OOC here: Gotta Be Somebody

"Its like real life, but its fake all the same. I think I'm here, but I'm not." said Danny. "This world isn't the same anymore. Ever since Jenny's birthday.....nothin's been the same. I haven't seen my parents, I haven't seen any of my school friends, I don't even know if my brother was ever born....Why did it happen now? I think I'm so close to home and yet I'm so far away." he said. His eyes became teary as he remembered all of them. It's been 5 years since he last saw any of them. This virus has messed up his life, and here he stands still trying to find his way home, not ready to give up. He wants to be home, to where people cared about him. To where his memories lie. Even with the people he's met on the way, all these wonderful people, he still feels alone, and he would still leave them for his own life back. He wants nothing but home. He thinks they all feel the same way, but he could never know.

He stepped away from the cliff revealing the sun going down towards the ocean. The sun is a red color and on the other side revealed the moon, just as big as the sun itself. He looked to the desert where his comrades had made camp. He could see the smoke rising up into the air. They were all happy, enjoying there time with each other. But, they were used to this world, to be in more than one place. All the people he's met, all the priceless items he's received, all the money, he would trade it all just to be home with the people he truly loves. He was homesick, and was not about to give up. His comrades told him to just give up and let it go, but he couldn't. Even if he was in the Lost World, he wasn't going to stop looking. He was always going to keep looking, until he dies trying. Maybe after death, he'll meet there spirits in the afterlife.

Sometimes while looking at the stars, he wondered if any of them was his world. And he was wondering maybe if Jenny was staring back...

Next Morning

Danny woke up next morning. He looked up at the sun above them. It was barely reaching over the horizon and was a pinkish orange color.
He went over to the nearby oasis and splashed some water in his face. Sometimes, it feels like he's now a drone, forced to do the same thing every morning. But every morning meant something new. He could hear the birds, or whatever they were, singing as the sun rose. He sat up on a rock and just watched the sky and waited for the others to wake up. Danny had woken up early, as he does every morning.

"Will you marry me?" Came the soft young voice of a teen boy.

"Yes!" Screamed a happy young girl, blond hair draping her slender little figure. She wrapped herself into his embrace, and from there....

From there, things fade away...

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Kayela let her eyes flutter open to see the faint sunlight, and listened to the sound of water. She would admit that being next to the oasis made her feel better, but her depressive state had not left. She had been on here... This planet... for about a year almost... And she had been standing beside Isaac since he got here.

She didn't really talk to anyone, but being next to the shimmering water helped her. She idolized Isaac because he reminded her of her brother Fiero, who was always jealous because he wasn't of the Aruska Water Council. He would always roll his eyes and smack his lips to aggravate them, but they loved him. Kayela and all of her comrades within the Council. And even her fiance, Iyrn.

A sigh escaped her parted lips, and she rolled onto her side.

Iyrn was a thought that entered her mind at least once every five minutes, and kept her ill of mind. She had watched him fall from the palace into the great oceans below as the Water Pillars began to tear. Surely, no one could survive the endless oceans of Aqliph...

Rising up, she moved over to the oasis. Sitting next to it, she stretched her lean legs and stared into the water as if it would speak. Holding a hand over it, it danced up and around her arm and splashed against her cheeks and lips.
Licking her lips, she turned her swirling blue eyes to everyone else.

They were a bunch, and very strange. Well, to her at least. Their blood ran red as the harvesting sun, while hers ran as blue as the ocean depths themselves.

Summoning the water up from the source she let it spiral around her hand as if orbiting it, then turned to the others, waiting for them to talk. Seeing only Danny, she gave the faintest smile.

"Morning Danny." She said, her voice smooth and feminine, carrying strength and a beautifully foreign accent.

Isaac clumsily falled out of bed, hitting the floor with a tremendous thud. As was the norm for Isaac, being opposed to waking up early for as long as he can remember. He had experience willing himself to a state of alertness, however, as his older sister had a nasty tendency to pull some manner of prank during his slumber. Roughly regaining his composure, he struck a fighting stance of sorts, before realizing that his sister was nowhere to be found.

"Heh heh, for the past five years I've been waking up like this. Some habits never die, I guess..." he pondered, scratching his head in embarrassment.

Slipping on his favorite red shirt, he next observed his sabers mounted on the wall. He approached them, unsheathing the larger of the two first. It glowed with an incandescent red light.

As he unsheathed the brilliant, but smaller, blue saber, he marvelled at the weapons. "These things've been a Godsend! If I've gotten one benefit out've being in a bunch of different worlds, it's how good I've gotten at swordfighting!"

He chuckled, "The score's still 12-4 in my favor for sparring. Only eight more wins to go 'till Danny gets to treat me to dinner!"

He sheathed the two swords, wrapping them around his person for easy access. Shielding his eyes from the bright sun, he made his way out and about to see who was up. Sure enough, Danny was one of the first awake, and by himself no less! His first instinct was to pull a practical joke on his unsuspecting friend, but upon noticing that Danny indeed was not alone, he cast aside such notions.

"Wouldn't want to offend the lady..." he reasoned, knowing good and well that Kay was aware of his playful nature.

Instead, he calmly strode to where the two were conversing, and took a seat next to Danny.

"Another beautiful day in paradise!" he heartily exclaimed, sitting next to Danny and patting his back. Tossing Kay a friendly wink, he continued to talk to his friend, "How you holding up this morning, partner?"

"Morning Kayela." He replied to her, grinning a little. His eyes were still heavy so he wasn't all there at the moment.

He looked over to Isaac as he sat next to him. "This morning seems brighter, actually. Either that or we woke up later than usual. And I'm pretty much the same." He said. There wouldn't be much change seeing how they travel together on a half-dead planet.

He looked over to a palm tree and saw a rather strange bug climbing up onto it. "I've never seen that bug before..." The bug was about 3 inches thick and 3 inches wide. It was green and resembled somewhat of a beetle, whist pertaining an iguana like figure. The only difference were the legs, which were more like feelers and counting the big bug eyes it had with no pupils. "Maybe we've reached a new landscape. Bout time." He said, half excited to see what they were soon to encounter.

Watching them, I had listened. Isaac had such a childish or playful nature. He was why I stayed near to him. Reminding me of my little brother could hopefully summon me from this shell of a life. Shell of a dying would've-been widow.

"The bug is only fat because its got a lot of water in it. Watch." I held a finger to it, and the bug began to twitch. Soon, its feelers shrank under its body and it fell onto a stone beneath the tree. Spiraling a bit, it began to shrink until it was a long thin bug of a dark green- water having pooled around it.

"Hopefully this means we are coming to a more prosperous landscape. The desert dries me of power and... hope." The last word was hard to manage. Hope was something I was running low on. I had basically accepted, or unaccepted, Iyrn's death. Now it was just hope that I can die too... Just... quickly, and not be dehydration- a method of death sentence upon Aqliph.

I lifted the bug and let it crawl over my hand, before dropping it into the water and watching it slowly fill itself back up.

"Interesting little thing." I whispered. It seemed as though my tongue was not as parched near water, my throat not as unwilling to project sound. I was more talkative around my essence and nature.

Mina stalked through the sand, panting a bit, holding her pendant as if a compass. The pendant suddenly flared, and Mina stopped immeadiately. " That's odd. Never happened before." She said quietly, and began to walk in the same direction. She turned and twisted in circles, until finally Mina was behind a rocky ledge. "Now something's really up." she muttered, brushing her hair out of her face. She followed the pendant relentlessly, becoming more and more aggrivated with it, until she finally saw what the pendant was showing her. The rock that had settled in her stomach so many years ago churned one again, guilt and envy becoming aparent to Mina, and her eyes misted. She rubbed her eyes angrily, and snarled one word clearly with raw venom," Danny."

Isaac always found Kay's power of water manipulation to be interesting. Although his interest was really unjustified (after all, his journey's with Danny to other worlds had given him the ability to conjure up unnatural powers as well,) it was something about the way Kay herself called upon her gift.

Or maybe it was just Kay herself. He had had this debate with himself many times before, all of them ending the same way; indesiscion.

"I need to stop doing this..." he thought to himself, observing the now-rehydrating beetle, "It would never work out. I..."

He stopped pondering the subject for a number of reasons, one of them being that the topic usually ended with him suffering silently. Isaac had the reputation of being the comic relief, the lighthearted guy, and what have you. Thinking about this relationship that could never happen...it often depressed him. A feeling he couldn't let others observe on him.

The biggest reason for his lapse in thought, however, was the notice of a certain black-haired adolescent who wasn't an acquaintance of his. Which wouldn't be that big of a deal, if it weren't for the fact that she stood still, looking straight at the three comrades.

"Uh, guys?" Isaac started, pointing at the visitor "Do we know who this chick is?"

Danny looked up at the newcomer. At first he was surprised at there being life on the planet other than animals, but then he was shocked as to know who it was. "Mina?!" He got up from the rock and began to walk towards her for a hug, but he stopped himself. He looked at her up and down. The dreamy stare she used to give him was now long gone. Now all he could see in her eyes was scorn and hatred. Even though this was a reunion among friends, it didn't look like it would end well. He wanted to say hello, wanted to even know what was up, but he had a feeling that she wouldn't want much to do with him.

"So, when did you end up here?" He asked her casually. "Kayela, this here is an old friend of me and Isaac's. She used to live on our planet." He even wondered if Isaac remembered.

"Slowly... Slowly..." Kimbea instructed himself.

He had awoken much earlier than the others like usual. The reason for his lack of sleep would probably be because he sleeps under one of the only trees on this deserted planet. Wildlife from all over call it home. It teems with creatures arriving at all sorts of hours and they are not the most curteous of neighbours. There's always a squabble over space and chats go on all through the night.
Of course, he could sleep in the camp with the others but it wouldn't feel right to him. Back home... back in the african savannah, he and his family would all curl up under a tree, in the great outdoors. He feels like he is with them outside so he chooses to stay there.

He gently placed each of his large paws directly in front of each other careful not to make a sound. His lips were tightly sealed and there was an aura of concentration around him. He had his gentle, amber eyes fixed on one thing. His prey. Some sort of Antelope. Or so it looked. His tail was stiff and remained in place between his hind legs. He was just a few yards away from his prey and his head tilted ever so slightly so that he could see over the long brown grass that camouflaged him so brilliantly. His mane fluttered in the breeze as he pounced. His hind legs expanded with the sudden thrust of power.
Sure enough, he managed to swipe at his prey's legs, knocking it down before quickly clamping down on it's windpipe. He tucked into the meal as soon as it became motionless. He planned on having his share and taking it back to camp for everyone else. But, it's not called the Lion's share for nothing and he ended up eating about three quarters of the meal. He easily carried the remains back to the others and placed it next to the fire. As he turned to see who was up he noticed a stranger. His lip's sealed tightly, he meant business. He wasn't about to see any harm come to his 'clan'.
"Who are you? What is your business here?" He demanded.
The others gasped, not seeing this side of Kimbea before. He wasn't always certain about strangers and this one had a glare of hatred in her eyes.

" I am Princess Adrianne Mina Lyrixain of Nyx. And my buisness is my pendant is screwed, leading me to him," Mina glares at Danny,"And you guys." Mina purses her lips, and narrows her eyes, clutching her necklace. Her face suddenly relaxes, and she lets her necklace go."And I am sort of, well, possibly... out of supplies, and with no idea where to go." Her eyes turn emotionless and cold, waiting for the chance to be rejected and leave happily. Just like five years ago. she thinks unhappily, her pain flashing through her eyes once before returning to their former look.

I had leered to Isaac's side, folding my legs and staring curiously at the newcomer. I would've introduced myself, but Kimbea found some distaste for her. I would admit that her Chakra was dark. Something about her was pained darkly, but I guess that made her like the rest of us.

"Welcome then. Kimbea, relax. If she proves dangerous, things will be settled. I see no harm, she is as lost as us." I said, my voice appearing strong and feminine when boasted a bit to a normal speaking tone.

Looking over at Isaac and Danny, I flashed a thin smile and then turned back to the newcomer.

"My name is Kayela, Council Commandant of Aruska, daughter of the Aruskan Maestro, Lord Firak." I said. It was the first time I would have ever said my full set of titles aloud to anyone. So perhaps this a surprise to everyone. I had only told them my name, and that I was suffering a loss stronger than any others. But I had spent some alone time with Isaac, and I told him one story of Sky Lords, and why I felt like Aster was a blessing of sorts.

"It is nice to meet another." I said softly, smiling a bit. I then turned to Isaac, Danny, and Kimbea.
"I hope you all don't find me that much stranger now. But while we are here at the oasis and I am more tapped into my power, I can show you my past, and a little about myself." I smiled graciously, looking over at Kimbea and holding my hand out- which was my common sign to call him forth so that I may caress his rich and unique golden fur.

He listened to Kayela and was surprised to here her say that. It was the most words he's actually seen her spoke, really. Danny and Kayela may remain traveling partners but they never had much time to exchange words. He had no problem with her, and never really judged her or anything but, Danny being in the slight depressive state, made it difficult for him to communicate to most people other than old friends. He then turned back to Mina and spoke."Well....join us then." He said. Truth was that they weren't so great with supplies either. They just found whatever food was edible. And leaving her in the desert alone just didn't sit right with him, even if she hated him now.

He looked to Kimbea. "Don't worry, she's an old friend. She means no harm." He then looked back to Mina. "We're going to be leaving camp soon. We have enough food and if you need some rest, feel free to take a bed." He said to her, kindly.

Kimbea nodded. Surely if she was known then she cannot be a threat.
He motioned to the remains of the antelope he had brought back for breakfast.
"I didn't know we would have an extra head so I'm not sure if I have enough. If you like, i can go out for more. This desert is great for camouflage. The food just piles up."

Kimbea turned to Kayela.
"Woah, you certainly sound important, how come you havn't mentioned your name previously?"
He edged towards her and reluctantly lifted his paw. He wasn't certain of what was about to happen.

I took his paw with a soft grin, caressing the massive structure before massaging my fingers into his fur.

"Don't look so... wondrous. I just want to feel your fur. I've never seen a lion before." I said with a soft chuckle. I pushed the shorter tendrils of my blond hair behind my ear, and let my braid fall upon my back.

"And as well, I have not spoken of my titles because of two things. Without water near me, and an abundance of it, I am spiritually weakened. And as well, my title reminds me of the husband I was to have... the day after the virus swept over Aqliph." I said, my voice toning to a whisper. A flash of sorrow swept over my face and I shook my head.
"But he is dead, and I am not to worry of his presence. Forgive me for long journeying at your sides, and relinquishing such things from you all." I smiled gently.

((English time, I have to go, feel free to control my character slightly as long as it fits into his personality))
Kimbea lifted his paw out of her grasp and rubbed her soft face.
He could sense the sorrow in her voice and the sparkle in her eyes.
"I didn't know you were so...well...deep."
"So I guess you don't know much about my species. I don't know much about your's either. Maybe, we could educate each other. If you would like, I can show you how I use my hunting techniques to catch all our food."

(Hoo, you wait for one person to post, and you miss a million! :p)

At the mention of Mina's name, Isaac nodded his head.

"Yeah, I remember her. Mina; she was Jenny's best friend, and the one who idolized Danny." he recollected, "She seems...colder than before, though. I was always pretty sure that she had a crush on him, but...is she still mad at him for going with Jenny? It's been five years, she's just as lost as we are, and she's pissed about that?"

He momentarily doubted the human race, before hearing Kay announce her full "title," as it were. He soon found himself grinning at her finally opening up, putting a friendly hand on her shoulder to aknowledge his pleasant surprise. Before he could strike up a conversation, however, Kimbea had beaten him to the punch, offering to take her hunting. Figuring they would have another heart-to-heart like not too long before, he focused his attention back to Danny and Mina, figuring it wasn't wise to leave his friend alone with the newcomer.

"Yeah, I remember your face. I'm sorry I can't say I remember more, it's been quite a while! I'm Isaac, in case you forgot! Maybe we could catch up sometime?"

I smiled a little more at the feel of the warm hand upon my shoulder. I knew that Isaac was desperate for me to open up. I knew he held a strong interest in our friendship, and that is what possibly helped bind me to him. Knowing that eventually I would open up, and he would eagerly usher me onwards.

I placed my hand over his, and looked back at Mina. Then my blue eyes turned for Kimbea.

"I would enjoy a hunt. I've not been able to release some tension in a while... And yes, I'm deeper than people take me to be. I was the protector, and as well, the Council held an important job. I know that if the others like me died or disappeared, the Sephith- or the normal people much like humans in the Sky Cities- would be dead because... Without the Council, the Sky Cities shall fall into the Aqliph oceans below. It is simple things that worry me like such. I feel as if I have to restart anew to repent for letting down the people of Aqliph."

I shifted my lean lightly tanned legs and folded them and set my hands upon them.
"I apologize for keeping myself from you all. Though it has been a while together, it has taken thus far to... accept all that has befallen me."

Aster Stirred, he has been dreaming. Someone had entered his thoughts through his dreams. Someone dark.
Aster sat up slowly rubbing his head deep in thought . He had slept further away from the others, he was not used to sleeping so close to people. Aster stood slowly and turned to look over at everyone else. There was a new edition to the group, the one who filled his dreams with darkness.
He could not help but feel that he had missed something while he was sleeping.

He looked at the hand on Kayela's shoulder, and then at Isaac. Danny was grinning at him while she was looking away. He and Isaac knew each other for so long, that they have gained the ability to do what Danny calls a Mental Conversation, where the two can read each other by just eye movement or facial expressions. Danny tilted his head back a bit while still grinning and looking at the hand and Isaac.

Mental Translation: Dude, just go ahead and ask her out. I know, were on a desert planet but it's now or never man.

He tried to keep in a laugh and then looked over at Astor who just woke up. "Morning Astor! Come over and chill for a while, we have a new companion!" He shouted towards him.

" I can see that" Astor said, walking over to the group.
"Hello" He said, Bowing Slightly "I am Astor Notion" Since he had been with this humans he had attempted to banish the customs of his home planet, he was having difficulty forgetting to bow when he met new people.
"And you are?" He asked politely.

Aster couldn't shake the feeling that there was something familiar, and dark, about this new addition to the group. and were had she come from? Why had she chosen to show at this moment? The group had been on the planet for years and not heard of her till now. Still she seemed to know issacc and Astor would attempt to be civil. He resighened himself to writing about it in his book at a later date.