Arika's POV 17 years ago
Uragh another dream about that woman again! A woman who has the scent of roses and long blue hair as blue as the oceans I've seen in books about our old homeworld, She always has a thin sharpened metal stick with a handle and guard of some short on it on her waist. She's definitely not gremlin she has a lot less fur and her ears are on the side of her head for some reason instead of the top like me and the other gremlins. Even though I've never met her I feel familiar around her in my dreams for some reason. I don't know why but I want to see this girl for real I want to always be with her and stay by her side for some reason, This woman always make me feel strange but it's a good type of strange that don't want to go away. But none of that matters for I… Am a queen. A Crafty Craftsman of Mechanical Madness. I rule over the Gremlins with an iron claw… At least I would if I were able to… Sadly my Father The Glorious King Tinkinzar and my Uncle The Warmaster Varilis are still among the living and for some reason they take my worthless brother Seerus to secret meetings and leave me with my Royal Nursemaids until today. Today I managed to get away from them though now I am lost here in the Crimson Palace. I've never been to this floor before… I keep walking around until I come across a gigantic door. I try pushing it open but it refuses to move! "Come on move!" I say as I continue to push at the door. Finally the door opens and I see a few people at a table. "Who're you?! Outsiders are forbidden here!" I hear someone's voice. I stand up from the ground and brush myself off. "Arika?! What in the name of Cradle are you doing here?" My Uncle asks me. "Varilis mind if I ask why you insist on bringing your children with you? First it is the young Warmaster Apprentice. Now the young Princess." The same voice from before says. "Silence Razwog. Unless you can explain how our Allies the Morai got blueprints for our future War Machines?" Brother says to Razwog. "Indeed. If only you allowed me to take the plans. I would've killed anyone who tried to get them." I hear another voice say. "The last time you held onto plans for the Order you destroyed them. Just like the fool you are Sputterspark!" It seems brother has the authority to yell at these esteemed ones. "Arika. Why are you here?" I decide to smile at Uncle's Question. "Simple. Seerus might be the Older Brother but I'm better." I say as I hop up onto the table and alongside Seerus. "Is this the plan for an Invasion?" I ask as I survey the map they have spread out on the table and the image on a large monitor at the front of the room. "Yes… The Morai that stole the plans ran away to the miner's province near the Stranger habitat Area #54462." I see. "Well instead of massing them from the front why don't we have Thwackers come from the east and west flanking them. Make sure they have Camo so they won't see it coming. Once they're trapped they'll be forced to either run to the North where we should station some Incinerators or the Forest to the South where we will have Mortifyers ready and waiting. At which point they will hear our demands. 'Return the plans or die a horrible death.' At which point we will let our soldiers do what they do whether they return the plans or not." I say as I rearrange some of the stuff on the map. "Simply incredible. Even I couldn't come up with something so diabolical." Someone in red says. "Be still Herex. Even with this plan there is no sure way to make sure the soldiers can keep themselves hidden. Our glorious King's symbol is hard to miss." That is true waving our flag would get us noticed before everyone would be in position. "Then we don't carry the flag." I say raising reactions from a few people. "Don't demonstrate our loyalty to the king?! Traitorous!" Sputterspark yells. "Be still Sputterspark. The Girl is onto something!" It seems Razwog agrees. "It seems to have Majority approval. Herex work on your cloaking device and see if it can't hide our Soldiers! Sputterspark and Razwog finish those portable missile launchers." The others nod and leave. "Well Sweetheart you did good. In a couple of weeks we'll find out if it worked and I may give you a late birthday present." Uncle says as he takes my brother and I back to our chambers. Once back in my chambers I quickly write today's events in my Diary and wait the two long weeks for my operation's success.
After two weeks I find out my operation was only half successful. They had already sent the plans to the Mother colony and were of no use to us but at least we didn't lose anybody and they never saw the attack coming. "Princess. Your Uncle wants to see you." I hear one of the Nursemaids tell me. "Okay I'll go meet him." I tell her as I walk away. I go down to the doors and it seems Razwog and Seerus are waiting for me. "Hello young Princess. Welcome to the Crimson Order!" Both of them push open the door. Immediately I see all of the Uncles Comrades. "Welcome Young Warmistress." I hear one of them say. I sit in one of the empty chairs and quickly realize that I am literally the youngest one of them here. Even Seerus is a couple of seconds older than me. "Young Arika. Do you swear your allegiance to our King? And swear your loyalty to Cradle? And take your place among the Nine soon to be Ten? The Nine soon to be Ten that See all, Hear all, and drive our Enemies to the ends of Cradle? Arika the Warmistress Swear yourself to us." An odd formal swearing ceremony? I didn't think I'd need to deal with one of these until my coronation. "Yes I do." With that out of the way we start discussing how successful the plan was. That is until my brother requests to speak to me privately in the hallway. Though once I get out to see him all I see is a flash and darkness.
Ari-'s POV ?
When I wake up I see someone with black short hair and blue eyes. I'm cold for some reason. I shiver and the person holds me closer to her chest. "What will we do with her? It's not like she can pass as human." A man's voice? "You know what I'm going to say dear. It's not like I can have any." The Man's voice sighs. "Look at its teeth. Your dentist hates seeing you as is. Not that bringing a child with sharp teeth won't make things better." The woman sighs. "Look we're keeping her. Sana is our Child! We can work past the dental issues later." She yells at him. "And how will we explain her ears?" The woman then turns pale and feels my ears. "Well Honey did you forget you married a VERY skilled Surgeon? I even own my own hospital. A couple of Surgeries and we'll have a normal looking child." The man's voice finally gives in. "Fine Baby you win. But I wonder if we should just name her Sana. The side of this pod says ARI on it." The woman smiles. "From this day forth your name shall be Arisana Alkita Abstra. Our Child." So if I'm their Child… That makes them my Parents. My name now Arisana. What will happen to me now.