This is the first chapter in a series called, “Sisters of Power” which the Buchhof Bulletin will publish in installments throughout the year.
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By Nora M., Grade 5
Alexia was in danger. She was just born to the king elf and queen elf. And was being looked for. For she had all the powers of the Universe. Everyone but the king and queen wanted use her as a weapon. To become the ruling kingdom!!!
Chapter one
ALEXIA
Alexia woke up in the morning to birds chirping. She got up and 10 servants put a golden dress on her. Tthen she breathed in the fresh air of the mountains. Majestically, she went down the stairs. She entered the dining hall the size of a large forest. 10,000 could easily dine in here. The fresh smell of bacon wafted towards her. Elegantly, she took her seat.
Immediately, her 10 servants ran up to her, offering 5 plates of different varieties of food, and then got to work on her hair. Masterfully, they braided her hair, turning it into yet another masterpiece, even though she herself was only two. Suddenly, after stuffing her face with food and running up to her bedroom, she saw a room with a massive swimming pool and a playground. She ran inside. She started playing, without paying the slightest bit of attention to the fact that there were traps everywhere, and she had never seen the room before. All she cared for was the fun. All of a sudden, a huge net pulled her up, then placed her into a cage. For a moment she thought this was all a trick, just for fun, and she would be released in a moment, but when multiple people with weapons stepped out, she stopped giggling.
They surrounded her, fear slowly welling up, swallowing her. She was drowning, barely able to breath, of fear. A Bang! Then darkness…
Alexia woke up, hands and feet chained to the wall. Blood was trickling out of her nose. She had something around her mouth so the cries and sobs were muffled. She had already cried a whole pool full of bitter tears.
Suddenly, a man fully dressed in black entered, slowly, quietly approaching, then in a low growl asked, “What is the key to your powers?”
All of a sudden, the man was jerked back revealing a beautiful woman in a black dress with golden stars on it. All Alexia could say was, “Who are you???”
The woman said, “My name is Everlyn and I am your sister.”
“WHAT!!!” exclaimed Alexia. “This can’t be possible. I don’t have a sister!!”
“Oh sweet pea honey,” Everlyn answered. “Things sometimes don’t turn out the way you want them to!!”
Everlyn batted her eyelashes.
“Why don’t you come and stay with your sweet sister?”
While in her secret chambers Everlyn said, “Things are finally turning out just the way I wanted. MWAHHAHAHAHA. But what will mother think? Since when has mother ever cared about you? She only loved you when Alexia wasn’t born now she hates you.”
EVERLYN
Her daughter Cat burst in.
“Mom I need 800,000 dollars to complete my evil bedroom,” Cat said.
“Here, now stop bothering me,” Everlyn said. “This is the 120th time today! Gosh your so cute at this age!!”
Suddenly Everlyn screamed in pain. Then turned around to reveal a cute adorable baby Griffin!!!
Then, her daughter screeched, and Everlyn laughed.
‘Oh dear child,” Everlyn said. “It’s only a curse. No need for the excitement. The curse was put on me from my own mother, and now I passed it down to you. So sorry”
Her daughter ran to the mirror to look at herself. She was feeling different. But what she saw shocked her even more. Again, she screeched. Instead of her normal face, there was a furry hairy monster in front of her, bright blue eyes, feathery wings, and a glowing tip of the tail.
Battering her wings, she tried to take off, to get revenge on her mother. A big mistake…
Meanwhile, Everlyn was getting dressed, for the big party. She was planning on kidnapping the queen (aka her mother) and slaughtering her. Little did she know that she was backing the wrong horse. She reached out to her makeup jars, filled with the ashes of her grandparents and all the ancestors before. She applied her grandmother on her eyelids and her grandfather as blush on her cheeks. She picked out a pitch black dress, on which, once in a while, you can see small sprinkles of silver, similar to a glittering night sky.
Walking, she reached the palace door and stepped outside, greeting the cheering crowd. A fresh breeze rippled through her dark brown hair, messing with her straight, maintained bangs.
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