Guys, I'm just posting to let y'all know I'm off to Crete for two weeks. Could you guys keep my characters involved with things? I'll do my best to post a little. Thanks, miss you all

-Moo

Just to let everyone know, I'm leaving on the morning of the 6th, but I'll be back sometime on the 10th.

Thank God for laptops!! I'll be bringing mine with me, so I may be able to get a connection, as hotels usually have free wi-fi. If not, anyone who's left here and still posting, I trust you'll try to keep all characters alive

Thanks guys ^^

~Rayne

Oh my! Good gracious! Lol I forgot that after Arya had to change her post that Ana didn't get saved!!! I shall be the hero(es) again!! Lol daring rescues are fun ^^

Nightfall-

This time, that stupid bird had gone and done it. Friend or not, she had gotten on my last nerve. I advanced towards her, prepared to morph into the first thing I could think of, when Daybreak grabbed my tail and pulled me away.

"Sorry to have upset you," Daybreak told her. She looked up at my sister with eyes that were mixed with both hate and sadness. "We just wanted to save him. We'll leave you two now."

I growled at her before leaving with Daybreak. She watched us as we walked away then turned back to her friend. As we left the forest, we were greeted with a horrid sight. The house was burning and Peter was being held captive by the dimwitted guards. Daybreak and I looked at each other, then raced towards it. The guards were on their way back to wherever, so the coast was clear.

"Daybreak," I said quickly. She looked at me frantically. "Search the house, make sure no one was left behind. I'll follow them," I said, nodding towards the guards. "If no one is there, come after us as well." She nodded, and we both raced off. "Wait!" I called just before she went into the house. She looked back. "You'll be okay. You're strong," I told her.

She nodded. "I don't need to tell you that you are," she said with a half hearted smile.

We left each other with these words and a smile. We both morphed before going our separate ways. I changed into a tiger and chased the line of guards. Idiots. The left Peter at the back of the line, with only two guards to watch him; one in front and one in back. I only killed the one in the back. Peter turned around limply. His face lit up as much as it could.

I tried to smile. "I'll get you out of here, one way or another," I told him reassuringly.

He nodded. "Where's Daybreak?" He whispered.

"She went to search the house. Then she'll come join us."

He looked relieved. "I was afraid that Ana was trapped in there." I, too, sighed. Good thing I told her to search the house.

I decided that I would let them take us back to the castle (or wherever) before I killed anyone else. Manslaughter wasn't one of my favorite ways to kill, and I didn't want to kill more innocent lives before we found out what was going to happen to their hostage.
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Daybreak-

I ran through the smoke filled house. I had taken a big breath before going inside.

"Is anyone here?" I asked desperately. I heard faint coughing through the flames. I listened for a minute before it came to me. "Ana!" I cried and raced towards her. "Don't worry," I told her, though she seemed to be unconscious and couldn't hear me. "I'll save you," I said with a smile.

I morphed into a hybrid once more and loaded all of her saved treasures into one of the cloaks, making sure to tie it tight. I then loaded Ana onto my back and changed to a wolf. I didn't have much strength built up, but my unusual size as a wolf made up for that. I grabbed the cloak in my mouth and looked for an escape route. The only thing open was the stairs. I knew it wasn't a very good idea, but I went up them anyway. I ran to Ana's room and closed the door. A useless effort, but it would buy us a little more time.

I placed Ana on her bed and opened the window. There was a pile of hay below onto which I dropped her rescued items. They landed softly. I then searched for any blankets I could find. I found barely enough and tied them securely together. I tied the end of the blanket rope to her bedpost, then hoisted her onto my shoulder. I climbed down slowly, making sure to keep us both balanced.

I dropped Ana onto the hay with her belongings and then jumped off myself. I put her on my back again and morphed into a wolf, grabbing the makeshift bag. I spotted a bucket nearby that I knew would come in handy at some point. So I dropped the items into the bucket and grabbed that instead. Then I ran. I didn't know where I was going, but I ran. I ran until my legs felt like they were going to give out.

So I slowed my pace and looked around a bit. The sound of flowing water welcomed my ears. I found a small clearing where I laid Ana against a moss covered tree. I removed the items from the bucket and, bucket in teeth, searched for the river. It was very close by, and I filled the bucket and hurried back to my friend. I placed it next to her and morphed back. I gently began splashing water on her face, and she stirred softly. I watched her in anticipation.

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Whew! Yay! ^^ It's loooong!! Hope it's satisfactory, though!

~Rayne

Its great Rayne
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Sophia

I looked at my hands. I didn't know what to say.
"Uhm." I looked at my feet awkwardly.
"That's a great response." Mikael remarked sarcastically.
I didn't say anything. What was I supposed to say?
There was a long pause.
"Soooooo... Whats for supper?" the troll asked trying to change the subject.
I sniggerd, but I was thankful even for this poor attempt, Id go with it. "I could cook."
"That's great. Thank you!" the troll said.
"But only under one condition." I responded.
"I knew there was a catch! I knew!" the troll mumbled.
I ignored that. "I wanna go with you. Nothing will keep you. And I am going to be careful." I continued turning to where Mikael had stood. He was gone.
"Where did he go?" I asked absently.
The troll pointed in a direction. I turned towards it and stared walking to where Mikael had gone.

Ana

I awoke to a worry-stricken Daybreak splashing water on my face. I coughed and sat up more against the tree.

"Oh good, you're awake!" Daybreak said, relieved.

I nodded, still unsure of what exactly had happened. I noticed a bundle on the ground, with one of my parents cloaks on the outside. I remembered the house, the guards, the chaoes. "Where's Peter? And the others?" I asked.

"Luke and Dakota were chased through the woods, Nightfall and I helped them until they said that they wished to continue on alone. The guards took Peter, and Nightfall went off after them. I don't know what happened to Mikael, Sophia, Johnny, or Melody." she explained.

I closed my eyes and leaned back against the tree, racking my brain for reasons this could have happened. This was more than just a few stolen things, or a few broken laws.

"Are you okay?" Daybreak touched my shoulder slightly.

No, I wanted to say. My only family left is gone, my house is gone, and all my friends are gone. A tear slid down my face and I wiped it away quickly. "I'm fine." I said. "What should we do now?"

Peter

The fact that I now had Nightfall alone was only slightly comforting. I now had a possibility of escape, but I didn't want another person going of to whatever awaited me.

"You really shouldn't be here." I whispered.

"Too bad." she said. Her footsteps fell away and I glanced back to see she had changed into a small feline to disguise herself in the city. We must be coming close.

I glanced around the heads of soldiers and saw the looming walls of the city. Well, here we go.

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So anyone know what happend to whoever was controlling Prince Marten, Johnny, or Melody and/or would like to see if they are still into the storybook?

I think they just left when they felt that their characters had grown insignificant. I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but there's only five of us still writing this thing. So many people have just stopped posting O_o We could all make one more character lol if it's not too much to handle. I dunno. This seems to be thriving just fine, so I don't know.

Daybreak-

"What should we do now?"

I sighed and looked down. I hadn't really thought about where we'd go next. Neither one of us had a home to go back to anymore; I never had one to begin with, and Ana's was toast. "Well..." I began. "Nightfall told me to meet up with her, so if you're feeling up to it, we could go track her and Peter down. I know she's strong, but she can't take on an entire army alone. I don't know how much help we'd be either, but... I dunno. It's worth a shot, and it's better than nothing."

Ana looked away, as though she were thinking about it.

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I know it's short, and it kinda sucks XD I couldn't think of anything else XP

~Rayne

Mikael

Great, so after all that, i got hmm. While she was distracted by the ever resourceful Mr.Wink i set off toward the shrine of Eisenstein Senior. I arived at one of the few towers still standing and set proudly in the centre was a huge carefully crafted statue. It showed a tall stern man with a spear stuck through the heart of a writhing serpent.
"Father," i whispered quietly. I hadn't visited this place since my transformation. "Father please. I nedd your guidance now more than ever." I was met by silence and a stony glare from the statue. After a few moments i grew tired of waiting and reached out for the spear.
"Father please. I need it one last time, one final quest in your honour." I pulled and the spear came free, its bladed head glinting with a strange dark light. Just looking at it reminded me of my Father.
Once a noble knight, he was brought low by a vicious warlord when i was still a child. I curled up on the stone floor and began to weep.
"Mikael," i looked around and saw Sophia staring down at me.
"Get out!" I cried. "Please just go."
"Me thinks you should leave him short time small woman" rumbled Mr.Wink from the door way.

I'm fine with how it's going, I am rather enjoying this storybook =). I suppose we could bring along Prince Marten and Johnny and Melody as characters we could all play when needed. Also, do we have a DT for this? We may need to discuss what Prince Marten wants with everyone.

Ana

I looked away from Daybreak. Suddenly I felt very small and weak. Nightfall couldn't take on a whole army, but she could take some. Daybreak could take some, and even Peter could probably take some. But I didn't think I could take anyone.

"What if Peter's already dead." I mumbled. "What if Nightfall is dead too, and Luke and Dakota, and Sophia and Mikael. What if we'll be dead soon."

Daybreak looked at me for a minute. She seemed confused, as if nothing bad could ever happen to anyone especially her sister. "Everything will be fine."

"It doesn't look like it." I said.

The bundle on the ground caught my attention and I grabbed it up. I unwrapped the cloak from everything and laid it all out in front of me. I couldn't think about anything else right now, I was nearing hysterics as it was.

I laid the two cloaks out on the ground and set the book and jewlery box on top. The cloaks were long and elegant, one dark green the other dark blue. They both had strange symbols on them. I opened the book and flipped through the pages. The edges were slightly burnt, but other than that it was fine. The book also had symbols that I couldn't read.

"What is all that?" Daybreak asked.

I looked at her then back at my treasures. "This all belonged to my parents." I said. "They're dead."

Daybreak picked up the book and opened it. "Do you know what this says?" she asked.

I shook my head. "No, do you?"

She handed the book back to me. "No."

I sighed and set the book back down. "When I was little I always thought it was elfin writing. I always used to think my parents were elves, just because their ears were slightly pointed. They were both beautiful people."

I didn't know why I was telling Daybreak all this, it's not like she cared, it's not like it would make a difference if I talked about my childish daydreams. Tears welled up in my eyes at the thought of my parents, and their hard earned farm gone.

Daybreak patted my shoulder. "Let's go find Peter and Nightfall."

I nodded and stood up. I wrapped the green cloack around me and bundled everything else in the blue cloak. Together we set out through the woods toward the road.

No, I don't think there's a DT, but I agree that we need one. I would post for Nightfall, but I don't know what Marten's purpose is in capturing everyone. Because if he only wants Melody, Ana, Luke, and Mikael, there has to be some sort of reason. But I can't think of anything And this all would be better discussed where it's meant to be, instead of here XD

So yeah, Arya, could you do that? We can brainstorm ideas

How do you make a DT? Tell me and I will make one.
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Sophia

Id never seen him this weak. But probably everyone was, some hid it, others didn't bother to. I wished I were back with Peter, or even at home, with Lyla, like before all of this had happened.
I strode of away from Mikael, from the troll everything.
I came to an old oak tree. It looked wise, and from my days when I lived under the elves, I knew they were. If you listened, you could hear them giving you counsel, helping you, making you feel better.
I climbed up the tree, and sat down on one of the strong branched it had out of sight. I wished, all this was a bad dream, I'd awake from soon, but I knew it wasn't.
Suddenly an uneasy feeling crept over me, as if something had happened to someone I loved. What was wrong?
I closed my eyes and relaxed against the tree, and tried to listen too it. maybe it would help me.

Arya, to make a DT you go the the Storybook Discussion subforumn (accessed from the literary forumn under the Storybook link or by the Jump to drop list at the bottom of the page). You create it just like any other thread.

OK. I did. Check it out.
http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/topic50280.html

**I sort of forgot about this one... can someone bring alex in?**

I think maybe at this point you may have to bring him in yourself, or convince some other people to bring their characters back in this storybook. I don't think any of us are in the position to be bringing someone in. But maybe, I don't know. Maybe go to the discussion thread for this storybook and ask there. We are currently attempting to brainstorm the direction for the story right now.

Just to let everyone know, I am going to be on vacation for the next few days (I return Wednesday night). Anyways, I am unsure of whether I will have internet access while I am gone. If the story moves on before I get back, keep Ana and Peter alive for me. Thanks =)

-Lauren