Chapter 3: Part 2

I stopped at the door while Xi rambled on still amazed that this wasn’t a dream- Vairety since a very young age always imagined have her dragon friend except “Ruby” as she used to call it was imaginary and wasn’t in front of her talking- As Vairety started to crouch down to fit in the house she heard her cousins rapid breathing come up behind her. Vairety realised that Xi’s house was very small almost like a cave it had stone walls, stone floor, stone everything! As she reached the tiny table she heard Ash stumbling behind. She sat and gave a sigh of relief as she thought she might have never seen a chair again!

As Ash and Vairety vaguely listened to Xi’s life story they shoved apple something this and something that into their mouths- Xi was a really good cook- Vairety really enjoyed the fresh apple juice and accidentally finished the bottle. After they finished Xi asked them personal questions.

“So why are you out so very far away from the city, hm? He asked as he raised an eyebrow.
“What city?” Vairety replied softly.
“What do you mean what city, everyone knows the city, it’s where everybody lives!” he laughed.
“We don’t.” Vairety said stupidly.
“Hahaha, oh you’re not joking. Wait if you don’t live in the city where do you live?” he said with the same raised eyebrow. “If you’re Marlin and Brock’s spies your in for some big trouble, I am the master of Karigeta Dragon Defence, I could even breath fire on you! So tell me what you want!” he yelled ferociously.
“We’re not spies!” Ash interjected.
“Ash is right we are not spies, we live well I’m not sure how to put this because I don’t even know what this is but from what I’ve worked out we’re not from around hear, not anywhere here!” she said realising they might not be able to get back.
“You mean you are pure humans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From the sky, from the planet I believe is called Earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” he exclaimed.
“Ahh, yes.” Vairety whispered.
“And that matters why?” Ash interjected rudely.
“Why! Because you are part of the prophecy, because you are the prophecy!” he said enthusiastically.
“Prophecies are only in movies not in real life!” Ash thought out loud.
“What’s a movie?” Xi asked confused.
“Nothing.” Vairety sighed, “Look do you have anywhere to sleep prophecies will not be fulfilled while we’re tired, and we have had a lot to take in today just can we finish this conversation tomorrow morning?”

“Sure, I’ll show you where you can sleep.” He said considerately. We followed him to the back of the cottage where there was a fully cushioned room, “ Made this years back encase I ever had children.” Xi sighed.
“What happened?” Vairety asked thoughtfully.
“ Well my wife died in a horrific volcano explosion, you see she was flying as she did and a volcano erupted, never saw her again…” he said grimly.
“Sorry, and thank you.” Vairety smiled as she laid down next to her cousin.
“ No, thank you.” He said compassionately as he walked out of the room.

Vairety woke to the quietness of the air, it had probably been her best night of sleeping ever- you see Vairety was a light sleeper- and then looked at her cousin who was faintly snoring, who had obviously needed much more sleep then her. She slowly crawled out of the room into the kitchen where she banged her head on a pot or two. As her eyes adjusted to the brightness of the room she saw Xi cooking what smelt like bacon, while drooling at the smell she sat up and coughed. “Ah, your up I never thought you would wake.” He said in amazement.
“Excuse me?” Vairety said with a yawn.
“You and your cousin have slept for two days straight.” He matter-of-factly spoke.
“What?!” Vairety said suddenly awake.
“It’s okay that can be expected after a big shock, and besides it gave me time to arrange a meeting with “Miss Midnight” the fortune teller, you see she lives just up the road…” he started rambling again.
“Miss Midnight, fortune teller?” she interjected confused.
“Well, her real name is Margret- Margret Midnight, she’s been my neighbour for years, anyway I just booked in to see if you two were from the prophecy.” He rambled casually.
“Oh okay.” Vairety whispered.
“Now dig in!” he said as he placed a plate in front of me. “Your cousin will be glad to know that Pig Bird bacon isn’t apple flavoured!” he said with a laugh.
“Thank you but what is Pig Bird?”
“Just a fat bird really.”
“Oh.” Vairety whispered but she was in state to pass up food and it did smell good.

Once she finished she saw her cousin emerged and automatically start eating without a word. The Pig Bird bacon was actually very scrumptious, it tasted like honey-glazed ham in her opinion.
“Once your done Ash I believe we better be off to Miss Midnight’s!” he said excited.
And five minutes later we were out into the cold crisp air of a morning and stumbling down another leaf littered path.