~The Future Is Revealed (Well, Not In Full Detail) ~
You guys! I'm really sad… Why? Because only ONE person is reviewing! Seriously? What happened to everyone else who read and reviewed this story? Do you guys hate this story or…?
To Carabootoo: Thank you for your support and reviews! You really help me keep this story going! I love seeing your reviews! They make me smile! :) Never stop reviewing and this chapter is for you!
YOU BETTER REVIEW PEOPLE! I MEAN, COME ON! THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE LONG, COMPLEX PARAGRAPHS! THEY CAN BE F*CKING SHORT! HELL, THEY CAN BE A SENTENCE OR A F*CKING WORD! IS CARABOOTOO THEY ONLY ONE WHO READS AND CARES ABOUT THIS STORY?! I SWEAR I WILL F*CKING THROW A F*CKING TANTRUM BECAUSE ONLY ONE PERSON CARES ABOUT THIS STORY! YOU SPEND YOUR PERSONAL TIME READING THIS! WOULD IT KILL YOU TO REVIEW?! GOD!
*Takes a deep breath* Whoa…sorry.
Anyway, welcome to chapter nine! For those who haven't abandoned this story and didn't stop reviewing, this chapter is going to be a special one!
Why? Because this will have the spoilers on what is going to happen next in "The Dimension Walker" series!
Before we start, here is the list of stories that are in this series! To Carabootoo: I told you some of the spoilers for this series, but some things will be changed. I hope you like the changes!
Book 1: The Dimension Walker (TDW): In the World of RC9GN
Book 2: TDW: Journey Through the Ghost Zone
Book 3: TDW: Chaos Stirring and Duat Fading
Book 4 (part 1): TDW: Darkness Rising
Book 5 (part 2): TDW: War of the Nine Realms
If anyone can guess where books 3-5 take place, I may feature your OC as a camper in Camp Walker!
Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue. I do not own "Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja" and neither do you!
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When Avril blacked out, she expected her dreams to be weird versions of reality like always. But, that sure wasn't the case.
She stood in the middle of a beautiful room. The walls were smooth, white marble. The floor had colorful mosaic of the earth and the seven continents while the ceiling had a mosaic mural of the night sky. At the front of the room were two, Grecian column that held up a veil. Beyond the veil was a vast ocean. In the middle of the room were billions, maybe even trillions of threads being strung. Each thread was a different color, pattern, or design on it. Avril was about to approach the strings when a voice echoed through the room.
"Do not touch the strings unless you want to change the Fates' Design!"
Avril whirled around, and was met with three girls standing side-by-side, all wearing a serious expression. Avril gulped, and examined each girl.
The first one was a little girl, no older than twelve. Her hair went down to her waist and was the richest of browns. Her eyes were golden and full of innocent, yet Avril somehow knew this girl had seen a lot of things that weren't all that innocent. The little girl wore a simple white dress that went down to her ankles, revealing her golden ballet flats.
The second one was a teenage girl. Her golden-blonde hair was put up in a high ponytail. Her eyes were the purest of silver and held so much knowledge and wisdom that Avril was sure she wasn't a normal teen. The teen wore a stormy grey Greek-styled dress with silver gladiator sandals.
The last one was a young woman, but she changed into an elder woman. In her young woman form, her hair was black as night. While in her elder woman form her hair was shining grey. When she was a young woman, her eyes were crimson red and showed pain. But, in her elder woman form, her eyes were obsidian black and showed kindness and acceptance. Both forms wore a black Greek-styled dress with black gladiator sandals.
Avril backed away from the strings, holding up her hands in surrender.
"I-I'm sorry," she stuttered. "I-I didn't…wait…are these the strings the Fates spin?"
"Yes," the teen answered. "And we are—"
"The Fates," the little girl cut in. "I am Clotho, the spinner of the strings and I represent the beginning of everyone's life. I am full of the innocence, naivety, and wonder young children hold in their hearts and minds."
Clotho curtsied, but she was tripped by the teen and fell down. The teen snickered, but stopped when the woman glared in her direction.
"Sorry," mumbled the teen. She turned to Avril and said, "I am Lachesis, the gatherer of the string and I represent the part of everyone's life where you can obtain a lot. Teenagers are full of potential and can use it if they decide wisely."
Lachesis tried to bow, but Clotho tripped her and she fell down beside the laughing girl. The woman glared at both of them, then turned to Avril. She gave a kind smile and bowed.
"And I am Atropos," the woman said. "I cut the strings of life and am the inevitable. No one can escape their fates that are given to them. Some die an old age, which is why I am an elder woman form. But, some die young. That is why I have the form of a young woman."
"That's great and all," Avril said, "but…just one small question. Why am I here?"
Atropos held her hand and pulled Avril along.
"That is because you have read the Black Sapphire, a book only Chosen Ones can read."
Lachesis walked next to Avril, and gave a sad smile. "When the Chosen One first reads the Black Sapphire, they come to the Temple of the Divine, home to those with gifts of prophecy, fate, and destiny."
"Why do they come here?" Avril asked.
"To see what Ananke, has in store," Clotho answered as she walked next to Atropos.
"And Ananke is…?"
"She is the primordial goddess of prophecy," Atropos said. "Have you not read Greek and Roman mythology?"
"No…"
Lachesis snorted. "Figures. But, then again she's been through a lot." Then, she mumbled, "Survived the Pit as a babe…that's incredible!"
"Wait, what?"
"One question at a time, Avril-Drew," Clotho said. "We must show you the Room of the Chosen."
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The Room of the Chosen was a lot more dark and dreary than the other rooms in the Temple of the Divine. The walls were made of obsidian and the floor was black marble. The ceiling was the night sky and the heavens. The only pop of color was a silver podium that faced an altar, filled with riches and foods offering to someone.
When Avril turned to face the Fates, they were gone. Confused, Avril turned around and saw the Fates stood around the silver podium, wearing black cloaks and chanting in Ancient Greek. They raised their hands to the ceiling as they chanted; their voice raspy and haunting. Atropos had her back to the altar, facing Avril. Her eyes were crimson and a red aura surrounded her. Clotho and Lachesis stood at the sides of the podium, facing each other. In the middle of the podium was a golden bowl, filled with water that seemed to change color as the Fates chanted.
"Step up to the Podium of Destiny," Atropos said in Greek. "Step up, Chosen One, and see your fate unravel!"
As creepy as it sounded, Avril stepped up. She faced Atropos, who was smiling and continued to speak in Greek.
"Look down at the Divine Bowl! Watch as your future appears before you!"
Clotho and Lachesis continued to chant, raising their hands higher. Avril gulped, and looked down. Her eyes turned silver as the water rippled in the bowl.
"A destiny you can decide! A prophecy you cannot escape! A fate you will try to change! Watch, Chosen One, watch!"
As the water rippled, it revealed a place Avril knew all too well.
It was Norrisville, and it was in flames. Stanked monster ran about, different colored mist swirled in the air, and flames devoured the city. She saw Carrie and Natalia, battling monsters and guiding people to safety. Carrie was chanting, raising a staff and Egyptian hieroglyphs constantly appearing in front of her. Natalia was wielding a sword, slashing objects and returning monsters to normal. Both girls looked tired and bruised badly, but they didn't stop.
She saw Alice, Ally, and Howard, helping citizens and warding off monsters. Ally was guiding people towards safe areas or towards the edge of town, her brown eyes full of determination and anger. Alice and Howard were throwing orbs that released fire, ice, water, bees, and lightning. Alice looked absolutely pissed, while Howard was fully angry, since he was running around. They were growing tired, but they didn't care.
Finally, she saw Randy, a red-haired boy, and herself standing on top of Norrisville High. Randy was in his ninja suit, holding two katanas. The red-haired boy was in battle stance, determination written all over his face. And Avril held a bow with a glowing gold arrow ready to be shot. She wore a crimson cloak, the hood concealed her face. But, she could guess she was pissed off. They all faced the Sorcerer, who was at full power. They charged, and the water rippled the image away.
"No!" Avril exclaimed. "Bring it back! I need to see what happens!"
Soon, the image changed. This time, the image was in a place with a toxic green sky and floating islands. Avril, Ally, Alice, Carrie, and Natalia stood on one island. Natalia held her sword, Carrie had her staff, Alice had a knife, Ally had a dagger, and Avril had her bow with a glowing silver arrow, ready to be shot. They all looked determined and ready to fight. In front of them was an army of ghosts and ghouls. At the front, was a tall silhouette of a raven. The raven pointed its wing at them, and the army advanced. The girls charged, and the image rippled away.
Avril was about to complain when Atropos stopped her, and pointed at the bowl.
The water rippled, and the image was revealed.
It was Brooklyn. Avril knew since she's been to New York multiple of times. But, Brooklyn was in chaos. Shadow creatures and monsters ran about, while regular people were passed out. There were, however, Dimension-Walkers running about, battling the monsters while taking the people to safety.
Carrie held her staff, chanting a spell of sorts. Natalia and Alice guarded her, both girls using swords to ward off the shadows that were trying to get to Carrie. Purple hieroglyphs swirled around Carrie, glowing brightly as she continued to chant.
Ally was running with a boy and a girl. Ally was reading off a scroll, while the boy used his curved sword to fight off monsters and the girl was calling out in Egyptian, causing hieroglyphs to appear and made the monsters pass out or explode.
"Read faster," the girl urged.
"Can't really read any faster than this," Ally snapped. "Why don't you read it, Sadie?"
"I'm not a bloody Giver!"
"Sadie," the boy said, "let her read the scroll! Ally, read faster!"
"Kanes," Ally groaned. "The death of me!"
Amongst the fight, Avril saw herself battle a giant, black dragon-like creature. Instead of the bow and arrows, she held a katana. Its blade was silver with tints of black. She stood in front of the dragon, warding its claws and deflecting the fire shooting out of its mouth. Avril slashed her sword, but the dragon threw her aside. Her back hit a wall, and she lost consciousness. The dragon loomed above her, claws raised. Its claw went down, and the water rippled again.
"You really like doing that, don't you?" Avril asked, raising an eyebrow at Atropos.
Atropos smiled, and the chanting quieted down.
"This last image of the future," said Atropos. "This you can decide whether or not you can see it. Will you see it, or do you wish not to?"
"Let me see it," Avril insisted. "From what I've seen so far, I think I'm prepared for the worst. Or…I'm gonna wake up from this dream scarred."
Atropos frowned. "Very well, Chosen One, you have made your choice. But, be warned. Behold: the Land of the Gods!"
Avril's eyes went wide as they image changed.
It was Manhattan, in full chaos. Monsters, shadow creatures, and other things she couldn't name ran amuck. Like the vision of Brooklyn, regular humans were passed. This time, many Dimension-Walkers were fighting this battle. No, this wasn't a battle to Avril; this was a war.
On the streets, Dimension-Walkers and their allies fought. Avril sensed she knew the allies, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She couldn't find a single familiar face in the battle.
When she tried to look in closer, her head ached and she closed her eyes. Avril screamed, and fell back. She gripped her head, and images flashed through her mind. The Fates stopped their chanting, and looked at Avril with sad eyes.
"You must wake," Lachesis said.
She walked over to Avril, and touched her forehead. A bright flashed appeared, and Avril was gone.
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Avril woke with a start. She jolted up, and smacked her head against Randy's head. Both teen yelped, and rubbed their foreheads.
"What the juice?!" exclaimed Randy. "That hurts!"
Avril didn't respond. She gripped her head and started breathing fast. Randy quickly wrapped his arm around Avril's shoulders and tried to comfort the girl.
"Hey, hey," Randy murmured in her ear. "It's okay. You passed out, so I took you to the infirmary. You're alright, you're fine."
"H-How long was I out?" Avril asked.
"Oh, not that long…"
"What's today?"
"Friday," Randy said.
"What?!" exclaimed Avril. "I've been out for four days?!"
Randy nodded. Avril quickly got out of bed, but quickly fell down to her knees. Randy rushed to her side and helped her up.
"No honking way you're leaving," Randy said as he placed Avril back in bed. "You need to rest. After all, we do have a fight today."
Avril groaned. "You've got to be kidding me."
"Hey, don't worry, what's the worst that could happen?"
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A/N: Yeah….Randy doesn't know what's coming. Next chapter is going to be the fight between Avril and Randy! Along with some surprises!
Was this chapter too short? Was it rushed? Were there any mistakes (if there were, sorry!)? Please tell me!
Oh! And don't forget to guess where books 3-5 take place! Remember: anyone who comes close will have their OC will be a camper that has a cameo or a little speaking role! Good luck!