even know the way there?" Asked Adrianne slyly

"Of course I do, I live in Aidn when I'm not working and the Spriggan-Dwarf alliance is pretty strong. All changed? Let's go."

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