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<font color="lime" face="Courier New,Courier,Fixedsys">:: The Book of Veronica ::</font></center>
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<b>LNR Universe :: The Book of Veronica</b><br>
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<b>Cerone J. Kircle</b><br></center>
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<pre><font face="Times New Roman,Verdana,Arial" size="3" color="white">
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<b>Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 : Into the Past
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Chapter 2 : Locating the Tenth Planet
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Chapter 3 : The World of No Return
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Chapter 4 : The Compromise
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Chapter 5 : Return to Earth
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Chapter 6 : Formation of the Island
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Chapter 7 : Birth of the Monsters
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Chapter 8 : The Human Inhabitants
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Chapter 9 : Sage Creel
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Chapter 10 : The Lightning Palace
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Chapter 11 : Creating the Deity
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Chapter 12 : Deity’s First Strike
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Chapter 13 : Stopping Deity
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Chapter 14 : Restoring Sage
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Chapter 15 : Back to the Origins
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Chapter 16 : Return to the Island
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Chapter 17 : Four Years Later
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Chapter 18 : Preparation
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Chapter 19 : The Jackal Arrives
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Chapter 20 : The Master Ideya
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Chapter 21 : The Eternal Corridor
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Chapter 22 : Back to the Future
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Chapter 23 : The New Future</b>
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<b>Chapter 1 : Into the Past</b>
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Veronica Creel is the daughter of
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Synan and Zoe. She has an older brother,
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Sage, and a younger brother Kail. Unlike
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Sage and Kail, Veronica was born with
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psychic powers. Since as long as Veronica
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could remember, the world was ruled by
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an evil trickster from beyond, who referred
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to himself as The Jackal.
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Veronica came up with the idea that
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she could use her psychic powers to transport
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herself into the past, to a time before The
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Jackal has ever taken over the world. Veronica
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and her family have been in hiding in the
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Sahara Desert. It is one of the few places in
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which The Jackal has not explored.
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Veronica’s plan was that she would
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go into the past and find a way to prevent
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the world from being taken over. Veronica
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climbs the sand dunes to the top of the highest
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one. The sun shining over the desert is unbearably
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hot. Veronica’s dark brown hair blows in the
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wind. She climbs to her feet and stands stretched
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in the air, arms toward the sky. Kail watches
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from below the dunes. Veronica soon transforms--it
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seems as if she is engulfed--in a pure black
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shadowy form. The shadowy figure floats into
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the air a few feet and then vanishes in a flick
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of light.
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Kail knew about Veronica’s plan,
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and he knew what she was doing. He knew
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that Veronica had decided to go into the past,
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to try to save the future.
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Veronica appears in an area that seems
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much the same as the one she had left. Veronica
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looks around, and discovers that Kail is no longer
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at the bottom of the hill. The dark shadow had
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disappeared, and Veronica now stands once again
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at the top of the tallest sand dune, her hair flying
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in the wind. Veronica had to think.
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Veronica remembers that her parents
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both had lived in Vatican City. A very small
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place in Michigan that didn’t even show up on
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any maps, nonetheless ever heard of by anybody.
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She remembers Synan telling her that that is
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the area in which Jackal had entered the world.
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Veronica decided that is where she should go.
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Veronica once again took the shadowy
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form with bright purple eyes. She floated up into
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the sky and dashed off toward the west. Her
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shadowy form flew through the clouds at an
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amazing speed. She traveled mostly through the
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clouds as not to be seen by any humans in this
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form. She was afraid to scare anybody. She was
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afraid herself.
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Flying through the clouds, it quickly
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got dark. The sky was turning black as Veronica
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pressed on toward Vatican City. By the time she
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had finally arrived, it was black outside. There
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were few lights still on throughout the entire city.
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She stopped near the outskirts of the city and
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landed, taking the shadowy form back into her
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body. She decided to explore; to find something
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she could use as a clue as to what to do next.
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Walking along the side of the road, she
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passed by many houses as she neared the main
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city. She sensed the presence of Synan and Zoe
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nearby. She couldn’t understand at first what it
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meant. The senses drew her to two houses, side-
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by-side. Veronica concluded that the people she
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sensed were Synan and Zoe as children. Synan
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Creel and Zoe Aidenn.
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Veronica walked into the main city. It
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was quiet, with few lights on and an occasional
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car driving by. Veronica stopped by a local
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library. The library seemed to be open still. The
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sign over the door read “The Book Temple.”
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Veronica entered.
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<b>Chapter 2 : Locating the Tenth Planet</b>
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Inside the library, there were few lights
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remaining on. It seemed as though it was nearing
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closing time for the library. Veronica walked to
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the center and noticed a girl, about twelve years
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old, organizing books. Veronica spoke to the girl.
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“Excuse me.” Veronica says slowly,
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breaking the dead silence.
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“Yes?” the girl replied.
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“I would like to study some geography
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books here.” Veronica said.
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“Go right ahead. Closing time is in an
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hour. My name is Sarah. Sarah Croft.”
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“Thank you.”
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Veronica started searching the library
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for books about the world of 1999. She would
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also need information about the undiscovered
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‘Planet X.’ Veronica remembers Sarah from
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the future. Veronica picks up a book. Opening
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it, she uses her psychic powers to flip through
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the pages rapidly, absorbing the information on
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each page. Returning the book, she picks up another
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book It is labeled “The Science of Space.”
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Veronica proceeds to absorb the information from
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the book. She determined that Planet X seems to
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be just outside of Pluto’s orbit, causing the planet’s
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orbit to seem a bit awkward.
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Having all the information she required,
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Veronica starts going through other informational
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books, gaining every bit of information about the
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world of this time. Sarah noticed how Veronica
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goes through the books.
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“Hey!” Sarah yells. “What are you doing?”
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Veronica looks back, startled. Sarah
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had left a while ago and then all of a sudden she is
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standing right here by Veronica, her blue eyes
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shining with curiosity. Veronica replies, “Reading?”
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“You have a very strange way of reading.
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Are you a witch, or a psychic?” Sarah asks.
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“Neither of those things. Forget what you
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saw, Sarah.”
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“What’s your name?”
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“Veronica Creel.”
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“Creel? It seems that I’ve heard that
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name before. Somebody at school. Maybe it
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was you?”
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“I don’t know. Maybe a relative?” Veronica
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replies, trying not to sound suspicious.
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“Well, Veronica. It’s closing time. You’re
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going to have to leave.”
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“All right.” Veronica responds, starting for
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the door. Sarah watches her, strangely curious of
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her actions.
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Veronica exits the library and walks outside
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of the city walls. She now has all the information she
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should need to begin her plan to stop Jackal. Taking
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her shadowy form, Veronica travels into the air and
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then jets into the sky, like a demon into the heavens.
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Veronica, in her shadowy form, doesn’t
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require food, oxygen, or water. She pauses in
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outer space, by the moon. Veronica determines
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the direction of Planet X and jets off into that
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direction.
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On her trip through outer space, she
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begins to think more of her plan. She plans to
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take a piece of Planet X, about three miles in
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diameter, and hover it above Vatican City to
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monitor its progress. She finally gets to the
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ninth planet, Pluto, after what seemed to be
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days. Landing on the planet as a shadowy
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monster, she looks around to find any sign of
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Planet X. In the far distance, Veronica sees
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a light that is flashing a purple-blue or a
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blue-purple.
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Veronica hovers cautiously into the
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direction of this light. She soon discovers
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that it is actually a planet. A strange planet.
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The ground appears to be a purple color,
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with blue water. Veronica has found Planet
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X, and is the first to do so in this time era.
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<b>Chapter 3 : The World of No Return</b>
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Veronica begins to be slowly pulled
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into the gravity of Planet X. She eventually
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starts flying to the planet, hurling in the
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hundreds of miles per hour right into the
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surface. The tries to fight the planet’s gravity
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but fails. She flies directly into the courtyard
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of a castle, leaving a huge gaping hole in the
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ground.
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Veronica rolls over, dazed, and looks
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into the sky. Her shadowy form has left her.
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Veronica tries with all her power to stand.
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She grabs all the loose rocks and stones
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around her. All different colors, most of them
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a dark purple or dark brown. One of them is
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a lighter, clear purple rock.
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Straining with all her might to stand,
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a sudden golden-yellow flame appears around
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her body and she is suddenly fully energized.
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She now has a little bit more power than before.
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She looks at the clear-purple rock
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glowing in her hand. She assumes that this rock
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is the source of this new power. Veronica looks
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around the courtyard. The walls are in a square-
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shape around a large tower in the center. There
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are four towers in each of the corners. She enters
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the center tower.
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The circular room is completely empty,
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with a staircase circling upward in the tower toward
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the top, where it goes higher than the ceiling of this
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large room and ends suddenly. With her new-found
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golden strength, Veronica flies up toward the top
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of the staircase.
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At the top of the stairs, there is a door that
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goes into a room above the one she was just in.
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She slowly pushes the door open and walks inside.
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Inside the room are bright lights and blood-
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red carpet. There is a person in here who appears to
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be a king of some sort. He is dressed in the darkest
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robes and wearing a very reflective golden crown,
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lined with jewels of all sorts. The face inside the robes
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is shadowed, only the glowing yellow eyes visible.
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<b>Chapter 4 : The Compromise</b>
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The king-like figure notices Veronica’s entrance.
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As Veronica takes a second look at the creature, it
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begins to speak.
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“Ah, so you are the object that was hurled
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into my castle. My name is Atis. I am the king of The
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World of No Return. What is your name, stranger?”
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Veronica, now weary by the pull of this planet’s
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gravity, even in her super-powered form, tries to speak.
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“I am Veronica Creel. I have come from the
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future on a mission to save my planet from a very
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powerful monster called The Jackal.”
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“The Jackal?!” the king says, startled. “So, I
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guess that he WILL eventually conquer the universe.”
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“Well, If it is okay with you, I would like to
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use a three-mile section of this planet to monitor the
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Earth from the sky.”
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“Ah, yes. You can have your demands. We
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at the World of No Return know that if Jackal has
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conquered your planet that he will eventually make his
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way here. Take what you need and try to save the
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universe!”
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“Thank you, Atis.”
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“I will have your Land of No Return ready
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by tomorrow morning. That should only be about
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ten hours away.”
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“Ten hours?!” Veronica yells.
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“Yes. The night is half over as it is.
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Well, I see that you have discovered a Dark
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Stone. That gives its bearer a golden-flame
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strength. Unfortunately, as a human, the
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golden-flame form, or Mega form, will not
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help you against the gravity of this planet.
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I will give you a Stone of Shining. That will
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boost you up to the next level.”
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The king throws a clear cyan-colored
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stone. On contact, the flame around Veronica
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flashes a blue color and Veronica is powered
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up with even more strength. That should last
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her through her ten-hour wait.
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<b>Chapter 5 : Return to Earth</b>
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Twelve hours later, Veronica is traveling
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through outer space back toward Earth; riding
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on her new possession, <i>The Land of No Return</i>.
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This island as it is is barren. There is a canyon,
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a small forest, and a huge volcano in its center,
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with a rock structure branching from its side.
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There is also a small blue cave on one side, and
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a river filled with lava.
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The island is floating slowly toward the
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Earth. Veronica will have to wait patiently to
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continue her plan.
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<b>Chapter 6 : Formation of the Island</b>
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After six weeks, The Land of No Return
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finally reaches the Earth’s atmosphere. Veronica,
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back in her normal form without any powers or
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magic flames, steers the island to enter the
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atmosphere above Vatican City. It is once
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again night time over the city. Veronica needs to
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go to work quickly and prepare the island.
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With her psychic powers, Veronica
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fills the canyon with water and creates a bridge
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over it, she puts a bridge over the lava river,
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and creates Elemental Barriers. One on the front
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of the volcano as the Barrier of Fire; one on the
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blue cave as the Barrier of Water; one on the rock
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structure as the Barrier of Earth; one on a smaller
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floating island on a temple as the Barrier of Thunder.
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At the north end of the island, Veronica
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creates a moat of lava surrounding an island, where
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she forms a castle that resembles the one she saw
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on Planet X. It is now time to breathe life into this
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island.
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With her powers, Veronica begins to create
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monsters to rule over the island and defend it.
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<b>Chapter 7 : Birth of the Monsters</b>
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Veronica first creates monkey-like creatures
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with large eyes. These will be called Monk, and they
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will inhabit the forests and be the guardians of it; and
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they shall not allow passers-by to reach the castle.
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Veronica then creates a red oval-shaped
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monster belted with eyes, and she called them the
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Prisems. They will be the protectors of the Water
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Barrier. And their focus? Veronica created a diamond-
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shaped monster to be called Crystal. They will live
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inside the blue cave, and it will now be named Crystal
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Cave. This will attract the Prisems, as when these
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monsters are combined, they will become Emerald,
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a completely new monster.
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The volcano will be the attraction of Emeralds.
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It will be called Emerald’s Crater. Veronica created
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Koda, a gray dragon-like soldier who will be the
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guardians of the volcano. Veronica then created Mr. I,
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who will be the guardians of the Fire Barrier.
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Veronica created the lightning birds, Skyber
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and Skybree, whom will be the guardians of the Thunder
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Barrier. They will reside at the tops of the rock towers
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rising from the volcano. For the lake, Veronica
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created monsters that were like electricity in glass balls. They
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were called Orb. Thus, the lake was called Orb Lake.
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Also for the lake were created Jelly-Fly, whom
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will be looked up to for its amazing healing ability. Also
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will be the tadpole monster Octa, and it’s octopus evolved
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form Octo.
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As a major attraction for the rock structure,
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Veronica created two one-of-a-kind monsters, named
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Myst and Clawz. Veronica created a monster that will
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follow explorers and threaten them to a life as a monster.
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This monster will be called Twilite.
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Veronica created a super-monster who will be
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the combined form of Monk, Mr. I, Emerald, and Spyke.
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The monster’s name is Wizeman. Spyke was a monster
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orbited by spiky eyeballs. Veronica created Ico to be
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Wizeman’s loyal assistant. Wizeman’s quarters would be
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in the castle, and he would be the lord of The Land of No
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Return. Thus, the castle was called Wizeman’s Fortress.
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<b>Chapter 8 : The Human Inhabitants</b>
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With all of the monsters completed, Veronica
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would now need some humans to serve
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her on The Land of No Return. Veronica
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enters Wizeman’s Fortress and goes into
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the meeting room. Using her psychic power, she
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teleports into the room several humans. She
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teleports in Sarah from the Book Temple, and
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some people from the future: Joseph and James.
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Joseph is a master of illusion. The three humans
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are startled with their new surrounding.
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Sarah speaks, “Veronica! I knew it, you
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ARE a witch!”
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Veronica gives Sarah a long blank stare.
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“Right. Anyway, I have brought you three here for
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specific purposes. Sarah, you will build a Book
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Temple where you will write books of power for
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uses by Lord Wizeman and myself. Joseph, you
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will inhabit the rocky structure, hereby known as
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Illusion’s Maze inside of Illusion Cave. James, you
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will become a guardian of The Land of No Return.
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Here is a Dark Stone.”
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Veronica tosses a Dark Stone to James.
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“Thanks, but, how do I use it?” James
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asks, staring into the shimmering purple stone.
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“I will teach you,” says Veronica, “as well
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as I will teach Sarah how to write the magical books.”
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Veronica continues. “Sarah, I will create
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your Book Temple and teleport you there now.”
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Sarah starts to fade and disappear. “Joseph.
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Your illusion funhouse is already set up. It comes
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with a cloaking machine and lots of fun tricks. Check
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it out!”
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Joseph fades and disappears.
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“James. I suspect you will have a job to
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do shortly.” Veronica tosses James a walky-talky.
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The radio starts speaking:
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“We have a 24-14 crisis here.Spyke-012334
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requesting backup.”
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Veronica smirks at James. “That is Syrus.
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He just arrived on The Land of No Return.”
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“I don’t know how to use the Dark Stone!”
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James screams.
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“It is triggered by anger. Go and settle Syrus.
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That should activate your powers.” Veronica laughs
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and teleports James to the guardhouse of
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The Land of No Return.
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<b>Chapter 9 : Sage Creel</b>
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Veronica looks over to Lord Wizeman.
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“Wizeman. Do you think you can handle
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things here? I’m going to return to the future for
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a moment. I’ll be right back.”
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Wizeman nods and speaks in five voices
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at once, “Yes. I’m sure nothing will get too out-of-
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hand while you’re gone.”
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“Good. I knew I could count on you,
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Wizeman.”
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Veronica takes her shadowy form and
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flashes away in a flick of light. She appears up
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in the sky above a badly destroyed Vatican City.
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The Land of No Return is below her, crashed into
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the ground.
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“Well, at least I know I changed the
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future...somewhat. I need to get back to the
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Sahara, or better... I can teleport what I want
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to me!”
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Veronica teleports her older brother Sage
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to Vatican City. The Jackal senses the energy
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used for this and notices Veronica hovering above
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Sage. Veronica lands.
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“Sage! I need your help!” Veronica yells
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desperately.
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“What is it?” Sage asks.
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Veronica notices The Jackal coming toward
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them, throwing razor-sharp cards in their direction.
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“I’ll explain later! Let’s go!”
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Just before about a hundred cards slice
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right through them, they both disappear.
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“Hmm...” Jackal says, “That was weird.”
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Sage and Veronica appear back at Wizeman’s
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Fortress.
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“So, what’s going on, Veronica?” Sage
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asks.
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“I’ve made an important discovery!” Veronica
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says. “I got this Stone of Shining and when it combined
|
||
with my psychic ability, it increased them. I now have
|
||
a full understanding of everything that has, is, and will
|
||
happen. I have located the Deity Stone!”
|
||
“What’s that?” Sage asks.
|
||
“I’ll start you out with a Stone of Shining.
|
||
You’ll then slowly move up until you’re strong
|
||
enough to use the Deity Stone. That will get you
|
||
powerful enough. That will help us stop Jackal in
|
||
the final fight!” Veronica says.
|
||
“Man, you’re crazy!” Sage mocks.
|
||
“Shut up, Sage! I have a training course
|
||
set up in the basement of this castle. Go there.
|
||
Meanwhile, I need to make a visit to Lightning
|
||
Palace and etch some information about this
|
||
island into the walls.” Veronica says.
|
||
“Why don’t you just use your psychic?”
|
||
Sage asks.
|
||
“I don’t know. It seems better if it’s
|
||
hand-written. Now go.”
|
||
“Whatever, Veronica.” Sage says, leaving
|
||
the room. Wizeman talks.
|
||
“He’s right, you know. With your psychic
|
||
power you can do almost anything with this island.”
|
||
Veronica looks at Wizeman dumbly. “You
|
||
think I don’t know that? I like to do things the
|
||
hard way....... Kail’s here. He must’ve followed me
|
||
with his time machine!”
|
||
<b>Chapter 10 : The Lightning Palace</b>
|
||
Veronica turns into a shadowy form and
|
||
flies out the window and down toward the forest.
|
||
She stops in an intersection of pathways and looks
|
||
around. It is very dark here.
|
||
Veronica hears talking coming from down
|
||
one pathway, and soon the sound of footsteps
|
||
running. ‘Here comes Kail,’ Veronica thought to
|
||
herself.
|
||
A shadowy figure runs out from the pathway
|
||
and steers past Veronica and continues running.
|
||
“That Kail. He can run but he can’t hide.”
|
||
Veronica says quietly and begins to follow him.
|
||
Just then, another shadowy figure runs out from
|
||
the same pathway and tackles Veronica to the
|
||
ground. The figure gets up quickly and talks.
|
||
“Kail! Why did you stop?”
|
||
Veronica replies, “Kail? What do you
|
||
want with Kail? You should watch where you’re
|
||
going!”
|
||
The figure, now clearly known that it is
|
||
Syrus, talks, “Sorry. Did you see a boy run past
|
||
just now?”
|
||
Veronica replies, “I don’t know.
|
||
Who are you looking for?”
|
||
“Kail.”
|
||
“Oh, yeah. He just went by here. My
|
||
name is Veronica Creel. What’s yours?”
|
||
“Creel? Are you related to Synan?”
|
||
“Oh, so you know Synan. You’re Syrus,
|
||
right?”
|
||
“Yeah.”
|
||
“So Synan is here. Kail is probably
|
||
afraid Synan will ruin his plan.”
|
||
“What is his plan?”
|
||
“Kail is here to find Sage. Did he tell
|
||
you that?”
|
||
“I don’t remember.”
|
||
“Anyway, he’s heading to the castle.”
|
||
“Oh really.”
|
||
“Yep. Well, I’d like to stay and talk,
|
||
but I have things to do. See you later, Syrus!”
|
||
Veronica turns and runs down a pathway.
|
||
She hears Syrus yell “Wait!” after her. Veronica
|
||
runs to the entrance of a temple and summons
|
||
a Linking Book that Sarah had just finished writing.
|
||
Veronica opens the book.
|
||
On the first page of the book is a window-
|
||
like panel that has an animation of an angle circling
|
||
the Book Temple. Veronica brings her hand close
|
||
to the book and golden sparkles appear. She is
|
||
sucked into the page and appears at the Book
|
||
Temple.
|
||
Veronica stands in the center of the Book
|
||
Temple. It is a golden-yellow, circular building with
|
||
arches. In each arch is a pedestal containing Mystery
|
||
Books. Mystery Books sometimes act as Linking
|
||
Books that teleport you to random locations. They
|
||
may also teleport monsters to you. Veronica walks
|
||
to the desk, where Sarah is writing.
|
||
“Sarah. Give me the Lightning Key and a
|
||
Linking Book to Sky Island.”
|
||
“Right away, Veronica.”
|
||
Sarah takes out a shiny yellow key with a
|
||
lightning-bolt symbol on the handle. She also hands
|
||
Veronica a purple-leather Linking Book that reads
|
||
“Skyber’s Fortress.” Veronica takes the key and
|
||
opens the book.
|
||
“Let’s see if it works.” Veronica presses
|
||
the panel and links to Skyber’s Fortress. She
|
||
turns into a shadowy figure and flies up to Sky
|
||
Island, a small floating island that orbits the mouth
|
||
of the volcano. Veronica unlocks the Thunder
|
||
Barrier and enters.
|
||
The walls are already written on. Veronica
|
||
adds a few extra lines by using her powers. When
|
||
finished, Veronica exits the temple and locks the
|
||
door, tossing the Lightning Key down to Skyber’s
|
||
Fortress. Veronica looks down at the Book
|
||
Temple. Synan and Zoe are down there. Zoe is
|
||
reading the introduction book of the Book Temple.
|
||
Veronica chuckles, still in her shadowy
|
||
form, and flies down to the castle.
|
||
<b>Chapter 11 : Creating the Deity</b>
|
||
Veronica walks down the stairs of Wizeman’s
|
||
Fortress into the basement, where the Deity Training
|
||
Room is located. Sage is down there experimenting
|
||
with the Stone of Shining.
|
||
“Sage! How far are you?” Veronica asks.
|
||
“Veronica, I can go PAST the blue-flame
|
||
stage! Look!” Sage powers up higher and the blue
|
||
flame turns purple.
|
||
“Good job, Sage. Keep practicing! I
|
||
have an idea. I’m going to summon Myst here.
|
||
Myst is more powerful than I am even, and I’m
|
||
almost to the purple-flame stage.
|
||
Veronica meditates for a moment.
|
||
“Done. I have contacted Myst and told him
|
||
to come. You will fight him, and it will make you
|
||
stronger.”
|
||
Sage continues trying to increase his
|
||
powers and fight the robots Veronica created for
|
||
him to train against. After about an hour, Myst
|
||
finally arrives in the room. Myst looks like a
|
||
cat-like monster with large claws and blue eyes.
|
||
Myst’s color is a very light pink, or opal.
|
||
“Myst. What took you so long?” Veronica
|
||
asks.
|
||
“My apologies, V-girl. I was on my way
|
||
out of the Illusion Maze when I saw it!”
|
||
“Saw what?” Veronica asks, challenging
|
||
Myst. Of course Veronica already knows what
|
||
Myst is going to say.
|
||
“I saw Synan and Zoe. They
|
||
had a little girl with them.” Myst says.
|
||
“Elsie. Synan and Zoe are getting closer
|
||
and closer to the castle. Myst! You will train
|
||
against Sage. When Sage’s flame turns into
|
||
a purple-orange color, give him the Deity Stone.
|
||
Veronica watches as Sage and Myst
|
||
spar. Veronica senses the presence of Synan,
|
||
Zoe, and Syrus outside. ‘The time is getting
|
||
closer. The time when I will meet my child
|
||
parents face-to-face.’ Veronica thought.
|
||
A half-an-hour goes by and Sage’s
|
||
flame finally turns a purple-orange color.
|
||
“Myst!” Veronica yells, “Sage is
|
||
ready. Give him the Deity Stone!”
|
||
“Yes.” Myst says, taking the stone.
|
||
Myst puts the stone on a necklace and puts
|
||
it around Sage’s neck. Sage is suddenly powered
|
||
up, and the flame turns pure white.
|
||
“Yes... Sage is finally going to become
|
||
Deity! Amazing! No human should be able to
|
||
use the stone and not be destroyed! Sage is
|
||
truly amazing! I shall alert Lord Wizeman right
|
||
away. Myst! Your job is complete.”
|
||
Myst vanishes into a cloud of fog and
|
||
floats away. Veronica turns into her shadowy
|
||
form and flies through the floor.
|
||
<b>Chapter 12 : Deity’s First Strike</b>
|
||
Veronica flies up through the top floor
|
||
behind Wizeman, and in her shadow form flies
|
||
over Wizeman’s head and turns back into a
|
||
human. It appeared as if she came out of the
|
||
Dark Stone on Wizeman’s forehead. Veronica
|
||
looks at Synan and Zoe, then back at Wizeman.
|
||
“Wizeman! You have no time to battle
|
||
these weaklings!” Veronica said, regretting it.
|
||
She knew that at this age, Synan and Zoe WERE
|
||
pretty much helpless.
|
||
“What do you mean, Veronica?” Wizeman
|
||
responds.
|
||
“Sage is ready. Give him the command
|
||
to destroy Earth, or he’ll destroy the entire
|
||
universe!” Veronica yells. She knows that Wizeman
|
||
won’t give the command. Veronica doesn’t
|
||
really want to destroy the Earth.
|
||
Veronica hears Synan and Zoe
|
||
whispering. Though she can’t hear them, she
|
||
knows what they’re saying.
|
||
“So, Wizeman. Give Sage his orders
|
||
quickly!” Veronica warns.
|
||
“But I have to fight these kids first!”
|
||
“I hope you know what you’re doing,
|
||
Wizeman!”
|
||
“You’d better. I know what I’m doing.”
|
||
Veronica turns into a shadow again
|
||
and sinks through the floor. Veronica flies through
|
||
the wall and stands by the volcano and looks at
|
||
the castle. The ground begins to rumble fiercely,
|
||
and the castle cracks and begins to crumble.
|
||
Synan and Zoe make it out of the castle and
|
||
stand by the lava moat and watch.
|
||
Sage is up in the air above the ruins of
|
||
the castle. The sky is dark. Sage has a bright
|
||
white flame around his body. Veronica walks
|
||
up next to Synan and Zoe.
|
||
“Looks like Wizeman made the wrong
|
||
decision. Our universe is at stake now.”
|
||
“I’m assuming that is not a good thing.”
|
||
Zoe says.
|
||
“No. Sage will turn into Deity and destroy
|
||
the entire universe.” Veronica continues. Synan
|
||
and Zoe begin talking amongst themselves. As
|
||
they do so, Veronica looks back. She sees Syrus
|
||
and Kail up on the volcano, watching. Veronica
|
||
looks back at Synan and Zoe.
|
||
“I suggest you run, kids. I’m assuming it
|
||
will be less painful if you’re further away.” With
|
||
that, Synan and Zoe begin running. Veronica looks
|
||
back again, and Kail tries to hide.
|
||
“Syrus and Kail! I suggest you run, too!”
|
||
“Dang!” Kail yells, “She caught me.”
|
||
“You knew I would,” Veronica says, “Now
|
||
get going. Now!”
|
||
Syrus and Kail jump down from the
|
||
volcano and start running after Synan and Zoe.
|
||
Veronica looks back up at Sage, waiting.
|
||
“So, Sage. Think you’re going to turn into
|
||
Deity now, do you? I don’t think so. You’re not
|
||
going anywhere. Not yet.”
|
||
<b>Chapter 13 : Stopping Deity</b>
|
||
It has been about an hour since Sage
|
||
had started his transformation. He still hasn’t
|
||
become Deity yet. It is not in his power to
|
||
complete the transformation. James appears
|
||
as a Mega-monster and fires a blast of energy
|
||
at Sage. Veronica flies up and deflects it.
|
||
“James!”
|
||
“What are you doing?!” James says.
|
||
“Sage lacks the ability to complete
|
||
transformation. When you return, tell the
|
||
kids that you angered Deity even more, okay?
|
||
Don’t tell them. Keep it a secret.” Veronica
|
||
says.
|
||
“All right.” James says, and teleports
|
||
back to the Book Temple.
|
||
“Sage. That was the last distraction.
|
||
Run out of energy or something already.”
|
||
Sage finally runs out of energy, and
|
||
falls, not completing the transformation.
|
||
<b>Chapter 14 : Restore Sage</b>
|
||
Sage has been out of energy for
|
||
a few hours. Synan links in next to Veronica
|
||
and runs over to the ruins of the castle.
|
||
“Veronica,” Synan says. “How did
|
||
Deity get stopped?”
|
||
“I stopped him.” Veronica lies.
|
||
“You did not!”
|
||
“Did too.”
|
||
“But Deity is way more powerful than
|
||
you are.”
|
||
“Well, I still beat him.”
|
||
Synan walks over to Sage and
|
||
pulls up Sage’s sleeve, revealing a mark on
|
||
Sage’s shoulder--the same mark that Synan
|
||
and Kail have.
|
||
“What do you know about Sage?”
|
||
Synan asks.
|
||
“Well,” Veronica says, “Sage was
|
||
captured from the future and Kail came back
|
||
to rescue him.”
|
||
“I saw Kail in the other dimension.”
|
||
“Well, he’s here on this island right
|
||
now.” Veronica says.
|
||
“He is? Where is he?”
|
||
“I last saw him near Emerald’s Crater.
|
||
I told him that you were in the Warp Room near
|
||
there.”
|
||
“All right.” Synan says as he locates a Linking
|
||
Book from within the rubble and links.
|
||
“Time to execute the next phase in my plan...
|
||
Getting these little parents OFF of the island! I
|
||
can’t finish my plan with them here!”
|
||
Veronica summons a Jelly-Fly to begin
|
||
healing Sage. Meanwhile, Veronica gets up
|
||
and walks toward Orb Lake. She is headed
|
||
toward the forest.
|
||
<b>Chapter 14 : Capture Zoe</b>
|
||
Veronica enters Monk Forest and hides
|
||
in the bushes. She sees Synan running through
|
||
the forest, trying to catch up with Kail. Sarah
|
||
links in behind him.
|
||
“Synan,” Sarah says, out of breath,
|
||
“You have to come back with me.. Now!”
|
||
Synan and Sarah link back to the
|
||
temple. Zoe is missing. She left to follow
|
||
Synan. Zoe will be here soon.
|
||
Sure enough, Veronica sees Zoe
|
||
wander into the forest out from Monk Garden.
|
||
Veronica comes out of hiding and confronts
|
||
Zoe.
|
||
“Zoe. Are you looking for Synan?”
|
||
“Yes... why?”
|
||
“I think I can help you. Follow me.”
|
||
Veronica leads the way through the
|
||
forest. Syrus is standing at the same intersection
|
||
in which they first met.
|
||
“Veronica! What are you doing here?”
|
||
Syrus asks.
|
||
“What are YOU doing here?” Veronica
|
||
replies.
|
||
“I’m waiting for Synan. I have yet to
|
||
get a good monster battle in.”
|
||
“Oh really.” Veronica says. “You’ll
|
||
have to wait a while.”
|
||
Veronica continues leading Zoe down
|
||
through the pathways. They go down a path
|
||
that leads into the side of the volcano. Veronica
|
||
pulls a secret switch in the mountain and a door
|
||
opens up. Veronica leads Zoe inside.
|
||
Veronica and Zoe stand on two sides
|
||
of a round cylinder-shaped rock in the middle.
|
||
Veronica teleports James here.
|
||
<b>Chapter 15 : Back to the Origins</b>
|
||
Synan and Kail come in through the
|
||
secret passage. It is now time to return them
|
||
all back to where they belong.
|
||
“I will now return Synan, Zoe, James,
|
||
and Syrus back to Earth. I will return Kail to
|
||
the future.”
|
||
Veronica pretends to erase their minds
|
||
and teleports them back to where they belong.
|
||
Veronica teleports to the Book Temple to get
|
||
Sarah.
|
||
“Sarah. Come back down to Earth!”
|
||
Veronica and Sarah teleport back to
|
||
Earth. They enter the Ideya Shop where a
|
||
shady old man sold Ideya Captures to Synan,
|
||
Zoe, and Syrus. They wait in the corner.
|
||
Synan and Zoe enter and have a short
|
||
conversation with the old man, and then go to
|
||
reading the newspapers. All the articles contain
|
||
things about The Land of No Return.
|
||
Zoe says, “Looks like people will
|
||
believe our story after all.”
|
||
Veronica elbows Sarah. Sarah walks
|
||
forward. “You bet they will. I’m Sarah Croft,
|
||
book writer of Vatican City.” Sarah says,
|
||
shaking Synan’s hand.
|
||
“Sarah...” Synan says quietly, his memory
|
||
partly erased.
|
||
“I have written a story about you two.
|
||
I have all the descriptive facts about you.”
|
||
Veronica reads Zoe’s mind. She knows
|
||
Zoe already likes Synan.
|
||
“Yes, she does, Zoe.” Veronica says.
|
||
“What? Can you read my thoughts?”
|
||
Zoe asks.
|
||
“Yes, Zoe. I know you like Synan. I’ve
|
||
always known. You liked him since first grade.”
|
||
“Zoe?” Synan says.
|
||
“No! Stop it! Its not true!” Zoe yells.
|
||
“Please, Zoe. Stop it.” Veronica says.
|
||
“Make me then.”
|
||
“Ahem... allow me to introduce myself.
|
||
I am Veronica. I know everything there is to know
|
||
about everything, including your little secrets about
|
||
Synan.”
|
||
“Oh, my. I have to go. A future boy is
|
||
returning again. He’s after Sage.”
|
||
“Kail, right?” Synan says.
|
||
“How did you... oh wait, I forgot to brainwash
|
||
you. Well, I really have to go!” Veronica vanishes in
|
||
a flick of light. Kail wasn’t really returning. Veronica
|
||
had to go see Syrus.
|
||
Veronica and Sarah are in Syrus’s apartment.
|
||
James is here.
|
||
“Welcome back, Syrus and James.”
|
||
Sarah talks. “Hello. I am Sarah Croft. I know
|
||
all about your adventures on The Land of No Return,
|
||
and I’m willing to write a book about it.”
|
||
“And I’m Veronica Creel.” Veronica says.
|
||
“So, Syrus. Did you finish Cain’s Quest
|
||
yet?”
|
||
“No, not yet.”
|
||
“Well, finish it. How much do you want
|
||
to bet that Veronica wrote the game’s script?”
|
||
“Maybe later.” Syrus says.
|
||
“Well, if you need to confess your
|
||
stupidity to me, I work in town now. My Book Shop
|
||
is at 3346 Fourth Street, right here in Vatican City.
|
||
Stop by if you want to visit sometime, okay Syrus?”
|
||
“Okay.” Syrus says.
|
||
Veronica and Sarah vanish and appear in
|
||
her book shop.
|
||
Veronica says, “Syrus likes you, Sarah.”
|
||
<b>Chapter 16 : Return to the Island</b>
|
||
Veronica leaves Vatican City and flies back
|
||
up to The Land of No Return, in her human form.
|
||
She gets up to the guard towers and lands. Spyke is
|
||
here, disguised as a guard. Veronica talks to Spyke.
|
||
“Spyke. From now on, we aren’t taking any
|
||
more visitors. We are running out of time. The Jackal
|
||
will arrive in five years.”
|
||
“Yes, Veronica. What do you want me to
|
||
do?” Spyke asks, obediently.
|
||
“You will stay here and guard the entrance
|
||
to the island. In four years, I will give you further
|
||
instructions.” Veronica says, flying away from the
|
||
guard towers. Veronica flies over the volcano and
|
||
into Wizeman’s Fortress. Wizeman is here.
|
||
“Wizeman,” says Veronica, “I have
|
||
finally gotten the kids off of the island. We
|
||
have five years until The Jackal arrives. We
|
||
need to begin training NOW!” Veronica yells.
|
||
“Yes, I know Veronica. Sage is down-
|
||
stairs training. I suggest you do the same.”
|
||
Wizeman says.
|
||
“Yeah.” Veronica says. Veronica
|
||
powers up to her blue-flame form, and then
|
||
the flame turns purple. “Time to get going.”
|
||
Veronica turns into a shadowy form and
|
||
sinks through the floor, into the training room.
|
||
Myst and Sage are here.
|
||
<b>Chapter 17 : Four Years Later</b>
|
||
Four and a half years later, Veronica
|
||
is now a very powerful fighter. Sage is still
|
||
a million times more powerful, however. Myst
|
||
has also improved a lot. Veronica talks with
|
||
Wizeman.
|
||
“Wizeman. I think now is the time.
|
||
The Jackal will be here in six months, and
|
||
we still don’t have what it takes to defeat
|
||
him.” Veronica says, worried.
|
||
“Veronica. Jackal is immortal. It
|
||
doesn’t matter how powerful you are, he’ll
|
||
slowly wear you down.”
|
||
“Yes, I know, but being more powerful
|
||
anyway should help a great deal in defending
|
||
against his attacks. It should buy us lots of time.”
|
||
“Yes,” Wizeman says, “But how will
|
||
you actually go about saving the world? Your
|
||
powers aren’t great enough to imprison an
|
||
immortal!”
|
||
“Imprison.... Wizeman, you have
|
||
given me a great idea!” Veronica yells. She
|
||
forms a black glowing marble in her hands. It
|
||
is the Master Ideya Capture. Unlike the red
|
||
Ideyas, the Master Ideya will capture anything
|
||
without failure.
|
||
“If I can capture Jackal with this thing,
|
||
then we can banish him to the Gap between
|
||
dimensions. I might need the help of Synan and
|
||
Zoe. I’ll be back.” Veronica takes the form of
|
||
the shadow and exits the castle and travels
|
||
down to Earth.
|
||
Veronica first goes into the Book Temple.
|
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Sarah Croft is inside. She is now sixteen years old,
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and making tons of money from selling books about
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The Land of No Return. Synan and Zoe, both fifteen,
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are here also.
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“Synan, Zoe,” Veronica says, “you have to
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help me.”
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“What is it?” Synan asks.
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Veronica looks around. “It may sound crazy
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to you two, but I am your daughter.”
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“What?!” Synan and Zoe yell together.
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“I came from the future. In my time, the
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world has been taken over by The Jackal. You
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two met him, he lives in the other dimension. I
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devised a plan to come back into the past and
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try to prevent Jackal from getting a chance to take
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over.”
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Veronica continues, “I have come to the
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year 1999. It is now halfway through 2003, and
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Jackal will arrive in six months. I need your help.”
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Veronica pulls out the Master Ideya and
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talks, “This is a Master Ideya. It will capture
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ANYTHING without the slightest chance of
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failure. While Sage and I distract Jackal, you two
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will try to sneak up on him and throw this marble
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at him. If he sees it coming he’ll block it.”
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“So, what do we do now?” Zoe asks.
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“Right now, you must come with me to
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The Land of No Return. You will stay there for
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six months and prepare for Jackal to arrive.”
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“Okay.” Synan and Zoe say simultaneously.
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Veronica teleports the three of them, and
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Sarah, to The Land of No Return’s Book Temple.
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<b>Chapter 18 : Preparation</b>
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“Sarah,” Veronica says, “You will prepare
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a series of Linking Books and spread them around
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the island. Here is where I want them.” Veronica
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says, handing a list to Sarah.
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“Synan and Zoe,” Veronica says, “You will
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stay here in the Book Temple. I will give you both
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Stones of Shining. The Stone of Shining is much
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easier to work than the Dark Stone. Synan had a
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Dark Stone but never found out how it was used.
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The Dark Stone is activated by anger.”
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“Oh.” Synan says, receiving the Stone of
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Shining. Veronica gives a Stone of Shining to Zoe
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also. Immediately Zoe gets a blue flame around her
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body; Synan’s flame turns yellow for a second, and
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then blue.
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“Well, Sarah. Get on it.” Veronica says.
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Sarah grabs a handful of Linking Books and teleports
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away through another one.
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“Synan, Zoe. I have to go to the castle and
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train. You two stay here and practice your new
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powers. I will send James over to watch you two.”
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“Already here!” James yells, falling from
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the sky. “Well, look, it’s Synan and Zoe.” James
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||
is now sixteen years old, and looks more muscular
|
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than the last time they met.
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Veronica turns into her shadowy form and
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flies away toward the castle. In the sky, Veronica
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can see Sarah linking to the various places, leaving
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Linking Books behind.
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<b>Chapter 19 : The Jackal Arrives</b>
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Synan and Zoe have been training with
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James, and are both now at the purple-flame
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stage of power. Sarah has been watching. Veronica
|
||
appears.
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“The time has come. Jackal is due to
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arrive shortly.” Veronica says.
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Synan looks over, “Is he coming through
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the Warp Ring?”
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“No,” Veronica says, “I would also assume
|
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that is where he’s coming from, but no. He has
|
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been waiting just outside in the Gap. Waiting for
|
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a tear in this dimension. The tear is going to happen...
|
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now!”
|
||
Up in the sky, a giant fissure is torn out
|
||
of the stars. Inside are flashing purple lights and
|
||
strange patterns. Out from the fissure comes Jackal,
|
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the evil trickster from beyond. Jackal has the head
|
||
and hat of a trickster, no body, and he has hands
|
||
and feet hovering there. Attached at his back is
|
||
a large yellow cape with orange designs on it.
|
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“Well, well, well.” Jackal says, “I didn’t
|
||
expect there to be a welcoming crew waiting for
|
||
me. Ahem... I am The Jackal, an evil trickster from
|
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the Dream World! I have come to invade the
|
||
real world.”
|
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Veronica and Sage power up, Sage to
|
||
a purple-orange flame and Veronica to a bright
|
||
purple. Veronica signals to Synan and Zoe.
|
||
Zoe pulls out the Master Ideya to make sure
|
||
she has it, and quickly puts it away. Synan takes
|
||
a Linking Book from the desk, and they link.
|
||
“Now, Sage!” Veronica yells. Sage’s
|
||
flame turns white, and he begins his transformation.
|
||
Veronica begins battling Jackal while Sage
|
||
finishes transforming into the mighty Deity.
|
||
Synan and Zoe link to Monk Forest.
|
||
Jackal senses the power of the link, and looks
|
||
over in that direction, only to be punched by
|
||
Veronica.
|
||
Synan and Zoe link from the forest
|
||
to the castle, again confusing Jackal. Jackal,
|
||
not paying attention, is attacked again. Synan
|
||
and Zoe link to the guardhouses of The Land
|
||
of No Return, once again leaving Jackal
|
||
vulnerable. Synan and Zoe finally link to
|
||
Skyber’s Fortress. Jackal is tricked once
|
||
again, and by now is getting the idea that
|
||
he should be ignoring the forces.
|
||
Jackal, Veronica, and Deity fight
|
||
fiercely in a powerful battle. From Skyber’s
|
||
Fortress, there is a zip cord connecting back
|
||
down to the Book Temple. Zoe grabs the
|
||
cord and slides down, the Master Ideya in
|
||
her pocket.
|
||
Reaching the floor of the Book
|
||
Temple, Zoe reaches for the Master Ideya
|
||
and readies it. Jackal is still preoccupied
|
||
with Veronica and Deity. Zoe pulls her arm
|
||
back and throws the marble forward.
|
||
The marble hits Jackal, but he
|
||
doesn’t notice it. The black marble bounces
|
||
off of Jackal and the white star shines brightly.
|
||
Jackal feels the energy of the Ideya and
|
||
jerks around quickly.
|
||
Jackal flies to the side, dodging
|
||
the white rays of the Master Ideya. The
|
||
rays curve and follow Jackal. Jackal flies
|
||
away, and the beams of light follow him.
|
||
Zoe catches the marble and walks
|
||
after Jackal with it. Jackal screams and
|
||
flies over Skyber’s Fortress, where Synan
|
||
grabs his foot.
|
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Being able to spare that body part,
|
||
Jackal continues flying. The white beam taps
|
||
the foot and sucks it in. The rest of Jackal’s
|
||
body parts and his cape are then sucked
|
||
quickly toward the marble, with more force
|
||
than the gravity on The World of No Return.
|
||
Jackal’s figure is consumed with a
|
||
glowing white light and he is sealed within
|
||
the dark glow of the marble. Veronica and
|
||
Deity catch up to Zoe, and Deity returns to
|
||
being Sage again.
|
||
<b>Chapter 20 : The Master Ideya</b>
|
||
“You did it, Zoe!” Veronica yells.
|
||
“You have captured Jackal! Now, we have
|
||
to be careful and not jerk the marble quickly.
|
||
It will, as any Ideya does, release Jackal
|
||
from itself. Give it here.”
|
||
Zoe hands the marble to Veronica,
|
||
and Veronica places it inside of a white
|
||
box filled with black velvet.
|
||
“We have to get rid of this marble,
|
||
but we can’t destroy it. If the Spirit Capsule
|
||
deep inside the marble is corrupted, Jackal
|
||
can return. I have an idea.” Veronica says,
|
||
leading Synan, Zoe, and Sage into the Book
|
||
Temple.
|
||
“Sarah!” Veronica yells, “Get us a
|
||
book to the Warp Ring!”
|
||
“Right away!” Sarah responds,
|
||
handing a purple book to Veronica that
|
||
reads ‘Warp Ring.’
|
||
“Sage, stay here. We won’t be
|
||
gone long.” Veronica says.
|
||
Veronica, Synan, and Zoe link
|
||
through the book. They are back in the
|
||
Warp Room. It is a square-shaped room
|
||
with a small square hole in the ceiling, where
|
||
the faint red light from the volcano shines
|
||
through. The Warp Ring is here--a large,
|
||
stone ring with a film portal in its center.
|
||
The three enter.
|
||
<b>Chapter 21 : The Eternal Corridor</b>
|
||
Synan, Zoe, and Veronica are in
|
||
the Eternal Corridor. Each room has six
|
||
spinning tunnels going in each direction, and
|
||
a tunnel in the floor and ceiling. Each tunnel
|
||
leads to an exact replica of the room they
|
||
are in. Thus, called the Eternal Corridor, in
|
||
the Gap between Dimensions.
|
||
Veronica, Synan, and Zoe stand
|
||
around the tunnel in the floor. Veronica
|
||
takes out the Master Ideya and holds it
|
||
over the tunnel, and then drops it. It falls
|
||
quickly downward.
|
||
“The marble will fall for the rest of
|
||
eternity. Let’s return.” Veronica says, and
|
||
Synan and Zoe follow her back to their
|
||
dimension. Veronica turns around and powers
|
||
up to her purple-flame form and fires an
|
||
energy blast at the Warp Ring.
|
||
“No longer will anything be able
|
||
to come or leave this dimension through the
|
||
Warp Ring, and the Star Stone shall never
|
||
be completed.” Veronica says. There is a
|
||
Linking Book here. Synan, Zoe, and Veronica
|
||
link back to the Book Temple.
|
||
<b>Chapter 22 : Back to the Future</b>
|
||
Synan, Zoe, James, Sarah, Veronica,
|
||
and Sage stand in the center of the Book
|
||
Temple. There is also a new person there, a
|
||
man that none of them have seen before. It
|
||
is Joseph, the Master of Illusion.
|
||
Veronica speaks, “We have put a
|
||
stop to Jackal and saved the future. Synan,
|
||
Zoe, I will leave these memories in your head.
|
||
Do me a favor: when you have your first son,
|
||
his name is to be Sage Creel. Your daughter
|
||
will be me, Veronica Creel. Your youngest
|
||
son will be Kail Creel.”
|
||
“Alright.” Synan says.
|
||
“Now, I need to return to my own
|
||
time. Here in the past, I was unable to gain
|
||
any more years. I am still a thirteen-year-old,
|
||
and Sage is fifteen.” Veronica says, “Synan,
|
||
Zoe, Sarah. You need to go back home. James,
|
||
Sage, Joseph. You will return to the future
|
||
with me.”
|
||
Veronica puts her arms into the air
|
||
and does a psychic teleportation and returns
|
||
everyone to where they’re supposed to be.
|
||
<b>Chapter 23 : The New Future</b>
|
||
Veronica and Sage appear in the sky
|
||
above Vatican City in the year 2020. The Land
|
||
of No Return is still floating in the sky nearby,
|
||
still running smoothly under orders of Lord
|
||
Wizeman III. Vatican City is not destroyed,
|
||
in fact its better than it was in 1999. Sage and
|
||
Veronica land in the city and walk around. They
|
||
soon find Kail wandering the city. Kail shows
|
||
them where Synan and Zoe live. Veronica and
|
||
Sage enter.
|
||
“Veronica! Sage!!” Zoe screams as
|
||
they enter. “Welcome back! I see you were
|
||
successful at your mission, eh?”
|
||
“Umm, duh!” Veronica says, sarcastically.
|
||
Sarah is here in the living room. She gets up
|
||
and speaks.
|
||
“Veronica, Sage, Kail. You three had
|
||
an amazing adventure, and I’m sure you have
|
||
a whole story to tell. I will write a book all about
|
||
it. It will be called The Book of Veronica, as she
|
||
is the main hero.”
|
||
The world of 2020 is finally saved.
|
||
Veronica Laura Creel has prevented Jackal’s
|
||
attack, just like she set out to do.
|
||
|
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<center><b>LNR Universe : Welcome to Our World!
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~Take a trip into outer space, to the world where monsters rule...
|
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The Land of No Return!~
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