thethemeis: Shiny Happy People
theauthoris: Deadbeat
Isabella set off down the polystyrene pathway. Soon she would come to the dark wood where the branches twist & turn and the birds sing evil songs. She looked back at her brother James who hovered subserviently behind her. He remained under the spell of the aged shaman who had sent Isabella on her great quest. She stopped by the side of the road to sit on a great whooping mushroom and eat her provisions. She sank quickly into the purple mass as it let out it's characteristic sigh. She knew she would needs her wits about her if she was to make it through the dark wood safely.
Suddenly she heard a rustle from the edge of the wood and dropped her cantilla bread to the floor. There was a small round face with two bright green eyes popping out from between the branches. The creature made it's way toward Isabella and she could see that if was built like a long, muscly snake with several small pairs of legs along its body. It stopped a few feet short of Isabella and said in a booming voice, "I am Ganzar, king of the mighty Slythax. Who is before me?"
Isabella cleared her throat and replied, trying not to sound too afraid. "I am Isabella of the Jokula tribe. I'm off to see the Shiny Happy People of the Golden Bubblegum Castle in candy floss forest. I'm off to get my brother fixed. He has been got at by the darkness bringers."
The creature smiled widely showing off its many pointed teeth. "I am pleased to meet you young Isabella. Perhaps it is by holy Lyzar's great design that we meet, for I am too off to see the Shiny Happy People. You see, my people are facing a great crisis. A great drought has struck our lands and our crops do not grow as plentiful as they once did. There is just enough to go around, but my people are used to a bountiful harvest and they do not like the idea of receiving far less than before. Ferocious anger has filled many of them and I have taken it upon myself to seek the advice of the Shiny Happy People as to how to solve this situation before they destroy one another."
Isabella listened intently to the tale of this majestic creature. Never before had she seen anyone so composed and commanding. Having spent all her life in the small camp inhabited by her tribe she had heard many tales of fascinating creatures and mesmerising places and had always dreamt to see them for herself. "Well Mr. Ganzar...sir. I'd go to the Golden Bubblegum Castle with you and feel most delighted if it is holy Lyzar's way."
The creature laughed merrily, "I'm sure holy Lyzar would be a great fan of your spirit young Isabella. Let us make our way through the dark wood at once." And so the three of them set off for The Golden Bubblegum castle in candy floss forest where the Shiny Happy People lived.
They eventually made their way out of the dark wood, through the treacle lakes and across the candy floss forest. Before them hovered the awe-inspiring Golden Bubblegum Castle, gently swaying in the breeze and reflecting back the gleaming sun onto them. They moved forward and set foot onto the winding glass staircase that led up to the grand entrance-way of the castle. As they approached the top of the stairs a small opening appeared in the front of the castle and began to grow and grow until they could see the splendour that lay inside it. A small pink man, no bigger than a swamp toad, waited in the newly created doorway. He skin was the texture of marble and he wore a glorious silver jacket encrusted with various diamonds and rubies in intricate patterns. He spoke in a high pitched voice that flowed like a gentle stream.
"Welcome weary travellers, you are pure of heart and so have been granted access to the Golden Bubblegum Castle. My name is Edgar, I am delighted to meet you and already consider you personal friends. Can I do anything to make you fell more at home please?"
Ganzar bowed to the small pink man before addressing him directly. "Greetings Edgar! I am Ganzar, king of the Slythax and this is Isabella. We come seeking your assistance, we must speak to whoever is in charge here at once."
The small pink man smiled gentle, "It is an absolute pleasure to meet you king Ganzar, but i'm afraid no one is in charge of the Golden Bubblegum Castle sir. I merely have the pleasure of meeting you friends first, but if another is lucky enough to have to pleasure of greeting the next weary travellers first, I will feel only only happiness for his good fortune. Perhaps I may help you, what assistance is it you seek?"
Ganzar explained the troubles of his people to the delightful pink fellow and he in turn led him through the corridors of the golden castle to a room filled with thousands of bottles full of green liquid. "I am deeply sorry for the troubles of your people friend" Edgar spoke, "but do not fear, this problem is frequent across the many beings of our world. We Shiny Happy People have created this magic liquid which has helped many people relinquish their anger and live in peace with one another."
"How does it work?" enquired Ganzar.
Edgar picked up a small knife on a nearby table and began his explanation. "This liquid creates calm and lowers the desires of anyone who it enters. It removes desires of a sexual nature, it relinquishes any intention to seek fame and favour with ones peers. The being feels no worth for physical possessions and experiences no anxiety over the fate of others. Once the liquid enters you, you feel only love and seek only base comforts as you live out the rest of your existence. Your people will become content with their situation, whatever it may be and you can rule a peaceful kingdom. To experience the liquids effects you need only slice a small cut into your heart and pour it in. The wound will heal itself within seconds of the liquid entering the system. You are welcome to as much of it as you like."
Ganzar marvelled at the glorious potion and thanked the small pink man intensely. The love filled Edgar then turned to Isabella who stood meekly beside the king of the Slythax. "Now young lady, what is it I can help you with?"
Isabella played with her hair, before explaining her situation. "I am Isabella of the Jokula tribe. I'm here to get my brother fixed. He has been got at by the darkness bringers. I was sent by the aged shaman who illuminates our tribe with wisdom."
"I see,"said Edgar. "What exactly have the darkness bringers done to your brother?"
"It's what comes from his mind," began Isabella. "He draws great dark visions from in his head. He sings slow songs, ones that fill the heart with heaviness. He talks to the people of the tribe, tells them things which he has thought of. Things which don't bring smiles but something else. Stories which are of sad things, things which ought not to be spoke of. Some of the people of the tribe have started to listen to his tales, started to take a liking to them. The fill their ears with his slow songs. Songs they don't dance to, they just lay down and fill their ears. People have began to look at his dark vision drawings, just look and look. The aged shaman sent me to get him fixed, said the darkness bringers are using him to get at the tribe. Said he will fill the tribe with darkness. But my brother is a good boy, he only means love by it."
"I'm sure he does," replied Edgar. "Isabella, your brother doesn't need to be fixed. Your brother is one of the special people. We Shiny Happy People love all living creatures and do all we can to fill them with our happiness, but some people we cannot help. Some people, maybe for just a short time, maybe for all their lives are resistant to our happiness. But they seem to have something else, something we Shiny Happy People have never understood. We cannot help these people to receive what it is they need, but there are special ones, like you brother, who can. He has a great gift, and because of that we Shiny Happy People love him even more. You should cherish you brother Isabella as he is a healer of your people. He may not be needed but everyone all the time, but he is always there to provide the something else."
Isabella gave out a beaming smile. "I always knew James was only good. He is special. I always knew, but forgot, just for a bit. But what of the quest the aged shaman sent me on. What do I tell him sir?" Isabella Inquired.
Edgar held Isabella's hand delicately and looked up into her innocent eyes. "Tell him that the Shiny Happy People have sent your brother back as their ambassador, to do the work that they cannot. Tell him to respect James as an important man in your tribe. And if he still fears of the darkness bringers and their presence in your brother Isabella, then give him the magic liquid."
Suddenly she heard a rustle from the edge of the wood and dropped her cantilla bread to the floor. There was a small round face with two bright green eyes popping out from between the branches. The creature made it's way toward Isabella and she could see that if was built like a long, muscly snake with several small pairs of legs along its body. It stopped a few feet short of Isabella and said in a booming voice, "I am Ganzar, king of the mighty Slythax. Who is before me?"
Isabella cleared her throat and replied, trying not to sound too afraid. "I am Isabella of the Jokula tribe. I'm off to see the Shiny Happy People of the Golden Bubblegum Castle in candy floss forest. I'm off to get my brother fixed. He has been got at by the darkness bringers."
The creature smiled widely showing off its many pointed teeth. "I am pleased to meet you young Isabella. Perhaps it is by holy Lyzar's great design that we meet, for I am too off to see the Shiny Happy People. You see, my people are facing a great crisis. A great drought has struck our lands and our crops do not grow as plentiful as they once did. There is just enough to go around, but my people are used to a bountiful harvest and they do not like the idea of receiving far less than before. Ferocious anger has filled many of them and I have taken it upon myself to seek the advice of the Shiny Happy People as to how to solve this situation before they destroy one another."
Isabella listened intently to the tale of this majestic creature. Never before had she seen anyone so composed and commanding. Having spent all her life in the small camp inhabited by her tribe she had heard many tales of fascinating creatures and mesmerising places and had always dreamt to see them for herself. "Well Mr. Ganzar...sir. I'd go to the Golden Bubblegum Castle with you and feel most delighted if it is holy Lyzar's way."
The creature laughed merrily, "I'm sure holy Lyzar would be a great fan of your spirit young Isabella. Let us make our way through the dark wood at once." And so the three of them set off for The Golden Bubblegum castle in candy floss forest where the Shiny Happy People lived.
They eventually made their way out of the dark wood, through the treacle lakes and across the candy floss forest. Before them hovered the awe-inspiring Golden Bubblegum Castle, gently swaying in the breeze and reflecting back the gleaming sun onto them. They moved forward and set foot onto the winding glass staircase that led up to the grand entrance-way of the castle. As they approached the top of the stairs a small opening appeared in the front of the castle and began to grow and grow until they could see the splendour that lay inside it. A small pink man, no bigger than a swamp toad, waited in the newly created doorway. He skin was the texture of marble and he wore a glorious silver jacket encrusted with various diamonds and rubies in intricate patterns. He spoke in a high pitched voice that flowed like a gentle stream.
"Welcome weary travellers, you are pure of heart and so have been granted access to the Golden Bubblegum Castle. My name is Edgar, I am delighted to meet you and already consider you personal friends. Can I do anything to make you fell more at home please?"
Ganzar bowed to the small pink man before addressing him directly. "Greetings Edgar! I am Ganzar, king of the Slythax and this is Isabella. We come seeking your assistance, we must speak to whoever is in charge here at once."
The small pink man smiled gentle, "It is an absolute pleasure to meet you king Ganzar, but i'm afraid no one is in charge of the Golden Bubblegum Castle sir. I merely have the pleasure of meeting you friends first, but if another is lucky enough to have to pleasure of greeting the next weary travellers first, I will feel only only happiness for his good fortune. Perhaps I may help you, what assistance is it you seek?"
Ganzar explained the troubles of his people to the delightful pink fellow and he in turn led him through the corridors of the golden castle to a room filled with thousands of bottles full of green liquid. "I am deeply sorry for the troubles of your people friend" Edgar spoke, "but do not fear, this problem is frequent across the many beings of our world. We Shiny Happy People have created this magic liquid which has helped many people relinquish their anger and live in peace with one another."
"How does it work?" enquired Ganzar.
Edgar picked up a small knife on a nearby table and began his explanation. "This liquid creates calm and lowers the desires of anyone who it enters. It removes desires of a sexual nature, it relinquishes any intention to seek fame and favour with ones peers. The being feels no worth for physical possessions and experiences no anxiety over the fate of others. Once the liquid enters you, you feel only love and seek only base comforts as you live out the rest of your existence. Your people will become content with their situation, whatever it may be and you can rule a peaceful kingdom. To experience the liquids effects you need only slice a small cut into your heart and pour it in. The wound will heal itself within seconds of the liquid entering the system. You are welcome to as much of it as you like."
Ganzar marvelled at the glorious potion and thanked the small pink man intensely. The love filled Edgar then turned to Isabella who stood meekly beside the king of the Slythax. "Now young lady, what is it I can help you with?"
Isabella played with her hair, before explaining her situation. "I am Isabella of the Jokula tribe. I'm here to get my brother fixed. He has been got at by the darkness bringers. I was sent by the aged shaman who illuminates our tribe with wisdom."
"I see,"said Edgar. "What exactly have the darkness bringers done to your brother?"
"It's what comes from his mind," began Isabella. "He draws great dark visions from in his head. He sings slow songs, ones that fill the heart with heaviness. He talks to the people of the tribe, tells them things which he has thought of. Things which don't bring smiles but something else. Stories which are of sad things, things which ought not to be spoke of. Some of the people of the tribe have started to listen to his tales, started to take a liking to them. The fill their ears with his slow songs. Songs they don't dance to, they just lay down and fill their ears. People have began to look at his dark vision drawings, just look and look. The aged shaman sent me to get him fixed, said the darkness bringers are using him to get at the tribe. Said he will fill the tribe with darkness. But my brother is a good boy, he only means love by it."
"I'm sure he does," replied Edgar. "Isabella, your brother doesn't need to be fixed. Your brother is one of the special people. We Shiny Happy People love all living creatures and do all we can to fill them with our happiness, but some people we cannot help. Some people, maybe for just a short time, maybe for all their lives are resistant to our happiness. But they seem to have something else, something we Shiny Happy People have never understood. We cannot help these people to receive what it is they need, but there are special ones, like you brother, who can. He has a great gift, and because of that we Shiny Happy People love him even more. You should cherish you brother Isabella as he is a healer of your people. He may not be needed but everyone all the time, but he is always there to provide the something else."
Isabella gave out a beaming smile. "I always knew James was only good. He is special. I always knew, but forgot, just for a bit. But what of the quest the aged shaman sent me on. What do I tell him sir?" Isabella Inquired.
Edgar held Isabella's hand delicately and looked up into her innocent eyes. "Tell him that the Shiny Happy People have sent your brother back as their ambassador, to do the work that they cannot. Tell him to respect James as an important man in your tribe. And if he still fears of the darkness bringers and their presence in your brother Isabella, then give him the magic liquid."
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