Prologue: Dark Clouds Mean Bad Omens

Pit-pat, pit-pat, pit-pat.

Gray skies cloud any sun that could be hiding behind dark clouds as it rains down on the city. The usual bright colors of tall buildings were dull from the lack of sun. From a young age, Caleb was taught that dark clouds and skies mean misfortune would come soon. Despite the gloom of the weather, the skyscrapers glowed from the lights within, giving the city an ethereal glow of blues and whites. For miles out, silver eyes could see the glimmers from people's homes, work, and clubs even.

Pit-pat, pit-pat, pit-pat.

Growing tired of the calm, he directed his attention to the girl across the room - his twin sister.

She contrasted him in every way possible funny enough: their eyes, hair, even their skin. he took after his mother, copper skin and coral hues in his cheeks, contrasting silver eyes, and lines under his eyes from smiles. Sister rather took after their biological father, with ivory skin and rosy undertones, her amber-golden eyes always filled with concern. His hair was a shiny, wavy butterscotch while hers a platinum, kinky mane. Though both possessed a round face with large cat-like eyes, upturned noses, and freckles scattering their face. Though they didn't look similar a first glance, the resemblance was uncanny at a closer look. Like the sun and moon, they contrasted but were both the same.

A loud thump took him out his thoughts, sister was suddenly on the floor face down.

"Pfffft-" He snorted and began to snicker at his sister, "what the hell are you doing Sunny?" As she got back on her feet, Sunny wrinkled her nose at her brother and began signing.

"I tripped over your shoes," exasperated, she picked up and threw his boots at him, gesturing. "Honestly, Caleb, have you even finished packing yet?"

Caleb grinned and pointed at a bag across the room, "Yeah I did actually, I've been pretty pumped up for a while!" Sunny raised an eyebrow and answered.

"Well, that's a first, you ready while I'm panicking to get ready"

Shrugging, Caleb watched his sister resume packing. They were leaving soon. The twins came from a long line of magical people; their mother was a wizard, and the two of them seemed to be having signs of magic.

While most had their spurts of magic at a young age, Caleb and Sunny were late bloomers at the ripe age of 17. Caleb discovered his magic when he accidentally set fire to a garden on a school trip, while Sunny discovered her healing magic after healing the burned flora. They had to go now to Ravenwood, a school for wizardry and the magical arts; a place extremely far from their home.

Getting up, he strolled to the other side of the room for his bag. Peering at the room, he could see his painting on the walls, Sunny's books scattered across the room still, and darts in their makeshift bull's eye hanging on the wall. On one wall was a small picture of the two as children - Caleb was covered in paint, rainbow splattered in the picture while Sunny only had a few streaks of paint on her arms. They were small, chubby as little ones, but now Caleb had grown taller, his chub gone minus his face; Sunny, however, remained plump, Caleb always teased her on how she reminded him of pear.

"Hey remember when this use to be our playroom? God, we had so many toys," Caleb recalled.

Sunny nodded and zipped up her floral suitcase, softly smiling. They had fond memories of them and their siblings playing together; now the playroom was used as a storage area for the twin's clothes and supplies.

Both perked up as they heard their mother call for them. The siblings left their old playroom and headed to their mother's voice.

Sunny signed, "Are you ready," she took a deep breath, "Ready to leave and go to Ravenwood?"

Caleb shrugged, eyeing the portal now in their living room, summoned no other than their mother, "I think so, kinda nervous actually."

"It's alright love," their mother smiled at them. Despite her age, she remains radiant: narrowed face and thin-lipped, she had a long scar across the bridge of her nose. Her hair was an auburn, her skin rich bronze and wrinkled from her smiles and worries of the past, eyes, once light, where now darkened like rust on a coin. She was a kind woman, her form slouched and tired from working so many hours at a clinic near their home

"I promise you that you will be safe, I have a dear friend from Krokotopia taking you to Ravenwood," She reassured them, "He will keep you safe, Goddess willing."

Caleb and Sunny's mother hugged them tightly, kissing both on the cheeks. Sunny reached for Caleb's hand, he squeezed her hand in reassurance. The portal shimmered brighter as a tall figure approached from the glow. An old Krok, hunched and wrinkled with blank white eyes peered at them with curiosity.

"Greetings Esmeralda."

"Hello Alhazred," greeting her old friend, Esmeralda began to speak in a foreign language to Alhazred.

Sunny nudged her brother's shoulder, catching his attention.

Her hands began moving, "Do you think the ship is safe? We don't even know the Mander taking us."

"Well," Caleb whispered, sneaking a glance at his mother and the new Krok. "They say a mother always knows best, and there's no reason why we wouldn't be safe."

After sharing few words, Esmeralda waved the twins over.

"Come, they're ready for you." The twins approached their mother, both giving her one last kiss on her cheeks, and turned to the old Krok.

"You will board the ship and immediately head below deck to your room, under no circumstances are you to exit your rooms until we arrive at Wizard City. Understood?" Alhazred asked.

Sunny tensed up and shakily signed, "Why can't we leave the room," to Esmeralda.

Esmeralda's face darkened, "It's for precautions dear, just listen to what Alhazred and the Captain say alright?"

Sunny nodded her head and tugged Caleb with her to the portal. He was beginning to become concerned about the precautions he and his sister needed to take. His usual happy demeanor changed as concern flooded his thoughts. The trip was supposed to be a few days, or so he was told. What out there was so dangerous that they had to stay cramped in a room for a few days?

"Please write to me once you arrive my loves, I want to make sure you're okay."

Caleb smiled, "Yes Mom we will, love you."

"I love you too."

Caleb and Sunny took deep breaths together, glanced into each other's eyes, and stepped through the portal. Blinded for a moment, Caleb's eyes adjusted to the dim lighting of a dock. The sky was deep navy, stars littering the sky from a distance; he was surprised to find that rather than a sea, there was nothing but sky.

Frantically looking around him, he found the desert plains and ships to be floating in the air. Focusing on the docks, he saw a modest solar ship - though it could hardly be called a ship - among the docks.

Alhazred, making his way slowly to the twins, gestured them to board, "Go on now children, the Captain will keep you safe 'til Wizard City."

Sunny immediately boarded the ship, allowing a Mander to lead her to their room. Caleb hesitated for a moment and thought of the dark clouds earlier. Bad omens, especially for traveling, but he shrugged off his nerves. Boarding the ship and following his sister, he scoffed at himself.

'It's a short trip,' he thought, 'What could go wrong?'

Hello, Angelyn here, originally known as Eva (also known as Escatic on some platforms). Here's the beginning of Caleb's story in the Pirate101 universe. Reviews and critics are welcome and keep an eye out for Sunny's story in the Wizarding world Stars and Moonlight. Thank you for reading and have a nice day!