The Winter Fair Scare by Reese-Leon Garcia

         It's the best time of year: the Winter fair, a week leading up to the winter ball hosted in the Capital of Soslands. The halls are decked, and the spirit is cheery, but not all is right. There is a legend that the Sunray Tower is haunted, and no one has ever spent a whole week in the tower. We young princes decide to take up the challenge. "Okay…do we have all that we need?" I ask

        "I got a week's worth of army rations and water," Prince Harmons Waves says dragging a duffle bag.

         "I got real food and juice from the chef and permission from our dads," Prince Full Moon chuckles. We grab some sleeping bags and head for the library. A cold chill blows, making us young princes shiver. We reach the base of the tower and stop.

"Is this a good idea"? Prince Morning-Star asks hiding behind the cushion he brought.

       "With an attitude like that, how will you protect your betrothed?" I mock pushing Morning-Star. As we bicker, our group marches on. After we enter the library, the door slams behind us. "This is dumb," I think but do not say aloud. The lights were dim and the air was still. As we reach the atrium we find a spot to place our stuff and decide to explore the liberty. The way the bookshelves towered over us, it's like they were "MONSTERS" Morning-Star yells, causing us to panic. I bump into a wall and a flash of light blinds me but I press on. My sight returns and I see the others shaking and I laugh. We settle in for the night and sleep till morning.

         I am the first to wake you so I turn on the eye I brought and start cooking some breakfast. The smell wakes the others up and they ask where I learned how to cook "My Mom taught me…you guys can't do anything can you?" I honestly ask. Over the time of the morning, I teach the others the basis of cooking. After we cleaned up we went to the corridor we tried to go down the night prior.

       "See," Harmons Waves say pointing "there are no monsters in here."

       "Is that why you ran screaming like a baby" I chuckle walking past. We walk around the library and only find really old books. It's like no one has been in here for years but that was not true last year some researchers came in last year…but they never came out. The only reason I came in here was to look for the researchers myself and prove that the curse was fake.

        "Look" Morning Star yells, "Some bags and medicine" I walk ahead and look at what my cousin spotted. There is a journal and something that looks like a ripped-up picture.

        "What is it," Harmonus Waves calls, "Is it cause for concern"?

        "Fear not cousin merely papers and books" I yell back taking the journal. As we make our way back to camp I think back to the photo I saw…I have seen that researcher before…He is still alive and working for Uncle Mid-Night Sky. I will bring him his work. That night I read through the journal I found.

Entry 1

 It's in the walls That is where they sealed it we are safe as long as it is sealed each library has an evil spirit in the walls the only ones that can stop it are dead… we have to leave now.

Entry 5

Five days in and we haven't seen the thing trapped but that might change my mentor leaned on a wall and it glowed the seal of the Dark light showed I think it's now out and hunting us.

Entry 6

It took them…it took them all I am… alone and…I leave this so others know not to lean on the walls…not thoughts with magic at least.

       I look up and the others are asleep. I need to protect them, they are not going to leave just because I show them this journal. The next day we explored again but this time I brought my dagger.

        "You don't need that cousin" Harmonus Waves tries to ease my paranoia "We are alone in here, re…"

       "Leave," A creepy voice says, "Leave now you are not worthy" We freeze and I pull out my dagger. Standing in front of my younger princes I yell back "Take me I am the eldest. A black mist rushes in engulfing us "Steady on" The sound of air fills my ears as one by one the others disperser. By the time I regain my sight, I am alone. I run back to our campsite and they aren't there. I started to panic and crouch down. The day passes and I start getting hungry so I eat the ration bars Harmons Waves brought. "I will save you, my cousins…somehow"

      I am startled awake and jump up "Who's there" I yell as I uncleave my dagger. A ball of flame forms in front of me and flies away. I give chase and close in. It turns, I turn. I jumped stacks of books and rolled under fallen bookshelves and then saw an arch with stars on it and I walked in…

Hours later I woke up in my father's arms and heard my mother crying. I start laughing and crying at the same time. I learned that the others were teleported outside and thought I died.

    At the Winter Ball, I see the dragon Empire Royles and see a baby carriage and walk over to see and it's whom I saw in the arch… I last grandchild of the grade uniter…But they are not Rising-Louts yet.