SKY AU! (with sleepybois inc + Tommy!)
(I know I was suppose to work on the atla au first, which I am, but i ended up finishing this first :D. so, to the one or two people requesting this one here ya go!)
“this is based on the game Sky: Children of Light! if you haven’t played the game yet I HIGHLY suggest that you do! It’s a very pretty game and really fun with friends! (and also because this post will make more sense :D) it’s available, I believe, in android and apple!
- There’s this higher being that creates Children (players)
- At the End of Eden, you’ll see them. The SUN. All Children return to the SUN when they die, and all Children are reborn through the SUN. They’re a deity of sorts
- However, before they were a sea of Children exploring Sky, the SUN was alone
- after the death of the Elders and Spirits, after darkness took over, the SUN spent a thousand years by themselves. The temples that once filled people were desolate, Spirits left to roam the ruins of their homes
- After a long time, the SUN said enough
- Creating a smaller version of the Spirits that once lived in Sky, the first Child appeared,
- (in the game, it just let’s you live through the Spirits memories and save the Lights, but someone had already done that before you, it’s mostly just letting you collect the memories to get the expressions and the quirk)
- Za was the first Child, and in being the first Child, he was the one to truly revive the Elders and Spirits. He brought life back to the Seven Realms, going through Sky alone and void of little help
- After going through Eden, he had the SUN explain to him who he was and what was his purpose
- “Young child, you are the first. You will lead your brethren to a new era. You will be the Guide, to shine a way to your younger siblings. Guide them, and teach them well.”
- Afterwards, Za made it his mission to remember where ALL the Spirits and Lights were
- in doing so, he died. like a lot. (they can respawn guys don’t worry)
- By the end of it all he remembers where all the Lights and Spirits
- He became so familiar to the temples that the Elders all recognize him (and also tried to look out for him cause this kid was visiting their temples A LOT)
- when he finally remembered where everything was, (around this point he was halfway into collecting all the masks and capes, the whole shebang) that was when the first group of Children appeared
- and just as the SUN had told him to, he led the first Children through the seven realms
- earning him the title “the Guide”
- (the first children would DEFINITELY be the people in Phil’s season 2 audience. so you know, people like Ian and Kristin <3)
- (there was also the first seasonal thing that happened around this time, created by the Elders. no one else could really get the items since they were all baby moths, but since at this point ZA memorized the terrain he got them really quickly. The mask he wears makes him SUPER TALL. AS TALL AS THE SPIRITS. and also a special cape that, he to this day, only owns)
- Za, as time led on, led more and more people through Sky
- but with the quickly growing population of Children, he couldn’t guide everyone (which he was upset with for sometime)
- unexpectedly, many of the more experienced Children led baby moths through Sky themselves
- Za could rest knowing that the Children wouldn’t be left to their own
- He watches over the Children, guiding as many as he can through Eden, and it was very easy to recognize him
- He’s very distinguishable, He’s quite tall and has a very unique cape
- most of the children call him “Dad”, since he guided a majority of them through Sky
- at first he thought that it was ridiculous, since the SUN was technically their parent, but he caved in and let the call him Dad
(the Children are basically fans, like that’s what I’m thinking. We all have Dadza leading us through Sky, laughing at us with our first reaction to Eden-)
- when he leads the Children, he sometimes gets bored (this gradually got worse the longer he does the job) and messes with the Children
- like, dropping them off REALLY tall heights, letting a Krill get close to them etc. etc. (he doesn’t let them get hurt though, he just likes messing with people lol)
- But yeah, he always prioritizes the Children’s safety, so everyone feels safe around him (except when he trolls, then he becomes really hard to trust lmao)
- everyone can recognize him and they always stop him to say hi and maybe play a tune for him
- Za is an OG expert. he has EVERYTHING. and i MEAN EVERYTHING
- his friends constellation, through the blessing of the SUN ,is endless. So all the people he meets he friends immediately if they ever need him :>
- he also goes HAM on seasonal games
- the moment the Elders announce that there’s a seasonal game, ZA IS ON IT NONSTOP
- it’s the only thing that is new within the SKY, so he takes them VERY seriously
- and he always gets mad that he finishes them so quickly
- he’s also the BEST Child at flying, no questions asked
- the Elders are all considered grandparents since the Elders think that Za is their child lol
- Za was in his home island
- Mostly chilling in and stuff, trying to calm down because he had to immediately go home after being pinned by a Krill (a baby moth was stuck somewhere in the Wasteland. Za saw that and led the Krill away. he ended up being cornered and had to go teleport home before getting hit by the Krill)
- he comes back, and notices that a brand new baby moth appeared right besides him
- he was about to tell that baby moth that he needed to chill out first before he could lead him through Sky (it was hectic day for him after all)
- when the Child starts screaming
- Za has never been more terrified, confused and bemused in his entire life
- the baby moth turns to him, stopping, only staring at this tall ass Child staring back at him in shock
Wil held out his hand, which Za didn’t know how he knew to do that. Za accepted the hand anyways in bewilderment.
“Hi Wil, you scared me there mate…”
Wil only stared at Za unapologetic. “Oh sorry. I was only declaring my dominance over the sky, don’t mind me Mr.”
- Za knew, in that moment, he needed to friend this crazy baby moth immediately
- He guided Wil around, and wow was he just odd
- he was scared of Krills for only one second before declaring that he wanted to ride one (Za, while laughing his ass off, promised that he will try to get Wil on the back of the Krill when he grows from being a baby moth)
- Took one look at Eden before jumping in, shortly afterwards, getting blasted out of the cliffs with rocks and the high winds (Za remembered WHEEZING when he heard Wil’s distant screaming-)
- He also blasted every Crabs he could meet with screams (this is how everyone figured out that screaming could stop a Crab, and honestly it was the funniest shit-)
- He was funny as hell, was REALLY GOOD AT SINGING AND PLAYING THE GUITAR (Za had never met a Child who could play as well as Wil)
- If Za wants to get into shenanigans that the Elders would disapprove of, he goes with whatever crazy thing Wil will be doing
- in calmer days though, Wil will play a song for baby moths in the Prairies
- it became such a thing that he schedules them every few days or so
- and hundreds of Children will watch and clap
- it is honestly such a fun time, and gatherings like that aren’t easy to pull off
- the Children know him as “the Performer”
(he’s a little taller than most Children, he has a guitar from a seasonal game, and his cape is yellow!)
- Za found Tech in the most stupidly dangerous way
- He was travelling the Wastelands when he arrived at the boat (the one being surrounded by a Krill)
- He was about to fly above it all (the guy has max wings, the god-) when he sees this baby moth throwing rocks at the motherfucking Krill, the baby moth would move when the Krill dived to kill him
- Za immediately rushes in, wondering what the hell was going on
- he landed by the child shouting, hearing him say “go away!”
Za walked behind the kid; noticing that a shadow was looming over him, the child turned in fear. The moth quickly aimed a rock at him, Za immediately put his hand up in surrender (he’s been to Eden, he knows rocks hurt,,,, like a lot) “You know that they don’t go away from this spot right?”
“I’ll make them leave, watch me.” The baby moth threw the rock at a close Krill, watching the rock bounce off the Krill’s shell exterior.
“… Rocks don’t on them I’m afraid.”
The baby moth huffed, moving out into the open to grab a bigger rock at the side.“Then I’ll find something that does!”
Za looks at the child below him, seeing the passion flaming within him. Most moths freaked out when they saw a person twice their height. But this one didn’t.
Za turns around to see a Krill staring right at him, without a moments notice the moth tackled him into the other side of the boat, barely missing the Krill’s attack. They sat under the cover of the deck, taking in breathes from the rush of adrenaline they both just went through.
“I’m Tech.” Tech breathed out, staring at the sky for any signs of Krills.
“Well Tech,” Za brushed his cape from dust. He chuckled at the situation. No one had saved him from a Krill attack before. “that was the bravest act from a Baby Moth I have witnessed. Congrats.”
“Thanks, I do try. What’s a baby moth?”
- Za leads Tech throughout the rest of his Sky run and is absolutely gobsmacked with how Tech hasn’t died yet
- because he had the minimum three wings, and he was all the way in the Wastelands, without anyone guiding him.
“You didn’t go to the Lights????”
“I’ve been busy trying to avoid as much social interaction as I can leave me alone??”
- In Tech’s second run through with Za, Za showed him where all the Lights were cause god dam, this bitch-
- You can find Tech finding out ways to hurt the Krills, so you’ll find him in the Wastelands or even in Eden
- You’ll know it’s him when you find a Child screaming at a Krill to attack them “with all they’ve got”
- Tech has accidentally granted so many baby’s moths safety in their runs cause the Krills draw to him, cause Techno would throw anything at the Krills, getting their attention
- he studies the Krills and Crabs, trying to find ways to defeat them. When he studies them, rather than trying to fight them, you can find him in the Vault of Knowledge
- The last place you could see him in would be in the Valley of Triumph, running races with other Children to see if anyone could beat his record in sliding down the mountains (no one tries to beat the flight record anymore since Za is a GOD at flyin)
- Him and Wil get in arguments a lot about Krills, especially when they first met. Wil was confused as to why Tech didn’t like Krills. Tech was confused in why Wil liked them in the first place.
- BUt, as they continued to banter with each other, they became friends! you can see the two in the Wastelands a lot, doing stupid shit as they laugh at each other’s jokes
“OH MY GOD TECH, MAKE THE KRILL DO A FLIP”
“Ohhhh!!! Wait hold on, let me focus for a sec.”
Baby moth, watching this shit unfold from a distance: “what are those two doing?”
Veteran: “Stupid shit, it’s fine, this sort of thing is normal,,”
- Tech’s fighting with Krills abruptly stops with Wil, only messing around the Krills and doing dares (Tech likes to say that Wil is a distraction when he tries to study Krills, but really, he likes his company a lot. :D)
- the entire population thinks that the two are crazy, and they ain’t wrong
(Techno has a mask given to him by a wandering Spirit. It’s so rare, he’s never seen anyone with the same mask. He has a cape from the Valley of Triumph, red and fluffy. He holds a staff for fireworks and also to hit Crabs :D and he loves hitting crabs-)
- Za just went through Eden, dying along side a baby moth and shit right?
- back in his home island, he was opening up the friends list to get to someone and chill for a bit (maybe the original peeps, his oldest gang)
- when he notices this small Child
- Za just stared at this,,,, Child,, (who seems to be wearing the chibi mask since they’re so tiny, but wore the original cape,,, weird combination but okay)
- Za watched as this guy slowly drift further and further away from the home island
- he was a good ways away from the island, when the Child starts moving
- Za goes, “aight so he must be fine then,"
- but then the Chibi starts thrashing
- Za’s parent instinct went, "OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT” and he dives in to save the small guy
- he swoops in and catches the Chibi in his arms, landing in home island. the chibi was turning away from him, making gestures and stuff to get Za, since they were trying to catch “fishes”.
- the Chibi was turning away from him as Za dried out his cape from the water, “you know, i would have left you to float into the ocean but i was feeling a little nice-"
- Za’s words died from his lips as the Child turned around not wearing a chibi mask. The Child stared at him, confused but with a light blazing within his eyes. Za bent down to look at the Child further.
"wowowow! we flew so high! did you know that there was small little fishes-"
"how in the world are you so small and without a chibi mask,,,” the Child crossed their arms (okay is this guy a baby moth or not? he KNOWS how to cross his arms…)
“question is, why are you so tall?? i would naturally look tiny besides you…"
Za shook his head, he lifted the Child around him to find the potion glow. "did you drink a resize potion? it must be a resize potion….”
The Child squeaked as he was lifted to the air. Noticing his discomfort, Za slowly lowered him back to the floor. “resize potion? what’s that?”
Za chuckled, “you must know what it is. this has to be a troll, it has to be.” He glared at the Child below him with amusement. He met a few trolls in his time in the Sky. A lot of the Children he leads is a troll now that he thinks about it.
“I’m going to stay here for five minutes and watch you grow again in the process, so might as well fess up your name and let me go on ahead."
"i don’t know what exactly you mean, but you might as well know my name."
The Child held out his hand, Za took it, slightly being reminded of Wil. He wonders what would be the interaction between the two briefly.
"I’m Init” Init’s hand was dwarfed by Za’s. Za grinned, he stood at his full height and let his wings shine in their full glory. Init’s mouth had turned to an O as he stared at Za’s full glory.
“I am known as the Guide, one who leads the young to the SUN."
His tone scales back down to his normal voice, kneeling down back to Init’s height. "But you can call me Za."
"wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooah, you have such a cool title!” Init exclaimed. “Can I have one??"
"you would have to be given a title by the SUN or by the general Children of Sky for that to happen.” already, Za felt himself warming up to the small firework.
“Well, I’ll give myself a title!” Init exclaimed. "I want to be known as the Adventurer!“
"Oh? and how’s that going to happen?” Za bemused. He guided the child up to the hill of the clothing area. Init followed closely behind.
“Just watch me! I will explore the world and find wonders no one has ever seen before!” Za stared at the Init, so full of enthusiasm and wonder. Za, behind his mask, gave him a sad smile.
“Sure,, I’ll be waiting for that."
- They sat down on top of the tiny hill, chatting and resting. Init kept asking about the world around them, and about the portal at the side (apparently he only had one). Za was careful as to not spoil much about the adventure ahead. He awaited Init’s reaction to Krills with anticipation.
- it was when Za noticed that the sun was going down did he make a startling discovery
"You didn’t drink anymore resize potions…” Za said in wonder.
Init grumbled. “Are we going to continue this conversation again?"
"nononno, you didn’t drink one! Are you actually that small??"
"no you’re just really tall."
- so yeah, Za realizes that Init is actually baby moth. The SUN must have done something different, since Init was WAYYYYY shorter than the average height. He was the same size as a chibi!
- Za ended up guiding Init around since he was so flabbergasted. He couldn’t hold Init’s hands since the height difference made it so that Init couldn’t even reach Za’s hand. So Za had to carry around Init, whether it be in his arms, on top of his shoulders. (IM SCREAMING, BITCH THIS WOULD HAVE LOOKED SO CUTE-)
- He brought Init to the Elder in the Isle
- The Elder did confirm, Init was the first Child to be that small with no help from potions or the chibi mask
- as Za led Init through Sky, it was an entirely new experience. Init brought back Za’s love to explore
- Za’s hasn’t explored for a long time, he didn’t have to. He knew every corner and every stone. He didn’t have the need to scope out the area. But Init still forced him to go everywhere, to every cave and every shadow. They explored places Za had forgotten and is elated to remember
- Init brought back Za’s curiosity and a yearn for the unknown and that was something Za endlessly thanks Init for
- but, as time went on, Za felt more and more scared to bring Init to Eden
- see, with Eden, the urge to explore ends (well for Za it did) and to take that from Init was something Za couldn’t imagine doing
- so he distracted Init, never bringing him to the last "forbidden” portal
- he instead introduced Init to all his other friends, together the two explored every realm, and bought a lot of Init’s earlier options and capes.
- Every time Init asked about the last portal, Za ignored it and drew his attention to something else. (Init never dared ask more since Za always ended up being really upset, and he didn’t like that :( )
- the Elders were confused by Za’s actions, he was the Guide, he had to lead every Child he met to Eden.
- and Za always assured them, “one day” “not now"
"he’s different from the others, who knows what might happen to him in Eden?”
- and with every excuse, the Elder’s concerns grows
- Wil and Tech have met Init, they two recognized Init’s drive to explore. they also recognize Za’s fears. They themselves dont get why Za’s keeping Init from Eden, but they care enough about Za to keep their mouths shut about it (no matter how much Init begged for some sort of clue)
- more and more each day, Init’s curiosity for the last portal rapidly grows
- it was as if someone was beckoning him to enter the portal, whispering at him to journey the last realm.
- and Za would always say, “Do not go, that last portal is forbidden"
“Entering would cause your demise, please don’t go.”
“okay… I promise I won’t go.”
Init waits until Za’s fast asleep. Back in the home island, he stares at the person he has grown close to. He silently thanks him for everything he has done. For every adventure and every good moment. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Init countlessly whispered.
"Thanks,, for everything. I would stay, but they’re waiting for me.” At the edge of the portal, Init looks back at Za. He was so unsure, but all the more ready.
Za wakes up. Noticing that Init wasn’t with him made his heart drop.
Diving off the hill, where him and Init first held their conversation, Za lands on the constellations pad and finds Init’s name. He clicks on it.
“They are at place were you cannot follow them."
Za’s heart drops to his stomach, messing with his entire system, setting fire to his calm exterior. He was panicking, he doesn’t panic, he can’t panic. Where was Init-
Za stared at the looming Eden portal. Its constant swirls made Za sick to the stomach. “No..”
He runs to Eden’s portal and flies against the winds. He searches the paths in the air, with his maxed out wings he could travel far.
But he couldn’t find Init in the first part of Eden.
He flies to the inside of the mountain, and there he called out Init’s name. He could barely recognize his own voice. It was his, but muddled and desperate.
For the first time in a long time, Za truly felt alone. He brushed off the feeling, but it crawls within him. It reminded him of a time, when it was just him and the unknown world. He took a step, just as he had done back in the Isles, alone. He soared as if he was in the Prairies, searching for someone like him in the empty world. All his memories flooded in as he searched far and wide. He screamed a name until it wasn’t a name anymore, but a promise that, at the very least, Init wouldn’t be alone.
He landed at the last part, his mind racing. He searched the entirity of Eden, and this was the last place he could be. Za searched and grasped for any source of light.
"INIT!” Za runs towards the falling rocks, narrowly dodging them as they flew from the mountain top. He looks and searches until he sees it. A small light hiding behind a pillar of rocks. Right besides the first unawoken child.
"Za…?” The small child looked up and beamed. Za landed behind him, shielding him from the rocks that could hit him. Init chanted Za’s name as they were finally reunited.
“Why did you go alone in Eden?? I was so worried!!” Za hugged Init, hugging as he would have wished someone would do when Za himself traveled this part alone.
"I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m-“
"It’s okay, I’m here.” Together, they sat in the waters, bringing warmth to their souls. Even with the roaring winds and the clashing of the rocks smashing against each other, they heard each other’s voice, a guide in a otherwise chaotic and senseless world.
“I’m here.” Za assured Init.
“They said we couldn’t turn back….” Init explained. He turned to the red skies, watching it turn inside itself in an endless storm.
Za stared down at Init. A mirror looking at a mirror. The same expressions, the same fear, the same terrible fate. There was no turning back, and no home to return to. Za could only guide him, like he was made to do. No matter how much he didn’t want to, no matter how he despised it.
Za could only pray to the SUN, a prayer that he had never sung before. A plea, a favor that could never be repaid but he still prayed for it. A prayer to keep what Za had already lost a long time ago.
"Promise me one thing Init.”
"What ever happens today, I want you to never change…” Za slowly unravelled himself from Init.
Init gave Za a weak but shining smile. “I wasn’t planning to."
“Good, cause at this point I can’t hold you to safety, you’re on your own. Know that everything is going to be okay.”
“Okay… I will follow you were you go.”
So, the two walked through Eden, helping every lost soul. Slowly they’re wings dwindled.
Init went first, disappearing to only a wisp of light. At this point Za knelt as the rocks came for him.
He stood there, at peace. He begged to the SUN one last time.
"Please, make sure that he doesn’t lose what he alone now holds.”
And as he loses his last wing, Za return to the SUN, and the SUN whispered back,
“Do not worry, I will cherish his drive to know the unknown. With him he shall lead as you have, but to worlds unseen and dangers untold. Will you let him lead you then?"
"Then you have done well my Guide.”
Za appears in the Skies. Init had already flown with all the Lights. Za passed on the torch. “You’re turn."
Init smiled, Za returned it. Together they walked the light to be reborn.
- AHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA ,this made me SAD
- so the SUN has dubbed Init as "the Adventurer” !
- With him, his first adjective was to search Eden together with Za. so they went to Eden over and over again, until they could map the entire thing.
“God, I hate dying over and over and over again…..”
“Now you see why I didn’t bring you here? Eden saps the life out of everyone mate.” (*sobs in relatable, cause Eden fucking sucks* :< )
- The SUN had told Init to find a chibi mask, which the Sleepy Bois all laughed at.
“oh god, the SUN wants to turn you into a baby-"
- Init gets a chibi mask, and gets even smaller
- he’s the size of Za’s palm-
- he’s adorable!!!!!!!!!!
- but with this power, Init could find corners of the world no one could go to since we was tinyyyyyyyy
- and with him was Za, always ready to give him the support :D
- He brings along the gang as well, cause every place he goes to is an adventure
- He probs wears something REALLLL bright so that people can find him easily,
- he takes pics of all the places he goes to and everyone all go :OOOO at every pic!
- his new adjective, is to find the new realms that the SUN talks about!
- but who knows,,, maybe he finds something even the SUN doesn’t know off :)
- but that’s another story for another day :))
(AH SHIT FUCK @sleepyboisinc I FORGOT AGAIN)