The Everglades were beautiful. Luscious greens, electric blues, sunset yellows, soothing violets and deep crimsons. The birds chirped their joyful songs, complimenting one another as they flitted from one perch to another. The ground was soft; deep, moist and spongey moss hugged the ground. The yellow Phoenix flowers gave off a unique ash like smell, it was something quite special. The trees had that earthy pine smell and the lightening flower gave off very odd aroma indeed, it was likened to the honeysuckle with a hint of jasmine. The whole of The Everglades was rife with enchanting smells from one corner to the other.
Luna was a regular visitor the The Everglades. Most of her waking hours were spent here; walking, reading, learning, dreaming and yet, the secrets within were yet to reveal themselves.
Luna was making her way to her favourite spot, the old Oak, passing the lightening flowers - they only grew in one particular area. They were are either side of the path and overhung slightly. Luna extended her arms to reach either side of the path and brush her long, delicate fingers across the tops of the flowers. She'd heard the village elder talking about the magic properties the lightening flowers possessed but she took no notice in such nonsense. Her fingertips began to tingle and the sensation darted up her arms, across her shoulders and down her spine. The hair stood up on the back of her neck and she felt exhilarated. She broke into a run, arms and fingers still extended to capture the feeling again. Faster and faster she ran and harder and harder the feeling electrified her body. She felt alive and powerful.
All of a sudden, seering hot pain bolted through her neck and dropped her to the ground, the impact cushioned by the moss. She couldn't move. The pain moved up into her head and a piercing high pitched squeal engulfed her ears. Everything went black. The pain had rendered her unconscious...
