Awaken
A/N: Ahhh! I'm really hyper and have no clue why! Maybe it's because I wrote THREE CHAPTERS in one
weekend! Or at least, I started this one, as of now I dunno if I can finish in... half an hour XD
it's all the time I have left on the comp! Well nuff talking, oops, a minute's passed, so here I
go!!

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Rainbow was slightly overprotective of her visitor after the chat with Violet. " You're not to go
to Indigo Acres. " she had firmly said over and over. " Remember that. You're not to go to Indigo
Acres, not unless it's a major emergency, ok? You remember? You don't go- "
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" Rainbow, relax! " shrieked Niji. " I'll be hearing that in my sleep! I'll stay out of trouble! "
Niji stared up at Rainbow, who had her hands on her hips. " Really, now. "
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" I guess. " sighed Rainbow, dropping her hands. " It's just, I want Rainbowland to be peaceful.
Hey, you want to go try and practice your rainbow? " she added.
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" It's why I came here. " Niji smiled.
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" Hmm, where can we go that would be o.k. to practice- er, the Green Grange would work, I suppose,
the sprites are always in and out there, I don't think there'd be anything hidden there... " wondered
Rainbow.
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They came to a grassy clearing that was large and bright enough to work with. " Ok, you got your
star sprinkles? " asked Rainbow once they arrived.
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" Yup. " Niji showed her a pouch. " What do I do? "
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" You know when you saved Canary? "
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" Yeah. "
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" How do you think you did it? "
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" I sorta concentrated and it just happened. " said Niji. " But I always concentrate, and it never
works. I'll never be able to become leader of Rainbowland. "
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" It's a big responsiblilty. " Rainbow smiled. " But it's your duty, mine right now, to make the Rainbows
all over earth! It's so rewarding once you make one- the other color kids really look up to you, too.
Now let's try this. " she took out a star sprinkle. " Ok, now imagine that this star sprinkle can
do whatever you want it to. "
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" But they only change color of things. "
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" Not so. " said Rainbow with a smile. " It can do lots of things. " she held it to her belt, a
light shot through, then- a yellow bird flew off into the forest.
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" Wow. " said Niji. " You can create life? "
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" Just you and I. " said Rainbow. " We have more power. "
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" Not me. All my friends are gaining control of their powers and I have nothing. " grumbled Niji.
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" Try making a rainbow. " Rainbow handed her a star sprinkle and Niji disbelievingly held it to her
belt. Nothing happened.
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" Told you so. "
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" Niji, you have to try. You have to think you can do it- you have to know you can do it. " Rainbow
said patiently, sitting down on the grass and shielding her eyes from the sun.
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" Alright. " Niji tried again, and orange light shot out of the star sprinkle, but it didn't last
for long. " Hey, cool. I guess when I saved Canary I really was concentrating on how I wanted to
do it. "
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" Great start. " Rainbow smiled, and the two continued to practice.
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" Hmmmm... we've searched every book in this whole castle! " grumbled Murky, sitting down on a rickety
chair, books scattered around him, and Lurky attempting to read an upside down book in the corner.
" And there's nothing about where to find the keys! "
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" Maybe we gotta go look for it. " said Lurky.
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" I was hoping we could avoid that part. " muttered Murky. " But where to start? Hmmm... where
would two keys be? "
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" In a lock? " offered Lurky.
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" Be quiet. They're hidden, remember? " snapped Murky. " Hmm, they're made of silver and gold...
Hey, Lurky, I've got it! We'll build a metal-detecting machine! "
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" How smart of you, Murky! "
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" You don't need to tell me that! " cried Murky gleefully. " Come and help! "
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" Right, ok, want to try one more time? " Rainbow and Niji were still working, and Niji had so far
been able to produce two small color beams.
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" Yes. " said Niji. She held a blue star sprinkle to her belt and a patch of grass turned blue. " Hey-
look at that! " she squealed. " It changed color! "
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" Great job! " Rainbow smiled and turned it green again. " Come, let's go back. " she got up and started
heading out.
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" Ok! ...Whoops! " Niji's bag of star sprinkles fell and scattered. " You go ahead. " she said to Rainbow,
stopping and picking them up. Rainbow continued on her way. Niji scooped them all up and put them into
the bag. " Ok, I've got them all. " she said finally, standing up. But she didn't realize she'd also
dropped something else- and forgotten it.
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The Time Key glinted silver in the sunlight, alone and forgotten in the field. Niji was long gone when
the blue gem began to glow, and no one was there when the ground opened up to reveal a golden key
with a red jewel. The silver key rolled over with a clink onto the golden one.
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Colors. Light. Movement.
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A small white-haired girl opened her sapphire blue eyes and blinked blearily.
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Sleeping for a thousand years.
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How long had she been here? Who was she, anyway?
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She surveyed herself. She had belly-button length white hair done up in two pigtails, held with white
ribbons. A white knee-length dress with a single red stripe across the bottom with a white, frilly
long-sleeve top underneath. A white belt with an upside down star around her waist, with a red bow in
the back. She had on knee-high white, lacy socks and black mary janes. She felt her cheek. It was almost
like a scar; there was a cut in her face in the shape of an upside down scar under her right eye.
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" Who am I? " she asked aloud. " What am I here for? "
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She tried to free herself from her prison- a glass-like dome. She struck a fist right upon it and it
shattered. She was so strong it surprised herself. She stepped out. She was on the edge of a cliff,
harsh wind ruffling her hair. She looked out upon a grey sky, barren fields, dead plants and trees.
Everything gloomy for miles ahead. Then she looked behind her. There were two more of the glass domes,
containing a girl in black and a boy in grey. She watched them free themselves.
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The girl in black wore almost exactly the same outfit as she did; replace the white with black, and the
red with white. Her hair was elbow-length and black, also, and her eyes were so incredibly deep it made
the girl dizzy to look at them. She, too, had the same pale, pale complexion. The boy wore a grey jumpsuit
with a grey belt, grey shoulderpads, white boots. He ran a hand through his grey hair and looked
uncertain.
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" Hello. " spoke the white-haired girl. " Who are you? "
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" I don't know. " said the black-haired girl.
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" Me neither. " agreed the grey boy.
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Then suddenly, it came back, to all of them: their creation. Their mission.
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" To eliminate color, to destroy without mercy. " they spoke at the same time, saying the exact
words of their creator, the dark one.
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" I'm Raven Black. " said the black-haired girl, switching her endless black eyes from grey to white.
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" You can call me Grey Cloud. " said the grey-haired boy.
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" I'm White Oblivion. " said the white-haired girl.
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" We're the Anti-Color kids. " they spoke at the same time. " To destroy without mercy... "
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Yes. This was her purpose. White smiled to herself. Everybody needed a purpose.
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Sorry it was so short, but hope you enjoy anyway :)