In the far away world of Htrae, ancient magical unicorns are a source of power. Mosaic, the ruler of this grand world, owns two hundred of these majestic creatures, all of varying size and color. But these two hundred are not enough. There is a rumor that somewhere on the planet exists a platinum unicorn, known to be the mother of all unicorns. The power of this single creature could change the face of Htrae forever. Mosaic must have this wondrous creature for his own, so he hires a bounty hunter to find her. But on this journey, the bounty hunter comes upon much more than he expected-an entire realm of unicorns, with beauty and power the likes of which he had never seen in the human realm. Bonded: Discovery of the Unicorns embarks into a world of magic, where true wisdom awaits ... for those who seek it. BONDED Discovery of the Unicorns By McCal Roberts TRAFFORD PUBLISHING Copyright © 2011 McCal Roberts All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4269-7897-5 Chapter One Unicorns Introductory Long, long ago, magicians ruled the earth for a time. With his talent, God hosted the most beautiful of magical powers—giants, dragons, magicians; witches; visionaries; dream catchers; and the favorite of all time, unicorns. In the land of Laccm, there was a small village in the universe called Htrae. Far, far away from Earth's grasp, there was a planet named Htrae. On this planet lived many hosts of magical powers. The planet was protected by a force field that no one could ever destroy or attempt to reign over. It was heavily guarded by the planet's universe protectors, which monitored any invasion of any sort. The governor of this place, Mosiac, was the world's wealthiest man. Mosiac ruled this world—he controlled the government and made up his own rules and regulations. Mosiac owned everything imaginable. He collected magical powers, and they said, if you have the most powers, you are able to rule the country. Mosiac had been running this planet for the last twenty years, but today Mosiac had to run for his seat. Mosiac's World As the day arose and the sun revealed a glorious morning, a great music filled the air. The voices of Mosiac's choir produced the calmest sound you could ever hear in your life. The music was joyful. Every morning Mosiac assembled all his worth—everything he owned of value, including the choir—in front of his veranda. All of his troops, security workers, and messengers bowed down to him, and as he listened to the great sounds of his assembled choir, his team of security brought him out to remind him of his duties and responsibilities. It felt good to have run the country under his family's name for all these years. He had worked very hard to get to this point in his life, by earning the most valuable prizes. To Mosaic, the best prizes ever obtained by one person were his unicorns. Mosiac earned over two hundred of the best unicorns of all different sizes and colors—black, red, green, yellow, orange, and brown. His favorite color was gold. He kept his gold unicorn close to him at all times. He nurtured it and treated it differently from the way he treated all the other unicorns he possessed. He gave the gold unicorn all the attention an animal could ever ask for. Golden was the youngest among the unicorn herd. Mosiac had exactly twenty of each color of unicorn in his herd. But he had heard a story, a myth, perhaps, that he intended to investigate. A rumor—that there was a platinum-colored unicorn, known to be the mother of all unicorns, on the planet of Laccm in the village of Htrae—had traveled around the land. Unicorn Mythology Mosiac had hired a top bounty hunter to find this unique specimen and promised the hunter a great reward if he captured the platinum unicorn. He'd assembled the country's top magical aids to find out if this myth was true. For decades, he had been unsuccessful. Then one day Mosaic's life changed forever. Mosiac was just about to give up the search when, at last, his belief came to life. And every good adventure leaves behind a good story. Mosiac's faith in powers and magic was great, and when he came across the unicorns' powers he loved it. One of his hard-working servants, who he had sent on a two-month journey to find new powers in the land, came to him one evening with excitement and encouraging news. "Sir! Sir!" the messenger exclaimed. "I have wonderful news." The messenger was exhausted from his long journey. "Catch your breath," Mosiac replied. "What news do you have for me, messenger?" "Well, sir, we have sighted a herd of unicorns. Give us the go-ahead to investigate the herd further, sir. And please host more members to aid me in the capture of your request, sir." "Sit with me and tell me the whole story, messenger," Mosiac replied. "Master, all started when you told me to go out and find that special unicorn," the servant began once the two had sat down. "When I first ventured out, I visited every corner of this l