Prologue: Evil Plans
Darkness. That's the only way to describe the setting. Absolutely pitch black. That is, until a door opened. A tall figure with long black hair, red eyes, pale skin, and clothed in a gray uniform with black trim and black boots. A patch in the form of a white circle with a black border and three smaller black circles forming a triangle was embroidered onto the chest area. The figure's facial features made it clear that it was male. The man took a breath of fresh air and exhaled. This was followed by a smile of satisfaction.
"It's time." the man announced.
The man went over to a table, where an object that was shaped like three black circles arranged in the same manner as on the patch on the man's clothing and with three smaller white circles inside was resting. The man picked the object up and clipped it to his belt.
"Let's see if my three little friends are ready for action." he then said.
He then grabbed a staff that was black in color and had a ring encircling a red orb at the top and tapped it three times on the floor.
"Wishes, awaken." he commanded.
Three red orbs flew out of the object on the man's belt.
"What is thy bidding, Master Ecks?" one of them asked.
"It's time once again to test your powers." the man, whose name was just revealed to be Ecks, informed. "Activate!"
Ecks tapped his staff once, and the three orbs transformed. The first transformed into a blue gas flame like you would see on your stove, the second transformed into sort of a pocket watch-type figure, only with just the hands and without the numbers and other markings, and the third transformed into a mirror.
"Good." Ecks praised.
Ecks then took the three beings outside and used his staff to conjure up a pile of dead leaves.
"Ferno, set these dead leaves on fire." Ecks ordered.
"Yes, Master." nodded Ferno, the gas flame being.
Ferno then blew. A jet of flame came from his top and caught onto the leaves, setting them ablaze. Ecks smiled with delight.
"Very good, Ferno." Ecks grinned. "That will do for right now."
Ferno nodded and stopped, and Ecks used his staff to summon a rain cloud to extinguish the flames. He then magicked both the cloud and the leaves away and summoned a chicken.
"Hypno, hypnotize this chicken into laying a dozen eggs." Ecks ordered.
"Yes, Master." said Hypno, the pocket watch being.
Hypno then flew over to the chicken and started turning his hands. Sure enough, a swirling pattern began to appear on his face, and it soon appeared in the chicken's eyes.
"You will lay one dozen eggs." Hypno commanded.
The chicken clucked in agreement and laid twelve eggs on the spot.
"Excellent, Hypno." Ecks complimented. "You may stop now."
Hypno did, and Ecks used his staff to magic the chicken away and replace it with a pig.
"Manifesto, show this pig its worst fear." Ecks commanded.
"Yes, Master." agreed Manifesto, the mirror being.
Manifesto then flew over to the pig and showed it an image of a chef frying bacon in a pan. This caused the pig to squeal loudly in terror and run away.
"Well done, Manifesto." Ecks smiled. "Deactivate!"
The beings then reverted back to their original forms and retreated back into the object on Ecks' belt. The patch on Ecks' shirt then flashed, and when he touched it, a bubble showing a cloaked figure appeared in front of him.
"Another successful test of your Wishes, my apprentice." the figure said.
"Thank you, my lord." Ecks thanked as he bowed.
"It appears to me that you're ready." the cloaked figure said.
"I am ready." Ecks affirmed.
"Good." the cloaked figure smiled. "Proceed as planned."
"Yes, my lord." Ecks nodded.
Ecks then went back inside, grinning.
"First the Rainbow Kingdom, then the world." Ecks declared.
Ecks cackled as he faded again into the shadows.
End of Prologue