The moon children 

a flashing blue light hurdling at them from above ,is the only thing the girls could recall before it was all gone. 

in a small village the hard work never stops, farmers always digging around in the soil, watering their plants all waiting around for the beautiful time when it comes the plants turn to pay back, and that time has finally arrived the spring harvest. 

everything and everyone are all over the place preparing for this time. "could you bring me that son", says the man as he calls for his son "alright dad" response the son as he takes the boxes and goes, ready to give them to his dad, all of a sudden, the boy stops in his tracks right in front the door of his home to see not too far in the distance three cloaked strangers, they were frantically talking to people, perhaps asking around for something as they would receive a shake of the head, and an up n' down look from people and passers-by for an answer. strangers were no common sight in the village, let alone ones that look like them. 

it wasn't a second more that he continued staring at them before one of them turned and looked straight at him and before he could even get a chance to look at the strangers face, she yells, "this boy has dyed hair".as the boy has a blue streak in the middle of his hair . she runs straight at him only stoping a second before she hits him , the boy drops what’s in his hands out of surprise , the hood falling down off her head he’s able to see her , she looks like no one he had seen before , in fact none them do. but before he could get another thought in the girl yells asking ,desperation in her voice , " sir, do you have phone!?", And she continues not even giving a chance for a  breath to slip by, “ or a landline.. uhh a fax machine anything-anything we can use to contact our parents, please”. As he takes all this in, only one question comes to mind, and he can’t help but blurt out, “ what’s a phone?” ,and as these words escape his mouth , the girls expressions change ,a look of let down falling upon their faces, unable to fathom what she has heard , “ are you kidding me!” She says with clear irritation in her voice. “ what..?” The boy responds. “ what the hell you people mean you don’t know what a phone is! , where are we in the 1700s!” She shouts . “I really don’t kno-” the boy says trying to explain himself before he’s cutoff by her , and she goes “ forget it forget it ,sorry for wasting your time sir” , and walks away , the two other girls following lead. 

Then stopping a man that was making his way back to ask him the same thing, “ sorry girls , I’m not sure I know what you’re talking about. Hey, Vernon do you know anything about this?”. He ushers to the boy, “ no,dad” he responds, the girls disappointed and annoyed they start walking away while muttering, and as they go , the man spots on one of the girls arms a device that reminds him of something familiar in the past. He reaches for them, getting their attention back and he asks “the watch on your arm, where did you get it from?” .  

Girl 2: “ I don’t know , my parents got it for me” , an answer like that gets the man wondering.as he puts his hand on his chin while thinking to him self. V: “well looks like no watch I have seen before” , and as Vernon says that it confirms something in his dad’s mind. “You girls are not form here, are you” . The girls turn to him immediately, girl1: “ no we’re not, where even are we?” , v: “ in sol , sol village” , the girls look at each other unsure of what to say. Girl1: “and where is that ?” . V: “ in the kingdom of dawn” , girl1: “ and where is that ?” . And as the dad hears this conversation , a sudden realization dawns upon him , “ this cannot be possible” ,he says as he runs back to his house and starts rummaging in the shelves and in the cabinets. 

 His son following him into the house, “ come on in” says the man to the girls , uncertain of what to do next they don’t move. the man continues, “ come on ,you have to see this , if what I think is true then-” , he stops as he notices the hesitant look on their faces, “ do we?” , says one of them , “ NO, we can’t they’re strangers, you don’t just go into a strangers house, thats how you get kidnapped” response the other girl immediately , the man stops rummaging and starts walking towards them , “ listen I understand you’re scared, you have every right to be and I want to help you but to do that I need to confirm my suspicions. So if you may?” Says the man as he ushers with his hands towards the door. The girls glance at each other as they start walking towards the door, “ fine, but this door stays open”, demands the girl , in response the man , nodes his head “ yes- yes , anything that makes you comfortable”. He starts making his way back behind the girls. 

As They’re all around the table , two of the girls sitting on the one couch in the living room,the other standing with her arms crossed and so is Vernon. His dad comes rushing back into the room with a bunch of papers, in various sizes. He throws all of them on the table and sits in the empty space on the couch. He starts with the biggest roll of the bunch , rolling it open on the table to reveal some sort of map , “ do you recognize this map or anything on it” , it takes one look before the one standing says “ what kind of fantasy-cartoon map are you showing us” , the man: “ so nothing?” , the man looks around as he asks . the  two other girls shake their heads. 

 “ well then, what about this?” , he hands one of the girls next to him a piece paper. “ do you recognize any of these names?” . “ no” says the girl and as he receives that answer the worrisome look grows of his face and he begins rummaging between the papers, increasing in speed every second he doesn’t find what he’s looking for . “ Vernon , do you know where the map of dawn is?, the one with the red frame” , v: “ oh!, yes , its in my lab” , “ then go get it , fast!” ,He says without raising his head from the pile of paper . “ right!’’ ,Vernon says as he runs to the door that opens to batch of stairs that all lead down to his laboratory. *smash* everyone turns their heads to the loud thud. “ I’m fine” Vernon yells to reassure them . “ sigh, that room is a death tarp , he’s not coming back from there alive like this” says the dad to himself, then looks up and asks the girl standing, “ can you please go with him to get it ?, if its not much trouble for you of course”. Girl: “ what me!?, down there!” , she points at the door with her thumb . “ oh , come on Lara” , “ this will end faster if you go” , “ so go!”, the two other girls shout at her , “ sigh , fine but if you hear another smashing sound know it was my bones” she says with an annoyed tone as she makes her way down the stairs with her hand along the wall. 

“ hey Vernon wait up!, I’m right after you” she shouts. “ it’s- oh you remembered my name” he says with a bit of a surprised tone in his voice. Lara: “yeah?” . He brushes it off saying , “it’s nothing and you don’t have to be here, I’ll get it myself” . “ your father’s wishes man , I don’t think i can go back-ah” ,she bumps into his back as he stops suddenly in front the labs door not entering. He turns to her and says with a very serious tone , “ alright, but you have to be very careful in there, if some of stuff is messed with or dropped! It will cause a disaster, an explosive disaster” he awaits for her to answer. With a bit of a  shocked expression on her face she answers while nodding slowly , “ yeah, sureee” with a hint of disbelief and skepticism in her voice. V: “good”. He turns back and opens the door. They enter. 

 “ well lets see this ‘laboratory’- oh what the hell!, its an actual lab” , she says as she enters. “ yeah that’s what I said , didn’t you believe me” he answers while looking around the room. Lara: “ no!,” , she starts walking around the lab taking in the various smells,colors and many random objects around the room ,and she continues, “ what kind of kid has his own laboratory?!”, “ I’m older than you” he responds in a calm and sure tone, Lara : “ you don’t know that”, she bumps her back into a shelf, dropping a ball with a mix of different bright chemicals inside of it .he catches it swiftly a second before it hits the ground, v: “ i can just tell” , she rolls her eyes at his response as she continues looking around,Lara: “ well for your own laboratory its kindaaaaa- disgusting” , v: “ hey, was my father’s wishes for you to look or to judge” , L: “ well i wouldn’t say he was all clear of judgement himself-” , a faint blue light attracts her attention away from her words, as she steps closer she is able to see what it is more clearly, it reveals itself to be small shard with a pattern that of resemblance of cracks. Perhaps the shard was a piece of a bigger picture. Nonetheless the alluring light is sure to attract. 

Slowly but with no hesitation, she reaches for the shard , the second her hand lightly feels it , it all goes blank. A luminous blue light flashes before her eyes , to reveal a vision.blurry, unclear her head was, but she’s able to make sense of the figments . “ mom!,dad!” She shouts as she reaches her arm out. “ Lara!” They both shout back as they start running towards her, you can feel the glimmer of hope that came upon them and yet how its mixed with anxiousness and sorrow. And before they can reach one another it all fades away. Another fast vision crosses her. Unable to focus ,the figure in sight is blurry but it has the slight resemblance of a tree. And just as the last it disappears as fast. 

As everything spins around in a void, a faint voice guides her head back into the present. “ hey girl!, lady! Wake up-wake up” .as she opens her eyes slowly and her ears start to awaken, the voice gets louder ,her perception gets better and she starts to feel a grip on her shoulders. It was Vernon he was gently shaking her back and forth. He notices her eyes open slowly. “ girl are you okay?” He asks with relief in his voice. Before she could answer the sound of rushing footsteps coming down the stairs interrupts, “ Lara!” The two girls yell before sprinting right to her, crouching down to hold her. “ Maya ,Lyan” , in a weak voice she calls their names. “ she’s fine” ,Vernon says trying to reassure them. Lyan: “ Lara, your arm!”. Their eyes shift  straight to her right arm and their it was on her arm. cracks , dark , slender cracks. With small veins, that have blue light running through them. There was no need for words, their faces spoke for them , their widened eyes, pupils moving fast and all around taking everything in ,they exchange glances at each others hoping that someone understands, let alone has an idea of what’s going on. 

“ *panting* *panting*, Vernon! ,what happened?*panting*” the dad comes running down the stairs ,right after the girls . “ I don’t know, I think she touched the gem” he frantically answers . “Oh no ,” the dad says as he approaches her “ show me” he says ,and as his eyes lay on the cracks, a shiver runs down his spine , a shocked and frantic look is the only expression his face could muster. he takes the now dull and dim shard and puts in his pants pocket . The dad:“ Vernon get the carriage ready and send a letter informing the castle of our sudden visit ,mention that it’s urgent” he loudly orders Vernon. V: “ the castle?!,why?” , the dad: “ I’ll explain on the way, just go now!. We’ve got no time to waste”, he turns to the girls and in calm and sincere manner he says, “ I’m really sorry about this but you need to come with us, I understand that this is already freaky enough for you, I reckon this kind stuff doesn’t happen often where you girls are from” . Maya: “no.” She answers with some what of a confused tone , one that sounds like her whole world view has been shattered. The man nods slowly as to agree with her “I know, but understand that everything we do from now on is to help you , so really it’s in your best interest to come”, without sharing even a single glance with the girls, maya answers immediately and firmly , “ we’re going” . “Good,” the dad smiles a warm yet a bit anxious smile. “ I’ll go check on Vernon , he must be almost done by now . Don’t stay here for too long” .the girls help Lara up. 

the man started sprinting towards the door, but he stops right in front of it . He put his hand on the frame ,tilts his head slightly down and asks, “ you girls are sisters right?.” , “ yes.” maya answers. “Hah, yes I could tell you all are really smiler to each other , the same brown eyes and ..uh hair….but you know family is truly the most important thing in a time like this,” he gives a quick glance at his hand, particularly his ring finger and looks back down, “ don’t let anything come between you girls, that’s best way to survive here”. He goes up the stairs. As the girls mind is spinning , they give no thought to what the man says , and get ready to go up ,Lara covering the cracks with the sleeve of her blouse.