Soul Riders | Star Stable

Discovery | Chapter 6

They went behind Avalon's house for some privacy so Anne could open a portal. 

Anne felt the energy surge through her, spiraling out of her into a swirling portal. Nicole gasped when she saw. Alex saw her pinching herself multiple times already, she wondered if she would faint. 

Anne looked satisfied with herself and beckoned the others forward. Alex went first, leading Tin-Can and waved her hand for Nicole to follow her. Nicole looked very nervous, but she felt brave so she stepped through the swirling portal. After Avalon went through, Anne went and closed the portal after her. When Nicole stepped through she felt as if she was being spun around, without anything solid to stand or hold onto. She kept her eyes clamped shut until she felt ground beneath her, but she fell back onto her butt. She tried to open her eyes but the world spun. 

Alex saw Nicole fall over on the ground and try to get her bearings. It took her a minute but she finally started pushing herself up again. Alex was used to Anne's portal's, Avalon looked unshaken, and the horses were always fine when they went through. 

Fripp was already waiting, "Not a minute to spare, I suggest we get right into it."

Nicole was looking for the source of the voice, the only people there were them, and an overgrown squirrel close by. She studied it, it was quite large and had purple markings on it, or were those designs? She thought.

The squirrel hopped towards her, "follow me." 

Nicole gasped, this was too much, all to much. She needed to get back, but how? As she backed away and looked around there was no obvious exit. It was as if they were transported into the clouds, the whole area was under a fog. Ominous stones surrounded them with unexplainable glowing markings carved into them. The others watched her, the talking squirrel came closer and waved his paw. A sudden blackness came over her, and she saw a fading image of the scene before her until her mind was a blank.

"She's stirring."

"Good, I feel we have neglected to much time already."

Nicole opened her eyes and saw the night sky above her. Glowing and blinking, constellations out lined. Alex peered over her, "yep, she's awake now."

Nicole sat up and looked around her, what she thought was the night sky turned out to be a ceiling. Constellations were connected and planets hung from the center like a chandelier. It was a cozy space, bookshelves surrounded them with torches attached to the walls.

"Where...Where am I?" 

The talking squirrel was back, it looked blue, must be the lighting Nicole told herself. 

"We have traveled to my chamber, it is time we talk. But I must ask where the other half is? Linda and Lisa?" 

Anne spoke up, "Linda has left Jorvik to see her parents, and Lisa is with her dad tonight."

"Hmm, it would be best if all the soul riders are here, this matter could affect all of you." Continued Fripp.

Alex grunted, she wanted to ask Fripp what the matter was, but he wasn't very fond of Alex yet. She knew if she asked he would likely ignore her and move on.

Unexpectedly the door burst open and Linda and Lisa came into sight. Linda started talking as soon as she entered the room. Like she couldn't hold the words back.

"The day after I left Jorvik, I got a premonition, but I saw more. What I told you, on the field that day," Linda looked up at Nicole. "Was about her."

Everyone looked at Nicole, who cowered to the back of the so called bed.

"I had to come back and tell you in person, I knew I wouldn't convey a proper message through text."

"Tell me what you saw Linda." Said Fripp.

Linda's eyes glazed over as she recalled what she saw. "I saw a couple fleeing from darkness, a child in between them. The same child growing through the years and leaving her family unbeknownst to her what happened on this Island." Linda's voice took a different tone, full of warning. "When she returns she will wield the powers of all 4 elements, enough power to take out all life on Jorvik forever." Linda blinked and the glazed look she possessed before was gone.

A chill seized the room, they all looked at Fripp and Nicole. Nicole looked as white a ghost. Fripp was wearing a grave face. 

"Linda, do you believe this to be true, not all predictions turn out. As we all know." 

"I feel that this is true, everything was so clear in the vision."

Fripp looked very concerned, "Nicole will stay with me, it is safest for us and her. We don't want anyone to use her, if dark core found out about this she would be a valuable weapon. As long as she doesn't leave, the whole of Jorvik will be safe. No one is too discuss of this outside of our protected area, you never know who is listening. I also ask that a soul rider stay present here as well."

"I can stay here first," Anne offered.

"That would be great Anne." Fripp replied. 

"Alex, I ask you to keep this information to yourself. Only the inner circle of druids can know, I suggest you call a meeting at the secret stone circle. I will explain what we have discovered to them."

Alex and Lisa left while Fripp and Avalon spoke. "I can come back in 6 hours so you can go home." Linda said to Anne, she nodded. 

Nicole still looked very frightened and was shaking slightly. "Don't worry, everything will be all right." Anne gave a small smile, as she sat beside Nicole.

"How did you all find out? Find out about... All of this?" Nicole asked.

Avalon overheard her question and faced her, "We couldn't wipe your memory from what you saw on the field. On any normal person it would have worked immediatly." At that he drifted away.

Nicole was now even more shaken at the fact she was almost drugged.