A New Arrival from Dimension Toon (Open)

[sonofjafar]

It was a beautiful night all across Mobius. The stars in the night sky were all twinkling with light. Usually, on nights like this, you could see one star glow with all the colors of the rainbow. However, that star was not in it's usual position tonight. It had turned into a shooting star that appeared to be heading for impact with Green Hill Zone.

Instead of a straight path, the star seemed to curve it's way down, gracefully. Just before it hit the ground, the star burst into thousands of tiny sparkling lights that faded off into the darkness of the night. At the center of the display was Grimm the Wolf, a prince from another dimension who was seeking shelter on Mobius after his world was turned to stone.

As Grimm looked around his surroundings, he slipped down the slope of a hill and landed face first onto the ground. After taking a quick moment to compose himself, Grimm stood up and decided the next best thing would be to find some inhabitants to show him around this new world.

"Hello," he said, hoping someone would answer, "Is anybody here?"

[spike]

A female fox was sitting out at night, she wore a pink silk dress and had a necklace which had what looks like a small floppy disk on it. She also had long, deep caramel colored hair that shined in the light. She picked up some leaves and clenched it in her fist. There was some static and then the leaves were dead. She then saw the falling star and quickly got up on her feet. "What in the...?" She jumped down from the hill and slid down, gaining momentum which caused sparks under her feet from the friction. She got down to check it out when she saw the wolf. Confused, she tilts her head and walks over to him.

[sonofjafar]

Grimm turned around to face the fox girl. He decided that if he was going to live here, he might as well make a good first impression on the natives.

"Good to see there is somebody awake tonight," he said, extending his hand towards the girl, "My name is Grimm. As you can see, I'm not from around here"

Grimm looked towards the sky and sighed deeply. Then, he turned back to the fox.

"Anyway," he continued, "Do you know of a place close by where I could spend the night. It's a long way to get here from Sonofjafar Castle."

[spike]

The fox said, still a little confused. "Uhm... Hi. I'm Courtney Fox, queen of the sacred forest, and who do you happen to be? How did you get here anyways?" She knew it must have been more than coincidence that he arrived right after the star fell but still had that slight bit of skepticism that he came from a star.

[sonofjafar]

"My apologies for keeping you in the dark on that matter, your highness," Grimm said, explaining his situation, "I come from a world outside the boundaries of this universe known as Dimension Toon. I was the prince of Sonofjafar Castle before tonight. You see, my home and all its inhabitants have mysteriously turned to stone."

Grimm looked up to the sky and pointed at a ink blot-shaped patch of black where the star he had arrived in stood.

"The star you saw fall from the sky was the light of my world," he continued, "Since I am the last living thing left from Dimension Toon, I carry that light with me and it was that light that brought me here."

After a few moments of looking down at the grass and sighing sadly, Grimm returned to his question for Courtney.

"Now then," he said, "If you could tell me where I could find some shelter, that would be great."

[spike]

Courtney sighed, a little annoyed that she had other things on her hands. She then replied: "Well, I could take you to my castle but it's kind of a dangerous way back there. I dunno if there even are any shelters out there..." The fox stopped for a while. "Well I don't know what to do, we might as well just hang out here and maybe it will become daytime soon. In the meantime I'll make a campfire." She ran off and came back soon with some lumber and she set it up. Then, she zapped the wood until it burned. "So, what is it like at your castle?" She asked.

[sonofjafar]

Grimm was glad to see that someone on this planet was taking the whole "coming from another dimension on a star" thing well and was interested in what his world was like.

"It was beautiful," he explained, "made of pure gold with blue roofs on every tower. Every room had a tapestry, each telling the legends of Toon's greatest heroes."

Grimm used some Blue Magic to create holograms of the imagery he was speaking of as he spoke.

"The castle was cared for by a entire staff of living brooms with arms," he continued, "and the gardens were filled with topiary of Toon's most famous celebrities and singing flowers. Every night, the court wizard would create a huge fireworks display for the entire castle to enjoy."

[spike]

"We'll that's interesting." Courtney replied. Then, the sun started to rise. "Alright, it seems like there's some daylight, we could head back to the forest if you want to see my village. We should have enough light to make it there." The fox then moved her long bangs of hair away from her eyes, revealing her charcoal grey irises. She then looks back at the woods, where they shall soon start their journey.