The 4 Elements - Mistflower the Warrior Cat (web based ebook reader .TXT) 📗

(What else?!). It slashed me to the other side and I was left with a headache. I got up immediately and leaped towards it and sliced it's head off, but it just dodged.

Jane, use your element... remember its weakness... light The voice was helping me! I looked at the sun, it was blocked by trees.

“Flame, distract him, I have a plan!”

“What?!”

“Just do it!” I instructed. I went up to the trees and cut the branches that were blocking the sunlight. Suddenly, the light shined on the demon. The demon screamed and disappeared into a black smoke.

“Good job, Jane.” congratulated Flame, “Looks like you are worth trusting.” I blushed.

“What did we miss?” asked Liz after seeing a demon disappear.

“We battled a demon.” I said. Natalie gave me a dirty look (Now who's the one with the mud?!).

“We better be on the move before any other unexpected guests show up.” suggested Flame. I was just glad Natalie was mad. It's not like she can hurt me, right? I looked at Liz who looked a bit worried.

"Is everything alright?" I asked. She nodded nervously. I looked at Natalie who was smiling. I didn't like that at all.

Chapter 5: Just Beautiful

"Are we there yet?" I groaned.

"No." replied Flame for the fifty-first time (this time, I didn't lose count). Five seconds later, I looked at Flame.

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are there yet?"

"No."

"Are we -"

"No."

"That's fifty-four 'no's from Flame in one hour!" chuckled Liz.

"Enough!" snapped Flame. There was a long moment of silence and walking.

"Hey Liz, why do you like people calling you Liz not Linda?" I asked (because I was so bored). She stopped and didn't answer.

"Don't ask about personal information people don't want to talk about." instructed Flame. I sighed and looked at the trees. After walking several miles, we finally arrived at our camp. It was the perfect place. A little water fall of fresh water that led to a little pool, a willow tree for where we're going to sleep, a little hill for star gazing at night, a forest of apple trees and a perfect place for the fire.

“Well girls, what do you think?” asked Flame. Liz and I were speechless. This place was amazing!

“Whoa! How did you find it?” asked Natalie.

“Welcome to Sparkle Waterfall,” explained Flame, “when you find this place, it means you're going the right path.”

“You mean we're almost to Mount Death where the diamond is hidden?!” exclaimed Liz.

“You can say that.” replied Flame. I've heard many stories about the Sparkle Waterfall. Some say it's magical. But what really caught my attention is how Flame always knows the way to our next destination. She told me she does it by instinct.

“How about we take a dip in the pool Liz?” I asked sarcastically.

“Fine with me!” she replied enthusiastically. We jumped into the pool with a big splash. I had to admit, the last time we took a shower was last week!

“This feels great! You try it Flame!” exclaimed Liz. Flame just gave a worried look. That's when I realized Flame was afraid of water. She probably has her own secrets about her own fears.

"I'm okay, you guys go ahead." she insisted as she headed off somewhere.

"Poor Flame..." we sighed. I looked at Liz and smiled.

"You look like you need a bath!" I pointed out. I splashed her with water. She laughed and splashed me back.

"No fair! You possess the element of water!" she complained. I laughed and swam away. Liz and I just splashed away. She put her face right into the sparkling waterfall.

"The water feels awesome!" she sighed. I followed her and dipped my head in the waterfall. The water rushed down like streams of relaxation. We jumped and dived. Natalie was out of sight, that was a good thing.

"It feels so refreshing!" I sighed. Liz nodded and dived down again. I followed. Under the water was amazing. It wasn't too deep. I saw some fish swim by and crayfish crawl on the sand that lied below us. I swam up and took a breath of air, even though I could breath underwater.

"You know, this could be the best day!" exclaimed Liz as she floated on the surface of the water. I got out of the water and dried myself up. Liz also climbed out.

“What are we having for dinner?” asked Liz.

“Duck, Natalie went hunting.” replied Flame.

"Uh oh!" I exclaimed as I ducked, not wanting to be mistaken like last time. They both laughed.

"I meant the bird!" laughed Flame. Back at home, we rarely ate duck. We ate chickens, rabbits and other little animals. Duck was just not our taste. We mostly ate berries and vegetables. It was our favourite.

"I'm okay with duck, I could go do some fishing! There's fish in the water..." I persuaded. But it looked like they were fine with duck. I sighed and sat near the fire pit.

“Guys! Look what I got! It's a purple duck!” shouted Natalie. Liz rushed over to have a look, knowing no duck is purple.

“That's not a duck, it's a phoenix!” exclaimed Liz. In Natalie's hands held a young little purple phoenix, bleeding badly.

“You must have shot her!” I exclaimed.

“Phoenix are really rare. You might have thought she was a duck.” concluded Flame. The poor little phoenix didn't know what was going on. She had a sharp beak, three talons, little feathers sticking up from the top of her head and she was completely purple.

“She's a dark phoenix from her characteristics.” added Liz.

“Whoa! Then I'm killing her!” reacted Natalie, getting her bow and arrow ready.

“Wait! She's completely harmless. She's really young.” explained Liz. Natalie gave it a dirty look (with no mud).

“Let's call her Lavender!” I suggested.

“It's a he.” corrected Flame. Again, Natalie giggled behind my back. But I knew, if I was with the phoenix, Natalie couldn't hurt me. That is, if Lavender likes me...

Chapter 6: Lavender

I woke up to the sound of the voice, “Jane, you're progressing... The animal will protect you... But, there are still obstacles that will force you to take the wrong path...” I started to feel confused. That's when I noticed Lavender's wing was bandaged, and there was a note attached to it:

 

Hi Jane,

 

The bird may guide you through and give you success, but that doesn't mean anything. I will still get that diamond for myself and I will make sure the blame shall be on you...

Your 'friend',

 

The last part was ripped off so I couldn't read the name. But I knew it was Natalie. I was angry. So that's how she wants to play! I look at Lavender and smiled.

“How are you doing?” I whispered in my mind. Surprisingly, I heard something back,

“I'm fine, just hungry.” whispered the phoenix. At first, I thought I was hearing things. But then I realized Lavender had some kind of relationship with me. Though I don't know what the dark magics have anything to do with water. I got up and stretched out my arms. I looked back at Lavender, remembering he was still hungry. I smiled and looked around for something for a phoenix to eat. Suddenly, a small mouse ran over and with a step, I killed it.

“Here you go.” I offered. Lavender gobbled it up with blood all over his beak. I noticed that and decided to clean it. So I grabbed a tissue and was about to wipe it when suddenly, Lavender ripped the tissue.

“I guess you don't like tissue paper.” I said. Lavender just smiled. I shook my head and looked around for the rest of the girls. They were all asleep. I heard a low grumble and looked at my stomach.

"I guess I'm a bit hungry too..." I remembered seeing an apple orchard not far from here. I grinned and started to walk. As I exited the enchanted forest, I was soon on an open field, walking down a path. Around me were beautiful flowers, all sorts. The breeze danced by and I closed my eyes. I had the feeling I was being followed. I turned around and saw Lavender using his dark powers on a mouse running by.

“You're not big on powers either, eh?” I giggled. Lavender was sort of confused. He didn't know why the mouse didn't die. Lavender was only about sixty centimetres. He was pretty big for a young phoenix. They don't usually grow up into a huge massive bird. But some do... I started whistling a little tune I learned back at the village. As we got closer to the apple ochard, I started to feel followed again, yet knowing Lavender was following me. I looked back at him, and he was waddling behind me. We started walking to an apple tree. I looked up and spotted the perfect apple. Lavender flew up and grabbed the apple with his talons.

“I guess we're gonna have to work together.” I thought. I started to climb a tree and settled myself. The branch was comfy. I could see the sun and the clouds. I started to pick some apples. Some were small, some were big, some were fat, some were skinny, and some were even awkwardly shaped. Lavender just sat right beside me and ate apples. After a couple of minutes, he fell asleep. Suddenly, I heard a rustling in the trees, that could only mean one thing: demons. I got up and got my sword. Lavender woke up and was scared. He was afraid of my sword! He screeched and flapped his wings really hard. My sword was glowing and it was uncontrollable! My sword can kill mythical creatures including phoenix! Since Lavender was a dark phoenix, my sword will react and kill him! So I was to face demons without using my sword. Great! I put my sword back and Lavender calmed down. But we were still going to be attacked by demons. I was ready. The rustling came closer, and there was some heavy breathing. Lavender got mad. He started to squawk as loud as he can. It was awkward how a phoenix is not afraid of a demon that can bite him. But it wouldn't do any harm because Lavender's a dark phoenix. Suddenly, a shadow jumped out and it gave me a heart attack!

“Ha! I scared you!” shouted the shadow. I couldn't believe it! It was Natalie!

“Natalie! How dare you scare Lavender!” I complained.

“Lavender?! Seriously?! Lavender?!” exclaimed Natalie. She started to burst into laughter. “Lavender's the best name you've got for a male phoenix?!” Lavender got mad. He doesn't want to be made fun of. So he jumped up and started to