The Other Side

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She began asking every creature there that she could find,&nbsp;“Excuse me, have you seen a portal to another world?”&nbsp; “No! Why do you need to know?” said a grumpy red dragon. &nbsp;Emily looked everywhere for the portal. She went from store to store but could get no answers on how to return home. She asked every creature in the town, but still no answers. Until finally, a broken horned unicorn with a blue, purple, and yellow mane came up to her.&nbsp; “Hello do you need help?”, the unicorn asked. &nbsp;“Yes, Yes I do need help, I came here-”&nbsp; The unicorn interrupted Emily, “shhh, calm down and come down with me.” &nbsp;“Ok,” said Emily relieved.&nbsp; Emily followed the unicorn to her tiny, little boring house. house. “Ok so what happened, human girl”, said the unicorn.&nbsp; “Ok, so me and my family moved to a new house in the middle of the desert in Arizona. The house was old and needed some work, so I went to find a room to call my own. I opened one door and there was a portal to this world. It looked like everything was magical, so later that night I went into the portal and it led me here. And now, I don’t know what to do, because I just want to get home to my family,” said Emily on the verge of tears.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Ok, that explains everything. For starters what is your name. My name is Aria. I am a unicorn if you had not noticed.”&nbsp; “Oh, umm my name is Emily. And what happened to your horn?”&nbsp; “Long story, but I am here to help you get out of here. There is a magical, grumpy Big Foot that we need to find.”&nbsp; “ Oh I saw him on my way over here,” said Emily excited. &nbsp;“Great, we better hurry, he sells some magical stuff that he does not want, and the portal is one of those things, so we better hurry.” said Aria the Unicorn.

“This house looks horrible,” Emily said disgustedly.&nbsp; “Yeah,”&nbsp;Ava replied.&nbsp; “I know it’s not what you expected, girls, but this place will look brand new after we clean up and fix the place,” said Emily’s dad. “Hey girls why don't you go and explore the place,” Emily’s mom said.&nbsp; “Ok,”&nbsp;Emily and Ava replied at the same time. &nbsp;Emily and Ava went up the creaky staircase to explore the second floor. There were a lot of doors, so Ava and Emily were finding rooms to call dibs on their bedroom. Emily went in a door and found a weird glowing circle, when she looked in it, there were magical creatures, rainbows, and candy. It must be a portal to another world.

Once upon a time, there was an 11-year-old girl named Emily. Emily and her family were moving to a new house that was over 100 years old and located in the middle of the desert in Arizona.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Are we there yet?”, Emily shouted from the backseat.&nbsp; “ Yeah, I'm bored”, Emily's sister Ava replied.&nbsp; “Not yet”, Emily’s mom replied. “We’ll be there soon”, her father added.&nbsp; Emily and her sister Ava had never seen the house before the move. When they arrived at the house, it was not what she expected. The house looked really creepy and old. There were bugs everywhere, there were holes everywhere, and a bunch of cracks. The house looked like it hadn’t been lived in for centuries.&nbsp;

Just then, Emily opened the door, “Mom, Dad calm down, I am back, thanks to my new friend Aria, oh and she is a Unicorn.”&nbsp; “Oh Emily we're so glad you are back! Thank you Aria for saving our daughter”&nbsp; “Mom, Dad I am sorry I ran off, but now that I’m home, could we keep Aria as our pet”? &nbsp; Her parents agreed that since Aria had brought Emily back to them, that she could stay with the family. Emily decided that she would never leave her family again, she didn’t care what the house looked like as long as they were together and she had Aria. Her crazy adventure through the portal taught her that things were not always as they seemed, and you should appreciate what you have!

It was about 9:30, everybody was sleeping but Emily. She went upstairs and threw some stuff in a bag before she planned to enter the portal. She brought some snacks, a flashlight, a blanket, and a pillow. She brought a pillow and a blanket because she knew she wanted to go there to stay. So Emily wrote a letter that said, “Dear mom and dad, I'm writing this letter because I found a portal in a room upstairs. I just wanted to let you know that I went in there, I may never come back because the place looks so incredible! Sorry mom and Dad, oh and tell Ava too. Love, Emily.” Emily took a deep breath and stepped inside the portal. But once she got there, it was nothing like what she expected. It was dark, there were no colors anywhere and she didn’t see a single magical creature. “Where are all the nice, bright creatures, rainbows and candy?” Emily said to herself. Emily immediately changed her mind about wanting to stay, in fact, she wanted to get back to her new home as soon as possible. She was going back to the portal to return home when suddenly it closed.

Emily and the Unicorn ran as fast as they could.&nbsp; When they finally got there, they saw the portal immediately. “Hey Big Foot, can I have that portal?” yelled Aria the Unicorn.&nbsp; “Why would you need it?”, Big Foot yelled back.&nbsp; “To save my friend and return her back home from where she came from.”&nbsp; We’re… friends?” said Emily. &nbsp;“Of course,” said Aria. &nbsp;“Well good luck, only magic can open up the portal.”, Said Big Foot rudely.&nbsp; “Well guess what, my friend is a Unicorn '' said Emily trying to defend Aria. &nbsp;“Emily, there’s something you should know.&nbsp;I have not been able to do magic for years since my horn broke. It's no use in trying, I'm sorry I won’t be able to get you home.” said Aria.&nbsp; “Don't be sorry just yet. I believe in you, I believe you still have magic in you, so use it!” Aria gave it her all, she used the rest of her glowing magic in her broken horn, and then it happened. Aria was able to open the portal.&nbsp; “Go Emily, go back home,” said Aria&nbsp; “No, I won't go without you, come home with me” .&nbsp; So Aria and Emily went in the portal together. Emily finally got home after some twists and turns. She could hear her parents sobbing. “Where is little Emily? What dangerous world is she in?”&nbsp;

By: Brooklynn Proctor 6th Grade collaborative project with Ms. Blue and Mrs. Dahl Patrick Henry Math, Science, Technology Magnet 2020

She wished that her new house was located in this amazing place. She was about to step into the portal, but her mom called for dinner.&nbsp; “Emily and Ava, get down here, it's time for dinner,” she yelled. Emily and her family sat down and had dinner. Her dad asked, “So did you find a room that you liked girls?” “I did,” replied Ava.&nbsp; “How about you Emily, did you find a room that you liked,” her mom asked. “I found a really cool room that… actually it was just okay.”&nbsp;Emily did not want to tell her parents about the portal. She planned to go back to the portal after dinner.

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