Prologue
In ancient times, long before the Great Treaty, a bat colony of Goldwings have roamed throughout the land. They were one of the first of many bat colonies that have originated in the Americas, created by Nocturna, the bat goddess of the night. The Goldwings were known to be both insectivores and herbivores. Quite similar to the kingdom of Camelot, the Goldwing colony represented all good things in life: purity of heart, liberty, justice, trust, freedom, peace, prosperity, honor, goodwill, strength, valor, perseverance, honesty, laughter, kindness, loyalty, friendship, and love.
But then, one fateful day, the entire Goldwing colony had mysteriously vanished, as if they were just erased from existence. No one knew what had become of them nor their history. Any knowledge of their existence was lost forever. Or so they thought...
In 1969, a team of biologists, chiropterologists, and an elder paleontologist discovered a fossilized mosquito containing a DNA sample of the long-lost ancient bat species. After thoroughly analyzing the sample, the team used science to form a special project to restore an entire civilization of the Gold-wing bats. They called it the Goldwing Project.
One of the team members, Canadian chiropterologist Dr. Katherine Hart, suggested that the project should be kept secret, as she knew how rare and valuable the Gold-wing bats were. She feared that if word got out about the project, the bats would be in danger. There were also loan sharks, consumed by greed, who could conceivably do great harm. Stopping at nothing to get their hands on the bats in order to sell them on the black market.
As a result, Dr. Hart and her team all agreed to keep the Goldwing Project top secret. They traveled to the city of Montreal, Canada, to open their own bat conservatory, to rescue and care for bats and secretly start the Goldwing Project. They named their company the Hart Chiropterology Research And Rescue Conservatory (HCRRC).
Only five weeks into the project, the team managed to make multiple copies of the Gold-wing DNA and scientifically produced 15 pups. The project was a huge success. One year later, the pups grew up and started breeding. Then they started multiplying. As the years passed, the Gold-wing bats flourished into a massive colony and Dr. Hart and her team had finally reached their goal and a lost ancient colony of the Gold-wing bats had finally been restored.
In addition to caring for the bats in her conservatory, Dr. Hart also served as legal guardian to her niece, Daria Katherine Hart. Daria lost her mom and step-dad in a terrible car accident and has been left in her aunt's care since she was 9 years old, and she grew up becoming very close to her aunt. Daria was a bright young girl with auburn red hair, milk chocolate brown eyes, and freckles that spread across her face.
Like her aunt, she grew to love bats and learned about the history of the secret Goldwing Project and why it had to be kept secret. And like her aunt, young Daria wanted to become a chiropterologist and carry on the family legacy.
When Daria was in high school, she started working as a part-time assistant chiropterologist and biologist at the conservatory and was secretly entrusted with taking care of the Gold-wing bats. After graduating from college, she began working full-time as senior assistant chiropterologist and biologist.
In the early fall of 2019, Dr. Hart turned 80 years old. She was growing weary and frail due to both heart and lung failure. Both she and Daria knew she would be passing on within a month. Before her time would end, Dr. Hart wrote two copies of her will for Daria. The first was an official will, which stated that Daria would inherit the family business and become the new leader of the HCRRC. The second copy was a secret will stating that Daria would receive full custody of the Gold-wing bats and all of the top secret research of the Goldwing Project.
By the end of September of that year, Dr. Katherine Hart passed away. After the funeral, Daria immediately assumed her new post atop the HCRRC and secret keeper of the Gold-wing bats.
Goldwing16's Note(s):
Hiya everybody! Well here it is! It's FINALLY HERE! MY PROLOGUE!
FUN FACT(S):
1. Now, some of you are wondering where I got the idea of restoring an ancient bat species through science, right? Well, the thing is... I actually got the idea from the Jurassic Park trilogy. John Hammod, the founder of Jurassic Park, used science to bring back the dinosaurs. So I thought that that would perfect for the prologue. Thank you Jurassic Park for the inspiration! Pretty clever, right?
Anyways, enjoy the prologue. Stay tuned for Chapter 1!