Before the Beginning
Garet stepped outside. 'Another beautiful day in Vale,' he thought, walking down to Isaac's house. Birds were singing and the grass seemed greener than ever. It was a great spring day to be alive.
"Hey Garet," Isaac said, closing his house door behind him.
Garet pointed to Isaac's new pink tunic and stiffly a laugh asked, "Where did you get that?"
Isaac scuffed his boot in the dirt. "My mom made it for me..."
Garet shook his head in disbelief. "Whatever. Were you going to come with me to Felix and Jenna's or not?"
"Yeah," Isaac nodded. "My dad said it'd be alright."
"Awesome, let's move!"
Five minutes later Issac knocked on Felix's door and Garet inspected himself in their window. "Man, we seriously have to grow some facial hair or something. We look like ten-year-olds."
Suddenly, Jenna's mother opened the door. "Hello, boys. How are you two today?"
"Good," Garet and Issac nodded.
Jenna's mother smiled. "That's wonderful. Felix and Jenna are out on the dock."
"Thank you," they answered and slid past her and into the house. They raced for the dock and smiled when they saw Felix and Jenna swishing their toes through the water.
"Not warm enough for swimming," Jenna said glumly, without looking up.
Garet shivered. "Water is never warm enough for swimming!"
Felix laughed. "If you had your way, little buddy, it wouldn't be warm enough for bathing, either."
Isaac smiled and sat down next to Felix. "What are we doing today?"
Felix shrugged. "I dunno, probably just hanging."
"Why don't we go down to the plaza?" Garet asked. "They have some short swords that I want to admire. These machetes are just too wimpy."
"You could just use a kitchen knife," Jenna pointed out. "They work just as well."
Felix nodded. "I don't think so. If I had my way, I'd get my parents to let me buy a short sword and teach me more about how to use my psyenergy!"
"How's that coming, anyway?" Isaac asked.
"Great, check this out!" Felix put his hands on his temples and focused on a large pillar that stood on a small strip of land in the water. After several seconds of groaning, the pillar moved almost four inches.
They clapped in awe. "That is so cool!" Isaac shouted. "I want to learn to do that, too!"
"Same here!" Garet agreed.
Jenna shook her head. "I just want to learn how to burn stuff!"
"That's my little pyro," Felix grinned.
Garet nodded. "I want to learn how to burn stuff, too!"
"I'll tell mom that we're going to the plaza." Jenna stood up and kicked Garet's shin. "You're just a copy cat."
Garet sighed as she walked away. "I think she likes me."
Felix nodded to Isaac and said, "You'd better not start liking her!" Together, they grabbed Garet's legs and pulled him into the water.
"Hey!" Garet shouted and climbed out, shaking himself dry, like a dog. "Not cool!"
Isaac and Felix laughed as they exchanged high-fives. Jenna shook her head as she walked back out of the house. "Venus Adepts," she muttered. "Felix, Mom says it's chilly so you have to wear this!" She threw Felix's tunic at him, which he caught with his psyenenergy. Garet and Isaac clapped with enthusiasm. "Oh, please. I saw you do that yesterday," Jenna sighed as she tied her cloak
.
"C'mon, guys!" Garet shouted, racing across the dock to Jenna's grandparent's house.
Isaac and Felix stood up and followed him at a run. "Coming!"
"Guys, wait for me!" Jenna jogged after them.
"Hello, Jenna," her grandfather said from his rocking chair on his porch.
Jenna smiled. "Hello, Grandpa, how are you today?"
Her grandpa rocked back and forth. "It'll rain tonight..."
Jenna nodded quickly. "Yes, Grandpa, but I have to go catch up with the others. Goodbye!"
Her grandfather chuckled as he rocked. "Youngsters, always in a hurry."
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"Wow."
"It's big!"
"It's not big, it's huge!"
"It's not either! It's humongous!"
The storekeeper laughed. "Like that great sword, don't ya? The likes of it have never been seen here before. Of course, it's ridiculously large, and I don't know anyone in this town that could wield it."
"I bet I'll be able to when I grow up!" Garet shouted.
Jenna shook her head. "I thought you wanted to own a bakery."
"KITCHEN!!!" Garet shouted, "It's different! Besides, I can be an ultimate warrior and still run a kitchen. There's no law against that!"
Issac shook his head. "No, there isn't, but it's just weird."
"And strange."
"Totally abnormal."
"Hey!" Garet shouted, "Are we extending our vocabulary or looking at weapons?"
Jenna smiled pleasantly. "Neither. We're making fun of you!"
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Garet and Issac walked home together after dropping off Jenna and Felix. They had a great day at the plaza; looking at stuff, buying candy, and making fun of Garet.
"See ya later!" Isaac waved as he walked into his house.
"Bye!"
Garet stuffed a cookie that he had purchased into his mouth. "Yum..." he sighed contentment and walked up the steep stairs that led to his house. As he reached his front yard the heavens opened up and let loose their tears. Garet shivered at the thought of precipitation and ran for his door.
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Wasn't that wonderful?!
Isaac: Yeah, accept that I wasn't the main character and that it didn't have a plot.
Hey! You're not my muse! Leave now! Where's my snuggly Garet.
Isaac: He payed me to take his place.
Oh.
Garet stepped outside. 'Another beautiful day in Vale,' he thought, walking down to Isaac's house. Birds were singing and the grass seemed greener than ever. It was a great spring day to be alive.
"Hey Garet," Isaac said, closing his house door behind him.
Garet pointed to Isaac's new pink tunic and stiffly a laugh asked, "Where did you get that?"
Isaac scuffed his boot in the dirt. "My mom made it for me..."
Garet shook his head in disbelief. "Whatever. Were you going to come with me to Felix and Jenna's or not?"
"Yeah," Isaac nodded. "My dad said it'd be alright."
"Awesome, let's move!"
Five minutes later Issac knocked on Felix's door and Garet inspected himself in their window. "Man, we seriously have to grow some facial hair or something. We look like ten-year-olds."
Suddenly, Jenna's mother opened the door. "Hello, boys. How are you two today?"
"Good," Garet and Issac nodded.
Jenna's mother smiled. "That's wonderful. Felix and Jenna are out on the dock."
"Thank you," they answered and slid past her and into the house. They raced for the dock and smiled when they saw Felix and Jenna swishing their toes through the water.
"Not warm enough for swimming," Jenna said glumly, without looking up.
Garet shivered. "Water is never warm enough for swimming!"
Felix laughed. "If you had your way, little buddy, it wouldn't be warm enough for bathing, either."
Isaac smiled and sat down next to Felix. "What are we doing today?"
Felix shrugged. "I dunno, probably just hanging."
"Why don't we go down to the plaza?" Garet asked. "They have some short swords that I want to admire. These machetes are just too wimpy."
"You could just use a kitchen knife," Jenna pointed out. "They work just as well."
Felix nodded. "I don't think so. If I had my way, I'd get my parents to let me buy a short sword and teach me more about how to use my psyenergy!"
"How's that coming, anyway?" Isaac asked.
"Great, check this out!" Felix put his hands on his temples and focused on a large pillar that stood on a small strip of land in the water. After several seconds of groaning, the pillar moved almost four inches.
They clapped in awe. "That is so cool!" Isaac shouted. "I want to learn to do that, too!"
"Same here!" Garet agreed.
Jenna shook her head. "I just want to learn how to burn stuff!"
"That's my little pyro," Felix grinned.
Garet nodded. "I want to learn how to burn stuff, too!"
"I'll tell mom that we're going to the plaza." Jenna stood up and kicked Garet's shin. "You're just a copy cat."
Garet sighed as she walked away. "I think she likes me."
Felix nodded to Isaac and said, "You'd better not start liking her!" Together, they grabbed Garet's legs and pulled him into the water.
"Hey!" Garet shouted and climbed out, shaking himself dry, like a dog. "Not cool!"
Isaac and Felix laughed as they exchanged high-fives. Jenna shook her head as she walked back out of the house. "Venus Adepts," she muttered. "Felix, Mom says it's chilly so you have to wear this!" She threw Felix's tunic at him, which he caught with his psyenenergy. Garet and Isaac clapped with enthusiasm. "Oh, please. I saw you do that yesterday," Jenna sighed as she tied her cloak
.
"C'mon, guys!" Garet shouted, racing across the dock to Jenna's grandparent's house.
Isaac and Felix stood up and followed him at a run. "Coming!"
"Guys, wait for me!" Jenna jogged after them.
"Hello, Jenna," her grandfather said from his rocking chair on his porch.
Jenna smiled. "Hello, Grandpa, how are you today?"
Her grandpa rocked back and forth. "It'll rain tonight..."
Jenna nodded quickly. "Yes, Grandpa, but I have to go catch up with the others. Goodbye!"
Her grandfather chuckled as he rocked. "Youngsters, always in a hurry."
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"Wow."
"It's big!"
"It's not big, it's huge!"
"It's not either! It's humongous!"
The storekeeper laughed. "Like that great sword, don't ya? The likes of it have never been seen here before. Of course, it's ridiculously large, and I don't know anyone in this town that could wield it."
"I bet I'll be able to when I grow up!" Garet shouted.
Jenna shook her head. "I thought you wanted to own a bakery."
"KITCHEN!!!" Garet shouted, "It's different! Besides, I can be an ultimate warrior and still run a kitchen. There's no law against that!"
Issac shook his head. "No, there isn't, but it's just weird."
"And strange."
"Totally abnormal."
"Hey!" Garet shouted, "Are we extending our vocabulary or looking at weapons?"
Jenna smiled pleasantly. "Neither. We're making fun of you!"
**************************************************
Garet and Issac walked home together after dropping off Jenna and Felix. They had a great day at the plaza; looking at stuff, buying candy, and making fun of Garet.
"See ya later!" Isaac waved as he walked into his house.
"Bye!"
Garet stuffed a cookie that he had purchased into his mouth. "Yum..." he sighed contentment and walked up the steep stairs that led to his house. As he reached his front yard the heavens opened up and let loose their tears. Garet shivered at the thought of precipitation and ran for his door.
**************************************************
Wasn't that wonderful?!
Isaac: Yeah, accept that I wasn't the main character and that it didn't have a plot.
Hey! You're not my muse! Leave now! Where's my snuggly Garet.
Isaac: He payed me to take his place.
Oh.
