Cassie Comes Through (3 page)
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Authors: Ahmet Zappa
NAME
: Scarlet
BRIGHT DAY
: November 3
FAVORITE COLOR
: Black
INTERESTS
: Crystal climbing (and other extreme sports), magic, thrill seeking
WISH
: To live on Wishworld
WHY CHOSEN
: Scarlet is confident, intense, passionate, magnetic, curious, and very brave.
WATCH OUT FOR
: Scarlet is a loner and can alienate others by being secretive, arrogant, stubborn, and jealous.
SCHOOL YEAR
: Third
POWER CRYSTAL
: Ravenstone
WISH PENDANT
: Boots
NAME
: Sage
BRIGHT DAY
: December 1
FAVORITE COLOR
: Lavender
INTERESTS
: Travel, adventure, telling stories, nature, and philosophy
WISH
: To become the best Wish-Granter Starland has ever seen
WHY CHOSEN
: Sage is honest, adventurous, curious, optimistic, friendly, and relaxed.
WATCH OUT FOR
: Sage has a quick temper! She can also be restless, irresponsible, and too trusting of others' opinions. She may jump to conclusions.
SCHOOL YEAR
: First
POWER CRYSTAL
: Lavenderite
WISH PENDANT
: Necklace
You take a deep
breath, about to blow out the candles on your birthday cake. Clutching a coin in your fist, you get ready to toss it into the dancing waters of a fountain. You stare at your little brother as you each hold an end of a dried wishbone, about to pull. But what do you do first?
You make a wish, of course!
Ever wonder what happens right after you make that wish?
Not much
, you may be thinking.
Well, you'd be wrong.
Because something quite unexpected happens next. Each and every wish that is made becomes a glowing Wish Orb, invisible to the human eye. This undetectable orb zips through the air and into the heavens, on a one-way trip to the brightest star in the skyâa magnificent place called Starland. Starland is inhabited by Starlings, who look a lot like you and me, except they have a sparkly glow to their skin, and glittery hair in unique colors. And they have one more thing: magical powers. The Starlings use these powers to make good wishes come true, for when good wishes are granted, the result is positive energy. And the Starlings of Starland need this energy to keep their world running.
In case you are wondering, there are three kinds of Wish Orbs:
1)Â Â GOOD WISH ORBS. These wishes are positive and helpful and come from the heart. They are pretty and sparkly and are nurtured in climate-controlled Wish-Houses. They bloom into fantastical glowing orbs. When the time is right, they are presented to the appropriate Starling for wish fulfillment.
2)Â Â BAD WISH ORBS. These are for selfish, mean-spirited, or negative things. They don't sparkle at all. They are immediately transported to a special containment center, as they are very dangerous and must not be granted.
3)Â Â IMPOSSIBLE WISH ORBS. These wishes are for things, like world peace and disease cures, that simply can't be granted by Starlings. These sparkle with an almost impossibly bright light and are taken to a special area of the Wish-House with tinted windows to contain the glare they produce. The hope is that one day they can be turned into good wishes the Starlings can help grant.
Starlings take their wish granting very seriously. There is a special school, called Starling Academy, that accepts only the best and brightest young Starling girls. They study hard for four years, and when they graduate, they are ready to start traveling to Wishworld to help grant wishes. For as long as anyone can remember, only graduates of wish-granting schools have ever been allowed to travel to Wishworld. But things have changed in a very big way.
Read on for the rest of the storyâ¦.
| You there, Vega? |
| I'm here, Cassie. In the maze with Scarlet waiting for you! |
| ??? |
| Didn't you get my holo-text? |
| That's so weird. I didn't get it. You know I hate that maze, anyway. Can we just talk now? |
| Sure. I'll add Scarlet. |
| Hey, Cassie. |
| Hey, Scarlet! Starkudos on your Wish Mission! |
| Star salutations! It wasn't easy, that's for sure. |
| So I just told Scarlet we found out that the flowers that were delivered to the Star Darlings are from the Isle of Misera! |
| Crazy! No wonder everyone was fighting so much. But I thought that place was off-limits. Who do you think sent them? And why? |
| That's a very good question. And as a matter of fact, that's not the only strange thing going on at Starling Academy⦠|
| You mean the way I was kicked out of the group and replaced by Ophelia? And then had to go down to Wishworld to save her stars? |
