Chapter 1

Day 3 Summer- 5:00 am

Mayor Lewis was the first to rise on this sunny, summer day as per usual. His old joints complained as he got out of bed to complete his normal morning ritual. The mayor knew, however, that this was not a normal day in Pelican Town. No sir! In fact, this day could change the lives of everyone in town as they knew it. Of course, he was getting ahead of himself. He made the final adjustments to his appearance, grabbed the daily mail deliveries and headed out into the square.

The first stop every morning was the farm. The farmer, Scorpio, had moved to Pelican Town almost six years ago and life had never been better. Lewis would always fondly remember Scorpio's late grandfather, but even he could admit that Scorpio was twice the farmer that the old man ever was. Pierre, the grocer, and Willy, the local fisherman, had more business now than ever before. Not to mention the monsters in the mines are finally being taken care of. Practically everyone in town had good things to say about the farmer, even though he mostly kept to himself. Lewis checked the farmer's bin for items up for sale and delivered his mail. Typically he would leave now, but not today. No, today he had a special message for Scorpio and needed to deliver it personally.

Lewis didn't have to wait long; the farmer typically began his daily chores before seven in the morning. Before he knew it, the door opened and he was face to face with the young man. Scorpio was in his late twenties, had chestnut skin, dark blonde hair faded on the sides and long on the top, and bright turquoise eyes. He wore his typical work clothes, a green button up rolled to the elbows and combat boots. He simply looked at Lewis curiously, waiting for him to speak.

"Good morning Scorpio, I'm sorry to disrupt your schedule. I won't take up too much of your time. I wanted to let you know that I will be holding a town meeting today at the refinished community center around 12:00 pm. I know the beginning of the season is a busy time for you, but I have some big news to share with everyone and I would really appreciate it if you and your wife, Haley, could come."

Scorpio smiled, but didn't respond. This didn't surprise Lewis. At first everyone in town was shocked by how little the farmer said, but it didn't take long for everyone to get used to him. He was a good listener and he liked to express himself with actions and gifts more than words. In fact, if you didn't ask him a direct question he rarely said anything at all. Lewis trusted he would come if he finished his chores soon enough, so he left the farmer to his work.

He continued this process with each home and business until everyone in the small town assured him they would be at the meeting at 12:00 on the dot. Beginning to feel nervous, the mayor had one more task to complete before the big event. Anxiously he headed towards the bus stop.

Standing by the bus stop was a formidable looking woman in her mid-fifties named Pam. Although she was by no means cruel, she had long since passed the days where she cared about her appearance and had developed an addiction to alcohol which kept her out late at night. This left her someone difficult to talk with early in the day. She raised an eyebrow when she saw Mayor Lewis approaching.

"You need a bus ride?" she asked groggily. It seemed she wasn't accustomed to people coming to the bus stop very often. Hopefully that would be changing soon.

"No Pam, not today. Has anybody arrived here this morning?"

"No, you expecting someone?"

The mayor checked his watch. It was 10:24 am, they should be here any minute.

"Uh... yes Pam, as a matter of fact I am. Did Penny give you the message I left you?"

Pam looked slightly uncomfortable. Pam lived with her adult daughter Penny who really acted more like Pam's caregiver than a daughter. She was almost the exact opposite of her mother in every way. Where Pam was disorderly Penny was tidy; and while Pam visited the Saloon every night, Penny vowed to never drink alcohol a day of her life.

"Err… she was saying something as I left, I'd be lying if I said I caught it all though…"

At that time a shiny, black cab appeared over the horizon. Lewis disregarded Pam, took a deep breath, and smoothed his hair. This was what he was waiting for. The car pulled to a stop and two beautiful women stepped out. The first was a petite girl who looked twenty at the most with bright pink, shoulder length hair; a tight knee-length business casual dress that matched her hair precisely; and glowing, green eyes. The second woman was clearly in charge. She appeared to be in her early thirties. She wore a pearl white suit trimmed in gold and had long pale-green hair that she wore in a loose bun. She was fairly tall and very, very well endowed. Lewis was shocked and remembered to make eye contact.

The older woman extended her hand, "Mayor Lewis I presume?"

Lewis grabbed her hand warmly and gave it a firm shake, "Yes, you must be Ms. Venus. I'm very pleased to meet you." Politely, the mayor turned towards the younger girl. "And you are?"

"Kyu. I'm a personal assistant, no one important."

"Q? Like the letter?"

Kyu looked at him coldly, as if she'd heard this thousands of times. "No. Not like that at all."

Venus looked impatiently at the girl then.

"Kyu, why don't you get our bags for us and let ME talk to the mayor?"

At that Kyu begrudgingly began unpacking the trunk and paying the cab fare while Venus turned her attention back towards Lewis.

"We've been so excited for our business deal with Pelican Town, Mr. Lewis." She said this as she placed her hand casually on the mayor's shoulder. He felt his cheeks flush, but she didn't seem to notice.

"I'm glad to hear it Miss. Allow me to show you where you will be staying so you can drop off your things. I'm sure you've had a long drive. Unfortunately we can't let you rest very long; we have to tell the villagers the good news in about an hour."

Although Kyu looked disheartened at this news, Venus waved her hand nonchalantly.

"Yes, yes that's fine. Let's not waste time. Come Kyu."

The two started off, the younger girl carrying two bags under her arms. Pam looked at the mayor, dumbfounded.

"Lewis! What the hell is going on?"

Lewis took a second to turn back.

"Just be sure to be at the community center at noon, I'm sure all your questions will be answered there."

At that the mayor tipped his hat and caught up with the two, other-worldly women.