Journey To The Realm



Author: ThaChompyLeader

(This story is in first-person view. The prologue is in third-person. The main character is Jay from Hunters as a child.)

Prologue
Wind whistled through the empty plains. Nothing was there, not even any trees. The moon shone dimly up in the dark sky. The grass was dry and brown, and starlit pools of muddy water dotted the flat land. It was dark blue and musty.

A small creeper walked out of a cave. He looked around, his shiny black skin glowing in the pale moonlight. Everything was either gone or dead. His white eyes flashed with fear.

He spotted a pool of water. He trotted silently up to it and bent down to drink. It stung his throat, and he spit it out hastily at the bitter taste. Hacking, he looked up at the moon, longing for someone to come.

"What are you doing?" A tiny voice squeaked. The creeper turned around to look at an equally small, dark green creeper.

"Thorn?" His voice faded. "It's Moonrise. You should be asleep."

"So should you, Shade!" Thorn hissed. "Mama wants you inside!" He could hear screeching coming from the cave. He grunted and followed his sister in the dark cave. His feet ached with tiredness, and he grew drowsy. Thorn trotted in and motioned Shade to come.

Padding up to his nest, he turned around in a few circles and sat down, closing his eyes. He fell into a deep sleep.

Something woke him. It sounded like someone was outside. Shade clammered to his feet and looked outside, gasping. A tall, two legged creature with pink skin was standing outside. A tiny tree sprouted underneath his feet. He held a shiny tool in his hand.

Shade padded out silently and approached the creature from behind.

"Who are you?" He squeaked. The creature flinched and turned around. It had hair on its head and purple eyes.

"I could ask you the same thing," It replied.

"I'm Shade!" He whispered. The creature nodded its head.

"My name is Steve," It answered.

"Steve?" Shade echoed. "That's a cool name! I don't know anyone with that name." A yowl erupted from the cave. Steve turned to look at it.

"That's my mama. I gotta go." Shade whispered. He loped over to the entrance and waved his foot in the air.

"Goodbye, Shade," Steve walked away into the distance.

Chapter 1
I opened my eyes. It was Sunrise. I was in my cave, sleeping soundly until a bird squacked its morning call. That's what always wakes me up in the morning. I got up to my feet and looked outside. Trees were everywhere, thanks to some new guy who came about a week ago.

He sure makes a handy enviromentalist! He planted all the trees and they grew into big ones. My friends, Shade and Thorn, told me about him, and I think his name was Steve. The water is so much cleaner thanks to my new friend.

I walked outside. Another fresh, new day. Normally, I would want to stay inside, but now I feel like running around till' I get sick. I loped over to Shade's cave and pounded on the stony wall.

"Argh, what is it?" It was Shade's dad. He's always pretty grumpy. He's not the one I wanted, but Shade was starting to come out.