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Raven the Wolf would spend most of her teenage days studying the nature of the Sol dimension. After all, she wanted nothing more than to be a famed Sol Guardian, like her idol Blaze. To get to protect and wield the Sol Emeralds is something she dreamed about since she was a kid. But, every once in a while, it was nice to pop over and explore the rolling slopes of Green Hill. After all, her best friend Vultro lived there, and there was no way that she was going to go more than a few days without checking in on him.

Though she liked to act tough and pretend that all that emotional stuff didn't matter, deep down she deeply valued the friendship she had with Vultro. She might not express it, but having friends was what made those long days of study and sleepless nights worth it. Vultro seemed unusually excited today as she strolled into his cave. "Hey, Vultro. What's up?" she said cooly. "Well... I have an idea. A really cool idea." ''Not this again.'' "What is it, dude?" "I want to go to space." She scoffed. "Space? Like, outer space?" Vultro nodded. "Yeah! I want to go to space and I want to build my own spaceship." Raven knew she could only nod and agree to the idea. "Yeah... you should. Could be cool." Deep down she doubted if a twelve-year-old could build even half a spaceship, let alone a working one. But she would never shoot down something Vultro was clearly excited about.  

That moment was four years ago. She could not believe that she is now sitting on the very ship Vultro dreamed of making, as it headed towards their destination of Ethos.

"Alright guys. We should be arriving at Ethos within the hour!" Vultro said. Wreck the Fox groans to himself. Despite Vultro's giddiness, the voice sounds more annoying than cheerful to his ears. "Frankie," he mumbles as he turns to his partner, "For the millionth time, why are you're taking me to this random planet." Frankie chuckles. "I told you, it's a surprise! Don't you worry." Wreck rolls his eyes and leans back in his chair.

"What's going on?" Cyncatia asks. Vultro points to the radar scanner. "The ship is saying Ethos is right in front of us... but it's not. I looked away for two seconds, now it's gone." Cyncatia stares at the radar for a moment. "How strange," she says. She notices a bright flash out of the corner of her eye, and looks back out the window. As if out of nowhere, the horizon is now completely filled by a strange-looking, unfamiliar planet. "Vultro!" she yells as a fireball begins to form around the ship.

She fiddles around in her bag and looks up with concern. "I have the Sol emeralds," she admits. "Tell me right now. Are we going to crash?" Vultro continues to fiddle with the landing controls, trying to prepare the ship for a proper landing. "Vultro!" she barks. "Are we going to crash!?" "Yes! Yes!" he finally snaps back. "I can't get the landing sequence to activate!" he yells. "Everyone, brace for impact!"

Jenny the Fox has always been incredibly interested in the world of magic. Her mother, a very powerful sorceress, would teach her little spells every week. One week she would learn how to levitate her toys, another she would learn how to refill her cup using water from the air.

But one thing she was never allowed to learn about was Chaos magic. "Chaos magic is too dangerous," her mother would tell her. Chaos magic is the harnessing of energy from the Chaos Emeralds to use in spells. It can even be done passively, without the emerald being present.  

Jenny would ask every week, regardless of how many times mother said no. It wasn't until her twelfth birthday that she finally sat Jenny down. "It's time," she said. She sat down behind Jenny, holding her arm. "Stick out your pointer finger, honey." Jenny did so, and her mother began to guide her arm into a strange series of arcs. A bubble-like purple shield appeared around them. "It's a protection spell," she said quietly. "Your first tase of Chaos magic." She paused. "I hope you never need to use it, but I also never want you to be in danger." She had a hint of concern to her voice, though she tried her best to mask it behind a smile.

Jenny dreams about her mother a lot, about the days when she used to always look forward to "spell day." Unfortunately, her dream was rudely interrupted by a loud commotion in the cabin.

She slowly opens her eyes to see Raven diving into her seat, strapping herself in and securing her bag. Wreck straightens up in his seat and checks his seatbelt, looking over to make sure Frankie is safe. It takes only a few moments to figure out what's happening. As if her mother was there, her arms begin to move on their own, forming a magic symbol in the air. A bubble expands to cover the entire ship, as the ship plummets towards a murky body of water.

Jenny is the last to surface, joining the rest of the group. She takes a moment to catch her breath. "I... I would just freeze over all this water, but cryomancy isn't exactly my specialty." She tries to catch her breath as she treads nearby. Raven looks down at her now soaked bag and opens her eyes wide. "Where is it?" she yells. "Where's what?" Wreck asks. "The silver emerald!" She dives under the water, but the murky swamp water stings her eyes. She resurfaces, spinning in circles trying to find it. She yells in frustration. "The silver Sol Emerald is gone."

Vultro and Cyncatia turn around, heading towards dry land. He climbs off and surveys the area. Even on land, there's nothing but trees and muddy pathways in every direction. He sighs and pauses to think. Suddenly, a chilling scream echoes through the trees. "Wh-What was that?" Vultro asks. "Haven't the foggiest..." Tracker mubles nervously. Vultro looks at the group and notices Raven is missing. "Raven? Raven!" he yells. "Where did Raven go?"

"She was right here next to us!" Cyncatia yells. "How did she disappear?" Vultro shakes his head. "I don't know. Frankie, you've got better hearing, could you tell where that scream came from?" Frankie slowly nods. "That way," she points.

The group heads in the direction of the scream. They approach a cliff face, with a large cave opening in front of them. "I hate to say it, but the reverb of the scream would suggest it came from in there," Frankie says. Vultro shakes his head in disbelief. "Alright. Tracker, you stay out here and stand guard." He nods silently. "We'll be right back." The rest of the group enters the cave.

The entrance is faintly illuminated by the light outside, but it's hard to see very far. "Man, this is creepy," Wreck says. Frankie steps further into the darkness, before stopping dead in her tracks. "Guys, something's not right here," she whispers into the darkness. "What do you mean?" Wreck asks. "I am hearing some really weird sounds, and footsteps that aren't ours." She goes silent. "Frankie, come back, I can't see you." No response. "Frankie?" he asks. "Hello? Frankie?" He steps forward towards where she was standing, but there is nothing there.

Wreck is gritting his teeth now. "First Raven, now Frankie. What the hell is going on here." Vultro gulps. "There's a branch in the cave over there. Maybe we should split up." He collects his thoughts for a moment. "Jenny, come with me. Cync, you go with Wreck."

Frances Roslin the Bat, daughter of Cyrus and Elena Roslin, lived a pretty sheltered and quiet childhood. She would never be allowed to stay out late, or to stay over at her friend's place. Most of her days would be spent studying at the library, just to have an escape.  

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"Where are the other two?" the voice says sternly. She can see it bend over and sweep the floor nearby, as she slowly starts to realize who has captured her. Raven smirks to herself. "That's none of your business."

"Shoten... crystal?" A loud rumbling occurs that shakes the entire cave. A cold, emotionless voice comes from the darkness nearby. "Metal Raven, I've secured another prisoner. But my sensors show massive volcanic activity is starting. We may want to leave soon." Frankie appears out of the darkness, being thrown to the ground by the unknown figure.

"Aw, poor little Frances wants to stop me!" Mist says mockingly. "What are you going to do about it?" Raven looks around and notices the familiar ears of Vultro in the corner of the room. She stares through the darkness at him.

"Whoa! A metal clone of Raven?" he bursts out. "I thought she was making that up." Raven sighed. ''Here we go again,'' she thought. Metal Raven's head snapped towards Vultro. He looks over at the bag in her hands and notices an unfamiliar object poking out of it. It appears to be a lime-green crystal, with a webbing of blue cracks running through it. "Say, what's that thing?" he asks. "I've never seen a gem like that before."

Vultro jumps and catches the gem out of the air in his left hand. As he looks down at it in his hands, still angry, it begins to glow green. He begins to feel a surge of energy enter his body. "What's happening?" he asks as he feels more and more energy flow through him. Suddenly, a brilliant flash fills the cave, sending a shockwave through the room. As the light fades, Vultro is now floating in the air, his fur a shining purple color.

Vultro drops the crystal, and his fur fades back to normal color. The mysterious figure picks up the crystal and inspects it, and Vultro looks up at him. The figure appears to have both the angular face of a wolf, and the distinct large ears of a fox. He stood as tall as Raven, with a mixture of brown and gray fur.

Jenny, off to the side of the room, suddenly gets a tap on her shoulder. She spins around to see Wreck standing next to her. He signals her to stay quiet, and she nods as he tiptoes towards Mist. He glances at Jenny and gives her a signal. He suddenly dashes towards Mist, and Jenny dives towards him as well. Mist turns to block Jenny, and Wreck gets behind him to sweep his legs out from under him.

Wreck then turns to the wolf. "You want some too?" He throws a punch at the wolf, only for his hand to go right through him as he tumbles to the floor. "Hmph," the wolf scoffed as he grabs Vultro by the neck. He taps the device on his belt and the two instantly vanish in a flash of yellow light. Metal Raven turns and grabs Raven, and they too disappear in a flash of light.