Fallen Stars
Mystery Forty
Galactic World!
**In Cercatore d'oro
(Draco, Wrath, and Regulus' Location)**
Lots and lots of people and creatures walk around. Wrath and Draco bump into everyone.
Wrath: It's soooo crowded.
Sofía: This is the tourist district. Of course, it's the most populated. (Slowpoke.)
Wrath: Aaah.
They walk up to the ticket line for Galactic World.
Wrath: Finally.
Sofía: So…
Draco: So, who's paying?
Sofía: I, um. I can get in for free.
Draco: Right. Guides can go anywhere they please.
Sofía: Yeah, but I won't be going in.
Draco: Why not?
Sofía looks through the gate and a shock comes to her. She sees a furry creature with the features of a goat, nodding to her.
Sofía: I just won't.
Draco: Nah, you're going in.
Draco's gaze gives Sofía a nervy sensation.
Sofía (pouts): Fine.
Draco: Is it the same price as always?
Sofía: Yup. $100 Sols per creature.
Draco: We can dwindle what we pay. Ap and Zeus.
Apocalypse and Zeus look at Draco.
Draco: Fly over the gates, we'll meet you all in there.
Apocalypse and Zeus nod.
Draco: (Ap, don't get caught. And watch out for Zeus.)
Apocalypse: (Will do.)
Apocalypse and Zeus go around the corner, ready to fly over the gate. As the gang walks up to the ticketer.
Olivia (bright smile): Welcome. How many do you have?
Olivia, a furry creature, has the features of a deer. She has antlers going up, piercing the ticket booth. Holding the tickets with her hooves. And has brown fur.
Draco: I got it. We have three people.
Olivia: Three?
As Olivia looks behind Draco.
Olivia (happy): Oh! Sofía! Hi!
Sofía slowly appears from behind Draco.
Sofía: Hi...
Olivia also sees Regulus. He's still trying to hide behind Wrath.
Regulus: H-Hi.
Olivia: Ok. She gets in for free. Plus you two and a child. Children are half the price.
Wrath (eager): For real? What's the age limit?!
Olivia: Anyone under the age of eighteen is considered children.
Wrath yells out with happiness.
Wrath YES! Both of us are seventeen! Give us that deal!
Draco looks to Wrath for a second. Noticing his deceptive smile. Olivia looks them up and down.
Olivia: Seventeen, huh? Where's your Bank Card?
Wrath with a confused look.
Wrath: We don't have one.
Olivia: Mhm.
Olivia looks at Sofía.
Olivia: Are they trustworthy?
Sofía (nervous): Ye... Yeah, they are.
Olivia: Mmm. I'll believe you two for now. But, if you don't have proof of identity next time. I'll have to charge you the full price.
Wrath (excited): Dope!
Olivia: Ok, that's $150 Sols.
Wrath: Draco.
Draco: Tck. Even getting a better deal, you'll still be cheap and not pay.
Wrath: Not cheap, just holding onto it.
Draco pays the $150 Sols.
Olivia (cheerful): These tickets allow you to get on any ride, for the rest of the day. So, enjoy it!
Draco: Thanks.
Walking past the ticket booths. They enter... Galactic World! A delightful breeze smothers the park.
Draco: Whew. What's that? It smells so good.
Sofía: That's Galactic World. To raise happiness and make everyone stay longer. The fragrance smells amazing. At all times.
Wrath takes a deep breath!!
Wrath: It's so great here already!
Wrath and Draco lead the group with Regulus following behind. So many creatures walking around.
Regulus: You ok, Sofía?
Sofía: Oh yeah, I'm fine.
She says nervously.
Wrath: What's the first ride we're getting on?
Sofía: Uh, which one would you like to get on? Rollercoaster? Water Slide?
Wrath's eyes light up!
Wrath: Rollercoaster!
Draco: I was thinking the same thing.
Regulus: Ah uh… I don't know about this.
Draco puts his hand on Regulus's shoulders and pushes him into walking.
Draco: If we're going, you're going. No reason to be scared.
Regulus: Oh no….
They walk for a couple of minutes, walking over wooden bridges. Seeing some creatures playing in the water underneath. Finally making it to the Rollercoaster line.
Wrath: Why is this place empty?
Sofía: People tend to ignore this ride.
Apocalypse and Zeus run up to the gang.
Draco: Made it, huh?
Apocalypse: (We almost got caught up in something, but we made it out.)
Wrath: (Zeus!)
Zeus: (Wrath!)
Zeus jumps into Wrath's arms, chuckling.
Wrath: Let's get on this ride.
Walking up, the man letting them on the ride is pale white, and balding with glasses.
Chester: Hm. Are you sure you wanna go on this one?
Draco: Is there something wrong with it?
Chester: Nope. *Achoo*
As Chester wipes some snot from his nose. He wipes it on his shirt and the railings. Draco with a disgusted face. And Wrath raises an eyebrow.
Wrath (disgusted): (The fuck is wrong with him...)
Draco: Then we're good.
Chester: Ay-Ay-Ay, Oooookay.
Chester lets them all get on the ride. They leave their bags at the entrance. There are two seats in each row, and Draco and Wrath get in the first row. Sofía and Regulus get in the second row. Apocalypse and Zeus go all the way to the back. He makes sure their safety bars are safe and secured. Then starts the ride up.
Draco: This is gonna be fun, I can feel it.
Wrath: Wooo! It better take off soon!
Regulus shivered in the seat behind Draco and Wrath. Sofía looks over at him and tells him everything will be fine.
Sofía: You're safe, don't worry.
Regulus: Ah- Alright.
Slowly going up the tracks, the rollercoaster suddenly takes a quick dip!
Draco and Wrath: Aaah!
Then it slowly goes up…
Draco: To the top!
The rollercoaster has a sudden boost! A quick speed-up. Making it to the top, they see the whole amusement park. Draco and Wrath look around smiling.
Wrath: The sky is beautiful today!
Draco: Aaah. A great breeze too.
Regulus notices both of them having the time of their lives, and he smiles too. Sofía looks at them, she has a relieved smile on her face. As the roller coaster goes along the tracks slowly. They see up ahead also…
Draco: Wait!
Wrath: What the-!
Draco and Wrath are covered in confusion. Regulus only sees their backs, moves to where he can see ahead and sees the tracks are missing! Regulus yells out scared!!!
Regulus: Help!!
The coaster takes off at full speed! Take a deep nose dive! It's moving so fast that they can't do anything!
Draco, Wrath, and Regulus: !!!!!
Sofía: Don't worry, it's fine…
The rollercoaster jumps off the tracks! Flying through the sky!!!
Regulus: We're dead!!!
Wrath and Draco throw up their arms flying through the sky. The roller coaster starts going in a swirling motion, spinning in the sky!!
Wrath (smiling): Yahahaha! This is a way to go out though!
Draco (smiling): Hahaha! That's right! This is fun!
Both of them keep smiling, and the roller coaster gets back on the tracks! Grinding so hard sparks fly, but it slows down and they keep riding!
Draco: *Whew*
Regulus's heart is pounding like crazy!!!
The roller coaster pulls back up to the beginning, arriving back at Chester. He lifts the safety bars and Draco and Wrath jump out laughing. Regulus in the seat behind them has his soul slowly leaving his body.
Apocalypse and Zeus: (That was crazy!!)
Draco: Snap outta it, Regulus!
Coming to his senses, Regulus slowly gets up and walks out of the coaster. Muttering to himself.
Regulus: Never again, never again….
Draco: C'mon, one more time!
Regulus (scared): No!!!!
Regulus runs to the nearest trashcan and throws up. They pick up their bags, then they all walk out of the station looking for more rides.
Wrath: What's next!? I'm hyped!
Draco: Whatever we wanna do!
Sofía: A water ride next?
Wrath and Draco's eyes light up.
Draco and Wrath: Yeah!
Sofía has that smile again. But she tries not to show them.
Sofía: Ok!
They go down a huge water slide called "Tikal" sliding down the amazingly made structure. Regulus having so much fun. Apocalypse and Zeus fly around each other, playing around and having fun! Seeing them squirting water guns at each other, Sofía included. Then comes… a space-themed ride, called "Salyut". Regulus and Sofía sit this out. Wrath and Draco suit up in astronaut suits, gleeing, readying their laser guns.
Regulus and Sofía are sipping on some slushies, and the door busts open! The atmosphere changes. "Don don da don" plays in the background. Draco and Wrath in their new galaxy-colored suits walk toward them. Regulus begins to speak up-
Regulus: Drac-
But the two ignore them and keep walking.
Regulus: Why are they walking in slow motion? That's all I wanted to ask.
Sofía: You know they make everything dramatic.
In a zero gravity room, they jump up to a ladder and climb up. The ladder leads to a room that lights green when reached.
Wrath: So what do we do now?
Draco: I don't know, the lady said when we get here it'll take us.
Suddenly, they feel a force pulling them and shooting them out of the building!!
Draco and Wrath: Whoaaa!!!!
They fly through the sky!! Gilding over the district!! Twirling and everything, not gaining a balance! An AI contacts them through the suits.
Solace: Opponents are inbound.
Draco and Wrath: What?!
Draco and Wrath see two other astronauts soaring directly at them! Wrath stops twirling and kicks starts his boosts with electricity!!
Draco: How the hell?!
Draco witnesses Wrath engaging the enemies!! Knocking them off balancing lasering them down! Draco gets focused and stops twirling, and boosts at them with the suit's boots boosts!
The enemy astronaut boosts away! Draco and Wrath chase after them!! Beaming them down and making their suits light up on the hit areas!! Completely lighting up the area and their suits, signifying they won the matchup!!
Solace: You have won the game.
Floating in the sky Draco and Wrath shake hands, smiling, and feel a force pulling them back into the greenlit area. It turns from green to yellow. Wrath adjusts his helmet taking it out, and steam comes out. His afro flops.
Wrath: WHEW! What a win!
Draco does the same, his headband is soaking.
Draco: I don't know how we won that, but I'll take it!
Wrath continues looking at his helmet.
Wrath: I really got to do it. I always wanted to be an astronaut!! Yahaha!!
Draco laughs with him, and they both jump out of the room into zero gravity, regrouping with Regulus and Sofía. Finishing the day off, they go on plenty more rides!!
[The End of The Day.]
Draco (stretching): So, where are we sleeping?
A sudden shock comes to Sofía as if she's nervous and doesn't want to say it.
Sofía: I have a place we can stay… It's a luxury hotel.
Draco with a particular look.
Draco: Sounds good. Let's go.
Minutes later, they make it to the hotel.
Sofía: The back is quicker. Follow me.
Wrath raised an eyebrow.
They continue following Sofía, the back of the hotel is dark and quiet.
Draco: (...)
Then suddenly they are surrounded by ten furry creatures.
Nicolás: Good shit, Sofía! We got some with partners too.
Nicolás rubs his paws, with a dirty grin. Nicolás has the features of a cat, standing on two legs, and orange fur.
Diego: We're eating good tonight!
Diego has the features of a mink, brown fur, standing on two legs. The other creatures gather around Draco, Wrath, and Regulus.
Apocalypse has an evil grin.
Wrath: ….Yaha.
Wrath grins, and he charges up sending out an electrical shock!
Nicolás: Wha-
They all get shocked, knocking out all the furry creatures!!
Wrath (cocky grin): Did they really think they could beat us??
Nicolás is still conscious.
Nicolás: We said only bring weak people, Sofía!
Draco: (Go ahead and eat, Ap.)
Apocalypse with a devouring look, starting eating on the goat and rabbit creatures!!
Nicolás reaches its paws towards Sofía…
Nicolás: Sofía-
Wrath runs up and kicks him in the face! Knocking him out cold. Zeus comes over and starts eating him!
Draco: You know, you told us about a lot of creatures, but you never told us about your race, Sofía. What are you?
Sofía looks at Apocalypse eating the furry creatures.
Sofía: If you're just going to kill me and eat me. Then just do it now!
The dark alley covers Draco, but not his smile. The atmosphere changes to an eerie feeling.
Draco: We're not going to kill you, who else would guide us?
Sofía (startled): You-You're keeping me as your guide?
Draco: Yeah, you're still useful, but the rest of your friends are dying though.
Sofía sniffs a bit, to stop her running nose.
Sofía: Thank you for freeing me. They made me do this to a lot of people. They weren't even my friends.
Regulus: How did they get you to do it?
Sofía wiped her nose.
Sofía: After my parents died, I had no one to go to. They showed up and took care of me, but I had to feed them.
Regulus: Oh man…
Sofía: It was pretty hard doing it until I became a guide recently.
She holds up her paws, looking at them.
Sofía (tearing up): I guided a lot of people to their deaths.
She starts crying. Draco still has a dark atmosphere around him.
Draco: (Guiding people to their deaths, reminds me of what I used to do. Hahaha.)
Regulus comforts her, Wrath finishes killing the rest, and Zeus and Apocalypse finish eating them.
Wrath starts picking his ear, not listening really, oblivious to the act.
Wrath: Alright, you can stop crying now.
Regulus and Sofía look up at Wrath. He has a disgusting snobbish face looking down on them. Draco looks at the hotel.
Draco: Can we stay here?
Sofía: Oh, yeah, if I didn't get people through the alley, we had a room prepped on the top floor.
Draco: Top floor again? We're living well.
Wrath (happy): Well, let's go!
Regulus: (These guys don't even care about her at all...)
Regulus helps Sofía get up and walk with Draco and Wrath into the hotel getting to the top floor. Making it to the elevator and getting upstairs, Sofía uses her keycard to get in.
Sofía: No one is up there, it was used to catch you all sleeping.
Draco: That wouldn't have worked either, Hahaha. I don't sleep.
Opening the door, they see red lights all around, lighting up the room. Beautiful dining room, living room, and kitchen. All apart of a luxurious hotel. Both Wrath and Draco drop their bags in the room. Draco grabs a water bottle from the fridge.
Sofía: Welcome to "The Harborview."
Looking out the windows, Draco, Wrath, and Regulus see a beautiful view of the Harbor. The water isn't clashing... it's blue water.
Regulus: Wow…
While Draco looks out the window, what happened earlier comes to his mind.
Draco: Wrath.
Wrath: Yeah?
Draco laughs for a second.
Draco: I like how you lied to that deer at the entrance. Haha.
Wrath (grins): Oh yeah. Yahaha. I saved us some money.
Draco takes a sip from his water.
Draco: Ha. Knowing you're eighteen and just lied to her to save some cash, so crazy.
Fireworks suddenly go off! Exploding brightening up the whole sky!! Kaboom is being heard everywhere!!
Draco: Huh?
Wrath in awe.
Wrath: Whoa...
Red, blue, and green fireworks all around. Being spectacular over the calm water.
Draco: So the water is regular here?
Sofía: It's one thing Dorado made sure about this country, keeping the Victory Harbor regular water and not red clashing water. It's a man-made harbor. This place and another place in Midas aren't clashing red water.
Draco: Dorado?
Sofía: Yeah, he's the president of this country!
Draco (mentally smirtle): (Dorado… I know that name...) Oh, ok.
Sofía: This water is used for the event happening tomorrow, the Dragon Boat Jamboree. They race on this water.
Draco: Dragon, huh?
Sofía: Yep. These are the ceremonial fireworks the night before the event. They last for about ten minutes. Which also ties into the event you want to join. During the Dragon Boat Jamboree, in El Dorado, they hold a chess event. And the winner can meet the president!
Draco (smirtles): Hahaha. It just happened to be chess, huh?
Wrath wraps his arm over Draco's shoulder.
Wrath: Yeah, you're winning this. You're unbeatable in chess.
Sofía: Well you have to register tomorrow then.
Wrath: Since you got this Draco, I'm going to the other district. What was it again? Midas?
Sofía: Yup that its, ya big-
Sofía's face turns red a bit. Wrath titles his head in confusion.
Wrath: Given up on your trash-talking?
Sofía (furious): No! You, idiot!
Wrath: Pathetic. Don't tell me you took a liking to us.
Sofía: It's not like I like you, three idiots.
Sofía pouts and turns her head.
Draco: Alright then, Wrath. We'll meet after the chess event.
Wrath: Aight.
Regulus: I'll go with Wrath.
Wrath: Why???
Regulus: I want to revisit something in Midas.
Wrath lets out a sigh.
Wrath: Fine.
Draco: We gather later then. But, Sofía. You never answered me.
Sofía (blushes): Huh?
Draco: What are you? What is your race called?
Sofía: ...We are called Bestias.
Wrath: Bestias?
Wrath grins. The fireworks finally ended.
Sofía: You will see us all over this district. Bestias works in the background of the entertainment district.
Draco: Ah, thanks for telling me. I was curious.
Wrath: Oh, you curious?
Draco: I'm not doing this with you, Wrath.
Wrath laughs.
Draco: You all get some sleep. I'll stay on guard. Just in case.
They all go to their respective rooms. After showering, Draco looks out the window. Drinking some juice, with his towel around him.
Draco: (Vega should be fine...)
Apocalypse comes to his side of him.
Apocalypse: (I'm sure he and Enma are doing well.)
Apocalypse flies around him in a circle.
Draco: (Yeah...)
[The Next Day.]
They are walking to the train station. Both Draco and Wrath are in new outfits. Draco is wearing some black short shorts and a blue tee. Same headband as always. While Wrath is wearing a black short-sleeve compression shirt and blue/orange shorts. Cape and all.
With bags of gold on them, getting on and seatbelts on, the train takes off and a few minutes go by, and they arrive in El Dorado. Draco, Apocalypse, and Sofía get off, while Wrath, Zeus, and Regulus stay on to go to Midas. Draco smirks and waves goodbye to Wrath, Zeus, and Regulus.
Draco: Stay safe.
Wrath lets out a determined Hmph.
Wrath: Of course.
Regulus (smiling): See ya, Draco! See ya, Sofía!
Draco nods and does a quick two-finger salute to Regulus, and heads off with Apocalypse and Sofía. Sofía waves goodbye to Regulus.
Wrath: Now, to the fishing district!
Regulus (giggles): Yeah!
Wrath and Regulus get back in their seats, and the train takes off again!
[The Fun In Galactic World Is Done!
Draco, Vega, And Wrath Are All On Their Own!]
Mystery 40 Fin