Hydrophobia

Prologue

The sun started to set, turning the clouds a pink-purple color with hints of orange, and the sky slowly growing darker. The wind blew cold air, cooling off the town that was once so hot. As most of the citizens in Happy Tree Town is outside in a jacket, long sleeved shirt, or just a simple t-shirt, one tree friend is in the woods, sitting in slight fear by the river. The tree friend has beautiful royal blue fur that seems to be very fluffy, cat ears, a large cat/wolf tail, pure black eyes, and navy blue hair that is slightly spiky and hanging his face, also matching the color of his heart-shaped nose. He gently pokes at the dark blue collar on his neck, fiddling with the name tag. 'Lunnyy Svet. If ever lost and found, please return to 279 Blossom Drive in Happy Tree Town.' He smiled slightly, his fluffy tail wrapping around his legs. He had a home, one that wouldn't turn on him, or tell the cops he was hiding there so he would be taken away to some lab to be tested on.

For most of his life, Lunnyy Svet had battled his way through life, each day trying to survive on his home planet. Of course, he had to cross many rivers, lakes, even oceans to get either to his home or to his destination to a mission. He never had a problem with it before, finding it was nice to have a swim in the beautiful blue water, getting a bit relaxed before he put his life on the line to protect what little friends and family he had. Back then, he loved to be in the water. If he could be anywhere, it would be in the ocean, swimming with his little turtle friend, doing tricks and twists underwater. But now, every single day of his young life, Lunnyy Svet lived in constant fear of water, wanting nothing to do with it. After years of gaining new memories, he had forgotten why he was scared of water, but he still knew it was a bad thing. For what reason, he didn't know anymore. Maybe it was better that way. To not remember the dreadful day he gained a fear for water.

After thinking he's had enough of his peaceful spot, Lunnyy Svet gets up, walking back through the forest and into the town of Happy Tree Town. The other tree friends happily play around him, not even paying any mind to his existence. He makes his way home with a slight smile on his face, his tail held high as he walks down the sidewalk. Once home, he opens the door, being greeted by his 'owner', Grim.

"Hey there, Lunnyy!" a low voice called. A white fox walked out, her ears, paws, and tail being tipped with aqua, also having aqua eyes. Her hair was black, reaching the middle of her back, and having bangs cover her left eye. She wore a black tank top, with a dark red zip-up shirt cover it, a black skull on the back. She also had one dark blue skinny jeans, black converse, black fingerless gloves, and a skull cross necklace.

"Lunnyy Svet!" Lunnyy Svet greeted back, waving his paw and his smile growing larger. That was the only thing he was able to say, and it wasn't even English. It was Russian, and it seemed as though there was no hope for him being able to speak anything else. As sad as it seemed to some, the ones who housed him loved to him around.

"Uh... Lunnyy?" The alien turned around, stopping on the stairs, looking down at the female. "Everyone in Happy Tree Town was planning on going to the beach tomorrow. You wanna join us?"

"Er... Lunnyy Svet. Lunnyy Svet!" he replied, holding out his paw, shaking both his head and limb slightly.

"But, it's gonna over a hundred tomorrow!" she told him. He shrugged, making her sigh.

"What's stopping you?" she asked, crossing her arms. "Everyone knows you now, so you can't blame it on being an alien!"

"Lunnyy Svet!" he shouted, grabbing her jacket and pulling her upstairs and into the bathroom. He turned on the sink, wincing at the sudden contact of a drop of water that splashed onto his fur.

"Lunnyy Svet! Lunnyy Svet! Lunnyy Svet!" he continued to rant, throwing his paws in the air, tail lashing out. He told Grim a fear he had of water, but the only thing that came out was 'Lunnyy Svet'. The fox just stood there, trying to piece it together as he pointed from the faucet, to himself, then shaking a little.

"You're... scared of water?" she asked, tilting her head slightly. "Is that it?"

"Lunnyy Svet!" The alien happily jumped in the air, nodding his head.

"Well... I think Sniffles can fix that!" She grabbed his paw, dragging him downstairs after turning the water off. "He can probably help you get over your fear!"

"Lunnyy Svet? LUNNYY SVET!" Grim yelped as Lunnyy Svet yanked her forward, running off at top speed towards Sniffle's house.