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Hidden Destinies; The journey of life
Topic Started: Oct 24 2009, 04:34 PM (3,647 Views)
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Terry thought about it and then replied with a slight bow, "I accept your request milady, but then I must come back. I can't stay away from my post for too long. It's a school night after all." He kept his wings out and would have taken to the skies to follow her, but that would prevent them from talking. "Lead the way". He didn't keep his hand on the hilt of the sword. He didn't want to appear threatening, but he focused his attention so that if he needed to draw, he could do so in a heartheat.
"Occasionally -but not often- a dream of mine forms a usable fictional plot." H.P. Lovecraft
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bic: Alaia smiled slightly. She walked beside him. "I had a dream. It was strange..A pack of wolves that I know, was running. But I was running at the alpha female's spot in the pack. I've always felt at home with them though I never knew why...."

She dropped her head and sighed. "I got this necklace and ring today. They feel like part of my identity. It's strange.."
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Terry absorbed what she said; dreaming of being a leader. He said, “You speak of dreams. I will speak of the stuff nightmares are made of. I have learned of my past. My adopted father told me about how he and my mother encountered a young man with wings who was dying of injuries. He came from a door in the sky. This young man spoke of a battle, a battle in which my other parents were most likely killed. These clothes belonged to him. This ring belonged to my other parents, the sword was found by my adopted father's ancestor so long ago. I’ve been in exile ever since I was one year old. There wasn’t much that was said. My fellow Icarian didn’t say much. He didn’t think the forest people, whoever and whatever they were, were responsible for the battle. The only other thing is that my other parents were the king and queen of my people. That makes me a prince and if they are truly gone, then I am king.”

He sighed, “King of what though? I don’t want to alarm you, but the weather today might be a prelude to something. It was just like this when my adoptive parents took me in.
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bic: Alaia looked up in surprise. For the Alphas had spoken about that night to her before. They had seen this boy carring Terry. A shiver went down her spine. Forest people...Them? The battle...There had been a battle that the Alphas had spoken of. Icarian.. They said something about Icarians as well...

Oh no...This was not good. Alaia swallowed...Then she remebered "I was born in a lab from DNA of wolves and humans. The Alpha's of the pack are my wolf parents. They spoke of the night that you came. They saw the young man and you.. I think...We might be the forest people....They spoke of Icarians and a battle."

With worried eyes, she looked at Terry.
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Terry read her face and said, "Try not to be worried. True, I am afraid, but true courage is about confronting the fear. Thankfully I have this." He held onto the sword. "I'm not even sure if you are of the forest people, but it would not surprise me if you were. Whatever happens, we must meet this challenge."

He decided to switch topics. "Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like had I stayed where I was. Did I have any brothers or sisters? What were my other parents like? What games do my people play? Things like that. If I ever do go back, what would it be like? I'd be an outsider insider."
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bic: Alaia nodded slowly. "You're right.."

Alaia nodded again "Yeah..I know I have a wolf sister. But, she's older...Us, wolves play almost the same thing humans do..Tag, hide and seek etc. It was kind of the same when I first meet my wolf family. I belonged there and yet I didn't...But I started to fit in soon. I'm sure that if you go back, you will too." She smiled at him.
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Terry nodded with a slight yawn. Getting late. "Alaia, it's time I should be getting back home. See you tommorrow. Remember keep your eyes and ears open." He pushed off the ground with his feet as his wings grabbed the air. It was a short flight home.

Once home, he bid farewell to his wings and put his sword away. He climbed into bed and settled in to a long rest. It had been a long day of discovery.
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bic: Alaia smiled. She watched him fly away and as he disappeared, she changed back to her natural form. She sighed and ran away at top speed. The surroundings passed like a blur, but she still knew where she was going. Alaia ran until she was into the forest.

There she howled once more, telling the pack that she had arrived. She started to run once again but this time slower. As she ran, she heard an answering howl. She slowed to a stop and waited in a meadow. Soon, the sound of many running paws was heard. An entire wolf pack ran through the surrounding bushes, slowed and surrounded her in a large circle.

Two single wolves came forward, one male and one female. Alaia bowed her head in respect and said "Mother, Father, you called me..What is it?"

The female smiled. "Alaia, glad you came..Your father better explain this...Xerox" The female looked at the male.

Xerox swallowed and said "We heard from our sources that you became friends with that Icarian boy.."

Alaia nodded slowly "Is there something wrong with that???" She looked questionly at her 'parents'.

Xerox sighed and looked at his wife, then back at his daughter. "Not really, but you remember what I told you about the Icarians possibly being the enemy??"

Alaia nodded again "I remember that..His name is Terry, well actually thats an abbreviation of his real name but whatever.. He learned his past tonight. We both know each others real form... He told me about what his adopted father said about the forest people and his race of people. He didn't seem to think that we are the forest people...Terry said that we'd get through it..And I believe him..."

Xerox groaned. "What have I told you!?! Not to tell ANYONE about your natural form....How can you trust him?? He might be an enemy! This boy could eventually kill your family and you!"

Alaia gritted her teeth. "Dad...He...is trustworthy....My wolf senses may not be as strong as yours but...He is! Would I show him what I truly was if I didn't?!?!?!"

Xerox rolled his eyes..Why did his daughter have to be SO difficult...He looked at his wife "Aaralyn, please..."

Aaralyn sighed and said softly "Alaia..listen to your father..He knows whats best for you...Really, just trust him.."

Alaia narrowed her eyes. "Listen? Why? All he does is order my life around like I'm some sort of...I don't know..I DON'T like it..I may be part human but...I am still mostly your daughter.."
She looked at Xerox with angry and teary eyes. "I'm old enough to take care of myself! I'm not a baby anymore!!" She turned and ran through the circle of wolves. They made a path for her for they knew there was no stopping her... She ran until she was out of the forest.

Alaia ran through the abandoned streets, not caring that who saw her. She finally came to her house. She turned back at the edge of town. She knew that she'd probably be in trouble for this but... She was tired of it.. Alaia turned back to human. A tear ran down her face.

Alaia took a deep breath and walked through the door of the house and walked to her room. There she laid down on her bed, tears softly spilling out of her blue eyes. She wiped them away and closed her eyes. Dreams flooding her consiousness..

Meanwhile Xerox and the rest of the pack had gone back to their dens, deep in the forest. Xerox wasn't happy with his daughter but he wasn't excatly mad just a little irratated. Why had she done that? Soon, he was fast asleep with Aaralyn asleep beside him.

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Terry tossed and turned as he dreamt. In the dream, he was in a palace’s garden. He heard someone calling out for him, a male voice. It called out “Iakona, there you are brother. What are you doing out here?” Terry turned around and saw his older brother. He replied, “Nothing Philemon. Just thinking about the world below.” Philemon slightly chuckled, “You are only two years younger than me, but you still fantasize about this world with people just like us, but always without wings. Father Icarus was chosen to leave that world. The gods made his wings real and carried him to this new world to sire a new race of beings. Except for the forest people, we have no contact with the others who dwell there. There is no need to pay so much attention to that other world.” Terry frowned, “Grand Master Reynaldo said…” Philemon gritted his teeth trying to keep hurtful words reined in and replied, “Yes Grand Master Reynaldo wishes we could be friends with the humans, but that is just not realistic. They wouldn’t understand us and they would try to enter our world and plunder it. We can only trust the forest people. Speaking of which, the envoy are here.” He turned around and headed back into the palace, Terry following him inside. As he walked into the great hall, the dream started to fade. The last thing he saw was that the envoy and its group looked wolf-like.

(ooc: Even though this dream sequence of an alternate timeline is a short paragraph, it took a lot to write. I still haven’t decided if the forest people are or are similar to your wolves. I haven’t even thought of what calamity happened.)
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ooc: ok! I'm just making the wolves believe that maybe they are...Some of them remember a battle but not sure what it was about and against whom or what...

bic: Alaia's dreams were strange.. Again there she was the alpha female, but she didn't see an alpha male. She woke up at the end of that dream, sweating. Then she began to think about that dream, how strange.. Alaia had an older sister, Jasalin. Jasalin was much more worthy of the place of alpha female.

It was custom for the alpha's line to be passed on from generation to generation. Usually it was the oldest son of the alpha's that became the alpha male. But, her parents only had two girls. Most wolves had many offspring in their lives but Xerox and Aaralyn only had 2. Alaia figured that Jasalin would become the alpha female and pick a mate. The dream had seemed so real, both times she dreamed it...

Alaia was worried and frustrated. Her wolf parents were probably asleep and she didn't want to talk to them or her adopted parents. The one person that would understand and listen was Terry, but he was probably asleep as well.. Alaia then knew what she needed to do.. She went to her desk, grabbed a pencil and paper. She wrote a note saying,

I need to sort some things out with my other family and need to talk with a friend. Don't look for me, I'll come back when I do.. I'll go to school, so don't worry about that. You know I can take care of myself so don't worry. Thank you for the ring and necklace. Love you guys so much, Alaia.
P.S If you really need to contact me, you know where to look. Please only contact me if somethings wrong..

Alaia sighed and grabbed her backpack. She threw a little extra clothes, nessacery hygiene items, needed school stuff, a picture of her family and lastly, Terry's feather into her backpack. She put it on, grabbed the note and walked quietly down the stairs to the kitchen. There she put the note on the counter and went out the door into the night. As soon as she was outside, she changed into a wolf. Alaia could travel more ground faster and would be noticed less in this form.

Alaia looked a little strange though. A what people thought was just a really large dog with a backpack and a necklace..She stayed in the shadows of the semi dark streets. She knew where she'd go. To the school grounds, there she'd camp out as a wolf until morning where she'd then go to school like everything was normal and then away she'd go probably to the forest.

She ran swiftly there and found a small cluster of trees. Alaia laid down and closed her eyes. Ever hearing with her ears, she could spring to action in an instant.
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Terry continued to dream. He was flying with other boys, playing some type of game. They each took turns shooting arrows into hoops of varying sizes. Apparently the smaller the hole, the more points were earned. As this dream continued, other games were played with the same boys. Just like the earlier dream, it felt so real. He could hear their voices yell out “Iakona” in supportive cheers and the smells were so vivid. The alarm clock shattered that reality and brought him back into this false existence. What am I thinking? I can’t think like that. It’s wrong. This is my life. If it wasn’t for the Professor and his wife, who knows where I would be. He stretched and yawned. Why do I feel so achy? He rubbed his back and felt wings. No wonder. The dreams were so real, my wings sprouted. He made them disappear and got ready for the day. He was thankful that it was Friday. He could spend more time training.

His father was drinking hot Earl Grey tea and reading the newspaper. He looked up and asked, “Not taking your sword, are you? The old man could clearly see that he didn’t have his sword on him. Terry replied, “No. Not al all, but my mind is still sharp. He nodded and said, “Well you have a good day of school.” The teen replied, “You got it Doc.”

He hopped inside his truck and made his way to school. He needed to tell Alaia about the dreams. While they were like those that he often had before, they had never been so real. I may be overreacting, but I feel like something’s going to happen.
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bic: Alaia awoke that morning. The sun was shining through trees, as she changed quickly into a human. Her backpack on her shoulders, she walked out of her shelter of trees. No one was there except teachers, students were just arriving. She did a quick comb of her hair with her fingers. It was kinda tangled from the night's adventures.

Alaia looked a little scruffy but she didn't mind. She sat beneath a tree, waiting for Terry to arrive in his truck. She wondered what her parents thought about walking up to find their daughter gone and a note on the counter...She sighed and watched the road.
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Terry parked his truck and looked around, guarded. After the so-called weather last night, he was entitled to be a little cautious. He wondered if Alaia was already there and scanned the lot for her. He spotted her under a tree and made his way to her. He then stopped in his tracks just a few feet away from here. He had glanced up at the sky and saw something not quite right. Am I seeing this for real? He focused his eyes on the object in the sky. Am I the only one seeing this? Other people glanced at the sky and then went back to whatever they were doing. High in the clouds, he spotted a building. It was a small building that looked like a Greek temple. Was this the door that was mentioned before? If it was, what was it doing here?
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bic: Alaia saw Terry and smiled. He started to come towards her but stopped and looked at sky..What was up there? She looked. Nothing besides clouds, wait..Nope.. Weird. She stood and walked towards him.

"Good morning, Terry, whatcha looking at?" She looked up at the spot where he was staring. The cloud did look a little weird but she didn't find anything special about it..at least to her.. She was confused...
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Terry said, “It is building of some kind. It’s very high up, but I can reach it. No problem. Remember that door I came out of as a baby. I think that’s the door. I’d release my wings and fly there right now if I didn’t have school, wasn’t concerned about what was on the other side, and had my sword.” He thought a second and said “I don’t see anyone there, but it’s probably best we don’t keep looking at it. If someone’s up there, I don’t want them noticing us looking at gate.” He looked at Alia and asked, “Are you okay? You look out of it?”
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