New Faces, New Places
It was dark. Night had fallen in the forest, embracing one girl who was laying in the dirt who was near death with it's gentle touch. She wanted to rest, to sleep and never have to awake again to endure the hardships of the world around her, but she knew that her life was not in her own hands and the choice would be made for her if she was to live or die. A sharp pain suddenly went through her body and she was wide awake. "Kizen!" She screamed aloud. She got no reply. "Wha..." She looked around confused as rain began to fall. "He's not here. Did I defeat him? Did he run?" She cringed as her chest burned, coughing up blood." Broken ribs, maybe a punctured lung. If Kizen isn't here though..." He hand begun to glow white. "This shouldn't be a problem."
She ran her hand across her chest and she sighed in relief. The power of her spell made flesh heal and bones mend and soon she went from the brink of death to being perfectly healthy. "It's times like this that I am glad I ignored father when he said learning healing magic was a waste of time" The girl got to her feet and generated a fireball in her hand to provide light. "Hmm... This area does seem to be any of the forests near Talwar. The leaves in the trees are far too green. Just how far did he blast me?" She then saw a small lake through the trees. Feeling parched she decided to go over to get a drink. She kneeled next to the lake and cupped her hands into the water and took a drink. "The water is fresh, maybe I am in elven country." She shook her head violently. "I sure hope not. They would surely kill me on sight." She went to get another drink but stopped halfway as she saw her reflection and screamed. She backed away for a moment and then once she gathered her thoughts she went to the lakeside again for a second look. She was a cat.
"No, not a cat." She said to herself. She looked at her reflection and saw that while she was covered in white fur, had a cat's tail, ears and facial features she retained most of her humanoid features. "Hmm... Seems to be some kind of Lycanthrophy or polymorph spell." She tried to cast a few spells to return her to her normal form, but none of them worked. "Well whatever this is it seems I'm stuck like this for now." She laid down on the ground and rested her head on a rock. She was about to drift off to sleep when two lights moving in the forest caught her eye. "Lights? A search party, but are rescuers or hunters?" She knew that it would have been in her best interest to hide just in case, but something made her want to take a look. "Knowing my luck it will be a couple of Will'o Wisps leading me to my doom."
She crept through the trees to get a closer look at the lights, hiding in a nearby bush just in case it was a hostile creature. Soon the two lights came into view and she saw that the lights were being held by two people that looked much like her current form except that they were rabbits. "Who's ever heard of a wererabbit." She thought to herself, now thinking that she was probably not a were creature. "Hello!" The rabbits call out into the darkness. They were looking for her or at least for someone. Though it was against her better judgment she decided it would be best to reveal herself. If they were hostile then she would take care of them herself, they couldn't possibly any tougher than what she had already fought that night. She stepped out into the open she walked towards the two rabbits. "Hey!" She yelled, causing the rabbits to turn towards her. Now that she was closer she could see that one was much smaller than the other and that they were both female, a mother and daughter perhaps.
They walked over to her, shining their lights on her so they could get a good look. "Oh my, are you alright? We heard screaming and thought that someone might be in trouble. Are you okay?" The older rabbit asked. "I seem to be lost." Replied the girl. "I was knock unconscious and when I awoke I found myself in this forest." The older rabbit gave the girl a kind smile. "Then maybe you should stay the night at our house deary. You can wait till morning when things might look more familiar and while you wait you can have a warm bath and we can get you a set of clothes." The girl looked down at herself and realized that she didn't have a scrap of clothes on and the white fur that covered her body was splattered with mud from when she laid down on the ground. "Oh! I didn't realize I was so indecent." She said trying to cover herself. "No need to be so modest. Some of our closest friends were barely more that what you are right now and it seems that you were robbed in the woods. Its not your fault if they took your clothes as well. Let's get you inside before you catch a cold in this rain." The older rabbit turned to lead her through the woods, but then stopped for a moment. "Oh how rude of me. My name is Vanilla and this is my daughter Cream." The girl smiled. "My name is Kimmy. Nice to meet you."
Kimmy followed the two rabbits down the dirt trail they used to search the woods. She tried to see if there was anything she recognized. Maybe a landmark or structure that would give here a hint to where she was. While walking she felt a tap on her leg. She looked to see what it was and found Cream holding a black bag. "Uh, Miss... we found this while we were looking for you and thought it might belong to whoever made the scream we heard. Is it yours?" Kimmy took a closer look at the bag and then her eyes went wide. "That's my bag of holding! How did you ever find it out here?" "It was just sitting next to a tree. I'm glad that we could get it back to you." Cream handed it to Kimmy who hugged it tightly to her chest. "Well now you guys won't have to give me new clothes. I have a bunch of spare outfits stored in here." Kimmy turned her head and grinned evilly. "That's not all though." She thought. "With this I'll have enough supplies to keep myself entertained should I find myself stuck here for a while. What luck that these two found it.""Miss... is something wrong" Kimmy heard Cream's voice and turned her head towards her. "Oh nothing Cream, I was just thinking to myself. By the way, you don't have to call me Miss. Please call me Kimmy. After all, we are friends right?" Cream smiled brightly and nodded.
After a small trek Kimmy saw Vanilla and Cream's modest home. "They heard me scream from this far away in this storm? Their ears must be amazing. I had better watch what I say while inside." Kimmy thought but then she let out a small giggle as she thought about the items she kept stored in her bag. Vanilla lead her to the front door and opened it. "This is it. Please make yourself at home. The bathroom is right over there." Kimmy bowed to her hosts. "Thank you. I am going to take a quick bath, but I'm afraid that I'll have a few questions when I come back out." Vanilla nodding to her. "Of course, after what you have been through you must be a bit confused. Please take your time, I'll have a warm meal ready for you when you get out. Kimmy went into the bathroom and turned the water on high, hoping that would mask the sounds of what she was about to do.
She placed her bag on the floor and opened it. Putting her hand inside she spoke two words. "Inventory scroll" And when she pulled her hand back out she had a rolled up parchment. "It has been a while since I last used my bag, I wonder what I left in there." Kimmy opened the paper up and was about to step in the tub, but then she realized that if she did that the dirt in her newly acquired fur would just spread and make her even dirtier if she took a bath. She sat on the side of the tub and switched the shower on. "Let's she" She though, knowing it was unwise to speak aloud what was written on the paper. "I have a good assortment of swords and enough materials to enchant them if needed. An Alchemy set, 20 changes of my clothes, my ring of giant's strength, enough torture equipment to supply a small dungeon... " She scanned the list throughly and then a few items caught her eye. "Oh my god, when did I put Pain Giver and my master's choker in here! That will make things sooooo much easier for me. I even have 20 control collars already prepared." Kimmy rolled the parchment up and placed it back in the bag. "I had better not keep my hosts waiting. I think we can have one night of peace and quite before I decide what I want to do with them." Kimmy hopped into the shower and closed the curtain."
After a while Kimmy exited the bathroom. Her fur was now as white as freshly fallen snow and her hair was tied up into long pigtails that stopped at her shoulders. She was also fully clothed now. She wore a leather jacket and skin tight leather jeans, both a matching color of royal purple. The jacket only had one button done up right above her breasts which revealed that underneath her jacket she had on a grey T-shirt that tightly hugged her gorgeous curves much like her jeans. She also had on a pair of black high heeled boots and was wearing black lips stick and eye shadow. "Ah, it feels so good to be in clean and clothed again." She said aloud before noticing Vanilla staring at her from the table she and Cream where sitting at. "Was the makeup a bit much? I'm sorry, it is just a certain style I like to wear. I hope it doesn't offend." Vanilla blushed as she noticed how rude she was being. "Not at all, it's just that we don't know many people who wear such, um... fashion." Kimmy stepped over and took a seat that had a bowl of soup, a sandwich and a glass of milk on the table in front of it. "Well where I'm from it is quite common."
Cream's curiosity peeked. "Where are you from Kimmy?" Kimmy took a bite out of her sandwich and swallowed. "I am from the kingdom of Talwar. Have you ever heard of it before Cream?" The young rabbit girl shook her head. Vanilla then spoke up. "I have never heard of it either. Must be very far away." Kimmy was a little shocked, though she didn't show it. Talwar was known around the world and a den of evil and corruption. How could they not of heard of the black kingdom. "My turn for a question. How long have you two been in those forms? Is it something in this area that makes us look like this?" The two rabbits looked confused. "What do you mean?" Vanilla replied. Kimmy decided to chose her words carefully. "Well this is not my normal form. When I woke up I had this fur, tail and my ears. I am a human normally." Their eyes went wide, giving Kimmy the idea she said something wrong. Cream spoke first. "Human? Does she mean like Chris?" "Who is Chris?" Vanilla stood up and went over to a table. "Kimmy, please come over here."
Cream and Kimmy both arose from their seats and went over to the table. Kimmy noticed the many pictures that had been framed. Many had the two rabbits in them along with other creatures that seemed afflicted with the same furry condition. Vanilla picked up one of the pictures and handed it to Kimmy. "That is Chris." She said pointing to one of people in the picture. It was a boy, a human boy. "He is a human from another dimension. He came here for a while after we returned here from his dimension, but a couple months back he returned home." It all made sense now. "So I was somehow sent to this plane. That would explain my current form. If humans aren't a common species here I could of changed to adapt to this realms rules." Vanilla and Cream both gave Kimmy a look of concern. "Kimmy, just where are you from?" Asked Cream.
As the night went on Vanilla and Cream told Kimmy about their planet, giving her a quick history lesson. "So this planet is called Mobius." Vanilla nodded as as Kimmy spoke. "And at the moment your people are have only one real enemy, who is named Dr. Robotnik, who is trying to capture you all to be transformed into robots to serve him in his tyrannical empire." Vanilla nodded again. "And so there is a group of you know as 'Freedom Fighters' who combat him and make life safe for people like you and your daughter." Vanilla nodded one final time and then said to Kimmy. "Yes and for the time being Robotnik has been confined to his city, but he is still too powerful to defeat completely. So then why don't you tell us about your planet?"
Kimmy was trying to avoid that question. In her dimension she, her family members and their followers would be in the place of this Dr. Robotnik, except they were much better in their tyrannical quest for power. She would just have to come up with something, but she didn't want to be caught in a lie and since she wasn't sure how powerful their ear were at picking up signals she decide to do the next best thing. "Well my planet is in turmoil. There is only one rule there: Control or be controlled. People like your Robotnik litter the lands and have made large cities from the pain and suffering of the people they have enslaved with magic or brute force. There it is not uncommon to see a warlord returning to his or her castle in a carriage that is being pulled by the defeated people of a newly enslaved town. Before I went unconscious I was in the middle of a battle with such a tyrant by the name of Kizen. He attacked my father's city and was there with the soul purpose of taking me and my two sisters, Rose and Ashley, as his pets to obey his every whim. There are a few resistance groups there, but many have been found out and enslaved like so many others." Kimmy tried her best to look sad, even though in her mind she was giggling. "There we go. Best way to lie is to tell the truth and leave out what you don't want them to hear" She thought to herself.
Cream and Vanilla were shocked at her story. To think that somewhere out there a place like that existed. "You poor dear, I hope your sisters are okay." Kimmy looked up and smiled. "I'm not too worried about them. My father was in town at the time and he is a great fighter. There is no way he could lose to someone like Kizen. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time." Vanilla gave a sigh of relief. "That's good to hear. It sounds like you have already been through so much." She looked up and saw a clock on the wall that said it was midnight. "Look at the time! Cream, it is past your bedtime." She went over to a closet and pulled out a fresh blanket and a pillow. "You are welcome to stay here as long as you wish Kimmy. We might know a few people who can get you back to your home, but even then it might take some time." Kimmy got up from her seat and followed Vanilla. "That is fine, I could use a little vacation from my world." She said as took the items from Vanilla's hands. She followed the rabbit as she saw Cream scurry off to her room. "This is the guest room. Sorry the bed isn't made, we haven't had anyone stay the night in a while." "Well it beats sleeping in the rain. I appreciate all your hospitality. Goodnight." Kimmy walked into the room, tossing her bag on the floor and the pillow and blanket on the bed. She then took off her clothes, except for her undergarments, and placed them on a nearby dresser. "Pleasant dreams girls." She thought to herself as she flopped onto the bed. "Starting tomorrow your lives are going to change. After all, if I am going to be stuck here than I might as well start a new little empire right here." She closed her eyes and visions of what she would do filled her head.