by Reenie Rowan
As soon as Louisa O’Brian uncovered the co-ordinates of the tree, she headed straight to the Director’s quarters and went to tell her the good news. Louisa is one of S.A.F.E’s best agents because she is an evolved species of human who has incredible intelligence, speed and strength. She has always wanted to save lives and is a kind and caring person. Sadly, she has no friends.
Recently Louisa discovered that an alien animal attack was coming. She wasn’t sure about what animals were coming or why they wanted to invade Earth, but she knew that there had to be a way to defeat them. She spent hours studying and researching about these creatures until she finally found the answer. In some of her studies, she discovered that one brave soul would have to turn themselves into an animal to defeat these creatures. The purpose of the soon-to-be invaders was to conquer and destroy civilisations. This shocked Louisa, and she reported this news to her boss.
Louisa did more research and investigating to try and find how to become an animal to defeat the soon-to-be invaders. In an ancient book that came from the Hippal Dynasty, she found the answer. The book said that to become an animal, you need to find the coordinates to the ancient tree of Hippal.
She looked through every map to try and find the location of this missing tree. When she finally found the coordinates of the tree, they led to Geamana, which is located in Romania.
Louisa went and told the boss of S.A.F.E that she found out how to save Earth. Then she packed a small bag with essentials for her to survive the journey. With that, Louisa set off taking a plane to Romania. “The world lies in my hands,” she said, and that was so true.
*
When Louisa arrived in Geamana, the air was cold, and there were no signs of life. Her heart was beating faster and faster as she ascended an enormous mountain. While walking up the mountain, she found a box. On the box, there were words in a foreign language. Luckily, Louisa knew exactly what this language was, so it was easy for her to translate the words on the box.
It read:
The Bravest of the Brave will try to pass this course. It is hard and it is very unlikely that you will make it. If you wish to try, place your foot on the box and say, “Wildfire Wolf.”
Reading those words, a chill went up Louisa’s spine. She wanted Earth to be safe, and this was the only way to do that. So she placed her foot on the box and said, “Wildfire Wolf”, and suddenly she found herself falling faster and faster down a giant tunnel.
“What did I do?” she said.
In a couple of seconds, Louisa reached the bottom of this strange and enormous tunnel, falling flat on her face.
“Challenge time,” said a voice. “Are you ready?”
Louisa saw a bunch of spikes moving towards her. They were very sharp and close together.
“Pass the spikes, and you shall move on,” said the mysterious voice.
Louisa contorted her body to ensure that she did not hit a deadly spike. She moved fluently and gracefully through them.
When she was back on a flat path, the voice spoke again, “Cross the water, and continue.”
Louisa saw that the water was filled with deadly crocodiles just waiting for a tasty snack, which would be her. She took a huge run-up, using all her speed, and then she took a gigantic leap and made it across the water.
The voice appeared again. “For the final challenge, defeat the monster.”
As soon as the voice said this, a giant animal rose from the depths of the cave. It was strong but not as strong as Louisa. In just a couple of kicks and punches, the monster fell to the floor, weeping in pain.
“Congratulations,” said the voice. “You are free to go.”
Louisa climbed out of the cave and kept searching for the fruit.
*
Louisa had been walking for ages when she finally found what she had been looking for: the special tree with the unique fruit. She took a step closer to the tree and pulled the fruit off it. It was a huge purple fruit with a pink leaf. She took a deep breath and was just about to take a bite when she noticed some words on the fruit which read, “Eat me and you will be lost, but you will save the world.”
Louise quickly comprehended this and knew what it meant. As soon as she ate the fruit, she would turn into an animal and never be herself again. She was sad and nervous. “At least no one will miss me,” she said. “No one ever liked me.”
With that, she took a bite out of the fruit, and the most extraordinary thing happened. She transformed into a large, majestic, golden wolf, also known as a Wildfire Wolf.
Louisa used her distinctive eyes to locate where the invaders were. Her eyes saw everything that was happening in the Milky Way galaxy. Unfortunately, the invaders had already landed and had destroyed many homes and buildings. Louisa quickly rushed to the place in her new body, soaring through the air at rapid speed, using her aerodynamic golden wings.
She turned her attention to what looked like the leader of the invaders. She fought him with all her strength, but that wasn’t enough. Then, she noticed a symbol on her body which she knew meant power. She took a deep breath and gave a loud howl. The emblem on her body lit up, and the army of invaders perished, as well as the leader. Louisa quickly hurried back into the forest and was never seen as her true self again. And that is the sacrifice of a lifetime.
