Rainbows After Rain: Chapter 3 preview · 7:06am Jul 24th, 2023
This chapter is about halfway done.
It was midday by the time they reached Mt. Zephyr’s base. Amongst the grey slopes and sparse vegetation, the opalescent gate stood out like a beacon. Flanked by two hippogriff statues with their wings spread out wide, it blocked the gentle path up the mountain. Strangely, there were no guards around.
Moony pranced up to the gate and poked it. “Uh… can anyone let us in?” she asked.
“Please identify yourselves,” a crackling voice said, and it made Sol jump. She couldn’t tell where it was coming from; there was no-one else around… right?
Moony seemed unconcerned. “I’m Moonbow Shine from the Village of Tangled Vines, and I’m here with Soli-fyooj.”
Sol buzzed over to Moony’s side and whispered, “Where’s the voice coming from?”
“The hippogriffs have all sorts of fancy gadgets, but I’ve never seen one like this before!” Moony replied, staring at a metal box stuck to the side of a statue. “I guess this one allows them to store voices and send them to other places.”
“Right…” Sol decided to worry about how it worked later.
“Can I hear from Soli-fyooj?” the voice asked.
Startled, Sol swallowed a gasp before it could escape. “It’s pronounced Soli-foog, and I’m a changeling from Seafey’s Hive.”
“Wait there,” the voice said abruptly.
Thanks for the preview. This looks intriguing.
On another note, I'm going to guess that the Misty and Opaline analogues are going to be saved for a sequel. Which would be for the best anyway.
Ah, excellent to see this fic is still quietly building momentum again. As the other commenter said, it's wild to realize this upload pre-dates Misty. I wonder what species she'd be in this continuity. Maybe a form-locked Nirik who longs to be a Kirin again?
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I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
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That's more than fair enough.