So, tonight, I got into the writing mood. Innocently thinking I might strike up some creative streak, I posted on Facebook. Silly me, thinking that would help. Instead, I ended up getting the most ridiculous request for a story starring two of my wonderful friends; Taryn and Kelsey. As if writing a fictional story wasn't enough, they asked me for a story which starred the two of them, where they go on an adventure . . . to the moon . . . with a unicorn. Of course, that's a ridiculous thing to write a blog post about. But, then again, I was given a due date of 7 o'clock tomorrow. And I am CrazyGirl♥. So, here goes nothing.
It was a typical boring night, with nothing to do in the small town of Katieville (okay. . . if I'm writing a story about two of my wonderful friends, I'm going to have to stick myself in there). Kelsey was working on yet another homework assignment. She looked at the paper, and sighed, then wrote a few more words. Drumming her fingers on the table she thought about what else she could write, then finally set down her pencil and grabbed her coat. "Brit. I'm going for a walk. I'll be back soon." She called down the hallway to her younger sister. "Mmf" came the muffled reply from her sister. Sliding on her coat, she walked out the front door, into the breezy evening air. (I'm telling you . . . this fiction stuff is NOT my forte.)
At the same time, Taryn's cat buddy, Mort, had finally grown bored of playing with his toy, and was snoozing on the couch, while Mae Mobely (another cat friend of Taryn's) was hiding somewhere, probably napping. Using Mort's current actions as her excuse, she grabbed a sweatshirt and headed out for a walk of her own. Strolling down the street, she spotted Kelsey, called out "Hey!" and waved. Jogging briskly, she caught up to Kelsey and the two strolled in silence for a bit. Then, Taryn pushed her long, brown hair behind her ear and shrugged "Were you bored too?" Kelsey chuckled "Yeah. It's Katieville. Who isn't bored here?" (I just realized that I named the town in my story after myself, and made it a boring town. I'm so skilled.)
After walking some ways, the girls came to a field on the edge of town. "Should we turn back?" Kelsey asked, her blonde hair being blown in her face by the breeze. Taryn shrugged. "Why not just walk through it? Something new and exciting." The sarcasm was thick in her voice. Both girls took a step into the field, and suddenly a huge gust of wind picked up. "Did you feel that?" Kelsey said. Taryn giggled "You're too paranoid. It's been windy all night."
"Alright. Alright. I'm just nervous. This field creeps me out a little bit."
"Why does it creep you out?" Taryn giggled.
"Because," Kelsey sighed. "I don't know. It just does."
The girls came to the edge of the field where they discovered a fence that blocked off an enchanting grove of trees, and a little pond. "Whoa," Kelsey whispered in awe. "I never knew that was there." Suddenly, Taryn glanced at Kelsey with a scheming gleam in her eye. "You know we're going in there, right?" Kelsey looked slightly startled and then nodded her consent. They pushed apart two of the fence slats that were hanging loosely by only the top nail and climbed through one at a time. Walking towards the pond, the two girls looked in awe at what surrounded them. The grass around them was a crisp emerald green, and speckled with tiny wildflowers. The trees swayed lightly in the breeze, and the setting sun created a backdrop of gorgeous pinks and oranges. Suddenly, an excited squeal escaped Kelsey "Look! A swing!" She ran over and hopped on the little board swing, hanging from the tree. "This is magical!" Suddenly, there was a flash of light, and the trees began to rustle. Both girls froze, and suddenly, a unicorn appeared from behind the trees. "You're the first one to realize that for years now." He said. "I've been waiting for someone to see the magic, which allows me to come and visit." Taryn giggled nervously, "You're . . . a . . . unicorn." she said.
"You got a problem with that?" he snorted.
Kelsey just stared wide-eyed, taking in what was happening.
Taryn stammered again, "You're . . . you're . . . a . . . a . . . UNICORN."
The unicorn rolled his eyes, "Yeah. So, we've established."
Finally Kelsey asked him "So, why are you here?"
The unicorn turned to face her in all his majestic glory, "To do whatever the heck you want."
"What if I want to go to the moon?" Kelsey asked.
"Whatever you say." replied the unicorn.
"Hey. Wait a second," Taryn stated. "We don't know your name."
"Oh, yeah, I'm bad with introductions. When you don't have any interaction in several hundred years, it's hard to remember your manners sometimes. I'm Fred."
"Fred, the unicorn?" Kelsey asked, slightly shocked.
"Yeah. You got a problem with that?"
"No. No problem at all." Kelsey replied.
"Good. Now close your eye, Toots." Fred said.
Both girls closed their eyes.
"Now open them!"
Opening their eyes, both girls looked around them. They were on the moon. (Yeah. Don't mind my really lame attempt at fiction. I'm also half asleep right now.) Both of them began bouncing around, testing the lowered gravity of the moon. Giggling, they began twirling and jumping, enjoying the feel of being seemingly weightless. "Fred, come join us." Taryn shouted breathlessly.
"Me? You want me to join?" Fred asked.
"Of course," Kelsey said. "If it weren't for you, we never could have taken this adventure."
"What if I told you that there was some really cool stuff here?" Fred asked excitedly.
"Then I'd tell you to show us." Taryn replied.
"Well," Fred stated. "Then follow me."
First, Fred showed them the northern lights from space.
Then, he showed them a solar flare, and how it looks from the sun.
After that, he showed them Pluto, and explained that Pluto should still be a planet, but there was some political differences between the other planets and Pluto, and they kicked it out of the planet council.
Then, he introduced them to the man on the moon. Who, it turns out, is actually a man, who also happened to paint his picture onto the side of the moon. They enjoyed a lovely tea with the man on the moon (his name is John, in case you were wondering.) who recommended a frozen yogurt shop called "Moon Me" to them. They visited Moon Me, which has the greatest frozen yogurt of all time, and talked and laughed with Fred. Suddenly, Fred glanced down at the Earth (which seemed pretty small from the moon) and sighed. "Girls, it's been great. But, unfortunately, I have to get you back to Earth."
With great sadness, both girls closed their eyes. "Okay. You can open them now." And they were back in the field, only this time it was brown and dry and kind of ugly. Fred was nowhere to be seen, and the breeze had died down. Rubbing their eyes, both girls looked at each other trying to make sure they both had been there for all the adventures of the day. Wide-eyed it dawned on them, that no one would ever believe their story. "Look!" Taryn squealed. "There's still moon dust on our shoes."
"But, Taryn, the swing, the beautiful trees, all of it is gone. Fred is gone."
"Goodbye, Fred." Taryn said sadly. "Hopefully someday we get to see you again."
And the two girls, walked slowly back to their own houses, remembering the events of the night.
It's said that to this day, when the breeze is blowing just right in Katieville, Taryn and Kelsey can find the enchanted field, and that when they do, you can see the man on the moon smile just a little bit, because Kelsey, Taryn and Fred are there for tea again.
There you have it. My miserable attempt at a fictional story.
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
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