New Worries
Sunset and Tricky focused on playing tag and play fighting for the most part within the Walled City, running about here and there and enjoying themselves...though always within sight of the adults. At first the King and Queen both watched closely, their gazes shifting between Krystal and the children. However, that ended with Bookface's return.
"<I brought medicine!>" he declared loudly, holding up the bottle. "<Look at it sparkle!>"
The King moved to guide the guard away to the 'Long Speaker' while the Queen moved up to watch the children beside Krystal. Krystal stiffened slightly, feeling nervous in the presence of a world's sovereign. The Queen smiled warmly at her. "<No need to be so tense,>" she offered warmly. "<If it helps, don't think of me as a Queen. Just think of me as another mother, enjoying watching our children play.>"
Krystal managed a shaky smile. "<That doesn't exactly make me any more comfortable,>" she admitted ruefully. "<I was recommended to come to see you about Sunset playing with Tricky because social workers came to investigate whether or not Fox and I were fit to be her parents. Being judged by another mother is more terrifying right now than being judged by a Queen.>"
"<Ah, so that's what you meant by she chose you,>" the Queen murmured thoughtfully. "<I admit, I had wondered. I presume it was this Fox who took her in, and you were his mate?>"
Krystal quickly shook her head. "<No, it wasn't like that. Fox took her in, yes, but neither he nor his friends knew how to handle her abilities. They sent out a call asking for help from someone who did know, and I answered. I taught them how to deal with her power, and stuck around to teach her how to control it...>"
"<And when she called you Mom, you couldn't leave?>" the Queen deduced. "<You have a good heart,> Krystal." The Queen made the effort to pronounce Krystal's name in the Cornerian Standard, though it was with a noticeable accent due to the shape of her jaw. "<But you and Fox are mates now?>"
"<No...>" Krystal admitted ruefully, shooting a glare Sunset's way. "<Though not for lack of trying...>"
"<I take it your Star Rider has little room for privacy from an inquisitive child?>" the Queen mused in an amused tone. "<If you like, I or one of the guards can watch the children while you and this Fox find a quiet, romantic spot somewhere?>"
Krystal smiled widely. "<I would like that...>" She let her voice trail off as she noticed Sunset paying very close attention. "Sunset Shimmer..." she began in a chiding tone.
"<Ah, is that what her name is?>" the Queen asked in relief. "<Well, that is a weight off...>"
"Hmm?" Krystal asked curiously.
"<We try to avoid translating names into different dialects,>" the Queen explained gently. "<Some meanings are different with different cultures, and with the different tribes of the planet finding different things sacred...it's just asking for trouble. As such, we use the equivalent from Corner Talk when referring to someone by name, once we know the equivalent...to avoid giving offense.>"
Krystal quickly realized that 'Corner Talk' meant 'Cornerian Standard'. They barely had words to describe a starship, it would be surprising if they could rationalize another planet to their language. "<I see...>" she allowed worriedly. "<And...?>" She gestured towards Sunset.
"<Hmm...let me see if I can break up the words in your tongue...>" the Queen began carefully. "Last...Light...Dying...Sun." She tilted her head thoughtfully. "<Yes, that sounds about right.>"
Krystal's eyes went wide, as she had been staring right at a relief of a sun carving as the Queen spoke, reminding her that the Earthwalkers were Sun and Moon worshippers. "<Oh goodness,>" she murmured worriedly. "<Then you must have thought->"
"<No, no thoughts of armageddon,>" the Queen reassured her. "<We know by now that the sun does not die when it leaves the sky, but that doesn't change the origin of the word. Truthfully...it's more that there is a prophecy that speaks of 'The Last Light of a Dying Sun'.>"
"<A prophecy?>" Krystal asked in surprise. "<Can you tell me?>"
The Queen shook her head back and forth in a wriggling motion, another way they showed amusement. "<Oh, you don't want to hear about the old superstitions of an ancient culture,>" she offered banally. "<The only reason we even act like we think it's important is because the more superstitious of our people might latch onto it, and we need to dispute them. Who ever heard of a vertical lake, and how could one dive out of it anyway?>"
Krystal felt herself tense up. "<...by any chance, is that because the prophecy speaks of leaping out of a reflection?>"
The Queen turned slowly to meet Krystal's gaze. "<...there are such vertical lakes?>" she asked worriedly. "<And she arrived from one?>"
"<They're called> mirrors," Krystal explained, knowing there wasn't a word for it yet. "<Sunset entered the world by flying out of one and hitting> Fox <in the head.>"
The Queen frowned. "<This is...troubling.>" She tilted her head back. "<Bookface! Take> Tricky <and> Sunset Shimmer <down to Thorntail Hollow, and let them play in the river and grass, and maybe chase those scarabs The Trader likes so much. I have something to discuss in private with> Krystal."
"<I'm taking the kids to the Hollow!>" Bookface declared happily. He gently picked both of them up and set them on his brow, bracing them on his 'eye' horns. "<Aren't they adorable?>" he asked no one in particular as he marched off on the path to Thorntail Hollow.
Sunset's eyes lit up eagerly with this new experience, clinging to the horn as she gazed around and took everything in.
Krystal watched nervously as Sunset was led away. "<Do not worry,>" the Queen hastened to assure her. "<They are safe with Bookface, and the Thorntails are most gentle and are our staunch allies. She will no more come to harm than would> Tricky." She turned towards one of the structures off the central island of the Walled City. "<Come. There is something I must show you.>"
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uh oh that cant be good prophecies are never good news for otherworldly younglings
If it is a wall painting of Sunset as an alicorn, I am saying it right now:
How pridictable.
Oooo, a prophecy. Could be a good, could be bad, though. Hopefully it's not a prophecy of her extinguishing the sun, or something like that.
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Prediction: she gets the wings from some nasty (I'm not familiar with Star Fox) bugger at a price and winds up ripping them right off her back (like a badass) when the cost turns out to be more than she thought.
This IS a sci-fi world... perhaps there's gravity manipulation involved, or maybe a waterfall, or...
...Or we could take the "so simple I'd overlook it" option...
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Maybe Sunset is seen in the prophecy as an Alicorn and as Dinosaur Planet's "Celestia"? What would hint on her being able to command the celestial bodies and isn't to far fetched either, because she can already now do things that would be impossible for most magic users and her connection to the sun (Or heat/fire related planets) what gives her a natural power-up.
<An she arrived from one?>
1. And.
Now Krystal know some things were quite lost in translation.
Least Bookface isn't giving the kids a shoe horned experience.
On further reflection, one might think it's always best to bring up their child's origin story.
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I'm actually surprised I figured that out right away. Maybe it's because they were still indirectly talking about Sunset, but the first thing I thought of was a portal from the Portal games, and I was like, "Yeah, that fits." Forgot Sunny came out of a mirror, but the mistranslated prophecy works really well.
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I was going to say to have more faith in the author than that, but given the number of other people who have latched on to that same idea, I can no longer blame you. (\
That doesn't sound good...
"...Is that a mural of Sunset...making Andros hit himself with his oversized hands?"
i think the earthwalkers has meet alucorns before or something like them in the past....
8422327 "Why, yes, it is. It also appears she's making him say 'Stop hitting myself' repeatedly."
So now we get into how Sunset is going to be even more of a handful growing up than Krystal thought, eh?
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Bookface? More like Kidface now, am I right?
I'm just pointing out that in the art for this fic, Sunset doesn't have wings. So maybe certain people should stop jumping to conclusions, especially when, even if the prophecy does suggest wings, the art clearly shows an adult Sunset WITHOUT wings.
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Or it could be Sunset's demon form. Either way wings!
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I don't think it will matter to the story either way or detract from it either way, and if there is a mural of her as an alicorn kmamehamehaing the Big Bad, it's just a prophecy. Anything could happen still.
The moment I saw the Thorntail Hollow trader mentioned, I immediately heard the scaly old biddy's voice in my head. "Welcome to my store.
I have food, special goods, and many maps. Oh, and that's the exit. Now, if you see something you like, simply choose that item, and we'll discuss a price. No hurry and choose something... or get out!" One of my favorite characters in the Hollow by far, with the Warpstone being a close second.
I wonder how Shimmy's gonna react to him. The big guy does leave an impression, after all.
I'm getting a big Caboose vibe from Bookface. If he's anything like Caboose... well, the Queen was right. Not much in the way of danger will even get close to Sunset or Tricky.
When you mentioned vertical lakes, my first thought was the warp-space rings Star Fox used in Assault. I had completely missed the mirror possibility.
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.... I just had a mental image of Sunset and Twilight both doing that to Tirek at the same time. Or maybe Andross. Heh, now there's an image.
Trying to do an audio dub will be hard for those without the Dino Talk Translator.
Oh man, this could be both bad and good. Bad because ominous prophecies are never good, but good in that they know its coming early on and can train Sunset and the others to face it. Maybe get Sunset her own staff and the various combat abilities Fox uses in Star Fox Adventures?
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For all we know "Wings" could imply she becomes a PILOT and not an Alicorn.
To all those who think she is going to become an alicorn, I feel the need to point out that when pilots get their license to fly, it is considered earning their wings. So to me it is pretty obvious that she will stay as she is, and just get a pilots license
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Think she will design her own ship?
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imma take the third option and say she becomes a andriod and adds mini arwing wings to her back as a flight pack
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With Slippy around, i doubt it. She may give some ideas but he'll be the one to actually design and put it together. the only way she'd be more involved is if she dives deep into engineering, but with Sunset training her magic and piloting, it would be a stretch to see her also master engineering.
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That depends on how the author wants to play SS's original desire to have alicorn wings. Either the arwing will be enough for her, or if she wants personal flight as well. Although any such wings would have to be detachable if she wants to be able to fit inside the cockpit. A fighter's cockpit is extremely cramped after all.
Every time I read the name Book Face I can't stop giggling.
Her wings might get burned off like what happened to pit
"<Come with me; some crazy s*** is about to go down.>"
*A few years later, Sunset is dusted by a paranoid dinosaur before she could touch the mirror.*
This is by far the best possible explanation for "<dinosaur speak> Krazoa Palace" and "<dinosaur speak> General Scales"
(I will say, I haven't played this star fox, but watching it on YouTube made me laugh for quite some time)
This isn't good.
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It never is.
Oh dear that is trouble