The Crystal Heroes
By: PROJECTXD
This is the story about a young 10 year old human boy who lived in Lynn, MA United States.
He is given a crystal on his 10th birthday, but he soon discovers that it is no ordinary crystal as it gives him strange powers that were hidden deep inside him. He and a few of friends soon face a world unlike their own as they discover the powers within them as they come in contact with stones that are connected to them and dragons.
Prologue: Happy 10Th Birthday
This is the story of a young human boy, and today is his birthday. His wish will come true as his life, oh and his friend too, are about to change…forever.
It was morning in the town of the Lynn MA, U.S.A and everything was silent for a lot of people. Well until….
BEEP-BEEP-BEEP
A black middle afro haired African-American boy reached out to push the button on his clock, but when he trying to reach for it he fell out from his bed, while hitting his head against his alarm clock.
"Ouch…" groaned the boy in pain.
The boy slowly sat up on the floor as he gingerly rubbed his head before he looks up at the calendar to see what today was and saw….
"September, 7" he muttered in a tired voice before realization came over him. "Today's my birthday, finally!"
The boy quickly got up and headed towards his window before opening it as he gazed up at the clear skies and smile. He rested his arms on the windowsill as he stared out at his neighborhood.
"I hope today is going to be my best birthday," voiced the boy.
Then the boy heard a knock on his bedroom door before a 31 year old woman, who was the boy's mother, opened it as she walked into her son's room.
"G' morning birthday boy!" she said with a smile.
"Morning mom," greeted the boy as he turned to face his mother.
"It's good to see that you're awake this early in the morning," said the boy's mother. "Come on downstairs I have something for you."
"Okay mom, I'll be down there soon," said the boy.
Then his mother closed the door as he started to get ready for the day ahead of him. He took off his pajamas and put on a white t-shirt with a black hooded jacket over top and blue jeans. He quickly slipped on his red backpack and carried it on his shoulder before he began to make his way downstairs to the kitchen.
"I'm here mom!" he announced as he made his way into the kitchen. "So what is it that you have for me?"
His mother smiled at her son as she gave him a small gift that she pulled out a brown box and handed it to him. The opened the lid of the box to reveal a necklace with a dragon hanging off of its chain. He stared at the necklace in amazement before picking up from the box and putting it on round his neck
"I love it!" exclaimed the boy before hugging his mother. "Thanks mom!"
BEEP-BEEP
When he heard the beeping he looked down at his and saw that it is 6:50 A.M. He forgot about his new year of Hood School he was going to be late on his first day. He kissed his mother's check, and quickly ran to the front door.
"Bye mom, I'll see you later!" the boy called out as he ran out of the house and began to make his way to school.
"*Yawn* "Man I can't believe this the summer is over already, fist I'm going to be late on my first year of Jr. High School, what's next?"
As he ran right pass a build site a dark black shadow flew right pass him overhead, he quickly stopped to look up at the sky, but saw nothing out of the ordinary.
"What the heck was that?" he said to himself before shrugging his shoulders. "It was probably just my imagination."
Voice-over:
My name is Gabriel Keeble, but everyone just calls me Gabe or Keeble for short. Today is a special day for me as today was my birthday and I was going to have the best day to celebrate it, but little did I know was that my life was going to change along with the lives of my friends.
Ending voice over:
Gabe quickly looked at his watch again as it 7:19 A.M on the face.
"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Gabe when he read the time. "I'm really late now!"
"You're not the only one who's late for the first year of school, G.K," said a voice behind Gabe.
Gabe turned around and saw a young boy the same age as him. The boy was wearing a long sleeved red shirt and grey pants. The boy had short black hair and brown eyes.
Voice over:
This is my friend, his name's Jeremy L. He's the same age I am. I met him way back in Kindergarten and we've been inseparable ever since.
Ending voice over:
"You too?" asked Gabe.
"Yep, pretty much," replied Jeremy
"So… I guess we're goanna to be late together, right?" guessed Gabe with a smirk.
"That's right," said Jeremy.
"Then we'd better kick it into high gear if we want to get there!" exclaimed Gabe.
Gabe and Jeremy ran as fast as they could to reach their destination. A few minutes later the two boys came in late for the first time of school. The bell rang for the class to start. Gabe and Jeremy ran down the hallway with Gabe groaning in frustration.
"I can't believe it we late for the first day of school!"
"Easy for you to say dude, we just have to make it in time before the teacher notices being late!" exclaimed Jeremy.
The Teacher appeared in the hallway saw the boys running. The two friends stopped right next to the teacher before she spoke to them.
"You came here late for the first day of school?"
"It's not our fault. It's time on the watch's fault." Gabe said as he tried to make an excuse.
"You always blame everything dude," muttered Jeremy as he gave his friend a deadpanned look.
"Well I would give you two a detention," started the teacher as the boy's tensed up for a second at that, "but I can't".
Gabe and Jeremy blinked as they stared up at the teacher in surprise.
"Why not?" asked Jeremy.
Gabe frowned before using his elbow to punch Jeremy in the stomach.
"Just because it's the first day of school, doesn't mean that it isn't over yet." The teacher replied with a stern look. "But the beginning of the school has started right now, right?"
"Right," echoed Gabe and Jeremy.
"Good," said the teacher, "now get the class."
-Recess at 10:05 A.M.-
All kids were playing outside and having fun, while Gabe and Jeremy are hanging out alone within the school yard.
"So, are you coming to my party after school?" asked Gabe.
"I wish I could Gabe," said Jeremy sadly, "but I can't. My mom and dad are going out tonight and I've got to babysit my little brother, sorry bro."
"It's okay Jeremy," said Gabe.
"Heeelllooo…Boys!" called a female voice.
Gabe and Jeremy looked up to see a young girl, who was nine year old until her birthday next mouth, standing in front of them. She was wearing a short sky blue parka over a white shirt with a Sonic the Hedgehog logo on the front, skinny blue jeans and white high top shoes. She has long honey long hair and blue eye that were hidden behind her glasses.
Voice over:
That girl who is standing in front of me and Jeremy is named Alyssa W. She is one of the smartest girls in classes and she is also a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog, well... That's all I got to tell you about my friends so I'll stop talking here.
Ending voice over
"What you doing?" asked Alyssa.
"Nothing really," answered Gabe with a shrug of his shoulders. "I having a party after school, are you coming to it?"
"You bet I will, Gabe!" exclaimed Alyssa excitedly.
"Y-you will, Alyssa?" asked Gabe in a hopeful voice.
"Of course Gabe," replied Alyssa "but did you ask all of kids in school that you're throwing of birthday party?"
"He did ask all of kids in school," said Jeremy with a roll of his eyes "but….."
-Flashback 20 minutes later-
Gabe ask everybody within this whole school, but while trying his best to do it, everyone said "no" in the homeroom, art class, music class and also in gym too. He became tired so he decided to go outside be by himself for a while. He sat down on the block of stair, but then a young black African-American girl appeared right next to him.
"Hello." She said.
"Hmm, hello?" replied Gabe in surprise and confusion.
"You're having party, aren't you?" asked the girl.
"Yes I am." Gabe replied.
"I was wondering….. May I come to your birthday party, right after school?" asked the girl shyly.
Gabe was shocked when he heard what she had said. He quickly got up from the stairs to stand at eye level with the girl.
"Really!?" exclaimed Gabe.
The girl nodded her head with a smile: "Sue, I'll see you later."
She then turned around and was about to head towards the door, until Gabe quickly called out to her.
"Hey wait a sec! I didn't catch your name."
The girl turned around to face him and answered: "It's Kitty, Kitty Motes!"
"I'm Gabriel Keeble, but you can just call me Gabe or Keeble, if you want."
"Gabe Keeble, I like that name, it's cute." Kitty said with a smile.
"T-thanks," stuttered Gabe as a blush came over his face.
-Flashback end-
"And that's what happened." Jeremy finished.
"Gabe you're so lucky for that honey, now there are two people who come to your party." Alyssa said in an excited voice.
Gabe nodded his head in agreement before the teacher suddenly appeared and called out to the children within the schoolyard.
"OK children, recess is over. It time for lunch!"
Teacher had all the children line up to go inside of school and having some lunch waiting for them within their classrooms.
-Lunch 11:35 A.M.-
Everybody was having a lunch within their classroom as today was pizza day. Gabe and his friends stood in line as they waited to get their slices of pizza. Gabe is last in lined to get his slice of pizza, but unfortunately it was all gone. He soon found himself fainting as he fell to the floor before blacking out. Sometime later, he was sitting down in a chair as he watched everyone else eating pizza except him. He couldn't stand it anymore, he was about to do an epic faint again.
"I'm so hungry man!" whined Gabe.
"Man dude, you should sign yourself up for drama club." Jeremy grumbled as he looked at his friend in annoyance. "If I was you dude you I would have brought a lunch bag if I winded being left out on having a pizza."
"I agreed with Jeremy, you're acting like an immature three year old" said Alyssa. "No offense, Gabe."
"I'll deal with you later Alyssa," mutter Gabe as he glared at his friend, "but right now, what can I do? A young girl will come walking up to stand right next to me and just give her slice of pizza to me."
"I bet she would." Jeremy sang with a sly look on his face.
Kitty suddenly appeared beside Gabe with a plate that had a slice of pizza on it.
"Hey um, Gabe, right?" asked Kitty.
"Yes?" replied Gabe in surprise.
"I know you like pizza a lot so wondering if you would like to have my pizza if you want," Kitty offered with a smile.
Kitty then gave Gabe a slice of pizza and smile at him as he stared at her in astonishment.
"Thanks, thanks a lot!" exclaimed Gave gratefully.
He took the slice of pizza and ate it with delight
"You're welcome," said Kitty with a smile before she turned. "See you later, Honey."
When Kitty was leaving, Gabe looked at her slowly walking with her hips moving side to side as he started "blushing" at her movements.
"I stand corrected," muttered Jeremy
"So that's the girl who wants to go Gabe's party?" asked Alyssa.
"I think Gabe really like her a lot." Jeremy whispered into Alyssa.
"I hope so, Jeremy," said Alyssa as she smiled at him.
Just then, the bell rang and all of school kids returned to their classroom… 2 hour later as the sun began to set, everyone were leaving from Hood School after going through their first day, they started making their way home. Gabe and his friends were walking together as they chatted about their day. They soon had to go their separate ways as they came to a crosswalk.
"I'll see you two tomorrow at school okay, and happy 10th birthday Gabe!" called out Jeremy as he ran ahead straight ahead towards where his home is.
"Okay, see ya!" yelled Gabe and Alyssa as the waved goodbye to their friend.
When Jeremy turned to the right side of the street, Gabe and Alyssa continued to walk down the street. A few minutes later, Gabe dropped Alyssa off at her home she'll be coming to his party until 6:35 P.M. Now Gabe started to walk back to his home by himself, alone. That is until the same dark shadow flew over him again. Gabe quickly stopped in his tracks to look up at the sky, only to see nothing.
"That was weird," voiced Gabe quietly to himself. "I could have sworn that something flew across the sky."
Gabe shrugged it off as he continued walking towards his home. Gabe couldn't wait for his 10th birthday party to start, but he decided to take a quick detour before heading home. A moment later he was walking through a forest that was full of wild life. He soon came to a clearing within the middle of the forest where it had a small river that was bright and clear. Gabe once in a while came to this spot to have a little alone time to himself when the day he had was stressful for him. He soon came to a stop by the edge of the river. Gabe slipped off his shoes before sitting down on the edge of the river as he dipped his feet into the cool waters as he let out a content sigh. A minute had passed as Gabe sat on the edge of the river with smile on his face as he stared up at the canopy of the forest before lowering his eyes down to the surface of the river and that's when he saw something shining within the river. Gabe slowly got up and began to walk to where the object was shining within the middle of the river before getting a better look at it. Shining within the water was stone that was clear and shone within the light of the sun's rays.
"What in the world is this?" voiced Gabe as he bent down and grabs the stone before examining it. "I've never seen this kind of stone before, it's so gorgeous, maybe I'll keep it."
Gabe put the stone in to his pocked and was about to walk out of the water, but quickly stopped in his tracks when the earth started to quake all around him. The shaking grew more intense around Gabe as he tried to keep his body stead, but Gabe's right foot suddenly slips off a wet stone and he found himself falling before hitting the right side of his head on a rock that was on shore. Gabe at first saw white within his vision but it soon turned black as he slipped into unconsciousness.
Dream world
Moments later Gabe slowly woke up and the first thing he saw was that he was in a white empty space of fog. Gabe quickly got up as he began to take in his surroundings but all he saw was the white fog surrounding him on all sides.
"Hello?" he called out into the emptiness "Is anyone there?"
But nobody answer his call except for his echoed voice. He looked all round of empty space of the fogbank when he saw something shining within the fog. Gabe looked closed and what he saw... are two glowing purple eyes staring straight at him.
"Hi, um, excuse me? Do you know w-where am I? And what is this place?" asked Gabe.
Gabe walked a few steps forward towards the glowing purple eyes before he stopped in his tracks. A dark black creature with a wing is stepped toward at him as it walked through the fog like a ghost. The dark black creature stopped about 3 feet way from Gabe as it continued to stared at him with its glowing purple eyes.
"Who... are you?" asked Gabe in a fearful voice. "What do want from me?"
The creature was silent as it only stared at Gabe. Gabe let out a growl of frustration as he began to grow annoyed with the silence of the creature in front of him.
"Look, I don't who you are!" shouted Gabe. "If you're not going to said anything then I guess I'm leaving, right now."
Gabe turned around and he got the shock of his life when he saw the same dark black creature standing behind him.
"H-how in the world?" stuttered Gabe in shock before he shook it off. "Look, will you just tell me who you are already!"
"... You are The Crystal Knight," spoke the creature after a moment of silence.
"I'm the what?" asked Gabe in confusion.
"The Crystal Knight," repeated the creature, "and I'm..."
Whatever the dark black creature last words were going to be faded away as Gabe started to regain consciousness.
End of the dream
Gabe slowly woke up and found that it was nighttime and he was reminded what happen right then when his head started to hurt.
"Ouch! My head," groaned Gabe as he gingerly rubbed his head before perking up. "Wait a sec….W-what just happen?"
Gabe quickly looked down at his watch and saw that it was 8:30 P.M.
"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Gabe in shock and worry, "I'm late over about 2 and a half hours at night time!? I have to get going right now!"
As soon Gabe got up from the ground he began to run out of the woods as he headed straight towards his home.
10 Minutes later… at Gabe's House.
Gabe finally made it home and used his key to opening the door. The home was dark when he opened the door until the lights on and standing before Gabe was a crowd of people who surprised him as they shouted: "Surprise! Happy birthday, Gabe!"
Gabe was surprised for a moment before a smile appeared on his face: "Oh my god, you guys, thank you!"
"I knew that you would come home late, Gabe, so I thought that you need some time alone and so we all waited for you to come home, just like your father." Gabe's mother said with a smile.
"Thanks mom," said Gabe before he looked at Jeremy and Alyssa who were standing before him. "And as for you two, Jeremy, I thought you said you watching your brother?"
"I was Gabe," replied Jeremy with a smirk, "but my mom and dad decided to cancel their dinner night plans. So I'm here for the party today."
"Thank bro, and Alyssa I forgot to pick you up at 6:35, I'm sorry about that."
Alyssa waved her hand lazily: "It's okay Gabe, Jeremy drop by my house to pick me up and take me to your house."
"Nice one, Jeremy. High five!" exclaimed Gabe as he held his hand up for his friend.
Gabe and Jeremy give themselves a high five for each other. Suddenly the doorbell rung, Gabe quickly ran to the door and opened the door and he when he saw who it was he was surprised.
"Kitty?" said Gabe.
"Hi Gabe and Happy Birthday," said Kitty with a smile.
Kitty walked into Gabe's house and she look around to see everyone standing before her.
"Hello, you must Gabe's girlfriend I see," said Gabe's mother with a smile.
Gabe heard what his mother and a blush of embarrassment appeared on his cheeks.
"Mom, how many times have I told you? She is not my girlfriend, we're just friend!" shouted Gabe in a frantic voice.
"I know, I know hone," giggled Gabe's mother before she walked over to Jeremy's parents.
"Sorry about my mother Kitty." Gabe said nervously.
"Oh no, it's okay Gabe, really," laughed Kitty with a reassuring smile. "Your mother is really nice."
Gabe rubs the back of his head giggled nervously: "T-thanks."
He and Kitty giggled together for a bit until Jeremy called out to him from the living room.
"Hey Gabe, you're not gonna believe this," said Jeremy as he walked up to his friend
"Believe what?" asked Gabe as he looked at his friend curiously.
Alyssa answered as she pointed towards the TV: "See for yourself, it's on the news."
Becoming curious at what Alyssa told him, Gabe and Kitty walked into the living room to find out what was on the News. The TV screen showed a live footage of dark shadow flying across the sky over the city.
The female reporter began to speak: "Tonight In breaking news, at night around 9:00, many people have live video footage that they recorded on their cell phones right here in city of Boston. Many buildings in the city have mysteriously been destroyed without know what had caused it. Some witnesses have seen a strange dark shadow flying over the city before the buildings collapsed; back to you, Nigel."
"Oh my gosh!" gasped Alyssa in terror.
"You can say that again, Alyssa," spoked Jeremy. "We're almost close to the city that's been hit so bad, right Gabe?"
Jeremy looked at Gabe who was look at the T.V screen intently as he saw the dark shadow fly over the buildings, the same one that he saw in his dream.
'It's the same black creature in my dream,' thought Gabe, 'but... how?'
"Gabe?" asked Jeremy as he gently shook his friend's shoulder. "Gabe? Hey Gabe!"
Gabe quickly shook his head before turning to look at his friend: "Huh?"
"Gabe you look as if something's bothering you." Alyssa spoke with concern within her voice.
"Yeah, are you okay dude?" asked Jeremy, "you look serious."
Gabe gave his friends a reassuring smile: "Guys I'm fine really."
Jeremy and Alyssa continued watching the news, but only one not convinced by Gabe's reassurance was Kitty. She looked at Gabe's eyes as seriousness came over his features, she was worried about him. Her cheeks turned red in embarrassment when he turned to look at her, she have had these feelings about him before.
In Gabe's room-11:35p.m
Gabe lied down on his bed and he started thinking about that dark shadow and how it said that he was this "Crystal Knight".
"What did it mean by 'Crystal Knight'?" voiced Gabe as he frowned in thought. "And why did Kitty and I see the dark shadow first before anyone else?"
Gabe slowly closed his eyes and thinking about Kitty and the conversation that they had when he was escorting her home after his party had ended.
Flashback: outside 10:27p.m
Gabe walked with Kitty as he took her home when his party had ended. Kitty was walking with a serious look on her face and Gabe took notice of them after a while of silent walking.
"Are you ok, Kitty?" asked Gabe.
Kitty blinked in surprise before she turned to look at Gabe with a smile: "I'm fine Gabe. But..."
Gabe looked at her in concern: "But what?"
"It's just..." started Kitty before she took in a deep breath and began to speak again, "back at your house when you saw that monster on live news, your eyes back there turned serious, so..."
"So you've seen the real one, the real monster?" asked Gabe in surprise, "but how did you see it?"
Kitty shrugged her shoulders: "I don't know Gabe. I just felt like something is happening to me."
"Me Too, But how...?"
Kitty looked at Gabe with a blank look: "Well like that we don't know anything about it."
Moments later... Train Station
"Are you sure you don't want me to come with you Kitty?" asked Gabe as he stood facing Kitty. "You didn't tell me your home was in Boston"
"Well I'm telling you now and you don't have to worry, I'll be fine." Kitty said with a reassuring smile before she turned to see her train coming in and tuned to look at Gabe again. "I have to go now, I'll see you again at school, until then you'd be careful."
Kitty quickly ran toward her train and got on it before the train started leaving the station. Gabe watched Kitty as the train grew smaller in the distance.
"You too," voiced Gabe before he turned and started making his way home.
Flashback end
Gabe opened his eyes and he looked at the photo of his farther that sat on his bedroom desk.
Gabe let out a sigh as he stared at the picture: "Dad...I hope you come back home... someday."
Gabe turned his body around so that he was lying on his right side before he quickly sat up when he felt something poking him in the side. He almost forgot about the stone that he had within his pocket. Gabe reached into his pocket and pull out the blue crystal.
"I can't believe I almost forgot about this thing," said Gabe in dis belief as he examined the stone. "I wonder what this 'Crystal' or 'Stone' is. There must be something really special about it."
Gabe put the crystal or stone on his bedroom desk, and got ready to go to bed as he changed out of his day clothes into his pajamas. As he turn light off, Gabe crawled into his bed and lay down on his left side as he faced the wall of his room before closing his eyes and going the sleep. On the bedroom desk the crystal or stone started glowing within the darkness of the room. Meanwhile in Boston, on the highest top of one the buildings sat a dark creature with the yellow full moon glowing behind it. The dark creature sensed the powerful energy of the crystal as it calmly sat on the building.
"I can sense that energy of crystal," rumbled the dark creature. "It must be that kid that I had encountered last morning. Couldn't be that the boy has become the 'Crystal Knight'? It must be him…right then, I'd better find that boy and soon as possible."
Prologue end... Next time: 'The Sapphire is Born'.
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