Planet Eilaela Retold (story): Difference between revisions

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. But every once in a while, it was nice to pop over to the other world. After all, her best friend Vultro lived on Earth, and there was no way that she was going to go more than a few days without checking on him.

Though she liked to act tough and pretend that all the emotional stuff didn't matter, deep down she really 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 as she sat on a large rock. "Well... I have an idea. A really cool idea." ''Not this again,'' she thought. "Hit me with it, bud." Vultro's wide and somewhat awkward smile grew. "I want to go to space!" Raven took a moment to process this statement. She cleared her throat. "Space? Like, outer space you mean?" Vultro nodded. "Yeah! I want to go to space, and I want to build my own spaceship too!" Despite wanting to roll her eyes at this insane notion, she knew she could only nod and agree. "Yeah... you should. Could be cool." Deep down she doubted if a twelve-year-old could even draw a spaceship, let alone build a working one. She would never shoot down something Vultro was excited about, so she let it slide.

"I'm gonna go to Techtown, I'm gonna find an engineer, and I'm going to do it." Raven let out a slight chuckle. "That's great. I can come if you want." Vultro smiled. "Yeah!" Raven returned the smile, something she was trying to be better about doing lately.

''That was almost four years ago'', Raven thought to herself. She could not believe that she was now sitting on the very ship Vultro had dreamed of making, as it neared their destination of Ethos.

"Alright guys. We should be arriving at Ethos within the hour!" Vultro said. Wreck the Fox groaned. Despite Vultro's giddiness, the voice was grating to his ears. "Frankie," he mumbles as he turns to his partner, "Now will you tell me what we're going to this random planet for?" Frankie chuckles. "I told you, it's a surprise! Just a bit longer, sweetie." Wreck rolls his eyes and leans back in his chair.

Cyncatia is standing next to Vultro at the helm, looking out the front window of the ship. Her triangular ears twitched as she stared out into the vast emptiness. Finally, Vultro's words register with her. "Vultro, didn't you just say we're almost there? At Ethos?" Vultro looks down at the dashboard, only to look up again in confusion at the empty space. He thumps on one of the radar displays with his finger. "What the..."

Raven, now fully alert, jumps out of her chair. "Vultro, how did you miss that giant planet? It's a ''planet''!" Vultro is looking around frantically at his instruments. "It's not on the radar Raven, it wasn't even there a minute ago! Ask Cync!" Raven frowns and turns back to her seat.

She fiddles around in her bag for a moment and looks up with concern. "Look, I have the Sol emeralds," she admits. "Tell me right now. Are we crashing?" Vultro continues to fiddle with the landing controls, trying to prepare the ship for a proper landing. "Vultro!" she barks. "Tell. Me. Right. Now. Are we going to crash?" "Yes! Yes!" he snaps back. "I can't get the landing sequence to activate!" he yells. Vultro shut his eyes, full of fear and regret for bringing his friends along to die. ''I guess this is it...'' he thinks as he awaits the inevitable.

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

But one thing she was never allowed to learn was Chaos magic, the magic harnessed from Chaos Emeralds. "Chaos magic is too dangerous," her mother would tell her. "Even the passive energy spells can be trouble."

Jenny would ask every week, regardless of how many times mother said no. This went on for what seemed like years, with her always getting the same response. One time, the week of her twelfth birthday, her mother sat her down. "It's time," she said. Jenny's eyes lit up. Her mom sat down behind her, holding her arm up. "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." Jenny giggled. "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. 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 again, her arms begin to move on their own, forming a magic symbol in the air. A purple bubble expands to cover the entire ship, as the ship plummets towards a murky body of water.

A short distance away, Wreck and Frankie both submerge from the swamp. "Yuck, so much for a surprise date..." Frankie said under her breath. Wreck blinks and shakes his head. "''This'' was your idea of a date?" Frankie frowns. "Ugh, just forget it. Let's get over to Raven."