musesofthegladeandbeyond:
The forest Bagheera entered was very different from the one he called home. Where Bagheera lived in a jungle, this was a more deciduous forest, like one would find in Europe.
But this was no place on Earth; instead, this was the primordial forest known as the Pink Plant Woods, and it was part of a world called The Glade of Dreams.
As luck would have it, someone had been snoozing in the branches of one of the nearby trees, so they definitely heard Bagheera calling out.
That someone hopped down: a very unusual humanoid, with a bulbous nose, a mess of blonde hair erupting from his head, and big, expressive eyes. He seemed to be wearing a purple shirt with a red hood, white gloves on his hands, and yellow-and-white shoes on his feet. But the most striking thing about this character’s appearance was the fact that he had no limbs or neck! Instead, his torso floated above his feet, and above that floated his head, while on either side of hos torso floated his hands.
Bagheera surely had never seen anything like this fellow before?
Fortunately, he seemed friendly enough, introducing himself, “Hey there! Rayman’s the name. What’s yours?”
The foliage that enveloped this forested place contrasted greatly to that which grew in the dense jungle of Bagheera’s home. Yet the panther padded forward cautiously, his golden gaze searching the area for some signs of local inhabitants. Namely, one that would be willing to help him get back home.
The solution to his problem soon presented itself in the form of a strange creature. One that had been snoozing in a tree, and now stood before the jungle cat. The appearance of this humanoid did indeed startled Bagheera. Who stopped abruptly in his tracks, the fur along his back standing on end while his eyes grew very wide. But upon noticing that this person, or whoever he was, meant him no harm and appeared very friendly, the panther was able to relax.
“Ah, hello there.” Bagheera replied, managing a small smile. “My name is Bagheera. I appear to be lost. Would you be so kind as to tell me where I am?”