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The Red Band Warrior
Chapter 1 THE WAR
Date 13/4 beginning of the 5th Era
"Since the great crime the sorcerer, Jared Cragfire of the mask was exiled to a great isle without thinking creatures. There he might do no destruction. as well humans soon began to disappear, the closest living links are the elves who live in silence deep within the forests of the Green isle or Yoshi Island." so sayeth the Light Power
Poshina awoke with a start. Drips of cool water covered her body. sweat. She tried to remember the dream she just had, was it a memory probably form when she was little. there was a book and her father. an old story. She shook herself from the daze of trying to remember. She got off her deep blue bed, stood up, and stretched her muscles. She looked around lazily at the contents of her stone room, a light blue staff with a large orb at the tip glowing purple, a huge tank full of water and fishes of every sort, the tank covered an entire wall, and a clock with ten numbers and three hands slowly ticking. And a table with a mirror over it on the opposite side of her fish tank. On the table was a crown. A crown worn by the crown princess, for this was the crown princess of Yoshi Island.
In case you don't know what Yoshi Island is let me tell you . Yoshi Island (or The Green Isle) is an Island (of course) in a world called Tornin. Tornin is a large planet larger than Earth and with a gigantic ocean called Marino. Marino covers most of Tornin and is dotted with islands large and small and some by magical ways, both. One of these is called Yoshi Island and is inhabited by take a guess.Yoshies. Yoshies are a lizard like race, they stand upright on two legs their skin color varies as does their power, if I was to tell all of the powers Yoshies had. that would take forever so you will learn more later, they also have tails for balance and as a weapon. Male Yoshies have spikes running down their backs as sharp as the sharpest knife, at the top of their head the spikes are large at the tip of their tail quite small. Females have only four spikes at the upper part of their back, but their tail is heavier and tougher effective for bludgeoning their foes. To the northwest of Yoshi Island is a chain of mountains known as The Fire Mountains. Just east of that, Daghobigi Dessert. To the southwest a land of evil surrounded by The Great Wall of Pain. To the east a great kingdom. A great war broke out at the beginning of the 5th age and has been going ever since. Thirteen years and four months of war so far. many a brave soul has fallen and many have yet to fall.
"Oh man, I'm late for school!" Poshina yelled. The purple yoshi picked up her crown and staff and rushed out of her room, turned into a large stone hall with lots of doors and ran down the hall. A male blue yoshi dodged her and quickly bowed.
"Poshina! Wait" cried a deep voice from behind her. She recognized the voice as Proshi, her father. "Where are you going?" Poshina whizzed around to see her father right behind her. Proshi wearing his usual Stiff stare. Poshina's father is a stiff Purple Yoshi, he is(usually) kind, but has trouble showing it. Poshina loves her father but sometimes whishes he would disappear, just for a day or two for allowance.
"To school where else?!" Poshina replied harsher than she meant, the last thing she wanted was to get in trouble because of speaking harshly.
As soon as the words left her mouth Proshi began laughing heartily witch he rarely does "Poshina I should look to you more often when I need a cheering," Laughing as he said the words "Poshina Princess, its Saturday.
Poshina felt relieved and embarrassed, her father will hold that against her for a long time. The only things that made her father laugh where her follies. Perhaps is was the war but her father had always been very depressed. "That's not funny Father," Poshina sighed. "What do you want?"
"who said I wanted something? Hmm," her father said quizzically. Great the one time she wants him to get to the point quickly he wont.
"Father, usually when you ask me where I'm going you either suspect me of doing something wrong or you wish to ask me a favor." Poshina replied as a mater a factly as she could muster.
"I think your too smart for your own good Poshina, your only twelve years old." He said. "Alright, I want you to take this note down to Commander Gallows in the barracks please."
She snatched the envelope from his hand "fine," she grumbled. Through the barracks was right where she was going to go since there was no school. She only grumbled so he wouldn't make a habit of making her do things for him in stead of the servants.
She went through the labyrinth of corridors, doors, and stairwells twisting and turning moving through the passage ways that she had known by heart science she was three years old. In fifteen minutes she had arrived, the barracks is a training center for the soldiers, so it is usually filled with the angry cries of frustrated trainers and trainees. The entire barracks is one giant round underground room with two floors, one is the observation floor witch is a raised "doughnut" in wish you can see everything that is going on in the bottom floor without getting in the way, the other is a circle filled with practice dummies and shooting targets all and all about fifty feet in diameter.
Poshina walked up to the nearest soldier, who was busy kicking a practice dummy and asked him "where is Commander Gallows?"
"Commander Gallows is on the observation deck Princess" said the soldier saluting her.
"At ease," Poshina replied. She found that is she didn't say this, the soldiers would be saluting for hours on end until Commander Gallows asked them "WHAT THE @#$% ARE YOU DOING!" Very well trained, not very smart.
Poshina climbed the steps and spotted out Commander Gallows. Gallows is a male red yoshi with battle scars all over his body and face, Gallows is nice to civilians and royalty but NOT nice to low ranking soldiers.
"Commander Gallows I have a letter from my father" Poshina said nicely while holding out the letter.
"Oh hello Princess, what have we here?" he said taking the letter Poshina's hand. "Ugh, more paperwork, and I was having a good day." Poshina hardly believed that he had ever had a "good day". "I've yelled at twelve people all ready, makes for a good day. Is that all Princess?"
"Yes, Commander Gallows. Bye," said Poshina turning to the rails to watch the soldiers train. Poshina did this every Saturday she found watching the soldiers fascinating, some days she wished she was one of them out in battle fighting for her kingdom. After watching them for about fifteen minutes she got up and returned to her room. Where she pondered what to do. Eventually she cracked, she was WAY to bored so she decided to do something she did very rarely for fear of getting caught, she was going to sneak out. Poshina crawled under her bed for the loose stone that led to a secret passageway out of the castle. Poshina was not allowed to leave the castle without an escort, and she hated that.
Soon Poshina was out of the castle and in town she had to leave her crown and staff behind(they where a bit obvious) and entered the market, one of her favorite places in the world. Poshina loved the hustle and bustle of the market, it was noon so the market was buzzing. She was hungry so she bought herself a candied fruit from her favorite restaurant called The Big Red. She met a small number of friends(who don't know that she is the Princess) and evaded a few people that might recognize her as the princess.
By the instance she started home it was late so she was weary and careless. Just as she was looking for the certain rock on the castle wall.
"Hey! You! stand your ground," yelled an official sounding voice behind her. Aw man now I am in for it Poshina thought. She turned around and saw an orange Yoshi moving towards her wearing a helmet bearing the seal of the Royal Guard. "Put your hands where I can see them!" Poshina did accordingly.
"Sir I am Poshina, I know I'm not allowed out on my own. Please escort me to father so I can receive proper punishment." Poshina felt down hearted, she was going to grounded for a month.
"Ha, this may be my first day of duty but I wasn't born yesterday," he said still acting very official. "come on, your going to the dungeon."
"WHAT! I have the royal sta.," oh no, she just remembered she left her staff in her room, she used that staff to identify herself to clueless soldiers.
The Guard soon grabbed her by the arms, tied her hands together, and dragged her in the castle to the dungeon, and threw her in a cell. Poshina sat there in the cell for hours all the time yelling for help. After two hours in the cell she heard footsteps coming towards her cell, is was her father Proshi. He only said one thing releasing her form her cell.
"your grounded for a month you know,"
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Please Review - it took me a long time to post this chapter.
A different protagonist in the next chap.
The Red Band Warrior
Chapter 1 THE WAR
Date 13/4 beginning of the 5th Era
"Since the great crime the sorcerer, Jared Cragfire of the mask was exiled to a great isle without thinking creatures. There he might do no destruction. as well humans soon began to disappear, the closest living links are the elves who live in silence deep within the forests of the Green isle or Yoshi Island." so sayeth the Light Power
Poshina awoke with a start. Drips of cool water covered her body. sweat. She tried to remember the dream she just had, was it a memory probably form when she was little. there was a book and her father. an old story. She shook herself from the daze of trying to remember. She got off her deep blue bed, stood up, and stretched her muscles. She looked around lazily at the contents of her stone room, a light blue staff with a large orb at the tip glowing purple, a huge tank full of water and fishes of every sort, the tank covered an entire wall, and a clock with ten numbers and three hands slowly ticking. And a table with a mirror over it on the opposite side of her fish tank. On the table was a crown. A crown worn by the crown princess, for this was the crown princess of Yoshi Island.
In case you don't know what Yoshi Island is let me tell you . Yoshi Island (or The Green Isle) is an Island (of course) in a world called Tornin. Tornin is a large planet larger than Earth and with a gigantic ocean called Marino. Marino covers most of Tornin and is dotted with islands large and small and some by magical ways, both. One of these is called Yoshi Island and is inhabited by take a guess.Yoshies. Yoshies are a lizard like race, they stand upright on two legs their skin color varies as does their power, if I was to tell all of the powers Yoshies had. that would take forever so you will learn more later, they also have tails for balance and as a weapon. Male Yoshies have spikes running down their backs as sharp as the sharpest knife, at the top of their head the spikes are large at the tip of their tail quite small. Females have only four spikes at the upper part of their back, but their tail is heavier and tougher effective for bludgeoning their foes. To the northwest of Yoshi Island is a chain of mountains known as The Fire Mountains. Just east of that, Daghobigi Dessert. To the southwest a land of evil surrounded by The Great Wall of Pain. To the east a great kingdom. A great war broke out at the beginning of the 5th age and has been going ever since. Thirteen years and four months of war so far. many a brave soul has fallen and many have yet to fall.
"Oh man, I'm late for school!" Poshina yelled. The purple yoshi picked up her crown and staff and rushed out of her room, turned into a large stone hall with lots of doors and ran down the hall. A male blue yoshi dodged her and quickly bowed.
"Poshina! Wait" cried a deep voice from behind her. She recognized the voice as Proshi, her father. "Where are you going?" Poshina whizzed around to see her father right behind her. Proshi wearing his usual Stiff stare. Poshina's father is a stiff Purple Yoshi, he is(usually) kind, but has trouble showing it. Poshina loves her father but sometimes whishes he would disappear, just for a day or two for allowance.
"To school where else?!" Poshina replied harsher than she meant, the last thing she wanted was to get in trouble because of speaking harshly.
As soon as the words left her mouth Proshi began laughing heartily witch he rarely does "Poshina I should look to you more often when I need a cheering," Laughing as he said the words "Poshina Princess, its Saturday.
Poshina felt relieved and embarrassed, her father will hold that against her for a long time. The only things that made her father laugh where her follies. Perhaps is was the war but her father had always been very depressed. "That's not funny Father," Poshina sighed. "What do you want?"
"who said I wanted something? Hmm," her father said quizzically. Great the one time she wants him to get to the point quickly he wont.
"Father, usually when you ask me where I'm going you either suspect me of doing something wrong or you wish to ask me a favor." Poshina replied as a mater a factly as she could muster.
"I think your too smart for your own good Poshina, your only twelve years old." He said. "Alright, I want you to take this note down to Commander Gallows in the barracks please."
She snatched the envelope from his hand "fine," she grumbled. Through the barracks was right where she was going to go since there was no school. She only grumbled so he wouldn't make a habit of making her do things for him in stead of the servants.
She went through the labyrinth of corridors, doors, and stairwells twisting and turning moving through the passage ways that she had known by heart science she was three years old. In fifteen minutes she had arrived, the barracks is a training center for the soldiers, so it is usually filled with the angry cries of frustrated trainers and trainees. The entire barracks is one giant round underground room with two floors, one is the observation floor witch is a raised "doughnut" in wish you can see everything that is going on in the bottom floor without getting in the way, the other is a circle filled with practice dummies and shooting targets all and all about fifty feet in diameter.
Poshina walked up to the nearest soldier, who was busy kicking a practice dummy and asked him "where is Commander Gallows?"
"Commander Gallows is on the observation deck Princess" said the soldier saluting her.
"At ease," Poshina replied. She found that is she didn't say this, the soldiers would be saluting for hours on end until Commander Gallows asked them "WHAT THE @#$% ARE YOU DOING!" Very well trained, not very smart.
Poshina climbed the steps and spotted out Commander Gallows. Gallows is a male red yoshi with battle scars all over his body and face, Gallows is nice to civilians and royalty but NOT nice to low ranking soldiers.
"Commander Gallows I have a letter from my father" Poshina said nicely while holding out the letter.
"Oh hello Princess, what have we here?" he said taking the letter Poshina's hand. "Ugh, more paperwork, and I was having a good day." Poshina hardly believed that he had ever had a "good day". "I've yelled at twelve people all ready, makes for a good day. Is that all Princess?"
"Yes, Commander Gallows. Bye," said Poshina turning to the rails to watch the soldiers train. Poshina did this every Saturday she found watching the soldiers fascinating, some days she wished she was one of them out in battle fighting for her kingdom. After watching them for about fifteen minutes she got up and returned to her room. Where she pondered what to do. Eventually she cracked, she was WAY to bored so she decided to do something she did very rarely for fear of getting caught, she was going to sneak out. Poshina crawled under her bed for the loose stone that led to a secret passageway out of the castle. Poshina was not allowed to leave the castle without an escort, and she hated that.
Soon Poshina was out of the castle and in town she had to leave her crown and staff behind(they where a bit obvious) and entered the market, one of her favorite places in the world. Poshina loved the hustle and bustle of the market, it was noon so the market was buzzing. She was hungry so she bought herself a candied fruit from her favorite restaurant called The Big Red. She met a small number of friends(who don't know that she is the Princess) and evaded a few people that might recognize her as the princess.
By the instance she started home it was late so she was weary and careless. Just as she was looking for the certain rock on the castle wall.
"Hey! You! stand your ground," yelled an official sounding voice behind her. Aw man now I am in for it Poshina thought. She turned around and saw an orange Yoshi moving towards her wearing a helmet bearing the seal of the Royal Guard. "Put your hands where I can see them!" Poshina did accordingly.
"Sir I am Poshina, I know I'm not allowed out on my own. Please escort me to father so I can receive proper punishment." Poshina felt down hearted, she was going to grounded for a month.
"Ha, this may be my first day of duty but I wasn't born yesterday," he said still acting very official. "come on, your going to the dungeon."
"WHAT! I have the royal sta.," oh no, she just remembered she left her staff in her room, she used that staff to identify herself to clueless soldiers.
The Guard soon grabbed her by the arms, tied her hands together, and dragged her in the castle to the dungeon, and threw her in a cell. Poshina sat there in the cell for hours all the time yelling for help. After two hours in the cell she heard footsteps coming towards her cell, is was her father Proshi. He only said one thing releasing her form her cell.
"your grounded for a month you know,"
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Please Review - it took me a long time to post this chapter.
A different protagonist in the next chap.