Monique Tether

Readers of the fifth Mystic Moon would know about my surprising end to Mystic, and the wonderful beginning to the FireHorse, WaterHorse and the little girls guardian.

Well, here is a glimpse at my new short, short book Mystic's Diary: His Birth and Death.

The book takes you on a Black Beauty styled adventure into Mystics beginning and end.

Here is a preview of his birth.

"Its was so dark, I could hear my mom's heart beating against the womb, my home for the past eleven months. I could hear her breathing go from slow and calm to uneven and scared as her strong body began forcing me out of my home. She neighed loud, alerting her fellow pasture mates about my presence. She had kept this a secret from her parents, and from her fellow schoolmates, I'm the very first Quatra whom has been naturally born. The rest are humans turned Quatra. Mother had been tormented by a big black stallion, and so came me.

Not telling the elders will probably spell death for mother, but not If I can help it. Mom didn't tell because she loved me, and knew they would abort me if they knew.

I began to see light, and I saw two other foals. Brown fillies. They stared at me with amazement. Then I saw two old horses come to me, and they quickly transformed into humans. They grabbed me by my weak nose and dragged me out. I was covered with warm icky stuff, and it was cold outside, and night time. I was so weak, I couldn't walk at all. I rested my little head in the warm grass, I heard my mother crying for help as they dragged her away. I cried for her, I couldn't get up, but I struggled to. A filly came up to me and kissed my cheek.

"It will be alright, Mystic Moon." she named me. I looked up to the moon, and I knew, life would not be easy.