The Omnitrix
Darkstar stood at the dirty, damp crossroads, looking down at his brother's body which still sat in the bath tub with a train of dried blue blood running from the wound in his neck, displaying that he was in fact part of the royal family of Stormhold. A house no longer stood there, having burned down as its creator fled the scene "Well, well, well" said Darkstar, a brooding smirk lining his face "The last brother dead" he looked up "Which means that I'm King" he realised quietly, he started over to the horse-backed men who'd accompanied his "I'm KING!" he yelled, pounding his fist in the air, the men bowed to him but the spirit of his most recently departed brother manifested beside him, the others stood a little further back, looking over the body, most were laughing. Not yet Brother said Primus, as though he'd heard him Darkstar stopped "Damn. I still need the stone" one of the men before him rose to his feet "Your brother doesn't have it?" he asked "Well why don't you find out?" Darkstar barked, the man gulped the strode past him over to the tub and plunged his hand into the icy water, Darkstar turned to watch then when a hand clamped around his ankle "Gah!" he made to kick the its owner then decided against it, pulled out a dagger from his belt and pressed it to the lanky spotted boys -who'd been hiding under the over turned black chariot next to the dirt road- neck.
"Where's my Stone?" he breathed harshly "I don't..." the boy whimpered then started again weakly "That man" he said "Your brother, I 'erd him talk of a Stone. Yeah. The Girl 'ad it. The Girl 'ad it" he nodded "What girl?" asked Darkstar "I don't know" the spotty boy squeaked, feeling the blade press harder into his skin "A girl, she got away. Coz this was a trap set up for 'er. But your brother, he come straight into it" the boy had started babbling, Darkstar remained focused, now curious "A trap?" he said "Set by Who?" he settled his cold gaze on the boy "A woman you should pray you'll never meet" he stopped to gulp "She's... she's gone, she took you brothers carriage" "This woman wanted My Stone?" "No! She wanted the girl's heart" the boy raised a hand and tapped the leather of Darkstar's robes "She said the girl was a star an she was gunna cut her heart out and..." "And eat it" Darkstar finished, the smirk creeping back on to his gaunt face "Oh my God. Do you have any Idea what this means?" the boy shook his head, it was a quick, jerky movement "Everlasting life. Eternal Youth." He referred to the uses to which the heart of a star could be put "King Forever." He added, the chilling glint in his eyes became more visible. He stood up, yanking the spotted boy up with him and removing his knife from his throat, just as the man who had been searching though the bath tub were his brother's body lay "It's not here Sire" "This Idiot's coming with us" said Darkstar, shaking the boy.
Inside the Stolen Princes carriage Charmcaster lounged against the leather seats, her glow was fading and she could feel it, she looked at her reflection in the window, stroking her cheek, longing for it to shine the way it had a matter of days ago, sighing she ran a hand through her hair, flipping it over her shoulders. She rubbed the ruby ring on her fingers. "Ask again" she told her sisters, Mormo sighed impatiently at the reflection in the mirror and Empusa, running a hand through her short jet black hair, narrowed her eyeds "We have asked again" Mormo said "and the answer is still the same as last time. She is still air born!" "Well she can't stay there forever" Charmcaster said, hands on her hips "Tell me as soon as she touches Ground! Immediately! Do you understand!" "Watch tongue sister" Empusa fired "It is not us who have lost her. Lost her and broken the knife. Even if you apprehend do her, how will you complete the deed?" Mormo nodded agreeing "Maybe you should return now and allow one of us to set out in your place?" she flipped her long blond hair off her shoulders "Don't be ridiculous" Charmcaster snarled "I'll bring her home and deal with her there. Be sure everything is ready for our arrival."
Soaring through the sky's of Faerie a wooden ship held up by a huge balloon progressed through the clouds, its name was printed along the side: The Omnitrix, but it was unreadable thanks to the humid air washing the letters away. "Tell me about Kai then" said the Star, her hair damp from the rain but drying quickly, her hand still holding Kevin's "Well she... she..." he faltered, the smile sliding off his face, he wasn't as enthusiastic about it as he once was, once just the mention of Kai had made his heart flutter but now he'd started to realise things about her, feel different things "There isn't any more to tell you" he said in a monotone "Hmm" the Star mused "well the little I know about love is that is unconditional. Its not something you can buy" she turned her head to smile softly at Kevin, he smirked back, but kindly, then he stopped, realising what she'd said "Wait, wait, wait. This wasn't about me buying her love or whatever" he stopped her "I was just proving how I felt for her" because he didn't feel the same way now, there was something else, someone else, someone important, he just couldn't figure out who. "Oh" said the Star "and what's she doing to prove how she feels about you?" "Well..." Kevin stopped, sighed then realised what she'd been doing "Look Gwen, you'll understand when you meet her. All right?" he wasn't so sure that he wanted her to meet her any more, would it be so bad to just stay if Faerie? "As long as we don't get murdered by Pirates first" "Murdered by Pirates." Gwen mumbled "Heart torn out and Eaten. Meet Victoria. I can't quite decide which sounds more fun" Kevin laughed at her sarcasm,
"We've found the Sky Ship" said Empusa to her sister in the mirror, Mormo nodded and added "It's headed north for the port town in mount Drummond and you and not the only one seeking the star. There's someone following your tracks" "A witch? A warlock?" Charmcaster asked "A prince!" Empusa corrected "and he's gaining on you! You had better hurry. I want that star!" Charmcaster faded from the mirror; using her flaming purple magic he forced the horses pulling her stolen carriage forward. A few miles behind her, seven black horses galloped over the hills guided by Darkstar's runes, they were headed for Mount Drummond.