Coral’s Magical Quest

Riya Mehta

Age 9

Coral’s Magical Quest!

Meet the characters!!

CORAL Age: 10 Grade: fourth Loves: to be outside and unicorns Traits: Silly, Kind, Caring, Helpful, Adventurous

ASTRA Coral’s guide and friend in the magic forest Horn Color: Rainbow Coat: White Power: To make evil and mean people nice

Introduction

I saw a golden tree. I ran up to it, and when I touched it, I was flying all of a sudden. I landed in a meadow, and it was not a normal meadow. There were golden trees and silver, diamond, sapphire, ruby, and emerald flowers. It was breathtaking. I looked at the meadow for thirty minutes. I realized I was not in my backyard but somewhere else. That was a part of my quest. Read this book to find out more.

Chapter 1: Outside Fun

Hi, my name is Coral, and I am ten years old. Of course, all adventures always have to begin feeling normal, and then you see or hear something and get all curious. That is exactly how my adventure began. I was practicing for a gymnastics competition, and I did a back handspring then three cartwheels and landed in a perfect backbend. I had done it pretty much perfectly, and then I heard a magical voice. It said come to the magic forest. I thought that was so weird, and I must have imagined it. Again, I heard, “COME TO THE MAGIC FOREST! IT IS AN EMERGENCY!” This time, it must have been

Just Add a Speck of Magic serious, but it made no sense. I saw a golden tree, and I ran up to it. When I touched it, I was flying all of the sudden and I landed in a meadow. It was not a normal meadow; there were golden trees and silver, diamond, sapphire, ruby, and emerald flowers. It was breathtaking. I looked at the meadow for thirty minutes and realized I was not in my backyard but somewhere else. I thought of the voice it had said come to the magic forest. Was this the magic forest? But magic forests are not real. They are fake. I thought about going for a little walk. First, I got up, then I went to a golden tree, and I was flying again. This time I found myself in front of a unicorn. Why was there a unicorn in front of me?

Then, the unicorn said, “OK, time to go see the queen.”

Chapter 2: The Queen

We went to see the queen. As we went, the unicorn told me about herself. Her name was Astra, and she was a kind unicorn. She could make mean evil people and unicorns nice and friendly but not witches. Finally, we arrived and Astra bowed to a stunning unicorn and said, “This is Queen Lily, and she would like to talk to you. I am really happy you were able to come safely. We magical creatures are in grave danger. The unicorn gem has been stolen and without it, the unicorns will die. Let me tell you the about gem, it is a sapphire.”

I said, “That sounds awful.”

Then, she asked me something crazy. “Will you find them? But do not worry, you will not be alone. Astra will go with you, and she is an awesome unicorn. Please say yes!”

I thought and then answered. “Yes. I will do anything to save the unicorns.”

She said, “The voice calling you was me. I knew I could ask you. I must get you ready for your journey because it is a long and dangerous journey. You will leave two days from now. You will prepare, and do not worry about home because three hundred days can go by in our world, and only one millisecond goes by in your hometown.”

“Really?” I said.

“YES, I PROMISE. Let’s start getting ready.”

I said, “What do I need to do?”

“Leave the packing to me, and you enjoy the party and get to know Astra because she will be coming with you. Get to know the forest, and also, all the unicorns would like to give you a gift before you leave.”

I said, “OK.”

“Yes, now go and enjoy yourself and let me pack for you.”

“Are you sure you do not need my help?” I asked.

“I am sure,” she said.

Chapter Three: Unicorn Fun

Now, it was time to party, and I was super excited. I felt like I was going to burst. The unicorns were having a party in honor of me. They were celebrating me. I was going to be their hero. I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited. I got dressed in fancy clothes. I felt like a princess. I loved what I was wearing, a blue satin dress with a gold ribbon and a silver necklace and sapphire earrings. Now that I was ready, I started to walk. When I was walking, I was curious about many things with the party, and the quest, and the tools I would need, and how the unicorns were affected, and what the gem looked like, and how hard the quest would be, and what the party would be like. After a walk that felt like it took 300 million hours, I arrived at the Unicorn Town. I was so happy that I had a map now back to the party. When I arrived, I was greeted by the unicorn queen.

She said, “Are you excited?”

“Yes,” I said. “What are we going to do at the party?”

“You will see,” she said, smiling mysteriously. Now I was soooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited. I felt like I was going to burst then. The party started. There were all kinds of foods, but they were all brightly colored. If it was a dull color, the unicorns would not eat it. That is why unicorns are so bright I thought. There was dancing. “The unicorn’s hooves cannot touch the ground, or we will have to watch the dance,” said the queen. “It is an old unicorn custom that we still listen to but it is a little silly. Thank you for respecting it then.” They all did something that made me feel soooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy: they had made me something.

The young unicorns put together a song about me. It went like this, “Oh, the hero has arrived, let’s hope we survive. Of course we will because our hero Coral is here. Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooo much for being brave and saying yes to the quest”.

Chapter 4: Let the Quest Begin

Now, the quest was just about to start, and it was a nerve-racking thing. I was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nervous and scared. I think the queen could tell because before I left she told me, “Everything will be OK, you have Astra. She is the bravest and smartest unicorn in all of unicorn history.” We finally left. All I knew was it was in a ssssuuuupppeeeeeerrrrrr dangerous place, Flamer’s Castle. Flamer is a witch by the way. She is the leader of witches. She is the most dangerous

witch that ever lived, along with her crew AKA the other witches. Let’s get back on track. The gem was in her castle. Her castle was the scariest place on the planet. It is located in Evil Valley where all creatures there are evil now. Enough about Flamer and her castle. Now back to the journey. Astra and I started walking after a few hours. I got really tired and Astra could tell.

She said, “Hop on.”

I said, “finally” after walking for six hours.

We made it to Evil Valley, and when we made it there, we could tell we were there because of a sign that said, “ENTERIFYOUDARESIGNEDFLAMER ANDHERCREWAKATHEOTHERWITCHES.” I was soooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooo scared and so was Astra. We opened the gate and looked around. We saw dark gloomy spooky sad places. The land of nightmares was located in Evil Valley—we looked for a map. Finally, after at least one hour of searching, we found one. I took off my backpack with all my stuff and took out a pair of glasses and looked around. By the way, the glasses were called witch eyes. The history of witch eyes is that these are a pair of glasses that belong to the unicorns. They help unicorns and other creatures see what only witches can see, like Flamer’s Castle.

I said suddenly to Astra, “I see her castle. Follow me.” We entered and saw the scariest thing ever. It was Flamer herself. THE MOST EVIL WITCH. We tried to sneak past her, but we did not make it. I turned to Astra, “Can you make us look like witches?”

Chapter 5: Flamer and Her Crew

“Yes,” said Astra. Then, we both looked like the witches guarding Flamer.

“Like bodyguards your wickedness, Flamer. We are new witches. My name is Crackle, and this is my friend Astwing.”

“OK,” she said, “You will be my servants. I saw a pesky human girl and unicorn. Find them, or I will make you frogs. And after that, make me a smoothie for bat wings, then wash my bedsheets with mold and fill my bath with mushroom mold and bat spit. Clean the windows with spit and do not break the spider webs and never take the key of my bat body nightstand.”

Then, I whispered something to Astra, “Maybe the key opens the room where the sapphire is hidden. When she is asleep, let’s try it.”

Chapter 6: Hip Hip hooray, Oh No

“OK,” said Astra, “but we cannot be visible to Flamer.”

“You have to make us invisible, can you?” I asked.

“Yes,” she said, “but it takes a lot of magic, and it may not work, but it is worth a shot.” So that night, when Flamer went to sleep, we snuck into her room and took the key.

“Now,” I whispered, “we have to find the place.”

“Hang on, I think I see it. It is on the bookshelf. See that hole that says sapphire?” said Astra.

“Yes,” I said, so we took the key and opened it. Then we saw the sapphire, but then the witch started to wake up.

And Astra said, “My magic cannot make us invisible any longer.”

Flamer saw us and said, “Oh, I see you are not witches, but you are here to save the unicorns. Well, you can have your sapphire as long as you answer these questions correctly.”

Chapter 7: The Quiz

“Now, these questions are going to be hard. Are you sure about this?”

“Yes,” I said. I was thinking, Wow she loved the sapphire sooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!

“OK,” she said . . .

Now, we are going to take a break from the story, so I can tell you a little about the quiz (this is from after we accomplished the mission). Flamer the witch gives this quiz to any person or animal she sees trying to take something back from her. It is a really hard quiz. The only one who has passed this was a fairy who was one of the smartest creatures in the world of magical things. Now, back to the story.

Question number one: what are witches scared of? Is it:

A) Humans

B) Owls or C) Both humans and owls.

I looked at Astra, and she said, “C is the right answer.”

Then, I said, “C.”

“Correct,” Flamer said. We could tell she was nervous by the second question.

Why do witches always have a bat with them? Is it:

A) Because they are friends

B) Because they are servants

C) Because they are the sources of magic.

“What do you think,” said Flamer?

Astra and I looked at each other. “Maybe C,” I said to Astra.

“Yes,” she whispered.

Then, I said, “We think it is C!”

“Correct,” Flamer said. Now we could tell she was soooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooo nervous.

The last question: what is a witch’s greatest enemy?

A) The unicorn queen

B) The fairy queen

C) The mermaid

“I know,” said Astra. “A, the unicorn queen.” Then, Flamer asked, “What is your answer?”

“A,” said Astra.

“Correct,” said Flamer, “OK, the sapphire is yours.”

So, we got the sapphire back and started our journey home. I rode Astra for six hours, and we finally made it home.

Chapter 8: Celebrate Good Times Now, the queen was waiting for us.

She asked, “Did you get it back?”

“Yes,” we said.

“Here it is,” I said, holding it up.

The queen smiled and said, “How can I thank you?”

I said, “By letting me come back if you need help or to visit.”

“Now, let’s celebrate with a party!” she said.

“Yes,” Astra and I said, and so we started walking. Then, as we got close, we heard music, and we celebrated all through the night.

Chapter 9: The Return

The next day, my adventure came to an end. I was very sad to leave all my new friends. But I had to leave, so I got ready to return home. “What do I have to do to get home?” I asked.

The queen said, “I have to use my magic. And again thank you sooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.”

And so, I stood where she said to. Then, I saw the golden tree in front of me. I touched it, then I started to fly and suddenly, I was back in my yard. I saw something sticking out of my pocket. It was a bottle with some unicorn dust.

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