Dhruvi Mehta

Drama Fantasy

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Dhruvi Mehta

Drama Fantasy

The Margherita Quest

The Margherita Quest

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It all started when we ran into the giant monster bull on our way.

(Trust me, bad bull = short life)


I am Sadie Williams. Aged 17, I was sent out on a quest to retrieve a magical pearlstone as instructed by a respectable, and old wizard called Alcott Baldwin. Now I'll take the start quick. It was a Saturday evening on April 19 when an old and wrinkled man knocked on our door. I opened it and greeted the old person with a smile. I asked him to sit on the sofa, not knowing who he was.

"Good Evening child", he said. He smiled at me and sat and started looking me up and down as if examining my worth. Suddenly he snapped his fingers. Who was he?


"You're great at putting aside your feelings when you need to. That's an admirable trait. You have excellent leadership qualities. You'll be the only one who can be successful with the Margaritàri Anazítisi (Pearlstone Quest)."

.......

Mad much?

-"I'm sorry- don't get me wrong, and I really appreciate your observations concerning me, but WHAT on EARTH?.

Again the man smiled.

"I understand that you're unsettled by my abrupt arrival and sayings, I am Alcott Baldwin, the protector of the Margaritàri.", he said.


My brow furrowed, because seriously, why would Margherita need protection? 

"Well, okay..but out of everything, why did you choose to protect pizza? President not willing?", I asked.


Mr. Balding ( or whatever his name was) laughed. Then he went on to explain that he was talking about Pearlstone a magical pearl belonging to his ancestors. Baldwin said that yesterday it had been stolen by a dragon and now it's my responsibility to bring it back. Not his.

-"So, Mr. Baldwin, you're telling me that a mythical creature stole a powerful magical stone in the presence of an almighty wizard like you, and I'm supposed to believe that? What if you are lying?"I said.


*Cue hours passing as he makes me believe this whole thing by performing magic*


So now, here I am, on a hill on my way to find the Margherita pearl. ( I named it).

With me was a boy named Jason and a girl Callie. Says they were great during battle. The past few weeks I had been trained in combat to facing any challenge that came at me during the quest. Protection and defense, they say. I just did it because it gave me a kind of cool-superhero vibe.

And here's where we're facing a giant smelling bull monster. As soon as I saw it I tightened my backpack, pulled out my dagger and ran, yelling ' SOS! SOS!'. But unfortunately, Jason was very keen on sacrificing himself, so he started running towards the bull. Heh. Talk about stupidity.


Callie who was following me yelled at him to stop, but all in vain. Then she started crying, saying he was her baby brother, and how will she live without him and all the basic melodrama. I sighed. I knew how much family matters, so being the noble reckless teenager I was, I went to help Jason. Predictably, he was having a hard time defending himself and attacking the bull together.


"You are stupid you know that?", I said because offhand comments are the only thing that keep the battle spirit on. I tactically dodged an attack, leaving the bull distracted so Jason could hit.

"You came along too right?", he countered, his breaths coming out as puffs.

"That's because your sister was becoming increasingly unmanageable every second.", I hit the bull on its forehead with the hilt of my sword." Better to fight a monster than console a sobbing damsel.", I said and ducked as the bull kicked up in the air.


"True.", he replied and jumped back to avoid the bull's head. " We're going to have to kill the bull if we want to go ahead and get the pearl."

I frowned. I wasn't sure if killing was a better idea than giving up and running to lead a normal life in the confines of my pleasant home.

"I don't know how I let Mr. Baldwin talk me into this.", I sighed as I kept dodging the bull's attack , not having the heart to apply any offense on it. 

- "You didn't, he probably used some magic on you. Manipulation 101 - Save the Pearl".

- "WHAT!?

- " Don't tell me you didn't know that."


I huffed, angry and shocked at the same time.

-" Did he do the same to you?"

Jason nodded and hit the bull with his sword forcefully.

- "Why are we still doing this then?"

- "Because the stone is what keeps all of us alive. It's connected to all the four elements of nature - water, air, fire, and land. People say that one day, the stone will pass on its power to its rightful owner when the time comes. Supposedly it's tomorrow, so the king dragon stole it to get the powers of the pearl and rule over the world. It's a matter of life and death for all living beings on Earth, this quest."


I gulped. No pressure at all. Kill bull then.

With renewed effort I jumped on its back and inserted the dagger through the bull's back, hot red blood coming out of the wound. Suddenly the giant fell on the ground and lay there, dead.

I landed on the ground and dropped my dagger, a tear escaping my eyes. I looked at the motionless bull and gasped. What did I do? 


Callie who had joined the fight a few minutes after me looked at me with concern.

"You okay?", she asked.

Um, I don't know, I just killed a living creature with a sword at the mere age of 16 - NO! I'm not okay!

"I'm okay.", I said instead and smiled, "Now come on, the dragon isn't going to wait."

As we continued, the three of us faced many obstacles in our way. Sometimes they were chilling ice monsters wearing Elsa's dress, and other times there were flying pigs.


At last we reached the hilltop. At the base of the biggest tree around, a shining white and beautiful stone lay in the sunlight. We looked at each other excitedly as Jason reached out for it. Suddenly a deafening roar was heard echoing through the trees. Our heads whipped together towards our right. There, standing in all his fire-filled glory, stood a 50-foot dragon glaring at us.

Jason grabbed the stone just as the dragon opened fire.


"JASON!", I yelled running towards him shielding him from the fire. I waited for the burning and then imminent death but it never happened. I opened my eyes and to my surprise, noticed that the fire had no effect on me.

Jason looked at me with awe.


-"You're the one. You're the Pearlstone Person.", and handed it to me.

Then came the usual power-gaining stuff where I destroy the dragon with the 4 elements, the stone went with its responsibility for and blah blah happy endings.

So yes, you may now call me Margherita Maiden. See you soon!



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