A.N:I forgot to mention,this story has twists along certain don't be alarmed if something unexpected ,I would like to thank Anesha for being a loyal reviewer,I hope your story get's more reviews,as it is a good one too. Disclaimer:I do not own anything in this story that is related to WinxClub and/or StarOcean:Till the End of Time.
(Earth,England,Year 1791)
A steam-powered train arrived at the station,a crowd of people were waiting for the passengers to get off. After a while,only an old but kindly-looking lady in a purple dress was still waiting for someone aboard the train,as she expected,a young man with light brown hair wearing a waistcoat with grey trousers and wore a simple coat(I think this is what they wore back then) over it,he was carrying a suitcase and walked towards the old lady with a smile.
"Ah,Master Thomas,welcome home." the lady greeted 'Thomas' with a welcoming smile. "Hello,Nanna. Yes,it's great to be back home....where's father,and my brother?" Thomas asked in concern. "Hello brother Tom a boy who looked like Thomas ran up to them wearing a schoolboy's uniform along with a cap. "Hey there 'Squirt'." Thomas snickered at his own joke while Nanna tried to calm down the angered boy. "Hmph!I came down here just to greet you but you insult me!" his face became sour-looking. "What!You came down here all by yourself?You could've been kidnapped or worse Alex Leingod,you're in trouble!" Thomas pinched his little brother's cheeks earning the stares of a few people.
(England,Leingod Residence,2 hours later)
"Nanna,I'll be looking for father in the workshop." Thomas opened the door into the yard,actually it was a large field. The Leingod family was a wealthy one but due to the death of Thomas' mother,Rona Leingod,his father became depressed and became obsessed with anything that was related to magic earning him the title 'Crackpot Wizard' which almost ruined the family name but Thomas managed to uphold the family honor by taking over the business which his father owned.
Despite being 19,he succeeded in finishing school early with a high honors degree and kept the business running which was hard as it was a shipping company. Tom walked towards his father's workshop where his father who liked to tinker around with machines when not reading books about magic. Tom saw that the lights were still on but no sounds from inside,he tried to open the door but it was locked.
"Darn it...huh?" he saw the drain-pipe and began to climb up the rusty thing carefully so as not to break it but unfortunately,as Tom was about halfway up the pipe broke and he made a desperate grab for the window ledge. After a while of clambering into the window,Tom ended up in the hallway just outside his father's tinkering-room sounds of a small explosion inside piqued Tom's interest as he opened the door to see nothing but sparks of electricity. "Huh?Sparks?What in Dicken's name is going on here?" his eyes skimmed the room to find a note and a strange-looking watch beside it. He picked up both the items and began to read.
Dear Tom,
If you have found this note then that would probably mean that I'm in the future. Do not be startled by the comment,I am of sound mind and body. I'll explain when you meet me. Put on the Time Watch I made for you and set the time to 0727 S.D.(1)and coordinates,4456.8956.094.435.(random numbers I picked out) and push the blue button. P.s:Bring along a weapon and my Spell-Book on the podium.
Your loving father,Henry Leingod.
Tom was perplexed at the words,expecting it was a joke,but just to humor himself he went back to his room and grabbed a few essential items,First-aid kit,a small pistol with a bag of bullets and gunpowder among others. After gathering everything he needed,Tom set his eyes on a sword mounted on the wall with a plaque showing the sword's name:Astral Blade,which means the sword of the stars. The sword was found by his late-grandfather,Albert Leingod,he had found the blade in an ancient ruin that was believed to have been a former temple which housed several 'Sacred Rituals' of the sort or at least that was what his grand father told him years ago.
Tom took the sword into his hand and examined it. "Pretty good condition for a sword that's supposed to be hundreds of years old." Tom swung the sword a few times before taking it with him.
Moments later,Tom put on the watch and placed the 'Spell-Book' into his rucksack. Tom slowly set the time and coordinates expecting sudden movements but none came except for his breathing and the beeping noise from the watch. "Wait a minute!Beeping noises!?" Tom panicked as the watch emitted an electrical sphere around him. Before he disappeared leaving nothing but strong sparks of electricity behind which set off a fire in the workshop,eventually making people believe that Thomas and Henry Leingod died in the flames but little did Tom knew,that this would begin an interesting adventure for him,his father and future friends.
(Red Fountain,Laboratory)
"Saladin,what is this contraption?" Shara asked him as she and Lamina examined the machines that occupied most of the room. "Well,my boys managed to find out that all these are communications devices but they also found out that they have other options which we don't know about. I asked you two to come here to help us find out what they do as our sages don't know any analyzing spells that's good enough." Arune Saladin gestured to the bulky machinery.
The two women glared at their friend and yelled at him "You called us here for a measly spell!!" Arune had expected their outburst and thus remained but his students didn't and were startled while others were cowering away from the two angered principles. "Now calm down my friends,there's more to it than that." the two somewhat calmed down,and at that moment Trevor entered the room with a half-eaten muffin in his hand. "Hi there Miss Griffin,this muffin is great,thanks for the invitation to the..." Trevor looked around the room with everyone's eyes on him that kept switching back and forth from him to Ms Griffin. "What?Do I have a tea stain on my cape." Trevor looked behind his back to check for the 'imaginary' stain.(dense,isn't he) "Well?....What would you do if you had lived for more than 2000 years and do?!" Lamina was peeved at their stares but after her scolding,everyone switch their attention elsewhere,namely the big hulking machines in the room which turned itself on and began a countdown from 10. "What the....everybody behind me!!"Trevor first realized and formed a large dome of energy around the machine that speaking in a monotone voice "All Federation Personnel Please Evacuate The Area...5,4,3,2,1....Self-Destruct activated. Have a nice day in Hell." with that the machine exploded inside the barrier destroying anything else left behind in the barrier.
After a while,the dust cleared leaving behind a huge crater in the floor,as the group's sights turned to Trevor but instead of Trevor,the Fire Knight stood there dusting itself off before answering the three principles in a manly voice, "Are you the Leaders of the Three Schools of Magix?" the knight knelt in front of them and said, "My Lord has sent me to protect you until the time that he arrives himself...until he does so,I'll be here whenever danger is near",before collapsing and turned back to Trevor,he rose up and said in the Fire Knight's voice, "I'll be using this pyreling(2)'s body for the time being as danger is drawing near" he said so before he summoned a smaller version of the fire sword and jumped out of the window.
After a moment of silence,Arune suddenly realized something, "We're on the top floor of the school!" he quickly ran to the window to see 'Trevor' plummeting at an accelerated rate to the school courtyard before he spotted a group of people marching towards the school in a military-like manner,and in their possession was a large vehicle armed with cannons aiming at the school. Arune saw the danger and quickly raised his staff to warn the instructors of the imminent danger through telekinesis(3),and hoped that no more deaths would occur again.
Suddenly,a messenger arrived and shouted "Sir!Three of our Scout Cruisers(4) are gone!".Arune turned towards the messenger who seemed to have ran all the way up here non-stop,was beginning to feel the effects of dehydration,before he collapsed,Shara conjured up an energy potion(5) which the boy drank gratefully,instantly recovering his strength. Arune asked him, "Who took the cruisers?" "I don't know,the ships just took to the skies just 10 minutes ago." Lamina interrupted their briefing, "Now if you don't mind,Shara and I need to return to our schools to prepare them in case we are attacked." With a nod,Arune opened up two portals for the two and suggested "Please take some of my boys with you,they're very resourceful" "Thank you Saladin,alright,10 with me and the other 10 for Cloud Tower." Shara immediately went through the portal with a squad of Red Fountain students.
A.N:So what do you readers think,if you have any suggestions or just want to flame me,go ahead.
Unknown fact:this story was supposed to be dedicated to Angel of Atonement,but I'm not sure if he's reading this at all,oh well,at least I have my first and most loyal reviewer,Anesha.
Here is the new word for this chapter
1.S.D.:The time that the Federation uses to measure years.
Pyreling:As in a magic user who specializes in fire but still only an adept.
Telekinesis:telepathy,need i say more
Scout-Cruiser:The scout ships that Red Fountain uses for exploration or air-to-air combat
Potion:Restoration drink,recovers the user's health and stamina
