Magic: Emma's Story

5

Before we knew it the welcome back party was starting. Royalty from every kingdom was there. There was anything you could thing of. The dinner was about to start. I saw all the things that were going in that room, it was more like a feast. A feast for two hundred. It was going to be the biggest party I've ever been to.

All the kingdoms were sitting down at a huge, when Mr. Jefferson, our butler, stood on the stage and everyone got quiet.

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I would like you all to met our king and queen David Lee and Faith Lee." said Mr. Jefferson. Mother and father stepped on stage and when the were in the middle they bowed. Everyone clapped in a synchronized order, which was kind of creepy.

When everyone stopped, at the same time, once again very creepy, Mr. Jefferson said, "And now, let me introduce princesses Emma Lee and Grace Lee, along with prince Joey Lee." We walked on stage, Joe in my arms, and when we reached the middle of the stage and bowed. Everyone clapped. We all made our way down to the table. Mother and Father sat at the end, I put Joe in height chair and walked to the other side of the table next to Grace and a prince of anther kingdom.

Soon the chefs walked out the entrees. Grace and I had spaghetti and meatballs, Joe had a tiny piece of chicken, Mother also had a piece of chicken, and Father had a steak.

After everyone finished, Mother and Father stood up and said, "Once you finish, please, gather in front of the castle doors. Thank you." Everyone stood up and left.

"Why don't you girls go up into Elizabeth's room and what we're going to do." Said Mother.

"Sure," I said. Grace and I walked up the stairs and were about to step into the hall, when a boy stopped us.

"Um, excuse me, but do you know where the bathroom is?" the boy said. He was about my age, so 13, and had a crown. He was defiantly a prince.

"Yes, it's seven doors down and on the right." I replied.

He nodded and said, "Thank you." Then we started to walk down the hall.

"The announcement should start any minute now," said Grace.

"Oh no, I've got to go," said the boy, and started walking in the opposite direction.

"You'll never make it in time, come with me," I said, grabbing his arm. I walked into my room, and onto the balcony. Grace ran in her room and onto her balcony.

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, please welcome the king and queen." said Mr. Jefferson. Mother and Father walked in front of group of people.

"Thank you all for coming." said Mother. "But before you go, I would like to make an announcement. As you all probably know, we're letting our daughters decide the name for our kingdom. They have decided." They both walked over to poll with a bank banner attached to it and anther poll on the other side. Mother and Father both pulled a rope attached to the banner and it fell to the ground. It revealed another banner that read:

Kingdom of Joy

Everyone cheered.

Suddenly a swirl of black mist formed about six feet high. When it finally went away, It revealed a woman wearing a long black dress that touched the ground. Her hair was long and dark as night. She looked around and when she saw Mother and Father she had a devilish smile on her face.

 "Well, well. I thought you would never come back. Saying this was not a good place for children. Are they here? I would love to meet them." she said.

"We'll never tell you!" said Father.

"Oh, did they chose the name of this kingdom?" asked that strange women.

"Yes," answered Mother.

"Well I hate it." The woman raised her hand up to the word Joy and the ink transformed into a rectangle at the top of the banner. The rectangle started to drip down. When it stopped, the banner read: 

Kingdom of Evil

Everyone gasped.

"Get out of here you witch!" yelled Mother.

"Oh, but the fun has just begun!" said the witch. As she said it soldier like men came out from behind the house and one by one started holding on to people. Witch held on to Mother and Father, too. Everyone was screaming. A man grabbed hold of Grace's arm.

"Grace!" I screamed. 

Footsteps came down the hall.

I ran to the door, closed and locked it. The boy pushed my desk in front of it. We did the same thing with the balcony doors. We were safe... for now.

"What are we supposed to do now?" asked the boy. "We can't stay in here forever."

"Follow me," I said.

I walked over to my mirror and slid it over, revealing the tunnel. I walked in and he followed. I slid the mirror back over and turned around.

"Where are we going?" he asked.

"To the realm I used to live in," I answered.

I slid the back of the mirror and then I stepped in my old room. The boy followed. I slid my mirror back over.

"By the way, my name is Emma," I said to the boy.

"Henry," said the boy.