Personal Narrative: My Hero's Journey

It was my turn for guard duty today. I head for our boarders and since I was the first one here like always I pull out my journal and finish my report on the maple tree. I'm a real fan of how nature works and why certain things occur. I laugh to myself as I remember the movie Avatar by James Cameron." What's so funny?" said a gruff voice. I look up to see Lloyd smirking down at me. I rolled my eyes as I stood up to face Lloyd. He smelled like honey almond once again I pushed pass him and walked towards my station. "Oh come on sweetie don't be mad" Lloyd said teasingly. I turned toward him and gave a fake smile. He walked towards me but I had turned around. I felt his hand wrap around my waist and I was pulled to his stone hard chest. “Lloyd get off of me" I said quickly. Lloyd

pushed my hair to behind my ear and said "Never little rose".

I went stiff in his arms because I was only called when I was younger. I turned to find Lloyd gone once again. I huffed and thought “Why does he do that? It’s so annoying". I walked away towards the gate of our borders and saw the soldiers were also on patrol. I find it dumb that they would also be on patrol even though they know I wouldn't let anyone harm them because my brother's family is with them and so is Aaron's daughter and wife.

I was five hours into guard duty when the alarms went off. I grabbed my gun and headed towards the tower. Once up I saw what had set the alarm an unknown person who was tearing away at the armory compound we had. I climbed down and headed towards the enemy and held my gun at the person. "Step away from the armory and no harm will come to you or anyone you know" I said sternly. The person turned around quickly then stalked towards me. I saw his eyes were gold and he looked like he was pure muscle. Soon before I knew it he was right in my face and he smirked "You are scared I can tell". I suddenly

felt like a little girl when she sees a murder and the killer come towards her. I slowly backed away as he kept coming towards me. I tripped over a root from a tree and fell on my butt. I groaned and tried to get up but he was hovering over me. I quickly got up and shot my gun at him but it just bounced off of him. I dropped my gun then got out my blades and tried to stab him but my blades bent once it touched his skin. He picked me up by my neck and said "The time of darkness is coming and the Sirens are coming back". He then was able to get my blind spot, my shoulder, once he got hold of it my shoulder started burning. He laughed as I was screaming from the pain in my shoulder. He threw me hard against a tree and I landed on a sharp rock. I spit up blood and coughed and felt like all my strength was taken from me. He placed his foot on my arm then bent down and said in my ear "Now I will always find you". I coughed then felt the pressure on my arm gone and so was the guy. I slightly touched my shoulder to feel nothing but something like silk. It felt like fire from a dragon on my shoulder. I pushed myself up from the ground and limped back to the gate but feel again because my ankle was broken. I sucked in my breath and tried to walk it out but I couldn't endure the pain.

I tried my best to crawl back to the guard station but I couldn't. Good thing someone saw me and called Aaron. I was laying on the bed in the makeshift hospital "how did this happen?' Aaron huffed. I looked at him angrily" I already told you" I winced as I pushed myself up and brushing Aaron away from me. Then the door busted open to a very angry Darnell. He came over to me and pulled me out of the hospital to the library. Once in I pulled my wrist out of his grip and yelled "What the hell is wrong with you". He looked at me with cold eyes then sighed and looked away from me. He told me that he was pissed that I didn't tell him about the alarm sounding. I rolled my eyes and huffed "You really think I would call you when I had it handled". He looked at me and yelled " If you had it handled you wouldn't be hurt huh?” I bit the inside of my lip and looked at the man I thought I knew. “You know what I'm pretty stressed as it is so I'm leaving" I said walking out. “You get back here right now" he yelled. I closed the door and went down to the kitchen to make me some caramel milk. I sat at the table and looked out the window and sighed. I kept thinking to myself what had happened to the funny, sarcastic, and yet perverted Darnell I met when I was younger. I heard up above me Darnell rushing down the stairs. Soon Darnell was walking in the kitchen and I saw his face was full of anger. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me with him into a secluded area. “Get off of me" I yelled pulling my wrist from his grip. “I know you have been talking to a guy named Lloyd I forbid you to talk to him and that's an order and if you don't I will kill your brother and his family including you do I make myself clear?" Darnell growled. I was shocked but cleared my throat and said “Yes", Darnell brushed pass me roughly on my shoulder. I felt a tear run down my face and I slowly wiped it away.

I paced around the lake thinking of everything that happened. I finally gave up and laid down in the green grass. "Amazing day huh?" I heard someone say. I looked to see Lloyd by a tree looking at me. I quickly got up and punched him "Why did you send that guy after me?" I yelled. Lloyd looked surprised and caught his breath" What I didn't send anyone". I looked at him and could tell he was telling the truth. I fell and screamed in pain as my shoulder started burning like before. “Like I said before I will always find you" the guy from before. I looked up to find Lloyd was in front of me protecting me from this guy." Lloyd nice to see you again know please move so I can love my lovely wife" he said looking at me. “Chris you aren't getting nowhere near her." Lloyd said. I picked myself up and leaned against Lloyd for support. Chris looked between me and Lloyd and smirked." Time is ticking Lloyd darkness is coming the sirens are coming back be ready" The Chris was gone with a trail of gold dust. Lloyd and I looked at each other and everything clicked. The world’s worst enemy the Sirens were going to start a war soon and tear everyone apart. They want their world back that we humans took away from them.