Part 2 is here! Took a while, but here it is.
The purple depths of the portal glittered mysteriously as we stood before it, staring into the swirling sheet.
“Is this safe?” as Natalie, studying the portal closely. Ali sniggered. Sami turned to fix the blue-haired archer with a piercing, ice-blue stare.
“I have no idea what it’s like,” giggled Ali. “It’s new for everyone!” She took three steps forwards, and before we could stop her, dived headlong through the portal. Cass folded her arms.
“Typical,” she growled, and threw herself after Ali. Prim shrugged and stepped through the barrier, with Natalie close behind.
“After you,” I smirked, gesturing towards the portal. Sami rolled her eyes at me and vanished through the swirling curtain of magic. I cast a look around and followed.
It was like stepping through a cascade of icy water. Freezing cold enveloped me, and I staggered out of the portal on the other side, my head spinning. Ali was waiting. She caught me before I could fall, and I saw that she was the only one not collapsed in a heap. Sami was sitting with her head in her hands, Natalie was wandering in dazed circles nearby, Cass was curled into a ball, rocking silently to and fro, and Prim was sprawled out across the rocky red floor. I shook the last bit of nausea away, and helped Ali pull the others to their feet. Disorientated by the portal, they blinked around at the dark red stone, the fiery river of lava nearby, and the fires burning here and there.
“Need some help?” came a voice behind us. Ali jumped and Prim fell back onto the ground, having suddenly lost the support of Ali’s shoulder. Leaning nonchalantly on the portal frame was a girl. Her blue shirt was soot-stained, her brown hair tangled, but her eyes shone through the smoky air, a bright, electric blue. She shook her hair back.
“You’re from the Overworld, aren’t you?” she smiled. Ali nodded.
“We’re looking for-” she began, but the girl cut her off.
“The Lightning Quartz. That’s what you’re all looking for. The name’s April, and I can show you where it is – if you can help me first,”
Part 3...coming soon...
Hello April welcome to the club