Now, sorry for not uploading for… 3 months. I just got caught up in other things, and kinda forgot about this. Sorry again. Now, what I'm going to do with my cosmology has changed, so I'm going to say is that I'm going to keep this fic in what I've termed era 1, and the other things are in era 2.
Kinkajou found herself in a circular room with a table in the middle, along with four chairs. The chairs were positioned with the… cardinal directions, Kinkajou thought? She didn't really pay attention to that class. There were four door, corresponding to each of the chairs. Currently she was sitting on a chair, sitting across from a weird half-Nightwing half-icewing, hybrid, with a miniature dragon on a chain around his neck, and a cup on his right side.
"Hello." The hybrid said. "I'm not exactly in my previous form."
"What do you mean by that?" Kinkajou asked, looking around. The architecture seemed to shift. One moment it had several columns, the next it was very curvy.
"I mean, I don't look like I used to." He responded. "But, I am Dominar, I can assure you."
"Wait? You're Dominar?!" Kinkajou exclaimed leaning over the table a bit. Now that he'd mention it, he looked a lot like Dominar. "How did you change your tribes?"
"It's one of my many abilities." Dominar replied. "I am an omni-god after all."
"So, where are we?" Kinkajou asked, recomposing and getting back in her chair.
"In a council room, or a meeting room, whatever you prefer." Dominar said, resting his head on his palm. "And feel free to roam around."
"Ok." Kinkajou said, getting a closer look at the ever-changing architecture of the place. "So, how does this work?"
"When you go to sleep, you're mind comes here first." Dominar said. "You can meet up with a few select others, which currently is Coatis and Turtle. As for the architecture, it just changes, without any real rhyme or reason."
"So, why aren't they here?" Kinkajou asked, turning her full attention to Dominar.
"They come here when they're asleep." Dominar replied, taking a sip of a cup.
"What about Coatis?" Kinkajou asked, tilting her head.
"He usually doesn't take sun time." Dominar said, leaning back. "Especially when he's excited."
"About what?" Kinkajou asked, leaning in a bit.
"First, you're too close." Dominar said, pushing Kinkajou back. "Second, the reason why he's excited is that he's able to learn magic."
"Magic?" Kinkajou thought out loud.
"Well, omni-magic, but magic nonetheless." Dominar said, manifesting a bowl. "You'll learn some too, if you're wondering."
"I will!?" Kinkajou asked.
"Yes. But, right now, you're waking up. Time to go." Dominar said, as the dream faded away.
Kinkajou woke back up in her sun spot. It was an hour after lunch, and Kinkajou was starving. She needed to go get some food. She quickly got back to her hut, and quickly got a bite to eat. It ended up being a mango, because it's a mango.
Kinkajou went to the visitor house, and saw that Dominar and Coatis were mixing very… interesting things in bowls. She could see red liquid, weird multi-colored stones, and a bit of gold!? Who was rich enough to afford that?!
… wait? They were mixing… in bowls. WERE THEY USING MAGIC?!
"Yes, we're using magic. Now go see Turtle." Dominar said, reading Kinkajou's mind, still focused on their work.
"Ok." Kinkajou said, walking down one of the hallways, to Turtle's room, seeing him. He currently was looking down at a letter his mom had given him, because that was one of his favourite past-times. "Do you know what they're doing Turtle?"
Turtle looked up from his letter. "No, they said something about how it's "against protocol."
"They have protocol?" Kinkajou asked. That seemed unlikely.
"Apparently." Turtle said, before rubbing his neck. "So about earlier… do you…?"
Kinkajou knew what he meant. She… loved him? Was that right? She couldn't love him… right? That was Anemone's enchantment. To make her love Turtle. But… that was impossible. "I don't know. I was visited by Chaos, he supposedly changed it… but what if he didn't!? What if he lied to me?!"
"Kinkajou calm down." Turtle replied, wrapping a wing around her.
"Right. Calm down." Kinkajou said, shifting her scales to aqua. "But, this doesn't make sense."
"I think I might know." Turtle said. "Anemone's enchantment was along the lines of 'to make her love Turtle as much as she loves him' so, maybe it just made you love me more?"
"Maybe… or it weakened it." Kinkajou thought, glumly. Removing the… um… residual animus effects were supposed to remove any doubts. But Kinkajou had more doubts than ever before.
Kinkajou, may I come in? Dominar's voice asked.
"Um, ok?" Kinkajou asked. Dominar was supposed to talk to her anytime, without permission.
I just didn't want to be intrusive. Dominar said, with Kinkajou feeling a… presence. Not helpful or harmful, but far older than anything Kinkajou had ever known. Including Darkstalker.
"Kinkajou is something wrong?" Turtle asked, tilting his head. Kinkajou hadn't realised she had in fact said that out loud until he mentioned it.
"No." Kinkajou responded. She just needed to clear her head a bit. "Dominar is talking to me."
"How?" Turtle asked, leaning in a bit.
Kinkajou, is there anything you need of me? Dominar asked.
Yes. Are you actually in my mind? Kinkajou quickly responded.
Yes. Dominar simply replied. Do you need to check if Chaos actually did what he said?
"When I was taking my sun time he came to me in a dream, and there was a… weird room that apparently is a meeting place for mind. I think." All this magic stuff just made Kinkajou's head spin. Dominar, did I get it right? Also, yes, could you see if Chaos actually did his job?
You explained it well enough. But I would like to explain it better, in person. And yes, I will check it out. Proceeded by the presence receding a bit.
"So, what exactly was it like?" Turtle said, holding his head thoughtfully.
"I'm not comfortable talking about that." Kinkajou said, turning a shade of green.
"Ok." Turtle said, turning away, towards his bags. "Do you… want to read Coral's letter with me?"
"Didn't you already read it?" Kinkajou asked. Or… he's just hitting on me.
"No, I haven't read the last one." Turtle said. "At least, not all the way through."
Turtle quickly fished the letter out of his bag, as Kinkajou slipped under his wing, coming up beside him. If she was in love, she was going to act on it. But, when she did finally get a good look at the letter, she read:
Dear Turtle,
I've heard that you're traveling to the Rainforest for the first week of your vacation. Now, while I'm ok with you traveling around and seeing other places, especially to become a future negotiator, but I'd still like to see you every once in a while.
As for news at the palace, Auklet has learned to swim in open waters! She can't swim in the more open waters, but she can play around outside of the deep palace. Her brothers love playing with her, under my watchful eye of course.
Anemone has been anxiously waiting for getting back home, from what I understand. I hope she's been treated kindly.
Scenscerly,
Coral
"Hm." Kinkajou said. She didn't know much about Turtle's family. It seemed like something fun… Unlike Kinkajou's. Kinkajou's didn't exist. She didn't have any family, except for what Coatis had.
"What?" Turtle asked, looking at Kinkajou.
"Auklet is your little sister, right?" Kinkajou asked. She knew a bit about Seawing politics, but she couldn't keep all of Turtle's siblings straight. Not having M/F names didn't help.
"Yes." Turtle replied, before looking away from embarrassment. "And I kinda had to lie and say that I was here in order to 'learn how to negotiate with Glory.' Now, that's not a lie, but the main reason is to…"
"See me, I know." Kinkajou quickly interjected. "Now, what do you think about all this… randomness?"
"Um…" Turtle thought for a moment, shifting to look outside the window. "I mean, it's weird. First, your long-lost brother comes along and says he's from another universe, then a new hybrid comes along and says he's from another timeline, and then there's the fact they say that you're a princess from the dimension of the first guy, and your parents are some of your friends."
Turtle sighed. "I just think the whole thing is a little far-fetched, and I don't entirely trust them."
"Good to remember." Kinkajou noted. "Now, what about Anemone? Won't she tell Coral about me? From what I've heard, she's not too keen on her male descendants having relationships."
"I…um… made a deal with her." Turtle said, looking at Kinkajou. "I wouldn't tell Coral about her crush on Tararin, along with how exactly to proceed with her, and in return Anemone won't tell Coral about our… relationship."
"Oh." Kinkajou was taken a bit aback. She never took Anemone for the deal-making type, nor that she would actually act on her feelings for Tararin. Not that Kinkajou was complaining. She could just express herself without fear of Anemone tatling.
"Hey!" Dominar shouted in on Turtle and Kinkajou's conversation. "I need you two over here! I have to give you an informational guide on traveling between dimensions."
Kinkajou quickly untangled herself from Turtle, and started walking towards where Dominar's voice came from. He was inside Coatis's room, with a big white-board with a diagram on it. There were 3 stick dragons on an oval, and two other stick dragons on another oval.
What is that for? Kinkajou thought to herself, as she sat down along with Turtle and Coatis, who was an interesting combination of gray and dark blue. Dominar sitting in the front, like how a teacher would.
"So, first thing to know." Dominar started, pointing to the oval with the three stick dragons. "Is that there's more than one dimension, including Coatis's and Turtle's. In order for you to picture it, I've provided some amazing drawings."
"Now, the second thing you should know," Dominar continued, "Is that tomorrow we're going to go to Coatis's dimension using a tunnel in space-time." Dominar said, drawing a line between the two ovals. "The tunnel, to simplify is a four-dimensional object that lets three dimensional beings travel through four dimensions, including time. As such, you will see strange creatures that may or may not attack the tunnel." Dominar drew a weird blob thing. "Now, in the event of one of these beings attacking the tunnel, I will defend it by going out of the tunnel. Now, my unique biology allows me to do this but, none of you are able to do it, otherwise you're not going to have a fun time." Dominar pointed at the second oval. "And if everything goes well, we will arrive at Coatis's home dimension by lunchtime tomorrow."
"What's up with the stick-dragons?" Turtle wondered out loud.
"Each one of them represents a dragon." Dominar pointed out. "The ones on the first oval are you, Kinkajou and Coatis, while the ones on the second are Queen Glory and King Deathbringer."
"Oh." Kinkajou sighed. At least someone she knew would be there too.
"Now, I'd suggest you go pack." Dominar commanded. "While we will have several things supplied, it'd be best if you had more to remind you of home."
"Wait, where will we be when we get to Coatis's dimension?" Kinkajou questioned. She didn't want to be lost in the jungle or just randomly appear in the visitor house in somebody's room. And there's also the fact that Dominar didn't know where they were going…
"We're going to arrive in a back room in a 'summer palace' of sorts for the rainwings, and we will be able to move to another, more formal room, without being interrupted by any guards." Dominar replied.
"Oh, good." Kinkajou realised. They really must've thought this through.
"Wait." Coatis suddenly asked. "If you can control the tunnel, then why did you just plop me in the middle of the forest? You could've just put me next to where Kinkajou stays."
Dominar sighed, and looked mildly irritated. "As I've said before, to make a tunnel I need time and to find an anchor for the tunnel within that timeline, at which point I make a tunnel to where I need to go, to the equivalent place in the timeline I'm traveling to, depending on how much I can do with the anchor I'm given. Seeing as I was given an old tunnel to go off of, with virtually no anchor to speak of, I was unable to properly control the tunnel. However, I was able to create a suitable anchor back in your home dimension."
"Oh. Well… I'll be taking my leave now." Coatis turned a very light shade of green, before leaving.
"Now, you two are dismissed." Dominar said, before giving a look as if to only extenuate that fact. Kinkajou and Turtle promptly skedaddled.
Ok, so now I've explained how Dominar and Coatis got to Kinkajou and Turtle's timeline, I can get that off my back.