A Mysterious New World
Episode 7: Other Worlds
By Chessrook44
Chesrook: OK, we're back! Oh, and to those of you who want to contact me, now you can. I made an alternate E-mail address available. Lister: By the way, has anyone sent you anything yet? Chesrook: No, they haven't. Anyway, I would like to take this moment to thank the owners of the two websites I currently have this posted on. First, to Michael, owner of Michael's Favorites. Strictly CC and not much in the way of CCS, however he does have a near-complete CC and CCS merchandise list and near second-by-second screenshots of every single CC episode that aired in the US. Next, to Ruka, owner of Kawaii Sakura Shrine. Besides having a very large fanfic collection which I am proud to be a part of, she also has complete summaries of almost every single CC and CCS episode ever aired in Japan or the US. And they're not really summaries as much as they are telling the stories. Combine that with Michael's screenshots, and all you're missing are the movements. So they are both very good and if any other sites receive these stories, I am sorry I did not put you here. Sakura: Wow, nice speech. Chesrook: Hanks, Sakura. O-kay! On with the fanfic!
The man led Sakura and the others through the town. It wasn't long before they came once again in sight of the palace. There eyes once again grew wide at the palace's splendor. It was large and blindingly white compared to the other buildings, with a few dozen stairs leading up to the entrance. Large white Corinthian columns supported an overhanging roof, their leaf patterns astounding in detail.
The group walked through the archway that was the entrance to the palace. The room they entered was relatively small compared to the rest of the palace. In fact, very small! All that was in it was a pair of wooden doors across the room as well as two guards holding halberds guarding the door. The man walked up to one of the guards and presented him with a white scroll. The guard opened it and read it. A moment later, he nodded and opened the door. Sakura and the others followed the man into the large room. It was enormous! A red rug lined with gold trimming led from the doorway to a raised platform on the other side of the room. A torch rested on either side of the platform and a while marble throne lined with red velvet and surrounded with red and gold curtains on either side. On the walls hung banners with crown designs etched upon them. Sunlight filtered in through the windows, adding to the splendor.
"Line up here," the man said, snapping them back to reality. They did so, lining up from in the following order from left to right facing the throne: Sakura, Madison, Kero, Li, Meilin. The man spoke again. "Listen. You will address Emperor Chesrook by name or by My Liege. You are to obey his orders and the orders of his court. You are to answer his questions as completely as possible. Failure to obey these rules may result in your being put in the dungeons and possibly death. Do you understand?" Sakura and the others nodded nervously. "Good. I shall go get him now." And with that, he left through a door next to the platform.
Sweat trickled down everyone's faces as they nervously awaited the Emperor. Finally, after what seemed like years, the door opened and in walked the Great Emperor Chezrok, who then sat on the chair. The Emperor was a tall, thin man. He wore a long white toga and a golden jeweled crown on his head. Behind him walked the Sorceress Sokkru, who stood on the Emperor's left. Compared to all the white in this town, she seemed as foreign as anything. She wore a long blue robe and carried a tall wooden staff. She was an elf, but if she was human she would only be about 15. 'Strange,' Sakura thought. 'From here, the Sorceress looks just like.' Sakura was interrupted when Lister came in, this time wearing a white Toga like the Emperor, and stood on the Emperor's right side.
Time passed in silence, the Emperor looking at them, Sokkru staring at them with joy in her eyes, Lister watching them and the Emperor, and Sakura and the others sweating nervously.
Finally, the Emperor spoke. "So, Lister, these are the World- Travelers? They don't look like much."
"I assure you, My Liege, these are the ones," Lister said. "They kept speaking as if they were not of this world!"
The Emperor turned to Sokkru. "Sokkru, nobody else knew about your work, correct?"
"I assure you, Emperor Chezrok, only you and I knew," she answered. 'My God!' Sakura thought. 'She sounds just like.'
"Emperor Chezrok," Sokkru spoke again. "Please pardon me, but if you will please allow me to."
"Oh, yes. Of course Sokkru. Go right ahead."
"Thank you, My Liege." And with that, Sokkru walked forward until she came to Meilin. She walked around her, examining her. After doing so, Sokkru asked, "What is your name, miss?"
"It's Meilin, Sorceress," Meilin replied.
"Please, you may call me Sokkru." Sokkru walked down the line, repeating this process with Li, Kero, and Madison.
When she finished with Madison, she walked up to Sakura and let out a small gasp when she saw Sakura's face up close. She stepped back a few paces and put her hand over her mouth. Madison turned to see what was happening and gasped too. From there, with the two so close Madison could now see this fact for certain. 'Oh my God!' Madison thought in amazement. 'They look almost exactly the same!'
Indeed they did. Similar hair, voice, you name it! Only age seemed to be the difference.
Li didn't notice this, he was noticing the Emperor's reaction. Upon Sokkru's gasp, he had leaned forward attentively in his throne, trying to see what was going on.
A few moments later, Sokkru gathered herself up and walked up to Sakura. So close to her, in fact, that Sakura could feel Sokkru's breath on her face. "W-what's your name?" She asked.
"I-it's Sakura," Sakura answered, nervously.
Sokkru nodded, but Sakura noticed her eyes widen slightly. She turned to the rest of the line. "Care for a walk?" Sokkru said casually.
Sakura and the others followed Sokkru out through a back door into a beautiful garden. Flowers were everywhere, bathing the area with wonderful colors and smells. Across the gardens lay a magnificent view of the sea, the lighthouse blinking in the distance.
When they got out, Sokkru ran ahead a bit, bent down, and smelled a white rose. "Aah." she said in satisfaction. "What a wonderful garden! I love the smells of the flowers here!" She noticed a bunch of large yellow flowers and picked one. Holding the head up between her middle and ring fingers, she sniffed it. Almost at once she let out a sigh of happiness. "Oh, I love these. They remind me so much of my homeland." A tear came to her eye. "How I miss it."
She turned to Sakura and the others. "Well, sit down, sit down," she said, gesturing at a pair of benches by a railing near the coast side of the garden. They sat, and Sokkru paced back and forth in front of them, her hand on her chin, looking at the sky, as if in thought.
Suddenly, she turned to them. "Let me tell you a story," she said.
"I was born in the city of Tajik on the Isle of Tajikra. As you know, I am a sorceress, and am naturally magical. My parents left me in the care of a master sorcerer when I was 35. {IMPORTANT OOC NOTE: Elves are at a ratio to human years 22/3. Thus, an elf at 22 years would look and act like a 3 year old human. I think.} I worked hard under his care, learning to control my powers, working hard to do so. During this time, an idea came to me. I thought that perhaps there might be other worlds beyond the planes. My master dismissed this as foolishness and told me to abandon it as we continued my training. Unfortunately, when I was 57, my master passed away. Left on my own, and without much money, I searched desperately for a way to make a living. Unfortunately, I was still quite young and could not find a job easily. There was nothing in Tajik, so I searched the other cities. But to no avail. At 60 I was about to give up when I heard that the Emperor in Remo needed a new wizard. I figured a sorceress might just as well be good enough, so I *cough* snuck aboard a ship with what little I had and came over. New to the city, I looked around, trying to find help, when who should come by but Lister! I asked him to help me, as he was roughly the same age, ratiowise, and he indeed helped me. I managed to get an audience with the Emperor and have been working for him ever since.
"Now, at age 73 I began to delve into science, studying chemicals and working on potions. I had a few successes and many failures. However, my earlier idea had returned. I tried to forget it, dismissing it as foolish, but still it haunted me. I couldn't sleep. Finally, I decided to study it. Almost 40 years it's been with little luck. I had found another world, but there was no way of contacting it. I could not get through, even to catch a glimpse! No spell succeeded. Finally, I resolved that if I could not use any old spell, I would have to make my own. Long I worked, with little more to go on. Finally, I had another idea. If I could not go to the world, perhaps I could bring one from that world to this one! I worked hard on the spell, and just last week I had a breakthrough. Finally, I knew how to do it! I just had to do it. It was simply a modified teleport spell. It was only 3 days ago that I succeeded. Using special instruments I had crafted I discovered that there were 5 new beings in this world. I had done it! Lister, fortunately, was in the right area, so I dropped him a bird asking him to bring those 5 to me so that I may talk with them."
She stopped and turned towards them. "You are those five. You are the ones I brought here. At long last, my tireless efforts have been proven correct. We shall have much to talk about, to tell what our worlds are like!"
Sakura spoke up. "Thank you for telling us this, but we had no warning something like this was going to happen!"
Sadness crossed Sokkru's face. "Oh, dear, I'm sorry. I thought."
"YOU SHOULD BE SORRY! YANKING US FROM OUR COZY LITTLE HOMES LIKE THAT INTO THIS. THIS. MURDER WORLD?!?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US? MADISON NEARLY HAD HER ARM CUT OFF, AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE IF LISTER WASN'T THERE!" Meilin shouted. Everyone stared at her, shocked. It was as if every feeling she had since arriving was bottled up, brewing, ready to explode into this.
Sakura turned towards Sokkru and saw tears coming down her face. "Sokkru."
"P-please, I'm sorry. W-w-would you like t-to come see m-my laboratory?" Sokkru said, choking back tears. She turned and led them back inside, Meilin still fuming, Li glaring at her, Kero's head in his hand, Madison still shocked, and Sakura trying to hold back tears of her own.
Chesrook: Done! So what about this one? Sakura: Well, now we know why we're here. Lister: True. And we know how Meilin's been feeling about all this. Sakura: And we know Sokkru's story. Chesrook: Indeed. Well, you all should be happy to know that I just got an idea for a fourth series- a sequel to this one! Sakura: Really? Lister: Oh, no, not a sequel! Chesrook: Shut up. And I'm not going to say what's going to happen! Anyway, I guess that's it. Oh, and I got another saying I made up (Slightly comical, but still probably true!) The only reason God gave Man the ability to learn was that Man had no other defensive abilities of his own. It was the worst mistake he ever made. Seeya!
Chesrook: OK, we're back! Oh, and to those of you who want to contact me, now you can. I made an alternate E-mail address available. Lister: By the way, has anyone sent you anything yet? Chesrook: No, they haven't. Anyway, I would like to take this moment to thank the owners of the two websites I currently have this posted on. First, to Michael, owner of Michael's Favorites. Strictly CC and not much in the way of CCS, however he does have a near-complete CC and CCS merchandise list and near second-by-second screenshots of every single CC episode that aired in the US. Next, to Ruka, owner of Kawaii Sakura Shrine. Besides having a very large fanfic collection which I am proud to be a part of, she also has complete summaries of almost every single CC and CCS episode ever aired in Japan or the US. And they're not really summaries as much as they are telling the stories. Combine that with Michael's screenshots, and all you're missing are the movements. So they are both very good and if any other sites receive these stories, I am sorry I did not put you here. Sakura: Wow, nice speech. Chesrook: Hanks, Sakura. O-kay! On with the fanfic!
The man led Sakura and the others through the town. It wasn't long before they came once again in sight of the palace. There eyes once again grew wide at the palace's splendor. It was large and blindingly white compared to the other buildings, with a few dozen stairs leading up to the entrance. Large white Corinthian columns supported an overhanging roof, their leaf patterns astounding in detail.
The group walked through the archway that was the entrance to the palace. The room they entered was relatively small compared to the rest of the palace. In fact, very small! All that was in it was a pair of wooden doors across the room as well as two guards holding halberds guarding the door. The man walked up to one of the guards and presented him with a white scroll. The guard opened it and read it. A moment later, he nodded and opened the door. Sakura and the others followed the man into the large room. It was enormous! A red rug lined with gold trimming led from the doorway to a raised platform on the other side of the room. A torch rested on either side of the platform and a while marble throne lined with red velvet and surrounded with red and gold curtains on either side. On the walls hung banners with crown designs etched upon them. Sunlight filtered in through the windows, adding to the splendor.
"Line up here," the man said, snapping them back to reality. They did so, lining up from in the following order from left to right facing the throne: Sakura, Madison, Kero, Li, Meilin. The man spoke again. "Listen. You will address Emperor Chesrook by name or by My Liege. You are to obey his orders and the orders of his court. You are to answer his questions as completely as possible. Failure to obey these rules may result in your being put in the dungeons and possibly death. Do you understand?" Sakura and the others nodded nervously. "Good. I shall go get him now." And with that, he left through a door next to the platform.
Sweat trickled down everyone's faces as they nervously awaited the Emperor. Finally, after what seemed like years, the door opened and in walked the Great Emperor Chezrok, who then sat on the chair. The Emperor was a tall, thin man. He wore a long white toga and a golden jeweled crown on his head. Behind him walked the Sorceress Sokkru, who stood on the Emperor's left. Compared to all the white in this town, she seemed as foreign as anything. She wore a long blue robe and carried a tall wooden staff. She was an elf, but if she was human she would only be about 15. 'Strange,' Sakura thought. 'From here, the Sorceress looks just like.' Sakura was interrupted when Lister came in, this time wearing a white Toga like the Emperor, and stood on the Emperor's right side.
Time passed in silence, the Emperor looking at them, Sokkru staring at them with joy in her eyes, Lister watching them and the Emperor, and Sakura and the others sweating nervously.
Finally, the Emperor spoke. "So, Lister, these are the World- Travelers? They don't look like much."
"I assure you, My Liege, these are the ones," Lister said. "They kept speaking as if they were not of this world!"
The Emperor turned to Sokkru. "Sokkru, nobody else knew about your work, correct?"
"I assure you, Emperor Chezrok, only you and I knew," she answered. 'My God!' Sakura thought. 'She sounds just like.'
"Emperor Chezrok," Sokkru spoke again. "Please pardon me, but if you will please allow me to."
"Oh, yes. Of course Sokkru. Go right ahead."
"Thank you, My Liege." And with that, Sokkru walked forward until she came to Meilin. She walked around her, examining her. After doing so, Sokkru asked, "What is your name, miss?"
"It's Meilin, Sorceress," Meilin replied.
"Please, you may call me Sokkru." Sokkru walked down the line, repeating this process with Li, Kero, and Madison.
When she finished with Madison, she walked up to Sakura and let out a small gasp when she saw Sakura's face up close. She stepped back a few paces and put her hand over her mouth. Madison turned to see what was happening and gasped too. From there, with the two so close Madison could now see this fact for certain. 'Oh my God!' Madison thought in amazement. 'They look almost exactly the same!'
Indeed they did. Similar hair, voice, you name it! Only age seemed to be the difference.
Li didn't notice this, he was noticing the Emperor's reaction. Upon Sokkru's gasp, he had leaned forward attentively in his throne, trying to see what was going on.
A few moments later, Sokkru gathered herself up and walked up to Sakura. So close to her, in fact, that Sakura could feel Sokkru's breath on her face. "W-what's your name?" She asked.
"I-it's Sakura," Sakura answered, nervously.
Sokkru nodded, but Sakura noticed her eyes widen slightly. She turned to the rest of the line. "Care for a walk?" Sokkru said casually.
Sakura and the others followed Sokkru out through a back door into a beautiful garden. Flowers were everywhere, bathing the area with wonderful colors and smells. Across the gardens lay a magnificent view of the sea, the lighthouse blinking in the distance.
When they got out, Sokkru ran ahead a bit, bent down, and smelled a white rose. "Aah." she said in satisfaction. "What a wonderful garden! I love the smells of the flowers here!" She noticed a bunch of large yellow flowers and picked one. Holding the head up between her middle and ring fingers, she sniffed it. Almost at once she let out a sigh of happiness. "Oh, I love these. They remind me so much of my homeland." A tear came to her eye. "How I miss it."
She turned to Sakura and the others. "Well, sit down, sit down," she said, gesturing at a pair of benches by a railing near the coast side of the garden. They sat, and Sokkru paced back and forth in front of them, her hand on her chin, looking at the sky, as if in thought.
Suddenly, she turned to them. "Let me tell you a story," she said.
"I was born in the city of Tajik on the Isle of Tajikra. As you know, I am a sorceress, and am naturally magical. My parents left me in the care of a master sorcerer when I was 35. {IMPORTANT OOC NOTE: Elves are at a ratio to human years 22/3. Thus, an elf at 22 years would look and act like a 3 year old human. I think.} I worked hard under his care, learning to control my powers, working hard to do so. During this time, an idea came to me. I thought that perhaps there might be other worlds beyond the planes. My master dismissed this as foolishness and told me to abandon it as we continued my training. Unfortunately, when I was 57, my master passed away. Left on my own, and without much money, I searched desperately for a way to make a living. Unfortunately, I was still quite young and could not find a job easily. There was nothing in Tajik, so I searched the other cities. But to no avail. At 60 I was about to give up when I heard that the Emperor in Remo needed a new wizard. I figured a sorceress might just as well be good enough, so I *cough* snuck aboard a ship with what little I had and came over. New to the city, I looked around, trying to find help, when who should come by but Lister! I asked him to help me, as he was roughly the same age, ratiowise, and he indeed helped me. I managed to get an audience with the Emperor and have been working for him ever since.
"Now, at age 73 I began to delve into science, studying chemicals and working on potions. I had a few successes and many failures. However, my earlier idea had returned. I tried to forget it, dismissing it as foolish, but still it haunted me. I couldn't sleep. Finally, I decided to study it. Almost 40 years it's been with little luck. I had found another world, but there was no way of contacting it. I could not get through, even to catch a glimpse! No spell succeeded. Finally, I resolved that if I could not use any old spell, I would have to make my own. Long I worked, with little more to go on. Finally, I had another idea. If I could not go to the world, perhaps I could bring one from that world to this one! I worked hard on the spell, and just last week I had a breakthrough. Finally, I knew how to do it! I just had to do it. It was simply a modified teleport spell. It was only 3 days ago that I succeeded. Using special instruments I had crafted I discovered that there were 5 new beings in this world. I had done it! Lister, fortunately, was in the right area, so I dropped him a bird asking him to bring those 5 to me so that I may talk with them."
She stopped and turned towards them. "You are those five. You are the ones I brought here. At long last, my tireless efforts have been proven correct. We shall have much to talk about, to tell what our worlds are like!"
Sakura spoke up. "Thank you for telling us this, but we had no warning something like this was going to happen!"
Sadness crossed Sokkru's face. "Oh, dear, I'm sorry. I thought."
"YOU SHOULD BE SORRY! YANKING US FROM OUR COZY LITTLE HOMES LIKE THAT INTO THIS. THIS. MURDER WORLD?!?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US? MADISON NEARLY HAD HER ARM CUT OFF, AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE IF LISTER WASN'T THERE!" Meilin shouted. Everyone stared at her, shocked. It was as if every feeling she had since arriving was bottled up, brewing, ready to explode into this.
Sakura turned towards Sokkru and saw tears coming down her face. "Sokkru."
"P-please, I'm sorry. W-w-would you like t-to come see m-my laboratory?" Sokkru said, choking back tears. She turned and led them back inside, Meilin still fuming, Li glaring at her, Kero's head in his hand, Madison still shocked, and Sakura trying to hold back tears of her own.
Chesrook: Done! So what about this one? Sakura: Well, now we know why we're here. Lister: True. And we know how Meilin's been feeling about all this. Sakura: And we know Sokkru's story. Chesrook: Indeed. Well, you all should be happy to know that I just got an idea for a fourth series- a sequel to this one! Sakura: Really? Lister: Oh, no, not a sequel! Chesrook: Shut up. And I'm not going to say what's going to happen! Anyway, I guess that's it. Oh, and I got another saying I made up (Slightly comical, but still probably true!) The only reason God gave Man the ability to learn was that Man had no other defensive abilities of his own. It was the worst mistake he ever made. Seeya!