Tulip was flying faster than she slid on ice. In Fact, she was almost as fast as she was in Lightning form. She was thrilled. Tulip had learned to control wind. She practiced making little twisters and breezes. She was getting good.
She had seen many sunrises and sunsets. But she didn't notice them like she had the first time. Tulip had also developed night vision. Once it got dark she sees could as if it was still day. This was why she hadn't noticed the beauty of the sun's rose fingers.
"Hmmm. Life is nice. Living in the sky and not a care in the world," Tulip had been in the air for a long time. Sometimes unknowingly swirling back to the west instead of east. Even though storms, she frolicked in the sky. She had never noticed the change in the world as the years past her by without a word. She only looks down occasionally. She would somethings see small villages. Or large farms. Although, to Tulip unawareness, they were new to the world. She saw many new things, but never paid too much attention to them.
One day Tulip flew by a town. It was noisier than the other ones she passed on her mixed up way to the ocean. It was the only reason she stopped to stare. She let her curiosity, which she didn't know she had, take over, and flew closer to the city.
The town was all hustle and bustle. No take-it-easy. Everyone was always up to something. Or dragging someone to the market. Or talking to a salesperson to get a bargain. It was all really interesting. But what really had caught Tulip's attention was the laboratory on the near outskirts of town. It wasn't big, but it also wasn't small. It was somewhere in the middle. Tulip decided to leave the laboratory for last. It could wait to be observed. The town was just too interesting. She had to see it all first.
There was a lake nearby. Tulip didn't want to be seen as Flight. She dove for the lake with ultimate precision and accuracy. She hit the water letting off a big slash. Good thing no one was around.
Tulip wasn't used to diving into water. She was dazed for a moment and didn't swim. Just sank down little by little. She finally snapped out of her daze. She felt like she was still above water. Not in it. But she was clearly submerged. Tulip's surroundings were dark and cool. She likes it.
Tulip looked down and saw her cloth had changed again. She expected it this time. Her shirt was deep blue. Darker than her Ice shirt. But she didn't have any pants or even a skirt. Just a tail. Like a fish's tail. It was strange. She listened for Mother Nature to speak, but no voice came.
She swam to the surface. There she found a tulip. Settled on the ground right next to the lake.
"Hello. Are you enjoying your new form?"
"Yes. What is it Water?"
"Yes. It's Water."
"Fin-ished?" Tulip had taken a moment to think of that pun. Water puns were harder to think of, unlike Ice and Lightning. But the flower vanished into the ground once again without a laugh. "I guess Mother doesn't like jokes."
Tulip was practicing her newest form. Perfecting her new skills. Now she was able to get in and out of all her forms with such ease. Now she was ready to head into the town and this time not get in trouble.
The town was more hustle and bustle than she had thought. There were people everywhere. Some of them made Tulip fall over and didn't think to help her up. Tulip didn't care for this town so much. She wanted to turn Ice or Lightning just so people could get out of her way. But before she did, she reconsidered upon remembering what happened last time. So she just stayed as close as she could to a wall, in her Grass form.
The town was very lovely. But too busy to be appreciated. Tulip had finally seen everything but the outskirts of town. It was quieter and less busy the closer she got. Tulip was wondered why. Once she got less than a block away from the laboratory, there were no people to push her or to make any more noise to tell her to get out of the way. It was nice. But kind of scary.
The lab was taller than she had first thought. It looked spacious too. Tulip had to see what was inside. If she didn't she would stand there until she did. She couldn't bring herself to leave it be. So she knocked on the massive doors.
"WHO IS THERE!" a voice boomed through the doors.
"Umm... I-I'm Tulip. I wish to see the inside of this building... please."
"GO AWAY!" the voice went off only a second after Tulip had stopped. It was a rather young voice. But Tulip didn't care. She wanted to get inside the building no matter the cost. So she changed into Ice and froze the door. But little did Tulip know, there was a camera. It was a really bad camera, but a working one. It was watching her every move. And there was a man, a surprisingly young man, watching through the camera.
Just before Tulip shattered the door a voice called out.
"Hold it young lady!" the voice called. But this voice was old, and it sounded gentle. Much more gentle than the previous voice. "Don't break the door. Just come on in." Tulip was stunned by the quick change in voice and behavior. One moment there was a young loud voice telling her to go away, then an old, kinder voice telling her to come on in. This was very intriguing.
The laboratory was even bigger and even more spacious than it looked outside. It was very interesting. There were machines and parts everywhere. Some had gears on them. Other had chemicals and claw hands on them. It was amazing. Tulip was excited. She hadn't seen anything like it. But of course, she had hardly seen anything since she had been in the sky for so long. Last she checked it was somewhere around 400 B.C or something. She wasn't quite sure. But she knew it had to a long time since there wasn't any of this machinery last she checked.
There was so much to see. So much to wonder. So much to ask! Tulip was excited about the machines.
CRASH...
CLANG...
BOOM...
There was a disturbance in the back of the building. Tulip went to investigate. She found a man entangled in wires and cords.
"Excuse me, but can you help. It'll take me hours to get myself out on my own." The man said as he struggled to free himself
"Sure." Tulip giggled. She thought the man had to be clumsy. If you were to be caught in wires and cords you must, just must be clumsy.
Tulip was surprisingly good at untangling things. The man was free in a matter of minutes over hours. He was quite young too. He must have been younger than the guard at the cell a few years back.
"Sorry for the inconvenience."
"Inconvenience?" Tulip's vocabulary wasn't very strong so she wasn't sure what the man had meant.
"Inconvenience is a delay of an event." The man sounded a little annoyed by the fact that Tulip wasn't very smart like him. He thought he was wasting time by explaining it to her.
"Oh. Yes. O- of course. I'm sorry. I still have much to learn. My mother has only been teaching me about the things I am capable of. Not much else."
"Well then, I am Dr. Cresen. I run this here laboratory. I am the only living being here. Well, except for right at this moment in time. My machines normally keep me company on an average day though. I prefer not to be bothered by intruders."
"Oh! I do hope I'm not bothering you! If I am I'll just go. I was just um... Intrigued. Is that the right word? Um... I was interested in the building. It's different than the others in town."
"You used the right word, surprisingly. But I am the scientist of the town. Everyone thinks I'm crazy for believing in a better future and have no belief in this so-called 'God'. I believe everything can be solved through fact with evidence."
"I believe in that too! I- I mean I want to better the world in hope they will understand me. I think I am the only one of my kind. And what is 'God'?"
"Huh. That is intriguing. And God is supposed to be a being that created everything and everyone. But there are different kinds of gods. None of which I believe. Now would you mind showing me what you mean by only one of your kind."
"Um, sure. Just don't freak out like of the other people do when they say what I'm capable of. And I'm not sure if I believe in these 'Gods' since Mother and Father had actually done those same things."