Prologue
During the time of Drake DuCaine, he found help from a civilization that had ruled puck-world's moon. They were anthropomorphic beings that became massive war-creatures capable of great destruction or great healing. Before Drake DuCaine died the grand-high-alpha dame herself came to his bed, she looked into his caramel colored eyes and sighed. "Drake its been twenty turns of the winter since we sent the overlords into limbo. There are signs that they will find away to escape that dimension and come to plague this world again. So, I have come up with a solution to at least honor my side of the life pact. We must make arrangements to see that there are ways to continue to combat this threat." She said with dignified grace as she reached up and stroked the side of his bill, gently rubbing her claw-tipped fingers against him. "I have made plans to have my mask entombed with me at twin beaks. But I am unsure how to keep your race alive, the saurians destroyed the water keeping your race healthy. What will you do? The future will need your power if they are to end this war."
She smiled before leaning forwards and laying her head against his chest. "I am unsure Drake, but I have an idea. What if I send one of my kind via time jump to aid them?"He looked at her before reaching up and stroking her silvery-white hair that flowed from behind her soft wolf-ears. Before he could reply a young feline ran into the room. "My lord and Sovereign lady the oracle comes." Before either could reply an aged duck walked through the door looking on the affectionate pair before her. "My leaders, it is my unfortunate duty to come to you now with what I have for-seen. The saurian race left a virus in our water supply, and it has spread to many of the remaining population. It will end our race in a matter of years not generations."The Sovereign looked down lost in thought, Drake growled before attempting to sit up in his bed. "No wait." She grabbed his wing and held tight, forcing him to look into her emerald eyes before she sighed.
The seer interrupted before her lady could speak. "There is a way, my lady. We will have to send some one who has not been infected to another world. I have seen that puck-world will not be the final site of the battle." They both looked at her in alarm. "Yes its true, I am not sure what the world is called. But there will be no way for those chosen to make their way back to puck-world." The Sovereign growled before speaking. "How do we find out who isn't infected.?"The old one sighed but smiled gently. "My lady you are not infected, You have not drank the water from the lunar river."She sighed before turning back to Drake. "What do we do now my world is done for." Drake looked at his secret love before speaking. "What can we do to ensure that we win this war for good?"The old duck sighed before replying. "You must conceive a child my lady, with someone clean." The Sovereign growled as she turned to see the oracle, her eyes seeming to glow. "Who would look past my rank and power to see the female behind the warrior?"
Drake smiled and spoke. "I would." She turned quickly in shock, her eyes meeting his filled with a hope she had never felt before. "Drake?..." She whispered. "You have long been the one I have sought to spend my life with, and I would be honored to create a child with you." They leaned forwards and he gently caught her lips in what he knew was her first kiss. "I have loved you for some time Drake..." She mumbled next to his ear, he smiled and held her close to him. "We must hurry my lord and lady the window to jump will close in three years time." and with that they began preparing for what they knew would be a heart breaking and nerve racking event.
-Two years later-
The room is as it was so long ago, but something had vastly changed. Drake DuCaine was dead, he had passed away the night before in bed with his loving mate at his side. The Sovereign now stood alone on the balcony over looking the city below. Her fingers resting on her swollen belly. She whined low in her throat as she looked over at the bed where his body rested. She knew that it would not be very long before the One mother would come to claim her as well so she summoned the oracle to her den. "He has passed on, and our child will be born within the span of a few nights. What do you have in mind?" the duck smiled at her Sovereign before turning to look out at the pre-dawn darkness. "We must send your child to a time that the virus will have died off and the warriors will have gone to catch the overlord. One thousand winters will pass before he will return and your kind will be needed once again. Are you ready to make the transfer my lady?" She looked to the now cold body of her mate before walking over and stroking the side of his face gently. "I will send my child through time and space, Prepare the pod."And so the machines they needed were prepared, in two days time the machines were ready and not a moment to soon. The Sovereign went into labor that very morning, the lady laid there as she pushed and pushed.
She was almost ready to give up when she gave one massive push and she heard the cries of her pup rock the room. "It is a healthy baby, my lady. We must send her now." The Sovereign looked at her baby and held out a small satchel to the oracle. "Take this it has instructions and our journals in it, she will need it when the time comes." The oracle nodded and took the satchel, as he left the room she heard some of the doctors saying that the ladies heart was slowing down. As he entered the pod room he noticed that the pod was large enough for two. As he mulled it over in his mind loud bells cut through the morning air. The lady had passed away, and the child began to cry. "Hush, little one I will look after you now." And with that he got into the pod and had an assistant press the button that would send them into time and space...
