I watched Inside Out and it was just PERFECT! Really enjoyed it especially the emotions. This fic was something I just thought about on what if Riley has powers based on her emotions and has a special destiny that will make her undertake a journey and crossover with certain characters? Well here it is! Hope this goes well. Reviews are appreciated so for the improvement of writing and also Inside Out and all respective characters belong to their owners aaaaaaaand...ON WITH THE SHOW!
Location: San Francisco
San Francisco, a remarkable and vast city that sit atop steep and high hills and flooded by amazing structures and tram cars. Its also known as the City by the Bay thus having a very huge port for fishing and recreation. Its notably famous for the Golden Gate Bridge that if before one can see the actual bridge, one may think its actually made of gold. Near the Lombard street, stood the Lombard Elementary School, a small yet prestige school in Frisco. Inside, one special girl is about to have a journey of her life...
Riley's POV
5...
The countdown begins
4...
One whole school year is finally going to be over
3...
The anticipation is killing me. Its like the clock doesn't want us to be set free
2...
A little more and we're all going to be free from this prison
1...
Time for fun to begin
When the clock struck four, the bell rang, signaling the end of another boring yet productive and successful scholl year, and beginning the 104 days of summer vacation. Everybody, including me, is rushing forth to the doors and having our freedom. I said goodbye to my teacher before I proceed to run down the halls joining the rally of happiness. I'm really excited to do all sorts of stuff this summer, though besides the hockey leagues and summer vacations, I haven't thought of what to do for 104 days. I made my way through the swarm of people who are just so ecsastic as me, trying to find my best friend, well second best friend. Meg is my first and will always be my best friend but she's back up in Minessota with nothing but a computer screen between us. The eventual move here in Frisco meant I would encounter new friends but I never did consider having another best friend and now said best friend is hard to find in the see of people going rampant and shouting summer freedom. There are just so many people going rampant. Some are even throwing all their notes and homework up in the air and some even threw leftover did that create a lot of mess.
"Riley...Riley!"
That familiar voice was enough for me to be relieved that I didn't need to weave further to the crowd to find my best frend. Apparantly she found me.
Before I can even turn around and face her, she already had me on a side hug. I faced her a we made it into a full hug.
"Penny! I thought I needed to swim through the crowd to find you" I said with a smile
"Thought of the same thing actually. Almost thought of climbing up on the lockers to find ya tackling people to get through" Penny said in her southern accent
"The floor ain't ice genius. I can't tackle guys that easily if it ain't slippery and it certainly ain't lava for you to climb lockers" I said teasingly
Penny is an interesting character indeed. I find it hard to belive at first that she used to be a movie star and became famous in a show about a her and a dog who had superpowers. Surprisingly, the said dog is actually her dog, Bolt. I'm not surprised that she mentioned climbing the lockers to find me because honestly, she didn't need a stuntman back then and for her to back it up, she made me watch some footage of her old show and it clearly shows that all stunts were all her. Back then I got intimidated when I first knew this because I admit, I wanted to befriend Penny so bad but because of her past career, it seemed that she was untouchable for me but surprisingly, she was the first to approach me and evn helped me fit in to the student body in Lombard elementary. I did not expect her to be my best friend here in Frisco.
"Ya know, I reckon we get out of here before we drown on these papers there throwin" Penny said. I eyed our surroundings and aside from the increasing crowd, a lot of papers are still being thrown out of joy because hey, its their final days of being an elementary kid and by the end of summer vacation, we're going to be in middle school. That makes me excited, yet nervous at the same time but I have a lot of time to think it over.
"You're right Penny. We should definitely go outside now. I heard some of the kids are throwing leftover lunches"
As I said that, it made Penny grimace. We weaved further away from the crowd, occationally avoiding things that are being thrown that is not paper. My goodness, I never knew this school is so chaotic.
"Is Lombard always this crazy?!" I sad to Penny, avoiding an apple core.
"Kids here are very obedient Riley but hen it comes to breaks and summer vacation, let's just say its tradition for most kids here to go all out crazy" Penny replied
"I'm guessing most of them are just releasing stress" I said
"Hmmm probably" Penny said
I smiled at that thought. It made me get rid of the notion that this school is boring. We eventually got out of the school, inhaling the fresh, afternoon air. The outside ins't as crowded as the inside so we could easily move. We waved at some of ourf riends and aquaintances along the way. Me and Penny were now past the gate of the school. We looked back one more time. Its amazing how time flies. This school is one of the key points of the start of my life in San Francisco. Even though school started off awkward because I cried on the first day of school but with the friends that I made, especially Penny, I could say that awkward moment was worth it.
"Yah gonna miss this place Rileynator?" Penny asked with a wistful smile
"Yeah I guess...its one of the places where I kicked off my life here in San Francisco. I'm glad I went to school here"
"I thought you found this school a bit boring sometimes?" Penny said
"Its just sometimes Penny I mean, did you NOT see the chaos inside?" I said
"Well you have a point there."
"Besides. I couldn't have met you if I didn't get to go here. I'd say I'll really miss it here" I said
"Aww thanks Rileynator" Penny said as she playfully nudge my shoulder
"Let's just go already. I'm stoke to hang out on food truck park. Kinda hungry now" I said as I rub my stomach for emphasis
"And Rileynator needs her hockey food already. I thought hockey practice was tommorow?" Penny started off as we began to walk
"Hey, you easily get hungry when you play a lot of sports and really Penny, you're still not over 'Rileynator'?"
"Point taken. Know the experience when I used to do my stunts. As for 'Rileynator', I can't help it! It's a really fitting nickname for yah" Penny beamed
"Oh come on! Its like I'm some kind of terminator or something" I said, recalling the movie 'Terminator' that my dad showed me a few nights back
"Well yah really look like one when you play especially when you're in the zone. You feel no pain when you get knocked down. Are you even human when you play?"
"Oh cut it out! Penny"
"I'm still sticking to Rileynator"
"You're call stuntwoman" I said.
It was really fun to hang around with Penny. I like it most when we don't bore ourselves with the same conversation over and over, like some work in our minds found ways to talk about something new. Sometimes I wonder if there are some forces in our heads that did that.
We walked faster than usual to food truck park. It was a park that you guessed it, has loads of foods trucks especially in the afternoons. Our parents have agreed to go there for dinner to celebrate the first day of summer vacation. Man they can think of the weirdest reason to celebrate something. Me and Penny are actually neighbors in the same street so it was easy for hr and my parents to be friends as if we were destined to meet.
Now walking downhill now. I once thought how it would be cool to ride a bike going downhill here and imagined myself racing against the tram cars that go here everyday but when Penny actually did that with a skateboard, she ended up with a broken neck that had her wear a neck collar for a month. That memory just made me cringe just thinking about how she survived that kind of accident
"Wish we had a faster way ging to the park" I said, feeling my legs going tired
"Well we could try my skateboard - "
"Oh no, not after that whole neck injury thing Penny"
"Oh come on Riley! Its fun to skateboard, especially when you have two people all at once riding it"
Penny can be so extreme sometimes. Like that time she did it with Bolt.
"Oh no, I am NOT going to be traumatized like Bolt" I said
"Bolt will get over it and it can be a rush!" Penny said innocently
"You get your rush on extreme stunts and I get my rush on hockey"
"What's with you and skateboards anyway?"
"They don't have breaks and as you can see, San Francisco's roads are mostly slopes hmm...bad combination"
"There's no harm in trying it Riley"
"Yeah no hram except for broken bones and brui-"
I got stopped midway when something hit me hard. I fell and stumbled on the road. My body hurts, a little but still hurt. I tried to get up but it felt that something heavy was on top of me. I tried to clear my vision and I saw Penny with a shocked expression looking at me. I scan my surroundings and I find a bike that was toppled over at my feet. At first I thought it was the thigs that I felt heavy but I wasn't the case. Upon closer inspection, a boy was on top of me! I felt my cheeks heat up at the sight of the boy whose on top of me. Where in the hell did he came from?! I scanned my surroundings again and took in the details on how might this boy be on top of me. The place me and Penny walked was an intersection...I got hit on the left side...a bike...I took notice of the direction I was hit and it was a downward slope when going in ur direction. The boy was probably riding a bike downhill albeit carelessly since he hit me.
"Oh my gosh! Riely, are you okay?!" Penny said with concern. The boy started to stir and tried to stand up. In doing so, I can see him clearly now. He had bushy black hair, wore a red irt under his dark blue hoodie and light brown cargo pants. Based on the look on his face, he looked like he's half asian descent. He was rubbing the side of his head, clearly hurt as well. I felt my cheeks feel hot even more. The sight of him just made me feel strange. I felt every part of my body tingle just like when I watch and read tragic vampire romances. I compose myself when he stood up. He looked at me and he seemed a little startled
"Oh man! Uhhh..hey are you alri-" the boy said but was cut midway by Penny slamming her backpack in his head
"Hey! What was that for?!"
"You toppled over my best friend! She could've gotten hurt!"
Penny approached me and helped me completely stand. She began to check up on me
"Riley are you alright?! Anything hurt?! Speak to me girl!"
"I'm fine Penny. Don't be too paranoid" I sad teasingly
"I am really sorry for all of this..." The boy said
"Oh if Riley's hurt you're gonna get it buster!" Penny said
"Penny I said I'm fine. No biggie" I reassure her
Penny gave a glare to the boy and he gave a nervous look to penny but a sympathetic look on me
"If she can't play on the hockey finals because of this accident you're going to get it!" Penny said
"I am so sorry truly I am. I don't know what happened. My bike suddenly didn't have any breaks and-"
"No brakes!? Then why were you riding it downhill?!"
"I told you it suddenly didn't have any breaks!" The boy said getting slightly irritated
"P-Penny let it go. It all an accident. Its cool" I said
The boy felt relieved and started to pick up his bike. Upon looking it when its upright, the bike seemed unusual. It was yellow yet the wheels seemed like it was floating. It looked like those kind of bikes yu see in sci-fi movies
"Are you sure you're not hurt? I can make it up to you..." The boy said
As he stares into me, I felt my cheeks warm up again. Gosh what is this feeling?"
I tired to shake it off and approach him
"I'm okay. It hurt but its all good. Nice bike by the way" I said
"Its not actually mine. I'm just returning it to a friend" He said
"I see. You better be careful next time. Its really important you ride something with brakes when going downhill" I said with a knowing glance to Penny. She in turn, snorted in reaction
"Yeah...I'll be careful hehe. I might walk from here. My destination ain't far away" He said nervously
"Uh Riley? We need to get going. Its kind of getting late" Penny said
"Oh man! It is late! I gotta get this bike back asap!" He said as he looked over his watch
"Sorry again!" He said as he ran with his bike in crossed the street and for a several metter, turned another corner
"Interesting character indeed" Penny said
"Yeah...really interesting.." I said
We proceeded to go to food truck park, with Penny asking me if I'm alright for every five minutes. I keep thinking about the boy that crashed into me. Its weird that I feel this way when I see him. I try to get rid of him from my mind yet its like my memory of him is stuck in my head. I wonder if we can see each other again
Meanwhile
Not far from the intersection of where the accident happened, three figures watched intently on the the three kids. One was tall and muscular. His facial expression has that sinister smile that makes you frozen in place and his white hair is flowing like it were flames. The other one was a person who has wore a white suit that has him also wearing a mask that overed half his head and a cape. The third one looked like a child in her preteens. The face of the child is obscured by a hood that was attached to the child's cape. They look at the three kids that were below, eyeing them intently.
"Sure those three pipsqueaks are who were after? I feel like I'm wasting my time hunting kids here..." The muscular man said
"Yeah. I ws promised power and riches and its by going after kids?! Man we're low" The man in white said
"Both of you are foolish. Great power does not measure through age or the look of innocence. The two girls are two of the element bearers" The child said
"And the boy? You seemed interested in him as well" Muscular guy said
"He is no element bearer but he is a knight, therefore connected with the element bearers"
"Really now? It seems they don't even know each other"
"Patience...it will be revealed to them in due time once their powers have manifested"
"And that would be ?" The man in white asks
"Soon. I feel it" The child said
"Then what are we waiting for?! Let's strike at them now while they're powerless!" Muscular guy said
"As I told you, patience...they are still useless. We will follow them until such time that we must for their powers to manifest"
The muscular guy only scoffed in return. The child knew when the right time will be. For her, it will be a matter of time before they complete what they sought to get.
So ther efirst chapter. I hope I continue this. I know the beginning is crappy so constructive criticism is good for me to improve anything wrong. As for te boy and the mysterious three figures, why don't you guys guess who they are?
