So, I guess it's time to officially start "The New Frontier"! We finally begin. Now to get some stuff out of the way...

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The New Frontier

Book I: The Gears Of Time

Prologue

Two figures, a boy and a girl, walked side by side down a large, white hallway. The girl had ash grey shoulder length hair tied into a ponytail, with ruby red eyes and wearing a light tan T-shirt and a black jacket lined with dark brown The boy had hair as white as snow, some of it reaching his neck, some of it spiked upwards, and crimson red eyes. He wore a simple white T-shirt with an ash grey swallow-tailed shirt over it. In the boy's hand was a wooden staff, tipped with iron, while the girl clutched a diamond shaped amulet with a ruby in the middle and white wings attached to the sides. They soon reached a white door, which slid open, revealing a white, plain room. On the furthest wall, there was a glass window with people watching from within it. The pair stepped into the middle of the room.

"Okay then, let's see" said one of the people, the professor, through the glass. He flipped through a clipboard, then looked up again. "Hmmm. Percival and Cecelia Roland, correct?" They both nodded. "Alright then, for the final part of your test, you are to use your honor and summon a unit, so begin when ready". They both nodded again and closed their eyes. Percival opened his eyes, and touched the ground with his staff. He drew a circle, and closed his eyes. Cecelia clutched her amulet, keeping her eyes closed, concentrating, as a circle appeared next to her feet, beside Percival's circle. "Excellent, now then, when you're ready". The light grew brighter and brighter until it died down. The circles were gone and in their place were two slime balls. A green one with moss on his head and a red one with fire coming off of it. The two smiled at each other, then looked towards the professor. "Good job Cecelia and Percival! You both summoned a Mossy and Burny respectively. You can keep them if you want. The both of you are now officially Summoners" he pushed a button and a door opened to their right. "You can get going home now, your parents will be proud of you". They both bowed a little, then ran off through the door. Before they could get any further, a pair of arms lifted the both of them up. Cecelia started to laugh aloud while Percival just smiled, as a group of people, some as old as them, approached them. A red headed boy approached them with a cake.

"Congratulations the both of you!" he spoke with a smile. The person who picked them up but them down, a tall man with similar hair color to Percival and the same eye color as Cecelia.

" I came home from work just to see the both of you" their Father said through a smile. "Sadly, your mother is still sick, but she says congrats as well".

"Thanks Rey! Thanks Dad!" Cecelia said to the both of them, grinning all the while.

"Too bad we couldn't turn to Summoners all at the same time" a blond girl muttered, then looked towards Percival with a smile. "So why did you fall behind the rest of us? We were all on the same track, so what went wrong?"

"No idea," Percival replied. "Maybe it was because of Cecelia's little, accident".

"It was an accident!" she exclaimed, pouting at her brother, who just shrugged.

"We can deal with that later" a girl with rose colored hair and yellow eyes. "It's time for cake!"

Later...

Everyone had gone home, so only Percival, Cecelia, and their Dad were together, walking down the street to their home.

"I can't believe it," Cecelia started. "We're finally summoners",

"Yeah, but at the age of 15 for you and 16 for your brother" their Dad stated with a grin.

"So? At least we made it" Percival replied, smiling all the while. They stopped at their front door, their dad grabbing the keys.

"I'll head in now, I'm sure you'll want to spend some time with your sister, right Percy?" Father asked, which Percival nodded to. "Then, I'll just head inside now, just come back before dinner". He then headed in, not before hugging the both of them. Cecelia then grabbed Percival's arm and led him to two trees, between them a hammock, as she sat down, her brother right next to her. They sat in silence before she spoke up again.

"Do you remember that time? When we were forced to sleep outside in the hammock in our old home?"

"Of course" Percival replied. "Though it was a little..."

"Awkward?"

"Yeah, weird to put it simply"

"But remember when we woke up? We were wrapped around each other's arms, cuddling!"

Percival's face turned a light pink, he then shook his head and looked at her, smiling. "Yeah, but you pushed me off "

"I was surprised!" she angrily exclaimed. Percival started laughing, and soon, Cecelia joined in as well. They kept on bickering and talking until their Dad appeared from the door of the house.

"Time for dinner!" he shouted.

"Coming!" the siblings shouted back, as they stood up and started to walk over. As they walked, Cecelia noticed her brother slowing down. Then he staggered a bit. He looked towards Cecelia one last time, with pain in his eyes, then he collapsed.

"Brother!" she shouted. She heard the sound running behind her, as her Dad ran right past her and knelt beside Percival. Cecelia ran towards him as well, as Dad flipped him over onto his back. His eyes were closed, and he looked like he was sleeping.

"What happened?" Dad muttered to himself, as Cecelia watched on. Something clicked in Cecelia's mind, as she remembered a few times where her brother staggered back. During the accident, when they met their cousins, when the Elder told them of the Prophecy, and-

"No". Cecelia thought in her mind. They can't be related. Could they? She looked towards her brother's sleeping face. "
"What's going on in your head? Percy..."

Percival's eyes shot open, as he staggered backwards. He looked around, noticing his surroundings. It was nighttime, and the stars were shining. He was standing on a dirt road, with houses on either side of him.

"Is this a dream?" Percival thought. He looked at his hand, and pinched his arm. A slight shock of pain went through his arm. "Not a dream. This is real. But, where am I?". He then noticed something, no, someone, that wasn't there before. There, in front of him, was his sister and their group of friends, all staring at him. Younger. He looked down at a puddle below him, and saw, he too, looked younger.

"Percy?" his sister said worriedly. "You alright?" He looked at himself, then his friends and sister, then the houses. He looked ahead and saw a house next to two trees. In between the trees was a hammock.

"No, no." he thought. "I've, gone back. Back to my old home when we were younger". He looked at his friends. "Maybe, maybe I need to do the exact same actions I've done before. Just go with it. Maybe at a certain point, I might wake up or something. Just go with it Percival, just go with it till it's over". He then looked back at the group.

"I'm fine. Just.. saw something" he nervously replied. His sister was silent, looking at him, until her face lit up.

"Ok! Just wondering. You looked lost for a second" she smiled, and they continued walking, with Percival walking along with them, talking with his younger friends. They then stopped at a house, no bigger than the rest. Percival hesitated.

"My old home" he thought. "Damn, I'm supposed to unlock the door and I don't have the keys. Unless..." he reached into his pocket, and heard the jingle of keys. "Ok, what?!". He ignored the fact he had the keys in his pocket and walked inside. He looked around and saw many familiar items. A table, a TV labeled "Randall Electronics", and a door slightly open, the smell of freshly baked cookies coming from the door.

"What... in the world... is happening right now?!" he shouted in his mind. He looked at his hands and stared at them for a long time. "Someone.. help me..."

So, that was the Prologue for "The New Frontier". If there is something wrong, then I hope to improve to make everything better. We haven't quite gotten to the action yet. Worry not, for it shall come soon. Also, if you've read the sneak peak, you might know where this is going. But where will it end? Why did this happen? It certainly isn't a dream or hallucination, so what is it? Find out next time, on "The New Frontier", Chapter II, Rewind!

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(1) When darkness and light collide,
you will find each other on opposite sides.
(2) The gears of time will slow
and only two can stop it.
(3) But in the midst of all of this
when they finally reach an ending,
disaster will strike, and you shall be alone.
(4) When that time comes,
one shall live
and one shall fall.