Hey guys, I've had this idea for a while. Don't worry, I'm mainly focusing on Alter and Ebony, just felt like getting this started.
Anyways, hope you all like it and let me know what you think.
Philosopher Kahlil Gibran wrote, "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."
Prologue
A man yelled as he looked up at the barrel of a gun. He was bloodied and beat and growled lightly as the one standing over him held the gun and looked down upon him.
"You started all this..." The one with the gun stated. "I wanted nothing to do with this life and you drug me into it."
The man grunted, "I had plans... I needed her."
"And look how that turned out," The one with the gun tightened his grip. "We're here now... she's gone and I might just kill her myself if I see her again..." The one with the gun said with a hurt tone.
"I know it means nothing... but I am sorry things got..."
The muzzle flashed.
Chapter 1
A female lombax sat in her dilapidated apartment. She was smoking a cigarette and held her head as she looked over at her infant son. His black fur dazzled in what little light there was in the room. Unlike most lombaxes, he had no stripes and his grey-blue eyes sparkled as he yawned. His mother held a worried look as she sipped on a bottle of liquor. She sighed and looked at him and says,"Look here child... Your father's pride was his means to provide, And he's servin' three years for that reason..." She took another shot from her bottle. "They're gonna take you away from me..." She wiped her eyes and sniffled lightly. "I wanted to give you a good life... but things didn't work out..."
The infant lombax started to cry.
The mother got up, grabbed his bottle, and began to feed him. She sighed and cried a bit at the prospect of her future and her son's.
Eight Years Later
The young lombax kit was reading a book on the front steps of the lombax orphanage he resided in. It was in the lombax capital city, Axiom on the planet of Fastoon. He looked up as some of the bullies of the orphanage walked by. The leader of the pack kicked his book out of his hands and laughed at him.
"What are you reading runt?" The bully picked up the book and looked at the cover. "The Chronicles of a Praetorian Guard? You want to be a guard? In your dreams runt."
Rage grew inside Garth. He wasn't as big as the bullies but he was far from being a runt. He silently glared at the lead bully, which got him shoved back and he grunted.
"HEY!" A girl's voice rang out and Garth and the bullies all turned and looked at the new kit.
A young, girl lombax stood there. She had silver fur with deep, crimson stripes. She had light-blue eyes and was about the same size as the kit that was being bullied. She approached them with a less-than-pleased expression and shoved her way between the bullies.
"You all leave him alone!" She got up in their faces and didn't back down.
The lead bully grunted and slumped off.
She looked back at the bullied kit and sighed, "Are you okay?"
He nodded, "Thanks... they're always on my case. Stupid pelts..."
"I'm Weiss..." She offered her hand.
The kid looked up at her, "I'm Garth."
One Year Later
Garth was running around and playing tag with the other kits. He laughed loudly as he did; that is, before tripping and tumbling a short distance. He groaned a bit as the one that was "it" caught him and tagged him.
"You're it!" Weiss yelled playfully and giggled as she touched his shoulder.
He chuckled as he got up and ran after her. "I'm gonna get you!"
She responded with a sing-song tone, "No you won't!"
As he ran after her, he yelped lightly and grunted as he was shoved to the ground. The one who shoved him was the head of the small gang in the orphanage. The bully was followed by two of his loyal friends and they joined in the bully in taunting and laughing at Garth. They threw many humiliating insults and nonsensical jabs at him.
"Look at this runt! Can't even run properly! Get up you pelt!" He yelled and kicked Garth in the mouth.
Garth yelped and groaned as he got a bloody lip and he growled. "Shut up! Not my fault no one wants to adopt you!"
The bully's sadistic joy was replaced with a look of rage at Garth's words. He yelled and wound up to throw a hard kick. He yelled as Weiss leapt on him and started punching him in the head.
The bully roared and threw Weiss off, "Get off me you rug!" He spit on her before turning back to his main focus. However, he failed to see Garth pounce at him and body-slammed him into the ground.
The two other bullies approached him and started to attack Garth, but Weiss jumped on one of them and started hitting him in the head. This drew both of the friends' attention and they started to try and get her off.
A surge of emotions rushed through Garth as he straddled the bully and pummeled him. "I AM NOT A RUNT!"
The nurse was looking at Garth's hurt lip. "Garth... this is the third fight this month."
"I didn't start it..."
"You gave him a light contusion. That's a step above a concussion, he had to go to Fastoon Central."
"If he hadn't started it, he would be fine."
The nurse sighed, "True... if it weren't for the serious injury, I'd thank you. He needed a good humility lesson."
"Yeah... how's Weiss?"
"A bit cut and bruised, but she's fine."
He stepped out of the nurse's office and saw Weiss sitting there. He smirked lightly and she winked back.
"How's the lip?"
He chuckled, "Sore but fine. Hey, wanna hear the song I'm working on?" Garth asked, eager to change the subject.
She nodded and smiled a bit as he went and fetched his Outlier (Lombax version of a guitar). They went to the main sitting area of the orphanage and they both sat down. He quickly checked the seven-stringed instrument to make sure it was tuned properly before he began to play.
He was born in the Axen Valley in the early morning rain
Wild birds over the canyon heading north and home again
Bringing a warm wind from the south
Bringing the first taste of the spring
His mother took him in her arms and softly she did sing
Oh Fastoon, give this child a home
Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own
Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes
Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Fastoon skies
His mother died that summer and he never learned to cry
He never knew his father and he never did ask why
He never knew the answers that would make an easy way
But he learned to know the wilderness and to be a man that way...
"That's all I got heh," Garth said with a lightly nervous smile.
Weiss giggled a bit and clapped, "I like it, you're pretty good."
Garth smiled more confidently.
A Few Months Later
Weiss approached Garth, she looked excited but also torn. She rubbed her arm as she walked up to him. "Hey Garth..."
Even at eight years old, Garth had learned to be able to read and sense emotions pretty well. He picked up on her anxiety and tension. "What's wrong?"
She looked down as she spoke. "Well, it's something really good but also... painful... Garth, I'm being adopted."
It took the young lombax kit by surprise. He felt quite happy for her but he couldn't help but also feel a pang of jealousy. "Th-that's good... that's great!" He gave her a hug and put on as convincing a smile as he could. Despite facing the prospect of losing his closest companion.
She giggled lightly with a slightly nervous tone, "They're really nice baxes. One of them works for the Research Centers!" She sounded enthusiastic as she finished the sentence.
Garth actually smiled a bit more genuinely, knowing that she had always had an interest in science. He would often find her reading some kind of educational book or watching some kind of nature program. "Sounds like a great family! When are you going?"
Weiss smiled nervously, "I'm leaving tomorrow morning... we can message each other." She tried to keep things hopeful not make it any more painful than it needed.
Garth nodded and smiled, "We can still have some fun tonight." He thought for a second and grinned lightly. "It's our last night together, let's sneak out!"
Weiss looked around and had a tentative expression that changed quickly into one of eagerness and she nodded back.
"Alright, meet me out back and don't tell anyone okay?"
She nodded, "I have to go pack my things... see you at dinner!"
Later that night, Weiss quietly climbed out of her bed and saw the other girls sleeping as she snuck towards the door. She slowly opened it and peered out. The coast being clear, she made her way downstairs and outside.
Leaning against the wall of the orphanage was Garth. He had a pack on his back and a playful look as he whispered. "Follow me, you're going to love this!"
Weiss smiled a bit and followed him as he led her up a small path onto a plateau. The orphanage was right beside a large section of undeveloped, empty land and the plateau overlooked most of the city. The climb got a bit rough but the two kits managed quite well.
Once at the top, Garth set his pack down and looked at the view. The lights of the city sparkled like a sea of stars spread out before them and Weiss looked on the view with awestruck eyes. "This is beautiful!"
"I just found this the other day, guess there was some kind of rockslide and that cleared the way." Garth said as he pulled some snacks he had taken from the food cabinet.
"Star Pops?!" Weiss asked giddily as he handed her some of her favorite candy.
He smiled as she ate the sour, star-shaped candies and looked over at the city. "You know," Garth started as his emotions began to well up inside him. "You're the closest thing to a family I've ever had."
Weiss smiled and swallowed some candy, "Aw... You too... after my parents were killed in the crash... you became my family." She then embraced him as her emotions washed over her and she felt her eyes become wet.
Garth returned her hug and sniffled lightly. A mixture of sadness and relief for his best friend to have found a family. "At least you'll be getting away from the slop we eat most of the time." The young kit chuckled lightly and she chuckled back as they released the hug.
"True, and we can still message each other and I bet someone will take you in soon." She smiled reassuringly before she remarked with a teasing tone, "Though, not sure if they could handle all the trouble you get into."
Garth grinned wryly and took a sip of the soda he had smuggled. "You think so huh?" So saying, he playfully let out a loud burp that echoed slightly in the canyon.
Weiss laughed at his antics and shook her head, "Oh yeah, they're gonna have their hands full. But I guess you're worth it, hehe."
Garth snickered and lay back, the cold ground felt good against his fur.
A minute of silence passed as the kits just relaxed and savored the moment.
"So, you still looking at going into the Guard?" Weiss asked him after a few minutes.
Garth got up till he was leaning on his elbows, "I am, though I wouldn't mind becoming a musician either."
She nodded and continued to gaze out at the city. "You're very good. You have another song?"
Garth chuckled, "Yeah, I do, though it's close too done it's not heh." He said as he grabbed the Outlier.
Skippin' rocks, skippin' rope
Laughin' at all my best friends jokes
Things I love as a kid
Muddy roads, muddy feet
I didn't live on no blacktop street
Things have changed a lot but I never did
And I don't wanna think about tomorrow
I don't need anything money can buy
I don't have to beg, steal or borrow
I just wanna live until I die
Livin' right, livin' in this
Big ole town I'm growin' up in
I'll still hold on to my dreams
Standin' proud, standin' tall
Standin' smack dab in the middle of it all
I don't worry about things that I can't change
And I don't wanna think about tomorrow
I don't need anything money can buy
I don't have to beg, steal or borrow
I just wanna live until I die...
Weiss smiled and clapped as her finished. "That's really good too! You'll be a star, I can feel it, hehe."
Garth bowed his head and blushed a bit and thanked her as he sat up beside her.
The two kits sat in silence again as they admired the view and pondered their futures.
"Even with the messaging, I'm still going to miss you." Weiss stated with a smile that held a reluctance to leave her only family. It was evident she wished he could go with her, though she knew that couldn't happen.
Garth took her hand gently and held it in a reassuring grip. "We'll still be close friends, we'll be family." He wiped his eyes as he spoke and they hugged again.
So guys, whatcha think?
The two songs I put in here are obviously not mine.
The first one is Wild Montana Skies by John Denver
And the second one is Live Until I Die by Clay Walker
Hope you guys like it, this one isn't going to be my main focus so new chapters probably won't be rapidly posted.
Also thanks to EvilRatchet96 for letting me use Weiss.
Stay tuned!