New chapter! Yay! This one mostly focuses on John. The next one will probably have more of Karkat and maybe Sollux and Dave! I really hope you guys like it!
AC: :33 *ac stealthily sneaks up and pounces into the start of the story*
AC: :33 *ac wonders if she would be allowed to do the disclaimer*
IN: Yes you may do the disclaimer Nepeta.
AC: :33 *ac purrs happily at the news*
AC: :33 furrabulous! Invisible Nation does not own Homestuck or it's characters!
John was confused by the message at first, but soon realized what it meant. He couldn't leave the story until it was completed. He had stopped paying attention to his walking and tripped over the end of his hood. He felt himself fall, and he automatically thought that he didn't want to fall, shoving his hands out in front of him.
He was surprised when this action was met with a gust of wind that swirled around him and allowed him to regain his balance. At first he thought it was just a coincidence, but he decided to test it out.
He flicked his wrist to the side, sending a gust of wind whooshing by him. He continued to make gusts of wind move as he laughed, happy at his newfound power. He swirled in a circle, hands out and felt himself lifted off the ground by the swirling winds.
"I see someone has learned how to use their powers," said a voice from behind John. He dropped down to the ground and turned to find the owner of the voice.
She looked oddly similar to his friend rose, but with pointier hair. She wore a long, dark blue shirt and darker leggings with black boots. She had a hood that was the same color as her leggings and was a little shorter than John's hood. She pulled off her dark blue mask, showing off her pink eyes.
"Rose?" asked John.
"It's Roxy actually. I'm surprised you picked up on your powers so quickly John," she replied.
"How do you know my name?" he questioned
"I'm supposed to help you gather the stuff you need to rescue your precious princess, so are you going to stand out here playing with your powers all day or are you going to come into town with me?" she asked, beginning to walk towards the town.
"Yah, yah, I'm coming," grumbled John, following her.
The walk to the town was rather short, Roxy rambling on about the different bars the town had to offer. John could tell she had a slight drinking problem. The first shop that she lead him into that was named 'Zahhak Weaponry'.
"Rufioh, Horuss, customer!" yelled Roxy into the shop. Two men came out from the back of the shop at the shout.
One man had long black hair that was pulled back into a high ponytail and pussed a large pair of goggles onto the top of his head. The other man had spiked black hair that was red at the tips and large brown wings. The two looked like they could have been related to Equius and Tavros.
"This is the adventurer that is supposed to save the princess?" asked the man with the spiked hair.
"Rufioh, be nice. He will save the princess, but first he needs the weapon he is going to accomplish it with," snapped Roxy.
"Yah, yah, i know," grumbled Rufioh, Horuss heading into the back of the store. He returned with a large hammer that looked, to John, like it had been taken from some kind of cartoon.
The head of the hammer was bright blue and the back of it was striped in rainbow colors, ending with a pink ball with a smiley face on it. The handle was striped halfway with red and blue and the other half was blue and yellow. It also had a large black Z on the side of it.
"What is that?" asked John, eying the odd hammer.
"This is the Warhammer of Zillyhoo. It's the legendary weapon you are supposed to wield," explained Rufioh. John took the hammer, surprised at how light it was.
"So I am supposed to just carry this around with me?" asked John. Horuss laughed and shook his head, hitting a button on the side of the hammer. It then compacted itself down into a pocket sized blue box that could be opened to reveal a button.
"If you ever need the hammer just press that button," explained Horuss.
"Awesome thanks!" said John happily, slipping the box into his pocket.
"Well we should get going, bye guys," said Roxy with a wave, ushering John outside. Once they were outside John was almost knocked off his feet by someone on what seemed to be a skateboard. He used his windy powers to stop himself from falling and the person who almost ran him over stopped and came over to him.
The girl had a long blue shirt with a red libra sign that wrapped all the way around it. It was a tank top type shirt with a turtleneck and she wore a long-sleeved, black undershirt. She also wore black leggings, red boots, red gloves and square red glasses. She reminded of Terezi.
"Hey bro, I'm sorry I almost hit ya there, it was totally un-radical of me," said the girl.
"Latula you should be more careful about where you skate," snapped Roxy in a friendly manner. "Where you going anyways?"
"I was going to find Tuna. Is this the guy who is supposed to save the princess?" asked Latula.
"Yes. We were going to head to the castle to get the king's approval. Also do you have any idea where Meenah might be? She's the only one I know that could give us the stuff John needs to breath underwater," said Roxy.
"My best guess would be to go see if Aranea knows. She is about the only one who ever knows where Meenah is," replied Latula.
"Alright, we should get going. Bye Latula! Say hi to Mituna for me!" said Roxy before pulling John off in another direction.
"Do you know everyone in this town?" asked John.
"Pretty much, yes," replied Roxy, stopping in front of a large building labeled 'Library'. "Here we are!"
They pushed open the door and were automatically greeted by a girl with a blue and white spiderweb skirt and large white glasses. Following her was a girl with brown hair in two long, thin braids and large pink glasses.
"Aranea! Meenah! That was easier than I thought it would be!" said Roxy happily.
"Whatcha need Roxy?" asked the girl that John presumed was Meenah.
"This is the adventurer who is supposed to rescue the princess. Do you know anything that could help him breath underwater?" asked Roxy.
"There is one plant that will turn him into a sea dweller temporarily," explained Aranea. It's called gillweed and it's effects are temporary and the time limit depends on how much you take."
"Where can we get some of this?" asked Roxy.
"Meulin and Kurloz sell it I think," replied Aranea. Roxy let out a groan.
"Kurloz is so creepy though!" she groaned. Can't you just go get some for us while we go talk to the king?" She gave Aranea her best puppy dog eyes.
"Fine, you are lucky I was just getting off work," sighed Aranea. They all exited the library and John and Roxy headed towards the castle, which was quite a ways away.
After walking for quite a while, talking about random things, they finally arrived at the castle. The large gold gates were guarded by two guards, one on each side, clad in bright red uniforms. The castle was decorated with red and gold and there were several flags containing the royal crest. It was made up of a shield type design with a large golden crab, holding a bright red cancer sign in it's claws, above it's head. The whole castle just reminded John of Karkat.
One of the guards approached them and Roxy explained that they wanted to speak to the king about rescuing the princess. They were let into the palace and the inside was as extravagant, if not more, than the outside. They were escorting to the throne room, where they were to see the king.
He was sitting on the throne, his crown resting neatly in his black hair. He wore a fancy red uniform and appeared to be lecturing one of the maids about something having to do with triggers. As they entered the room he excused the maid and looked at Roxy and John.
"You've come to see me about my sister?" asked the king.
"Yes. This is the adventurer that is foretold to save the princess," replied Roxy. The king stood up and walked over to John, extending one of his hands, which was covered by a black glove.
"You have my blessing adventurer. My name is king Kankri Vantas. Good luck John Egbert," said the king. John shook his hand, not even bothering to ask how he knew his name. "Is that all you needed?"
"Yes. Thank you for seeing us Kankri," replied Roxy.
"It was no trouble. I just hope you can rescue my sister," replied the king.
"We will try our best," replied Roxy. They were escorted out of the castle and then began walking back to the town. The sun had begun to go down and Roxy suggested staying somewhere for the night.
"I know Damara runs a hotel. My house isn't very close to town so we will probably have to stay there," explained Roxy. John agreed and they went and checked into the hotel. They each got separate rooms and John collapsed onto his bed.
'This will all be over tomorrow,' thought John as he sank into a deep sleep.
I hope you all liked it!
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