The dark and damp training room or dungeon as you may call it was where Bone Cold spent most of his life in, heck; he even sometimes sleeps in there. But every week, his ruthless father Skullduggery leaves to join his comrades in their professional wrestler adventures. Leaving Bone Cold an afternoon of freedom.
Unfortunately there is no escape from his 'home' all sides have tall fences made out of barbed wired and metal bars, making it impossible for him to escape at such a young age. Still, he had sunshine and the lush green landscape outside his walls to gaze upon and retreat to his last bit of childish nature.
He sat near a particular metal wall and looked out upon the bushes and trees, sitting crossed legged on the dry grass he fiddled with the bone on his forearm, waiting for his one true friend to arrive as was promised to him.
He remembered when they first met; the stranger was lost and stumbled on his home to find him lying on the grass, weeping over his latest beating. Bone cold had never seen someone so openly concerned for him, so willing to help him even if they could not reach. Instead they talked and laughed. His new friend returning his last bit of childhood to him. Eventually with his chojin strength, Bone cold dug a secret tunnel big enough for only his companion to fit through, unfortunately he was forever growing and his father would catch him in five seconds flat if he ever tried to escape.
At least he was not alone in the torment of childhood
A rustling in the dark green bushes caught his attention, rushing to his feet; he grabbed the bars of the fence – ever mindful of the wire –as a dark figure stepped into the light.
A plain black dress with red ribbons with matching shoes caught his attention, knee high red socks with black gloves and a silver ring with a symbol glinted in the sunlight. A necklace with a star symbol matched the one on her kerchief in her long and curly pale blonde hair with bright red ends on each curl. Two large purple eyes gleamed cutely behind short bangs; a large silver necklace with a strange symbol rested on her neck completed the image.
"Hi Bone!"
Came a high pitched, soft-spoken voice.
"H-Hi Luna…"
He stuttered a little as she came towards him, his voice not yet broken. Hey, we are both only eight! Well, actually Luna only just turned seven; he was eight a few months ago. She brought him a little cake for his birthday which he was forever grateful because his entire dear old 'papa' gave him was pain and suffering.
"Can I come in?"
She asked, he nodded and motioned to the hidden hole, clambering through, she reached the other side of the fence. Standing in front of her friend she noticed how unnatural y tall he was for a kid.
"Bone cold…Why are you so tall?!" She asked quietly in awe, blinking up at him with her large purple eyes. She was quite petite and thin for a seven-year old, but only reached Bone's shoulder…just.
He rubbed his forearm awkwardly as he looked down at her.
"Um….must be a choujin thing…"
She giggled as they took a seat on the grass. Taking in the sun. Eventually Luna reached out and patted Bone colds leg.
"Tag! Your it!"
She jumped up and hopped away excitedly. Bone cold grinned and gave chase. He loved playing this game with Luna, She always made it interesting. Pulling up obstacles, Teleporting. Once she even threw flowers at him!
They laughed as they played in the sunshine where it was at peace.
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"Do you wanna see a magic trick? I have been practicing for a long time now!"
He blinked at her in amusement as he nodded his head, she always liked to show him all the little things to him, and he liked her that way.
Standing, she spread her gloved hand around the small stretch of land confined within the metal cage.
"Look at your grass compared to the others outside!"
The grass beneath them was greyish and dry and well…dead compared to the bright lush grass shimmering in the sunshine.
"What of it?" Bone asked.
"Watch"
She took a few steps back and sat cross-legged on the ground, arms spread wide her face scrunched up in concentration, screwing her eyes shut, her showing bits of leg and arms showed glowing yellow symbols on them, her ring and necklace glowing with her. Slowly, her whole body lifted off the ground as a cool breeze suddenly rushed through the air.
Bone cold watched in amazement as the land around him changed. Grass grew green and silky, flowers popping up in all different colours around the garden. Her eyes opened up to be a bright white light, she threw her arms skyward, giving a small cry of power as thick vines shot up from the ground and tangled themselves into the metal fences, white roses popping up all along the growing plant, giving the whole place a somewhat magical look.
She slowly powered down as the light faded and she returned to her original state, slumping to the floor. Bone got up and ran to her side, gently rubbing her shoulder, tilting her small head in his large hands, resting her on his lap. Her big eyes fluttered open as she smiled up at him. Sitting up, Bone gasped and looked around his transformed garden.
The perfect place to play.
"Are you okay Luna?" He asked a little worriedly
"Yeah, this spell takes a little out of me, but it's my best one yet! Lesson 23: Nature is your ally, gain its trust and use it to your will."
Her smile faded at those words while tears sprang to her eyes, Bone cold took her shoulder and tilted her head back, wincing at the liquid pouring down her face.
"What's the matter Luna?"
She sniffled as he wiped her tears away, pulling her in a somewhat warm embrace, she clutched him tightly, his bony features hard on her warm body. Pulling away she gave a weak smile in thanks, sighing, she decided to tell her story.
"I...I'm sorry Bone cold….you see, I just finished my training session before I came to find you, mother tormented my for hours, making me repeat this spell over and over again until I could barely walk. Still, she screamed at me to keep pushing…and…and…I-I Just lost control-!"
She broke down into tears, weeping In Bone's arms, He felt for her as he hugged her tightly, and he thought he had it bad, he could only imagine what she'd been through.
Luna belongs to a Voodoo family, like he belongs to a Choujin family. While Bon cold gets his suffering physically and mentally every day of his life. Luna gets drained of her energy, her very soul tortured by all kinds of ghastly spells her mother inflicts to 'train' her. Either way, both their lives are not easy.
"Calm down Luna, I'm here to protect you now. What happened next?"
Luna sniffed and looked into his eyes with great fear. Fear Bone Cold hoped to never see in his best friends eyes again.
"I…I…."
"What Luna? You can tell me!"
"Well, it's considered to be a family trait, when we reach a certain point, a great burst of magical energy bursts from us, and it destroys everything in its path…literally! Bone…I nearly killed my Momma! I didn't mean to! But she punished me anyway!"
She shrunk in his arms out of fear, Bone cold held her tightly, not willing to let go.
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Skullduggery clambered up the steps of his house, returning a little early from his work, passing a window, he did a double-take on what he saw.
His Son, Bone Cold –training to be the most emotionless and ruthless chojin fighter- was sitting on a pretty grassy area holding some crying voodoo girl in his arms. Spotting the symbol marking the kerchief on the girls head.
Stomping angrily to the phone, he dialled a number and waited for the phone to ring.
"Hello?"
Answered an aged female voice, full of malice and darkness.
"Lady Pandora."
A chuckle on the other end of the line
"Ah! Skullduggery! Hmn, nice to hear from you again…What do you seek hm?"
"Do you know where your blasted daughter is RIGHT NOW?!"
He screamed down the phone, growing impatient and angry at the silence at the other end of the phone for what felt like a few minutes. Eventually, Lady Pandora came back on with a wary and guarded voice.
"Why do you ask?"
"Because she is corrupting my Son as we speak in my OWN GARDEN! Kindly get over here and TAKE CONTROL of YOUR OFFSPRING! I am TRYING to Shape Bone Cold into the perfect fighting machine! Your daughter is giving him MERCY…"
He was very, VERY angry now. Bone cold will be punished for this. He will pay indeed.
"Very well, Skull, I shall be right over."
In a flash the line went dead and a swirling red portal opened up and out stepped a tall, thin figure.
"Greetings Skullduggery, I see you haven't changed a bit."
A voice sneered at him.
"Likewise, Witch."
Her laugh was screeching and terrible behind the black veil over the Lady Pandora's face. A Silk Black dress with a white corset and gloved, Longs beads of Gold hung from the seams and thick Golden Bracelets clinked gently. A large hat with a see through veil covered the Lady's features.
"Unlike you, I inflict more….motivation into my child for the family business. She is an only child whose father is long dead. She will grow to be my successor and All powerful in the Magic realm."
Skullduggery stifled a fake yawn.
"Yeah yeah yeah, keep that fantasy of your AWAY from me and get your Damn kid away from my Son!"
"…."
Silently they both headed for the Garden
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Luna giggled as she watched a pretty blue butterfly flutter about all over Bone Cold's pale grey skin. It gently landed on his nose, causing him great discomfort. At her giggles he blushed a little before blowing on it; it disappeared amongst the flowers once more.
"What do you want to be when your'e older?"
Bone cold blinked at the question. He never really thought of it until now. Decisions decisions.
"Um…I have never really thought of my future…"
Luna tilted her head before giving a bright eyed smile to him.
"What do you like to do?"
Bone cold actually thought about this. Rubbing his chin in consideration.
"Well….I do like to…Draw…"
He looked to the floor, uneasy about his 'wimpy' confession. He perked up when a sound of enthusiastic approval spilled from Luna's lips.
"Wow! You must be very good! You could be an artist when your older maybe…"
"Doubtful. My father would beat me til Im dead"
They fell silent after his comment. Deciding to break the ice, Bone hesitantly askes.
"So…What do you want to do that your mother does not?"
Luna took no time to think about this one. It was obvious that she has been pondering this for a while now.
"I want to sing"
"Really?" He said in a state of slight awe. He had heard her sing once, when he was recovering from a particular painful beating. It was very beautiful.
"Yeah! My mother wants me to become this twited and evil voodoo priestess, like her. But I want to sing….But I don't know if im any good…"
Bone cold patted her shoulder.
"You are a very good singer, you'll do fine"
They both smiled as they relaxed in the peaceful garden.
Suddenly, two dark shadows fell across the two. They both gasped and leapt to their feet at the sight of their parent. They had been discovered.
Bone cold unconsciously pulled Luna behind him.
"What is the meaning of this Insolence Luna?"
Lady Pandora demanded.
"Uh...W-well…I..."
"Nevermind! You, Luna Pandora, are coming back home for punishment…A trip to the Venus Trap perhaps?"
"No! Please!" She squealed and cowered behind Bone cold.
Skullduggery yanked Bone cold to the ground and bound his wrists.
"You're in for series punishment. No food or water for four days straight! And I will be beating you with all the dirty tricks in the book. You brought this on yourself Bone."
He began dragging Him away by the ankles while Luna was grabbed by Lady Pandora.
"Bone! No!"
Luna cried out as an electric shock tore through her, leaving her slumping to the ground Unconscious.
A red portal opened and Lady Pandora began dragging Luna through.
"Luna! Nooooo!"
Bone Cold Screamed after her as he was dragged down to the dungeons to be tortured and punished brutally for several days more than what Skull said he would do.
Afterwards, Skull made sure to chain Bone Cold in the house and never let him escape to the outside world.
He then over the years began to mold Bone Cold into this hateful, ruthless choujin. Stripping him of the last remaining part of him that Luna returned, turning him into an insane monster of a man.
He spent long nights screaming in pain and despair over the loss of freedom, light and gentleness. His last remaining hold of sanity broke one night. And he eventually became Lone Bone Cold. The devil choujin mercenary.
Bone cold never saw Luna Pandora again.
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*PRESENT DAY*
Bone Cold cried out in pain as he was crushed by Kid Muscle's 'Muscle Millennium' Looking out to the crowd he spotted his treacherous father, meat and the rest of those pathetic fans.
He heard Kid Muscle clamber up the stairs to reach his lantern.
Like Hell that's going to happen!
"Not...Done…Yet!"
He said, voice muffled against the ropes.
Bone Cold struggled in the ropes, with a loud snap his dagger fist broke off leaving him with only one hand! He gasped and fell limp, passed out from the pain.
Kid Muscle cheered with the fans over the victory of winning the match, a little confused when his third flame did not light.
Suddenly everyone gasped as Bone cold began to fall! Terry Kenyon made the catch but Bone just bounced out of his arms and who caught him? None other than his father Skullduggery!
For the next few minutes it was nothing but family drama as Doc and Mac put it.
It came to the conclusion that Skullduggery has seen the error of his ways but his son will never forgive him. How could he? With everything that he put him through? No, it just doesn't work like that.
With a few final words to Kid Muscle he retreated back to cell block D. Before he reached the gates where the guards were waiting something moved out of the corner of his eye. His eyes widened as he came to a standstill.
"Was that….?"
He whipped around, searching through the crowd.
"….No….It couldn't be her…."
The guards grabbed his shoulder and he was lead into the prison block once more.
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As the team headed out the gates of the small arena Checkmate bumped into a small figure, who cursed while stumbling a little.
"Apologies miss, I did not see thou in thy path"
The figure looked up, showing pale red ended blonde curls and sharp purple eyes behind the black robes covering her whole body.
"It's okay sir"
Checkmate nodded and returned to his friends.
She turned back to the arena, catching a glimpse of Bone Cold disappearing to the prison block. Sighing, she put a hand to her cheek in worry.
"Oh Bone cold, what have you done now?"
To Be Continued!
Authors Note:
A little fiction I've been working on! Yes it's about Bone Cold. But come on! He's SO CUTE! ^.^ AND he has got little attention. He's only been in two episodes! He had a tragic life story too! Anyways comments are always welcome and if you have any suggestions please do tell! Please, no flamers or inappropriate comments! Bone Cold belongs to whoever made Ultimate Muscle and Luna Pandora Belongs to Me! ^.^
You can check out the art for this fiction on the Deviantart Link on my Bi page!
Until Next time!