Look who is starting another project! :D

Yeah I know, "if you can't even keep up with your current ones, why are you doing this yada yada"?

Well cause this is not story focused in the least and we all need one shots to keep us fresh. When I get stuck on a story of the Books, I can write these and get those creative juices flowing again!

So yeah it's going to be a series of 26 one shots that are inspired by the letters of the alphabet from A to Z. They might be loosely related to my other stories, stand by themselves or can be stand alone. They are not time relevant so they might even fall out of character for some characters if you go purely by what is happening in the other stories at the moment.

So in conclusion, don't freak if they don't follow the main stories, this is essentially suppose to be kinda like "Thoughts that No One Speaks" but with a lot more dialog and character interactions and such.

All ratings and summaries will be for the current letter that I am at. Do not expect this to be updated regularly.

Yay one shot series! Enjoy.

A-Adumbrate

There was something unwinding about staring up into the night sky. This simply act transcended the ages, the races, the worlds. By looking up into the black abyss, seeing all the twinkling stars and galaxies and planets, you could momentarily forget all your other troubles in those few small moments.

This was the exact reason why a young boy named Chiro was laying on the lush green grass this fine winter night. The only way to tell it was winter on Shugazoom however, was by the crisp feel of the wind and the fact all the trees were bare. But a good jacket and scarf can more often than not keep the body warm in this pleasant climate.

So Chiro was more than comfortable as he tried to forget all his other troubles at the moment. He rested with his arms behind his head, and his sapphire blue eyes searched the skies for an answer, any answer to his problems. Perhaps he was hoping for a falling star to wish on, or maybe he prayed for help to come from the heavens. Whatever he was doing though, it was the only thing the ten year old could do.

He knew his mother was tired from working double shifts in hopes to pay for their townhouse. Neither one was excited at the prospect of leaving the house that held the memories of them as a complete family, but the rent was to high, and Annizett Cipes could not keep working herself to death.

Which is why earlier that day she had accepted the offer to live in an apartment owned by Lamech Windle, otherwise known as the man whose daughter was saved by Harrison Cipes, completely rent-free. Chiro didn't try to act like he was happy with the sudden move, he knew it was necessary but he did not like it. And that was the reason that when his mother had broke the news to him, he ran out of their townhouse with tears streaming down his face.

So he laid on his back, staring up at the sky and hoping for something to change so he didn't have to live in a new home, or go to a new school, or make new friends. He felt the tears start to build back up in his eyes and he stubbornly rubbed them away. And then suddenly he got his wish. A bright streak shot across the sky, a meteorite sail through the bright expanse as Chiro rose up on his elbows and quickly closed his eyes and wished.

I wish I had my dad back. He naively wished with all his heart. He sat up and held his hands close to his chest as he wished for the impossible, the improbable, the unlikely. He did not care how, he just knew in his young heart that it would fix all his problems.

He looked back up into the farthest reaches of the universe with all hope in his small heart could muster. His eyes shone like the stars in the sky as the tears spilled over the brim of his eyes and down his cheeks, red with the cold.

And the most amazing thing of it all, was the small smile that rested on his face. He sat there a moment more before standing up and making the trek back home. He got an earful when he got back the townhouse that would soon no longer be his, but that was okay. Because he had hope.

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An older version of that young man now stood on the shoulder of a large metaloid man looking straight into that same expanse of sky once again. The now fifteen year old had seen even more things in those shore five years than he could have imagined.

He had traveled across the galaxy, fought monsters and robots and aliens. He had been transformed into creatures and befriended quite a few too. He had seen some the most amazing sights in the universe, from microscopic worlds to simply seeing the joy parents and children get from reuniting.

And still the simple joy he found looking up into the stars was almost unparalleled with anything else. Few times could match the peaceful bliss he felt at the moment that all his other worries melted away.

So as a comet crossed the sky, he once again found his self wishing the same thing he had so many years ago. I wish my dad was back.

He no longer believed that all his problems would be solved with this simple wish, but somehow it lessened the weight on his heart. He turned away from the sky with that same small smile on his face.

And maybe somewhere in that vast universe, someone with those same crystal blue eyes was looking up at that dark sky too.

Because sometimes, the most powerful force in all the whole universe, more powerful than all the armies and treaties and covenants, is child like hope.

Oh hey look, it's the names of Chiro's Parents. Fancy that.

I don't think that I named Chiro's mom yet in story but if I did and it doesn't match, I would love for someone to tell me.

Okay dokey then, until next time.

Happy Readings everyone!