Sitting at the edge of a cliff looking out at the world below, the land below was filled with trees and wildlife. A ray of light began shining against his face. "..I've been waiting for you my old friend.." A pair of golden hazel eyes stressing to open to look at the horizon. "Yes.. My answer is yes." A gleam of light went across his eyes the colors of his eyes began to change.
Closing his eyes and covering them with his hand, "But why you always gotta blind someone with that light of yours.. I work nights remember. careful with the sun in the eyes." A small smile strained to appear on his face before chuckling to himself. "Ha.. I know I messed up, I always mess up. I really do try." lowering his head down looking at the ground below. "... I guess, at least can I maybe if it's alright.. keep all my skills, knowledge, abilities this time?"
Lowering his hand down into his lap, "E-everything, anything I can do here I could do there.. I-I really could use them a lot there." slowly lifting his head from looking at the ground to the horizon once again to see the sky filled with fire along the clouds. "I could help so many. Plus I could use it all to make things better for everyone. sure I want to make things better for myself too, but somehow it doesn't feel like that's in the cards for me.. Is it?"
The smile slowly began to fade, "Yeah.. I know that's selfish of me, but I want to have fun too." Fighting to smile closing his eyes and feeling the warmth upon his eyelids. "I want to laugh dance sing play around I want to be able to catch up with everyone and know the joys they do." Inside his mind he was laughing dancing around singing along to the music that was playing. The air shifted as the image was quickly gone as soon as it arrived. Froze in place for a moment before slowly leaning back laying his back against the ground as his feet dangle over the cliff.
"O-okay." His voice was soft and disheartened "Alright.. I got no choice then." Sitting himself up tears wanting to form as he kept his eyes closed. "Alright. sorry. sorry" Lowering his head with a nod. "Okay." The light shined against his face more, reaching up wiping his face. Taking a deep breath, before getting up onto his feet and turned walking away from the cliff. Arriving at a small pond looking at his reflection which he seen nothing no matter how much he stood over the pond.
".. why can't I see my reflection.. I guess this is my who am I pond huh?" Looking around some as the light shown the landscape more. "I .. beautiful as always." His eyes teared up at the scenery a large smile grew on his face. "Okay this is cool.." A large structure was nearby covered in vines and tree's were sprouting from the sides. "Heh, that is one big tree house."
Stepping towards the structure with a long staff following along side him, stepping away from the staff. "Oh hello your new.. oh-oh gotcha okay." stopping for a moment to look over the staff better. The wood was etched along the lower half with ancient markings. The top of the staff a piece of cloth wrapped around the top. "Oh no you didn't.. my.. my" His hand reached over to grab it, a faint light shined zapping his hand away from the staff. "Ow what the why.." Pulling his hand away rubbing it hand, flexing his fingers, "Alright, go ahead finish describing it then..dam.." He waited awkwardly humming a tune.
The staff was naturally curved, only forked at the base of the staff as a half point. Atop the staff under the wrap was pulsing with energy. The etches upon the staff glowed softly near him. Looking at the staff, "This is cool, oh this-s c-cool." Waiting for a moment before slowly reaching out his hand again. "Oh.. come on. one little touch?"
Another strike to his hand. "Ow ow.. ugh taunting me that's what your doing.." Looking at the staff and shrugged a bit. "Fine.." Throwing his arms up in the air and walking away continuing on to the structure. Lowering his arms down to his sides while walking, the staff followed behind. "I'll have a cool looking staff but I can't even use it.."
The staff floated by his side, while he made his way around to the front of the structure, or at least to where a place that looked like a door would be. "Hm.." Looking along the doorframe before walking over to the door pushing it open with one hand.
"Hmm.. Helll-oooo!!!!???" He asked aloud as it echoed with a rumble. Blinking hearing the rumble, "Huh.. must be the stor-mage" chuckled softly looking around. "Of course nobody around.. that was a good one." shaking his head with a sigh. "No. it was not a good joke haha." Walking into the structure alongside the staff following inside. Once inside the structure began lighting up as all the electronics were activated at once. "Whoa.. Ooo.. HA! Okay that's kinda creepy... but cool.."
Looking at the staff moving his hands away, "Well uh, I won't force you to do stuff for me or anything like that.. You can do whatever you like, but please be kind at least?" The staff glew dim then bright. "I'm going to assume that you agree.." Looking around while talking to the staff that continued to follow him around. "Well, I just got here and you just got here. Looks like, we are both new." turning to look at the staff.
"So let's try and get along? Cause. I'm willing to give this a shot if you are. Can you even understand me?" thinking about it now as he rubbed his chin. "If you can understand me please give me a sign that you understand. Glow brightly."
Looking at the staff watching it carefully as the light grew brighter almost. Lifting up his hand to shield his eyes from the light. "Oh shit, okay yea yea yea.. okay good awesome.. so.. uh" The light dimmed as he removed his hand from his face. "Okay I can communicate with you sweet, alright that makes things easier.."
"Uh.. but what to ask you.. I doubt you can tell me." Staring at the staff for a while, "Why, I can't touch you?" Slowly reached out to touch the staff, "You're my staff right? I should be able to defend myself with you." The staff flew up to the ceiling then moved around erratically. Staring at the sight slowly tilting his head some.
"...Are you mad at me?! What did I do?!" He exclaimed as the staff flipped around and continued moving around erratically. He stared at the staff, "My staff hates me.." lowering his head staring at the floor, "You're taunting me.. aren't you?" The point of the staff jabbed him in the stomach. "Ow fuck ow okay ow ow.." stumbled back holding onto his stomach feeling around. "ay.. okay okay.. i'm okay.."
His attention back on the staff holding his stomach nearing a wall. "Are.. we cool now?" He asked, stepping out of being between the staff and the wall. The base of the staff slammed on the ground making the ground shake slightly. "Alright.. Imma assume that's a no, can you at least keep the lights on.. please?"
The staff shifted some before lifted itself from the ground following beside him keeping the lights on nearby making it easier to get around. "Thank you." smiling softly, "Alright, since we are together and here.. Can you give me any information on you? or any kind of communication would be good."
The staff swayed back and forth slightly, staring at the staff as he stood in place. "..." Waiting a while before drawing a heavy sigh. ".. I guess not.." Hopping on top of a metal container, rubbing his chin some in thought. "Well what do I call you? What's your name? Do you have a name? What else can you do other than fly and turn on lights? Any details or instructions you can give me would be helpful.."
Silence echoed through the building as metal creaked slightly in the distance. Waiting for an answer but with each question there was no answer only the staff swaying back and forth slowly in front of him. Drawing another heavy sigh he placed his cheek in the palm of his hand. ".. So this is going to be information when it's needed kinda thing huh?.."
The staff tapped the ground, he jumped up staring at the staff. ".... WHAT?! NO! I-I give-give me something w-w-will ya? Ah-at least one more thing a-a-ah name a destination a..a.. s-so-something.." studdaring in excitement and hopes of getting some more information on what was going on. Waiting more as he stared at the staff.
"Please? I'd like something to go off of.. am I suppose to go somewhere? or do something?" Waiting on the staff as it swayed back and forth. "Answer me this then.. If I ask the right questions will you answer?" The staff lowered itself on the ground standing upright alone and without assistance.
He froze breathless. "Yes, okay.. okay" His brain seemed to go blank with questions only staring at the self standing staff stood a few feet away from him, "I.. um wasn't expecting that to happen but okay. we're okay." Closing his eyes and rubbing his head trying to think of a question but nothing was coming to mind at the moment.
Then he froze having a random though before fixing his hair opening up his eyes to stare at the staff still standing in front of him
"uh.. Do you have any questions for me?" He asked sitting up straight placing his hands in his lap twiddling his thumbs. He sat waiting and keeping his posture unsure on how if anything the staff would answer. A few moments went by as they both seemed to be staring back at each other. "You got nothing.. You went brain dead when I asked you about asking me.."
The staff lifted up into the air quickly, he flinched covering his head with his arms "whoa.. whoa sorry sorry." His eyes were closed tightly before opening up his eyes moving his arm some to see the staff. "Hey hey." The staff stayed its distance from him. slowly lowering his arm down looking at the staff pulsing with light near the base and top.
"Didn't mean to-" a loud crash came from the room nearby. He quietly climbed up more onto the metal container. "O-okay" he whispered crawling along the top of the metal container to look through a nearby window frame. Creeping his head near the window frame to see what was going on in the room. The staff stayed in place glowing, he looked from one side of the room to the other. A bit of dust blew off the window frame, a creature hopped into view.
His eyes went wide staring at the creature, his jaw dropped a bit speechless as he stared in awe. "Oa?" was the only sound he could think to make. The soft tap of hooves stepping around inside the next room. He gulped a bit of saliva whispering as he spoke. "H-hey st-staff you-you seeing this?" Turning his head then lowering himself some looking at the staff.
"This?" The staff was no longer there a hatchet like weapon was twisting and twirling around. "..hey.. Hey? N-now there's something in the next room.. I rather not" pushing himself against the wall, staring at the weapon. "Calm down, it's okay. Bud hey staff.. uh hatchet weapon.. thing. it's okay calm down no worries it's... It's"
Lifting his head up to quickly peek through the window again. "It.. it's leaving going away.. Se-see" turning his head back around and the staff was glowing softly.
"See.. their going we don't have to fight it.. we can go around." clearing his throat and slowly getting up off of the metal container. Stretching his legs some rubbing along his sides a bit. "Okay okay, alright. I'll show you how we can go around without fighting." The staff tapped at the ground,"Yeah, sneak around.. if I fail we.. could alway run."
The staff stomped on the ground at the last comment. "Fine, but its a last result." The staff tapped lightly into the next room, he took a heavy breath following behind the staff before looking around for anything of interest. "Hmm. I'm sure, we will find something.. somewhere."
The shelving laying on the ground from the creature knocking it over. A bushel of fur knotted up at the corner of the shelving. Stepping towards the fur, "..There's no way.." he whispered crouching down to get a closer look at it. Reaching into his cloak pulling out a clear container, opening up the lid and moved the container under the bushel.
The fur was sucked in almost instantly, once the container was closed hoof marks began to appear along the ground. "..Oh noice. I'll have to keep you. She'd be upset if I didn't." Placing the container back into his cloak. "I guess I could get some souvenirs for everyone. Wonder what they'd like from here.."
The staff stomped on the ground multiple times. "Hm? What? Do you want something from here too? I can hold onto it for you if you want." The staff stayed still for a moment before floating over to a door on the other side of the room where the creature had gone.
".. You want that?" The staff tapped on the ground as he groaned heading towards the door. "O.. okay but if that's what you really want.. I'll grab more of this" Taking out the container with the bushel of fur in it swirling around in a circle, with the lid on before placing the container back into his cloak
"When we think of a plan we can take it on, but I.. don't really like using violence. So I don't think. I'll be much good in a fight like that." The staff glowed brightly and stomped on the ground. Stepping back some looking at the staff before nodding with a sigh, "Alright but only if, I have no other choice.."
His hands rubbed against each other slowly taking breaths while walking through the door. "Only .if. I have no other choice.." he said softly to himself walking into a hallway the echo of his steps were softening. "Only ..if.." Stopping as a sound of hooves tap along the floor further down the hallway echoed through the hallway.
Lowering himself down to the ground and slipped behind a container halfway down the hall. His footsteps were quiet and quick stopping behind the container. Keeping his eyes on the container with slow breaths coming from his mouth. His voice barely audible.
"Can we catch it? we could catch it so we don't have to kill it right... you want to catch it right?" Glancing over at the staff only to see the hatchet-like weapon was steady floating next to him with the handle pointing towards him. ".. I. we can catch it.. capture.. we-we can have it without killing it."
The weapon pulled away as it bent and contorted its frame making into a bag. The handle wrapped around his body pulling him close. The bag hung off of him at his side. "Ah! I'm sorry! I don't." He pulled and tugged on the bag some. "Okay, okay.. We're-we're okay." lightly touching the bags corners and strap that was wrapped around him.
"Okay so.. I'm okay to touch you like this right?.." the bag slaps his side with the strap. "Ow. ow okay not to much got it.." removing his hands from the bag. Looking down the of the rest of the hallway. "I'm going to assume you need me to pull stuff from you right?" Glancing at the bag as it gave a soft squeeze. "Alright.. that's good enough for me, please let it be something that'll help."
Down the hallway at a corner room a bushel of fur was stuck in the doorway into a room far at the end of the hall. Holding onto the bag close stepping around the floor his focus was on the doorway. There were other doors leading to different rooms broken down doors some collapsed onto themselves as others had holes in random places piercing through both sides of the doors. Glancing at some of the holes, "These.. look.. familiar I've seen things like this before." His finger tip grazed along the outside of one of the holes. "Tickets' Please."
Another voice sounded from a room he had just passed, making him almost stumble before catching himself. Lifting his head up some in shock looking around. "Tickets' Please." The voice was from a automation activating suddenly, it was only a few seconds before footsteps were being made around inside the room the voice came from. Large and heavy equipment sounded inside of the room. His pace quickened reaching the doorway slowly peeking inside. The sound of hooves on the ground was replaced by machinery running nearby
Reaching up and taking off the bushel of fur from the doorframe with the container. Looking at the container in his hand, soon placing it back into his cloak. "Tickets' Please." was louder than before as the mechanical voice was coming at the door to the room it was in. The steps stopped at the door, "Tickets' Please." a mechanical arm reached out of the door.
The hand felt around the door, his eyes stared at the arm his body froze in place. His whole body went cold, he heard the voice. 'We gotta go, now!' pushing his body running inside of the room. Running into a large open area, crates stacked on one side of the room. "Oh. this looks like a boss room." He said softly as he continued to run holding onto the bag. Only stopping to pick more bushels of fur storing each one into the same container.
"Tickets' Please." called out still through the other room as a loud metal crash suddenly came from the room. A moment of silence, as he turned his head to look at the doorway. Stepping backwards towards the other end of the room focused on the doorway. Clenching the bag closer, "Tickets' please." footsteps and metal scrapping came from the other room.
