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Vastati fatum (Ravaged by fate).	By : Solaris & Manta Category: +M through R > Mighty Ducks Cartoon Views: 1533 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 7 - Kindling.
Kala felt herself bump into something, she turned to see who she bumped into or what to see a wall made out of the same material that her family home was made out of. At first, she was scared as which time period was she at.
"Are you lost, young lady?" asked a voice coming from behind her.
Kala turned to see who it was and saw a young blue feathered, red haired male duck wearing a school uniform. "I . . . am not sure."
"You must be new to Cassiopia. I'll show you around if you like, I attend the royal academy of magic. The name is SkyFyre; most people just call me Sky. What's your name?" Sky said, as he walked towards another building.
"Kaladan Thunderbeak," Kala said, as she clung to the music box.
"Are you sister to Zahra Thunderbeak? She looks a bit like you," Sky asked.
"Zahra Thunderbeak? No relations to me, sorry," Kala said.
"So tell me what bring you to this city?"
“I was sent here to train in the school.”
“Oh that’s good of your folks to send you, just follow me, I’ll get you to the main office so you can register if you are sent here to train,” Sky said, as he headed towards the entrance of a building.
Kala nodded. "What do I have to do?"
"I'm not sure; my parents did the paper work and paid the fees."
“Fees? Oh dear, I don’t know if my folks sent any coins with me to pay the fees,” Kala said.
"You could always get a job at one of the shops, most students deal with their fees that way."
"What about a place to stay?"
"There are dorms at the academy."
“Okay,” Kala fumbled through her Ancient cloak looking for any coin bag she may have brought with her, as they walked up the stairs into the building. She found a small bag but it wasn't much.
Sky opened the door for her as she entered and headed to the desk. “My dear ladies, we have a new student on the premise. Her name is Kaladan Thunderbeak. No relations with the other Thunderbeak,”
"Thank you SkyFyre, now shouldn't you be getting to class?"
“Yes, ma’am, just escorting her to you before heading off to class,” Sky said, before he waved bye to Kala and vanished.
“A teleporter?” asked Kala, looking at the ladies and then to the spot that Sky was at.
"It’s his strong point," the lady said as she looked over some information on her computer screen. "You're not registered; you'll have to see the administrator."
“Alright,” Kala said.
The lady told her to take a seat and she'd notify the administrator. Kala waited for about a half hour until a drake came up to her. "Are you the student that wants to register?"
Kala looked up to see the drake looking at her, she stood up and nodded. “Yes, yes, I am, sir.”
"Good, come with me…," the drake said as he led her out of the office and down the hall. "Before any paper work, I'd like you to pass a simple test."
“Oh, alright,” Kala said, as she watched him.
He said an incantation and a small ball of light appeared between his hands. "Now you try."
Kala cocked her head as she looked at him. "I do not know that dialect."
"What city are you from? Saurian is normally taught in schools."
“I’m from Keltor but it is a very small town and the school doesn’t allow Saurians in,” Kala said.
The teacher chuckled. "Keltor is a large city, it's the main trade port in this region." he said as he looked her over. "You wouldn't happen to be a runaway Blader?"
“No, sir,” Kala said.
"How old are you?"
“I’m only ten years old.” Kala said.
"Where are your parents?"
Kala's mind went into a panic, she needed to give an answer but she couldn't very well tell him her parents were in the future. "They are gone." it was true enough she rationalized, they weren’t any where on the planet or beyond.
The administrator simply looked at her for a few moments and told her the incantation in the plains dialect and instructed her to repeat it while holding out her hand.
The small ball of light did appear but it wavered and vanished within a second after getting bright. “I did it,”
"You passed; do you have a guardian or an adult that tends to you?"
Kala shook her head sadly and looked down at her feet.
"You said your family name was Thunderbeak, I think it best to contact them and see if they can shed any light on this situation."
"They would not know anything about me." Kala said.
"We shall see.”
Kala wondered if she would be admitted or not to the school. He gestured for her to follow and took her to the Thunderbeak estate. One of the servants answered the door. "What is your business here sir?"
"I need to speak with Mr. or Mrs. Thunderbeak."
"Mrs. Thunderbeak is in the garden, I'll take you to her.”
They entered the garden; Mrs. Thunderbeak made a wave to the administrator and gestured for him to sit by her. "What brings you here? Zahra isn't in trouble is she?"
"No, this concerns another girl." he told her as he gestured to Kala.
Mrs. Thunderbeak gasped. "Oh my, she looks almost identical to Zahra." she said as she took a closer look at Kala. "Where did you find her?"
"She found me, said her name was Kaladan Thunderbeak, I wasn't certain despite her appearance until I saw that she like most of your family had magic. She also said she was from Keltor."
Mrs. Thunderbeak nodded. "How old is she?"
"She said ten, from her energy signature she did not lie to me. She seems to also only know the plains dialect of Orithian."
Mrs. Thunderbeak smiled. "It really is her then?"
"It's the only explanation; they never did find the child with them."
"Thank you, I had given up hope that my niece would ever be found."
The administrator smiled, "Would you like me to leave you to get to know her better?"
"I think it would be best, the servant will show you out."
He nodded and followed the servant out of the garden.
Mrs. Thunderbeak knelt down by Kaladan. "You were too young to remember me when your parents were attacked. I'm your Aunt Sophia Thunderbeak."
Kala just gave her a blank look. “I don’t even . . . ,”
“You do not remember us do you?” Sophia asked.
“No, not a image from my mind matches you,” Kala said and then she yawned.
"It's understandable, you were just an infant. But you look tired; I'll show you to a guest room for now."
“Thank you, ma’am,” said Kala.
Mrs. Thunderbeak smiled. "It's the least I can do until I have a room prepped for you."
“Thank you,” Kala returned the smile back to her.
She showed Kala to the guest room. "I'll have Zahra check on you later."
“Okay, thank you,” Kala said, as she entered the room and placed her music box on the dresser and noticed that the flames were still bright.
Kala sat down on the bed. It was comfortable more than the bed she had at the Ancients. She wondered what Zahra would think of her. She’d worry about that later, for now she wanted to rest.
~~~~~~~~~
Zahra knocked at the door, it had been a few hours since she had arrived home from the academy and had finally calmed down. When she had heard the news that her cousin had been found she hadn't been able to hold back the excitement.
The door opened and to Zahra’s shock was her twin standing there. “My mom was right; she told me that we looked alike.”
Kala was surprised, it was like looking into a mirror except her reflection was a couple years older then her. “It is like looking in a mirror but you must be at least two years or three years older than I,”
“Well, two years really. My mom and yours are twins,” Zahra stated.
"They were?"
Zahra nodded. "It must be weird for you, from being alone to having a family."
“It is,” Kala stated, as the sound of her stomach made it’s presence heard.
"Want to get some fruit from the orchard?"
“Sure,”
Zahra took her to the back of the house, Kala looked around in awe, she had been half asleep earlier but now she noticed, this place was warm, and there were trees. Zahra headed for one of the trees and pulled couple of the fruits off of it and held one out to Kala. “It’s delicious,”
Kala took it and bite into it. She couldn’t believe it, it tasted like one of the fruits that the Ancients had in the temple grounds. How did they get this tree there? She wondered.
Zahra smiled. "This orchard had been in the family many generations."
Kala returned her smile as she reached up and grabbed another fruit.
Mr. Thunderbeak came home and had walked to the back patio and noticed two girls in the orchard both looked like one and another. He wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him.
Sophia came to his side. “Great news, love, they found my niece, Kaladan.”
“They did? But didn’t they say that they didn’t find her?” he asked.
“Yes, but a miracle happened and we have her in our home,” Sophia said.
“But how did she find us?”
“She didn’t find us, she found the academy and they brought her here,” she said, as she turned to look at Kaladan who was eating another fruit from the tree.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure, every aspect of her matches."
“But are you really sure she is your niece,”
"If she wasn't don't you think Zahra’s powers would have indicated otherwise?"
“That she would see who she really is. Zahra can see the future of who she touches and when she concentrates. Wait, are you asking Zahra to see the future of her cousin Kaladan?”
“Yes, just to see if she is who she states she is,” Mr. Thunderbeak stated.
"So far, there is no indication from Zahra that Kaladan isn't our niece."
Mr. Thunderbeak turned towards Zahra and Kaladan. “Then, Kaladan must be our niece,”
A servant came to their side and whispered to them. Sophia nodded as she turned towards Zahra and Kaladan. “Children, dinner is ready.”
Zahra grabbed Kala’s hands and took her to the dining room. Dinner was better than the meals Kala had with the Ancients as they eat. The conversation turned to how she survived all those years alone.
Kaladan was not sure how to explain it to them. “I lived with a foster family till I was about eight when I ran away from them and lived on the streets since then,”
"But how did you escape being killed?" Sophia said.
"I do not know, I do not remember much of my younger years," Kaladan lied.
"She was an infant then, my sister must have hidden her."
“She must have done a great job at it as no one from the family could find her,” Mr. Thunderbeak said, as he looked at Sophia and then to Kaladan. “I suppose you will be going to school at the academy then?”
"I have magic; I may as well learn to use it."
“Good, you might be in my classes!” Zahra stated, thrilled.
“I’m not sure, who knows,” Kala replied.
"I doubt it Zahra, she has a lot to learn."
“But who knows, I might be able to skip years,” Kala knew that wouldn’t happen but it was worth a try.
"Take your time with your classes, magic is best learned one step at a time."
“That is right, always take your time to make sure you learned the proper steps to make the spell done right or even teleport properly,” Mr. Thunderbeak stated.
Kala nodded, they weren’t her parents but they seemed to understand her better and magic was normal to them. It was a nice change for her to have parents who understood magic and didn’t hate her for it.
“Well, tell us what talents you have, Kala,” Sophia asked.
"Well I can do some telekinetic and if I look someone in the eyes I can read their minds."
“That’s good. At the academy, you should be able to sharpen your skills with your telepathy and telekinetic. You don’t by chance know how to see the future?” Zahra asked.
Kala shook her head. “No, I do not,”
"Could be a good thing, makes life less confusing,"
“Indeed, but seeing the future might come in handy too,”
"It is more of a burden then a blessing."
Kala looked intrigued by it. Sophia nodded to Zahra as she spoke once again. “I have three types of sight, Kala. One is the seer, that one I do not really like as it shows me the worst case of the future.”
"What are the other two?" Kala asked.
"The second is seeing what goes on in the present and the third is to see the past."
“But why do you not like the seer?” Kala asked.
“Because if I have that at night, I usually end up waking up screaming and I would not be able to return to sleep after that,” Zahra stated.
“There are nights when I wake up and I cannot get back to sleep no matter what I try, from reading books to getting a drink. A friend said that I was crying out in my sleep about something and then I woke up scared or so wide awake I could not return to sleep,” Kala said.
"You may have it a bit then, just hope it doesn’t develop."
Kala simply nodded and continued eating, Zahra was a trained magic user, her advice was probably good.
It wasn't long until dinner was over, like back in her time desert didn't follow afterwards, the only time it did for Kala was when her mom had managed to get dried fruit. Once everyone was excused, they decided to retire to the family room though Kala just wanted to sleep. As she was on her way to sleep some more, she heard a sound and her guts were telling her something was not right. She shook her head and tried to push the feeling aside, despite her rational judgment turned and went to the family room. She heard the noise again, no one seemed concerned with it, and she looked to see where it was coming from and saw the cracking in the ceiling where the fan was.
"Move, Aunt Sophia!" Kala yelled, as she used her telekinetic powers to stabilize the fan while Zahra got Sophia out of the way.
Zahra looked at Kala, as she lowered the fan onto the floor. "That was close; I didn't think it would fall."
"Something was bothering me, I thought I should talk with you or Aunt Sophia. Turned out that it was the cracking in the ceiling where the fan was." Kala replied.
"Thank you, Kala. You saved us both from some serious harm," Sophia said.
Kala shrugged, "The house I had lived in Keltor wasn't the best, and it was simple survival instinct."
“Well, that instinct will come in handy here. The academy is going to be tough and you need to be on your toes, Kala,” Zahra said.
“Probably not as tough as living on your own for the last three years,” Kala said.
Zahra raised a brow. "You'd be amazed."
“I have seen plenty of things that made living on the streets hard, where you had to keep moving every three hours during the night.” Kala stated. “Anyways, I’m off to bed. When does school start in the morning?”
Zahra sighed. "It starts at eight."
"Alright, I'll be up before six in the morning," Kala said, as she headed for her room and closed the door.
Zahra turned to her mother. "Mom, something is odd with her."
"What do you mean, Zahra," Sophia stated.
“She’s too polite to us, I know we just met her but she has this feeling about her that she is finally happy to have a family who understands her,” Zahra said.
“Well, the foster family probably didn’t understand her and her magic. That’s probably one of the reasons why she fled from them,” Sophia explained.
“I guess so. But I am happy she found us, she will be better off living with us than with them.” Zahra said, as she kissed her mom good-night before she retired to her room to get some sleep.
Sophia sighed, once the children were in bed, Zahra was a bit young to understand, that magic calls magic and the naive are easily made content. In time both girls will understand that but for now she'd let them think as they like.
“Are you troubled by something, love?” asked her husband, as she climbed into bed. “You feel troubled.”
"It is nothing, was just thinking."
“No, you are troubled about Kaladan aren’t you?” he asked. “She shows up after nine years of being thought dead and instead of relief you are troubled. Now share? I know you, wife, I know you.”
Sophia smiled as she wrapped her arms around him. “I wished we had found her sooner, but she’s here and she’s safe.”
“I know, but we have her now and she will be raised with love and attention will be focused on her magic and any other gifts she may have.” He said, as he kissed her good-night and closed his eyes to sleep.
Sophia followed suit a few minutes later.
Stay tuned, the next chapter is coming.
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Vastati fatum (Ravaged by fate).