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Authors: Rachel Roberts
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clutched the locket in her hand. She felt like she could have anything she wanted.
“I thought you might like to have it with you for the first round tonight. Not that I think you’ll need it—I know you’re gonna knock everyone out.”
You’ve never even heard me sing, Kara thought, suddenly horrified. Then she relaxed. After all, she had the unicorn horn; plus, she was learning about spellsinging, her secret weapon. And the locket sealed the deal.
Her sudden confidence must have shown on her face, because Johnny winked at her. Then the limo headed off down the country road.
Kara slipped the locket around her neck. She would wear it forever!
She crossed the orchard to the pedestrian bridge that spanned the Chitakaway River. The oaks and maples were so thick on both sides, she knew no one would see or hear her practicing. The beautiful suspension bridge arced like a web over the waters flowing in the ravine far below. She set off across, feeling the bridge gently sway under her feet. About halfway across, she stopped and looked around. She was alone. Taking a breath, she tried a simple scale.
Kara’s hands flew to her mouth in shock as her voice screeched across the ravine. Whatever happened before wasn’t happening now. She tried three more times, but her singing sounded worse than ever. What was she going to do? How would Johnny react when he heard her voice for the first time and it wasn’t as wonderful as he thought it would be?
Opening her backpack, she took out the horn. She felt the energy already sparking in her hands as she held the horn out in front of her. The magic of the unicorn was just what she needed to jump-start her spell!
Make my voice ring loud and clear
Change how I sing, change what they hear
I’ll be as perfect as can be
Everyone will want to sing like me
Bright magic flashed from the horn, encircling her in twinkling diamond light. She felt the winds kick up, the bridge tremble lightly, then pulse like a backbeat. Johnny’s locket sparkled and her fear melted away into pure anticipation and excitement. Power surged forth from the horn, but this time she was ready.
She opened her mouth and tried again.
Her voice rang out across the river in waves of sonic bliss. She sang perfectly in tune, every word as perfect as she had heard it on the B*Tween song. Tapping her feet to the rhythm, Kara started to dance on the bridge. Arms moving in a tight routine, she felt light as air, dancing in the diamond white glow of unicorn magic.
A dark shadow passed overhead. Kara spun and the bridge swayed. Still in step, she looked up at fluffy white clouds rolling under a blue-domed sky. She continued her singing. No one had a chance against her style. She was super- stylin'!
Bump!
The bridge lunged sideways, throwing Kara off balance. Something had knocked into it from underneath. Underneath? She was at least ten stories in the air. She held the rope railing as the bridge settled, and peered over. Far below, the river ran fast, cascading over rocks and sending sprays of water high into the air.
Kara began to get an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach and slipped the unicorn horn into her backpack. She was about to start for the far side of the bridge when the shadow passed over again. She whipped her head up and squinted against the sun. Something big was flying right toward her. Then she saw familiar golden wings and spotted fur. She let out her breath.
“Geez, Lyra, you scared me half to death!”
The cat angled low over the far side of the bridge and swooped straight at her, coming in fast.
“What’s with you?” Kara slipped her arms into her backpack. She looked up just as Lyra rammed into her, sending Kara flying backward, the wind knocked out of her.
“Lyra!” she sputtered, shaken to the core. “What are you doing?”
Kara tried to get back on her feet but Lyra was too quick. The cat smashed into her back and Kara slammed face-first against the railing. She found herself
“I thought you might like to have it with you for the first round tonight. Not that I think you’ll need it—I know you’re gonna knock everyone out.”
You’ve never even heard me sing, Kara thought, suddenly horrified. Then she relaxed. After all, she had the unicorn horn; plus, she was learning about spellsinging, her secret weapon. And the locket sealed the deal.
Her sudden confidence must have shown on her face, because Johnny winked at her. Then the limo headed off down the country road.
Kara slipped the locket around her neck. She would wear it forever!
She crossed the orchard to the pedestrian bridge that spanned the Chitakaway River. The oaks and maples were so thick on both sides, she knew no one would see or hear her practicing. The beautiful suspension bridge arced like a web over the waters flowing in the ravine far below. She set off across, feeling the bridge gently sway under her feet. About halfway across, she stopped and looked around. She was alone. Taking a breath, she tried a simple scale.
Kara’s hands flew to her mouth in shock as her voice screeched across the ravine. Whatever happened before wasn’t happening now. She tried three more times, but her singing sounded worse than ever. What was she going to do? How would Johnny react when he heard her voice for the first time and it wasn’t as wonderful as he thought it would be?
Opening her backpack, she took out the horn. She felt the energy already sparking in her hands as she held the horn out in front of her. The magic of the unicorn was just what she needed to jump-start her spell!
Make my voice ring loud and clear
Change how I sing, change what they hear
I’ll be as perfect as can be
Everyone will want to sing like me
Bright magic flashed from the horn, encircling her in twinkling diamond light. She felt the winds kick up, the bridge tremble lightly, then pulse like a backbeat. Johnny’s locket sparkled and her fear melted away into pure anticipation and excitement. Power surged forth from the horn, but this time she was ready.
She opened her mouth and tried again.
Her voice rang out across the river in waves of sonic bliss. She sang perfectly in tune, every word as perfect as she had heard it on the B*Tween song. Tapping her feet to the rhythm, Kara started to dance on the bridge. Arms moving in a tight routine, she felt light as air, dancing in the diamond white glow of unicorn magic.
A dark shadow passed overhead. Kara spun and the bridge swayed. Still in step, she looked up at fluffy white clouds rolling under a blue-domed sky. She continued her singing. No one had a chance against her style. She was super- stylin'!
Bump!
The bridge lunged sideways, throwing Kara off balance. Something had knocked into it from underneath. Underneath? She was at least ten stories in the air. She held the rope railing as the bridge settled, and peered over. Far below, the river ran fast, cascading over rocks and sending sprays of water high into the air.
Kara began to get an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach and slipped the unicorn horn into her backpack. She was about to start for the far side of the bridge when the shadow passed over again. She whipped her head up and squinted against the sun. Something big was flying right toward her. Then she saw familiar golden wings and spotted fur. She let out her breath.
“Geez, Lyra, you scared me half to death!”
The cat angled low over the far side of the bridge and swooped straight at her, coming in fast.
“What’s with you?” Kara slipped her arms into her backpack. She looked up just as Lyra rammed into her, sending Kara flying backward, the wind knocked out of her.
“Lyra!” she sputtered, shaken to the core. “What are you doing?”
Kara tried to get back on her feet but Lyra was too quick. The cat smashed into her back and Kara slammed face-first against the railing. She found herself
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