• On the out-side my life seems pretty normal. An average teen, that goes to a normal High School, and takes normal classes each day. Talks to her friends on a regular bases, and spends time with her family of four. Living with a 'Computer Geek' of a dad, an overly protective mother, and one annoying little sister. I also have a best friend named Seth.He's always there for me threw tough times,and to repay him,I am for him,but life's not all pleasantries.His father,Zaphod,is an evil wizard,bent on destroying every last human being.It all started about two years ago when I started to notice these weird occurrences with my dreams, like if I dreamed some one broke into my house it would happen! My mother has told me a story of my great grandmother from the feudal era,and goes on to say how me and my sister both share one of her many wondrous powers.Now enough introduction.Lets see,where do I begin my story...
    2 Years earlier

    My eyes opened to a dark world. The sky was pitch black, and a dark fog completely in-golfed the surrounding trees. Rain trickled from the sky onto my face, as I lay in an open patch of grass in a forest. I looked around and stuck my hand out to catch the falling rain. It piled in my hand making a puddle. Un-like any other dream I've had...I can touch and feel every grain in the dirt, and every drop of the wet rain drops as they trickle threw my fingers. This wasn't a dream. I was captured in a racing thought-Where was I? The question ringed through my head like an off tone bell on a church, never ceasing to halt its annoying chime. Then a loud bang of thunder interrupted my thought pattern. It made me twist to look behind my self. I glanced up over the trees and saw a huge red cloud. As much as I could make out there seemed to be, two people in the cloud. Soon after that I saw that it was only two cloud formations in the form of people, but still, down to the matter, the cloud people seemed to be fighting! I got up from the damp grass. I started to walk over, under, the cloud and soon found my self running threw the forest. I past one last tree and stepped into a battle field. After doing such It dawned to me. I was in Hells-Pawn! The place of all evil. A place in which Zaphod can make into his own personal hell. I looked over to where the cloud once hovered and just below it were two people. It took me a couple of seconds, but then in finally came to me. It was Seth and his father fighting! None of the silly father-son arguments, but this was a real fight! A dark cloud of smoke surrounded the two as they fought. It was a fight to see who's magic power was stronger, and to see which of the two would be walking out of here with their lives intact.Zaphod raised his arms, ready to strike and let his power destroy his only son. He glanced his vision over from Seth and saw me. He lowered his arms an smirked.

    "It looks like we have some un-expected company, Seth"

    Seth looked behind him self as he lowed his arms. I looked at him with confused eyes, but it seemed that he was more confused than I was at that moment.He walked over to me and put his hands on my shoulders.

    "How in the world did you get here Nichole?"

    I lowered my head. I wanted to answer Seth-I truly did-...but I didn't even know why I was here in the first place! I started to cry at that moment. Maybe it was all the confusing things that where happening in one exact moment, or maybe it was the thought that Seth was in trouble and could be killed by his father at any minute. He rapped his arms around me and hugged me as I teared up.

    "Hahaha."

    Zaphod started to laugh with an evil tone.

    "Don't forget me Seth!...Or would you like her to die with you?"

    Seth let go of me and turned away. I wiped away what was left of my tears as he put his arm in-front of me.

    "If you even put one scratch on Nichole, I'll make sure I kill you my self!"

    Zaphod raised his arms in a fighting position, taunting Seth.

    "Try me!"

    Zaphod had his eyes on Seth,ready to strike.Seth raised his arms as well, ready to counter his fathers attack. Zaphod glanced over to me and made a swift arm movement in my direction. A spark of red shot out of his fingers and jolted toward me. Seth looked over to me as I stood frozen in fear, bracing my self, ready for pain. Seth ran over and pushed me out of the way. The red lighting hit Seth and he fell to the ground. I couldn't believe what had just happened... or more likely, I didn't want to believe what had happened in those few precious moments.

    "SETH!!!"

    I screamed as I ran over to him and burst into tears. I looked down as I sat beside him in sadness.

    "COME ON SETH, GET UP!YOU CAN LET HIM WIN!"

    Tears streamed down my face as I tried to wake him.

    "Not like this...Its all my fault! If I had never...If he never..."

    I was to upset to make sence. I looked over to his father that stood there in the distance with a horribly pleased look. I got up folding my hand into a fist.

    "How could you! He's your son!"

    I was so angry, yet I still cried for Seth. I wanted to go over there and punch Zaphod, but to do so would probably spell out my defeat in a few seconds.

    "He was foolish. Saving you cost him his life. He got what he deserved."

    Zaphod turned away and started to leave.

    "SO NOW YOUR JUST GOING TO LEAVE, LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED!"

    I was so angry the only thing I could do right then was yell at him! He turned around to face me.

    "That wouldn't be a good idea, I can't leave you alive to wonder about."

    He made me afraid. Now that Seth was gone... who was going to protect me from Zaphod? I started to step back, back to the forest where I first woke up in Hells-Pawn. I past Seth as he lay there motionless. I couldn't just leave him there. I bent down and drag him away. I brought Seth into the forest as quick as I could, back into the middle of the small opening in the forest. I put Seth there and stared to cry. I knew I wasn't safe here from Zaphod...he could find me in a matter of seconds, but where was I suppose to go. A Large echo started to form in the area.

    "You can't hide Nichole. I will find you and you can join Seth in the nether worlds."

    I crouched down, putting my hands on my face as I cried into my palms. I wished it was all a nightmare... I wanted it to end, and to wake up, back home, in my warm bed in civilization.

    "I wish Seth was still alive... its all my fault."

    I kept crying into my hands as I wished for the impossible. Just then, bright lights started to surround Seth. It grew brighter as I rose my head from my hands. I fell back in shock as I looked at the bright circle of lights. What was happening? Just then, out from the sky, came a large dark cloud. The cloud whooshed away in the wind, to reveal Zaphod. Stepping closer to me as I scurried back,away from him,he grabbed my neck,making it hard to breath.

    "Be quiet. I'm not going to finish you off here."

    A dark cloud surrounded us as I looked back at Seth. The colorful lights starting to dim away. I reached out for Seth, but he didn't reach back. The black smoke completely surround us as I passed-out.Nothing in the world could make what Zaphod had done, right again. All hope had been lost for me in a single bolt. With Seth now gone I would have to save my self from being killed by Zaphod, but how? I wanted it to be a bad dream and wished I would wake up in a matter of seconds... but as I soon found out,the nightmare was only just beginning.