‘So Father you’ve killed somebody? Well perhaps we shall find out
whether or not you have soon enough.’ B’Elanna took a seat and looked
around curiously to see who was there. Turns out many people were
curious as to why B’Elanna’s Father would have killed somebody and many
were there. After much waiting the whole thing started. B’Elanna sighed
wishing she could be with Sofi and not here.
Back at the mansion Sofi was calmly snoozing on the floor in the
library next to a large stack of books that she had already finished. Hours
passed and she continued to sleep until a faint beeping sound woke her.
*What could that be?* Sofi thought to herself as she got up and looked
around. A small bookshelf moved which made Sofi let out a startled,
*Treee!* But when she stopped she found a computer screen and much to
her dismay the ever annoying Anak appeared and said, “Ah! Hello there!
Sorry to have startled you like that but I have some information that you
might find useful. Your Shantel shall be occurring soon in a while, not just
yet.”
Sofi panicked, *My? S-Shantel? B-but B’Elanna isn’t and I?*
“Hey! Hang on! Calm down! Not yet, but soon. B’Elanna will be
back shortly.”
Sofi gave Anak a flat out mad white Bishel Dragon look, *First,
never frighten me like that again. I can’t take it. Second, how would you
know?*
“My, my. Excuse me! Tracking device on the vehicle B’Elanna
went in tells me she will be back soon. She has left the city and is coming
home now.”
Sofi nodded and went back to her calm, quiet and easily
frightened self. *Okay. Now leave me alone.*
“As you wish.” Then the bookshelf moved back to it’s original
position and Sofi was left shaking slightly still scared.
Downstairs the front door opened and B’Elanna walked in
looking not at all happy. She went up to the library thinking Sofi would be
there or in the Garden. “Sofi?” B’Elanna asked quietly as she opened up the
library door.
*Yes B’Elanna I am in here. Anak says my Shantel will be
occurring soon. How did it go?*
“Found guilty. Many, many years in prison. So now let’s go over
this again. My Mother’s dead, my Father’s in prison for murdering. Erik’s
gone, Mary’s still here and Heath is off finding out about himself. Oh joy.”
Sofi smiled, *You forgot about me, I’m still here. And as I said
before I’m not going to leave you.*
B’Elanna turned to Sofi and sniffed then smiled. The next thing
Sofi knew was B’Elanna was holding her and saying, “I know Sofi, I know.”
B’Elanna pulled away. “Shantel huh? Are you ready for it? Anak says there
are going to be at least 9 or 10 other’s there.”
Sofi whimpered, *I-I.....*
“Don’t worry. You’ll be fine, I promise. Then when it’s all over
with you can come back here and not worry about a thing for the rest of
your life.”
*Oh that sounds wonderful.*
“Indeed. It does.”
Again the bookshelf moved and again Sofi was scared. B’Elanna
growled at Anak who blinked a couple times startled at B’Elanna’s
growling. “Ummm... Er... Shantel occurring very, very soon. You should
probably go soon.”
*Anak, tell me, how do you know these things?*
“I know everything.”
Sofi sighed and turned to B’Elanna as Anak disappeared,
*Pleeeeeeease turn him off!!!*
“He’s not that bad. But I’ll tell him not to bug you, don’t worry.”
*Thank you.*
A half an hour later Sofi was dragged into the DT and both
B’Elanna and the white Shrape were off to the Bishen Realm. Sofi was
shaking nervously as they were walking there. *I can’t do this, I can’t do
this, I can’t do this.*
“Change that can’t to a can okay?”
*I can do this?*
B’Elanna nodded, “You can do this.”
*You’re right. I can do this, I can do this, I can do this, I can do
this.* But when the whole thing was actually getting ready to start Sofi
found herself hiding under a wheelbarrow repeating, *I can’t do this, I can’t
do this. I should have stuck with the first one because it was right!*
B’Elanna was kneeling down next to the wheelbarrow, “Sofi,
come on get out! Its going to start soon and you have to come out!”
*No! Nobody can make me! I won’t!*
“Stubborn mule!”
*I don’t care! I’m not coming out! There are to many of them! I
won’t! I refuse!*
“Stop being so stubborn and get out! We’ve been through this,
you can do this! Come on Sofi! Don’t you want to get out there and get this
over with?!”
*Get this over with? Yes. Get out there? No!* A howl sounded out
through the realm and Sofi let out a startled *TREEE!* Thinking to herself,
‘Who would do such a thing? How dare they! Don’t they know I don’t like
this?’
B’Elanna looked around and found the creature that gave the
howl she shook her head then turned back to Sofi, “Come on. Please Sofi?”
Sofi inched forward a little, but wasn’t the whole way out.
Somebody then announced the Shantel was ready to begin. Sofi leaped out
thinking that if she didn’t get out from under the wheelbarrow fast then she
wouldn’t at all. With the other Shrapes she lined up but still tried to stay
as far away from them as possible. After two Sunshines, a green Terran, a
blue Terran, a blue Marine, a green Marine, a red Terran, a Moonstone
Marine, and a red Arboreal it is now Sofi’s turn to step forward. She does
so, but then stop and looks back to B’Elanna who nods and whispers, “Go
on.” Sofi nods then raises her head high into the air and walks in front of
the Kailan.
*You, Sofi, has desired a life of peace and solitude in order to better
understand yourself and the ways of nature. I give to you this White Lightning Shard. It
will allow you the breath weapon of White Lightning, should you ever need it. It also
gives you the ability to create silence and stillness around you at will. Use you gifts with
temperance and wisdom.*
Taking her Magical Object Sofi trots back to stand in the line. Then she
watches as a Black Terran a practically complete opposite of herself goes forward to
receive his object. *You are now all full Bishen,* the Kailan announces with pride. *Our
Clan is another generation stronger. Go now, Bishen, into the world and make your
destiny.*
Sofi lets out a sigh of relief and is ready to leave right then and there.
Definitely not wanting to stay and chat with the other’s. Slowly both her and B’Elanna
leave the Bishen Realm.
B’Elanna looked down at Sofi, “Now what?” She asks.
*What do you mean?*
“Live your life in peace and quiet? Or perhaps are you going to get mate?”
Sofi stopped and blinked a couple of times, *I’d never really thought about
that. I am a full Bishen now and if I wanted a mate I could have one, but I don’t know. I
don’t know at all. This is actually the first time I’ve thought of such a thing.*
B’Elanna grinned, “Well you think about it.”
*Indeed, but I am white.*
“What’s that have to do with anything?”
*Oh dear, my minds about to explode on me. I need to rest. I’ll think about all
of this later.*
“Okay Sofi, okay.” Then the two continued to walk onwards. “Though if you
ever found the right guy you’d probably be to shy to say anything.”
*Indeed. I would.*
B’Elanna laughed and then they went back to their home. B’Elanna was
wondering what would happen next and Sofi was pondering over the idea that B’Elanna
had brought up.
