Making Friends
6/30/1914, Throne Room, The Royal Palace
The council of Agon had seen as their scouts that they had in Europe had come out, all of them nervous and scared as they had looked at their highnesses, “What has happened?” Agon had asked as they had all looked terrified, all of them having been sent out for their human appearances and how their gifts were all perfect for infiltration and information extraction.
That had made the Scouts tense before one of them spoke, Rigti, “My King, My Queen.” he had said towards them, “The humans are at war with each other.” he had said, making the groups confused, “Two countries in opposition with each other?” Arkadine had asked, “There should be no worry at–” “No, it is everybody.” he had told them, “At least all of Europe and Russia.” Rigti said.
Hearing that, The King and The Queen had looked to each other before Agon had risen up, “Begin isolating The Island! No one outside without permission from The Genetic Council or myself!” he had said and they had nodded at that when Azur had started to look nervous, “Azur?” Rynda had asked, making the woman nervous, “Triton...” she had said to them.
“He is mobile, correct?” he had asked and hearing that, the members of the Royal Family were all worried as they had realized what could be happening before, “Place a tracker on him, and hopefully, we can make sure that he and others like him are put to good use.” he had said and hearing that, the others were in agreement as they had wondered what he was up to right now.
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11/16/1914, Waiting Chambers, Terrigen Lab
The Royal Family had watched as Azur and Mander had helped with the process, the two of them had been working with the process as their eldest son was in the glass vial filled with water as Triton had looked at them, curious even as he already had a developed form like other animals that need to move when they’re born, Triton had no understanding and was only running on instinct right now.
The family had tried to talk amongst each other then, “So then, the little one will be the control, what about the next two?” Agon had asked, making Korath shake his head, “No… just one.” he had said, making the other couples look towards Korath and Milena look towards the group with mixed expressions, “If Milena were to have another child, there is a chance that she will die from it,” Korath said to them.
“And I do not wish to have a child with anybody but her.” he had said and hearing that, the others had disliked but respected that as Mander and Azur had entered the room, “Everyone, meet Karnak–” Azur started before she had noticed that there was obvious signs of tension, should we be worried?” Mander had asked as he brought his second son to Triton who looked at his little brother with wonder.
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5/7/1915, Near Old Head of Kinsale, North Atlantic Ocean
Triton had been swimming through the waters, scouting like he had been instructed when he had risen up and seen that there was a large metal vessel that was approaching him, scared, he had submerged again to avoid the primitive metal vessel, it was loud, it was large, it smelled and made the water taste so bad, the young Triton was terrified of it and wanted to get as far away as he could.
He wanted to return to his mama and dada, but his scales, they had sensed something, they had sensed a beast of metal that was approaching, making the Inhuman confused and scared as he had seen that the metal vessel had glowed before there was shards of metal fired at the vessel, shards that had made him scared as the boy had went and gotten away as fast as possible.
At least until he realized that they could hit the big primitive thing which had made him worried, Triton had went and sped forward, trying to catch the metal shard, trying to go faster and faster before it could sink, but it was too late, the shard had hit and now, now there was a great explosion, one that had scared his little mind as he had risen risen up and saw.
The young Triton had seen The Leviathan floundering and saw the small things, the things that looked like his mama, going and leaving before realizing that they could die, that they would die, that had made him upset, so Triton had reacted, he had went and swam forth, seeing what was going on and saw smaller boats made of wood going in before Triton saw there were two in particular.
They were an old man and a boy, seeing them, huddled together as they had jumped, Triton knew that he had to save them, so he had approached them, seeing as they had kicked up as the old man had brought the boy, older than him, who was holding onto a plank when one of the boats had went to crash on the old man, “Grampy!” The boy shouted as Triton went to save him.
He had helped to lift the old man up and had offered him to the boy and their plank, the old man seemed relieved while the boy had pointed towards him, scared, seeing this, he had tried to speak, trying to use the words that his mama and dad used, but they couldn’t understand, they had spoken in something more guttural and yet… it was nicer than anything that he had ever heard.
The Old Man was speaking, Triton did not understand what he was saying, but he had offered the boy, pointing to the land, seeing this, knowing that they couldn’t survive in the water like him, Triton had taken the boy, he was crying, upset, Triton didn’t understand this as The Old Man had spoken again, seeming to calm the boy as he had swam as fast as he could to get him to safety.
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Triton had went and put the boy on the coast, he had seen him, sad, scared, and this had made Triton sad, he didn’t understand why, but it made him want to go back to the sick, to save The Old Man and as many others as he could, so he had turned and swam back as fast as he possibly could, the boy scared as he had went and submerged, going in deep to ty and find The Old Man.
And find him he did, Triton had found the floating body of the old man and that had made him sad, it upset him, but he also wanted to unite them, Triton had grabbed the body, having not seen any others, and went and headed back to the coast where the boy was, he was sad, unsure what else he could do but give the Old Man to the Boy who had just looked at him, sad as he screamed in his noises.
Seeing that, he had went and walked away before leaping into the water, as he had done as much, Triton was upset, upset not just at the anger in his eyes and his voice, but also at how the others had wanted to hurt each other so easily and that had made the young prince want to go back to his mama and hid dada, knowing that he would be safe there away from the danger in the water.
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5/8/1915, Triton’s Alcove, Western Attilan Beach
Azur had seen as her eldest son had went and come from the water, he had looked around before noticing her and leaping into his mothers arms which had made the marine biologist worried, “Triton?” she had asked him, even if he appeared to be a young teen, he was still not even a child in his mind, and the fact that he was like this, she had decided to just stroke his back, giving him comfort which he needed now.
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5/15/1915, Blackagar’s Chamber, The Royal Palace
The children of The Royal Family, Medusalith, Gorgon and Maximus had all been in front of the door, Triton still in his Alcove while Karnak was still too young, they had looked towards the Prince with his crown, making the trio smile as they had went and waved towards the prince and that had made the prince smile as The Dog had appeared, licking him with love and affection.
They still had no name for The Dog, he was only The Dog since there was no name that the Surgeon Supreme or the Royal Family had given one, so they had just called him The Dog and he had loved them for it, The Dog enjoying their little games with each other was always fun when they had noticed that The Nanny was there, “Nanny!” Maximus had said, pointing to them.
The Alphan had looked towards them, nodding as The Alpha Primitive had went to feed and make sure that his cares were being taken care of until he had seen that there was a limp, seeing that, Blackagar had grabbed at their sleeve and pointed, seeing that, Nanny had looked and saw, “Accident.” They had told him, making Blackagar look at them, a little uncertain before letting them go.
The others had looked to Nanny as they had left the room, “Nanny!” Medusalith had said, making The Alphan look to them, “Why’s Bolt in there?” she had asked, making the others nod at that as they had went and let them leave, at least until there, at least until they had noticed that there was a clarion which had made the Alphan go to the children and engaged the lockdown on Blackagar’s cell.
“Please, follow.” They had said, making them all scared and confused as they had went and followed, “You, Dog.” Nanny had said to the canine, “Safety.” They had said and hearing that, The Dog had given a bark of confirmation as he had went and teleported them away as Nanny had turned to see that The Alphans were charging forth with weapons at the ready towards them.
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5/15/1915, Wisdom Bridge, Attilan
Monarch was walking down the bridge with Kadlec when they had seen that The Alphans were charging, attacking the Inhumans that were near with tools and makeshift weapons which had made them both scared as Monarch had taken the vial around his throat and inhaled, his eyes glowing sapphire as he had went and fired upon the alphans on one side.
Meanwhile, Kadlec had extended his walking stick into a staff and twirled as he had went and attacked a few of them until they had heard the sound of gunfire which made them see that members of The Royal Guard were making a sweep when one of them with four arms and another that was made of fire saw them, “Prince Monarch!” the Fire made one shouted as the two approached.
They had both looked and they had realized that there was more Alphans coming and that was making them both worried until they saw Sweep had readied a blade of energy and had used his powers to behead a majority of the Alphans as the blood had went and hit his face, making Monarch touch it and make him smile at that, liking the feeling of it as he had smiled towards the slaughter.
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5/16/1915, Tomb of Randac, Attilan
The children were all nervous as they had heard the sound of panic and noise which had made them all huddle closer together, Gorgon trying to keep his hooves from tapping as Karnak was in Medusalith’s arms, the children unsure what was going on with the explosion and Nanny telling The Dog to send them to The Tomb when The Dog had teleported in, whining as he had made sure that they were safe.
That was when they had seen that a door had opened and from it, they had seen that there was one of the Alphans, not Nanny, who had a club, It was snarling at that as It had went and approached them, “The Royals!” The Alphan had said, glaring as The Dog had went and barked at It, angering them as the animal had went and teleported, going behind and biting onto their leg.
The Alpha Primitive had screamed at that, hitting him with their weapon repeatedly, but the canine’s Jaw was locked on and as he had bit, even as he was getting hurt, The Dog had went and teleported away, making them all a bit relieved as they had waited a few more hours until they were found by the Royal family, as they did so, all of them hoped that The Dog with his Locked Jaw was okay.
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6/3/1918, The Old City, Attilan
It was an old tradition amongst the children, they were to go into The Old City and to peer into the hole, some said that they saw glowing red eyes, others said that they had seen a dark nothingness, but all of them agree that there was something inside of The Hole as Auran had went and followed the others, the young girl having been told of what was going on and wanted to follow the elders.
“Come on, Maximus!” Kadlec, the one that was leading them had shouted, “It’s your turn to see into the hole!” he had said and hearing that, the young Prince had gotten nervous as he had followed them, trying to keep his ears protected from the whispers, they had been happening ever since The Dog that they all agreed should be named Lockjaw for his heroics.
He had been hearing a voice, one that had been telling him to return to the tomb for some reason and it was making him feel nothing but pain as he had walked over to the hole, as he had looked down, the others were all cheering him on except for Auran who noticed that he was scared, this was supposed to be fun but it seemed bad, like what her mother had told her about.
“Come on, Maximus!” Kadlec had said, approaching him, “You just need to look down there and tell us what you see.” he had said, making the Prince even more nervous as he had went and peeked over it, looking with worry and a bit of confusion until there was a sound that had made him realize that there actually WAS something there, he had went and backed away when he heard something.
“Prince Maximus–!” Auran had shouted, but it was too late as Kadlec had kicked him in, Maximus had screamed as Kadlec grinned, “Why did you do that?!” one of the other kids had asked as Auran had reacted on instinct, “Please, there’s nothing to worry about, and he’s the second son any way–” he went when Auran had went and started to crawl down the hole, shocking a few of them.
Maximus was surrounded by darkness, the noise and the whispers in his mind, t was too much and it made him whimper at the beast, at the whispers, at the– “Prince Maximus?” a voice said and that was when he opened his eyes to witness a little girl his age with a light, smiling down at him, “Are you okay?” she had asked, offering her hand to him, seeing this, he had tried to get up.
She had went and pulled him up before shining her light towards the creature, a statue of an old Inhuman, the metal there making a groan as the wind went through its orifices, “Are you fit to climb?” she had asked him, he could tell that she was just as scared as him, but as he had looked into her smile, he had felt a bit of safety as the two of them had climbed into the light.
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6/4/1918, Throne Room, The Royal Palace
Auran had followed her mother through the halls, “Why does The King and Queen wish to see me?” she had asked, scared that she was in trouble, “I do not know, beloved.” Kitsu had told her daughter honestly, “But I do not think that they are calling you to punish you.” She said, but Auran was still nervous as they had went and walked into the Royal Chambers where they were waiting.
Auran was a bit nervous as she had looked at the King and Queen in their thrones, and in the center there was the boy that she saved, there was Maximus, their second son, “You are Auran? The one that saved our son?” Agon had asked as they had looked at the young girl who had been nervous at the sight before her, “Y– Yes.” she had said to them, scared right now.
At that, the King and The Queen had smiled towards her, “We would like to thank you for rescuing our son.” Rynda had said, bowing her head to the child who was as stunned as her mother, the two of them had both started to give their thanks at that when Maximus had approached a bit nervous, making the two of them curious at that, “Go ahead, Maximus.” Rynda had said to her son.
“Can… Can you be my friend?” he had asked of Auran who was surprised by that, looking towards the girl who was pretty confused at that, “Your friend?” Auran had asked, making him look more timid at that, “You don’t want to?” he had asked, making Auran surprised by that, “No!” she had said before realizing what was going on, “I mean, I DO want to be your friend!” she had said.
That made Maximus smiled towards the girl before he had went and smiled towards her, “Thank you.” he had said, offering his hand which she had taken, the two of them shaking it, a bit confused with each other as the Royals had watched, the two of them looking at each other before they had both looked to their respective parents before they had both went and walked away.
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6/4/1918, Royal Gardens, The Royal Palace
The two of them were walking in the garden, Maximus pointing to plants while Monarch had watched from the shadows, “That was stupid.” he had said to Kadlec who had left the cell that he was put in for punishment, “I told you that we can’t hurt Blackagar and Maximus, they’re powerful.” he had said, we need them on our side, so we need to play nice with them.” he had said.
That had made the Seeker glare down towards the two, hating the sight of them right now as he had went and nodded, banned from the palace for now, he had went and walked away from them so that he could plan and think on how exactly they would be able to make them friendly towards each other while maximus had went and stroked one of the plants they had tried to wrap around his wrist.
The two of them had smiled at that, Maximus liking this plant out of all of them as he had went and turned to her, “Why did you save me?” he had asked of her, making the girl a bit surprised before she had spoken, “Because it was wrong what Kadlec did, you were scared, you were hurt, so I did what my mommy would have done.” she had told him, making Maximus smile.
“She’s in The Royal Guard, right?” he had asked of her, making Auran smile and nod at that in joy, “Yes! One day I’m going to be like her! Protecting Attilan–!” “That sounds awesome.” he had told her, making Auran smile, having heard people laugh and say that she was small or just a girl, “Thank you.” the young girl had told him as she had went to stroke the plant as well.
Only when she did, the plant had burned her, making Auran retract her hand in pain, looking at it in shock as there were light burns on her hand, “It looks like you’re allergic.” he had said, making Auran look to him, “Allergic?” she had asked, scared at the sight, “It means that it hurts when you touch a certain something.” he had told her, having read about it in a book.
Auran had backed away and panicked as he had went and rubbed her hand with his coat sleeve, “We need water.” he had said and hearing that, Auran was scared as the two of them went to a fountain and started to clean the infected part of her hand, “Maximus! What happened?” Gorgon said, approaching them, at that, the two were a bit nervous as Maximus spoke, “She's allergic to the hugger.” he told Gorgon.
That had made the older boy confused as he had went and examined her hand, “We should have your friend examined by Vinatos, just in case.” he had said and hearing that, the two of them had went and gotten started, both of them following after the elder member of The House of Agon with Medusalith there as well, curious at the sight of Auran there.
“Hello–” she had started when Monarch had approached, “Maximus, I heard what Kadlec had done, are you alright?” he had asked of him, making the young prince, “I am now, thanks to Auran.” he had said, making Monarch turn to her, “May I please thank you for protecting young Maximus?” he had said, offering his hand which she had taken nervously with her undamaged hand.
“It is strange that your skin was burned by The Terrigen Hugger, it hasn’t done so with anyone else.” he had said, making Auran confused as well as the trio had continued on their way away from them, it was a rocky start, but both of them were happy that they had a friend now together that wasn't related to them and that had gladdened them both at it.