Xavier's Mind Muser!

“Hello?” said Norman.

“Bad Idea” said Xavier. They were both thinking the same thing: They did not want to attract the bad  kind of attention.

A voice erupted around them, seeming to come every direction at

once - coming as much from the inside of their heads as the outside.

You are not welcome here. Leave this place.

The wind howled even harder, and the trees seemed to shake and bow with terror.

“We need to speak to you” Norman called.

“Please just let us talk to you” Xavier said.

Leave this place, they both heard again. The  sound of the voice seemed to rush right through them, leaving them shaking and out of breath.

“We won’t leave until we’ve spoken with you,” Norman said. With each step they took toward the tree, a voice inside both of them shout No! Turn and run! as if their brains were in the audience and they were nothing more the characters in a movie. A very scary movie.

Who are you?

“My name is Norman Babcock” said Norman

“And I’m his brother, Xavier.” said Xavier

“You don’t know us, but we know you. We’re your great-great-great… well, we’re  related. We’re kind of the same, you and us.”

They advanced two more steps as they spoke, but they still could not make out any details of the figure crouched in the roots of the tree. Light streamed from behind it, and jagged tendrils of liquid fire snaked from its head.

You are not dead.

“Well, no,” Norman said. They took a step.

You are a boy.

“That’s right.” said Xavier. They took another small step. At least she was talking now.

You are not like me at all.

Xavier was trying to come closer to see more of her features, but he wasn’t close enough.

Norman thought carefully before speaking This could go either way now. He could reach her in some way, human to human, or he could return her to the cataclysmic tantrum she had been having.

“I know what you’re feeling,” Norman said, taking another step.

“Both of us have felt it many times,” Xavier said, also taking a step.

No. No one knows that. No one knows anything about me.

“Your name is Agatha Prenderghast.” said Norman

“And we both know what happened, and we know that it was terrible.” said Xavier.

“We also know that you're tired, and we’re tired too.” said Norman

“We are just kids, and you are one too, so just calm down and sleep.”

A crack of lightning shot skyward, silencing the two.

I will not sleep! You cannot make me sleep! I burned your book to dust  so I will never have to hear your stupid stories, Now LEAVE ME ALONE!

“None of us are going to leave! Not yet!” said Xavier

“Not until you listen to us,” said Norman.

“She’s right,” said Xavier.”She destroyed the book. What are we suppose to do now?” Said Xavier.
“Um…” Said Norman.