The Legend Of The Dragon Princess (ANY)

NIGHTMARE

I woke to the sounds of ear piercing screams. Before I knew what was going on I was pulled from my bed and was taken to the woods. I looked at the person who was holding my hand, it was a boy about the same age as me, he had black hair and had eyes the colour of emeralds.

I looked around for my mother and father but I couldn't see them anywhere. Before I could ask the boy what was happening I heard more screams but this time they were closer. I looked behind me and could see hundreds of people running in our direction. The boy pulled my arm and started to run. He was too fast I couldn't keep up. The grip he had on my hand slowly loosened and I found myself in the middle of the terrified crowd. The boy was nowhere to be seen. I looked left and right but all I could see were the terrified looks of each person that passed me. "Mother, father where are you!" I tried to go back but there were too many people and they weren't letting me through. I found myself on the ground holding my hands to my face as hundreds of people ran over me. I cried as the pain was unimaginable. My head hurt and I couldn't think straight all I wanted to do was find my mother and father. I took a deep breath and shouted "MOTHER WHERE ARE YOU!" No reply. I couldn't feel my legs anymore and there were still people running over me, no one stopped to help, no one even looked they just kept running. With the last of my strength I crawled to a tree and sat against it. I looked up. There were bright lights in the sky. What were they? I then heard loud bangs and more screaming. I covered my face with my hands. This wasn't happening. It couldn't be right? It had only been about five minutes and there were no more people in sight, I couldn't hear any noise at all. It was silent. I was more scared than before, I didn't know what was happening and I was alone. I wiped my face with my hand and looked at my legs. I stared at them in shock they had cuts all over them and were now turning black. I cried as the pain had gotten worse. Many thoughts were going through my head. Why me? Why is this happening? What has happened to my mother and father? And where had that boy gone to?

I looked up once again and winced as rain drops fell on my legs. I moved closer to the tree. It was now pouring with rain. It was too loud for me to hear anything. I blinked as something had just touched my face. Instantly I looked behind me, it was nothing just a branch from the bush. I smiled slightly in relief when something hit me in the head.

It was cold; my body was being dragged across the stone hard ground. I was barely conscious. I no longer had the strength to move my arms. I couldn't fight back. I looked up at the person who was dragging me. I stared in shock tears falling from my eyes. "Brother..." That's all I could say before I blacked out.

"Lizzy!" "Wake up" "please Lizzy" what was that? I could hear a faint voice calling for me. "Lizzy... please" It sounded like my mother. A shiver ran down my spine. No It couldn't be, why would she be here? I felt someone squeeze my hand. Slowly I opened my eyes. In front of me sat my mother. She cried and hugged me tightly. I stared in shock. What happened to her? She had cuts and bruises all over, her hands were shaking terribly, and she could barely keep her eyes open. I start to cry. But how ... how could she still smile. She carefully caressed my face avoiding the cuts. "Don't worry Lizzy I am fine" She stopped and looked at the sky. I looked at her, still she looked beautiful even through all the cuts and bruises she had. She took my hand held it tightly. "Lizzy don't cry... not for me" I was confused. Why couldn't I cry for my own mother?

After a few minutes of silence I decide to look around. We were in a small cell; it had just about enough room for us. In front of us there were iron bars between us and the outside. To me they were between us and freedom. I put my hand on a cold metal bar. I pulled. I knew it wouldn't work but I carried on pulling. Just hoping it would come loose and we could be free. It didn't. We were trapped. I cried in pain and frustration. My mother put her hands on my shoulders. "Lizzy it's alright" ... "NO, NO ITS NOT ALRIGHT!" I cried in great frustration. My mother looked taken back but still smiled. Her smile. It was fake. "I.. I didn't.." She held me close. "I know Lizzy I know"