No. 1

No. 1




                                         A fresh start in a new world









I did manage to fall asleep. But that blond kid was in it again. So it wasn’t exactly peaceful. I was just relieved when I woke up the next morning.

I was the first one up. Anticipating the journey ahead, I threw on some comfortable jean shorts with a t-shirt and my boots.
I called Brax and Sav, telling them to come over for breakfast.
Then I started cooking egg omelets and bacon. (Apparently I’m famous for them)

“Oohh.... that smells good.” Quorra muttered as she followed her nose into the kitchen.
“The boys are coming over in a few minutes.” I warned. She squealed and ran of to our bedroom we shared. Shouting “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?!”
I shook my head and flipped an omelet.

Quorra immerged from the room again with her long blond hair wet from her shower. She too, just wore blue running shorts and an orange tank-top along with boots.
Brin came out of her own bedroom wearing a skirt and a loose fitting blouse.
Lately she had cut her black hair short, so now it came to her chin and curled under. I liked it, and so did everyone else.

The boys came walking through the front door with out even knocking. (they simply hollered at us)
Braxlin is a little more open these days, he doesn’t wear his Shieven uniform anymore. (None of us do) now he wears jeans and loose t-shirts.
His hair is long and in his face, but I don’t really care. though it does hide his eyes which is a little annoying at times.

He immediately walked up to Brinlynn and wrapped his arms around her waist.
I smiled and looked away as the shared one of those “special moments”
They’re engaged!!
It happened right after you left. And it  happened quite suddenly too actually.
But us “kids” are happy for them. Now I’m just waiting for Sav to ask my little sis. Haha. (not sure if that’ll ever happen, but the Creator’s ways are a mystery.)
“Alright you two, come eat before it gets cold.” I called as I balanced three plates on each arm.
I slid the plates down the table as everyone sat down.

With Brax at the head of the table, he led us in prayer.
“Dear Creator,
We thank you for this beautiful day you have blessed us with. Thank you for the breath you have given us and one more day to live. Thank you for the blessings you’ve given us, and thank you-” Brin cleared her throat and nudged his arm. “And.... thank you for this amazing food that Zaydie has made for us. Amen!”
We all opened our eyes and dug in. (if we had left Braxlin to his prayer he would go on forever!)

“I have some really exciting new guys!” I called out, not even touching my food.
They all looked up expectantly.
“I saw Tasin last night!”
Immediately everyone pelted me with questions. I was finally able to tell them what Tasin had told me last night.
When I finished, I noticed Brax and Brin exchange glances, but Savrin and Quorra were ecstatic!

“She said she would show up today-”
“Oohh! bacon! may I?” I jumped as Tasin suddenly appeared in my lap.
I laughed and gave her the sixth plate.
“It’s all yours.”
She giggled and gobbled down her food in less then five seconds.
The gang waited painfully (I could tell) till she finished. she finally did and Quorra was the first to hug her.
“I’m so glad to see you again! It’s been way to long!” Brin said, bending down and giving her a squeeze.
Tasin giggled as Brax tickled her.
“Me too. And now, are you ready for a brand new adventure that’ll take you beyond the borders of Konsor?” She asked, turning to all of us.
Brin cleared her throat.
“About that, Brax and I can’t go with you guys this time.” She sounded so down that I set Tasin down, and gave her a hug.
“That’s alright Brin. We guessed as much. You both have a lot of planning to do! and we wouldn’t want either of you to get hurt. Especially before your big day.” I said with a grin.
“But who’s going to watch you guys?” Braxlin asked.
“Me! what do you think I’m here fore? other then to keep them from getting lost of course.” Tasin piped up.
We all chuckled.
“Also, the Creator knows what was, what is, and what will be. So long as all of you trust in Him. All things will be taken care of.” She exclaimed. We all smile and nodded.
“Alright Tasin. We leave them in your hands, and the Creator’s.” Braxlin said.
We all said our good-byes to the couple. Made promises to come to back in time for the wedding, and then watched the two of them leave.

“What do we have to do this time?” Quorra asked, addressing Tasin.
“It’s time to see the real Dresher.”
Quorra, Sav, and I exchanged glances of wild amazement.
“Are you serious?” Quorra asked. Tasin nodded.
“Don’t bring anything that’ll slow you down. We leave immediately.”
We all jumped up and ran about, trying to figure out what we were going to need.
“Don’t bother bringing a pack. There are some people you will meet that will take care of that.” Tasin said.
I nodded and my hand automatically went to the silver medallion that had a boy and girl fighting a dragon on it.
Your medallion.
I turned to Tasin.
“I’m ready.”
“We all are.” Quorra said, poking her head into the room.




                                                    ++++




Savrin got all of us air boards, and soon we were all surfing the air, and on our way out of Konsor.

Even just surfing was the best thing I had done in almost a year!
I felt like a bird set free!
Or like a girl who hadn’t seen the sun till now.

We all enjoyed the wind whipping through our hair as we flew across the sky side by side.
I glanced at Savrin to my left, his hair had grown out and now naturally spiked kind of like yours.

Personally, I couldn’t stand your hair. haha, I’m sorry but I couldn’t. It was always in your face, and kept me from seeing your eyes.
But somehow... Savrin pulled it off quite nice.
No offense!

Konsor disappeared below and soon we were crossing over green grassy plains, meadows dotted with yellow and pink flowers.Tree covered hillsides
But what I loved the most was the sky.
It was pure blue! Not grey or black!
Can you imagine a pure blue sky?! It’s like Konsor had a tarp over it, and once I left, so did the tarp.
I could see the white fluffy clouds, and it just made me think of how amazing the Creator is! And how creative He is! It’s mind blowing!

“The next city would take two days to get there on foot, but seeing as Savrin was so nice to get us these boards, we’ll be able to make it there in maybe an hour.” Tasin explained.
I couldn’t help but think.... if you were still here you could have made this go a lot faster.

It didn’t take long to get to the city. And when we did, we found that we weren’t the only ones air surfing.

The city was all high round buildings made of complete smooth glass.
People here either fly on air boards, or walk the streets.
But I was shocked by several things.
1) - the sheer volume of people and how loud they were.
2) - how they dressed was... interesting.
There was a wide verity of styles, from complete black to neon!

All of our jaws dropped when we came to land.
“Oh... my... gosh.” I muttered as I looked around at all of the people and the buildings.
“First thing’s first.” Tasin exclaimed, pulling at my hand. “You stick out like a sore thumb.”
I glanced over at Quorra and Savrin. I touched her arm and she snapped out of her gaze. Bringing Sav with her.
Tasin moved us through the busy streets, weaving us in and out of the people bustling by.

She slipped inside a store and I quickly followed her before I lost sight of her.
Inside the store I froze.
The store front looked tiny, but inside it was HUGE!!!!
There were racks after racks of clothes on the left side of the store from the front all the way to the back of the rectangular room.
Then on the right side of the room was what looked like a hair salon.

A heavy set woman wearing a full blue, flower print skirt came running forward. She wore a blouse that was slightly tight, and a lot of cheep looking gold jewelry.
She had high cheek bones that would have given her a nice complexion if she was 20 years younger. (and that is all I’m going to say on the matter)
Her hair must have been brown at one point in life, but now it was mixed with grey. It was also cut short and styled....different.

"Hello darlings - Oh my goodness gracious! Look at you poor things!" She exclaimed, dashing forward and looking us all over.
"You must have been desperate if you had to wear these rags!"
We all exchanged wild glances, and looked down at our clothes.
"Are you new here in Mecca?" she asked, whipping out a tape measure and she started to take our measurements.
"Um... yes ma'am." Sav answered a little confused, as the lady measured his waist.
"Ah that would explain it."
"No don't!" We all shouted as she pulled up Savrin's jacket sleeve. Reveling his Mark of the Deity. Pakima. The three-linked rings.
The lady gasped and faced him. Who quickly pulled down his sleeve.
"... Are - are you a Chosen One?"
Sav glanced at me, then to Tasin, who nodded.
"Yes ma'am. We both are." He gestured to me.
Tears started to spill down her cheeks as a smile spread across her face.
"I'm so glad your finally here. We've waited so long."
I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not.
"But don't worry. your secret's safe with me. There are a few that are eager to meet you, and are willing to help."
"Wait, so they know why we're here?" Savrin asked.
The lady nodded. "Of course. Everyone has eagerly awaited for you. But I must warn you. Not everyone will want you to accomplish  your race that the Creator has set before you. Some will even try to kill you.
But every where all around Dresher are people willing to help. Starting with me."
The lady took us to the back of the store.
"I'm Mama Bear." She said as she looked through racks.
I glanced back at Savrin and Quorra, who were trying to hid fits of laughter.
"yes, I know very mysterious. But we all have code names." She explained.
"I'm Zaydie. This is my sister Quorra, and that's Savrin." I introduced.
"Very unusual names. Hmm.... well it's nice to meet you all. We'll chit-chat latter, but right now we must get you all some decent clothes!"
We nodded.
"Who's first?"
Quorra and I turned to Sav. He sighed and shrugged.
"Might as well get it over with." He muttered.
Mama Bear nodded and rushed off.
When she came back, she held several outfits.
She placed them in a room covered by a red curtain.
Savrin then walked behind it with a sad look on his face.
"Let the fashion modeling begin!" Quorra shouted as we started to dance to the music