Entwined
Spoilers: Everything in Fringe
Disclaimer: I own nothing of Fringe however I do own ALL characters in the first eight chapters besides Sam, I created the world the First People live in...just not the concept.
Character pictures will be uploaded onto my profile page soon enough. Here's a little run down of who they are.
Samulus (Sam Weiss): Head Councilman of the Atlantean Council, persuer of Callisandra, responsible for destruction of two universes.
Callisandra (Callie): Great Seer of the the First People, lover of Corin and mother to Olise and Livya.
Corin: Son of other side Councilman Tellus, lover to Callisandra and father to Calin, Olise and Livya.
Lyra: Minor Seer and second in command to Callisandra, friend and assistant. Keeper of Corin and Callisandra's forbidden romance.
Calin: Son of Corin, young seer and student of Callisandra.
Olise: Daughter of Corin and Callisandra, child born of two universes and would eventually destroy them due to being placed in the Vacuum.
Livya: Daughter of Corin and Callisandra, born after the great destruction, child of two universes, future lineage would produce Olivia Dunham.
It was a glorious time for humanity, for both worlds who clearly knew each other and interacted without issue. Technology was just as prominent as the belief of philosophy and study, the greatest civilization that would one day be known as The First People lived in harmony with who they were. However, a war would soon be upon them and they would be lost.
The great city of Atlantis was the center of knowledge and learning, many cities and smaller towns dotted the great map of the globe. On both sides rested an Atlantis, both made up of a council and a seer, a single person who saw past and future events.
The great seer of that period was Callisandra, the greatest seer they had ever had in their existence. With a nearly limitless age, a grace and curse of nature, they had only had three in their existence upon the globe. With her blond hair and green eyes upon a population of black and brown haired people with brown or blue eyes, she was highly sought after by many of the single councilmen. Her status only allowed her to marry those who were equal or higher than her…that would be Callisandra's downfall, falling for the forbidden and eventually her civilization's downfall. The only thing she was unable to see was that of her own life, she could not foresee her own destiny.
"Callisandra," a woman walked into the Seeing Sanctuary and looked at the woman sitting by the window looking out at the Great Sea of Pacifia. "My lady, Samulus wishes to meet with you."
Turning her head, Callisandra looked at her attendant. "Thank you Lyra, I am well aware of why Samulus wants me but I have an issue with the man." She stood, her white robe trailing behind her, "please have dinner prepared for tonight, we will have guests from the other side coming. Two men as well as Councilmen Tellus and Bilor, we need the very best celebration set."
"Of course my lady, may I speak clearly?"
"I always welcome your council Lyra; since I became the Great Seer I have welcomed it. Tell me what you wish to say."
Lyra took her hand, "you are expected to marry my lady, to carry on your line. For your second foremother was once our seer…as was her mother, why it skipped three generations is wondered but it is expected that you carry on in hopes the gene continues as well."
"But you know as well as I do that Samulus is not for me, no doubt the genes would disappear at the sight of him…despite biologically speaking that's impossible."
Lyra chuckled and nodded, "of course my lady."
Callisandra prepared for that evening, wearing her best gown and her white robes that stated her status in the civilization where all were equal but there were those higher than most. She arrived at the dining hall to see that Lyra had once again outdone herself…it was magnificent.
Touching a plant, she smiled till a voice caught her attention. "We call them Trellus Dormara on our side but I hear you simply call them roses here."
Callisandra turned to find a young man she had not seen in a vision as attending, "and you are?"
"My lady, I apologize…I am Corin of Atlantis, son of Councilman Tellus…he invited me but if it displeased you I shall return home to my mother as she is fritting at the moment for both of us coming." He took her hand and kissed it, "I must say all the legends are true, the Great Seer Callisandra is beyond even a sunrise…you are beautiful but I'm sure everyone says that."
"Very much Corin, I am told frequently by our Head Councilman Samulus…the man does not know when to stop a pursuit. It has been six years and yet he still persists in thinking I will marry him yet every advance I have declined." She smiled, "the man is anything but patient."
Corin chuckled, his blue eyes staring into her but Callisandra found them warm and something she could get lost in. His brown curls and slightly unclean face was intriguing as all the men on her side did not allow growth of facial hair. "I do not understand why he simply as not ordered it…our seer was ordered to marry."
"We are more civilized here."
He laughed, "so we are uncivilized? Come now Callisandra, I doubt you can call yourself civilized when you govern more by philosophy than by science."
"Science will one day be our downfall but have no need for science nor technology for my sight guides me. However, what guides you…science or politics?"
"Perhaps a bit of both, I would not want to bore you with science if you have no use to for it." He looked at her and pulled a rose from the bush, handing it to her, "I bid you an enjoyable dinner my lady, I find myself happy to have spoken to you."
She watched him leave and took a sniff of the rose, signaling to Lyra, Callisandra handed the rose to her as the girl walked over. "Take this to my chambers and have it frozen, I wish to always look upon it as it is now."
"Of course my lady."
They sat down to dinner and began talking about science and technology while they partook their meal. Corin looked up to see Callisandra moving food around her plate with her utensils, obviously bored.
"If I may interrupt you Councilmen but I'd like to ask the great seer something if she will permit it." Corin looked at her as Callisandra looked up, "my lady, may I ask what you see for spring harvest…shall you produce a harvest of greatness or little, shall we have to provide for you in any way?"
"I ask you this, why would you have to provide what we already have." She smiled at him, "our harvest is little concern to those of that side."
"That may be so my lady but what if we were in need, would you not provide for us?" She looked up at that, "of course you would so I ask if we must do the same? After all, if the harvest is to produce little while ours will be great, we should start setting aside previsions of appropriate amount to feed all."
Callisandra looked at her food before looking at them, "our harvest will meet little expectations as it did last year. We will need help as we will only be able to feed a third of our population."
Samulus looked at her, "Callisandra why was I not informed of this earlier."
"Because I need not inform you directly…I am to inform the Minister of Harvest who informs you. I am sure Petron meant to inform you later this evening."
"I did." Petron looked at Samulus, "after this dinner."
Samulus looked at Callisandra and placed a hand on her's, "I wish you would confine in me about what you see for your people."
"Perhaps she feels she has no need to, you are neither her advisor nor her husband." Corin looked at him as he lowered his glass. "After all, seers are not required to confine in anyone."
"As you would have any knowledge of a seer Corin." Samulus looked at him and he chuckled.
"Actually I would, my mother is the great seer of our side and my dear sister is being trained to be the next…she inherited the gift. One child a seer and the other a scientist…it was not fate to have a son with knowledge of politics but why have two children of power when it would only lead to danger. Did Callisandra herself not say that power would one day corrupt us all and that science will be our downfall so we need the balance of both?"
Tellus shook his head, "when I invited you, I did not expect you to make a fool of our side."
"Someone has to…"
Callisandra chuckled and raised her glass, "to the greatness of both sides and its foolishness as well, we the balance or wars would emerge."
"Here, here." The table all spoke before drinking.
Corin met Callisandra's eyes and she smiled without looking away, neither could find themselves drawn to anything but each other.
A/N: Okay I hope you liked it because you'll get more soon...just in case you don't know, in my fic Olivia's origins place her as being part of two worlds as well...that's why she connects with Peter so well, because a part of that world is still inside her.