Opening File: Kingdom of Moana
When the world was first formed it is said that there was only the ocean and Te Fiti was the first entity to arise. As an all-powerful goddess, Te Fiti used her life-giving heart to spread the gift of life across the world, creating multiple islands that would be inhabited by flora, fauna, and humans. As life flourished a human boy was born to human parents who did not want anything to do with him and abandoned him, throwing him into the sea and left him for dead. He was saved by the gods, who raised and granted the child they had named Maui supernatural abilities, immortality, and a giant, magical fish hook that allowed him to shape-shift.
Despite his demigod status, Maui's cruel upbringing would forever scar him. He felt inadequate to humans and used his powers to benefit mankind in any way they pleased as a means to earn the love and validation that he was denied by his parents; he pulled islands from the sea to provide them with homes, extended their days by pulling back the sun, and stole fire from the bottom of the earth to provide them with warmth on cold nights, among many feats. As a result, Maui became one of the most acclaimed figures of Oceania history.
It was during this time the Grimm first arose and spread across the world, attempting to destroy human life. Maui sensed the danger of the Grimm as they appeared and fought against them as they began attacking life in the sea. Maui would appear where the Grimm attacked human life; defending them and defeating the Grimm but the Grimm were endless and grew even stronger to the point Maui could no longer protect life in the ocean by himself.
When all seemed lost the humans suddenly gained a new power given to them by an Emperor from a distant land who taught them how to fight the Grimm and soon enough humans on the islands began fighting back against the Grimm. Maui watched in shock as the people he had protected gained powers he thought could only be given by the gods and used them against the Grimm. With the humans now able to fight and gain powers of their Maui felt as if his centuries of good work towards mankind had been for nothing and that he was no longer needed. He retreated to an island to isolate himself from the world, feeling he would be forgotten despite his good deeds.
However one day a young woman washed up on his island and he nursed her back to health, learning that she was a young Huntress with a power that was said to be able to control the ocean itself. Maui discovered he had not been forgotten by the mankind, regarded as a Hero of All for his deeds in defending them against the Grimm and that the Emperor who taught them how to fight was said to have been chosen by the gods to help the rest of the world defend against the Grimm. Maui had felt ashamed for abandoning his duty but the young woman claimed he was still a hero to them and could be one again. With renewed vigor Maui helped the young woman return to her people, aiding them as a hoard of sea Grimm attacked in larger numbers and repelled them.
Maui was welcomed as a hero again by the islanders who not just gained new powers but a new understanding of the world as they mixed their Auras with the souls of animal life in the sea, becoming Faunus and aided in creating the Mobian race. It was also in that time that he had fallen in love with the Huntress who had brought him back into the world and together they created a kingdom that could defend itself from the Grimm while respecting all life. The Moana Kingdom maintains its independence from America and Britain but is a close ally and a place of trade commerce, tourism, and shelter for travelers wary of being attacked at sea.
It is also said the royal family are descendants of Maui and the Huntress whom the kingdom is named after: Moana.
It is disputed to this day whether Maui was truly a deity in his own right or simply some variation of Hunter that had developed in a span of time preceding the rise of Hunters across the world. Other sources dispute his heroic status entirely, attempting to cast him as a vain and self serving individual who served at humanity's leisure purely for his own benefit. This has led to brief and isolated civil disputes in the Kingdom of Moana between different groups, primarily those who worship Maui in a positive light as well as being the founder of their society while the other faction condemns him as an opportunist who took advantage of the rise of the Grimm Horde to paint himself in a divine light.
Closing File
Xxx
"Freedom. The ability to challenge yourself beyond the restraints of traditional rules. Desire and passion drives us, strengthens us, empowers us to rise above. Even hatred can be a powerful tool and yet others would advise against it.
This very power is what it means to be human. That is what it means to be alive. And this is what will be the very weapon that cripples humanity, its cousins, and allies down until there is nothing left. They do not know what lies in wait for them."
The speaker grinned, red eyes flashing in the dark.
Xxx
(Dreamscape)
"Well, well, looks like I've got trouble coming my way." Bill Cipher said, watching a young girl appearing next to a shadow figure, resembling a humanoid with strange antlers sprouting from its head. "That little troublemaker must have rat me out and now they're sending one of their little toys to stop me. Well, you'll find that to be a little more difficult."
Bill's single pupil morphed into several shapes before settling on a single one. " Bingo!"
He snapped his fingers and the form he picked appeared in front of him.
"Hey Shifty! I got a job for you! You-Know-Who is sending trouble our way. You know the one whose name no one says to build up suspense like they do for the main antagonist at least until I arrive and take over that job? Stanley's kids found the third journal which can fix the machine so you need to protect the journal and the machine." Bill explained.
The creature bowed its head and vanished.
"Man, I love having more screen time." Bill sat back and sighed.
Xxx
The sun rose up and shined down on the islands that made up the Kingdom of Moana as the sound of waves softly hitting the beach echoed through the air. Dozens of people in swim suits were surfing, playing around in the water or were lounging on the beach. And standing on the beach was a tanned skinned little girl, wearing a blue dress and sandals with blue flowers in her long straight black hair. She had dark and almond shaped brown eyes, a big nose and a round chubby face due to her age.
"Are we sure we should be out here?"
The girl smiled, turning to face her friend. It was a girl around her age, wearing a pair of light big blue, round glasses and a light green, short-sleeved shirt. She also has a pair of blue shorts, light green flip-flop sandals, and long, curly red hair.
"Afraid of being busted again?"
The girl with glasses scowled. "Yes. You keep on sneaking out and you know it's only a matter of time before my mom and her guards find us. You know your sister doesn't like you doing this, Lilo."
"Relax Mertle. Your mom and my sis have that whole business meeting to deal with. We'll get in, have quick surf and be back at home in no time." The girl named Lilo said, grabbing their board. "I can't stand being locked in the palace all day. I want to run across the beach and swim in the sea like everyone else does."
Mertle sighed, knowing that once Lilo had made up her mind there was no stopping her. "Fine."
Lilo smiled. "Great! Let's go!"
They took the board out into the water and jumped on it, paddling out until they were out far enough to enjoy the waves.
"Isn't this the best?" Lilo said, smiling up at the blue sky.
"Yeah. This is great." Mertle agreed, forgetting her hesitance towards Lilo's idea. "So how long will we be out here?"
"Long enough, Mertle." Lilo said with a sigh. "Just try to relax. My sister and your mom won't ever know we were gone."
"Will we?"
Both girls cried out as they heard a voice behind them and spun around to see someone standing on the board behind them.
"Mom?!" Mertle exclaimed.
Mertle's mother shared her daughter's red hair and wore similar glasses while wearing a sleeveless skin tight outfit.
"Snuck out of the palace again, I see." Mertle's mother said stoically with a hint of amusement in her voice. "I keep on upping the security and the training for the guards and you two keep on slipping past them."
Lilo sighed. "You're taking us back aren't you?"
"I'm sorry, Lilo. Your sister wants you back now." Mertle's mother said, now sounding slightly sympathetic for the little girl. "But I'll allow you to swim back to the beach. This is all the fun I can give you."
Lilo sighed but smiled. "Thank you."
"Just be ready, princess. Your sister, Her Highness sounded like she was getting a headache again."
As the girls made it back to the beach and were taken back to the palace a pair of red eyes watched them from the shadows.
Xxx
Another day, another 'lolo' disaster in which her little sister snuck out to have fun on the beach again.
Queen Nani Pelekai massaged her head, watching as the captain of her guard bring her daughter Mertle Edmonds and Nani's younger sister Princess Lilo back into the 'Iolani Palace while Nani had been in a meeting with a representative from Sanban Industries followed by someone who claimed to speak on behalf of Satyra but was turned away and taken away by the police. Despite the fact that nearly ninety percent of the people that lived in Moana were Faunus their queen refused to do business with a group of people who in her mind were complete lunatics.
She really didn't know what to do about her little sister anymore. No lesson, no matter how strict it was enough to curb her sister's high spirited and eccentric tendencies. She loved causing messes and having fun though her recklessness sometimes causes her to make a mess of her surroundings, much to the disapproval of nearly everyone around her.
She was also extremely disobedient and wouldn't listen to her older sister.
The Pelekai sisters were members of the royal family and descendants of the demigod Maui and Moana who was the namesake of the kingdom formed after they united the islands against the Grimm. Nani and Lilo's parents fell during a large Grimm attack on the islands, leaving Nani to take over as Queen of the kingdom and it hadn't been easy. Especially since she not only worked to ensure the safety and prosperity of her people but wanted to keep her sister safe. Now Nani could admit she was a little overprotective of her little sister, keeping her in the palace and only allowing her to leave under strict supervision, but it was only because she couldn't bear the idea of losing her sister like her parents.
Because of this Lilo didn't have many friends, the only friends she had being the daughter of the captain of Nani's guard who had known Lilo since they were literally babies along with a few more girls who were daughters of guards or close friends of Nani named Elena, Yuki, and Teresia. Mertle's mother was an experienced Huntress who formerly traveled around the world and though was happy for her daughter to be friends with the princess Mertle's mother had trained her daughter to protect herself and Lilo, giving her the unofficial duty of being Lilo's friend, right hand and bodyguard.
"What am I going to do with you, Lilo?" Nani sighed as she sat down in her little sister's room. "You couldn't even wait for your hula dancing lesson to be over before sneaking off."
Nani wore her hair freely down her back, choosing to blue pants and boots with a green blouse.
Lilo pouted as she sat on her bed. "I can't stand being here in the palace, Nani! I want to go out and have fun like everyone else can!"
"But you are not like everyone else, Lilo." Nani shook her head. "You're the princess of Moana. That means you are the important person in the kingdom."
"But you are way more important! You're the Queen!" Lilo pointed out.
Nani smiled softly. "And you are the most important person to me. You are my little sister and I'd never forgive myself if something happened."
Lilo looked away. "But you keep me locked up here."
Nani hugged one arm around her sister. "I don't want to make your life into a prison but we lost our parents and I can't be around to keep you safe. You are more important to me than anyone else, Lilo."
Lilo hugged Nani back. "You are too but I don't want to be cooped up in this place for the rest of my life."
Nani smiled. "I know…I know."
Xxx
A dark shadow moved past the guards, trailing along the walls of the palace as it searched for its target.
Xxx
Nani's eyes widened as she stood up. "Lilo, stay here."
Lilo looked up at her sister, her Faunus senses telling her something was wrong. "Sis-"
"Stay here." Nani said, her entire persona changing.
This was no longer just the older sister Lilo had known growing up, this was the woman who became Queen of the Moana Kingdom when her parents had been lost and had fought to keep it safe with every breath.
Nani stepped out of her sister's room, closing and locking the door and looking around. As a descendant of the demigod Maui Nani could be considered a Faunus, even while there were no obvious animal traits that could be seen along with massive stamina and Aura reserves beyond that of a normal Hunter. Maui had the power to shapeshift, becoming any animal he wanted and this power manifested in the enhanced senses that was typical of a Faunus, including enhanced hearing, vision and smell.
A shadow fell on her as she closed her eyes and waited…
And a pair of red eyes appeared behind her as they raised a sword to stab her from behind.
She opened her eyes and spun around, lashing out with an open palm strike enhanced by her Aura that slammed into her would-be assassin and knocking them down the hall. The assassin flipped through the air and landed perfectly on their feet.
"You have made a mistake." Nani stepped forward, her eyes flashing as her aura flared visibly, illuminating the corridor. "You dare attack me in my own palace?"
The assassin was dressed head to toe in a black outfit Nani recognized as a Shinobi Shizoku, holding a black ninjato, and had luminous red eyes. Nani's senses told her this attacker was dangerous and thus she could not afford to underestimate him. She settled into a fighting stance and the assassin charged at her, jumping and running along the walls and leapt through the air, swing his sword down at her. Nani however was able to predict where the assassin would strike and dodged his strike and quickly punched him in the face, following with a kick to the torso and three more punches while he was still trying to recover.
The assassin jumped back, attempting to gain some space but Nani did not let up. The assassin slashed at her but Nani leapt up an out of the path of his blade, planting her feet on the wall and jumped off, aiming her fist down on the assassin who flipped backwards out of the way. Nani's fist created a large hole in the floor but she didn't let up. The assassin's red eyes flashed and his body turned into smoke just in time as Nani's fist went through its smoky form.
Nani's eyes widened and her senses screamed danger as she followed her fist and jumped forward as the assassin solidified himself and spun around, swinging his sword at while her back was turned. Nani ducked and rolled forward, jumping onto her feet and spun around. The assassin leapt at her, swinging his sword at her and she fell back, dodging the sword strikes.
'He can change into smoke. That must be his Semblance and he used it to sneak past the guards.' Nani thought as she continued to dodge.
"Nani!"
Nani heard something flew at her from behind and ducked as a board flew over her head and the assassin blocked with his sword. It was a surfboard…That split apart into two blades with rifles built into them. Nani grabbed the handles of the swords and slashed them with the assassin's blade, the two of them clashing back and forth. Nani twirled one sword, turning it into its rifle form and aimed at the assassin, pulling the trigger and firing a blast of ice Dust that the assassin dodged by using its Smoke Semblance and the projectile flew through its form.
Nani smirked and adjusted the Dust setting of her other sword, still in its blade form and swung it, releasing a blast of fiery wind created by wind and fire Dust that collided with the smoke that was the assassin, blinding him as he morphed back into his human form and was tossed down the hall by the power of Nani's wind blast. He hit the wall, forming several cracks in it as he slid down. His Aura had been severely depleted by that attack and he realized that if he did not retreat he would be defeated.
He managed to stand back up but his vision was still hazy and was left open as Nani threw her swords at him, piercing through chest and the wall behind him. Nani watched as the assassin's eyes dimmed and his body dissolved into a black mist, much how like a Grimm did when it died.
"Nani?" A voice asked behind her.
Nani spun around and saw her little sister staring in shock and quickly picked her up, shielding her from the remains of the assassin. "It's all right, Lilo. It's all right."
Mertle's mother rushed up to them, having been the one to throw Nani's weapon to her. "I'll check the palace grounds for any other intruders."
Nani nodded. "Comb it over a million times if you have to."
She would never let something like this happen again.
Someone had tried to kill her and possibly her little sister and she would see them burn.
Xxx
"And remember there is a test next week!"
The students all groaned as they left the class, leaving the teacher who happened to be a woman with long red hair with an hour glass figure that she had managed to keep even after she retired from active duty and take up a job as a teacher back in her home town.
"Well, ain't this a pretty sight."
The woman's eyes widened as she looked up from her papers and at the door, watching as a large hulking man with the same kind of red hair as her walked in. "Uncle Scotty?!"
"Aye, been a long time wee Daphne." Scotty laughed as he held out his arms and accepted the hug from his niece. "Only you don't look so wee anymore."
Daphne pulled away. "What brings you here, Uncle?"
"Wanting to check up on my favorite niece who's not in Scotland. I heard of the things you did as a Huntress." Scotty laughed. "You really made the clan back home proud."
"Thanks Uncle." Daphne smiled. "My sisters and I have worked hard to make a living here in America."
"But you made it with a team." Scotty said, looking at a picture on Daphne's desk. "I heard what happened with them."
The picture was Daphne's team when she was still an active Huntress with her best friends who defended Crystal Cove and nearby towns from the Grimm or criminals. Daphne stood next to a muscular blond haired man with a pair of bull shaped horns sprouting from his head. In the middle was a girl with chin-length auburn hair, decorated by small red bows. She wore an orange sweater with a turtle neck, a short red skirt, knee-length orange socks and red shoes.
Next to her was a lanky Caucasian male in his late teens. He had a shaggy appearance, not always grooming his dusty blond hair or shaving regularly. He wears a dark green shirt with red pants and black shoes. And next to him was a brown Great Dane with black spots. He wears a teal collar around his neck with yellow and teal tag with his initials on it.
Daphne became sad. "Did you hear anything about Fred?"
"No. Satyra has been strangely quiet for some time. I heard they caused some noise in Japan but nothing since then." Scotty answered, picking up the picture. "I accepted a job to personally train the brat of the head of the Fulbright Corporation and I've kept my ears to ground. If Satyra had made so much as a squeak I would have heard it."
Daphne closed her eyes and sighed sadly. "Thanks for trying, Uncle."
"No need for a thanks, sweet lass. That boy was a fool and he hurt the heart of my niece." Scotty glared at the blond haired man in the picture. "No one gets away with that."
Daphne took the picture from her and put it back on the desk. "Please no more of that, uncle. I don't want to watch my own family succumb to the same hatred that took Fred."
Scotty nodded and smiled. "Fair enough. What about the others?"
Daphne glanced back at the picture. "…Velma had a child with Shaggy."
"Oh! That's great!" Scotty laughed. "Didn't think the scrawny hairy boy had it in him!"
Daphne chuckled as well. "We used to make bets on how long it would take for Shaggy to notice Velma crushing on him."
"So how the wee couple doing?" Scotty asked.
It didn't seem to be good considering Daphne turning sad again. "Velma was killed shortly after her daughter, Robin was born."
Scotty flinched. "No…"
"Velma had agreed to retire from being a Huntress to raise Robin but there was a Grimm attack…" Daphne looked away.
"I am so sorry, Daph." Scotty placed a hand on Daphne's shoulder.
"Scooby picked up a scent after the attack. He said it didn't belong to the Grimm. Like it was a human but in close proximity to the Grimm. How could any human be close to the Grimm without being killed?" Daphne looked out the window. "I'm worried Uncle. I lost Fred and then Velma was killed…But I feel like she was targeted by someone."
Scotty frowned. "You really think so?"
"I know so." Daphne faced Scotty. "You've been around long enough, uncle. You must know something."
Scotty sighed. "Daph, I've seen lots of things and I can tell you right now to be careful. If you fish too much you'll get the wrong kind of attention from people who aren't the kind you want to mess with."
"So I was right." Daphne clenched a fist. "Velma…No, all of us were there when the Grimm attacked. They were after us, weren't they?"
"Maybe they were and maybe they weren't. Listen Daph, aside from the Blakes here in this country the rest of our clan lives back in Scotland, clinging to old traditions and not wanting anything to do with the outside world. But I've been around the world and I've seen lots of things." Scotty placed a hand on Daphne's shoulder. "I've seen enough to know it's not simply us against the Grimm. Many people and countries all got their own agenda. Be careful how far you dig or you'll end up gaining attention from the wrong person."
"You know something don't you?" Daphne asked.
"Only that I'm gonna keep all my family safe no matter what." Scotty answered, turning to the door. "Crystal Cove is one of many places in this country, this world that sits on something special."
Daphne watched as her uncle left and looked back at the picture of her team, her best friends before following after him.
Xxx
Dear Father,
Things have changed greatly since you last visited America. One of many was the birth of sweet Robin, the child my old Huntsman teacher Shaggy had with his teammate Velma. It was happy time that ended tragically short when Velma was killed in a Grimm attack. Shaggy had been depressed for some time, barely able to look after Robin with the help of Scooby and myself.
I am concerned though, Father as Scooby both smelt the scent of something near the battle site that was not like the Grimm. You once warned me that the war between mankind and the Grimm was not so one-sided and that there many people with multiple goals, all of them dangerous. I can only feel now that we have only begun to see the beginning an ever greater danger. Years ago when you first told me of the Grimm you spoke of the Grimm having a deeper connection to the world and its beginnings.
Now I wonder how deep that connection is and how much many more must suffer before we truly find a way to change things for the better. Father, when you spoke to me of these people you said they were once human but became something else just as you told me the story of the Elementals who became human to remain on this plain to protect the balance I wonder now if those same people are responsible for Shaggy's loss.
I am worried, Father for the safety and future my friends and family and I am not sure what I can do.
Sibella Dracula finished writing the letter to her father who remained in Transylvania with the rest of the Vampire clan. She had grown into a lovely young woman since her days in Grimwood school for daughters of vampires and other non-human, Faunus or Mobian beings who remained hidden from the rest of the world. Her long purple hair fell to her knees while the single candle she used for lit up her lavender skin and green eyes. Her outfit was mainly the same as when she was young; a dark purple dress with a knee-high slit, red flats, and a red belt.
She attended Grimwood school to learn how to adapt to modern times which would have been easier than staying with her father and her siblings. Her father had taken many brides through the ages and she was perhaps the second youngest with her sister Mavis being the youngest and still being sheltered by their father. It was something Sibella herself had gone through before she moved to Grimwood but had learned much since training under Shaggy who was not an orthodox Hunter by normal standards and even saved her and the other Grimwood girls from an evil witch who wanted to overthrow their fathers as the leaders of monster kind and possibly lead them in a war against the Grimm and Humanity, setting their kind back by thousands of years even after the Grimm first appeared.
Xxx
Flashback
"Soon they will all be Revoltized forever!" The person who spoke was an unattractive humanoid female, with glowing red eyes, long dark green hair, and large teeth. She also had four arms and wears a sleeveless black dress.
"I see you made some progress."
Revolta, the Witch of the Web stiffened and looked over her shoulder, seeing a pair of red eyes standing behind her in the dark. "You!"
"The daughters of the main leaders of the hidden community, cloaked to the eyes of Humans, Faunus, and even Mobians." The speaker's voice was that of a man, cold as ice. "They hide because they fear the Grimm and because Humans would no longer fear them. In fact the mere idea of the Hunters strikes fear into them as they would into a mortal. And of course you plan on revealing them to the world to take control."
Revolta held up her wand. "I do not fear you!"
"That is your choice, pretending the illusion you are above fear." The red eyes glinted in amusement. "But I am not the one who will test you tonight."
The eyes vanished and half an hour later Revolta was fleeing her castle it was destroyed by the Hunters Shaggy and Scooby who rescued the girls. A bolt of magic from Revolta's own want hit her and destroyed her broom, leaving her to fall to her death back into her own exploding castle.
Xxx
Sibella never forgot the day when Revolta took control of her and the other girls and they could barely remember being under Revolta's control. But what Sibella remembered was enough to tell her that Revolta had not been alone in her attempt to plunge the world into a war with the monsters thought to be myths to humans. She had been working for someone who was far more dangerous and she wasn't sure she wanted to know who.
Who could be so dangerous to terrify an ancient like Revolta?
She took the candle and moved silently through the hall of the house her friend and former teacher own and peeked into the room of her teacher's daughter, seeing Robin sleeping safely and soundly in her bed. Sibella and the other Grimwood girls had been invited when Shaggy's daughter had been born and he had made them all godmothers to his daughter. Technically there could only be one godmother but Shaggy wasn't one for normal and trusted them all with his daughter with something happened. When Velma was killed Shaggy just shut down, barely able to look after himself and his daughter.
It was up to Sibella and the others who pretty much moved into Crystal Cove, living with Shaggy or close by. Since she was a vampire Sibella slept during the day but was fine with looking after the place at night while Phantasma, Elsa, Winnie and Tanis helped Scooby around the house during the day. No matter how special Scooby could not be trusted to handle both Shaggy and Robin himself. Fortunately it was easy to blend in with Winnie looking like a Faunus instead of a literal werewolf who could live for centuries.
"We'll never let anything happen to you, sweetie." Sibella whispered, gazing lovingly at Robin before turning and leaving the hall light on for the little girl to sleep since she was afraid of the dark.
Once upon a time it was believe Sibella and her kind lived in the dark but they were wrong.
Darkness was where the real monsters hid.
Xxx
Bonnibell 'Bonny' Bubblegum came upon the docks of Stormalong Harbor and saw a nearby ship docked.
She looked at the name and read it out loud. "Sweet Revenge."
She stepped onto the ship and was quickly surrounded by its crew.
"I have come to speak with the Captain."
"And what would Lady Bubblegum of Canidied Island have to say to me?"
Bonnibell watched as the captain approached. "Captain Stickybeard."
The captain took off his hat and bowed dramatically. "The one and only."
Stickybeard would be considered a ridiculous name for a pirate if he were just a pirate. He was also one of the few sailors brave enough to traverse the ocean, dealing with sea Grimm and often taking jobs as an escort to many ships that needed protection. He was a captain first and a Hunter second and he loved to sail the sea.
"I need your help." Bonnibell held out a bag to Stickybeard. "Help me and I will see to it you are paid a lifetime supply of anything you want from Candied Island."
"And what is it you want me to help you with?" Stickybeard asked, crossing his arms. "Last time you tried to hire me your Queen stepped in and rendered our deal null and void. I am willing to work for a decent price, Bonnibell but I am not in a rush to make an enemy of Queen Candy just because you disagree with her about her policy."
"I only seek to protect my people." Bonnibell replied. "Take me the Human land America and I will pay you. You'd need not to involve yourself after that."
"Now I know you're up to something." Stickybeard narrowed his one eye. "Your Queen ordered no one from Candied Island to set foot on Human land centuries ago. I am not about to break that order just because you don't like being told what to do."
"I am on a secret mission and I'll pay you for your service. I know you've made dealings with my people in the past." Bonnibell said.
"With your Queen allowing us to stay or leave Candied Island on the promise I never reveal its location. Whether or not I am a real pirate I'm a man of my word and I will not break it or risk it on your self-righteous and paranoid quest to find the Candy Elemental." Stickybeard retorted, smirking at Bonnibell's shocked expression. "You think I didn't know? The Candy Elemental and the other Elementals have been legends for centuries. The great power that created your people and was later named the Candy Elemental because we had no better name for it. We Humans are not very imaginative when it comes to making name for beings that are literally walking sacks of sugar and gum."
"My people were formed by a source of power that existed long before the Grimm and before Humans crawled out of the organic pools." Bonnibell retorted. "Anything I do is aimed for ensuring our survival."
"Are you trying to convince me or yourself?" Stickybeard waved her off. "Leave my ship, Bonnibell."
"Fine." Bonnibell said, turning and walking down the ramp back onto the docks.
Stickybeard watched as she left and turned around. "Get ready boys! We're leaving tonight!"
Bonnibell glanced over her shoulder back at the ship. "I guess I will have to do it myself."
Xxx
Abby peeked into Nigel's room and saw he was still sleeping but luckily he was not freezing the bed and the room like before. He had been sleeping for an entire day now and though it seemed he was all right she was worried. Monty had gone through the books, hoping to find answers but so far had found nothing, deciding it was best to let Nigel simply sleep. Even though Monty and his wife could not find answers Abby didn't need answers.
She looked down at her glass that once was full of hot chocolate and a marshmallow inside. Abby placed one hand over the glass and closed her eyes, thinking of hot chocolate with a marshmallow on top. And just like that the glass was filled with hot chocolate and a marshmallow appeared on the top. This should have been impossible, even in a world like the one she lived in but she was able to create her favourite beverage from nothing.
Nothing taken from her body or from the environment around her.
This was her power…
And her curse.
(Flasback)
"Cree! Cree! Look what I can do!"
Cree looked at her little sister and saw her holding a bowl of ice cream made of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavors. "Where'd you get that ice cream, little Abby?"
Abby had an excited look on her face. "I made it!"
Cree laughed. "Nice try, kid. But you'll have to try a little harder than that to fool me."
"It's true!" Abby pouted. "Watch!"
Abby placed her hand over the bowl and closed her eyes. Cree watched in shock as a fourth ice cream appeared in the bowl, this one being golden yellow.
Abby held out the bowl to Cree who stared at her in stunned silence. "Try it! I think it's the fourth flavor you used to read stories to me about!"
Cree hesitantly used a finger to scoop up the golden ice cream and tasted it. "….That's delicious!"
Abby nodded in excitement. "I know!"
"But how?" Cree stared at the ice cream in awe. "…The Elementals! It's all real!"
"What?" Abby asked.
Cree grabbed her little sister by the shoulders. "Listen Abby, it's important you never show this to anyone. Not even our parents."
"But why?" Abby asked in confusion.
Cree sighed. "All right. I guess I have to tell you what our brother told me when I was around your age."
(End Flashback)
Abby remembered the story word for word.
Xxx
"So these Elementals I'm supposed to Soul-Bond with," Juniper Lee started as Grim drew the circle that would be the center of the ritual for the soul-bonding. "Just where did they come from?"
The person she chose to soul-bond with was her friend Lila Sasquatch who was happy to be one to help June actually leave Orchid Bay.
"Well, it's a long story that started when my dad was the Grim Reaper." Grim started.
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"Long ago, when the comet that would create the Grimm one day first fell onto Earth deities decided to protect the life that was starting to be born on the world again after the comet wiped out the previous life. These deities were created with the rest of the universe in the beginning and were aware of the great evil the Grimm were descendent from and came up with a plan." Cree slowly explained to an eager Abby. "The elemental spirit of ice, known in modern times as Jack Frost. The elemental spirit of fire, known as Solaris. The spirit of mischief, deception, and cunning known as Xibalba who introduced his own element of slime. And the spirit of kindness, generosity, purity, and love who introduced her own elemant as candy, La Muerta who became the wife of Xibalba. "
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"They met with my dad and a few other cosmic deities and presented their plan. They gave him small pieces of their souls and my dad would introduce these pieces into the flow life and death on this world, allowing for mortals to be born with these powers but remain mortal. Thus the Elementals were born and chosen by the cosmic incarnation of heroism."
"Heroism?" June asked.
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"Sorry, Abs. That's another story." Cree smirked. "Anways, the Elementals would exist through the eras, keeping the comet contained as best as they could but it couldn't last forever. When they died their powers would reincarnate into a new host."
Xxx
"They would eventually see visions of their past lives thanks to the tweaking's of another cosmic deity who worked with my dad in creating the Elementals." Grim continued. "And they would be driven to protect the world as best as they can."
Xxx
"But the Grimm eventually appeared and they couldn't protect the world by themselves anymore. That is when the Emperor of Japan formed the first generation of Huntsmen." Cree said, finishing the story. "So from that point on the Elementals would continue to reincarnate through the ages. Those that gained the powers were considered powerful Hunters ."
"Wow…" Abby looked at her hands. "So…I am the Candy Elemental? That is so cool!"
"Abby, listen to me!" Cree said, gaining her sister's attention again. "You can't let anyone know about this!"
"Why?" Abby asked.
"Because there are dangerous people who would want to use your power for bad things." Cree explained. "Bad things that would hurt a lot of people."
Xxx
Abby looked at her hand, remembering the rest of what Cree had told her. Dangerous people being the Satyra and someone else out there.
Someone who would use the Elementals to bring about the end of the world.
Xxx
"Mandy is on her way to Gravity Falls and the Grimm will move to cut off all travel in and out of that town." The shadow creature with antlers sticking out of its head said, bowing down in a dark room. "She will prevent Cipher from arriving."
"We will see." The person who spoke sat on a dark throne. "You felt what just happened?"
"Yes. Your 'dagger' failed to kill the Queen of Moana." The shadow creature answered truthfully.
"Seems the bloodline of Maui and Moana is as strong as ever. Queen Nani no doubt will look to the Satyra as culprits after turning away their representative." The person on the throne said. "Fortunately my 'dagger' accepted death instead of capture."
"Do you intend to send another to kill the Queen?" The shadow asked.
"No. It would be a waste of time with the palace on lockdown. We will simply have to wait."
The shadow tilted its head. "And what of Bill Cipher?"
"We've dealt with humans who have made deals with Cipher in the past. The barrier of Gravity Falls keeps the Grimm out but they can't do the same to the same for ones like us." The person on the throne stood up and approached a nearby window. "Cipher will no doubt make a counter to our move but even if he is free he can't move beyond the barrier. For all the power he would gain he would still be limited."
"Shall I hire someone to assist Mandy?" The shadow asked.
"No. We will see how she can handle things herself. If she cannot handle it then it was a mistake to retrieve her from her parents."
The shadow bowed. "As you wish."