In a Child's Eye
Chapter Two: Foxes and Wolves Don't Mix
Fiorla: All right, second chapter of In a Child's Eye is up and active!
Berry: Last time, Sashi and Kio discovered a mission that takes whoever is chosen on a test ride into outer space on a new ship. And what's up with these dreams Sashi keeps having?
Miku: Are they going to find out who were chosen for the mission?
Fiorla: I can't tell you that, but one thing I can tell is that there will be more action in this chapter then the last. For the weekdays of Giathon, that'll be at the bottom of this page.
I forgot to put in the disclaimer…oops…
Disclaimer: Fiorla only owns Sashi, Kio, Arsi, and everything on Giathon. Everything else is ether Hasbro's or the Universe's.
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Screams of terror shook Sashi's fur from her nose to the tip of her tail as the wails continued to echo through what seemed to be an enormous hallway like cave, the metal sheets glimmering in a sudden flash of light that came from behind. Automatically, her eyes whirled around, spotting only two others, one was what seemed to be a silver Mech-suit, and the one next to it was the same, only blue. The shrieks continuing to echo through the building, making the two Giathonians and herself start to shiver in fear. A strange noise suddenly replaced it, resembling shifting gears and parts locking into place, and a gigantic figure blocking the only way out…
The fox squirrels screams of horror is what woke her from her nightmare tonight, her eyes glancing wildly from shelf to floor, searching for the gargantuan figure that had been in her terrifying dream. But nothing was there, nothing but the moonlit covers that were stinking with yet another lair of sweat. Sashi sighed, and slowly placed a paw on her quivering skull, still shivering from the vision. 'Why do I keep having these dreams?'
Sashi surveyed her surroundings just to make sure that she was still inside of her hut, and that what she saw was just a dream. To her surprise, she was inside of her hut, the messy floor covered with clothes was still there, but the silver wisps of light scattering across her room. Glancing up at the window above her door, she could clearly see the sliver of what could be called to moon. Tonight, it was curled in a side ways smile, as if a rat wolf had reached up and clawed the sky with it's talons, making the sky leak it's silver tears.
Curious as to what time it was, Sashi stared at the red strawberry shaped clock on her bedside table, trying to focus her still sleepy eyes on the red lines that eventually made up numbers. It read 3:45 am, Monero. With a jolt, Sashi realized with dread what day it was today. 'Choosing day…' She grimaced at the memory of the news board, how they would choose three Giathonians randomly out of each town in the Uptah region. She just hoped that she wouldn't be chosen out of the population…
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Sashi paced though the crowd of the marketplace, glancing this way and that, her ears slightly higher then normal, keeping an eye out for Kio. She had told him she would meet in at the Social Center during the gathering near the fountain she just hoped the stubborn cat had listened to her during her call. He seemed a bit tired since it was 4:00 am in the morning. It was busier, louder, and more crowded then ever as cubs and hatchlings alike chased each other around the fountain, wise ones were conversing among each other about unknown properties, and teenagers simply sat on the various tables scattered around the circle of Iris Social Center.
Trees surrounded the center, looking like statues guarding palaces it you looked up to the sky. The podium where bands or important announcements were made was occupied by the Council of Seven and Mayor Yory the Rabbit himself standing before the gathering crowd of the town of Iris.
"Hey Kio!" Sashi cried out as she merged with the mass. Not getting a response, and made her way towards the fountain and stood on the edge. Trying one more time, she yelled "Kio!"
"Sashi!"
Kio was weaving around the crowd to where Sashi now stood, and stepped up beside the excited, nervous, and anxious fox squirrel. He smiled down at her, eyes shining with a joy that could only be seen if you knew him well enough. 'He seems really happy today…I'll ask him about it later once the meeting's over.' Sashi thought to herself as she glanced at him, cocking her head, before hesitantly looking back at the waiting Yory. Yory was dressed in a black suit with his hair neatly brushed between his large brown ears that stood high over his head, his gray pants covering the jet black shoes were slightly wrinkled, but no one really noticed at a distance.
Once everyone was quiet, he motioned for the council behind him to stand, and surveyed the waiting crowd. He took a deep breath, and said in a loud and clear voice, "People of Iris Town, for those of you who have read the news, today is the day when the choosing of those who will go on the space craft will begin. We have the file of those three who will be going. If you are chosen, come up to receive your identification card."
The crowd murmured among themselves, some were worried about those going, and some were excited and willing to go. Sashi frowned, and clasped Kio's paw like brother and sister. They both held tight to one another. Though Kio didn't know why Sashi was acting so nervous all of a sudden, he still returned the grip in a comforting matter.
Yory was handed a single sheet of paper from the nearest council member, and blinked. For a moment he seemed baffled, but did a very good job at hiding it. Not even his ears twitched in surprise. Silence once again made it's way into the Giathonians.
"Number one, Sashi the Fox Squirrel."
Sashi gasped in shock, and glanced around her, everyone's eyes on the trembling fox squirrel. Their eyes were wide with the same feeling, why her? She was twelve years old, surly not old enough for space traveling, but yet the space tech had chosen her as a leader! 'Oh Songa's fire…not me, this is a dream…' but she slowly let go of Kio's paw, her tail fluffed out like it had just been dried from being in a shower, and went up to the mayor to receive her identification card, sympathy written all over Yory's face. Breathing a tensed breath, she took a seat in one of three chairs.
Yory continued, hesitant at first, but said, "Number two, Kio the Cat."
"What?" Kio whispered to himself, wondering if the space tech was playing a prank on him, but the seriousness seemed to overpower any other feelings that he had in mind. Again, gasps of shock were repeated through the mass, wondering if this was truly random, or if they some how knew of the friendship between Kio and Sashi. The crowd cleared away from him as he stepped forward from the fountain to receive his badge. He looked at it as if it were a dead fly he had just swatted, and sat next to Sashi, both clearly confused yet happy they were chosen together.
"And last, Arsi the Raccoon."
Sashi glanced at Kio when he started to breath very fast and short, and found him blushing again, the air around him very warm. He seemed to be ether fuming mad or deeply embarrassed by the fact his crush was coming along. Sashi knocked him with her elbow, meaning a, 'Calm down, or I'll make you even more embarrassed then you already are.' Kio glanced at her, giving her a devils eye, replying in a 'Back off, or I'll hurt you.'
Arsi shyly took a seat next to Kio, who tried his best to retain a composed figure, but was failing miserably. Both seemed very tense, but looked at each other, cloudy gray eyes meeting waterfall blue, before glancing away from each other, both blushing very badly. Yory walked in front of them, spreading his arms out wide, and said loud enough for the crowd before him, "Now that Iris has discovered the three chosen Giathonians, they will be going to Meteor City very shortly to receive their ship. Let's wish them luck on their journey into the mysteries of outer space!'
The group erupted into a thunderous applause, all of them hoping to comfort the surprised three on the podium. Yory glanced back at them, whispering, "You shall be escorted back to your huts very soon. You can pack what you need, but do it quickly. We must get you to Meteor City right away, they require you to be there in two days."
With that, he dismissed the gathering, and brought up six guards to escort them through the crowd, making their journey home faster and more efficient. Sashi walked down the stairs, looking at Kio desperately, terrified of how this had happened. Not only was she chosen, but also her friends had been chosen to come with her! 'Why does the world hate me…' she though bitterly to herself. Wanting to distract herself from that fact, she turned her head to examine the guards that were chosen to escort her home.
The guards who were escorting her appeared to be very young, at least in their early twenties, both male. One must've been a wolf, for his gray ears poked out of his navy blue police hat, and a musty gray tail that wasn't nearly as big as Sashi's tail trailed behind him like a wisp of smoke. The other one on the left appeared to be what looked like a hawk, for he had a sharp beak with brown feathers and speckles of dark oak spots on top of those. He didn't have hands, instead, he had wings that were shaped like a hand, and a bushel of brown feathers with white tips came from behind. Both had straight faces, and did their jobs very well at keeping the crowd out of the way. Before she knew it, they were at the front steps of her rounded hut.
"We'll wait here for you to pack up. But please hurry." The hawk said in a light gentle voice.
"Okay. Be back in a jiffy!" Sashi hurried up the steps and opened the door, closing it behind her so she could have some privacy.
She ran to the closet on the side of the room and pulled out a red duffel bag with the name "Iris Track Team" on it, an orange backpack that had spurts of flame curling around it, almost as if it really was on fire. Placing both of these objects on her bed and zipping them open, she glanced around her room, picking up lots of clothes off the ground and stuffing them into her duffel bag. She took some other pants, socks, necklaces, bracelets, rings, underwear, and other supplies and wadding them all into her duffel bag, until the red bag looked as though it would explode. With the backpack, she quickly took various items from her shelves, drawers, and boxes trinkets she would need for herself. Some of these trinkets were a CD player, some of her favorite CDs, a purple Game player, some games, a comb, pillow, a stuffed fox squirrel plushy, her watch, her alarm clock, some pieces of paper and pencils, and finally, a picture of herself and her parents. Before putting this in, she stared at the photograph of her smiling parents, and her stupidly grinning nine-year-old self. With a sigh, she hugged it for a second, before carefully placing it inside of the jammed backpack.
Sliding the backpacks strap over her shoulder, and grabbing hold of the strap the duffel bag offered, she lifted it with a straggled "Oomph!" and hauling into both of her paws. Getting herself more comfortable with the new heavy load, Sashi opened the door and heading down the stairs. Before she closed the door, she glanced back into her bedroom hut, eyes going over every distinct object, every memory being reviewed inside that hut. 'Why do I get the feeling this is the last time I'll be coming back here?'
The wolf guard gladly took the duffel bag off her, and carried it over his shoulder. Surprisingly, he didn't slow in pace or grunt as he did this. Sashi, impressed by his strength, noted, "Wow, you're strong. Lift weights?"
The wolf laughed, and replied, "No, it comes from training back at home. Noria city doesn't like weak Giathonians. We always competed against every town and city we came across."
"Noria city? You come from there?" Sashi was starting to enjoy this friendly conversation.
"Yep, one of the only wolves how doesn't snarl at everyone I see." He smirked, almost as if he was remembering something. Then he looked at Sashi, "By the way, the name's Urio the wolf."
"Yeah, I'm Tan the hawk, from Ishto Mountain." The hawk guard smiled at Sashi, and continued to guide Giathonians away from their small group.
"So, where…" Sashi stopped in mid sentence, as a whiff of a smell she could never forget came into her nose, and her head snapped to the area ahead of them.
Rat wolves were standing in front of the train station, glaring at her, and the guards. Their yellow eyes were gleaming in the sunlight, and their dark pelts were slightly scarred from fights. All rat wolves fight for fun, it's the only thing their good at anyway. Sashi glared back at them, a growl forming deep within her throat. She hated rat wolves with every bone in her body, and the rat wolves felt the same about any fox squirrel they came across.
"What are THEY doing here?" She grumbled as they passed the stinking rat wolves.
"Hey Sashi, running off to go on an adventure?" The largest rat wolf asked, his right eye was closed because it had no eye on that side, and the left ear had a huge tear in it. Everyone knew this rat wolf as Iron Claw.
"Go to the pits of Songa's grave and feed yourself to the demon, Iron Claw. I don't have time for your sick tongue." Sashi answered through clenched teeth. Her brown eyes burned into his sickly yellow one, both squinted and full of disgust.
"Oh? And what if I don't? Ya gonna run home to your mommy? Oops!" he put a clawed hand over his mouth and his eyes went wide with mock surprise. "I forgot! You don't HAVE one, do you? She died in an accident?"
Other rat wolves started to snicker. That made Sashi's fur burst out in pure rage, her eyes sparking with an inner fire, and she hissed, leaping forward faster then light, and tore at Iron Claws cheek with her sharp nails, and bolted back to the safety of Urio and Tan. They made no move to stop her, fully understanding that Iron Claw deserved that scratch he was clutching to.
"Don't you dare talk about my mother and like that! Both of my parents are DEAD because of your race! DEAD! Eaten by wild rat wolves, leaving only rotten corpses on the floor in the forest." She hissed once more and pointed an outstretched claw at the rat wolves, how glared back at her with anger burning in their eyes at how she had just attacked their leader. "If you think I simply hate your race because of ancient rivalry, think again."
With that, they entered the train station where Kio and Arsi were waiting patiently, with a group of very mad rat wolves staring at their backs. Kio glanced over, saw how outraged Sashi looked, spotted the rat wolves, and froze. He knew about the incident with her parents, and knew how protective Sashi could get about her parents. She hated it when people made fun of their fate, and they often regretted saying it. Arsi rushed over and kneeled down to Sashi's height, and asked in a worried tone, "What happened?"
"Nothing." Sashi glared at her feet almost as if they were the rat wolves outside, and tried to calm herself. Arsi knew this wasn't the case, she could feel the anger and sadness swirling Sashi like a hurricane, but didn't continue.
Instead, Kio came over, placed an arm around Sashi's shoulder, and headed to the waiting train, with Arsi right next to the depressed fox squirrel. They were just about to begin an adventure that would bring them closer to each other then any other family, but they didn't know that quite yet. All they knew is that they weren't coming back to Iris town for a very long time. Once their baggage was boarded, they walked onto the ramp that led into the train.
"Meteor City, here we come." Sashi whispered as they entered the train.
End of Chapter Two
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Fiorla: This is getting so exciting! I can't wait to begin on the next chapter; I'm loving this story!
Berry: She had lots of fun with this chapter, she's so anxious about continuing. She's smiling even.
Fiorla: You'd better believe it.
Miku: Wow, that was pretty intense with Sashi and the rat wolves, I don't like Iron Claw. He's so…mean. x
Berry: Gee, don't we all agree?
Fiorla: Okay, I'm taking off here, but keep reading this people! I promise you, this will get good! w
Giathon week:
Senoria [Sunday Monero [Monday Tuia [Tusday Wenero [Wednsday, did I spell that right? Thrundia [Thursday Fiorero [Friday, hey check it out! It's got the word OREO in it! Now I wanna cookie... and finally, Satoria [Saturday
