The loves of Greely
by Amy Jiao
Greely is an alpha that is distant from the other alphas, and he often is seen bargaining with phantoms.He isn't evil, though, and once loved two other wolves, Shade and Seth. However, he would lose both of them...
Shade
At the beginning of time, Mira and Zios created Jamaa. However, many years later a group split from the Jamaasians to form a rival culture called the Coraxese. Here is the account of Greely's affairs with the last priestess of the Coraxese...
Chapter One
The alphas had known about the Coraxese for decades now, and their false beliefs irked them, especially Lisa. They believed in a star goddess named Moon, but Mira had assured them that Moon was a fake. Yet, the Coraxese had strong beliefs, but that didn't stop them from dying out after being defeated in war. The only decesndant of the culture left was Shade, a beautiful young mortal priestess that Greely loved. "She is a decensdant of those unbelievers,"Peck would complain, but Greely still dated her. Since he was basically a minor god, since Mira had bestowed all the alphas immortailty to be her lieuteuants forever, he gave Shade many gifts, like a small dog and a necklace. She would, in turn, give him old scrolls about phantoms her ancestors left behind in their elaborate temples. Even after Mira had tried to seperate him from Shade multiple times because she knew Shade's horrible fate, they still dated, which annoyed Amelia more than anyone else. Whenever he got back, Amelia would yell at him for betraying their oath to only date each other. However, now he wasn't so distant from the other alphas, as Shade always cheered him up, and nobody found sometjing wrong with that.
Chapter Two
Two years later...
Greely and Shade now had a son, Seth. They were very happy, together, and they explored all the time. But soon, battling phantoms grew tiresome, and Shade instead taught him about Moon, which annoyed him, but he didn't speak up. Now they sat in her small cave, flipping through books of Coraxese myths."Jamaa was created when Moon rose from an egg in the sky, and sent matter down from the heavens. However, everyone has forgotten what she did, and believes in floating masks and grey herons now. Moon really created Jamaa."Greely wanted to protest, but something told him that it would ruin their relationship, so he kept quiet. Seth played with some feathers they had found on the rocks. After some silence, Greely's curiousity got the best of him. "Show me Moon's constellation."he demanded. Shade smiled. "That's not a probelm." She pointed at the stars, and he could see that the constellation was of a wolf, the same one that was named after him. "You Jamaasians named i after you, and we Coraxese named it after Moon. It'll always be a reminder of our bond." Greely tapped her, and she looked at him. Even Seth looked. "Will you always be with me?"he asked her in a gruff but soothing voice. She hesitated, then nodded. "Always."she promised. Shade had no idea that "always" wouldn't be long.
Chapter Three
The next day, Greely waited for her to come, but she didn't appear. After six hours of waiting, a blue macaw appeared, it's expression grim. "What is it?" he growled. A bloodstained letter fell out of the mail bird's bag, and it flew away. It was from Mira, and apparently it was written hastily when surveying a body. He shuddered. He clawed the envelope open, only to find bad news.
After some crying, since Shade's healthy heart was slipped in there, he read the ink. It told him(gently) about how Shade had ran into hungry phantoms while bringing a sacrifical ox to the temple of Moon, and how she had valiantly died to save the throne of Moon. Mira also said that her body would be put into the temple, and the temple taken into the sky to hide what happened.Greely bawled,and ran over to little Seth to gently tell him that his mama wolf was dead.
Seth
Ten years later...
Seth had enough of being babied by his dad, Greely, and requested apprenticeship.Greely had accepted the offer, and said that after Shade had died when he was a few months old, he protected Seth with his life. They trained relentlessly, and even did crunches, pushups and situps, the stuff you do in gyms. They even borrowed a "treadmill" that Graham owned just for training. Seth lifted weights and swam in the ocean when the sea was roughest, making his muscles rugged and handsome. However, after being hidden from the alphas because he was the offspring of a Coraxese and a Jamaasian(especially Amelia, she is still mad to this day about Shade),he was very mean.Greely and Lisa tried to give him obedience lessons, but he would make even the toughest cry when he threatened them. Eventually, they gave up. After three years of training, Seth got tired of training. "When will I be an alpha?" he would ask Greely every day,but he would ignore him.He stopped working so hard, and Greely spanked him. Seth was tired, and very unhappy. But before he could even think of turning over to the phantoms, Greely gave him a diary to write his feelings in, even though it read LOG since it was supposed to be a log filled with dark mythology. Seth loved writing in it, and would write all day. Then, he hit his teenage years. He became extra handsome, and all the supermodels would scream if they could date him. Soon, a poor wolf named Minaha knocked on his door. "What?"he growled, licking rasberry ink off the page where he had misspelled a word."I-it's a young wolf named Minaha, and I've got a gift for you."she squeaked. He stormed up the basement stairs to the door.
Chapter Two
He opened the door, and a rather beautiful wolf in rags looked up at him.A small, pink box wrapped with blue silk was in front of her. However, he had a furry heart, and the gift did not appease him."Thank you,"he muttered, kicking the gift inside,"Now get lost."Minaha squealed in delight, and ran away. Seth locked the door, and wondered why Minaha had acted so happy when he'd insulted her dignity. Girls were weird. Instead of opening the gift, though, he hid it in a broom closet and forgot about it for years.
The alphas were tired of Seth as he begged them to become an alpha. Once he gave up, they cursed him to be always pursed by phantoms. Every day, he would wake up to phantoms knocking on the window, and he'd have to defeat them, only for them to return the next day. He tired, and yet they didn't give up.Soon, he was close to death. Now, weeks later, he puffed as he fought. Blood oozed from his wounds,and a phantom closed in for a death blow to the neck. However, a shadow streaked between them and took the blow"NO!"A dying Minaha dropped to the ground, and the phantoms drank her blood, and left for good.
Chapter Three
"Why???"he screeched, as Minaha wheezed. "I bullied you, why did you do that?!?"Minaha sighed, and weakly looked into his eyes.Her eyes were storm gray."Y-you are special."she sighed."Before you commit suicide, tell Jamaa about the land of Corax. I'll die in peace."Without a proper goodbye, milky substance covered her eyes.He ran into his house, and pulled out the gift. Seth tore it open, and a tail feather was inside. The coppery feather of Mira. Minaha had loved him, and even risked an anceint curse for him, and he abused that. He ran, and did as he was told.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
The Phantom King
The phantom king has been defeated more than once by the alphas by tearing him apart, but he always is pieced together by his goons.Keep an eye out for a large phantom...and here is some of the few biographies made about this tyrant.
The Phantom Monster is a large phantom shown in the Animal Jam video, "Return of the Alphas." It was a large phantoms that may have been the king of the Phantoms, but met it's demise when the Alphas attacked it's body.Who knows when this king will finally be defeated by a hero?
Zios
Zios is the skyfather, and soulmate of Mira A profuse amount of information about him is a mystery. As for his appearence: the Zios Fountain, Gem Ball next to Mira Says, the long running rug in the second room of the Chamber of Knowledge, and the severed statue at the heart of the Temple of Zios all view him as a Sun with three apertures [The eyes and mouth]. It was shown in "The return of the Alphas" he was a mysterious creature destroyed by the Phantoms and possibly the deceased Phantom monster.However, some interviews with the alphas state that the phantom monster was the phantom king,and the phantom king is Apophis...
Could this be Zios's forme of when he was alive?
Mira's Short Biography
Mira is the Sky Mother of Jamaa, according to Lisa's log.Even though her feathers are turquiose, she is called the grey heron for unknown reason.Traces of her spirit are found in the township statue,and in the forest fire pit.
Mira was invovled in many of the Jamaasian legends, including in the rise of the phantoms.She was created by Zios when he became lonely,and felt that he needed more help in creating Jamaa.Later, the phantoms were created from Mira's tears, when Zios mysteriously left.
Epilouge
Mira started to weep, and Lisa tried to comfort her, but she started bawling. Sir Gilbert lay in shock, wondering why he had to kill Zios.The alphas took him back to the hut and gave him hot chocolate, but they never relied on him again. When Lisa came back, her face was worried, and told them about how the dark energy that Mira wept became odd one-eyed creatures, with varying amounts of legs.They soon fought a desperate war against these creatures, as they were phantoms.They appeared as "new" to the Jammers because they had worked in secrecy for many years, and they finally got enough energy to appear just when the animals made a last stand. Most of the alphas went to find and destroy the phantoms, while Lisa and Amelia stayed behind to help the newer Jammers.As for Mira and Zios, they retreated into the heavens once Mira had died to avenge Amelia.And if you're wondering how Amelia appeared as an Alpha before she really became one?They made a clone of her, then used it before Amelia came back.
Mira, the Sky Mother, was heartbroken after she lost
her companion spirit, Zios, the Sky Father. Her feelings of sadness and anger
fell to the ground as whisps of black fog, a dark substance that comes from the
fabric of time. These 'tears' of Mira's spirit mixed with the elements of Jamaa
and formed the dark mysterious phantoms that haunt this land today. Due to the
sadness and anger that they were created from, the phantoms' only goal is to
bring chaos and destruction to Jamaa.
~adapted AJ legend from an ancient Jamaasian
text~
The story Of Creation
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The Beginnning
by Animal Jam
And so it was that the Sky Father was named Zios. He created many stars and planets, and set them in motion. But after eons of creation, he became lonely. So he created the Sky Mother, a grey heron, and named her Mira.
Mira was beautiful and kind and they were very happy together. She loved Zios deeply and often told him how talented he was, encouraging him to create. Together, Zios and Mira created their masterpiece: a lush land filled with oceans, mountains, meadows, and all kinds of plants and animals. They named this special world Jamaa, and for hundreds of years, the world and its animals were at peace.
But today, all is not well in Jamaa. A mysterious dark force has crept into the land, stealing away animals and ruining the beauty of Jamaa. Only you can help save the animals and restore the world to its glory. Please help, for you are Jamaa's only hope.
by Amy Jiao(AJ)
The animals banged hammers, and brought in baskets full of jewels glittering in the bright sun.They were building a tall and allmighty statue of their king, Zios, and they were almost finished after three years of hard work. They had finished Mira's statue a decade earlier, and the king had requested his own statue. That was before he had been corrupted
You see, he once had hiked all the way into the Forgotten valley, where all the spirit stones were stored.Nobody, except for the alphas and the gods, could acess the valley without being ambushed by sleeping spirits, and die fighting. But after he had come back, he had been greedy, demanding that his statue become more and more mighty. Now, Jamaa was poverty-striken, and the workers could barely feed their own families, since more workers were being taken from the fields to work on the statue.However, nobody fought back, since they all feared the king of the Cosmos.Only Sir Gilbert dared such a thing. "Why can't we just mutiny?"he would demand Mira and Lisa whenever the alphas met. "I agree,"Amelia always said, growling under her breath, but again and again Greely would shush her. "Because my husband is a good deity, and he must just want to make Jamaa not look weak."Mira would say. "But we DO look weak if we keep on working on a mere statue!" he would argue, and that was quite sensible, but nobody wanted to see the wrath of Zios. Many moons passed, and yet Zios didn't stop demanding.Soon, even the alphas were struggling to feed themselves. "We have to do something!"Gilbert shouted. "Do what?"Peck asked, painting her belly turquiose."Let Zios destroy Jamaa?" "Well, that's inevitable if we all keep this up."Gilbert argued, sensibly.Since he was a great tactician and warrior, they finally gave in. They huddled around him to listen to his plan.
The day when the statue was supposed to be finished, the alphas went into the township to see Zios at Mira's statue. The ruins were far below the bamboo forest, since Mira had put this ledge onto Jamaa township as a tribute to her. There, the floating mask of Zios waited for them, his eyes pitch black. Pitch black? Everyone knew that Zios's eyes weren't pitch black, they were blue. Something was terribly wrong. He had been displayed as a monkey in his temple, since that was his true form (his mask is the only thing safe for a mortal to look at, since his body is pure fire),even though Zios had stated before that his form irked him.But whatever you believe is what it is, as mythology goes."Have you come to recieve new orders?"he growled. "I want my statue decorated with gold leaf!""Sir, we have already done that."Lisa said, her tone stern. "In fact, your people are suffering poverty as we speak." "LIES! Sacrifice the ones that suffer most at the feet of my statue and let their suffering blood spill to feed me!"Lisa, Mira and the other alphas looked shocked. "But they're your people!"Mira cried. "Stop it!" "They are NOT my people if they suffer when I am showering them with justice!""You call killing animals JUSTICE?!?"Sir Gilbert leapt onto Zios's back."You're nothing but pure shadow!"A serpent of evil emerged from Zios's mouth, and the mask collasped.The black muck was alien material, but the African alphas seemed to recognize it."Apophis!"they shouted all at once. The shadow cackled."Yes, chiefs, I have been squeezed into nothing but shadow, and have possesed your beloved king! Once this lady here does her part-"He slithered toward Mira, but she zapped him with electricity-"I shall have an almighty form, and a wife!Muahahahahahahahahaha!"Cosmo went over to Zios to perform nature magic, while the other alphas tried every spell, jinx and charm they could muster to destroy the shadow,but it seemed immune to everything.The shadow crept back inside Zios, and shook off a yelping Cosmo. Sir Gilbert growled, determined to prove himself to the alphas.They never brought him along on quests that invovled rescuing or helping Jammers, since he had scared Amelia out of her mind.He wanted to make himself accepted."I shall destroy you, shadow!"he shouted, and clawed out part of the shadow through an eye.Zios started to awaken from his sleep inside his body, and acted very confused."Sir Gilbert, why are you attacking me..?"he said in a small voice, but he didn't have the strength to fight back, and Gilbert was determined to kill the shadow.They fought for many days, since Zios had many lives, but even after the shadow left Gilbert still pummeled Zios, to "make sure that Apophis isn't hiding."Soon, Zios lay dying on the floor, ichor spilled everywhere.Cosmo worked furiously to make sure that Zios survived, while the other alphas held Sir Gilbert back.After a few minutes of stitching up Zios, Cosmo mouthed three words: He cannot survive.
Monday, December 24, 2012
The epilogue
By Amy Jiao(as all the stories here are)
The four chiefs rose out of their bodies, but before they could go into the depths of the Duat a stronger breeze swept them miles away from Mother Africa.They landed in a hut,and they materialized in a room themed like the savvanah,with four beds sized just for them.A panda and a grey heron awaited them expectantly."Otto, you were a great hero."the grey heron told Otto,then turned to the three other chiefs."You were arrogant in the battle,but helped Moko in the end.I shall reward you all by making you alphas of this haven for animals, Jamaa.Follow me,you have much to learn.By the way,I am Mira, Mother Sky, and this is the chief alpha, Lisa."Otto and the others had no idea what she was talking about, but they followed her anyway.
The four chiefs rose out of their bodies, but before they could go into the depths of the Duat a stronger breeze swept them miles away from Mother Africa.They landed in a hut,and they materialized in a room themed like the savvanah,with four beds sized just for them.A panda and a grey heron awaited them expectantly."Otto, you were a great hero."the grey heron told Otto,then turned to the three other chiefs."You were arrogant in the battle,but helped Moko in the end.I shall reward you all by making you alphas of this haven for animals, Jamaa.Follow me,you have much to learn.By the way,I am Mira, Mother Sky, and this is the chief alpha, Lisa."Otto and the others had no idea what she was talking about, but they followed her anyway.
Otto's Final Battle
Chapter One
Otto had no idea that what Ruby said could make all the tribes want to fight the others, but Apophis must've been around, because the battle was chaotic.Giraffes smacked rhinos on the head, rhinos charged elephants, elephants treaded on crocodiles, and crocodiles bit giraffes.Otto took some of Moko's powers and calmed his tribe, but Apophis's influence was too strong to fully overcome.He spotted his bestfriend Kokopellan try to stop a rhino from barreling over a giraffe,but he intercepted the blow instead."Kokopellan!"he cried sadly."R-remember my sacrifice to stop Ruby from killing Edmund."Otto realized that if Kokopellan hadn't intercepted the charge, Edmund and the giraffe tribe would've gone FLUSH. Aｍilky substance covered Kokopellan's eyes, and Otto did a quick battle funeral his father had taught him.Now, the battle was getting worse. Blood stained the oasis,and dead animals lay on the ground everyone."So many dead..."he whimpered.Then rage overcame him.Why did Apophis had to sacrifice so many minions to take over Africa?!?Why did he have to kill Kokopellan, a good warrior?!?He was lifted up as he was united with Moko's body completley, and his mermories flowed into Moko's as two streams of memories united.He had summoned a battle avatar to calm everyone and find Apophis.
Chapter Two
Everyone was suprised when they saw his combat avatar,and kneeled.Nobody hesitated to pay their respects to the image of Moko.Even the fierce chief Ruby kneeled,and stopped fighting."Apophis is rising!"he shouted,and his voice was amplified."Brisingr!"A fire helephant appeared next to him,and lifted up all of the tribes easily."We must head north to the sea,then battle Apophis."It didn't take long, since helephants can step a mile at a time, and they set the tribes down at the sea.At first,nothing happened,but then the sea began to bubble. A yellow eye appeared below the surface, then a grey serpent spiraled out of the water untill it was as tall as Mount Everest, and that was only 1/4 of his height.Otto noticed that Apophis was crafted out of foul thoughts, and every time somebody in Africa thought a foul thought,he grew an inch taller.Apophis flicked his tongue,and Otto saw that it was crafted out of blood from the oasis."CHHAAAARGE!"Otto ordered the tribes.They reluctantly dove into the Duat, a sea of magic lands underneath the real world,and whacked Apophis in different layers of it.Otto battled the head of Apophis in the real world as it was weakened by battling others in the Duat.
Chapter Three
He charged the head,then when it tried to spit acid on him,he flipped over it's head and drove his spear into Apophis's head, then landed on the sea.He stood on the water as Apophis blindly turned around,looking for him.Otto knew that he had shut some nerves down in his head,as nerves and ichor poured from the wound.Eww.He shot an arrow into Apophis's mouth as it turned toward him,but he forgot to shift position to make sure that the serpent didn't sense him.Apophis leered,then spit some dark energy onto Otto.The avatar protected him,but he grew weaker,especially since moving in the avatar was like moving with a mattress glued to his back. "AI-YAH!"he shouted as he dove below the surface.It took a while, but he found Apophis's tail,a fluffy point with a poisonous thorn.He grabbed the tail,careful to avoid the thorn,then started wrapping it around Apophis.Apophis must've realzied what Moko was up to, since he started to thrash and pull Ｍoko onto land,but he was determined to finish the job.After what was like six tiring hours, he finally tied Apophis into a knot,and threw him into the sky.The other chiefs popped out of the Duat, and he used his energy to make them custom battle avatars."Thanks, man!"Ruby said as she watched the Apophis knot fly out of sight.But then,the knot fell back down,and Apophis hissed."That was foolish,young hero."Apophis glared at Edmund,and he was blasted backward.He did the same to Ruby, then Cornelius,untill only Otto was left.Anger welled up inside him."You #$%$#@#$$% serpent!"he shouted at Apophis.The serpent leered at him.
Chapter Four
Otto should've been worried,but he was angry at Apophis for shrugging off his allies."I SHALL PUMMEL YOU, STUPID SERPENT OF CHAOS!"Otto shouted."AAAAAAH!"He summoned all of his spirit, and stomped on Apophis.The other chiefs joined in,devoting as much life force as they had.Apophis screamed,and dissipated.However,the struggle was enough to shatter them.Their tribes gathered to gather their pieces as the great chiefs died to restore order.However,they did not die, as they became alphas. Read the next story to find out what happens...
Otto had no idea that what Ruby said could make all the tribes want to fight the others, but Apophis must've been around, because the battle was chaotic.Giraffes smacked rhinos on the head, rhinos charged elephants, elephants treaded on crocodiles, and crocodiles bit giraffes.Otto took some of Moko's powers and calmed his tribe, but Apophis's influence was too strong to fully overcome.He spotted his bestfriend Kokopellan try to stop a rhino from barreling over a giraffe,but he intercepted the blow instead."Kokopellan!"he cried sadly."R-remember my sacrifice to stop Ruby from killing Edmund."Otto realized that if Kokopellan hadn't intercepted the charge, Edmund and the giraffe tribe would've gone FLUSH. Aｍilky substance covered Kokopellan's eyes, and Otto did a quick battle funeral his father had taught him.Now, the battle was getting worse. Blood stained the oasis,and dead animals lay on the ground everyone."So many dead..."he whimpered.Then rage overcame him.Why did Apophis had to sacrifice so many minions to take over Africa?!?Why did he have to kill Kokopellan, a good warrior?!?He was lifted up as he was united with Moko's body completley, and his mermories flowed into Moko's as two streams of memories united.He had summoned a battle avatar to calm everyone and find Apophis.
Chapter Two
Everyone was suprised when they saw his combat avatar,and kneeled.Nobody hesitated to pay their respects to the image of Moko.Even the fierce chief Ruby kneeled,and stopped fighting."Apophis is rising!"he shouted,and his voice was amplified."Brisingr!"A fire helephant appeared next to him,and lifted up all of the tribes easily."We must head north to the sea,then battle Apophis."It didn't take long, since helephants can step a mile at a time, and they set the tribes down at the sea.At first,nothing happened,but then the sea began to bubble. A yellow eye appeared below the surface, then a grey serpent spiraled out of the water untill it was as tall as Mount Everest, and that was only 1/4 of his height.Otto noticed that Apophis was crafted out of foul thoughts, and every time somebody in Africa thought a foul thought,he grew an inch taller.Apophis flicked his tongue,and Otto saw that it was crafted out of blood from the oasis."CHHAAAARGE!"Otto ordered the tribes.They reluctantly dove into the Duat, a sea of magic lands underneath the real world,and whacked Apophis in different layers of it.Otto battled the head of Apophis in the real world as it was weakened by battling others in the Duat.
Chapter Three
He charged the head,then when it tried to spit acid on him,he flipped over it's head and drove his spear into Apophis's head, then landed on the sea.He stood on the water as Apophis blindly turned around,looking for him.Otto knew that he had shut some nerves down in his head,as nerves and ichor poured from the wound.Eww.He shot an arrow into Apophis's mouth as it turned toward him,but he forgot to shift position to make sure that the serpent didn't sense him.Apophis leered,then spit some dark energy onto Otto.The avatar protected him,but he grew weaker,especially since moving in the avatar was like moving with a mattress glued to his back. "AI-YAH!"he shouted as he dove below the surface.It took a while, but he found Apophis's tail,a fluffy point with a poisonous thorn.He grabbed the tail,careful to avoid the thorn,then started wrapping it around Apophis.Apophis must've realzied what Moko was up to, since he started to thrash and pull Ｍoko onto land,but he was determined to finish the job.After what was like six tiring hours, he finally tied Apophis into a knot,and threw him into the sky.The other chiefs popped out of the Duat, and he used his energy to make them custom battle avatars."Thanks, man!"Ruby said as she watched the Apophis knot fly out of sight.But then,the knot fell back down,and Apophis hissed."That was foolish,young hero."Apophis glared at Edmund,and he was blasted backward.He did the same to Ruby, then Cornelius,untill only Otto was left.Anger welled up inside him."You #$%$#@#$$% serpent!"he shouted at Apophis.The serpent leered at him.
Chapter Four
Otto should've been worried,but he was angry at Apophis for shrugging off his allies."I SHALL PUMMEL YOU, STUPID SERPENT OF CHAOS!"Otto shouted."AAAAAAH!"He summoned all of his spirit, and stomped on Apophis.The other chiefs joined in,devoting as much life force as they had.Apophis screamed,and dissipated.However,the struggle was enough to shatter them.Their tribes gathered to gather their pieces as the great chiefs died to restore order.However,they did not die, as they became alphas. Read the next story to find out what happens...
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Cornelius's Tribe
Chapter One
Cornelius made sure that everyone was in the large tank Twolegs had left behind,put some"oil" on the wheels,and whipped the demons to take them to the Oasis.It sounded like it was something in a fairy tale,but they even rose up to travel on the clouds.Birds soared past them,and the crocodiles either fished or sunbathed on the land portion of the tank.It was luxury,and the demons were tethered to the cart,and they coouldn't break free unless Cornelius wanted them to.He thought that it would be a trip through heaven,before the plane came.The large bird was huge up close,and Cornelius wondered why Twolegs needed such a big bird to get around.But then,it dove toward them,not noticing the cart."Faster!"Cornelius shouted.The demons didn't need to be reminded,and shot up to warp speed.The plane dove through the clouds an inch away,and they slowed down to conserve energy.By now they could see the Libya border,which meant that they were swerving far too northwest."Swerve right!"Cornelius ordered them.The demons careened down toward the oasis just at the Libya border.A little too fast."Slow down!"he ordered the demons,but they were out of control now.They crashed into the water,spilling non-native fish everywhere.
Chapter Two
The crocodiles managed to swim up to the surface,but the demons were now only stone slabs,and the tank was in pieces at the bottom of the oasis,so their only transportation home was destroyed.The other chiefs looked at them skeptically,and saw that their carriages were a little more reliable,and still intact."Did I just see the crocodile tribe fall out of heaven?"Edmund squeaked nervously,and all the other tribes laughed,except for Cornelius's.Otto raised his trunk high above Edmund's head,and all the other tribes were silenced."We are holding a council to unite all the tribes,and this would be disrespectful.A greater danger is arising while we have fought aimlessly,and everything Moko fought for could be destroyed if we don't act.The name of the danger is..."Otto didn't have to finish his sentence,because everyone knew,as far as Cornelius was aware.Apophis."Lies!"Ruby shouted,and her tribe took up the chant."This IS the worst danger,as far as I am concerned.The other tribes are stealing our grass,which means they want us to shrivel up and die!This means WAR!"The tribes charged at each other,yelling insults.Otto tried to stop them,but it was tto late.The tribes were intent on killing each other.
Cornelius made sure that everyone was in the large tank Twolegs had left behind,put some"oil" on the wheels,and whipped the demons to take them to the Oasis.It sounded like it was something in a fairy tale,but they even rose up to travel on the clouds.Birds soared past them,and the crocodiles either fished or sunbathed on the land portion of the tank.It was luxury,and the demons were tethered to the cart,and they coouldn't break free unless Cornelius wanted them to.He thought that it would be a trip through heaven,before the plane came.The large bird was huge up close,and Cornelius wondered why Twolegs needed such a big bird to get around.But then,it dove toward them,not noticing the cart."Faster!"Cornelius shouted.The demons didn't need to be reminded,and shot up to warp speed.The plane dove through the clouds an inch away,and they slowed down to conserve energy.By now they could see the Libya border,which meant that they were swerving far too northwest."Swerve right!"Cornelius ordered them.The demons careened down toward the oasis just at the Libya border.A little too fast."Slow down!"he ordered the demons,but they were out of control now.They crashed into the water,spilling non-native fish everywhere.
Chapter Two
The crocodiles managed to swim up to the surface,but the demons were now only stone slabs,and the tank was in pieces at the bottom of the oasis,so their only transportation home was destroyed.The other chiefs looked at them skeptically,and saw that their carriages were a little more reliable,and still intact."Did I just see the crocodile tribe fall out of heaven?"Edmund squeaked nervously,and all the other tribes laughed,except for Cornelius's.Otto raised his trunk high above Edmund's head,and all the other tribes were silenced."We are holding a council to unite all the tribes,and this would be disrespectful.A greater danger is arising while we have fought aimlessly,and everything Moko fought for could be destroyed if we don't act.The name of the danger is..."Otto didn't have to finish his sentence,because everyone knew,as far as Cornelius was aware.Apophis."Lies!"Ruby shouted,and her tribe took up the chant."This IS the worst danger,as far as I am concerned.The other tribes are stealing our grass,which means they want us to shrivel up and die!This means WAR!"The tribes charged at each other,yelling insults.Otto tried to stop them,but it was tto late.The tribes were intent on killing each other.
Edmund's Story
Chapter One
Edmund looked at the trees.Blood.At the ground.Blood.Even at his giraffes.Blood.After the rhinos invaded,everything was caked in blood,mostly giraffes'.All his warriors were in critical condition,and he wasn't much better.There was a wound where Ruby had stabbed him,a cast in a broken leg where she had charged him,splints in his neck where she had thrown a stick at him,and blood pouring from embarrasing spots on his body.Some of his warriors couldn't be healed even by the best herbs the tribe healers had,so they were left to the vultures.But most needed healing only by using uncommon herbs,which wasn't too hard since they had a lot of new healers join last spring,which meant more herb-gathering patrols.The younger giraffes that didn't fight were cleaning the blood off the trees so that it was safe to eat,and the even younger ones disenfected many wounds while clamping dead leaves over their mouths.Everyone in the tribe was pitching in to clean up,and even the elders held a council to discuss new battle tactics.Edmund just had to give directions to his tribemates,which wasn't too hard since his father had experienced a lot of fights with rhinos.Every time Edmund asked him about the other tribes,he would tell him about the humble elephants,the proud rhinos,and the sly crocodiles.All the chiefs were selected by Moko,which meant they had to be heroes and also children of the current chiefs."Edmund!"a firewood gatherer shouted to him."Does the central fire in the commons need kindling,or all sorts of wood?"Edmund glanced at the commons."Just kindling,Oke."he told the small giraffe,and sighed.Some of the trees were being cut down by Twolegs,but other trees were alos being cut down,and Edmund suspected that the crocodiles were doing that,because they were talking about making a dam so that their little ones had a place to safely play.Edmund saw reason in that,but why did they have to take away their food?He was convcinced,since he saw Cornelius chewing down a tree last night.Now Cornelius owed him a proper explanation!
Chapter Two
Two weeks later...
Edmund rallied his warriors as they prepared for war.They were going to invade the crocodile island,and make them sorry for stealing their trees.The crocodile tribe also owed them an explanation!"Giraffes,to me!"he would shout every mile they marched,making sure that everyone was with him.Soon,the raging rapids of the river appeared,and they marched even further."Woo-ah,wooah!"the crocodiles bathing in the shallow end cried in alarm,and crocodiles dressed in armor popped out of the water and out of pits,clearlysunbathing while waiting for orders."Giraffes,attack!"he shouted,and the giraffes charged at th crocodiles.Even though they were clumsy herbivores,they knew how to attack crocodiles.When they nipped at them,they swerve to avoid them and struck them with their hooves.Soon,the crocodiles were piled in a sloppy heap."Tell me why you are chopping down our trees!"he growled."Your chief was chopping down a tree last night!"A tired crocodile weakly looked up at him and bared his teeth."Weeee do noot know of our chieeef doing such a wreeetched thing,"the crocodile hissed slowly."Heee was ooonly sharpening heez teeeth,and accidentially choppped it doooown.""Take me to Cornelius!"The crocodile reluctantly pointed at a single hut on a large island in the middle of the river.The other crocodiles slept on the ground,which wasn't suprising for lesser beings."Weee have given cleeearance for any giraffffe,but de raaapids are enough to sweeeeep a strong crocodiiiiile away.Good luuuck,Eddddddmund."Edmund waded into the river,determined to get to the island.
Chapter Three
The rapids tugged at Edmund's legs,trying to bring him down into the waters of despair and failure.But he didn't try to give in,instead he fought."Yoour journey eez hopeless..."the naiads whispered in his ears.He didn't believe them.Soon,he reached the hut,and avoided a few rocks meant as traps,with one weakening demon binded to each.A few mini streams flowed around the hut as a place to safely drink,but he easily hopped over them.As he opened the hut door,he saw that there was a hole in the sod roof,meant for the chief to sunbathe in,and a diving pool.The pool was filled with fish and rocks,sand and rivergrass and watercress,just so that the chief could fish in the comforts of home.Cornelius sat in a dark corner,playing in sand,when he noticed Edmund,and nearly got buried by the living sand."W-what are you doing here?"Cornelius stuttered,blowing sand off one of his scabs from being trampled by Ruby."You have to explain why you are chewing down the trees my tribe uses for food every day."he said in a stern voice."I have caught you red-pawed!"Cornelius stared at him in disgust."The tree I chewed down was just to complete the dam,and it was dying anyway.If you think that we are chewing down ALL your trees,then the Twolegs must be costing us more turf than we realized."Then a blue macaw flew in,a letter in it's talons."Sir,"it said."we must gather all the chiefs to the oasis in Egypt,for a meeting.Moko will punish your tribe if you do not come.-Otto."Cornelius muttered to himself,and he realized that Otto had sent a letter to them just when Edmund and Cornelius were in the same spot."We must go."they said at the same time."This could be a way to right things out,or destroy everything we've ever worked for."
Edmund looked at the trees.Blood.At the ground.Blood.Even at his giraffes.Blood.After the rhinos invaded,everything was caked in blood,mostly giraffes'.All his warriors were in critical condition,and he wasn't much better.There was a wound where Ruby had stabbed him,a cast in a broken leg where she had charged him,splints in his neck where she had thrown a stick at him,and blood pouring from embarrasing spots on his body.Some of his warriors couldn't be healed even by the best herbs the tribe healers had,so they were left to the vultures.But most needed healing only by using uncommon herbs,which wasn't too hard since they had a lot of new healers join last spring,which meant more herb-gathering patrols.The younger giraffes that didn't fight were cleaning the blood off the trees so that it was safe to eat,and the even younger ones disenfected many wounds while clamping dead leaves over their mouths.Everyone in the tribe was pitching in to clean up,and even the elders held a council to discuss new battle tactics.Edmund just had to give directions to his tribemates,which wasn't too hard since his father had experienced a lot of fights with rhinos.Every time Edmund asked him about the other tribes,he would tell him about the humble elephants,the proud rhinos,and the sly crocodiles.All the chiefs were selected by Moko,which meant they had to be heroes and also children of the current chiefs."Edmund!"a firewood gatherer shouted to him."Does the central fire in the commons need kindling,or all sorts of wood?"Edmund glanced at the commons."Just kindling,Oke."he told the small giraffe,and sighed.Some of the trees were being cut down by Twolegs,but other trees were alos being cut down,and Edmund suspected that the crocodiles were doing that,because they were talking about making a dam so that their little ones had a place to safely play.Edmund saw reason in that,but why did they have to take away their food?He was convcinced,since he saw Cornelius chewing down a tree last night.Now Cornelius owed him a proper explanation!
Chapter Two
Two weeks later...
Edmund rallied his warriors as they prepared for war.They were going to invade the crocodile island,and make them sorry for stealing their trees.The crocodile tribe also owed them an explanation!"Giraffes,to me!"he would shout every mile they marched,making sure that everyone was with him.Soon,the raging rapids of the river appeared,and they marched even further."Woo-ah,wooah!"the crocodiles bathing in the shallow end cried in alarm,and crocodiles dressed in armor popped out of the water and out of pits,clearlysunbathing while waiting for orders."Giraffes,attack!"he shouted,and the giraffes charged at th crocodiles.Even though they were clumsy herbivores,they knew how to attack crocodiles.When they nipped at them,they swerve to avoid them and struck them with their hooves.Soon,the crocodiles were piled in a sloppy heap."Tell me why you are chopping down our trees!"he growled."Your chief was chopping down a tree last night!"A tired crocodile weakly looked up at him and bared his teeth."Weeee do noot know of our chieeef doing such a wreeetched thing,"the crocodile hissed slowly."Heee was ooonly sharpening heez teeeth,and accidentially choppped it doooown.""Take me to Cornelius!"The crocodile reluctantly pointed at a single hut on a large island in the middle of the river.The other crocodiles slept on the ground,which wasn't suprising for lesser beings."Weee have given cleeearance for any giraffffe,but de raaapids are enough to sweeeeep a strong crocodiiiiile away.Good luuuck,Eddddddmund."Edmund waded into the river,determined to get to the island.
Chapter Three
The rapids tugged at Edmund's legs,trying to bring him down into the waters of despair and failure.But he didn't try to give in,instead he fought."Yoour journey eez hopeless..."the naiads whispered in his ears.He didn't believe them.Soon,he reached the hut,and avoided a few rocks meant as traps,with one weakening demon binded to each.A few mini streams flowed around the hut as a place to safely drink,but he easily hopped over them.As he opened the hut door,he saw that there was a hole in the sod roof,meant for the chief to sunbathe in,and a diving pool.The pool was filled with fish and rocks,sand and rivergrass and watercress,just so that the chief could fish in the comforts of home.Cornelius sat in a dark corner,playing in sand,when he noticed Edmund,and nearly got buried by the living sand."W-what are you doing here?"Cornelius stuttered,blowing sand off one of his scabs from being trampled by Ruby."You have to explain why you are chewing down the trees my tribe uses for food every day."he said in a stern voice."I have caught you red-pawed!"Cornelius stared at him in disgust."The tree I chewed down was just to complete the dam,and it was dying anyway.If you think that we are chewing down ALL your trees,then the Twolegs must be costing us more turf than we realized."Then a blue macaw flew in,a letter in it's talons."Sir,"it said."we must gather all the chiefs to the oasis in Egypt,for a meeting.Moko will punish your tribe if you do not come.-Otto."Cornelius muttered to himself,and he realized that Otto had sent a letter to them just when Edmund and Cornelius were in the same spot."We must go."they said at the same time."This could be a way to right things out,or destroy everything we've ever worked for."
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