The Blue Guardians: The Necklace
Snow coated the pasturelands over a lengthy span. Marie awoke. It was on 16th December. She jumped up and down like a kangaroo. Elena her younger sister was roused by the racket Marie was creating.
" Can you quit hoping it's 6 o'clock and mum will punish you for awakening me from my slumber if you don't stop!" said Elena furiously.
Marie discontinued leaping.
"What did she understand, it is my birthday, not hers," Marie whined in her mind " She would likely do the same if it was her birthday,"
As soon as the clock struck precisely 7.0 0 am Marie shot up out of the mattress like a bullet. As she walked slowly out of her room to inspect what they'll get her for her eleventh birthday she saw what astonished her. All her birthday presents and even the meals for her birthday party and cake were been hurled out into the bin. She felt a sudden longing to leap but she knew her mum would be seething through her teeth that I was spying on her.
" Why did I bother to purchase when it's a no refund as well which is so annoying," scowled mum.
Marie dashed like the wind upstairs with small minuscule droplets of tears developing in her eyes though she attempted to thwart the outpour.
She quickly dabbed her tears away prepared for the day trying to beam to make herself optimistic but haunting memory kept coming back to her and getting into the actual mood of joy.
When Aunty came it looked like she felt the longing to scream happy birthday but chose not to. Marie strode through the hallway like a spoiled queen. When Elena caught a glimpse of her she just rolled her eyes, chortled a bit and gave Marie a sour glare.
" Marie's acting bizarre," Elena thought.
" What's up with Elena," Marie thought.
Marie shrugged it off but Elena observed her which caused Marie to feel uneasy. The morning was awkwardly hushed. Everyone did as they like they were instructed.
We took our baths silently, brushed silently, got our uniform silently even ate sio one uttered a single remark. Something bizarre that none of them understood. Even Dan kept quiet.
" I actually sort of like this quietness because Elena and Dan aren't bickering for once but it is kind of monotonous and the tension is fairly tight," Marie thought indecisively about whether she should say something.
As they walked to school the tension grew tighter as everyone was sharing queer looks. As they walked in the brick, with a vintage style,school Marie noticedthe rusty metal that had engraved in it 'St Jeanne D 'arc school for the gifted' As Marie got into class she noticed the cheerful holiday ornamentations but she wasn't in the Christmas spirit. She envied how everyone was toasting Leah for her birthday but no one applauded her. Only Sammy her first pal at school came to say happy birthday to her. As everyone settled down and began the early morning work her partner next to her kept bashing the table and making noises that she was fed up with him and covered her ears until it was the register. She glowered. Inside her head, she felt glum but was determined not to disclose it. But Sammy her best friend always knew when she was having the blues.
"What's wrong Marie?" she asked politely but consistently.
" Nothing," replied Marie grumpily.
" Then why are you so miserable?" questioned Sammy
" I'll tell you on the playground," responded Marie.
When we finished the register she called Leah to come to the front.
" As we all know it's Leah's birthday" declared Miss Moss.
The morning went by slowly and bitterly.
At break time, Sammy and I talked.
"Why were you so miserable it is your birthday after all," she said while reassuring me.
"It's like everyone forgot my birthday but you, "I said glumly.
"You've got me on your side at least," Sammy said compassionately.
"Yeah all I need is you," I said slightly more gleefully.
We went into a compassionate embrace. Then we noticed Leah, Miriam, Oliver, Amelia and Abigail approaching.
"What's going on," said Leah perplexed.
"Well long story short...my birthday is somehow forgotten and lost," I said dramatically.
"What!" Miriam exclaimed surprised.
"Wait look at your necklace," Abigail exclaimed.
"What?" I said puzzled.
" The heart part of your necklace is glowing blue and somehow unclasped and now it's gliding off," exclaimed Oliver.
We all chased after the necklace which lead to the thorny bushes. At the heart of the bush was the necklace and in front of it was a door draped with vines and poison ivy.
"I and Oliver will stay here to make sure the teachers don't discover it you need to come in 30 mins that when playtime ends," Sammy said like the one in charge.
"Sure whatever," said Oliver casually.
The rest of us unlocked the door with my heart-shaped necklace that seemed to be the key for it and a second later plummeted down the kaleidoscopic vortex. As they struck the earth they heard someone and Marie seized her necklace and hid behind some bushes. As they hid they saw a towering man who looked shabby with his black hair with greying streaks. He was talking to a shorter, balding man.
" Sir Sarnothr sir what do you want me to ddoo for you my Lord Sarnothr," the shorter of the two said.
My necklace glowed an azure blue and in my hand appeared a cupcake.
"What in the world," I exclaimed.
"It's simple, whenever your necklace is blue it will transform into whatever you desire," Amelia said as if she had known that for eternity.
It was true though she was so hungry she could eat an entire whale and still not be hungry.
She started stuffing her face with the cupcake with both strawberry and vanilla icing with multicolored sprinkles and strawberries around it. It had the right amount of sugar in the icing and the base of the it was vanilla and it was so soft and buttery. If she could have one again she would but she needed to focus on the mission.
They continued eavesdropping on the conversation.
"I've been scheming this for 360 years for this to occur so don't keep me waiting bring it to the Azarsus and if it isn't there by a week you'll never see the life of day again,"said Sanrothr with a dark but majestic look.
"Why does my digital watch say we've been here for two weeks when we just reached here like 2 minutes ago," said Miriam
" A simple explanation is that time here is quicker 1 day is 2 minutes there so he means 15.27671 or rounded to the nearest year 15 years," Amelia clarified.
"Thanks, Amelia," I said dryly.
"I feel extremely nauseous," said Abigail feebly.
Before Amelia could utter a word Leah spoke.
"It's probably jet lag," smugly looking at Amelia who grimaced.
Marie interrupted surprising everyone as she was, not the kind to know about science or how to treat it she was more of a maths, english and simple biology. She only got into the number one prestigious school in the small town because of her maths and english.
"It will wear off soon my dad used to have it all the time but he got used to it so in 3 hours here or 3 minutes it will wear off. I'll get you a bed."
As Marie tried to concentrate my mind on a mattress we all expected for a bed to appear but nothing did.
Miriam now feeling a wee bit better suggested"Maybe be more carefree rather than try to force the power out. "
Marie tried what Abigail had suggested and alas it worked.
"Well let's try to find a way back let me to something quickly first,"suggested Marie
"Marie visualised my friends each having their own magic necklace and it appeared on them.
As we tried to slip away Leah tripped on a stone sending her hurling on the floor. Miriam tried to lift her but stepped on a twig. Immediately Sarnothr turned in our direction. His minion ran away. There was nothing else to do then battle him possibly to the death.
He lazily started flicking his ring at them but we dodged them all. But then he sent a stunning curse to them and one by one got stunned by him until Marie and Leah were the only one left. Suddenly Mary started ascending until she went 1 mile like as if something was trapped in her. Then she had light surrounding her majestically. Rather frightened for obvious reasons he tried to run for it but the light overwhelmed his body and he melted to the ground.Marie had turned to her normal form after that.
"What in the world just happened"exclaimed Abigail.
"I-I don't know but whatever it was so cool"
"Even I have no information about it" Amelia finally admitted
"Your not gonna know everything in the world Amelia" Leah said after a long time of wanting to say that.
After 10 hours of searching(10 mins in our time) they finally found Azarsus base and penetrated his base. My birthday was solidified somehow trapped in a sealed container with red glitter to open it we needed a passcode but we just hacked with my exceptional hacking skills. Then we opened the container. I gladly handled it. The second one was my birthday wish in blue glitter. Marie took one about being like Tilly Pages and voyaging into texts like a book wanderer. Amelia picked to be inside Animal Crossing New Horizons and Harry Potter Books. is to journey in video games. Leah took one about being the fastest runner. Miriam took about being tall.
We also went to the city where we went to the Mayor of the town he recognized me and simply said"Everything you need to know is in the letter"
Then he handed Marie the letter.
It said
"Dear Marie,
If you are reading this you are now 11 years old. My heart-shaped necklace(if your parents didn't dispose it) is magical.
That necklace is a special one as you are actually magical through your father. But as you are only half you only achieve your magic through and object. I knew your parents wouldn't tell you this as they wanted you to have a normal life but I knew the necklace would always lead you to this place you are royalty through your father and have the highest degree of magic you will not know you as my parents never introduced us. I am in a better place as I am where no one can hurt me. I've watched over you with my magic since you were young.
From your loving aunt Susannah
"
"That's so cool I wish I was you" Leah exclaimed a bit of envy in her voice.
"I know"Marie said.
The necklaces started glowing again as they opened the great portal as we ascended up to earth. We trapped the wish in an enchanted sack. When we landed time was fixed but a few seconds of life diverted back to regular.
"What was there?" Oliver and Sammy questioned.
"Oh we'll explain later,"Marie said with said with a grin.
