Star Friends Night Shade by Chapman Linda

Author:Chapman, Linda
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847159915
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Published: 2018-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

“Try asking something else,” urged Sorrel.

Maia thought for a moment. “Show me where the Shades are,” she tried.

But once again the mirror showed nothing.

She bit her lip. “Show me what’s coming,” she said.

This time, an image did appear. It was followed by another and another: the same hooded figure in the clearing; a row of glass bottles filled with dark liquid… Maia blinked… A girl with her face buried in her hands, sobbing in a bedroom; a woman with a hammer; Maia’s dad shouting angrily … and then a Shade’s evil face suddenly filled the mirror, grotesque and large, its red eyes gleaming. “We are here!” it hissed. “Beware! We three shall not be beaten!” Maia gasped and dropped the mirror on to her knees.

“What is it?” Bracken said.

Heart racing, Maia described what she had seen.

“It said there were three Shades?” said Sita anxiously.

Maia nodded. Sorrel gave a hiss and paced around the circle of rocks they were sheltering amongst. “This is not good.”

Sita looked anxiously at Willow. “Will the things Maia saw definitely come true?”

“Not definitely,” Willow said. “The magic shows possible future events but all of those things can be changed.”

“If we can figure out what’s going on,” said Maia.

“You said you saw the figure in the woods again,” said Ionie, her face frowning in concentration. “Did it look like it might be Alice?”

Maia nodded. “It could have been.” The person was about the same size and height as Alice.

“I bet it’s her, or why would the magic have shown you the crystals in the shop? Try spying on her,” said Ionie. “Let’s see if we can find out anything more about her.”

“I want to see Alice,” Maia told the mirror.

She expected to see Alice in the shop and so was surprised to see a beach appear in the mirror. Alice was walking along it with a bag over her arm. She was heading for a circle of boulders by the cliffs. Maia looked up in surprise. “I think she’s here!”

She jumped up and went out through the boulders on to the pebbles and saw Alice walking towards them. “It is her!” she squeaked. The animals vanished, and Ionie and Sita joined Maia.

“Hello!” Alice said, spotting them. “What a surprise to see you girls.”

“A-and you,” stammered Maia. She stared at Alice. Could she really be the person doing dark magic and conjuring Shades?

“What are you doing here?” said Ionie suspiciously.

“Oh, it’s half-day closing at the shop today so I thought I’d pop down and collect some bits and pieces from the beach for the beachcomber sculpture competition,” said Alice.

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