The Discovery

Inspired by: The Jamaaliday Wish (Randomcharacters), Stranger Things, and E.T. (also, play the "Rick and Morty" theme while reading this)

Little Frozenpaw shivered. Even inside, next to a fire with a mug of nice warm hot chocolate, she could still feel the cold bite of winter. She shook herself, causing the bells on her blue collar to jingle. This comforted her a bit, as she had always enjoyed the noise of the ringing. She sighed, watching as the snow fell onto her yard, coating it in a white blanket. She smiled. It was very nice to look at. Frost was beginning to spread across her window. Little took her mug and walked over to the rug on the floor, where she sat, directly in front of the fire she had prepared. It's warm, orange glow reflected onto her face, making her long ears fold back a bit. Nonetheless, she enjoyed it, and was just about to fall asleep when a loud boom shook the house. It was shortly followed by a flash of light from outside the window. "That's weird," thought Little, being the nerd she was. "I thought light always came before sound." Curious, she looked out the window. It was pretty hard to see, considering that it was nearly ten o'clock, but when a bolt of lighting rained down from the sky and illuminated the area, Little could see a tree that had fallen down right on top of her yard. Surprised it wasn't flaming from the lightning that had hit it, Little narrowed her eyes in order to see better. Something was glowing in the patch of trees near her house. You see, Little liked the mysterious aura of the wilderness, so she lived directly next to a forest, and in that forest she could see a shining light coming from something. It looked oddly unnatural, and for a second Little felt a bit scared, but then she decided.

She put on a winter hat over her antlers, sweater on her back, and prepared to face the unknown.