If any of you saw an announcement saying I was stopping this story,
disregard it. I was feeling weird at the time. I do intend to try and
finish this story, I just wasn't sure how to go about it yet. I'm still
working out the details, but I think I'll get somewhere. I may quit at some
point, but I'll try to keep going on this, okay? Sorry for anything saying
anything different.
Disclaimer: I own pretty much everything in this story. Remember, not
everything here is historically accurate, but don't bother worrying about
it. It's a different world, remember?
When Scales' vision returned, she was very surprised to see that she was now in a large three-story hut. What looked like books, scrolls, and disks lined the walls in huge bookcases. There were various weird looking crystals in different places in the hut. There was a low table in the middle with cushions surrounding it. A door and window in the hut opened out onto a beautiful primeval jungle, with what could only be pterodactyls flying through the air. Scales blinked. "Where are we?" Arik smirked. "We are exactly where we left from, in what will someday become California in the United States of America. A better question might be when we are. We are now in what you would call the year 55 BC. Welcome to the Cretaceous Era." Scales stared at him for a moment. "What are we doing in the Cretaceous Era?" "We're here so I can explain things." Arik walked over to what looked like some sort of storage closet. "Would you like something to eat? I have a long story to tell you." "What do you have?" Scales asked, peering over Arik's shoulder as he opened the closet, revealing what appeared to be a huge freezer full of food! "How did you get a refrigerator in here?" Scales asked, astonished. Arik shrugged. "Oh, it wasn't that hard. I just got a little help from some friends of mine in the future. Now, what kind of meat would you prefer, Peking Duck or Massopondylus steak?" "I've never had the last one. Let's try that." Scales said, still trying to get over the fact that she was currently in a three-story hut in the middle of the dinosaur age with a big refrigerator and a talking velociraptor who appeared to know how to travel through time. "Excellent choice." Arik pulled out two big chunks of red meat and placed them on some straw mats on the table. He looked over his shoulder at Scales. "Come on, sit!" Scales walked over and sat down on a cushion, legs folded. Arik sat down as well, his legs curling up beneath him. Scales started to eat a little, and was surprised by how good the steak tasted. "This tastes great!" Arik bowed his head. "Thank you. I haven't had many dinner guests, so I haven't gotten much in the way of compliments before." He tore off a chunk of meat and started chewing on it. While eating, he started to talk. "You are, of course, wondering why I brought you to this time period. It's like this:
A long time ago, the god Satan, twin brother of the Goddess of Infinity, attempted to use the Ancient Darkness to fathom its origins. After all, it had to come from somewhere, right? However, he was corrupted by the power, going mad. He tried to destroy that which his sister had created, intending to build his own world. The other gods united and battled against him, trying to protect creation. A strike team formed of the twins Chaos and Chronos managed to deliver the final blow to Satan, allowing the Goddess of Infinity to banish him forevermore from her Creation, sealing him away in a new world, one of pure evil and hatred. There was much rejoicing, but then they discovered a problem. Due to the awesome war, the Time Stream itself was damaged. Chronos volunteered to merge with the Time Stream to keep it from falling apart. She became one with Time itself, but her power over the laws of temporal mechanics remained. Infinity sealed Chronos' power in-
"Wait, don't tell me!" Scales interrupted. "She split the power of time into seven and sealed it in different gemstones, taking away a fraction of her own power and sealing it away in another jewel that would be able to control or negate the other seven." Arik's jaw dropped. "How did you know that?" "Ever heard of the Chaos Emeralds?" Scales said smugly. "Ah, of course." Said Arik. "How silly of me. Of course you would know the legend of Chaos, seeing how you have merged with his Emeralds. May I continue?" "Go right ahead." Said Scales. "Fine. Where was I? Oh yes. Anyway..."
After the eight jewels, christened the Chronos Rubies, were created, Infinity sent them to a backwater world called Earth. This happened some fifty million years ago. A tribe of omnivorous dinosaurs discovered the rubies. They used the powers of the Rubies to see far into the future, allowing them to learn of things that might happen millions of years away. They were shocked to discover that they would eventually become extinct, so used the knowledge and power granted to them from their glimpses of the future to erect a powerful Omnivore Empire that spanned all of the super- continent. They oppressed the herbivores and carnivores, enslaving them to make preparations for the eventual extinction. They thought by preparing for the asteroid that would end the Triassic Era in several million years, they could keep themselves from dying out. After a few million years, the slaves rebelled, agreeing that if it was their destiny to die, so be it. Extinction and death was and still is a fact of life, even now the dinosaurs know they will go extinct, but are content in the knowledge that it is a long way away. They enjoy what time they have, not dwelling on what may be. But the oppressed were denied this by the Omnivores. A great reptile, Slashfang the Unforgettable, led the revolt against the Omnivore Empire. Together, the herbivores and carnivores brought down the Omnivores, destroying their mighty empire. Afterwards, the carnivores and herbivores agreed to start a new food chain. The predators swore only to eat the smaller, nonsentient herbivores, mammals and insects in return for guaranteed friendship with the herbivores. The only kind of big game they would eat now would be the hated omnivores, who still sought revenge for their fallen empire. The predators also agreed not to eat each other. This was the founding of the Predator's Code, which is still in act to this day. To prevent the vengeful omnivores from getting their claws on the Rubies again, Slashfang used their power to warp through time, scattering the jewels throughout the future. He hid six of them in different time periods, one in a future era of the dinosaurs, and kept the last one, the Master Ruby, for his own use and that of his family's.
"Slashfang was my ancestor," said Arik. "When my father died, I received the Master Ruby, the white stone you saw me use to get us here." Scales was intrigued by this tale. "And you've used the Master Ruby to see the future, and travel there sometimes, which would probably also explain how you know my language?" Arik nodded. "Yes, I don't have much else to do anyway. I'm sort of alone." He admitted. "Why are you alone?" Scales asked. Arik winced. "Massopondylus raiders massacred my family, trying to find the Ruby. I was the only one who survived to carry on the legacy." Scales sympathized. "I know how hard it must have been. Let me guess, you tracked down the raiders and ripped all their protruding limbs off?" Arik nodded a little sheepishly. "Yes, and I also tore their hearts out and ate them." "Ooh, I'll have to remember that one!" said Scales, jokingly. "Now, what's so bad that you had to come and get me?" Arik paused, then started again. "Recently, a clan of omnivorous raptors has gotten their claws on the Ruby Slashfang sent into a future era of the dinosaur age. The leader of the clan, Sauron, is the descendant of the last Emperor of the Omnivores. He seeks to gain control of all eight rubies to not just form a mighty empire but to go a step further, to become a god. He has already gained mastery of the Chronos Control technique, and is training his troops for invasions on the times that hold the lost Rubies. I beseeched the Master Ruby, looking for a way to stop Sauron. The Master showed me you, Scales, a lizard who gained the power to become a god. You are the one who must help me stop Sauron before he can get the other six Rubies. Will you help me?" Scales nodded instantly. "Yeah, I'm always up for stopping evil. So these rubies are scattered across time? Where do we start?" Arik took out the Master Ruby and placed it on the table. It glimmered, and an image appeared in its depths. It showed a picture of the globe, spinning on an axis. The picture zoomed in to the Atlantic Ocean. A large landmass suddenly appeared in the middle of the ocean, a little smaller than Australia. "Well, judging from the picture, I'd say Atlantis." Scales was surprised. "Atlantis? So it's not a myth after all?" Arik shook his head. "No, it's quite real. I've been there many times. Nice place, really. They have very good fish." Scales cocked her head. "Okay, but what exact time in Atlantis do we need to go to?" "Good point, let's see." The picture in the Ruby wavered and 2200 BC appeared over the landmass. "Well, that clears that up." Said Scales. "Yes, that's a very nice period in Atlantean history. I'm a pretty good friend with the ruler, Darius. Shall we go, then?" Arik asked. Scales nodded, then frowned. "Wait, how are we going to get to where Atlantis will be? The Atlantic's thousands of miles away from here!" Arik chuckled. "Don't worry, I've been there many times remember? When I travel through time to somewhere in another place, I shortcut through the Time Stream to get me there. It's a little radical, but pretty cool. Would you like to see it now?" Scales shrugged. "Is there anything else we need to do before Atlantis?" Arik shook his head. "No, not really. Let's just go then." He picked up the Ruby and stood up. Scales got up as well and took the hand he offered her. "Chronos Control!" Arik yelled. With a flash, they were gone.
Did you like this chapter? I'm sorry if this is weird, I'm experimenting with a few things. Anyway, Scales interviews are still not ready. But they should be soon, I promise. And remember, if anything's confusing you, just ask it in your review and I'll ask Scales in the interviews when they start. Now, please leave a review and wait for the next chapter, will you?
When Scales' vision returned, she was very surprised to see that she was now in a large three-story hut. What looked like books, scrolls, and disks lined the walls in huge bookcases. There were various weird looking crystals in different places in the hut. There was a low table in the middle with cushions surrounding it. A door and window in the hut opened out onto a beautiful primeval jungle, with what could only be pterodactyls flying through the air. Scales blinked. "Where are we?" Arik smirked. "We are exactly where we left from, in what will someday become California in the United States of America. A better question might be when we are. We are now in what you would call the year 55 BC. Welcome to the Cretaceous Era." Scales stared at him for a moment. "What are we doing in the Cretaceous Era?" "We're here so I can explain things." Arik walked over to what looked like some sort of storage closet. "Would you like something to eat? I have a long story to tell you." "What do you have?" Scales asked, peering over Arik's shoulder as he opened the closet, revealing what appeared to be a huge freezer full of food! "How did you get a refrigerator in here?" Scales asked, astonished. Arik shrugged. "Oh, it wasn't that hard. I just got a little help from some friends of mine in the future. Now, what kind of meat would you prefer, Peking Duck or Massopondylus steak?" "I've never had the last one. Let's try that." Scales said, still trying to get over the fact that she was currently in a three-story hut in the middle of the dinosaur age with a big refrigerator and a talking velociraptor who appeared to know how to travel through time. "Excellent choice." Arik pulled out two big chunks of red meat and placed them on some straw mats on the table. He looked over his shoulder at Scales. "Come on, sit!" Scales walked over and sat down on a cushion, legs folded. Arik sat down as well, his legs curling up beneath him. Scales started to eat a little, and was surprised by how good the steak tasted. "This tastes great!" Arik bowed his head. "Thank you. I haven't had many dinner guests, so I haven't gotten much in the way of compliments before." He tore off a chunk of meat and started chewing on it. While eating, he started to talk. "You are, of course, wondering why I brought you to this time period. It's like this:
A long time ago, the god Satan, twin brother of the Goddess of Infinity, attempted to use the Ancient Darkness to fathom its origins. After all, it had to come from somewhere, right? However, he was corrupted by the power, going mad. He tried to destroy that which his sister had created, intending to build his own world. The other gods united and battled against him, trying to protect creation. A strike team formed of the twins Chaos and Chronos managed to deliver the final blow to Satan, allowing the Goddess of Infinity to banish him forevermore from her Creation, sealing him away in a new world, one of pure evil and hatred. There was much rejoicing, but then they discovered a problem. Due to the awesome war, the Time Stream itself was damaged. Chronos volunteered to merge with the Time Stream to keep it from falling apart. She became one with Time itself, but her power over the laws of temporal mechanics remained. Infinity sealed Chronos' power in-
"Wait, don't tell me!" Scales interrupted. "She split the power of time into seven and sealed it in different gemstones, taking away a fraction of her own power and sealing it away in another jewel that would be able to control or negate the other seven." Arik's jaw dropped. "How did you know that?" "Ever heard of the Chaos Emeralds?" Scales said smugly. "Ah, of course." Said Arik. "How silly of me. Of course you would know the legend of Chaos, seeing how you have merged with his Emeralds. May I continue?" "Go right ahead." Said Scales. "Fine. Where was I? Oh yes. Anyway..."
After the eight jewels, christened the Chronos Rubies, were created, Infinity sent them to a backwater world called Earth. This happened some fifty million years ago. A tribe of omnivorous dinosaurs discovered the rubies. They used the powers of the Rubies to see far into the future, allowing them to learn of things that might happen millions of years away. They were shocked to discover that they would eventually become extinct, so used the knowledge and power granted to them from their glimpses of the future to erect a powerful Omnivore Empire that spanned all of the super- continent. They oppressed the herbivores and carnivores, enslaving them to make preparations for the eventual extinction. They thought by preparing for the asteroid that would end the Triassic Era in several million years, they could keep themselves from dying out. After a few million years, the slaves rebelled, agreeing that if it was their destiny to die, so be it. Extinction and death was and still is a fact of life, even now the dinosaurs know they will go extinct, but are content in the knowledge that it is a long way away. They enjoy what time they have, not dwelling on what may be. But the oppressed were denied this by the Omnivores. A great reptile, Slashfang the Unforgettable, led the revolt against the Omnivore Empire. Together, the herbivores and carnivores brought down the Omnivores, destroying their mighty empire. Afterwards, the carnivores and herbivores agreed to start a new food chain. The predators swore only to eat the smaller, nonsentient herbivores, mammals and insects in return for guaranteed friendship with the herbivores. The only kind of big game they would eat now would be the hated omnivores, who still sought revenge for their fallen empire. The predators also agreed not to eat each other. This was the founding of the Predator's Code, which is still in act to this day. To prevent the vengeful omnivores from getting their claws on the Rubies again, Slashfang used their power to warp through time, scattering the jewels throughout the future. He hid six of them in different time periods, one in a future era of the dinosaurs, and kept the last one, the Master Ruby, for his own use and that of his family's.
"Slashfang was my ancestor," said Arik. "When my father died, I received the Master Ruby, the white stone you saw me use to get us here." Scales was intrigued by this tale. "And you've used the Master Ruby to see the future, and travel there sometimes, which would probably also explain how you know my language?" Arik nodded. "Yes, I don't have much else to do anyway. I'm sort of alone." He admitted. "Why are you alone?" Scales asked. Arik winced. "Massopondylus raiders massacred my family, trying to find the Ruby. I was the only one who survived to carry on the legacy." Scales sympathized. "I know how hard it must have been. Let me guess, you tracked down the raiders and ripped all their protruding limbs off?" Arik nodded a little sheepishly. "Yes, and I also tore their hearts out and ate them." "Ooh, I'll have to remember that one!" said Scales, jokingly. "Now, what's so bad that you had to come and get me?" Arik paused, then started again. "Recently, a clan of omnivorous raptors has gotten their claws on the Ruby Slashfang sent into a future era of the dinosaur age. The leader of the clan, Sauron, is the descendant of the last Emperor of the Omnivores. He seeks to gain control of all eight rubies to not just form a mighty empire but to go a step further, to become a god. He has already gained mastery of the Chronos Control technique, and is training his troops for invasions on the times that hold the lost Rubies. I beseeched the Master Ruby, looking for a way to stop Sauron. The Master showed me you, Scales, a lizard who gained the power to become a god. You are the one who must help me stop Sauron before he can get the other six Rubies. Will you help me?" Scales nodded instantly. "Yeah, I'm always up for stopping evil. So these rubies are scattered across time? Where do we start?" Arik took out the Master Ruby and placed it on the table. It glimmered, and an image appeared in its depths. It showed a picture of the globe, spinning on an axis. The picture zoomed in to the Atlantic Ocean. A large landmass suddenly appeared in the middle of the ocean, a little smaller than Australia. "Well, judging from the picture, I'd say Atlantis." Scales was surprised. "Atlantis? So it's not a myth after all?" Arik shook his head. "No, it's quite real. I've been there many times. Nice place, really. They have very good fish." Scales cocked her head. "Okay, but what exact time in Atlantis do we need to go to?" "Good point, let's see." The picture in the Ruby wavered and 2200 BC appeared over the landmass. "Well, that clears that up." Said Scales. "Yes, that's a very nice period in Atlantean history. I'm a pretty good friend with the ruler, Darius. Shall we go, then?" Arik asked. Scales nodded, then frowned. "Wait, how are we going to get to where Atlantis will be? The Atlantic's thousands of miles away from here!" Arik chuckled. "Don't worry, I've been there many times remember? When I travel through time to somewhere in another place, I shortcut through the Time Stream to get me there. It's a little radical, but pretty cool. Would you like to see it now?" Scales shrugged. "Is there anything else we need to do before Atlantis?" Arik shook his head. "No, not really. Let's just go then." He picked up the Ruby and stood up. Scales got up as well and took the hand he offered her. "Chronos Control!" Arik yelled. With a flash, they were gone.
Did you like this chapter? I'm sorry if this is weird, I'm experimenting with a few things. Anyway, Scales interviews are still not ready. But they should be soon, I promise. And remember, if anything's confusing you, just ask it in your review and I'll ask Scales in the interviews when they start. Now, please leave a review and wait for the next chapter, will you?