Twinkle twinkle

"Twinkle twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are." 
"Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky." 
"Twinkle twinkle little star. How I wonder how you are."
"Up above the world so high, shining a light in the sky."
"Twinkle twinkle little star.. Twinkle twinkle, little star."

"I'm proud of you little star. Twinkle twinkle, my little star."
"Keep that shine little star, there will be clouds to block your shine."
"Twinkle out little star. I'll find you through the clouds no matter how far."

 *The sound of water trickling, splashing against the ground echoed through the halls. Water came from the walls, ceiling. Colliding down  against stones streaming long the ground. Only to curve along the ground into one large puddle. Water filling to the surface, only to fall off the edge into a slow moving pool of water. 

The water's surface was illuminated by warm flames that danced along the surface. Purple flower petals moved under the flames as they moved. Candles were lit along the sides of the water. Wax from the candles inched its way to the waters surface as if to touch it. The flames upon the candles danced around the wax.

The pool of water over flowed from the corners of the pool draining into the ground. Flower petals parted as a figure came from the shadows the flames could not light. The waters surface vibrated slightly to the figure stepping into the water, flames and candles near the figure were extinguished. 

Almost in an instant, a cool breeze came into the area behind the figure. Other flames tumbled along their candles and flower petals only to slowly continue to dance among the candles and flower petals staying away from the figure.

*

Chocobo

 a wild dark green feathered chocobo appears, walking to a apple that was placed onto a table. Stopping and stared at the object, before a rumble ruffled his feathers from their stomach. Smashing its head into the apple stabbing its beak into the apple. Peaking large beak holes into the wood of the table, before squawking out getting apple juices in its face. Throwing up it's wings in a panic and began running around a loud squawk coming from it's beak. Pieces of apple stuck to its top beak, another piece of the apple had falling against its forehead during the panic. passing by a watercooler, stopping and stretched out before standing upright. Using its wing feathers to hold onto a small white tubed cup, woddling a bit as it leaned against the cooler. Making it tilt to the side under their weigh, Smacking its beak taking a sip from the cup, their other wing lifted up adjusting the apple on their beak a bit to the side. Taking a deep breath expanding their feathers in a stretch, looking down at the water in the cup. Wiggled the cup and watched the waves swaying in the cup. Taking another sip and throwing away the cup in a trashcan clearing their throat, taking off down a hallway squawking back into a panic.

in the distance it sounds. Like a whisper the sound was coming from the hallway. "Aa!" The sound echoed down the halls, the figure charging down the hallway at full speed. A green feathered chocobo was letting out a panicked squawk, pieces of apple all over its beak and a few wooden chips coated its chest. Its panic turned to large grin coming across their beak. Squawking grew louder as it raced around in between the halls. Charging up and down hallways sqwaucking before bouncing around flapping its wings flying for a few feet before it ran faster crashing into a wall denting the wall from the impacted. Stumbling around as its vision began blurring some, "Sqwaaaaa.." licking the apple in its beak laying down as its head swayed side to side some. Lowering its head down flicking the apple from its beak. Ruffling its feathers slightly peaking gently against the apple licking the juices with each bite. Shifting itself against the wall after the last piece was gone. Its feathered stretch a bit before leaning its head against the wall. Giving a soft smile as its eyes closed resting.

 'Once upon a time.'

A pencil tip something out the phrase. "That's a lame beginning. How to start?" The pencil stood ready at the paper only to sit to the side on the desk. A eraser touches the paper smearing the words before they disappeared. 

"Alright for the eight hundredth time..."  The eraser sat at the desk having finished it's job. Picking up the pencil once more, the lead 

Remix: Draft

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I will remember, and I will write it down."

"I'mma go talk to her!"

"Who? Wat?"

"Lill-Lilly!? Get back here!"

"No! I wanna talk to her!"

"Lilly stop!"

"NO!"

"YOU! YOU! What you got a problem Skuleth? Huh?! You're the one being mean to him! MEANIE!"

"LILLY! SHUT UP!"

"What-.. I I. I didn't mean to be a meanie!"

"SKULETH I'M SORRY!" Tears rolling down her face as she yells out clenching her chest as she coughed holding her sides. "I'M SORRY! PLEASE I'M SORRY!" 

"Lilly wha?"

"I.. I'm sorry your not a meanie please i'm sorry!"

"I'm sorry.." Lilly running over with tears down her face wrapping her arms around Remix. Both crying out, Rain and Jane stared in disbelief. "What.. just happened here?" Rain asked Jane clearing her throat some.

"You know that name.. Why.. How?! Has he's-wa-come back?! Is he okay?! He-He's alive?!" Remixes arms shook slightly as moving her arms she began to shake a bit out of pain. "Take me to him please!" Her arms held onto Lilly's body as hard as she could.

"No we thought you would know where he would be actually.."

"We we're going to talk to you at a later time."

"Why are you sorry for Skuleth?"

"We're actually looking for him."

"You, don't know." Remixes legs and arms slowly stop gripping Lilly's body. Laying limp back against the wheelchair in the shape of a coffin. "Do you? He's dead. Because of me." She laid there tears rolling down her face messing with her makeup.

"What? How?"

"Yeah it's not like you can really do any damage. ack"

 "Jane shut up.."

 "Well it's true look at her how the flying fuck would she get anyone killed? Just look." Jane stomped and gestured towards Remix.

"If, and when I get my feet back to normal I'll shove it both your assholes next time you think I won't throw down."

"What a minute why are you looking for him?" Remixes eyes glared daggers at them all. Her arms shook lifting herself slightly. "You." Lilly, Jane, Rain, almost in unison one talking after the other. "He's my best friend. We actually need to bring him back home. So if you have any information on where he would be that would help out greatly."

Remix stared at them all only to let out a cough falling back into the wheelchair. "You don't know." 

"Actually no, we don't what happened? How do you know Skuleth?"

"Yeah, how do you know Skuleth?"

"Fine, You first! Introductions! Since you know more about me than I do you." Remix demanded

Jane growled as her horns grew slightly. "FUCK YOU, YOU FIRST!"

Remix glared back staring at Jane. "BITCH! I WILL FUCK YOU UP!"

"Ha! The only fucking up you will do is that fucking wiggly shit you just did there." Mimicing her slightly.

"Yeah, like.. I am sitting and watching you get uglier by the minute. Don't need to do anymore you ugly anyway!"

"Ha, at least I don't come with an accessory!"

"I-.. When I get better I'm going fuck you up so much. I'm just.."

"Your just what? Gonna sit there like a little BITCH cause that's what you are!"

"Jane! THAT'S ENOUGH! STOP!"

"What?! I'm being nice!.. besides SHE started it!"

"I know but that was a bit much."

"I'm a Queen of Hell so I do what I wanna."

"Queen of Hell? Called Jane? HA! That's rich!"

"Yeah! That's Jane and I'm Quean Lilly! I'm the D'quean of the stuffies and fluffy things!"

"Of? stuffies? and Fluffy things?"

"Queen Lilly?"

"So You must be from his world then?"

"His world?"

"His world?! You mean Skuleth talked about us?!"

"I.. uh don't remember but."

"I think I remember him saying something about a queen that reigned over all things fluffy."

"THAT'S ME! I am I am! me me me mee!" Lilly's arm lifted up and waving it around excitedly a smile spread from ear to ear. "I am Quean Lilly of the fluffy and stuffed. I am also a blanket WIZAZ!"

"Lilly it's pronounced wiz-ard, not wiz-az. You "

""

"If I go with you to your world. Will.."

"Will he be okay? could-could I come with please.."

"When you leave to your home world please take me with you.."

 "I-i if you see him tell him I'm alive, I'm sorry. Please tell him please come back."

"If I."

"You in love with him? You got the hots for the burnt nugget?"

"LILLY!? What the hell kind of question is that?!"

"WHAT? NO! It wasn't anything like that! I SWEAR!" 

"Sku-Skuleth was my guardian force."

"Guardian Force? What's that?"

"I don't think I've heard of anything like that before."

"Your from his world, probably not."

"How do you know we're not lying?"

"I have been waiting for someone to ask about him."

"Okay but that doesn't make sense."

"I hear things, I listen. I can hear the whispers about the bird named Skuleth that so happens to be in town.."

"And you all are looking for someone with the same name. So either it is a coincidence than, I will end you all for your insolence. But it's not and Lilly proves your telling the truth."

"Now if you are done I will continue with my story."

"Fu-" Janes mouth was stuffed with a bit of a small stick. as she growled chewing on the stick.

Rain nodding gesturing Remix to continue. "How did you and Skuleth meet?"

Lilly spoke out, Remix blinked staring at Lilly as she stared in confusion at first but a soft smile came to her face. Her bottom lip began to shiver "I don't remember the day it was so long ago. But I." Her eyes shined slightly as her smile grew. "I r-remember hah." She sniffled wiping her tears away slightly messing with her make up. 

"He promised to take me!" She yelled out and began slamming her arms and legs against the wheelchair. "WHAT?! SKUELTH?!"

"See, I told you she had the hots for Mr. Burnt Nugget!" Lilly said aloud as she moved away from Remix and hide behind Rain. Remix's face began to turn slightly purple. "What?! No! He's my-my FRIEND! My-my Guardian Force! That kind of thing is strictly forbidden! And isn't a thing that can happen!"

Rain and Jane both placing a stick into their mouth, with a huff. Grabbing Lilly and closing her mouth Rain gestured Remix to continue. "Sorry, please continue. What is a Guardian force?" Rain spoke while gnawing on the stick slightly.

Remix watched them all and chuckled softly. "What weird friends he has."

"Guardian Forces, are in this world. In this world monsters roam free causing chaos all around. It is up to us as a Magical girl I will once again continue my fight when I'm healed. .. If I get healed."

 Remix leaned more into her chair sinking a bit against the ledge of the coffin. Glancing at the three and sighed softly. "If you are selected to be a Magical girl you have to find your Guardian Force in a select area of your choosing."

Remix held a cup of tea in her hand shaking some as she took a sip and then placed it back down upon the side of the coffin. "Once a Magical Girl gets a Guardian Force together they fight monsters and protect the weak and always fight for Love and Peace!"

Lilly's eyes began to glow brightly. Lilly excitedly muffled while Jane and Rain hold onto her mouth to try and not let her speak. "Can I be a CAT MAGICAL GIRL!! I get to dress like you too right!!"

"You want to be a Magical Girl too Queen Lilly?" Remix stared at Lilly narrowing her eyes some looking at her. "Yeah then I can play with Skuleth anytime!!" Remixes eyes widen pushing herself closer to Lilly. "You. you-you could s-summnon.. S-ssummon him here yes Lilly."

 Remixs arms reached out to Lilly, "Yes, you-ou can be a Magical girl too.. Do you need help with summoning? I-i I know a few things.." Jane stepped infront of Remix's chair and pulled the break.

 Rain eyes narrowed held onto the back end of the Coffin. "That's close enough. What do you mean she can be a Magical Girl? What do you mean she could summon Skuleth?"

Remix growled in annoyance at being confine to the wheelchair. "All she has to do is register and put down Skuleth as her Guardian Force. And she should be able to summon him here."

"And if not?"

"Then I'm afraid. I don't know, what else I could do to help. Your looking for him and he isn't here."

"If I wouldn't have died he would have still been here. I would be out there helping people saving those that need help. We would laugh and go on more adventures."

"What do you mean. If you wouldn't have died?"

"I died years ago, if a Magical Girl dies.. Her Guardian Force dies too."

"I, I survived somehow. He's gone. Because of me." Her body shook in anger tugging and pulling at the coffin. She leaned back into the seat and began sobbing into her hand "I killed Skuleth." She kept repeating outloud.

Lilly's body shook, Jane and Rain stood in silence as the echo's of Remix's cry's and tears echoed throughout the area.

"What's your name?" Rain asked softly a hand hesitantly touching Remix's. "Re Re-remix?" Jane turned her attention to Rain. "Do you remember any mention of a Remix?" Lilly wrapped her arms around Remix and held her close. "Magical Girl Goth Lolita Remix, I wanna be a Magical Girl of plushies and cotton candy! Can I wear a pretty dress like that too?!"

Remix looked up with watery eyes. "He's okay?.. Right? He's okay?" Jane nodded. "Well ya duh he's okay." still chewing on her stick. "You just need to summon him back here." Jane added while looking at Remixes dress as well. "Do those things always come like that? Or is it customizable?"

Remix tilted her head some. "What? uh well I don't remember.. Maybe. I like might it.. it fits me." Smiled widely and clapped her hands together slightly. "Oh you all are girls too! oh that makes it even better! If one of you can't summon him. You'll at least have a Guardian Force to protect you along the way! You might be powerful beings here but please don't do anything too chaotic."

Pulling the stick from their mouths. "Well I rather hear what these Guardian Forces are all about. How do we become Magical Girls? I thought you were selected."

"I was. Some are selected naturally like myself, and some can register and see if they can be one. Although only a select few will be selected every year."

"Are you still registered?"

Remix nodded slightly "I haven't gone to check, I don't belong there anymore."

Rain glancing over at a pile of envelopes some open and some still sealed from a Magical Girl Academy. "So even if we register we might not get Skuleth." 

"And what we will be stuck with what? For how long."

"Until you die! That's how long!"

"But we're not from this world we can't, ya know."

"We couldn't be Magical Girls, can we?"

"Register and find out."

"Are we really going to do this?"

"I wanna be a Magical Giiiiirrrrll!!" Lilly laughed and jumped around in circles. Jane huffed before looking around the room some. "Tell us where are we suppose to register and how."

"I have a better Idea." The coffin shifted as Rain began to push it towards the doorway. "You will show us where this place is and since we are going in the same direction you might as well find out what they want." 

"Hey w-what you can't Just! OOOoo!!!" Remix grumbled looking away some as she leaned into the chair. Wiping her tears away lifting her arm up to point in the directions they needed to go to register. Stopping in front of a staircase going deep into the ground. "This is it?"

"No after registering this is the place you have to enter. This is where I found Skuleth if any of you become a Magical Girl this is where you'll go."

"I don't remember how far down I got to before finding him but if there is a chance he could return it would be down there.." 

"Oh this is where he is good to know." Jane walking down the steps with a smirk on her face. "Hah wait till he gets a load of us haha he will freak!"

Remix watched as Jane walked downstairs, "There are monsters down there more powerful than Skuleth down there.. so if you want to risk your life and can get to him go I beg you to find him.. But if you are not that strong please at least wait until a Magical Girl comes to help you."

Remix lifted up her limbs weakly. "Please. If you are is friends would he feel bad knowing you got hurt looking for him?! He'd want you safe right?"

Rain nodded, "Yeah, but now we know where we will be going we will register first. We will go along with your worlds rules but if none of us are Magical Girls then we will have to go. With or without help from the Magical Girls." 

Jane stopping halfway down already as she grumbled stepping back up the stairs following Rain and Lilly as they move away towards the Magical Girl Academy. "Fiiine, but soon as I know i'm not one i'm going down there."

"How long does it take?" 

"One to two weeks last time I registered.. It might be longer or shorter it's been a long time."

Gripping the last boulder, pulling himself up with a heavy groan. "Ah why i?!" Crawling onto the flat surface, panting slowly his body shaking slowly on the ground.

"Ugh.. ah.." Coughing with a gasp of breath lifting himself up his arms and legs shaking. "I'm outta shape.." Opening up his eyes as his vision was blurring, slowly laying himself back down taking deep breaths of air. Pushing himself onto his back, as the light shined against his chest. "Ah. Okay. One."

Pushing himself to sit up, his arms straining to keep him up. Opening his eyes looking around seeing a dark blurr in the distance. Which moved slightly towards him, "Hey You there. I don't know what you are but if you here for my life." His eyes tried focusing on the dark blurred spot, moving his legs and arms trying to crawl away exhausted and sore.

 "I ask you to spare me until I awake. If I have to fight for my life I would like to be at full strength." The blurr stopped as he spoke, moving sideways as he kept following it with his head.

His eyes pulsed as colors began to fade to darkness. 'Shit.' His eyes closed his body fell back into the ground. Air panting out of his mouth, as his body slowed down his breathing slowed. Laid unconscious near the cliffs edge the dark blurr getting closer as his body laid still upon the ground. His chest slowly raising and falling with each breath.