Elias by Anysia Eaton (books to read to increase intelligence txt) 📕

far fetch as you would think” commented Cedric. He grabbed my hand and we slowly made it out of the back of the building, in between the building and the fence. On the horizon the sun was setting making a orange and red glow in the sky. I had seen the sun set before but not like this. It was one of the most beautiful scenes I had ever seen.
“Beautiful isn’t it?” asked Cedric.
“Defiantly” I replied.
We stayed there until the sun had completely gone down and then made our way back in side. We had to remain quite as if we were caught we would be in for some serious trouble. Luckily we managed to get back without being caught but of course we need the support from the others to keep it quiet and thankfully they agreed to keep their mouths shut.
The next morning, it was an early morning. We were woken by a Pterodactyl’s squawk from outside. Well some of us were woken, Cedric slept right through it. Once I was changed I realised he was still asleep in the bed next to mine. I walked over to him and nudged him.
As he woke he said, “We don’t have to get up till the Pterodactyl’s squawk”
“He squawked about five minutes ago” I mentioned.
“Why did you not wake me up as soon as you heard it?” asked Cedric.
“I thought you had woken up” I replied.
“Well now you know that I can sleep through a Pterodactyl’s squawk” commented Cedric as he got up. He quickly got changed into his kit and just in time for the trainer and Elliot to walk in.
“Good you all heard the squawk. Now, today you will take your first go on a Pterodactyl. So follow me” Said the trainer.
The Trainer and Elliot led us to a different kit room where there were thousands and thousands of saddle of different sizes. I had the smallest size because the rest were too big for my size. We all got two, one for our main and a spare. We carried one to our room and placed it at the side of the beds. We then returned to the kit room and picked up the other that we carried to a opening at the side of the building. There was about seven steps and then a drop down to ground level.
“You first, on to the steps” said the trainer to me.
I walked up the steps with my saddle. When I was at the top a Pterodactyl came and landed on the floor in front of me. He lifted himself up so he was flying.
“Ok. Now attach your saddle.” Instructed the trainer.
He had never once shown us how to do it so I placed the Saddle on the Pterodactyl. I threw the strap on the right hand side of the saddle around with so much force that it came up the other side and I grabbed on to it and attached it to the left. I then threw the front over the neck of the Pterodactyl. I jumped on and got into the lying position. The Pterodactyl jumped up into the air and flu about, to my surprise I was in control, the way I tilted the saddle is the way it went. I did loop d loop and a twirl. One by one the other came up into the sky including Elliot and the trainer. After a while of flying the trainer and Elliot landed back down on the ground what meant we had to as well. That night all of us were talking about the flight with the Pterodactyl’s. We were all sat on our wooden beds except from me who was sat on Cedric’s bed with him
“Just image doing that on free will” I said.
“When will that ever happen, now we fly to learn and after we fly to protect” replied one of the fellow trainees.
“think positive, we do it because want to do it” I said encouragingly
“Until were gobbled up by T-Rex’s” replied the same trainee.
“We’ll be fine” said Cedric smiling at me.
I smiled back.
Elliot walked in and asked, “Elspeth, can I borrow you for a second?”
“Sure” I replied.
I followed him out. He lead me out to the same place where I had first rode the Pterodactyl. We sat down on the steps.
“So, why did you want to borrow me?” I asked him trying to sort out my shoes..
He grabbed both of my hands and made me look towards him.
“Elspeth, I’ve been thinking, I don’t want to see you get hurt or loose you the same way I lost father, I want you to go home” said Elliot.
“Elliot, I could say the exact same thing to you but you wouldn’t leave so I don’t know why I should” I replied.
“I’m asking as nice as possible” said Elliot.
“Well I’m replying as nice as possible” I replied.
“Just think about it ok?” asked Elliot.
“I’ll think about it but I can assure you I’m staying” I replied.
“Fine, but please, think about it” said Elliot.
“I will, I’ll see you in the morning” I replied getting up.
“See you in the morning” said Elliot as I walked away.
That night I couldn’t sleep, half way through it Cedric walked into my little cornered off area.
“I can see your shadow through the curtain. Came to see if you were alright” said Cedric as he walked in.
I was sat up on my bed leaning up against the wall with the blanket over me. He sat on my bed.
“Are you ok?” asked Cedric.
“I will be fine” I replied.
“What’s wrong?” asked Cedric.
“The leaning trainer is my brother, Elliot, and he wants me to go home” I replied.
“In a way, I do too, but I also want you to stay” commented Cedric.
“What do you mean?” I asked him.
“I want you to go home because you will be safe, but I want you stay so I can actually see you” replied Cedric.
“Well which one would you prefer?” I asked him curious.
“I do not know, I do not want you to get hurt but I do not wish you to go” replied Cedric.
“Then I will stay with you and promise I won’t get hurt” I comprised.
“That is a very good idea” commented Cedric.
We stayed up all night talking until the Pterodactyl squawk. When the trainer came in all of us were changed and stood ready. Elliot came in and looked at me and then looked down.
“I expect everybody down to the training area immediately. We are going to work on your flying skills” ordered the trainer.
He walked out of the room followed by the lads, except from Elliot who grabbed my arm and held me back and asked, “Have you made your mind up?”
“Yes, I’m staying” I replied.
“No, you are not. I made the decision for you. I have told the trainer and I shall fly you home right now” said Elliot starting to pull me out of the room.
“No” I shouted, I slapped him around the face. He loosened his grip enough for me get my arm out of his grip.
Cedric came walking in.
“What are you doing, you are supposed to be going to the training room?” asked Elliot.
“I was excused as I had put on the wrong boots. Is there something going on here?” asked Cedric.
“No, nothing” I replied.
“Are you coming to training?” asked Cedric as he changed his boots.
“Yes, I am” I replied harshly looking at Elliot. He plainly just looked down on to the floor.
“May I escort you there?” asked Cedric.
“Of course” I replied.
Cedric walked to me and we walked out the room arm in arm. On the way there he asked me, “There was something going on there wasn’t there?” asked Cedric.
“Another attempt to make me go home” I replied.
“If you want to stay I will support you and help you remain here” commented Cedric.
When we got to training I had to explain what had happened and then we started. We spent another whole day just flying about on our Pterodactyl’s. We did this day after day until each one of us were experts. Of course every now and again we also did some other things like sword fighting and things like that. We were all given our small horn to call the Pterodactyls with that slipped into our belts.
Nearly a year from when we first arrived we were told about our dangerous test. Elliot had stopped trying to make me go home as he realised there was no way I was going to go home. We were sat in our briefing room listening.
“We told you at the beginning that as a test right at the end of the training programme you would have to spend twenty-four hours in the woods on your own. And now is that time. Before you get worried we would not send you if we thought you were not ready to be sent out alone for twenty-four hours. You leave at twelve hundred hours tomorrow. We shall be there to see you off but until then I say you prepare yourselves for the worse” said the trainer.
That night I was sat on my bed with Cedric sat next to me.
“Are you scared about tomorrow?” asked Cedric.
“A little but I’ll be fine when we get back” I replied.
“I think everyone will be to be quite honest” commented Cedric.
“Yeh. Good point” I said.
“Just in case the unimaginable happens. I want you to know something...” started Cedric.
“What?” I asked.
“This” replied Cedric kissing me on the lips.
“Oh” I said once the kiss had finished.
I kissed him back and said, “Right back at you”
Twelve hundred hours, we were stood at the gate of the academy ready to go out into the forest. On the hour we walked out into the forest, we walked and walked until we fought we had walked far enough into the forest to set up camp. We had been given green camouflage sheets to make a cover. We set them up so it was one big cover that all of us could fit in comfortably and all of us could stay dry no matter which way the rain fell. The first few hours went by smoothly until it was night time, of course we had to sleep so we always had one on night watch while the rest sleep. I went first and my hour went slow but eventually it finished without any sight of any animals.
Four hours later, I was sleeping and the night watch man had fallen asleep but none of the rest of us knew as we were fast asleep. Unknown to us a stegosaurus was on the prowl for its dinner and was at the border line of our cover. He plodded in and stopped in front of the lad that was supposed to be on night watch. He nudged the lad, and then took a bite on the lads leg. All of the rest of us were woken by his scream of pain. When I woke I saw the lad screaming being dragged out of the cover. I grabbed my sword along with the rest of us and went after him. When we finally caught up with them, Cedric sliced the side of the stegosaurus. The stegosaurus whipped his tail round and hit Cedric against the wall.
“Cedric” I shouted.
“I’m fine” he finally shouted back.
“Back up, back up” Shouted one of the lads.
“NO” shouted the lad whose leg is still inside the Stegosaurus mouth.
The rest started to back up. I remained where I was. I was facing the face of