Family
Chapter 169 Magical Field Trip
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I do not own anything, expect the OCs. This is just a story for fun.
(Author's Note: Special shoutout to 5waydragon, for his ideas and suggestions.)
In the Ice Kingdom, three of the explorers were trying to figure out a little mystery. Dipper and Mabel had woken up one morning to find Wendy already awake and at the dinner table eating some cereal and studying a rose.
"Morning Wendy. What's with the rose?" Said Mabel as she and Dipper took a seat at the table.
"Well this was given to me by a guy I recently met." Said Wendy.
"Oh that's sweet!" Said Mabel.
"So where did you meet this guy?" Asked Dipper curiously.
"Well...that's the thing. I met him in my dreams. He gave me a rose in my dream and when I woke up there was a rose in my hand." Said Wendy as she studied the rose.
"That's...kind of weird." Said Dipper.
"What was his name and what did he look like?" Asked Mabel.
"His name was Alcor and he was dressed in a black suit, a star shaped helmet, with a black visor that covered the top of his face and a black top hat." Said Wendy as she twisted the Rose in her hand.
A look of shock and surprise appeared in both Dipper and Mabel's eyes. The twins glanced at one another and saw the look, but Wendy who was still studying the Rose didn't see it. Dipper knew this thing with Alcor was way to much of a coincidence. The boy signaled his sister and he quickly made an excuse to leave the table before Wendy could say anything to them. The twins headed towards Dipper's room and closed the door.
"So you had a dream with Alcor to?" Asked Mabel.
"I did and apparently so did Wendy." Said Dipper.
"Well he did say he was a traveler of dreams." Said Mabel.
"True, but this just feels strange. Tell me what happened in your dream and I'll tell you what happened in mine." Said Dipper.
So Mabel told Dipper what happened in her dream and Dipper told his sister what happened in his dream. Dipper then began to pieces the information he got from his and Mabel's dreams. Alcor had told Mabel he was going to meet a girl, he had visions about, then in Dipper's dream he had helped Dipper choose Pacifica and told Dipper there was someone out there for Wendy to love and be her boyfriend and finally Alcor appeared in Wendy's dream and gave her a rose to express his feelings for her.
"What do you think about this?" Asked Mabel.
"I'm not sure. Alcor appeared in your dream to ask you for dating advice because he was going to meet a woman he had visions about, then he appeared in my dream to help me decide that I wanted Pacifica to be my girlfriend, and finally he appears in Wendy's dream and they hung out and Alcor gave Wendy a rose. Wendy is clearly the woman Alcor had visions about and he expressed his feelings for her." Said Dipper.
"Well isn't that a good thing? You get to date Pacifica and now Wendy has Alcor to be her boyfriend. Your no longer stuck in a love triangle." Said Mabel.
"That's true, but we really don't know nothing about this Alcor except he has the power to travel through dreams and he seems to have a thing for Wendy. We don't know what this guy's face looks like because he wears that helmet. He could be up to no good." Said Dipper.
"Are you jealous that this guy is hitting on Wendy?" Asked Mabel with a little smirk.
"Of...course not! I chose Pacifica to be my girlfriend. It's just that I'm concerned for Wendy wellbeing that's all." Said Dipper as his cheeks flush a little.
"Well I don't think we have anything to worry about from Alcor." Said Mabel.
"Whys that?" Asked Dipper.
"I...just having this feeling we can trust Alcor. He was pretty nice to us and don't think he means us any harm." Said Mabel.
"I suppose it's to soon to jump to any conclusions just yet. Will just have to be on guard the next time we see him." Said Dipper.
"Should we tell Wendy and the others what happened?" Asked Mabel.
"Not yet. We need to know more about this guy, before we do anything." Said Dipper.
"Ok." Said Mabel.
A few days later Simon gathered the explorers for a special surprise.
"Today I'm going to take you all on a special trip to the magic capitol of Oooo. Wizard City. It is there that I shall tell you about magic and help Dipper find the magic best suited for him to learn." Said Simon.
"What do you mean by the magic best suited for me to learn?" Asked Dipper.
"Well Dipper there is magic in all living things. Magic is an energy that has existed since the beginning. Some people like myself gain and unlock their magic through a magic item and through years of hard study. A person's own magic is somewhat connected to an aspect of their personality and being. It is in Wizard City that we will find the part of you that's connected to your own magic and then I shall teach you and help you master your magic." Said Simon.
"Makes sense to me." Said Dipper.
"So how do we get there? You going to magic us there?" Asked Stan.
"No. You see Wizard City is protected by a magical barrier that keeps people from teleporting into the city. But don't you fret I have a good means of transportation." As he walked over to a large closet and opened it up.
A few minutes later Simon came out carrying a large rolled up carpet. Simon set the carpet down and unrolled it.
"Now if you all would kindly sit on the carpet." Instructed Simon as he pointed at the carpet.
The humans did as they were told and Patience also joined them on the rug. At first nothing happened and then the carpet rose a few feet into the air.
"Great Scott! This is a flying carpet!" Said Ford.
"I know awesome right!" Said Patience.
Simon waved his hand at the wall and it parted open to allow the carpet to fly out. The wizard then kissed Betty and gave Eria a quick hug before he flew off after the carpet and the wall returned to normal. Simon flew ahead of the carpet and it followed him away from the Ice Kingdom.
"So the magic capitol of Ooo. Maybe I can find the power I need there." Thought Gideon with an evil little evil smile.
The carpet moved flew off towards Wizard City.
Beneath Wizard City there was some old tunnels. Laser Wizard was making his way through one of these tunnels with a glowing ball of light to see where he was going to avoid detection. For the past few months Laser Wizard had been secretly sneaking into Wizard City to spy and plan the downfall of the Grand Master Wizard and the other members of the Wizard Council. Back when Laser Wizard was just with the Secret Society, Bufo had been working as a magic teacher gathering a large following of wizards in training. The original plan had been to train the young wizards into a army to help the Secret Society overthrow the Wizard Council, but that plan had been slightly ruined since the Bella Noche incident followed by Bufo later being arrested. A few of Bufo's students had denounced their former teacher and went to seek teachings from other wizards, but a good number had stayed loyal to the ideals of the Secret Society, but they were more of petty vandals and rebellious youths, then a real threat to Wizard City. Laser Wizard had spent the last few moths locating the young wizards and help reform them into a powerful magic force. There were about four wizards among the trainees, who possessed a good level of talent and could be very useful to taking over Wizard City. Laser Wizard had also gone looking for older wizards, who he could sway to his ideas and get them to join him. The evil wizard had recruited three wizards and they were the cyclops wizard Cyclo, the bird wizard Berdzerd, and Wizard Thief. With the combined power of the wizards and wizard students, Laser Wizard's forces presented a threat to the balance of Wizard City, but he knew that his current forces wouldn't be enough to take on the Wizard Council and the Wizard Police Force. Laser Wizard planned to cause a massive prison break at the Wizard Prison and recruit all the Wizards to his cause to take the city. Maja could have any kingdom or village she wanted, but Laser Wizard planned to take Wizard City for himself.
"Soon I won't need to sneak around these tunnels like a rat. I'll be the new grand master wizard of this place and everyone will obey me." Said Laser Wizard to himself.
"Well you certainly think big." Said a voice from behind.
Laser Wizard whirled around to see Bill floating behind him.
"What do you want?" Asked Laser Wizard wearily.
"I'm here to make a little deal with you." Said Bill.
"What kind of deal?" Asked Laser Wizard.
"You see there's this human pal of mine, named Gideon. He happens to be staying at the Ice Kingdom and he wants to learn magic in exchange for any information he can pick up from Simon and the rest of his goodie friends. I think your just the guy to teach him." Said Bill.
"Why should I care about this Gideon kid?" Asked Laser Wizard.
"Because his quit clever and his quit ambitious. He could be very useful to us. Also, he'll be in the city today getting a tour." Said Bill as he conjured up a picture of Gideon and handed it to Laser Wizard.
"Fine. I'll do it." Said Laser Wizard as he took the picture.
"Good" said Bill before he vanished from sight.
"I'll have to send someone to get this Gideon guy." Muttered Laser Wizard as he continued on his way.
Simon and the rest of his group had just arrived in the valley, where Wizard City was and they landed in the bottom of the canyon.
"I don't see no city." Said Stan.
"Oh it's here. I just have to say the the magic words. Wizards rule." Said Simon.
The empty city before the group became filled with Wizard City and the barrier that surrounded it. A hole opened up in the barrier and Simon lead the others into the city. Simon pointed at the carpet and it rolled itself up and placed itself against a wall. The explorers starred at the city before them in awe.
"Welcome to Wizard City." Said Simon.
"This place looks amazing!" Said Mabel.
Simon beckoned the others to follow him into the city. The group passed a few Wizard Police Officers and some other wizards, who cast the humans a curious look, before going about their business. As they went deeper into the city, the group was approached by Hunter Wizard, Huntress Wizard, and Abracadaniel.
"Greetings master Simon, I see you brought some very interesting guest with you this day." Said Huntress Wizard.
Some quick introductions were made and Simon explained he was giving the humans a tour of Wizard City and that he was here to help find Dipper's magical element. Abracadaniel smiled and waved shyly at Patience, who blushed a little as she waved back. Mabel saw this and smiled a little.
"You have a crush on that Abracadaniel guy, don't you?" Said Mabel.
"I...do. And I think he likes me to." Said Patience.
"Then why don't you ask him out on a date?" Asked Wendy joining in on the little girl talk.
"Well...I really don't know how to. I never had a boyfriend. My blue skin always chased boys away." Said Patience looking a little sad.
"Well now that's no longer an issue." Said Wendy.
"We can help you start a love relationship." Said Mabel.
"Thanks, but right now this about showing you Wizard City. We can work on the whole date and boyfriend thing back at the palace." Said Patience.
"Fair enough." Said Mabel.
Simon was finishing up his talk with the wizards and Pacifica found herself starring at Huntress Wizard. The archer wizard had an heir of power and confidence about her that Pacifica found admirable. Pacifica then eyed Huntress Wizard's bow and wondered if she could learn to use a weapon like that. It would certainly help Pacifica prove she was useful and it would help her feel confident about herself.
"Um hey, can you teach me how to do archery?" Asked Pacifica.
"I can, but why do you wish to learn archery?" Asked Huntress Wizard.
"I...thought it would be a useful skill to learn and I wish to become stronger and defend myself." Said Pacifica.
"Very well then. I will visit you in the Ice Kingdom and I shall teach you archery." Said Huntress Wizard.
"Thanks." Said Pacifica.
Abracadaniel said a quick goodbye to Patience, before running off to attend to some other business. The group now accompanied by Hunter Wizard and Huntress Wizard went on through Wizard City. Simon explained all the purposes of all the different shops and buildings. Then they saw the wizard prison and Simon gave Gideon a stern look before he explained what the prison was.
"This here is the wizard prison. It is there that wizards who abused their powers or yours their powers for conquest are sent. The Wizards behind those walls are greedy and power hungry and it was because of those desires that they were locked up in that prison. There are laws for all Wizards and those who break them and attempt to use their magic for conquest or other misdeeds will be punished for them." Said Simon.
Gideon paled slightly at that. The group moved on to a large building that appeared to be a library. Simon lead the group into the library and then he turned to face Dipper.
"In this library there are many different magic books and indexes. Hopefully will find the right book that will help begin your studies. Now you've told me a bit about yourself. Is there anything unique about yourself that you haven't told me yet?" Said Simon.
"Well I have this unique birthmark." Said Dipper as he removed his hat and showed Simon his birthmark.
"I see this is indeed a unique birthmark and it has confirmed by suspicion about what kind of magic you can use." Said Simon as he went over to the main desk and wrote something on a piece of paper.
Everyone watched as the paper folded itself into a bird and then it flew off into the library. A couple of minutes later the bird returned to the desk carrying a book. Simon took the book and faced Dipper.
"Dipper you have a desire and passion to study the universe and your birthmark are both signs that you have the ability to use star magic. It is a very rare magic and quit powerful. This book will help get you started on learning your magic." Said Simon as he handed the book to Dipper.
Dipper felt, his heart beat excitedly in his chest as his body gave off a faint white glow and he took the book. The boy's friends and family were happy for him. Gideon just shot a glare at Dipper and muttered darkly under his breath. Ford got himself a history book about magic before he and the others left the library. Simon had some minor business to attend to at the Capitol, so he took the explores to a magic shop and asked Hunter Wizard and Huntress Wizard to watch over the humans, while he attend his business. The wizards agreed and Simon went off to the Capitol. The humans began to explore the shop and while they were doing this Berdzerd entered the shop carrying a picture of Gideon and spotted the boy. Berdzerd carefully made his way over to Gideon and stood next to him.
"A guy, who can teach you magic sent me to come get you." Whispered Berdzerd.
Gideon's eyes went wide with excitement. Bill had come through for him. The boy turned to Berdzerd.
"Good, but I can't be gone to long otherwise the others will notice." Said Gideon.
Berdzerd nodded and he and Gideon carefully snuck out of the magic shop and made their way to a clothes store. The wizard lead Gideon to the back of the store and rolled a carpet up to reveal a trapdoor. Berdzerd opened the door up and he and Gideon headed down into a secret room. Laser Wizard waited for the two in the room.
"So your Bill's human friend Gideon." Said Laser Wizard.
"I am." Said Gideon as he held up his right hand and the mark Bill had given him appeared on the hand and then vanished.
"Tell me about yourself Gideon. What do you want most in life. This will tell me what magic is the best to teach you." Said Laser Wizard.
"Well I enjoy being in power. I want to rise up above all the others and I want people to fall before me on their hands and knees." Said Gideon.
As Gideon spoke, Laser Wizard and Berdzerd saw some pebbles and a nail float up a few inches around Gideon, before gently going back to land back on the ground. Berdzerd let out a startled gasp, while Laser grinned beneath his hood. This human might be useful after all.
"Well Gideon it appears you have a strong form of magic called gravity magic. With my help you will be very powerful." Said Laser Wizard.
"I like the sound of that. So what do I call you?" Said Gideon.
"I am Laser Wizard, but you may also call me master. Now don't mention my name to anyone. I'll contact you in the future and then we can begin training." Said Laser Wizard.
"Yes master." Said Gideon with nod.
Berdzerd lead Gideon out if the room and back to the magic shop. The bird wizard then snuck off. Most of the other explorers had found a magical item they liked. Mabel found some magic markers that brought what ever she drew to life, Wendy found some magic gloves that had the ability to make items fly to her hand, when she looked and thought about them, Soos got a tool belt/fanny pack that had a pocket dimension in it to store a bunch of stuff, Stan found some magic playing cards that shuffled themselves, and Pacifica found a strange cold key with some dirt on it. Pacifica didn't know why, she wanted the key, but she sensed that the key might unlock something important. Simon returned from his business and told the others that the tour was over. The wizard then bought the items everyone liked and they headed back to where they left the magic carpet. The group said goodbye to Hunter Wizard and Huntress Wizard, before flying off to the Ice Kingdom.
An hour after arriving at the Ice Kingdom, Pacifica went to the bathroom to wash the dirt from the key she got from the magic shop. The dirt came off to reveal an Aquarius symbol from the zodiac and the tip of the key began to glow. Pacifica starred at the glowing key not sure what was going on. When she removed it from the water it stopped glowing and when she stuck it back in it began to glow again.
"Um...open?" Said Pacifica as she twisted the key to the side wondering if the action would do anything.
There was a flash of light and a strange figure appeared before Pacifica floating in midair. The newcomer resembled a royal blue mermaid. She had a long, blue fish-tail, light blue hair that reached up to her waist, and blue eyes that seem to have no pupils. The mermaid wore a dark blue bikini top and on each arm, she had a golden armlet and bracelet. She also had a headband, three piercings on her tail, and a golden belt at her waist and light blue crystal earrings. A dark blue tattoo resembling the Aquarius zodiac symbol rested right under her collarbone. The mermaid also carried an urn.
"What and...who are you?" Asked Pacifica looking dumbfounded by the mermaid.
"I am the Celestial Spirit, Aquarius the Water Bearer and you have summoned me little girl." Said the mermaid.
(Author's Note: Aquarius is from Fairy Tail and more Celestial Spirits will appear in future chapters.)
"I...summoned you?" Asked Pacifica.
"You seem quit slow. Yes you summoned me by using the Celestial Spirit Gate Key you hold in your hands." Said Aquarius with an annoyed expression as she pointed at the key in Pacifica's hand.
"Look I'm new to this. I had no idea that this key would summon something." Said Pacifica looking frustrated.
"Alright fine. Tell me your name child, so we may form a contract." Said Aquarius.
"My name is Pacifica and what do you mean by contract?" Said Pacifica.
"A contract is a binding connection between a Celestial Spirit and their summoner. You can't just summon me whenever you want. There has to be certain days set up to summon me." Said Aquarius.
"Ok...certain days. How about Monday, Wednesday, and Friday?" Said Pacifica.
"Fair enough. I accept the terms. To summon me you must dip the key in water on the days you have selected." Said Aquarius.
"Alright got it." Said Pacifica.
"Well thus should be interesting, hopefully you'll be a better partner then my last one. She was a lonely women, who could never get a boyfriend, I at least hope your capable of getting one." Said Aquarius.
"I do have a boyfriend!" Said Pacifica defensively.
"I'll believe when I see it." Said Aquarius with a smirk as she vanished in a flash of light.
"This world gets stranger and stranger. Well at least I have some kind of weird magic ability now and soon I'll learn how to be an archer." Thought Pacifica as she studied the key in her hand.
Pacifica went to her room and fell asleep as she wondered what strangeness the world would show her and the others next.
To be continued.