Hey hey hey! Guys, I'm back! Did you miss me? I'm kidding...of course you did. xD. Sorry. Anyway, I AM making a trequel! Duh! So, here's the first chapter! Enjoy!
The Other Life
Chapter 1: The Human World
T.M. scowled as he thought of Violet, and how much trouble she was in.
First Esther dies, and now Violet gets captured by the Lords of Dark. Perfect.
He stopped scowling when he thought of how much he missed Esther.
She had a died a good death, along with Sor, they both died of old age.
Violet was sad, but she had Travis and Lily with her.
Storm had gone back to her father, and still no one knew where Eve was.
Violet had married Travis, and Lily lived with them.
Luna lived alone, and refused to live with them, because of what happened to all her family.
They later found her lying on the floor, dead, in her home.
Some had thought, suicide, because of her depression.
But, no, Luna had talked to Rosalina in heaven, telling her it was all too much stress one day, and she suddenly died of a stroke.
She was a little older than Esther when she died.
Esther and Sor, you would think, would have joined the rest of their friends and family who died, but they went somewhere else, apparently.
Now Violet had been captured, along with Travis and Lily.
T.M. paced around, seething with anger.
And here I am, not doing anything!
Suddenly, a sweet, heavenly voice rang in his ears.
"Mickey, The Hero's Death, and T.M., The Brave One, come to me now, please."
Mickey walked past T.M., and T.M. scowled, and followed him.
They walked right up to a tall woman, who had long, dark red hair, and dark eyes that were full of wisdom.
This was the queen of the heavens.
T.M. and Mickey bowed respectfully to the queen, then straightened.
The queen smiled slightly, then spoke softly,
"As you know, yet have not seen, friends very close to both of you are in grave danger."
"Once again." T.M. muttered under his breath; Mickey elbowed him.
The queen gazed at T.M., then continued to speak as if he hadn't been talking.
"Your group of brave Dream Eater warriors has caught my heart. And that is normally a hard thing to do."
T.M. snorted, but then quickly turned it into a cough.
The queen ignored this, and kept talking.
"And so, I decided, even though one of you may be a complete imbecile," T.M. glared at her, "you two may travel down into the living world."
They both gasped.
"M-my queen, that is against the sacred rules of death..." Mickey stammered.
The queen smiled.
"Do you wish me to change my mind?" She asked smoothly.
They both shook their heads.
"Then it's settled. First, you must find Esther's sister."
Mickey looked at Luna, who was watching them with a perplexed look on her face.
"No, not her. Her OTHER sister." The queen said gently.
Mickey and T.M. stared at each other, then back at the queen.
Suddenly T.M.'s eyes widened.
"But, queen! Th-that's, that's dangerous! Extremely dangerous!"
The queen gazed at him sadly.
"For you. Mickey will be able."
T.M. scowled.
"You're crazy." He started to walk away.
The queen watched him go, then smiled at Mickey.
"A bit of a temper, that one has."
Mickey nodded, disgusted at T.M.'s behavior.
"I'm very sorry, my queen. But, what do you mean by Esther's other sister? You don't mean Rosalina and T.M. had another baby?"
The queen shook her head, laughing slightly.
"Ah, no. Did you know, that every time a Dream Eater is born, a baby that looks and acts exactly like them, except without the powers, is born in The Human World? When Esther was born, there was a baby like her born in The Human World. That baby had a sister, Marigold. Find her."
Mickey shook his head, looking up at her.
"But, she's only a human! How could she help us?"
The queen smiled sadly.
"My dear, not only the ones with power are powerful."
Mickey had no clue what she meant, but he had a different question on his mind anyway.
"My queen, who are The Dark Lords?"
The queen looked away.
"Do you think, that all the villains you faced were really pure evil? Do you remember the serum Esther was injected with? Ever wonder about all that? The villains you faced weren't evil; they were simply kidnapped by The Dark Lords and injected with a different, long-lasting serum. Yes, even more powerful than the Dream Eater serum. They were real people before that. They gave a smaller, less valuable serum to Bloody Snake, so he could test it on Esther to see if it worked. Sure enough, it did. The Dark Lords are that powerful."
Mickey hoped this next question wouldn't dampen his spirits even more.
"Is Esther there? I mean, the human Esther? And how old was she when she died?"
The queen gazed at him.
"When the Dream Eater dies in the Dream Eater world, the human dies in The Human World. But when a human dies in The Human World, the Dream Eater in The Dream Eater World only suffers a short amount of intense pain. And, so, your friend Esther is dead in both worlds. I'm sorry. As for her age, in The Human World, everyone is younger. You see, the human Esther was only 13 when she died. Too young. She died in bed, mysteriously. Not even the doctors knew how. She was the same age as Marigold, and the same age as you."
Mickey hid his disappointment, and spoke.
"But, what do I do after that?"
The queen smiled.
"After that? Marigold will know."
Mickey nodded, and bowed.
"Thank you, queen."
The queen latched her hand into his.
"Please. Call me Dawn."
Mickey smiled for the first time in their little chat; the queen squeezed his hand, let go, and slowly walked away.
Mickey walked toward T.M. who was glaring at the queen as she went.
"So, have a nice little chat? I didn't want to interupt, since i'm just a non-Dream Eater Skel!" He spat.
Mickey sighed, slightly annoyed.
"Quit your whining. You're acting like a child. You were very rude to Da- I mean, the queen." Mickey said, redding slightly.
T.M. whistled mockingly.
"Oooh, the queen had a little, alone time with Mickey? Did you get her phone number?" T.M. asked sarcastically.
"No, but I remember YOU asking ME for MY phone number." Said a soft voice behind them.
T.M. whipped around.
Rosalina was right behind them, glaring slightly at T.M.
"A-ah. Rosalina. Hi. We were just..." T.M. stammered, embarrassed.
Rosalina raised her eyebrows delicately.
"I'm quite aware of what you were just doing, thank you very much."
"Anyway, I'm here to wish you good luck." Rosalina said.
Mickey smiled.
"Thanks, Rosalina."
T.M. looked very cross, until Rosalina stooped down and kissed him on the cheek.
"Be good. I love you." She whispered in his ear.
She hugged Mickey tightly, then walked away.
And so, Mickey and T.M. disappeared, heading for The Human World.
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They appeared in the human world, right in front of a house.
It was Marigold's house.
Mickey told T.M. to hide in a bush, so no one would scream at him.
T.M. reluctantly did what he was told, and Mickey walked up to the door and pressed the doorbell.
DING-DONG!
He immediately heard a dog barking, and a girl's voice shouting,
"NO! Bad Zelda! Come here!"
A few seconds later, the door opened, and there was a girl who looked a lot like Esther, holding a small dog.
The girl had long, rich brown hair, and wide, bright green eyes.
She was short for her age, and she wore bright green glasses to match her eyes, shirt, and pants.
She was so bright, Mickey almost got blinded looking at her.
She put down her dog, who barked at Mickey, then strode away looking high and mighty.
The girl nervously pushed up her glasses and stared at Mickey.
"Um, hello." She opened her mouth to say more, but suddenly, a man came hurrying to the door and stared at Mickey with narrowed eyes.
"Who are you? Do you know Marigold?" He asked quickly.
Mickey blinked.
"Uh...well...I'm Mickey, and I kinda know Marigold..." He stammered nervously.
"Kind of? What do you mean, kind of?"
Mickey couldn't think of anything to say, so the man turned to Marigold to question her.
"Marigold, do you know this boy?"
Marigold turned to him, and suddenly those bright green eyes made him have a flashback.
He was seeing himself as a little baby, held in his mother's arms, and he was watching his father fight Bloody Snake.
"GO! Take the baby and run!"
His mother clutched him tighter and ran.
Suddenly Bloody Snake barreled toward her and grabbed at her dress.
She cried out, then dropped him.
He flew with the wind, out of the scene, and landed far away, on the doorsteps of a house.
The door opened, but suddenly the flashback ended.
Marigold was still turned to him, and suddenly Mickey realized if she said the truth, then there whole quest was ruined.
"I knew Esther!" He said hurriedly.
They both stared at him.
"You...you knew Esther?"
Mickey nodded.
The man seemed to be fighting with himself.
"Well, what do you need Marigold for?"
Mickey looked at her.
"I need to talk to her."
The man glared at him slightly.
"Alright, fine. But sit there."
He pointed to a bench on their porch.
He shut the door, but when Marigold and Mickey went to sit down, he peeked at them through the windows.
Mickey cleared his throat awkwardly.
"Uh, hi. I'm Mickey. You see, this is going to sound weird, but-"
"I know you." She interrupted him, staring at him urgently.
Mickey looked stunned.
"Um, you...you do?"
Marigold looked a little embarrassed of so much attention.
"Well, not really. I mean, you're in my dreams, but i've never really SEEN you. Until now." She finished lamely.
Mickey's thoughts were racing. Did this have anything to do with Esther?
She's dead, his brain chided, but he pushed those thoughts away.
Marigold started to speak again, interrupting his thoughts.
"I've also seen these weird figures, like dark shapes...they make me feel...I don't know..." She murmured.
Mickey looked at her.
"Those would be the Dark Lords."
He talked to her about the different worlds, what he'd been through, everything.
She listened carefully to every word, then stared at the ground when he was done.
"So...Esther is dead in both worlds?" Her voice cracked a little.
Mickey didn't look at her, but nodded.
They were silent.
Then Marigold spoke, her voice trembled a little bit,
"I'll go with you."
Mickey looked surprised.
"Uh, why?"
Marigold looked away, a far away look in her bright green eyes.
"I want to know more about my sister. On this trip, I know I will find out more."
They were silent again.
"What about your parents?"
Mickey asked her.
Marigold sighed.
"I don't know."
"I do."
Marigold jumped, because, coming out of the bush was T.M.
Mickey glared at him.
"Um, HELLO?! Human parents around!" He whisper shouted.
But that was no longer a problem, because all three of them heard a thump, and knew exactly what it meant: Marigold's dad had fainted.
Marigold sat there, shocked, then got up, marched over to T.M. and jabbed a finger at his chest.
"You can't just do that! That was my father!"
T.M. raised an eyebrow.
"He's still your father, he's just your fainted father now."
Marigold sneered and stormed away.
Mickey threw a disgusted look at T.M., then walked after Marigold.
T.M. sighed and walked after both of them, muttering to himself,
"Girls. So dramatic."
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They walked for a long time, neither Mickey nor T.M. making a sound.
They were walking in a beautiful woods, when they came to a bunch of ancient ruins, and a waterfall.
T.M. sat down in the shade, watching Mickey and Marigold.
Marigold sat down on a particularly large piece of strangely carved stone, put her head in her hands, and sighed loudly.
Mickey sat next to her and watched the waterfall trickle.
"It's hard, isn't it?"
Marigold didn't look at him.
Mickey stared at the waterfall.
"Being different."
Marigold still didn't say anything.
Mickey finally looked at her.
"I know that feeling. Come on, Marigold. Please look at me."
Marigold finally lifted her tear-stained face out of her hands.
Mickey cupped it in his hands and smiled reassuringly at her.
"It's going to be okay."
He looked around.
"So...why are we here?"
Marigold smiled sadly and looked around at the beautiful place.
"I go here to clear my head."
Suddenly, a huge roar erupted out of a clump of bushes, and out came a giant black bear with...red eyes?
Mickey pushed Marigold back, who fell into T.M.'s arms, who backed away from the bear, protecting Marigold.
Mickey pulled out his sword and advanced on the bear.
Then he saw his eyes, and suddenly he thought...could it be?...
"Anul?" He asked the bear uncertainly.
The bear stopped growling and whimpered.
Mickey sighed with relief and put back his sword.
He pet the bear, and spoke softly.
"You miss Luna, boy? You poor bear." He cooed.
Marigold's voice came out in such a squeak that Mickey could almost not understand what she said.
"Um...that bear's eyes are glowing red." She said.
Mickey nodded.
"Yep. Don't worry, this bear is friendly."
Marigold hesitated, then peted the bear and smiled weakly.
Mickey started to talk to the bear.
"What happened?" He said with strange noises coming out of his mouth instead of words.
The bear understood, and started to growl and whimper.
Mickey nodded, emotions flashing on his face.
Finally, he turned to Marigold and T.M., who were staring at him perplexedly.
"When Anul fell out of the darkness, he landed in a part of the human world, but then caught the scent of this familiar woods and traveled here..." He trailed off, suddenly furrowing his brow.
He rapidly asked Anul something, and Anul replied.
Mickey looked pale as he turned for explanation.
"This...this is where Rosalina hid Luna, when...when she was born, from Bloody Snake...Luna grew up here...she found Anul here...we came to save her here..." He looked at Marigold quizzically, and opened his mouth as if to say something again, but a sudden darkness interrupted him.
The darkness spread, until it was covering the whole woods.
The waterfall froze and turned black, the birds stopped chirping and feel to the ground, dead, and the trees and bushes wilted.
Out of the shadows, dark figures appeared, shimmering and whispering.
"Give me the girl, and suffer no pain." One of them whispered.
Marigold whimpered, and Mickey held her tighter.
"Get away." He took out his sword, and T.M. took out his bow and notched an arrow.
They all laughed roughly.
"Give me the girl, and suffer no pain." The one whispered again, who Mickey figured was the leader.
Mickey raised his sword tip to the figure's chest.
"And I said, get away." His voice trembled a little bit.
The figure stared at him with cold, blank eyes.
"Take the girl." He ordered the other figures quietly.
They all slowly became a tighter and tighter circle around them, and as soon as Mickey was sure they were doomed, a black hole formed around their feet, and they fell in.
They could here the figures outraged howls and faces consorted with fury, as they fell, deeper and deeper, darker and darker, hoping this wasn't the end of them.
Well well well! How was it? Interested? Is that black hole from the Dark Lords, or perhaps...someone else? Friendly? Hostile? Find out, next chapter! See ya! :)