Zak Storm: Curse of Asteroid
Zak Storm steered the Chaos along the Sea of Beru, heading for island of Marituga.
"Zak, when we get there, we need to go to Sassafrass." Cece said, walking up the stairs towards Zak. Zak gave her a questioning look.
"Why? Is something wrong?" He asked.
"Yes, I had a vision. It was an odd version. I saw a girl falling, but she was dressed in a strange way. She crashed into the sea. An odd force came from her, as if an ancient magic was protecting her fall. This magic was something ancient from long ago." Cece explained.
Zak pondered. "Do you have any idea what that ancient magic could be?"
Cece shook her head. "I don't know, I have an idea, but it doesn't seem possible…" She muttered to herself as she walked away. Zak frowned, then shrugged.
Zak pulled into the docks of Marituga, looking around. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, the small shops and sellers out and about. Everyone stepped off the boat and headed up the steps. Cece started to move away from the group, towards Sassafrass's place.
Caramba stopped and watched Cece.
"Cece, where are you going?" Caramba asked. She waved him off and continued to walk.
"You two go ahead and get something to eat, I'm going with Cece." Zak headed in Cece's direction, while Caramba and Crogar looked confused. They shrugged and went another direction.
"Cece, are you sure Sassafrass will be able to help you?" Zak asked.
"Yes, she would know. The force that came from that girl is ancient, and I'm hoping that I'm wrong about what it is." Cece seemed tense and didn't talk anymore.
The duo reached Sassafrass's door and knocked. Sassafrass opened the door with slightly irritated look.
"I'm in the middle of lunch! Come back in thirty minutes." Sassafrass started to close the door when Cece kept it open.
"Sassafrass, please, we need to talk right now." Cece said urgently.
""Maybe if I was paid…." Zak rolled his eyes, and started to fish his pockets for money.
"No Zak. Sassafrass, it's about the Curse of Asteroid." Sassafrass's eye's widened as she said that.
"Come inside you two, quickly." The two walked in as Sassafrass closed the door behind them.
The three of them walked into Sassafrass's room, waiting to talk.
"Child, this better not be a game. What do you want about the Curse?"
"I had a vision." Cece said. "It was strange. A girl was falling into the sea of Beru, and when she crashed, and huge magical force came from her, as if it where protecting her from the crash. But that magic reminded me of the Curse." Sassafrass pondered.
"If what you say is true, we are in grave danger. If someone where to get their hands on her and control her, we would be doomed. Especially that Scoldybar-"
"You mean Skullivar?" Zak interrupted.
Sassafrass gave him a dirty look. "Don't interrupted me, I wasn't finished speaking. You need to find that girl before anyone else and keep her safe."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Will someone please explain to me what this 'Curse' is?" Zak said, looking confused.
Cece sighed impatiently. "We are talking about the Curse of Asteroid. Many centuries ago, there was a royal province, known as The Takeda clan. This family ruled over the rest of the smaller clans. They were selfish and greedy, wanting absolute power. One day, they heard of a wizard who could heal anyone, and was planning to pass on his powers to someone else. The King heard of this and set off to find him. During that time, the King and Queen had a eight year old daughter by the name of Asteroid. The King brought her along so she could be shown how to be persuasive with others. The wizard was only giving powers to people with pure and kind hearts. The King knew of this, but was hoping to get the powers for himself. Once they reached the wizards home, the King demanded him to give the powers. The wizard denied him and told them that only someone with a pure and kind heart could wield his powers. The king was angry by this, but remembered his child was there.
"He said to the wizard 'I will make you a deal. If you do not give me your magic by dawn tomorrow, I will send my armies to attack you. I will be camping nearby if you change your mind.' The king left the wizard's home with his daughter tailing behind. Later that night, Asteroid saw the wizard's home still lit with light, and snuck up to his door and knocked. The wizard opened the door to find her there. He asked her what she was doing there, and she told him she wished to help him escape. The wizard was touched by Asteroid's kindness. She helped him pack his things and he sat her down and transferred his powers into her. There was a catch to though. A staff could control the person who gained the magic. The wizard explained to Asteroid that she was not to let anyone lay their hands on the staff, to which they could control her against her will. She nodded and took the staff. The wizard told her it could transform into anything so no one would know about it. Asteroid was taught how to maintain her magic and use it for good. When her farther found out, he-"
Boom!
Cece didn't get to finish. Outside, there was a huge crash in the ocean. Three of them looked at each other, then ran outside to the docks. There was already a huge crowd at the docks, looking out into the ocean, to see what had happened. Crogar and Caramba were already there, shoving through the crowd so they could get to the Chaos. Cece suddenly stopped, looking very afraid.
"Cece, what's wrong?" Zak asked, looking at her in confusion.
She turned to him, "The vision is real, she's here!"