Sky: A Light is Born (I)

IV: Monumental Valley

Skye had a weird dream that night, one that made her shiver in fear while sleeping. She was lost in the middle of what seemed to be a desert. No life, no light, and absolutely nothing but sand. She heard a weird sound coming from behind her, but she tried to run away from it without even seeing it. She ran and ran, but she got to a dead end. She freaked out, but decided to turn around. A big cloud of darkness along with a beast were chasing her. It got closer and closer, so much that she could easily get lost in the fog. She tried to move away, but there was no way to go around it. That was the moment where she woke up and realized it was all a dream. There were tears in her eyes, for she had never had such a nightmare. It was absolutely horrible for her, and so it was for Eli when she told him about it.

"What kind of dream was that!?"

"I don't know, but it just wasn't a good one. Can we talk about something else? I just want to forget it happened..."

"How about we go through the new portal? Maybe you can distract yourself!"

"Sure. It sounds, fun..."

As much as she tried to ignore it, she still held a strange feeling inside. She felt like she was in danger, but knowing Eli would be there for her calmed her down. She finally relaxed and went through the portal along with his great friend. As soon as they saw their surroundings they knew it would be a safe place. But that wasn't the thing that caught their attention the most. They were most impressed about the fact they were on top of a mountain, so close to the edge they could slide off at any moment.

"Woah, be careful not to trip or something! You don't want to fall from this high up!"

"But wait, can't we just fly?"

"... You are absolutely right! I totally forgot about it. Then allow me to take the wheel, Skye!"

He took Skye's hand and used the little power he had (compared to Skye's) to start flying. They went downhill for a very long time, and they could swear to hear people cheering from time to time. However, they didn't know if it was their imagination or if it was actually happening. They reached the bottom and saw an interesting place, some place that seemed to look like an ancient stadium. They looked around and felt like they had to do something, but they didn't exactly know what. They kept on searching, but they couldn't find any clues. They just ran around in circles hoping something would eventually appear, but it never did. They started to get tired and lose hope of something important being held in this world, but one little event made all of that change. Skye looked up and saw a butterfly. Even though all creatures shined, this one glowed in a different way, a way that really made her focus on it. The butterfly slowly approached the young girl until in landed in her shoulder, something that put a smile in her face.

"Hey, Eli, look at this! Isn't it beautiful?"

"Oh, it sure is! Butterflies never do that though... This has to mean something!"

Just before Eli could say another word, the butterfly shined even more than before and started flying into a straight direction. This confirmed the thing he had said earlier, so he stood up and ran to where this exotic bug guided him. He got to what seemed to be a dead end, but when he placed his hand on the wall along with Skye, they saw the one thing that they were missing: a giant valley. Both of them gasped and started chuckling at this discovery. They didn't hesitate and rushed into this new place.

Everything was beautiful in there, so much that they found something new wherever they looked. They could also hear the cheering even louder than before. As they looked around, they encountered themselves with something that scared them a little at first, but made them happy after all. Before them were three children like them. Eli and Skye looked at each other and knew exactly what to do, and so they did. Their light soon made the three kids shine, and they showed their gratitude.