Going Through Changes
12/31/1918, The Royal Palace, Attilan
The children were running through the halls, Gorgon and Mesili were racing like always, competing when Lockjaw had barked, making them both trip and fall onto Myrra, the three of them laughing in joy at that as they had looked and seen that there was members of the Royal Family who were happy to see them, “Gorgon, please get up.” Milena had said to her son.
At that, the three of them had went and untangled from each other as Monarch had went and pulled Karnak out from under the table, Maximus and Auran sitting on the ledge of the second level, eating nuts and throwing the shells to the lower level with Lockjaw jumping up and snacking on them as he had teleported to catch them while Medusalith had the goggles Maximus made on.
“Alright, Blackagar, here is the party.” she had said towards the boy that was watching, he had went and pressed the button, giving a confirmation to her, “Where would you like to go? The food or the floor? One for food, two for floor.” she had asked, at that, there were two beeps that had made her nod as she had went and headed to the dance floor where the others were.
Children all big and small with the adults there who were having fun and dancing with each other as the adults had drinks and fun, Medusalith had went and used her hair to lift the goggles up and then positioned them so that he could look at her face, “ I wish that you could have joined us!” she had said towards Blackagar as she had went and put the goggles back on as Kadlec approached.
“Medusalith, it is a pleasure to see you again.” he had said with a small bow, offering his hand, “Would you do me the honor of dancing with me tonight?” he had asked and hearing that, Medusalith had an idea, “If you would put these on.” she had said towards him, taking the goggles off and confused, he had went and put them on, “Let’s begin.” he had told her.
The two of them had went and started to twirl with each other and as they had done as much, the two little troublemakers had went and grinned at them, “Wanna try these?” Maximus had asked, tossing some small bubble like devices to Auran, “These will be fun to play with.” he said, making Auran confused as she went to poke one, making it pop and stain her hand in rainbow colors.
“Cool!” she had said as Maximus had grinned, “I know you can hear me.” A voice said, making Maximus flinch, turning and looking around, but there was no one but Auran who was readying a few more and tossing them, “Come back to the tomb, if you do, then I can promise you knowledge you’ll never regret.” The voice had said, deep and making him confused.
“You ready?” Auran had asked and hearing that, Maximus had nodded at that, grinning as they had went and started to toss the bubbles towards the crowd, making them all scream and look at them up above and as they did as much, Maximus had whistled for Lockjaw before the trio had went and vanished from their sights to have some fun somewhere else.
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1/2/1919, The Throne Room, The Royal Palace
The Royal Children had looked at each other as Agon and Rynda had looked towards the spies that they had summoned, “The War is over, and things have appeared to calm down.” Agon had said, “So let us proceed to resend our scouts.” he had said and hearing that, the Inhumans had smiled with a few glad for it, all of them wondering what it was that had changed on the outside.
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1/2/1919, Paris, France
Phaeder had walked through the streets, wearing a red suit as the people had cheered and had been partying with each other, all of them happy with the end of The Great War while Phaeder had thought with curiosity on what was up next for him, the Inhuman had started with pulling out a small device that he had stolen during his escape, something that he had known was essential for his plans.
He had went and pressed it to his eye, looking at them all and sure enough, he had grinned at the sights before him, there were some that were shining golden like John Howlett while others were a pale Blue like those with the same genetic potential that he and his people had, the man thought on that before he had bumped into a man that almost knocked out his device.
“Sorry about that.” a man had said, picking the device up and as he had smiled, Phaeder taking it and as he did, noticed he was a Stranger like John was, “How about I buy you a drink?” he had asked and hearing that, Phaeder had smiled, “I would love a… drink.” he had said to the man who patted on his shoulder and pushed him towards a building that had plenty of people inside.
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1/2/1919, La Coupole, Montparnasse
The Inhuman was enjoying the beverage, since he had come to the mainland, he had looked towards his new friend, Victor Creed, who had gotten him some whiskey when they had all heard a noise, “Singe rouge !(Red Monkey!)” the crowd had cheered and hearing that, Phaeder had turned and saw that it was a man with crimson skin and a tail that had a spade on it, “What is that?” Phaeder had asked of Victor.
“THAT is one of my best mates, Azazel of the… I think he called them Neyaphem?” he had said, making Phaeder curious, “Is he a stranger?” he had asked of Victor, who had looked at him with curiosity, “Where’d you hear that?” he had asked, making the scientist shrug, “I had walked along this Earth and had met a man that used the term, he could make himself a ghost, intangible to any blades or touch.”
That had made Victor whistle at that, liking the sound of it as he had went and approached his friend, clapping his shoulder as another man had went and sat besides him, a very pale man, “You’re not human.” he had whispered, getting a glass of absinthe for himself, “And neither are you.” Phaeder had whispered to the man who chuckled at that, “Please tell me you’re at least a man of science.” he said.
“That I am,” Phaeder had said, looking straight ahead, “I take it that you’re going to tell me to back off from The Strangers?” he had asked, making the man smile, “I don’t care about them.” he had told him, “You could wipe them out, would spare me the effort.” the englishman had said, “I just want you to know that humanity is off the table, savvy?” he had asked of him, making Phaeder scowl.
“Savvy.” he had told the man who had smiled at that, “Very well then, have a good night and good travels, sir.” the man said, making him see that the man has a club on his forehead, a strange choice, but there were many strange things that were here, they were all enjoyable and it had made Phaeder like it, wondering what kind of fun he would be having with the genepool he had available.
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1/14/1919, Mander–Azur Apartments, The Royal Palace
Mander and Azur were having dinner, little Karnak was at his table and as he had sat there, the little one had taken his food and munched onto it, “Triton needs a better leash.” he had told his wife who had glared, “I don’t like that word.” she had said towards Mander who had glared at that, “He’s not a pet, he’s our son.” she had told him, making Azur angry towards her husband.
That had made the two of them glare at each other, the pair of them being tense with each other before they had eventually reached a tense silence, the two of them disliking the conversation as they had went and started to eat the meal once more before Nanny, the Alphan that the royal family, had went and lifted Karnak up before taking him out, leaving to see if Blackagar would enjoy it.
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1/31/1919, The Silent City, Attilan
The children were all listening to the story that had been given to them by Monarch and Kadlec, the children were all enjoying themselves, walking through the Silent City there, it seemed that Maximus had enjoyed The East more and more as things went on, the others not knowing why while he had liked the lack of sound from the tomb, enjoying it.
As they had enjoyed the Silent City, they had noticed that they had been missing something, the group had all looked at each other before they had realized something, they were missing the goggles that had been taken, “Where are they?” Gorgon had asked, looking around, “Did we give them to Triton?” Auran had asked, the Inhuman liking them as much as Blackagar did.
“No, he has a different pair and I know where those ones are.” Maximus had said as they had started to think, “I didn’t break them or replace them, and I didn’t use them to make something new…” she had said and hearing that, all of the children had thought on that before they had heard a barking, making them all turn and see that there was Lockjaw and in his mouth was the goggles.
“There they are!” Mesili had shouted out, her and Gorgon going to charge towards Lockjaw then, “Wait–!” Auran had shouted but he had already teleported away, “My momma told me about that, he thinks you’re playing so he’ll teleport away if you chase.” she had said and hearing that, the others had gotten worried at that as they had went to go and get the goggles back from Lockjaw.
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1/31/1919, Arena of Judgement, Attilan
Gorgon and Mesili had been looking around, trying to find Lockjaw when they had heard his bark, seeing that there was the canine who was looking happy right now, seeing this, they had both grinned, “Hey there, Lockjaw!” Gorgon had said, approaching him as Mesili had went and circled, the two of them cautious and curious as they had seen that he was wagging his tail, seeing it as a game.
As Mesili circled, Gorgon had slowly approached him, “Hey… why don’t you give that to me? Then we can get you all of the scratches that you want?” he had said, making Lockjaw cock his head towards him, his ears twitching before there was a noise that had made him look and see Mesili who had reacted, going to tackle the canine who had instead went and teleported away.
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1/31/1919, Tomb of Ryvain, Attilan
Medusalith and Myrra had went and walked around The area of The Tomb, the two of them having a come here instead and as they had done so, the two of them saw that there was Lockjaw who was circling a statue, looking for something and as they had noticed that, the two of them looked to each other before nodding, Medusa had went to climb up with her hair as Myrra approached.
She had went and started to whistle, making Lockjaw tilt his head, smiling at her as he had went and approached her as well, the two of them going and approaching each other before they had went and rubbed themselves against each other before Medusalith had stayed on top of them when she had slowly crawled downwards behind them as cautious as possible.
The two of them were enjoying the company of each other before eventually Lockjaw had smelled it, making him turn and bark in joy as he had teleported around in joy as they had went and tried to keep track of him, but the teleporter had went and vanished, making the two of them groan at that as they had hoped that the others had better luck than the two of them had.
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1/31/1919, The Kennel, The Royal Palace
The two of them had ran over to the kennel and had went to his bed, Auran knowing that he liked to keep his trophies here so the two of them had watched and they had waited before seeing the dog teleport in and seeing that, the two of them had went and leapt onto him, making him yip in shock at that as they were able to pull the goggles out, covered in slobber but otherwise they were undamaged.
“Better then nothing.” Maximus had said with a grin as they had went out, Lockjaw had followed them with a grin on his face, the two of them heading out, grinning at that as they had went to go and meet the others, “I hope that nothing ever changes.” Auran had said towards Maximus who had grinned, “Me neither he had said, his smile freezing as he had heard the voice once again.
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10/31/1919, Tomb of Randac, Attilan
Max was unsure why he had felt it, but he knew that the stairs that he was using was the correct way, the young boy had followed the noise and had made the boy worried as he had found the door, “Turn it to the right seven times, left thirty two times, and once to the right.” He had said and hearing that, Maximus had used the two handholds to turn the large lock face there.
He had turned it and turned it before it had clicked, making the stone face there open up as if it had been roaring, the scene had made him scared as he had went and backed away, “Stop!” It had said, making Maximus flinch at that, “Come in and we can speak.” It had said and that had made the young prince curious on what it was that was inside there, so he had went to enter it.
As he had walked in, he saw that there was a chair, almost like a throne, but there were restraints, spikes, and there was a movement that had made Maximus approach, curious as he had seen that it looked like a worm, making Maximus cautious as he went to the throne and saw the worm proper, it was a purple like creature that had a single green eye and little studs on its head, almost like it was growing tendrils.
“What are you?” he had asked, making the worm look at him, “I am the last free part of myself, I was the ruler of a kingdom, and now I am a worm that has been able to speak to you through good fortune.” The worm had said and hearing that, the Prince had kneeled down, “And why would you wish for me to hear you?” he had asked of her, So I can teach you of our past and give you new wisdom.” he said.
Hearing that, the two of them had glared at each other before Maximus had grinned, “What do I call you?” he had asked and hearing that, the worm had slithered up to an offered hand as he had slithered near her neck, “You may call me Alveus.” He had said and hearing that, making Maximus grin as the two of them had went and walked out, happy at the new companion he acquired.
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10/3/1921, Waiting Chambers, Terrigen Lab
They had watched as Quelin and Ambur had brought their little girl out, “Here she is, Crystalia Amaquelin.” Ambur had told them, making Medusalith excited as she gad went to see her baby sister, looking over her, memorizing her as the tendrils of her hair had went and tickled the girl who had giggled, towards her sister, trying to grab at her hair which Medusalith let her do.
They had all looked at the babe as they had wondered at what she would develop, “Are you ready?” Agon had asked, making Ambur chuckle at that, “No.” she had whispered, Quelin had grinned at that, he had just known that there would be a powerful gift for his second daughter as the cousins had all went and gushed over at the latest member of their family.
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3/2/1926, Amakitsu Residence, Residential Area
“Mommy?” Auran had said, drawing Kitsu's attention to see that her daughter– “Auran?” She had asked, shocked at the sight of her, she had been covered in a fine white fur, her nails now claws with pure red eyes and what looked like a tail, “What's happening?” She had asked, her fur catching the light and it was making her harder to see the young girl, “Please, go into the shade.” Kitsu had said.
Auran had did as much, the girl moving on all four and seeing that, she had gotten worried, “What’s wrong with me?” she had asked of Kitsu who knelt down and put her hands on both her cheeks, “There is NOTHING wrong with you.” she had said and hearing that, Auran wasn’t so sure of that, “You’re taking after your father is all.” Kitsu had said, making Auran confused.
“My father?” she had asked and hearing that, Kitsu gad sighed as she had went and headed to the drawer that she had never opened, “Yes, his name was John Howlett, second of his name… and he was a Stranger, not an Inhuman.” she had said and hearing that, Auran had looked down at the image of the man there who had looked in a stern expression.
“So I… I am a Stranger?” she had asked and hearing that, the woman had shaken her head, “You are of Attilan… and you will always be of Attilan.” she had said and hearing that, She smiled at that as she had felt a coil, making her curious, she had tried to use the coil in question and as Auran did, she had felt a tenseness as the young girl had looked like herself, at least until she had uncoiled it.
Auran was now her other self again and so, she had went and looked to Kitsu who had smiled, “How did you–?” “I don’t know…” she had said and hearing that, Kitsu had thought before she had started to think, “I need to contact Vinatos, and then we can keep this contained.” she had said, making Auran surprised at that as she had went to go and protect her daughter.
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3/5/1926, Residential Area, Attilan
“Stop him!” Kitsu had shouted out and hearing that, the rest of The Royal Guard ha went and chased after the robed thief that had stolen some of their Terrigen, making the group confused at that as they had seen the person turn a corner before there was a pop, “Aiigh!” a young girl had shouted, making them all hurt as they had seen that there was Auran there covered in a Green mist that had formed a cocoon.
“Auran!” Kitsu had shouted out, running over and as she had done as much, the cocoon had already started to crack, making the group a bit confused and worried at that before they had eventually seen that there was a her cracking open, snarling and glaring as she had gasped out loud, looking at them before they had noticed that she was awake and everything had changed before them all.
“Auran…?” Kitsu had said as her daughter had acted, “What happened to me?!” she had asked, ‘terrified’ right now as the members of The Royal Guard had seen her, “Somebody get Vinatos! My daughter had just accidentally gone through Terrigenesis!” she had said and hearing that, one of them had ran to do as much while Kitsu had leaned in, “Good work, daughter.” she had told her as they prepared for the next step.
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3/5/1926, The Royal Palace, Attilan
Maximus had grinned as he had went and circled his friend, “You are beautiful!” he had said, making the now changed Auran blush and was glad that her fur was hiding it as he had started to get an excited expression that had reminded her of when he was working on one of his latest inventions as he had went and shined a light on her, “Incredible! Your fur makes you harder to see in light, like a camouflage.” he said.
That had made girl grin at that as her tail had went and hit him in the ear, making him smile wider, “Is that instinct or did you train yourself?” he had asked her, making Auran smile at that as she had went and walked to him, “It’s instinct and I love it!” she had said to him, leaping up to grab the rafter there before she had pulled herself up and moved on all fours now.
Maximus had grinned at her and she at him, “This is incredible! I can’t believe–!” Maximus started before she had slipped, falling down and as she did, her arm had broken as soon as she had landed, seeing this, Maximus ran over scared for her, going to help her get up as she had winced in pain, looking at her arm she was holding, the two trying to get it in place.
As they did so, the two of them saw something amazing, the bones and flesh had started to knit together, they were rejoining and forming to become whole again, the two of them both shocked at the sight before them before they looked to each other, “This is just getting more and more incredible!” Maximus had said, making Auran happy that at least her oldest friend would stay by her side.