PART I

WARNING: This is not a crossed timed line, they're both in the same timeline.

1470

Mysterious and chilly was the dark atmosphere, no moon was out to enlighten it, and offer its sympathy to those who needed comfort and guidance.

This was no ordinary night, as the bitter cold wind blew by, and a blue, purple mist formed out of thin air, putting everyone close by to sleep if they breathed it in.

The mist clashed with the night sky, and a electric blue light could be seen radiant off something from the distance, as it slowly began to reveal an ancient castle of old times. This event was known to all gummies that this would happen one day every hundred years, Gummadoon had returned once more.

Gummadoon had returned, once again, this being the one day, as the Council casted off the spell, deciding after a hundreds years ago meeting Cavin to give humans another chance, even though they will never fully gain each others trust.

Though they had returned, the knights still patrolled the forest, as before they said they would never fully trust humans they also kept their guard up for any unexpected attacks, not wanting history to repeat itself.

However, though not surprising the three main knights had already ridden into the forest nearby, in case humans were close by or any strange occurrences were to happen, they had now ridden through the main gates of Gummadoon and were continuing with their normal daily routine of protecting the castle.

~*~

Though in distant lands far away from Dunwyn, a well hidden old shabby decaying fortress, that looked to have gone through many wars and other various incidents, and was ready to collapsed, but yet still stood firm on the cliff side with tall, pointed deadly lethal rock and boulders surrounding it.

The castle didn't look very welcoming, unless you were here for business or death.

Observing the castle was enough to scare people, it's once proud well built walls now tarnished with black soot and green pungent mould, through age and turned to ruins though it was amazing it was still standing. The once great standing doors of the fortress now nothing but wreckage, all smashed to pieces, people wondered whether this castle belong to some sort of horrifying monster, with a terrible thirst for bloodshed, for people who had entered were never seen again. But as time wore on, it was said that a mad wizard made his home here, alone to conduct his crazy experiments and create new spells.

The castle indeed did belong to a wizard, he was an old and bent over wizard, his pure white long beard trailing on the floor. His eyes were like ice, and were emotionless, showing he cared for no one other but himself, his eyes were examining and fixed upon a scroll. His face was dark and cruel, holding no form of emotion, not even holding his usual devilish smirk, or his grave and stern look.

Though he looked to reading the scroll, and chanting something in an unknown language, his eyes were focused on the crystal ball. Showing in the crystal ball, was the wizard's victim of a small child running carefree and blissfully through the forest, knowing little that her rapture was soon to end. The wizard then held up a piece of parchment and chanted one of his new spells written on it and hoped that his spell would work.

The spell, which he chanted, was of a changing spell, enabling to change someone's appearance and even their life, but in the wizards case both as he had a mission for the girl.

Then once her mission was complete he would wait for her return and report to him all she knew, as he stood by, waiting to see if his spell had succeeded.

~*~

Meanwhile a young human child, through whom the wizard had seen through the crystal ball, ran through the forest, her father running close behind her.

The sun was a few minutes from rising, as the two of them ran up a steep hill, then reaching the top a cold draft of wind greeted them and danced with the girls long, braided light golden white hair. Her hair blew into her face, as her right hand reached up and moved her hair out of her face, revealing her sharp midnight blue eyes, full of mystery.

Through her appearance she was a young adult of sixteen although most times she liked to act a small child of six. Her clothing were of a plain white tunic, with decorations on it and elm green legging's.

One could see that she was a lively and carefree child, able to do what she pleased as she ran through the forest, her arms waving about in the air and was running as fast as she could, over taking her father in the process, leaving her father behind. Her name was Leylia.

Leylia continued to run ahead completely oblivious that her surroundings were altering, and she was in a different part of the forest until she looked behind her shoulder, and stopped when she saw her father wasn't there. She waited a few minutes thinking her father was hiding to scare her but as minutes ticked by and still no sign of her father. She began to become scared, feeling the emotion of panic surge through her as she took in her surrounding and realised she was in different part of the forest she didn't recognise.

Something warm then touched her face as she looked up and observed the sky, feeling the warmth of the sun raiding off and touching her. Watching as the sun began to rise she felt awed at the change of atmosphere from navy blue to an orange and pink. She had always watched the sunrise and sunsets when she was little being so fascinated by them.

Being too busy intruded by the watching the sun, she jumped when she heard a voice nearby, there three of them and by her reckoning mounted on horses. Running as fast she could, hearing that they were drawing closer, she ran through several bushes and trees, and could hear the horses nearby whinnying having sensed her. After a few minutes she could hear the horse hoofs pounding on the ground, chasing her but she couldn't run anymore. She didn't know what it was but she suddenly felt very drowsy and tired, her body reacting strangely to something, to what she did not know.

Laying down on the forest green grass in the middle of the woods, she could see that she was some sort of clearing, with a tree in the centre, as she laid her head down and tucked her hands underneath as a pillow and fell asleep. But little did she know that her appearance was changing, her skin, hand's, face and her life was all changing leaving her old life behind, the wizard's spell had succeeded.

~*~

The knights stopped their unicorns abruptly, there unicorns a few minutes ago had sensed a movement and signalled to let them know, then moments later they heard heavy breathing and someone running and chased after them.

They did this patrolling on the forest as part of their daily routine to ensure Gummadoon's safety and usually did three times a day, that being as soon as dawn broke, midday and sunset. Then if they weren't patrolling they would train, keep watch and carry on with their knightly duties.

Riding slowly and keeping alert for any sounds, they ventured further on into the forest, and soon came to a clearing in the middle of the forest and were somewhat surprised at what they saw.

In the clearing, there laid another gummi though she looked asleep. From where they were they could see that she had light tanned fur, long golden, braided hair with white streaks in it and cascading down her back. Her clothing being of a white tunic and green trousers to match, and her feet left bare, she looked about in her early twenties.

Dismounting there unicorns, they strolled over till they were by her side, then looking down at her they could see that she was happy and at peace. But still they considered it to be dangerous for her to be wandering around on her own and exposing herself so that even the humans could see her.

Not wanting to wake her though they knew they'd have to, to get her to safety, for they didn't want her left out in the open where everyone would see her.

Circumspectly and steadily Sir Plucki made the attempt to wake her as he knelt by her side and reaching out his paw he touched her shoulder and shook her slightly receiving a groan in reply. He watched as she turned over to face him and sat up using her arms to support her, then using one hand she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes before opening them.

The next thing he knew he found himself lost in the depth of her deep, mysterious sapphire eyes that stared straight back at him. He quickly got himself together thinking he had stared at her too long time as he offered his paw to help her stand which she gladly accepted and the two stood from the ground.

The girl was completely oblivious as to what just happened to her a few mere moments ago, and didn't realise that her life and appearance had changed into a form of a gummi, though as far as she was concerned she had always been like this.

She quickly broke away from him, backing away slightly as if afraid of him and his friends but soon calmed herself seeing who they were, her mind quickly registering that she had been told of a tale of them when she was younger. Her eyes then scrutinised each one of them in turn before landing on the one who helped her up as he said,

"M'lady, why'st you lay out here when danger is around us" he said though he did not know for certain whether humans were close at hand or not but they couldn't take chances.

"There is no danger here, alas, if there was, for I have been here many a times, during my travels" she replied.

Sir Plucki put the question aside for a moment and decided to ask her about it later during their conversation when he said,

"Where do you travel," he asked.

"Nowhere partically, I travel to different places to explore new places" she said, the answer somewhat surprising them.

"Don't your parent's worry about you?" he asked.

"I have…no parents" she replied quietly.

A moment's silence was heard, except for the whistling of the wind and the whisper of the trees and leaves.

Things were so still and tranquil they wondered whether time itself had stopped when the young girl finally broke it

"Who are you?" she asked.

The knights smiled at this as one by one they introduced themselves and then soon found out her name to be Trinity.

Trinity then asked the knights if she could go with them, back to Gummadoon, to which in reply they nodded as the small group headed towards where they last left their unicorns.

After seeing the knight's mount up upon their unicorns Trinity then mounted up behind Sir Plucki snaking her arms around his waist as to stop herself from falling off.

Sir Plucki stiffened slightly when she pressed her body against his back, her arms tightening around his waist as the unicorn began to trot. He didn't know what these strange unfamiliar feelings were but that they had to be stopped right now. He didn't know what caused this but he guessed that it was something to do with this woman sat behind him, though he had to admit she was pretty. He tried to get a grip on himself and pull himself together that this woman behind him might already have a mate, after all why shouldn't she.

These thoughts were still racing through his mind as the small group disappeared out of sight from the small clearing from where they found the young woman, Trinity, as they started to make the small journey back to Gummadoon.

TBC…

End of PART I

PART II coming soon!

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