-The Beginning-
Chapter 2! Yes! I made a chapter 2, in one day! I can't believe I'm continuing this! The next couple of bits may not be as hot as the first chapter, but there are many uses for that monkey tail, so we'll see! Haha!
The same disclaimer still applies.
Enjoy!
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(About a year later...)
Dagger walked up to the wooden bars of the cradle. She gazed down at the gorgeous sleeping infant, the product of eternal love. The baby unconsciously shifted in its sleep, flopping around its tail. The father approached from behind Dagger, placing two hands on her sides and gazing down at his dozing pride. He then turned and kissed Dagger on the cheek.
"She's got a tail," Zidane remarked.
"She's also got a bump in the center of her forehead. Maybe it'll develop into a horn?" Dagger wondered.
"She's showing both of our species' traits...Does this mean she will inherit both of our strengths?"
Dagger looked a tad worried at this. "It's still too early to tell, don't you think?" she said.
"Of course," Zidane replied with a nod.
Nodding and smiling, she left the baby at peace and they both returned to their quarters.
- X - X - X - X -
Some years passed, and the child's bump had bloomed into not a horn, but a dazzling, oval-shaped jewel smack in the middle of her forehead. It wasn't just his parents thought it was the most peculiar thing, for the esteemed Doctor Tot had expressed a deep scientific interest. However, it was agreed that the issue should be left alone until if and when it becomes a problem. But a few people, including Blank, Steiner, and Vivi, were assigned to keep her under casual surveillance, just in case.
Then the day arrived.
"Myria!" her best friend shouted. "Myria! Wait up!"
She turned around. "C'mon, slowpoke! There's something I wanna show ya!"
They ran and ran until Myria stopped short. Colin, her friend, slowed to a stop behind her.
"C'mon!" she beckoned Colin to step beside her. He did, reluctantly. As soon as he was next to her, he gasped and stumbled back. He regained his courage, and stepped forward. They were on the edge of an enormous dropoff, and could see for miles outward. Myria looked down and pointed.
"Down there is what mommy and daddy told me stories about. The Ebil Forest, I think." she said. Colin gulped.
"I hear that the forest is gradually coming back to life, and that there are scary monsters that still inhabit it." Colin told her.
"Bah! They couldn't be all that scary, if my mommy and daddy beat them! C'mon! Let's go explore!" Myria turned around and began climbing down the steep dropoff.
"No! M-Myria! It's dangerous! Wh-Wh-What if we get caught? We'd be in big trouble!" Colin's voice trembled.
"Don't worry! I just want to see what my mom and dad told me about! We'll be back by supper!" she reasoned.
Colin looked over his shoulders cautiously. Then, he capitulated. "Well...alright, but only for lil' bit!" He extended his hand to help her down.
As they were about halfway down the ledge, Colin began to struggle.
"Myria! Help! I can't stay up!" he shouted. Myria looked up startled to see Colin dangling, then scraping his feet desperately for a good footing. Colin grunted and squirmed, until the rock broke in his hand. Myria screamed as she was knocked from her grip and both of them came crashing down into the thick forest. They fell to the grassy ground, scraped and cut but with their fall broken by the trees above them.
A few minutes passed until they both began to stir. Myria lifted her head while Colin rubbed his.
"Great! Now we're *really* in trouble!" Colin said. Silence struck them when a low, animal growl entered their ears. They looked at each other, their faces frozen in fear.
"Wh-...What was THAT?" Myria asked.
"A m-m-m-monster?" Colin guessed, sweat breaking from his face.
Myria crawled slowly and quietly closer to Colin. "I'm scared," she whispered.
Then, in the the dark bushes directly in front of them, two big, pupil-less red eyes appeared. Another growl and a hiss came from the darkness.
"AHHHHH!!" Both children screamed, clutching one another in fright. The beast took a step forward toward the children into the light. Its shaded paws and mane revealed it to be a vicious Fang, hungry and unwilling to miss this opportunity for an easy meal. It began slinking forward toward the children, growling and slobbering.
Colin looked at Myria, now crying, then the monster. Suddenly Colin raced forward to grab a sharp stick, then step backward carefully.
"Back y-y-you, you monster!" He brandished his stick like a sword, his quivering body shielding Myria. The Fang had stopped to inspect the new situation. Then it threw its head back and barked loudly. A few seconds later, its comrades emerged from the brush all around them. The children were encircled, and then began closing in.
Myria wrapped herself around one of Colin's legs and whimpered. Colin had frozen, besides his shaking arms still tightly attached to his stick. He then shook his head, and leap forward at a Fang with his stick.
"TAKE THIS!" He brought the stick down over the monster's head with all the force he could muster. The stick shattered on its skull. The Fang was stunned for a moment, but easily shook it off. It growled, then jammed its snout under Colin and flung him away from Myria and toward its comrades. Colin flopped on the ground, Fangs instantly pouncing on him and violently tearing away at his clothes and flesh.
Myria gasped and shreiked with horror. She then clutched her head in her hands and brought it down. Suddenly, her aura began emitting a bright light. All of the Fangs froze, even the ones attacking Colin, to turn their heads and look.
Myria then began levitating, and she lifted her head to reveal the jewel in her forehead encased and radiating a powerfully brilliant white light.
"Get...away...FROM HIM!" She shrieked through clenched teeth.
"Star Shock!"
The light she radiated contracted, built up, then discharged in a flash outward. The Fangs yelped but all of them were instantly vaporized. Myria floated back down and lightly fell back to the ground, where she remained unconscious like Colin, a few yards away.
"Oh my god, what happened!"
Zidane and Blank dropped through the trees and landed where the children lay.
"MYRIA!" Zidane shouted as he gathered her in his arms.
"Geez..." Blank whispered, already attending to the torn up and bloodied Colin. Zidane and Blank secured the children to their backs, and started to head back up the mountain.
~ ~ ~ fin ~ ~ ~
Looks like I decided to take your advice, Kiome-yasha! ^.~ What do you think? And what does anybody else think? I shall write more, should it be demanded!
Chapter 2! Yes! I made a chapter 2, in one day! I can't believe I'm continuing this! The next couple of bits may not be as hot as the first chapter, but there are many uses for that monkey tail, so we'll see! Haha!
The same disclaimer still applies.
Enjoy!
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(About a year later...)
Dagger walked up to the wooden bars of the cradle. She gazed down at the gorgeous sleeping infant, the product of eternal love. The baby unconsciously shifted in its sleep, flopping around its tail. The father approached from behind Dagger, placing two hands on her sides and gazing down at his dozing pride. He then turned and kissed Dagger on the cheek.
"She's got a tail," Zidane remarked.
"She's also got a bump in the center of her forehead. Maybe it'll develop into a horn?" Dagger wondered.
"She's showing both of our species' traits...Does this mean she will inherit both of our strengths?"
Dagger looked a tad worried at this. "It's still too early to tell, don't you think?" she said.
"Of course," Zidane replied with a nod.
Nodding and smiling, she left the baby at peace and they both returned to their quarters.
- X - X - X - X -
Some years passed, and the child's bump had bloomed into not a horn, but a dazzling, oval-shaped jewel smack in the middle of her forehead. It wasn't just his parents thought it was the most peculiar thing, for the esteemed Doctor Tot had expressed a deep scientific interest. However, it was agreed that the issue should be left alone until if and when it becomes a problem. But a few people, including Blank, Steiner, and Vivi, were assigned to keep her under casual surveillance, just in case.
Then the day arrived.
"Myria!" her best friend shouted. "Myria! Wait up!"
She turned around. "C'mon, slowpoke! There's something I wanna show ya!"
They ran and ran until Myria stopped short. Colin, her friend, slowed to a stop behind her.
"C'mon!" she beckoned Colin to step beside her. He did, reluctantly. As soon as he was next to her, he gasped and stumbled back. He regained his courage, and stepped forward. They were on the edge of an enormous dropoff, and could see for miles outward. Myria looked down and pointed.
"Down there is what mommy and daddy told me stories about. The Ebil Forest, I think." she said. Colin gulped.
"I hear that the forest is gradually coming back to life, and that there are scary monsters that still inhabit it." Colin told her.
"Bah! They couldn't be all that scary, if my mommy and daddy beat them! C'mon! Let's go explore!" Myria turned around and began climbing down the steep dropoff.
"No! M-Myria! It's dangerous! Wh-Wh-What if we get caught? We'd be in big trouble!" Colin's voice trembled.
"Don't worry! I just want to see what my mom and dad told me about! We'll be back by supper!" she reasoned.
Colin looked over his shoulders cautiously. Then, he capitulated. "Well...alright, but only for lil' bit!" He extended his hand to help her down.
As they were about halfway down the ledge, Colin began to struggle.
"Myria! Help! I can't stay up!" he shouted. Myria looked up startled to see Colin dangling, then scraping his feet desperately for a good footing. Colin grunted and squirmed, until the rock broke in his hand. Myria screamed as she was knocked from her grip and both of them came crashing down into the thick forest. They fell to the grassy ground, scraped and cut but with their fall broken by the trees above them.
A few minutes passed until they both began to stir. Myria lifted her head while Colin rubbed his.
"Great! Now we're *really* in trouble!" Colin said. Silence struck them when a low, animal growl entered their ears. They looked at each other, their faces frozen in fear.
"Wh-...What was THAT?" Myria asked.
"A m-m-m-monster?" Colin guessed, sweat breaking from his face.
Myria crawled slowly and quietly closer to Colin. "I'm scared," she whispered.
Then, in the the dark bushes directly in front of them, two big, pupil-less red eyes appeared. Another growl and a hiss came from the darkness.
"AHHHHH!!" Both children screamed, clutching one another in fright. The beast took a step forward toward the children into the light. Its shaded paws and mane revealed it to be a vicious Fang, hungry and unwilling to miss this opportunity for an easy meal. It began slinking forward toward the children, growling and slobbering.
Colin looked at Myria, now crying, then the monster. Suddenly Colin raced forward to grab a sharp stick, then step backward carefully.
"Back y-y-you, you monster!" He brandished his stick like a sword, his quivering body shielding Myria. The Fang had stopped to inspect the new situation. Then it threw its head back and barked loudly. A few seconds later, its comrades emerged from the brush all around them. The children were encircled, and then began closing in.
Myria wrapped herself around one of Colin's legs and whimpered. Colin had frozen, besides his shaking arms still tightly attached to his stick. He then shook his head, and leap forward at a Fang with his stick.
"TAKE THIS!" He brought the stick down over the monster's head with all the force he could muster. The stick shattered on its skull. The Fang was stunned for a moment, but easily shook it off. It growled, then jammed its snout under Colin and flung him away from Myria and toward its comrades. Colin flopped on the ground, Fangs instantly pouncing on him and violently tearing away at his clothes and flesh.
Myria gasped and shreiked with horror. She then clutched her head in her hands and brought it down. Suddenly, her aura began emitting a bright light. All of the Fangs froze, even the ones attacking Colin, to turn their heads and look.
Myria then began levitating, and she lifted her head to reveal the jewel in her forehead encased and radiating a powerfully brilliant white light.
"Get...away...FROM HIM!" She shrieked through clenched teeth.
"Star Shock!"
The light she radiated contracted, built up, then discharged in a flash outward. The Fangs yelped but all of them were instantly vaporized. Myria floated back down and lightly fell back to the ground, where she remained unconscious like Colin, a few yards away.
"Oh my god, what happened!"
Zidane and Blank dropped through the trees and landed where the children lay.
"MYRIA!" Zidane shouted as he gathered her in his arms.
"Geez..." Blank whispered, already attending to the torn up and bloodied Colin. Zidane and Blank secured the children to their backs, and started to head back up the mountain.
~ ~ ~ fin ~ ~ ~
Looks like I decided to take your advice, Kiome-yasha! ^.~ What do you think? And what does anybody else think? I shall write more, should it be demanded!