Journey To Longneck Island

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1500 on:** April 12, 2005, 07:49:24 PM

"I recently got word that another Guardian is coming today, so we need all five of you to help bring the Guardian here," Archer replied.

Threehorn · **Reply #1501 on:** April 12, 2005, 07:54:44 PM

"Right I'm in" Cera nods

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1502 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:03:40 PM

Archer smiles. "Good. Remember the chamber where you all met me the first time when I came? The gate there is a continuous doorway which can only be opened by the ones who found it (this will all be in the story when I continue writing it), namely you five." He pauses to look at Trihorn. "You can come along to watch if you like, but there's not much you can do." But then he realizes that Apio is here as well. "Unfortunitely, for the safety of the gate, I can't bring in anyone that is neither a Guardian nor an inhabitant of this world..."

Threehorn · **Reply #1503 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:06:54 PM

"It's alright I don't mind staying here" Apio sat against a tree "I'll be waiting here" she said to them

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1504 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:15:01 PM

Archer nods at Apio before turning to the kids. "Let's go. Hopefully, the Oracle made a right choice in selection out of haste."

He leads the children to the highest peak of the Valley, soon entering a crevice that is big enough for only a human to enter, but perfect size for little dinosaurs. They turn several corners in near complete blackness until they reach a large chamber of rock with a giant ring of stone and jewels in the center.

Threehorn · **Reply #1505 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:16:12 PM

"So we do what we did last time right?" Littlefoot looked at Archer

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1506 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:24:02 PM

Echoing througout the chamber with out a source, came a voice of many different tones. "Welcome back, young gatekeepers. You five have contained the power within each one of you to open this gate, upon when you first discovered it. Please stand before the gate, and open your minds and hearts. Seek the chosen Guardian and call him forth to defend your home."

Archer stands back next to Trihorn to make way for the five children.

Threehorn · **Reply #1507 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:28:11 PM

They do it and open the gate for the new comer.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1508 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:32:04 PM

The center of the ring begins to illuminate into a wave of many colors. Soon, an outline of a figure appears within the wave, slowly molding into the shape of a person. The person, a young man around the same age as Archer, falls through the gate and lands before the children, out cold. The wave of colors shift again and vanishes.

Threehorn · **Reply #1509 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:35:21 PM

Cera looked at him "Erm... his out cold... was that suppose to happen?"

"Yeah I don't recall you doing that" Littlefoot looked at Archer

Nick22 · **Reply #1510 on:** April 13, 2005, 08:59:26 AM

Tom Spoke Up. " I Plead not guilty, your honor. I would request that Lord Stripetail from that dimension be summoned to appear before this court. ." Tom took out a device and pressed a button on it. An Orb showing Stripetail appeared before the judge. " Your honor, His Lordship has changed the course of history many times before, and I don't see him standing here beside me on charges of breaking the rules." Tom paused. " Your honor, while there is always the possibility of bad things occuring from changing history, there is also the possibility of change for the better. While the Earth COULD be wiped out if I meddle with time, there is also the possibility of Stripetail, being forewarned, finding a cure quickly for the virus and saving millions. While studies have indeed shown that the former is more likely than the latter, we simply cannot predict which outcome will occur."
Nick

Threehorn · **Reply #1511 on:** April 13, 2005, 03:41:52 PM

"In this timeline and life time he has been gone and this was the last words of him... play audio system 3" Judge said and the man did so

"My life I will end to save the race of this planet. My life isn't worth all the lifes of this planet. I will give my magic to the world long enough for a cure to be found. It may not stop everyone from dying of the virus but with all my magic I will die to save this world and many other words from this virus. Goodbye..." the recording ends and the judge looks at Tom

"He even druck this liquard from the bottle he would of still died. He gave up his own life to give our people the time to find the cure and this was his wish on a paper we found on him..." Judge clears his throt then reads. "I wish that no one tries to go back in time to bring me back. My life was given for all those that around me. May my wishes be carried out and no one try to stop me making this choice in my last hours" Judge looked at Tom

"So I have only one choice... but to cast you guilty for going against the words of the Lord Stripetail and breaking the laws of time... you will be sentienced to life without technology locked in a room that will match your needs of no computerized or magic items. God have murcy on your soul" Judge hits the hammer on the desk "Court dismissed take Tom away."

Nick22 · **Reply #1512 on:** April 13, 2005, 03:57:21 PM

The orb suddenly glowed and the figure in the orb spoke" Wait your honor."
Nick

Threehorn · **Reply #1513 on:** April 13, 2005, 03:58:03 PM

"Yes?" Judge looked at the orb

Nick22 · **Reply #1514 on:** April 13, 2005, 04:16:53 PM

If I may have a word with this young man.' Stripetail walked out of the Orb and strode to the center of the room. He told the men were grabbing ahold of Tom. "Release him please." The men bowed to him and did so. They went over and stood a short distance away. " Your Honor, young Tom here is correct, that you cannot predict with certainty the outcome of meddling with time. One event can change the entire course of the future, in the dimension I am currently in, the asteroid that should have wiped out the dinosaurs was destroyed, changing the future of the planet. He is also correct that while there is a possibility of harm resulting from this (an example being the destruction of your world), there is also the possibility of good. Let me look at the paper. ' A attendant handed him the pasper from which the judge had read. "He wrote this in a depressed state, I can tell by the spacing and formation of the words. Also, you must understand that he was weakened from the virus and the loss of much of his power as a result of the virus." He handed the paper back to him. " When I change the flow of time Tom, I know what I'm doing and I have the power to shape the future accordingly. That is why meddling with time is forbidden in most dimensions and permitted only to the most powerful of wizards, because most creatures cannot control time and control the change of it. You must be punished for disobeying your superior officer, but I think the meddling with time should be pardoned, because I see his intent was good. In exchange however, Tom must promise never to meddle with time again." Stripetail turned to Tom. " Promise me, Tom."
Nick

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1515 on:** April 13, 2005, 04:17:20 PM

Archer walks over to the unconcious person and kneels next to him, carefully turning him over onto his back. "I see some bruises on his face, and his knuckles are scraped. He must have been in a fight before he came here." He slowly picks up the man onto his feet, hearing a quiet moan from the person.

Nick22 · **Reply #1516 on:** April 13, 2005, 04:30:05 PM

Tom Nodded, "I promise my Lord. But what about your future self?' Stripetail replied. " That is not my future self. It is merely an older counterpart of myself in your dimension, who was mortal even though his powers were very strong. I myself am immortal." He replied. "Oh, and I am annoyed at you creatures for observing me without letting me know what you were doing. If you wanted the story of my life, all you had to was approach me and ask, and I would have been happy to oblige." He turned towards the judge. " Your honor, I request that you sentence Tom to six months imprisonment for insubordination."
Nick

Threehorn · **Reply #1517 on:** April 13, 2005, 04:51:39 PM

"My lord because of what you have given... the punishment will be reduced to what you asked..." Judge said to Stripetail "And for watching you... we at the time did not know it was another dimension... our obsver ship is only a first. We at this point thought you was the Lord Stripetail of this dimension... dimensional travel we as a people thought was impossible... We appolize..." the Judge said to him with him and the others dropping on one knee looking down in respect to Stripetail even he from another dimension.

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"His waking up!" Littlefoot smiled.

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Wayne had turn back to his dinoton form. He walked up to a ledge sitting down on it he looked down at the valley. "So many things going wrong and right... with two memoirs... I guess my dinoton life is the real one then the central dimension counterpart. I wonder what holds in life in the furtue"

Nick22 · **Reply #1518 on:** April 13, 2005, 04:58:03 PM

I Accept your apology. I suggest that you go back in time, just before my counterpart passed away, let's say a year before, and ask him to tell the story of his life. That way you will have a full life story about him to tell to the future generations of your world. Just a suggestion." Stripetail said. "Farewell" He stepped through the orb and it vanished. Tom turned towards the guards. Now you make take me away. They walked him out of the courtroom.
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Stripetail reappeared in the great Valley. " Well that little misunderstanding is taken care of." He said to himself.
Nick

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1519 on:** April 13, 2005, 05:07:49 PM

Archer glances down at the man. "At least he's still alive, but he's also hurt. I'll have to take him back up to the sanctuary and heal him. It's a good thing that place has nearly everything we need."

"Take care, Guardians and gatekeepers," the Oracle says just as the light within the chamber begins to fade. "I will call again when the time returns for the Guardian to arrive." Then the chamber darkens, leaving the group in near blackness with the only exception of light coming from the outside.

"Let's head back out," Archer says, and leads the others back out into the bright sunlight, with the still-unconcious man over his shoulder.