The Shystar Chronicles

Chapter One: The Prolouge As Shystar walked by her den, she heard shouts. But she didn't panic, she knew it was only Duke having a simulated fight. But what she didn't know was that her life would soon change forever.

Chapter Two: The Introduction

"Shystar, wake up! Hurry, you need to wake up!!!" Shystar groaned and rolled over. "What is it Amelie?"

"You know what today is?"

"No."

"Today you're going to announce new Dragon Riders!!"

"Oh."

Then Shystar remebered. She had two more dragon eggs left for apprentices! Shystar raced out of bed, eager for that afternoon.

When Shystar got down to the training grounds, she saw her dragon, Ralph sitting there. Something wrong Ralph? Shystar asked telepathically. Yes. Ralph responded sadly. I wish for love Shystar, but there are no other dragons to love.

Ralph, I wish I could do something, but today is going to be very busy as you know. Shystar ran back inside to prepare for the celebration.

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Later that afternoon, Shystar was so busy organizing, planning, preparing, that she called Duke over to help prepare the food. Everyone in Jamaa knows that it was an honor to have Duke the Cyborgwolf to prepare food for them. "Shystar, have you heard the news lately about the Phantom King looking for a bride?" Duke called. "No, and if someone was in their right mind they would say no." "Well, he was also talking about you."

Shystar froze. "Me." "Yes, and he was quite clear about it too!" Just then Amelie burst through the door, yelling: "ALRIGHT I WAS PROMISED FOOD, WHERE IS IT!?" You see, when Amelie doesn't get food, she goes, well, bananas. "Amelie, you need to wait!" Duke ordered.

"Fine..." Amelie sighed. FIVE YEARS LATER

Chapter Three: The Phantom King Phantom King sat in his bedroom, looking at a photo of Shystar. "Sir!" A gaurd called, "We have sights of a small troop, it appears that Shystar is with them!" The King smiled evilly. "Good, bring them in."

****** Ok guys, I know this story seems a bit confusing, so Im going to clear EVERYTHING up, right from the start. 1. The Phantom King has had a crush on Shystar for many years, and Shystar HAS NO IDEA about it! 2. Conincidentally, Duke also has a crush on Shystar, and they have known each other for years. 3. Shystar rescued a small phantom from Duke's house whenever it was attacked and they raised him. (His name is Torch btw) 4. Shystars new apprentices are: Amelie, with her dragon Sunburst, Dark, with his dragon Icewing, And Enchanted, with her dragon Emerald (Which Ralph has a crush on.)* ******

Ok, back to the story.

As Shystar, Duke, Torch, Amelie, Dark, and Enchanted walked into PK's** throne room, they gasped.

The whole back wall was covered in pictures of Shystar. ":Someone randomly screams:"Shystar immediatly started to growl. "PK COME OUT HERE RIGHT NOW AND EXPLAIN YOURSELF WITH ALL THESE PICTURES!"

"I think its fairly self-explantitory Shystar." A voice said from behind them. "What do you mean?" Duke asked warily.

The Phantom King walked into the room and sat upon his throne. "As you know I have been looking for a bride, and after seeing all your accomplishments in Jamaa, I think I found her." He grinned evilly. "You don't mean...?" Shystar said, trailing off. "Yes, I do mean you Shystar, after all, your name is Shystar, isn't it?"

* Love is confusing, isn't it?

** PK stands for Phantom King

Chapter Three and A Half: The Realization Hits Shystar

"Shystar, what's your answer to PK's proposal?" Amelie asked Shystar the next day.

"I don't know."

"Shystar, if you say no, he might want revenge..."

"True."

Duke walked into Shystar's room just then. "Hey, Shystar I was wondering about something..."

"Yeah Duke?"

"Well, uh, um, I was wondering... would you like to have dinner with me sometime?"

"Sounds fun, what time?"

"Does around 7:30 sound O.K.?"

"Fine by me."

'''EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT! '''

Researchers say that The Phantom King has finally proposed to a (un) lucky wolf by the name of Shystar. What will this wolf say? Let's hope for the best of her fate. Researchers also say...

Shystar threw the newspaper down angrilly. She didn't know who or what she was angry at, but man, she was mad.

Then she remembered that her date with Duke was that night, so she calmed down a bit. '' Shystar, I finally got enough courage to ask Emerald out! '' Ralph told her happily. '' Yeah, and you're going to explode my brain with happiness sooner or later. ''Shystar grumbled as she walked outside, but she was met with Torch, aaannnddd a bunch of cameras.

"Torch, what are all these for?!"

He snickered and responded,: "To replay the moment and look on PK's face whenever you turn down his proposal!" Then he burst out laughing. Shystar sighed and walked back infside only to find that Duke and Dark had made breakfast. "O.K. guys, why did you make breakfast..?" She asked, wondering if she wanted to hear the answer.

"To celebrate you saying 'no' to PK's proposal!" They said at the same time.

"Guys, I might say yes to him."

"Wait, have you gone mad Shystar!?"

"Considering the area in life I'm in, maybe."

"Shystar, you can't be serious!"

"I am."

"But what about our date!?"

"I'm still going on the date with you Duke, don't worry."

Duke sighed. He would prove to Shystar that she couldn't marry the Phantom King. And he already knew how to do it.



After their date, Shystar was sitting in her room, writing in her journal.

Thunk

Shystar looked out her window and saw that Duke had thrown a rock at it. Duke called up: "I know I'm a little rusty with my playing, but I hope its good!" Then he began to sing:

"This Romeo is bleeding, you can't see his blood? Its nothing but some feelings and this old keytar.. Its been raining since you left me, now I'm drowning, in the flood. See I've always been a fighter, without you I'd give up... Now I can't sing a love song, like the way its meant to be! I guess I'm just not good anymore but baby that's just me! And I, will love you! Baby! Alwaaayyyss! I'll be there till the stars dont shine, till the heavens burst and the words dont rhyme! And when I die you'll be on my mind and I love you, always...." "Now you're picture's there you've left behind, or just memories of a different life. Something made us laugh, something made us cry, slmething made you, have to say goodbye! When you say your prayers, try to understand, I've made mistakes, I'm just a man/wolf/cyborg/thing."

Shystar watched Duke as he played the last note.

"Duke?" She called, "I love you." Chapter Four: The Wedding

Amelie burst into Shystar's room along with the other apprentices, panting. Amelie said/yelled: "Shystar! Pk's at the front door and demanding a response from you, and he's getting pretty irratated at Dark's magic tricks." "Hey!" Dark protested, "Would you rather me do real magic and have him burn down the Fallout!?" But before they could finish their argument, Shystar was already downstairs and at the front door, telling something to PK. "-But Shystar, you know I'll do anything for you!" Logic: But aren't phantoms ev-SHUT UP LOGIC NO ONE LIKES YOU!

"PK, you know I have a place at Fallout, I can't abandon my students!"

"Well then, I'll just marry you tomorrow morning, here at the Fallout!" "No." A voice said. It was Duke. "What place does a peice of scrap metal have here at The Fallout?" PK sneered. "For a matter of fact, I am one of the teachers here, and I need Shystar." PK laughed. "Well, you can't have Shystar because she will become my wife tomorrow morning!" The apprentences gasped. The dragons gasped. The tomatoes that Shystar had planted a few weeks ago gasped. "You can't do that!" Enchanted yelled. "Well I can and I will!" PK responded. The next day.... Shystar was forced by some nature to wear a dress, but secretly she put her armor and weapons underneath it. Someone knocked at her bedroom door. "Come in." Shystar said sadly. Duke walked in. "I thought you might be hungry before the wedding." Duke said softly. "Not really." Shystar told him. "O.K. then." Duke said and he exited the room. At the wedding there was food, cake, games and prizes. No one had any idea how unlucky Shystar was to be marrying the worst person in Jamaa. The preist began: (wait, where did a random preist appear?) "BORING FILLER STUFF SO WE CAN GET TO THE ACTION blah blah blah" After the vows... "Phantom King, do you take Shystar to be your lawfully wedded wife?" "I do." He grinned a weird smile. "And Shystar, do you take Phantom King to be your lawfully wedded husband?" "I..."

"I don't."

Gasps filled the air.

The preist began again, "If any of you have any objections to this marrage?" No one said anything, because everyone knew that Duke would probably commiting suicide by now, but meh. "Very well then-" He was cut off by Shystar, who yelled,: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE ALL COME TO BELEIVE THAT I LOVE THE PHANTOM KING, BUT I DONT. I TRUTHFULLY HATE HIM. I ONLY AGREED TO THIS MARRAGE SO HE WOULD LEAVE MY APPRENTICES AND MY PALACE ALONE." More gasps filled the air.

"The only one I love," Shystar continued, "Is Duke."

"What!?" PK roared.

Then Shystar raced out of the building and into the canyons. Everyone from the wedding chased her. "Shystar, get over here right NOW!" PK roared again. Shystar raced to the edge of the canyon. "I'd rather die than marry you PK!" "Please Shystar, don't jump!" Dark said franitcally. "Shystar, think about your apprentices!" Someone shouted. "I don't care anymore." Shystar said softly. She took another step closer to the ledge.

And another...

And another...

Someone screamed.

Shystar walked off the ledge.

"NO!" Duke yelled and raced toward the edge. (wait, where the hell did Duke come from?) Duke leaped off the edge and caught Shystar, but they were still falling. Just then a powerful roar came and broke everyone's eardrums. It was Ralph! Ralph dived down and caught Shystar and Duke.

"Shystar?!" Shystar sat up in her bed. How did I even get in bed!? Am I dead...? "Shystar!" The voice called again.

"Who? What...?" Shystar asked groggily.

"Shystar! Oh thank Mira you're alive!" It was Amelie. "Where's Duke?" Shystar demanded. "He still hasn't woken up Shystar, we're afraid he might be, uh..." Shystar jumped out of bed and raced to Duke's room. He was still, and not moving on the bed. "On no, please, no Mira, don't take Duke away from me..."

"So I see you found Duke." Shystar growled and spun around, already knowing who it was.

"You." Shystar said.

"Yes it is I, the Phantom King." He laughed. "What did you do to him!" Shystar asked angrilly.

"Why, dearest bride, I didn't do anything to him." He responded. "I AM NOT YOUR DEAREST BRIDE!" Shystar yelled. "Well then can I call you Starry? Or Star-Star?" He asked, his voice mockingly.

"No!" Shystar yelled again in response. "I don't even love you PK, so why dont you just head on home."

"Well I would love to, but I've got something to do." PK said.

Chapter Four and Three-Fourths: Hold it! Ok, ok, so you're telling me that we've been though half a wedding, a dramatic fall, several arguments, and I havent given you a desription of the charecters!? Well then that'll be fixed right now.

Shystar: White and gray, with bright green lightning bolts on her fur. She wears a rare elf helmet, freedom bands, her lucky powder blue scarf, green samuria swords, and sparkly ice tail armor.

Duke: half wolf, half cyborg. His cyborg side is black with deep blue lightning bolts, with a glowing black eye. His wolf half is gray and black, still with lighting bolts. He wears a fedora, and his main weapon is a crossbow.

Amelie: Wears a black and white top hat, has red and white fur. Uses her bow and arrow most of the time and loves food.

Torch: A almost full grown phantom, has a orange eye and likes to eat coal.

Ralph: Full grown male dragon, red and has a yellow tinted underside.

Emerald: Full grown female dragon, dark green and has a lighter color green underside.

Chapter Five: The Dwarves (Wait, What?) As PK drew closer to Shystar, she paniced. She didn't know what to do! "What are you doing..." She asked carefully. "Why, I feel that I should go now!" PK said hurridly, and raced off. "Oh thank Mira he's gone!" Shystar breathed. She looked over at the bed that Duke was laying on. He moved. Shystar just watched.

And watched.

And watched, until Duke sat up in his bed. "Shystar...?" He asked, half mumbling. "Its ok, Duke, you're safe and ok now." Shystar comforted him. "What happened after Ralph saved us?" Duke asked.

"I don't know." Shystar responded. "In fact, no one knows, because everyone had their memories wiped apparently, including us."

"Oh." Duke said blankly.

"Wanna go downstairs and get something to eat?"

"Sure."



When they arrived downstairs, they found dwarves. This may seem like a surprise to you, but to them it was normal. But not this time.

"Ummm.." Shystar asked, "What are you doing here...?"

"We heard about the 'Disaster Marrage!'" King Orik* said.

"It's fine now, rest assured." Duke told him calmly.

That's when Shystar flipped. "EVERYTHING IS NOT OK, I ALMOST HAD TO KILL MYSELF TO PREVENT GETTING MARRIED TO THE PHANTOM KING, AND I HATED IT."

"Geez, ok, everything's fine NOW though, right?" Orik asked. "Yes, sorry I flipped like that Orik, my apologies. Now my question is, who wants to eat?" Shystar asked. "Meeeeee!!" Amelie jumped up and began serving potato stew with tomatoes in it.

Now I wish I could end the story here and save you all from the tragidies that are yet to come to Shystar and her friends. But alas, it is my job to tell and finsh her story about life, love, adventure, and maybe some humour.

(To be continued, sorry.)