Disclaimer: I do not own Terraria, nor the NPCs and other things that appear in the game. They all belong to Redigit and Re-Logic. However, I do own the characters I use, and the personalities I have given to the NPCs in question. That's pretty much it.
Onto the next chapter now!
Skybound Arc 0: Itinere [The Journey]
Chapter 1: The First Night
It took time and plenty of effort, as well as plenty of wood. But rest assured, Skye had built her first house. It was small, yet humble. The handiwork of a first-timer.
Harley smiled at the sight of the little home. "Nice job, Skye. Not bad for a first-timer."
"Thanks." She said, smiling at the praise given to her. She looked towards the west. The sun had just begun setting. "Something tells me we better head inside. I have a feeling bad things happen at night..."
"Oh my yes, they do." He nodded in agreement. "And it's not just slimes, either."
Without saying anything further, they both went into the house. When she closed the door behind her, Skye kept her back pressed against it. Today was a long day, and she was quite tired...
„You alright there?" Harley asked, somewhat concerned.
She nodded. „I'll be alright, yeah. Just... tired, that's all."
„Well, get some rest then." He said. „I'll watch the door for you."
She nodded, and went over to the table, and laid her head down with a ‚thunk'. She promptly fell asleep...
She heard voices. Out of curousity, she went to the main living room, and saw the same man from the photograph, and his wife, talking, or rather, arguing.
„But I can't get rid of her! I worked so hard, I can't give up now!"
„But the mayor said she's a potential threat to the town! You heard him: What if one day she goes berserk, in an unstoppable killing spree?"
„They mayor is just paranoid. He said the same thing about Cephius, too. And he hasn't done anything wrong!"
„Not yet, anyways. I don't know, Felix, I see something wrong with that boy."
„But do you see anything wrong with her, then?"
„...no, but-!"
„See? She's no danger to anyone. Besides, she's still learning. She's becoming more human each time."
„Yes... but..."
„Lilly." Felix put a hand on his wife's shoulder. „You can't go and worry too much. She's still young. In a sense she's like a child. You have to give her a chance. Besides, Mark has already begun to warm up to her."
„...I guess you're right."
„Master Felix? Lady Lilly?" She finally spoke up, and the two turned their attention towards her.
„Oh, Skye! I'm sorry, we..." Felix tried to say.
„We were just having a mommy and daddy moment." Lilly spoke up. „Don't worry it's alright now."
„Well, sorry if I interrupted, but supper is ready."
Felix smiled a bit, so did Lilly. „Alright, we'll be there in a minute. Thank you."
With that, she bowed politely and returned to what she was doing.
„Skye! Hey, Skye wake up!" Harley said, shaking her.
She was jolted out of her dream and back into reality, and jolted up with a gasp. „What-wha-?"
„Sorry to wake you." He sounded frantic, as he looked at the door. „But some unwanted guests are trying to make their way in!"
„Unwanted... whaaa?" She lazily got up and went to see what 'unwanted guests' he was talking about-.
No less when she opened the door, a zombie tried to tackle her down. With quick reflex, she stabbed the undead human in the gut with her shortsword. As she backed away, the zombie moaned, not quite dead yet. Another stab in the head, and it went down.
„What the FUCK was that?" She said, her voice was trembling, obviously paniced.
„A zombie." He said. „Pretty much an undead person. They're nasty, worse then the slimes."
There was more banging on the door. „And annoying, too. I swear I can't sleep when they're constantly trying to break into your house!"
Skye couldn't agree more with that. „I might as well take care of them..."
Harley just shrugged. „Ehh... you could, but... there's like, a million of them out there. And you wouldn't know where they all are, they usually hide in caves 'till nightfall."
If one could perfectly describe Skye's face, it would be a mix of confusion and annoyance. „Well THAT'S JUST DANDY... eh, who am I to complain, what with how nature works and stuff..." She sighed. „Besides, it's just one of things that's inevitable..."
„Not all zombies are bad." Harley spoke up. „I met one once that was friendly. I can't remember her name, but she was brave, trying to fight back her own kind."
Skye looked up at him. „...what happened to her?"
„She... dissappeared. I don't know exactly what happened, but I haven't seen her for about... 4 years now. It's a safe bet she most likely died..."
Ah. I see." Skye nodded. „Not easy when someone dies. I keep getting that feeling that I've seen someone die before. Just... don't really know where, when, or why..."
Harley was quiet, and put a hand on her shoulder. He didn't need to say it, it was obvious to Skye he was saying ‚It will come to you in time.'
The sound of running footsteps made it's way through the thick forest. A pair of pink eyes darted around, knowing danger was around almost every corner. They had to find a place to hide, and fast.
The sounds of zombies seemed to come from everywhere, they couldn't tell where they were coming from, or if there was more than one.
Wasting no more time, they continued on, hoping they could find a way out of the seemingly endless forest. Eventually they came to the edge, and found an opening to a valley. They could see a faint light, signs that a house was up ahead.
Before they could even make a run for it, something flew right in fromt of them. It was a floating eyeball the size of their head. It looked at them with hunger in it's glowing red retina.
A scream could be heard, and it peirced through Skye's ears. „What was that?"
„It sounded like someone screaming." Harley said, with shock and worry in his voice. „They must be in trouble."
„We better help them then!" Skye was about to run out the door, when he grabbed her by the collar of her shirt.
„Not with a dagger." He said, digging through his pockets and pulling put two wooden broadswords, and giving one to Skye. „Here. It's not copper, but it's better then nothing."
She took the sword. „Thanks. Now c'mon, let's hurry." With that, she and Harley bolted out the door, to aide whomever was in danger.
Kinda mean, leaving off on a cliffhanger, isn't it?
But hey, that's just me. Don't worry. You'll find out what happens in the next chapter. :P
