DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE:
CAROLMIRE’S SECRET LIGHT

“THERE’S ALWAYS A WAY THROUGH”

Have you ever wished you could live in a place where it’s always Christmas? That’s what it’s like for the country of Carolmire far up north. For them, every month is Christmas season. They work really hard to get all the work done the aliens demand of them so in the last week of every month they stay mostly in their homes and celebrate Christmas all week long. But the people don’t live in this place by choice…

Have you ever been told you’re too loud or too energetic or too positive? That’s why these people were sent to the coldest place in DarkCorner Land. The aliens watch them, so they don’t escape, because they want them punished and separated from the rest of the world, but is that the real reason? There’s an intriguing mystery to be solved in this land. There is a mysterious lady singing, but no one can figure out where the music is coming from, and no one knows who’s singing. The aliens are trying to find the music, but it’s bizarre that they’re not using all the resources they have to find it. Can you solve the mystery? Check out the post coming up called:
MYSTERY OF THE SECRET SINGER OF CAROLMIRE:
PART ONE

The aliens and dark spirits aren’t the only ones looking for her. Cade and Blake will be working in the shadows trying to track her down and figure out how her music is so elusive. But they are in danger of getting captured and suffering the same fate as the people of Carolmire, having to work long, tough nights in the dark, cold mines. They’re determined to outsmart them and find the singer. Get ready for an adventure. Can you figure out who the singer is?

Carolmire has a secret light that shines even in the deepest, coldest dark of the far north. No one understands how this light still shines, including the aliens. There is a prophecy that offers some clues to the mystery of who the secret singer is. Here is a description of the five ladies who could possibly be the one. One of them is definitely the secret singer. Check out their descriptions, then read the prophecy for clues. But you’ll probably have to go to Carolmire with Cade and Blake to see the clues really come to light…

Amy Carashine:
She has long, shiny gold hair, with a bright face. She built a twisting slide with various lights that flash different colours as you pass through. It’s really fast. She’s always cheerful, whistling various Christmas songs at a really fast pace.

Annie Carabright:
She has somewhat curly, brown hair with a mysterious, but hopeful face. She works at the music shop, always playing the piano and singing like an angel. She is always cleaning the lights, making them each shine with the same dazzling brightness.

Carol Coreshine:
She has short dark hair and is quite stern. She can be pretty moody, you just never quite know what you’re going to get with her. She is crazy about lights. She makes all kinds of candles of all types, colours, and smells, and she is always adding more and more to the center park of Carolmire.

Cadie Corayhope:
She has curly, dark hair and has a hopeful face. She pretty much sings as she talks. She works at the candy shop, and is always coming up with new, creative kinds of candy that she reveals by hiding them in the store and slowly lighting various parts of the store until people see it.

Mary Coralight:
She has slick, black hair. She is really quiet and calm, but sings really strong. She works at the library. She’s either reading at her desk, or singing quietly in a high balcony, or just quietly walking up and down the rows.

CAROLMIRE LIGHTS PROPHECY

There is a dark secret, revealed by the two
Look to the light that shines to see who
The key will be to watch for when they meet
Then you will see who’s singing, from the street
The colours blend together in the dark night
Only in the stillness can you take in the sight
Lights blur past you in a brilliant haze
They remind us of the glorious days
We hear mysterious music coming from inside
The lights shine so bright for them to hide
A dark secret is hiding in the corner on the floor
Follow the rhythmic lights to find the door
Secrets hide deep in the pages of our dreams
But the way through is by the reflection streams
Deep in the pool the light shows bright
Look up to see the one shining in the night

CADE’S STORY CONTINUES…

THERE’S ALWAYS A WAY THROUGH”

The fight continues. If you haven’t already, check out the mystery series:
THE CASHES DADE GHOST STRIKERS
Click on the page BUY THE BOOKS to find more information about the books and how to get them. It’s time to really begin the fight. It’s time for the aliens to hear from the students like Cade who have been ignored for so long. It’s time for their arrogance to come crashing down. The mysteries continue in the next book called:
MYSTERY OF THE BLOODY FRIDAY SPY
The time is now to get involved in the DadeStar Revolution against the aliens. It’s about to get really intense as Cade, Blake, and Drew are about to get involved in a much more dangerous mission. Check out the page THE DADESTAR REVOLUTION to join the fight and see if you can find the clues in the Canndaze Prophecy for how to defeat the aliens. It will take great creativity and determination to win this fight. Do you have what it takes?

The aliens have Cashes Dade surrounded in the mountains. Coming up in this post will be a prophecy that offers a clue for how Cashes Dade can win this current fight against the aliens and break out of their trap to find a secret place where they can build an army to drive the aliens off the planet. Can you find the clue? The answer will be where the aliens don’t want you to look. Leave a comment below if you think you know which line offers the clue. The answer will be revealed in the next Character Fun Facts post. Get ready for another two-part short story featuring another mystery in the Christmas city of Carolmire. Can you figure it out? The aliens have gone far enough. They’ve taken so much from Cade already, and they haven’t allowed students like him to share how they feel about what the aliens have done, but soon enough they’re going to hear from him, and they have no idea what they’re in for…

DAYERCRAY PROPHECY

At first only one will challenge the enemy from the sky
They tell us they’re here to help us reach so high
They will point to the sky and show us their lights
This will be their claim that they’re reached great heights
There is a dark secret yet to be revealed
Look to the ones who can’t be healed
The kids’ enemies will not just be the alien elite
They must find the one who wants the seat
The real fight will come from within
He must not seek the grand vision
The rebel students are in for a fight from all sides
They will need great stealth to find where he hides
The aliens’ star rises high and fast in this age

But their light only shines behind the curtain on stage
There is a darkness that lurks in the far hallway
But you won’t know who they are in the day
The answer will be revealed in their face
They can’t seem to find enough space…

DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE:
BLOODY, BLOODY FRIDAY PLAYS

THERE’S ALWAYS A WAY THROUGH”

The kingdom of Cashes Dade has gone underground. Their City of Dayces Cameron has been completely destroyed by the aliens, but the people of Cashes Dade had an elaborate underground network of tunnels and caverns throughout the mountains ready for them to escape to when the time came. They knew it would happen sooner or later. On a chilly blood-red night, in a massive underground cavern lit by dark orange lanterns and stacked gold candles behind the stage, all the people have gathered. They’re tired, worn out, and struggling. They’ve been fighting an impossible war against an elite alien force. They don’t know if they can beat them, but the Cashes Dade Ghost Strikers are with them, and they’re about to discover a key secret…

The aliens have power over all the kingdoms and all the schools. They believe they are superior, and people have to go along with their ways whether they agree or not. But when seven protestors were shot dead because they wanted to stop the aliens from making everyone sick, the people of Cashes Dade had enough. They didn’t care what would happen to them. It was time to become free. It was time for the aliens to hear their voices. It is time, time for change…

Now they have declared war on the aliens. They believe it’s time to take back their countries. They believe it’s time to take back their schools. No more long, boring lessons about subjects no one cares about. No more destroying creativity and fun in school. No more telling kids they need to sit still and be silent all the time. No more silence and no more lies. It’s time, time for the students with new ideas to rise up. It’s time, time for the students who have determination and toughness, who want to explore new places to rise up. The DadeStar Revolution is about showing kids the value they truly have despite what others in power may say about them. But they need this message to go out to the world and that’s why Cashes Dade has begun the underground newspaper…

The people of Cashes Dade have now started the underground newspaper called: The Cashes Dade Beacon. You can check out the page on this website called THE CASHES DADE BEACON to read every newspaper article they secretly send out to the other kingdoms to try to gain support for their movement to kick the aliens off the planet. It’s time, time for revolution. The latest article describes the song that will rock the world, a song that has a key secret about how to win this impossible fight…

CHARACTER FUN FACTS:
WHAT IS CADE’S SECRET?

THERE’S ALWAYS A WAY THROUGH”

Something happened the night the aliens attacked Cashes Dade that Cade doesn’t talk about. He saw something that he refuses to tell others. Can you figure it out? Cade’s parents left him to join the aliens. His parents were ranked as WhiteStar by the aliens which meant they had the privilege to live in the alien City of Arapreshday and hold a high position. They would get a great home with many other benefits and rewards, but they didn’t take Cade with him. They didn’t even tell him they were leaving. Cade’s best friend Blake’s parents also left him behind several years before, but not to join the aliens. Blake began living with another couple from Cashes Dade and when they found out what happened to Cade, they invited him to live with them as well. Cade is a great guest to have in your home, but it can get pretty interesting…

Cade is really energetic in the mornings. He’s a morning person even though he swears he isn’t. In fact, he gets upset if you call him a morning person and no one really knows why. He tends to wake up pretty early, but he’s really quiet, strangely quiet in fact. There are many times Blake has woken up early, gotten breakfast thinking Cade must still be asleep, only to get a rude shock turning around to suddenly see Cade just standing there, usually with a wry smile on his face.

It’s not just how quiet Cade is in the morning that’s mysterious, but how energetic he is, well, that is until you find out what he does for breakfast. He drinks coffee, and pours sugar, a lot of sugar, into his coffee. He also pours sugar on whatever he’s having for breakfast as well. You would think this means he’d be pretty early to school every morning, but he isn’t. Blake isn’t because usually he rolls out of bed at the last minute and barely has time to get ready, but Cade just seems to space off a lot and suddenly realizes it’s time to go. Then he and Blake race to school, trying different crazy routes to see who could find the craziest routes to school.

Cade does the same bizarre routine every night. When the four of them are hanging out in the living room in the late evening, reading different books, Cade starts to drift off. Then he’ll stand up and say, “I can’t stay awake. I’m off to sleep. See you all tomorrow.” But it doesn’t end there. Moments later you will hear sounds coming from his room, those sounds would be him kicking a mini soccer ball into his mini soccer goal in his room; trying crazy trick shots, or trying to beat his previous records of how many goals he can score in a row. Then he comes back out to re-join them. He does the same thing every time; he walks in shaking his head acting shocked that he couldn’t fall asleep. Then he starts to drift off again. Then he says he’s going to sleep, again, but he doesn’t leave. He stays and suddenly starts asking them about some random topic, talking fast and usually branching off into different things they really need to talk about like what they’re doing for dinner tomorrow, what they’re doing for the weekend, and do ghosts sleep? Eventually Cade does go back to his room to go to sleep, but he usually gets up about five more times for some random reason. Some people wonder if he ever does in fact go to sleep…

Cade seems to wander a lot, and stare, a lot, especially when he’s supposed to be studying. He’ll just stop and start thinking about something, sometimes getting this crazy intense look in his face while closing his eyes and whispering rapidly to himself. He might “study” for several hours but only have read a few lines in his notes. Then he’ll go through the rest of them crazy fast. He has a way of re-writing his notes in a way that makes sense to him so he can look at for a long time and visualize it. It seems to work pretty well for him, but many wonder why he doesn’t just do that from the beginning instead of wasting so many hours staring out the window. It’s a mystery that may never be solved…

On the final morning Cade saw his parents, he did his usual routine. He was on his third cup of sugar with coffee when his dad quietly left to go to their Furniture Store. He’ll never forget the last thing his mom ever said to him. He thinks maybe it means something, but he can’t figure out how, because it seemed like a routine statement about how he should get to school that day. His mom looked out the window at the sleek blue clouds slowly streaming across the hazy morning sky over the dazzling blue towers of Dayces Cameron arranged in a massive stadium shape. Then she told him, “You should take the bridge…”