Timeless Blue (chapter one)
Because there’s no way in Arcadia my brain will let this be anything but a multi-chapter slow burn fanfic) (also these will roughly follow the episodes of Wizards with possible missing content and possible added content. Aka I might make up an episode to make our boys happy.) @that-one-bi-wizard Is due for credit.
Douxie approached the House-mothership- of the Akiridion Royals, ringing their doorbell and stepping back.
A glitching Ricky blank opens the door. “You look lost kiddo.”
Douxie peers behind the blank, Krel appears behind him wrestling the other blank to the ground. “I’m just here for the Akiridion royals.”
“It’s just me!” Krel grunts as the blank powers down and Douxie steps inside. “Aren’t you the guy from the cafe?”
“Yes, but I’m not here because of that. The world is in danger, and I need you to come with me,” Douxie shot straight to the point.
“Kleb, again?” Douxie nods, causing the Akiridion to cross his four arms. “Fine. Give me a sekton.” Krel pulls out his serrator and shoots down the blank who had opened the door. “I’ll deal with your faulty programming later.”
Douxie watches as Krel’s blue form dissipates into his human disguise and motions for the extraterrestrial to follow him.
“So, why is Earth in danger this time?” Krel asks as he catches up to the wizard, eying his magical cuff with interest as Douxie messes with it.
Douxie pauses in front of the bookstore, looking up at Krel as Archie, AAARRRGGHH, Steve, and Toby round the corner.
“-the world’s ending. Again?” Toby complains.
“Not the best timing, I know. But we need your help all the same.”
“Douxie? Wait-hold up! I thought you worked at the cafe or were a model or something.”
Krel watched with great interest as Douxie finished messing with his cuff as Steve reacted. Douxie then chuckles and waves his hand in front of Arcadia’s guardians and a small blue wisp appears on his fingertips. “There’s a lot about me you don’t know.”
The other’s reactions to Douxie’s magic is background noise, however Krel doesn’t hold back his own gasp in wonder at the display.
The wizard places his hand to the door and more blue light, unfamiliar to the Akiridion, appears around his wrist. “The answers to all your questions lie within.” He opens the door to the ordinary bookshop and everyone steps inside, Krel last of everyone aside from Archie and Douxie.
All of the non-wizards gasp and exclaim in curiousuty and wonder as the ordinary appearing bookstore turns into a magical study by stepping inside. A swirl of objects levitated by green magic travel across the room, sorting and containing themselves without being touched.
“Seklos and Gaylen. What is making them move?” Krel reaches out and touches a book, trying to hold onto it with one hand before it is whisked away from his touch.
“Put that down.”
In his moment of distracted wonder, Krel alongside the others, hadn’t noticed Merlin step into view. Toby let’s go of the strange orb in the corner of Krel’s eye.
“Thank the ether you’re here. We haven’t a moment to waste.”
“Woah! Crusty, creepy dude!”
“I believe the term is ‘geezer’.” Krel attempts to correct Steve, still wondering how Aja likes him.
Their attention snaps back to Merlin. “I had hoped for more Hisirdoux.”
“I tried!” Douxie threw his hands out in defense. “I couldn’t find the Changelings or the other Aliens!”
“Akiridions.” Steve and Krel correct Douxie immediately.
Krel steps forwards. “My sister is unavailable, being a royal on Akiridion-5.” He crosses his arms in annoyance.
As Toby and Steve loudly announce themselves to Merlin, Douxie switches from watching them making fools of themselves, Krel waiting patiently to get some answers, and the objects Merlin appeared to be packing.
“I have no idea who you are,” Merlin brushes Steve away, Douxie and Krel flinch as the flying chest hits him. “But we’re desperate. Thankfully we have the brute.”
Eyes turn to AAARRRGGHH, who is currently taste testing Archie, and being met with the instant consequences. Douxie is familiar with the pain of being scratched by Archie.
“Wait, where’s Jimbo and Claire? I thought they were with you.” Toby questions, acknowledging his friends should be there.
“Answers forthcoming.” Merlin hastily answers. “Make preparations, we’ve a journey ahead of us. And don’t-“ he turns directly at Douxie.
“But master!”
“-but master me.” Merlin turns back to his things.
“But are you sure you want to entrust things to these-“ he gestures to the four, “these children?”
“Hey!” Krel interrupts. “I am no child.”
“Next to me? You are.” Douxie shoots a slight glare at Krel.
“Aren’t you in college?” Toby stops and questions.
“They clearly are not ready for this.” Douxie continues to protest.
It was Steve’s turn to add something. “Excuse me college dude, these /children/ fought a 50 foot extraterrestrial god, and won.”
Merlin sighs and Douxie follows him away from the display that Steve and Toby had caused.
“Master I am ready for this.” He pushes, looking for that small bit of validation.
He was shot down with one word. “Doubtful.”
“I’ve spent years studying, practicing-!”
“Silence!” Douxie quiets At Merlin’s command and Krel pauses in his exploration of the enchanted shop. Toby and Steve don’t seem to be capable of doing so until Merlin specifies all of them should be quiet. “Can you not hear that?”
Only after everyone shook their heads does a deep rumbling fill the void.
“Something wicked this way comes.” Merlin mutters.
Various noises fill the rooms and the team prepares for a battle, stances shift, weapons are revealed, and Merlin and Douxie grow tense as they watch the windows.
With an attack to the window, a crowd of Shadow Mephits comes to attention swarming the street.
“Shadow mephits? Hisirdoux did you lead them here?” An accusation Douxie immediately denies.
“I mean, I don’t think so?” He chuckles.
“Yes, we did.” Archie confirms.
“He found us,” Merlin mumbles. “The barrier won’t hold for long, we must make egress. Tobias! Take my things.” With a swoop of Merlin’s hand, his chest goes flying into Toby’s chest and carries him upwards.
The Shadow Mephits break through the barrier and Merlin calls for the others to get to safety, an order Douxie ignores and Krel hesitates before following.
“Hisirdoux, I said get to safety!” Merlin calls as he and Douxie go back to back, getting surrounded by the creatures.
“I’ve got this, I can help!” Douxie responds.
Krel can’t hear the rest of the conversation as he follows the others up to the roof where Shadow Mephits are being fought off by Toby and AAARRRGGHH. Krel joins them with his serrator, shooting as many as he can before Merlin and Douxie join them.
“Stay back.” The sounds of glass follows the warning and a glowing ship appears where the orb had shattered.
“Woah.”
“Great Seklos and Gaylen.”
“Ship just got real.”
“Get in!” Douxie calls and AAARRRGGHH starts throwing people inside, only jumping on himself once everyone else was aboard.
“What in Seklos’ name is going on?” Asks Krel as soon as Douxie blasts the Shadow Mephits off of AAARRRGGHH. Douxie, however is preoccupied watching the green knight below.
A volley of black and green shards hit the sides of the ship and causing everyone to duck or fall over. The ship zips away into the sky and the group takes a moment to breathe.
“I will only repeat myself once more, Cafe boy. What is going on?” Krel puts away his Serrator as the others are watching Camelot come into view.
“Everything will be explained soon young squire.” Merlin responds for Douxie.
“What the old man said, for now, we’re going home. Welcome to Camelot.” Douxie gazes at the floating towers he once called home.
“Cam-ee-lot?” Krel searches his memory of school for the word.
“Camelot, as in old people time Camelot?”
“With the king and the Excalibur sword?” Krel asks, remembering something from stories.
“Excuse me, how is this castle flying?” Steve yells as they get closer to the heart of Camelot.
“The heart of Camelot, fueled by time itself.” Merlin steps back from the side of the ship in order to steer them towards the top. “Sir Galahad, how are the skies?” He calls to a large man below them.
“All quiet, my old friend.” Comes the reply.
“Keep your eye on the horizon!” Merlin calls back as the ship circles down and starts speeding towards the entrance.
Archie tightens his hold on the ship. “Coming in a little hot, I’d say.”
The landing was rough but nobody was hurt, Steve cheers as he hops off of the ship and the group looks around as the walk deeper into Camelot.
“It’s been nine hundred years since I was last here, hasn’t changed a bit, except for the flying part.” Douxie says to Archie who perches on his shoulder.
Steve scoffs, “nine hundred years? Yeah right, you’re like nineteen.”
“Give or take a few centuries.” Archie lifts off a flies around the room.
Krel nods. “Appearances can be deceiving. Akiridions mature much slower than humans as well.”
“What? Aja isn’t as old as this guy, is she?”
Krel rolls his eyes, “Yes, Aja and I are 900 keltons old.” Steve looked about ready to faint. “Of course we aren’t that old! Time is a little different on Akiridion-5 but neither of us would be older than 50 earth years old, had we been born here. We live much longer than you humans so that makes us similar to earth’s teenagers.”
Steve still seemed ready to pass out.
“Toby!” Claire cries from across the room, running towards her friend.
“Blinky!”
AAARRRGGHH, Blinky, Claire, and Toby envelop each other in a group hug, ending when Claire insisted she needed to breathe.
“Krel!” The sorceress embraces the extraterrestrial being too. “Sorry, but I think the end of the world is going to postpone girl’s night.”
“Wait- girls night? Krel was invited but I wasn’t? He doesn’t even have a girlfriend!” Steve complains.
“Oh. Hi Steve.” Claire unenthusiastically waves at him. “Yes, Krel is invited because it’s fun talking about cute boys with him.”
“Uh, where’s Jim?” Toby interrupts, sure enough Jim wasn’t around to meet his friends. “And what happened to you guys?”
“About that...”
Blinky and Claire lead the group to a room where a semi-transparent crystal encases Jim, preserving his life by slowing the corruption infecting him.
Krel onlooks as Merlín explains what happened, and Claire voices her regrets. Never wishing that humans had cores like Akiridions more than he was in that moment.
“Who is this green knight? How do I get my hands on him?” Toby threatens.
“We should focus more on saving the Trollhunter rather than getting revenge,” Krel adds. “However, it would be good to know who we are up against.”
“I do not know. He said but one name that chilled me to the bone, Morgana.”
“Ooh I hate that witch. But we kicked her but to the shadow realm. Problem solved, everyone can go home.” Toby hastily spoke.
Douxie groans. “You saw what that knight did at the bookstore, even if he were looking for Morgana I don’t think it’s his sole purpose.”
“The knight did not seem aware of Morgana’s death, and he bore the emblem of Camelot.” Merlin ushered the group out into the open, leading them to another space. “Hurry, I fear the answers lie in the past.”
“Merlin, you are from Camelot, no? Shouldn’t you have an idea of who this could be?” Krel asked.
“A good point, but no. There were plenty of knights in Camelot but none that were green, or evil, or had any connection to Morgana that would follow them beyond the grave.” Douxie answered for his master, getting a strange look from Krel and Toby. “What? I was there too you know.”
“I still cannot believe you’re older than Nana.”
“Actually Hisirdoux, the Akiridion has a point. This dark menace is approaching, and all I know of it is that even I cannot face this alone.” Merlin opens the time map, “You are all now soldiers in a war started centuries ago, for the world of magic.”
The time map projects scenes from the past as Merlin continues. “Once the realms of magic and man clashed in endless bloodshed. King Arthur sought to wipe out magic that ravaged the lands in his war against Gunmar. I brought what few spellcasters I could under my protection to spare them from the sword.
“Including myself,” Douxie adds before the map showed a different figure. “Oh! And Morgana le Fay.”
“She was the finest student I ever taught.. until she tried to kill me.” Merlin sighed. “Thankfully, in my all seeing wisdom I created a secret weapon- the Trollhunter amulet. The war came to a standstill and I imprisoned Morgana at the battle of Killahed Bridge. This green knight that assailed us was clearly born of dark magicks but I have no memory of him, nor what connection he could have to Morgana. We know not what he is, not why he pursues us. Though, his presence is a dire omen of things to come.”
In the distance the bell starts ringing. A wave of magical ice hits the tower, knocking everyone down and freezing the exterior. Merlin gets up and grabs the time map as Claire calls out.
“What’s happening.”
“Have you never been under attack before? To the battlements!”
The wizards and trollhunters rush to defend and Krel takes a moment to reveal his Akiridion Royal self before joining them, leaving Steve to lag behind for a minute.
“What the-“
“Oh no. I think we have something of a problem.” Archie points out the obvious as the Arcane Order’s ship comes into view, carrying Bellroc and Skrael, as well as the green knight, inside.
“Oh fuzz buckets.”
“No, the Arcane Order, they found us. Everyone! Get to safety, now!” Merlin calls to the guardians as Skrael shoots a spell at the master wizard, who responds with a spell of his own before Skrael’s attack blasts his staff away from him.
“I got it!” Archie calls as he dives after it.
Krel watches as the dragon dives and misses the staff, leaping onto his hoverboard in an attempt to help, as well as avoid the various bombarding attacks from the Order.
“They’re boarding us!” Merlin calls from above. “We must break free, steer us away at my command.”
“I’m on it!” Douxie responds before another shot of ice hits the castle.
Krel focuses on finding the staff, covering as much as he can while Archie gets a view from even higher up. “Find the staff or we’re dead meat!” Is all Krel has to hear before he starts blasting at the ice bridges with his Serrator, buying Archie more time to find Merlin’s staff.
“Got it!”
Krel joins the fray as Galahad sacrifices himself to destroy the bridges between Skrael and Merlin. He joins Claire, Steve, and Hisirdoux with his Serrator in hand in case they needed to be protected.
“We don’t have enough power for the jump!”
“Trust in Merlin.”
“Why would I trust someone I just met?”
“He’s a master wizard Krel. He must have a plan.” Douxie’s response got an eye roll from the Akiridion. “Fine then, trust in me.”
A rush of magic allows the time jump to be operational, Krel helping his friends as they steer the castle into the rift.
Krel notices as the Green Knight comes into view and as he, Bellroc, and Skrael fire their energy forwards, he activated his shield in case it was needed.
The magic struck the castle, sending Douxie, Claire, and Jim down immediately. Steve and Krel held on for as long as they could above, Krel almost being successful in pulling himself up at the sacrifice of his shielding serrator, but both fell as well.
“Jim!” Krel landed on top of the stone Steve was clutching onto as Jim fell into the portal below.
“What do we do?!”
“Trust me!” Douxie looks at Krel, who nods, then takes Claire’s hand.
“Wait! No no no!”
Douxie drops down, following Jim, and brings Claire with him. Krel grabs Steve by the shirt and does the same. Archie dives to follow them, but reaches it just as it closes.
Part two!
