Name: Ferdinald
Gender: Male
Story:
A strange girl sat on a rock, gazing up at the night sky. Her white, mottled ears twitched slowly back and forth. Obviously, she was waiting for something, but what? Finally, the shooting star streaked across the sky, cutting a white blaze in the night.
"I wish...for a pet that is colored like a cow. I mean a normal cow, not a Tuskow! A pet...that looks like me." Slowly, she stood up. "Please, hear my wish and fulfill it."
She walked from the plains, not even noticing the small silver bell that fell from her pocket. It landed in the grass, and tinkled once. As the girl faded into the forest, a white shape materialized. A Mekkayena. But this one was different, not possessing the usual violent glare and slavering jaws of his kind. Instead, his eyes were kind and benevolent, and he walked with the air of one that was a messenger of the Holy Triumviate. In his eyes, the bell had a brown aura, a touch of the girl's "life energy," if you would.
He picked it up delicately with one claw, as if fearing it would crumble before his eyes. Indeed, he had been sent to fetch this bell, for it merely had to be worn by a creature and they would take on its aura. In this case, it would make the creature white, with caramel spots. He did not know what else it would do, but it did not matter. All he had to do was find a wearer...but then he noticed how small the hoop was. No pet could wear it like that!
He took a string from...well, somewhere. He was a Favored One, after all. It was perfectly fine for him to defy the laws of physics. It was a bright red, and had one special property. Once you wrapped it around a living thing, it would hang tight and never let go. Perfect for making sure the pet didn't lose the bell while it was traveling to its new master. He tied it delicately around the small loop on top of the bell, then started off. As he passed by a pond, he leaned down to take a small drink, but forgot to secure the bell. It slipped from his grasp and fell into the pond. He made a grab at it, but missed and could only watch it sink deeper into the inky depths. With a sigh, he watched it go. He was Favored, but still, he dared not swim. At least no creature would take it and wrap it around themselves, he hoped. Later, when the sun rose, he would seek out someone and ask them to retrieve it.
He curled up and slept.
-*-
The little Kuni, Bubble, swam through the pond, his tail flicking back and forth. Most of the other Kunis still slept, but he was already up and about. He was, obviously, much more energetic than them. As he swam, he noticed a strange bell lying on the bottom of the pond. He approached it slowly, and perhaps even fearfully. However, his fear soon gave way to curiousity, and he scooped it up and began playing with it. Swimming to the surface, he tossed it into the air and caught it with his tail. Suddenly, the string whipped around, almost by itself, and bound his tail tightly. A pain shot through his entire body, and he fell downwards. Thrashing around, churning up mud, he finally lay still. Already, the change had happened.
-*-
The Mekkayena opened his eyes and yawned. Suddenly, a small creature broke the surface of the water. A Kuni...with the bell tied on its tail! He jerked straight up.
"I'm sorry...oh I'm so sorry."
"About what?" asked the Kuni, curious as to what this creature was.
"That bell...it's what did it."
"So? I can take it off!"
"No...you can't. That's the enchantment of the string. Now...I guess you must seek out Moofius, the cow anthro."
"Yay! I've always wanted to explore!" And with a flick of his tail, the Kuni vanished. Suddenly, he popped up again, much to the mechanical beast's surprise.
"What's your name?"
"I don't have one...I'm just the Favored Mekkayena. Well, what's your name?"
"Bubbles," muttered the Kuni. "My mother gave all of us names that had to do with water. I got stuck with the cutest."
"From now on, your name is Ferdinald. It's a much nicer name..."
"Yay! Thanks, Favored!"
"Eh..." the Mekkayena muttered as Ferdinald swam off. He was a hyper little thing, that was sure. Still, he had an endearing aura around him. With a sigh, he set off to find Anonomastos. The spirit had to be notified...
-*-
Ferdinald did not know how long he swam. Yet wherever he went, he could feel something urging him on in a certain direction. He always obeyed the feeling, since it would persist if he failed to follow it. So it went, until one day, when he awoke, he saw a strange Fellox standing over him.
His fur was every color of the rainbow, outshining even the beautiful Prismatic pets. White stripes the color of the clouds decorated his legs, and the clouds that gathered around him were the color of the sky. Even his shackles were beautiful, the same color as his stripes, and shining with a faint light. The mask over his face was the color of fresh earth, and the small stripes on it were the color of green grass. The insides of his ears, and the ribbon on his head, were the blue of a sparkling stream.
Somehow, Ferdinald knew this was the physical form of the whisper that had directed his actions.
"What are you?" he demanded.
"The Spirit of Nature. Or call me Anonomastos. It's Greek-nameless." The Fellox's answers were short and to the point. "I have come to tell you that Moofius waits around the bend. But I tell you not to go to her. Once you go to her, you will be bound to her forever, her pet until she decides to release you.
"I, myself, am puzzling over a problem. Long ago, in a dream, a mortal Polly stumbled into the lair of my enemies, those who would destroy what I protect. She did not know it, but if they attacked, she would never awaken in the morning. What else could I do? I came, and fought them, but was badly wounded. I had to leave this form... I would not be showing it to you if the Polly had not made a wish that I come to life, and come to her. I have not answered nor declined her call.
"So, will you return? If you will, then I will become the wind and send a message to Moofius, telling her that you will not come."
Ferdinald splashed back and forth, thinking, before finally speaking. "I will go to her-and you should go too." With that, he dove underwater and continued swimming. The Fellox watched for a long time, then leapt into the air and faded away, leaving a whisper on the wind.
Perhaps.
-*-
Moofius sat by the stream, where a whisper had told her to. She dabbled her hand in it, and was suddenly surprised by a splash. A white Kuni with caramel spots popped out of the water's surface.
"Hi! My name is Ferdinald!"
-The End-
Gender: Male
Story:
A strange girl sat on a rock, gazing up at the night sky. Her white, mottled ears twitched slowly back and forth. Obviously, she was waiting for something, but what? Finally, the shooting star streaked across the sky, cutting a white blaze in the night.
"I wish...for a pet that is colored like a cow. I mean a normal cow, not a Tuskow! A pet...that looks like me." Slowly, she stood up. "Please, hear my wish and fulfill it."
She walked from the plains, not even noticing the small silver bell that fell from her pocket. It landed in the grass, and tinkled once. As the girl faded into the forest, a white shape materialized. A Mekkayena. But this one was different, not possessing the usual violent glare and slavering jaws of his kind. Instead, his eyes were kind and benevolent, and he walked with the air of one that was a messenger of the Holy Triumviate. In his eyes, the bell had a brown aura, a touch of the girl's "life energy," if you would.
He picked it up delicately with one claw, as if fearing it would crumble before his eyes. Indeed, he had been sent to fetch this bell, for it merely had to be worn by a creature and they would take on its aura. In this case, it would make the creature white, with caramel spots. He did not know what else it would do, but it did not matter. All he had to do was find a wearer...but then he noticed how small the hoop was. No pet could wear it like that!
He took a string from...well, somewhere. He was a Favored One, after all. It was perfectly fine for him to defy the laws of physics. It was a bright red, and had one special property. Once you wrapped it around a living thing, it would hang tight and never let go. Perfect for making sure the pet didn't lose the bell while it was traveling to its new master. He tied it delicately around the small loop on top of the bell, then started off. As he passed by a pond, he leaned down to take a small drink, but forgot to secure the bell. It slipped from his grasp and fell into the pond. He made a grab at it, but missed and could only watch it sink deeper into the inky depths. With a sigh, he watched it go. He was Favored, but still, he dared not swim. At least no creature would take it and wrap it around themselves, he hoped. Later, when the sun rose, he would seek out someone and ask them to retrieve it.
He curled up and slept.
-*-
The little Kuni, Bubble, swam through the pond, his tail flicking back and forth. Most of the other Kunis still slept, but he was already up and about. He was, obviously, much more energetic than them. As he swam, he noticed a strange bell lying on the bottom of the pond. He approached it slowly, and perhaps even fearfully. However, his fear soon gave way to curiousity, and he scooped it up and began playing with it. Swimming to the surface, he tossed it into the air and caught it with his tail. Suddenly, the string whipped around, almost by itself, and bound his tail tightly. A pain shot through his entire body, and he fell downwards. Thrashing around, churning up mud, he finally lay still. Already, the change had happened.
-*-
The Mekkayena opened his eyes and yawned. Suddenly, a small creature broke the surface of the water. A Kuni...with the bell tied on its tail! He jerked straight up.
"I'm sorry...oh I'm so sorry."
"About what?" asked the Kuni, curious as to what this creature was.
"That bell...it's what did it."
"So? I can take it off!"
"No...you can't. That's the enchantment of the string. Now...I guess you must seek out Moofius, the cow anthro."
"Yay! I've always wanted to explore!" And with a flick of his tail, the Kuni vanished. Suddenly, he popped up again, much to the mechanical beast's surprise.
"What's your name?"
"I don't have one...I'm just the Favored Mekkayena. Well, what's your name?"
"Bubbles," muttered the Kuni. "My mother gave all of us names that had to do with water. I got stuck with the cutest."
"From now on, your name is Ferdinald. It's a much nicer name..."
"Yay! Thanks, Favored!"
"Eh..." the Mekkayena muttered as Ferdinald swam off. He was a hyper little thing, that was sure. Still, he had an endearing aura around him. With a sigh, he set off to find Anonomastos. The spirit had to be notified...
-*-
Ferdinald did not know how long he swam. Yet wherever he went, he could feel something urging him on in a certain direction. He always obeyed the feeling, since it would persist if he failed to follow it. So it went, until one day, when he awoke, he saw a strange Fellox standing over him.
His fur was every color of the rainbow, outshining even the beautiful Prismatic pets. White stripes the color of the clouds decorated his legs, and the clouds that gathered around him were the color of the sky. Even his shackles were beautiful, the same color as his stripes, and shining with a faint light. The mask over his face was the color of fresh earth, and the small stripes on it were the color of green grass. The insides of his ears, and the ribbon on his head, were the blue of a sparkling stream.
Somehow, Ferdinald knew this was the physical form of the whisper that had directed his actions.
"What are you?" he demanded.
"The Spirit of Nature. Or call me Anonomastos. It's Greek-nameless." The Fellox's answers were short and to the point. "I have come to tell you that Moofius waits around the bend. But I tell you not to go to her. Once you go to her, you will be bound to her forever, her pet until she decides to release you.
"I, myself, am puzzling over a problem. Long ago, in a dream, a mortal Polly stumbled into the lair of my enemies, those who would destroy what I protect. She did not know it, but if they attacked, she would never awaken in the morning. What else could I do? I came, and fought them, but was badly wounded. I had to leave this form... I would not be showing it to you if the Polly had not made a wish that I come to life, and come to her. I have not answered nor declined her call.
"So, will you return? If you will, then I will become the wind and send a message to Moofius, telling her that you will not come."
Ferdinald splashed back and forth, thinking, before finally speaking. "I will go to her-and you should go too." With that, he dove underwater and continued swimming. The Fellox watched for a long time, then leapt into the air and faded away, leaving a whisper on the wind.
Perhaps.
-*-
Moofius sat by the stream, where a whisper had told her to. She dabbled her hand in it, and was suddenly surprised by a splash. A white Kuni with caramel spots popped out of the water's surface.
"Hi! My name is Ferdinald!"
-The End-