Treehouse Disaster

"Come on! Let's go!", Aliza shouted to her cousin Jaslene. They were going on a one week vacation and Aliza was so excited that she couldn't help sitting still. They were supposed to go on an airplane, which was Aliza's favorite type of transport service because she could spend all day looking at the small little t.v. in front of her. They were going to Hawaii, which was the place Aliza loved the most in the world. Aliza was sure there was going to be the best vacation yet.

"I'm coming, hold up!" She shouted back. Aliza quickly ran to Jaslene to help her put her stuff in the car trunk. When they were finally on their way to the airport, Aliza realized something.

"Jaslene! We forgot the passports!" She exclaimed. Jaslene slapped her forehead with her hand.

"Why couldn't you remind me before? Now there is going to be so much traffic and -"

"If you keep talking like this, then there will be traffic! Come on, hurry home!" Aliza was so bummed that she almost opened the door to run back herself! 

Then they finally got there passports and got to the airport. They thought they would have been late for their flight, but they were right on time. Aliza was so glad that she could start the first part of her wonderful journey. The airplane ride was fun, but soon it got boring. Aliza opened the map on her mini t.v. screen to see how far away they were from there destination. She was so glad to see that there was only an hour left. She went to sleep, because she was so tired. 

Aliza woke up in the hotel in Hawaii. Now that she had opened her eyes, she was so energetic and ready to explore. She told Jaslene she was leaving and went outside. She felt the warm breeze rustling her hair, in front of the summer afternoon ocean. She felt so relaxed. She sat on a rock and didn’t wake up until the waves splashed on top of her. She woke up and discovered that it had only been thirty minutes so she decided to explore some more. She walked a little ahead and saw a treehouse. It looked so beautiful that she went inside right away. And thats when she realized it. She was moving in the treehouse, which was being lifted, up into the sky. 

She looked down, and saw her cousin looking for her and she suddenly had a bad feeling. Aliza shouted to Jaslene that she was in the treehouse, but Jaslene didn’t seem to hear anything. Aliza was too high up. She knew that this treehouse wasn’t safe anymore. Aliza realized she only had one choice to escape. And that was to jump into the big blue ocean. 

Aliza’s heart was beating. But she jumped knowing that her cousin would see her. And Jaslene did see her. She quickly got a boat and rushed to Aliza. Aliza was safe.

When they got back to the hotel, Aliza told Jaslene all that had happened. Then she went to sleep. She woke up the next morning to see that Jaslene was gone. 

She started looking around and ended up going outside, since Jaslene was nowhere to be seen. And then she saw the treehouse once again. And she saw Jaslene inside. This time, the treehouse looked different. It looked welcoming once more, but it was many different colors. Yesterday, it was a plain tree with jewels inside, but today, it was in many different colors. Once again, Aliza was pulled towards it, but she never went inside. She remembered what had happened yesterday.

Aliza slowly started going around the treehouse. It was the second summer afternoon that this tree had come. She had to find a way to get Jaslene out of there and discover who made this dangerous tree and how to stop it. However, Aliza was too scared to shout out to Jaslene to come down, since she thought that the tree would find out what she was trying to do. So she started examining the tree. Finally, Aliza found a way Jaslene could come down, without the tree noticing. 

Aliza pretended to look around and look for Jaslene. She started shouting. 

“Jaslene? Jaslene! Where are you?” She saw that the tree and Jaslene had found out she was there. Then she took a risk. 

“Oh! There you are!” Aliza said. “I’m coming up!” 

“Hurry up, it’s so cool in here.” Jaslene yelled back. 

She climbed up the ladder and quickly took Jaslene down. Then the tree started flying away, once again Aliza inside. But this time, Aliza didn’t jump. She knew that Jaslene had known what happened since Jaslene was looking up, a face that meant she knew what was happening. Aliza shouted to her that she would try to be back by tomorrow, and if she wasn’t, to take the flight and leave. Aliza knew that she had her own destiny now. She had to find out who was behind this; and how many people he, or she, had kidnapped. 

The tree started going up, up, up. Aliza was glad that she had her phone with her, so that when coming back, she would know which way to go. She made pictures along the way to remember. 

Finally, the tree landed by a volcano. Then, two robots came and took her inside a large, black tunnel. 

“You are finally here, my dear!” Shouted a woman, wearing a black silk coat, and black makeup. She looked like a widow. 

“Who are you?” Aliza shouted. “And why are you trying to kidnap me and my cousin?” 

“Well dear,” the widow looking lady responded, “I don’t think your “parents” told you your real story about you, did they?”

“My real story?” Aliza was suddenly really interested in what the woman was saying. “What is my real story?”

“Well,  I don’t think you know that you were born a daughter of a witch, did you?”

“I was?”

“Yes, your parents were a witch and a wizard. When I first saw you, I knew that you were going to be more powerful than the rest. So I kidnapped you from your parent’s home. After that, I brought you here.”

“Then what happened to my real parents? And how am I with the people that I am with now? Are they not my real parents?”

“No, my dear.” The widow looking woman stared at Aliza with her snake-like eyes. “Your real parents died of misery when they found you missing. When the people who have raised you now, found out that I had kidnapped you, they killed my husband and took you from me. 

“Why did they do that?” Aliza asked. “Are they related to me?”

“Yes. They are your grandparents. They were the most powerful people of the time, and no one could defeat them. When they killed my husband and took you, I cursed them so that they would never have magic again. The last thing they got to do was change there age so that they could act as your parents.”

“So they don’t have magic anymore, but I do?” Aliza was shocked. 

“Yes. The widow said. 

“Then why were you trying to kidnap Jaslene?” Aliza asked. 

“You ask many questions my dear. Jaslene is actually your sister. She is also really powerful, but doesn’t know that she has magic. Now you will stay with me for a while and learn how to use your powers.”

So Aliza stayed with the widow, for at least a year, until she was fully trained, and knew how to use her magic really well.

One day, Aliza started missing home, so she spoke to the widow. 

“Madam? May I ask you a question?” Aliza asked. 

“Sure my dear. Ask away.” The widow replied. 

“I would like to ask for your permission. I really appreciate your help with my training, but now I think that it is time for me to go home.” 

“What are you saying my dear? There is no way I will let you get out of here.” Then, the widow started transforming. She turned and turned, until she was a monster. 

“YOU WILL HAVE TO DEFEAT ME BEFORE GET OUT OF HERE!” The monster shouted. 

“OK then.” Aliza shouted. She remembered the thirteenth rule of magic.

“Whilst dueling, you shall not lose your temper. Stay calm and relaxed.”

And then the fight began. The monster grabbed a stick and threw it at Aliza. She realized that the monster did not have magic. She took advantage of this and shot a ray of fire from her hand. The monster shouted from rage. It leaned down to grab something, and threw it at Aliza. But Aliza already knew what was coming. She made a protective shield around herself. The thing crashed into the shield and cracked into a million pieces. Aliza removed the shield. She saw the monster leaning down and knew what to do.

“This is my best chance to kill it.” She thought to herself. 

Then she shouted super loudly and with all her power, shot her most powerful fire ray at the monster. 

The next thing she saw was terrifying. The monster was burning alive and it was a terrible sight. Aliza quickly went out of the dark tunnel that she first came into the volcano from. 

There she saw the treehouse and was frightened about what it would do.

But it considered her as his master. She told it to take her home to Jaslene and her grandparents. 

When Aliza arrived home, everyone was delighted to see her. They all thought that Aliza was dead after hearing Jaslene’s story. Then Aliza told them all the real story, and what she had found out. 

“Mom, Dad, why did you tell me you were my parents? Why didn’t you actually tell me the truth?” Aliza asked.

Her grandparents were looking at her with sad eyes. Aliza could tell they didn’t want to respond. 

“Nevermind, its ok.” Aliza said, which left her grandparents relieved. 

After that, Aliza taught Jaslene how to use her magic and found out that since the widow/the monster was dead, her grandparents had gotten there magic back, and there parents were alive again. Aliza was finally living a happy and non-confusing life.