HUMAN WORLD: THE PORKER RESIDENCE
As the sun rises to a new day, its bright ray's glow over a certain bedroom. In this room lies an African American boy, 5 feet and 8 inches with black spiky hair in white t-shirt and short sleeping shorts tossing and turning from the sound of his alarm clock until finally giving up and getting up from his slumber.
“Oh, great it’s the first day of freshman year, hooray.” the young boy said in a groggy sarcastic tone.
*This is Drake Z. Poker, just an average ordinary 15-year-old boy living a mundane life with little to no excitement. He may not look like it but he’s the hero of this story. *
Drake forcibly got out of bed, turned off his alarm clock, and started to get dressed so he will be ready for his first day of school, as he does this Drake reminisces of last night's dream.
“Man, that dream was really crazy; it felt like something out of those trashy fantasy novels I heard about. And what the hell was that weird thing saying, something about “otherworld”, “dragons”, and some “great terror”. I have no idea what that was about, but I can't worry about that right now I got to get ready for school”. Drake thought to himself.
As Drake finishes getting dressed, he walks downstairs, from there he could see the dining room table with his father eating his breakfast while watching the living room T.V, which was right next to the dining room, and his sister Laura fooling around with her phone. His mother is in the kitchen making his breakfast. As Drake sits down at the table next to Laura, he couldn’t help but listen to the news on T.V.
“Our top story today, for weeks we have received many reports of strange unknown creatures causing trouble all around the city. Why recently there were reports of these strange creatures causing trouble in the central district last night. Our top scientist from the Neo City institute of advanced science is still trying to figure out how to deal with these creatures; unfortunately, they have no such luck. What are these creatures, where do they come from, and to get them under control? Could this be the work of something bigger or just some phase that will work itself out until then we'll let you know what happens? Up next, check out the best fashions in Neo City; start this season off on the right foot.” The news lady said on the T.V.
“Morning sweetie, are you ready for your first day of high school”. Drake’s mom said while handing him his breakfast
“As all ever be,” Drake said sarcastically
“Oh, don’t be like that, I'm sure you’ll have a great first day,” Drake's mom said.
“Yeah, I’m sure you’ll have a great day,” Drake's dad said.
“Yeah, maybe if you stop being a weirdo you might acutely be popular,” Laura said.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, I get it,” Drake said.
After he finishes his breakfast, Drake grabs his backpack and heads out.
“Alright I’m heading out,” Drake said
Have a nice day drake don’t get in any trouble” drake’s mom and dad said.
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HUMAN WORLD: NEO CITY TRAIN STATION
Drake is walking down the street as he heads to the train station to get to school. As he got on the train and started moving, he saw a billboard pass by. This billboard shows a group of tourists exploring some island with the text, “Need a little adventure in your life, check out the Neo City traveling plans today.” as he looks at the billboard, he becomes lost in his thoughts.
“Geez what the hell is with people trying to live some crazy life, it just causes more trouble in the long run. I believe it’s better to live a normal, simple, and quiet life, besides I have everything I could need, and I have my own problem so the world can keep its own problem to itself. I have the things I love and my awesome wits as long as I have that I’ll be just fine. Sure, I may not have the best social life but it's better than living some ridiculous thrill junkie’s lifestyle”. Drake thought in his head.
As Drake makes his way to the school he falls a few taps on the shoulder, he turns around and finds two individuals one being an African American boy who is 5 feet 6 inches with brown dreads wearing a green shirt with white strips around its dark blue pants with green tennis shoes. The other is a white girl who is 5 feet 7 inches with long black and red hair wearing a black jacket with a skull logo on the front with dark gray pants with some cuts on them and black tennis shoes
“Yo what’s up D-Man,” the boy said.
“Good to see you drake,” the girl said.
“Zeke, Reya it’s great to see you two, what took you so long,” drake said happily
*This is Raya Giovanni, just an ordinary 15-year-old, the “goth girl” of the trio and Drake's childhood friend. She made me be sarcastic and had the personality of a Mafioso but she's also a sweetheart deep down. The other one is Zeke Delmar, an ordinary 14-year-old who is a bit of a nutty professor. He met Drake at middle school, he’s incredibly smart but also very oblivious. *
“I was ready to go but this here was too busy with her make up” Zeke said point at Raya
“That’s because it’ a routine to look this dark and beauty can’t start a new year of doom and gloom without looking presentable” Raya said
"Well, it took you guys long enough," Drake teased, trying to hide a smile. "Ready for another year of torture?"
"Can't wait," Zeke replied, his eyes sparkling with enthusiasm. "I heard they're adding a new robotics class. I'm telling you; I'm going to build a robot army..."
*Raya rolled her eyes. "More like a robot paperweight, Zeke. You'll probably blow up the school."
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HUMAN WORLD: NEO CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Drake, Zeke, and Raya head to school and go about their day as usual, and by usual to drake is a miserable day, at school drake has a reputation of screwing up no matter what he does, it’s got so bad that people call him “good for nothing drake”. However, when Drake comes across a situation he can use his cunning, creativity, and quick-thinking resourcefulness to get out of trouble. But no matter what things end the same way just another miserable, soul-crushing day with drake poker
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HUMAN WORLD: CENTRAL PLAZA
After school, Drake, Zeke, and Raya hang out at the central plaza, the usual hang-out for teenagers, Drake, Zeke, and Reya sit on a bench and talk about their day.
“Well, today was just perfect”. Drake said sarcastically
“Oh, come on drake, today wasn’t that bad,” Zeke said with a reassuring smile.
“THAT BAD, Zeke, I messed up the opening ceremony, made a mess in the lunchroom and the gym, Mrs. Stevens giving me crap as usual, and Jamaal is doing what he does best. So besides all of that, today was a great day. I honestly thought I was dreaming. Drake said with an annoying tone.
“I know I know today wasn’t the best day, but things will get better you’ll see. Besides it really wasn’t all that bad, the way you trick Jamaal into punching that cactus was hilarious. Reya said with a giggle.
“Yeah, it was pretty funny”. Drake laughs
“See that’s what I like about you Drake, no matter how bad the situation gets you always find a way to bring a little joy in your own Drake poker way”. Reya said.
“Thanks, guys,” Drake said with a smile
“Hey what are best friends for, anyway we got you”. Reya said.
Drake, Zeke, and Reya laugh and continue with their conversation.
Afterward, Zeke and Reya had to leave to do some homework, so they grabbed their things and started to head out.
“Alright, I guess I’ll be going now,” Reya said.
“Same here, hey drake you are coming,” Zeke asked.
“Actually, I'm going to stay here for a little while longer, so I’ll see you guys later,” Drake said.
“Goodbye…. Oh, and Drake, don't ever change”. Raya said.
“Never plan on doing it,” Drake said.
Both Zeke and Raya laugh and go home while Drake stays behind for a little while, all the while he gets lost in his thoughts.
“Man, those two really are something else no matter what happens there always right by my side to cheer me up. I don’t know how a loser like me could be lucky enough to have amazing friends like them. I know those two will be going far in life while I’ll be stuck here”. Drake thought to himself.
Little did Drake know that while he was lost in his thoughts the world around him started to slow down unnaturally, almost like time itself is slowing down to a near halt. In that instant a very weird and distorted sound echoed in a large boom, and everyone and everything (except for Drake) became frozen in place, this caused Drake to snap out of his thoughts and realize his surroundings.
“What the… what the hell is going on”? Drake said in confusion.
As Drake was trying to contemplate his situation, a small man in a suit and fedora suddenly appeared out of nowhere to greet drake.
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“Why hello there young master,”. The mysterious man said.
“Aaahhhh what the hell…. who are you”. Drake jumped in surprise.
“Had a bad day at school huh”. The mysterious man continued.
“Ok first of all that is none of your damn business, second of all you didn’t answer my question, who the hell are you”. Drake said in an annoying tone.
“Don’t worry I’m not going to hurt you, also my name is of no importance, I just want to talk to you, that’s all”. The mysterious man tries to reassure drake.
“Yeah, Ok let’s say I believe you, what exactly do you want to talk about”? Drake said on his guard.
“I just want to have a friendly conversation that’s all, so how was your day at school”. The mysterious man said.
Drake was very skeptical about this at first but feels that things aren’t going any further until they talk. So Drake decides to humor the man and go along with his request.
“Oh yeah school was amazing, everyone just loves me I tell you; it’s hard keeping the ladies off with a stick, on top of that I’m the smartest kid in school, yup just a regular normal day with the popular drake poker”. Drake said obviously lying to speed up the conversation.
“You're miserable aren’t you”. The mysterious man deadpanned.
“Excuse me”. Drake said in shock.
“You don’t need to lie to me, I can see it in your eyes, you are unhappy with the life you have, so why sit there and put up with it instead of doing something about it”. The mysterious man said in a slightly serious tone.
“Well, it’s not like I can do anything about it”. Drake said.
“You can’t or you chose not to do anything”. The mysterious man said
“Oh, I’m sorry, just who the hell you think you are, do you honestly think that you know my life and who I am,” Drake said in a hostile tone.
“What I do know my young master is that you have something very special that no other person has. This broken world is filled with corruption and distortion and what is worse is that people are blind to it. But you, you are the only one who sees the truth; you are the only one that can set things right, to not only make things better, not just for you but the whole world”. The mysterious man said.
“Yeah, well believe me I’m anything but special, besides the last thing this world needs are a “good for nothing” like me to screw things up, let alone change the world. Also, I’m not exactly the adventurous type. I'm more about the mundane than anything else”. Drake said sadly.
“No, you have it wrong, this world needs someone like you, someone who knows how to bring light and fun in a falling world, to show everyone that even in the dark there is still light to be found, and I know exactly how to make it happen”. The mysterious man said with gusto.
“Really how”? Drake said sarcastically.
The mysterious man pulls out a letter from his suit and hands it to drake
“If you really want to go through with this, this letter will explain everything you need to do. But I must tell you, once you walk this road there is no turning back, nothing will ever be the same. Also, you can’t tell anyone about this, not even your family or anyone close to you; trust me it’s for your own safety and those around you”. The mysterious man said with caution.
“What’s that supposed to mean,” Drake said in confusion
“When the time comes, you’ll know soon enough, we expect great things from you…. Young master drake poker”. The mysterious man said with joy.
As soon as he finishes that sentence the mysterious man snaps his fingers and in an instant that weird and distorted sound echoes again and everyone and everything starts to move again, and the mysterious man disappears without a trace. Drake was utterly dumbfounded by the events that just transpire almost like waking up to a weird dream you can remember.
"Boy, what was that all about, for a second there I thought I was going crazy," Drake said and then realized he still had the letter in hand.
"What the hell, no no this can’t be real it just can’t be…. I need to go home and figure this out."
And with that Drake got his things and headed home as quickly as humanly possible, not stopping for anything. Meanwhile, the mysterious man hiding in some alleyway makes a call with a smartphone-like device that he conjures out of thin air. “My queen, the message has been sent”. The mysterious man said.
“Excellent, everything is going according to plan now all we have to do is wait for the young master to come”. Queen Rose said.
“Do you really think he will come; I mean this is a really big gamble we’re betting on here”. The mysterious man asks in concern.
“If my theory is correct, he will definitely come, knowing his curiosity he will not jump at this chance. Now if there are no questions, return to the kingdom your mission is complete”. Queen Rose said.
“At once my queen”. The mysterious man said.
The mysterious man hangs up his commutation device and heads out.
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HUMAN WORLD: PORKER RESIDENCE
That even Drake was in his room lost in his thoughts about the recent event that transpired, the mysterious man, the plaza frozen in time, and most of all, the mysterious letter that was given to him still left unopened. At first, he was super against opening the letter, feeling that it was just a prank but the more he thought about it the more his curiosity peaked, “why is all of this happening to me, I just don't make scenes” he said to himself. “Even if it was just a prank, pulling off something like that would be impossible.” It was at that moment that Drake had to make a Decision.
“Ok ok I’ll just take a look at this letter just to see what all the fuss is about but that is as far as I’m willing to go”. Drake said to himself as he tries to build up his confidence
Drake ever so carefully opens the letter making sure something bad won’t happen and reads the letter.
Dear, Drake Z. poker,
Yes I know who you are, rest assured this secret is safe between us. Don’t be afraid, for what I'm about to tell you will change the way you see the world. There are things that people like you have never seen before and because of that, I’m afraid that a great terror will befall both worlds. As you already know, strange creatures have been causing trouble in your city and your scientist can’t figure out how to stop them. That’s because these creatures are not of this world but in a totally different world, yes you heard right these creatures are from another world and you are the only one that can stop this. You have been blessed with a grand power that has been passed down from others that are worthy. How is all of this possible you may ask, well I would tell you, but I would rather discuss this face to face instead of telling you this through a letter. If you really want to go through with this, then come to the old, abandoned mansion, from there you will find the key that will change the way you think and save everything, but like my mysterious friend probably told you, once you walk this road there is no turning back, nothing will ever be the same. Also, don’t tell anyone about this, not even your family and loved ones, can’t risk them getting hurt now, can we. I greatly look forward to this little chat of ours and I hope that you’ll agree to help us. We expect great things from you young master Drake.
Sincerely yours
Rosalina Tenebrae Dragnir
As drake finished reading the letter he was utterly dumbfounded by what he just read and he felt it was the most ridiculous thing he ever read, drake signed in relief as if it was nothing serious but probably some prank someone was trying to pull.
“Yeah, ok this is just the most ridiculous thing to ever happen to me; I can’t believe I was worrying for nothing”. Drake laughed as he ripped up the letter and threw it in the trash.
Drake walks to his bed until he hears a strange noise, he turns around and sees the trash can glowing, and in that instant, the bits and pieces of the letter started to float up from the trash can, put themselves back together, and flew right back to Drake's hands. Drake was so utterly dumbfounded by what he just saw he was at a loss for words.
“What the hell…. How is this possible, is this even real”. Drake said, still at a loss for words.
To make sure Drake wasn’t seeing things he rips up the paper again and drops it on the floor but before the pieces of paper reach the floor it stops in place, glows, puts itself back together, and flies right back to Drake's hands again.
“Yup it's official, I have no idea what reality is anymore,” Drake said dumfound.
It was at that moment that Drake realized that the letter doesn’t sound so ridiculous after all, "maybe there is something bigger out there that I just don’t realize" he said to himself as he put the letter in his desk drawer and headed to bed.
“Now that I think about it, things have been really strange today, the dream, the mysterious man, the strange monster attacks, and now this weird letter. I know this is weird to say but maybe there is something big going down, bigger than anything I ever saw, but I really don’t see how a “good for nothing” like me can even save the world and plus this isn’t even my problem so why should i get involved. But one thing is for sure I got to find out what the hell is going on and why this is happening to me. On Saturday I’ll go to the old mansion and figure out what all of this is about”. Drake said. And with that Drake turned off the light and went to sleep resting on a very strange day.
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A FEW DAYS LATER
HUMAN WORLD: THE OLD ABANDONED MANSION
It's Saturday morning and Drake walks down a path in the woods just outside central plaza. He told his parents that he was going to hang out at the plaza but really, he isn’t. He also told Zeke that he couldn't hang out at the museum with him because he has homework but that was a lie as well. As he reaches the end of the path, he comes upon an old three-story Mansion old and ragged, but it seems to be really stable. Drake went into the Mansion and into what looked like the main hall. As soon as he got to the middle of the hall drake felt something and pull out the glowing letter from his jacket, Drake opens the letter and in it was a new message
“Head up to the second floor to the 3rd room down the right hall from there you will find a wide-open room with a dragon statue in the middle, though the statue and your grand adventure shall begin”. Drake read.
So, Drake went to the second floor to the 3rd room down the hall and stumbled upon the round room with a dragon statue in the middle of the room. The statue looks like a medium-size dragon striking what looks to be a heroic pose. Drake touches the statues, and the room starts to glow and shake. All of a sudden, the room changes into a void space with one single short hall right in front of drake. Drake wall down the hall to find a large treasure chest with dragon markings on it and a big crown symbol in the middle of the chest.
“Oh, just great, how the hell do I open this, um maybe there’s something I’m missing. “Drake said
Drake took out the letter again to see if there were any clues to opening the chest, but once he opened the letter there were no words, just a blank piece of paper.
“Oh great, so now all of sudden you’re no help,” Drake said in annoyance
In that instant, the letter started to glow and in a flash of light, the letter transformed into a key.
“Ok that works too I guess”. Drake said in a confused tone.
Drake uses the key to unlock the chest and inside the chest is a large black bracelet with a large sphere-like crystal in the middle with a bright brown line around it. Drake examines the bracelet feeling something strange about it almost like he has seen it before.
“This is the key that will change the way I think and save everything? How is a little bracelet supposed to help save the world,” Drake said.
Drake put on the bracelet and in that instant, a surge of power flowed through him a strange voice spoke to him.
“When the legend begins a new, a new master must take up the mantle, it shall be known that you are now the grand champion, guardian, and peacekeeper of reality and fantasy and that your choices will either usher in a new dawn to both worlds and bring forth the wings of freedom, prosperity, and balance to them or die trying. by the powers of the first master and those before you, you shall be the new heir, blessed with a power passed down since the very beginning, the power to wield the mind, body, soul, and wonders of a mighty beast. This power and everything it offer is yours to command as you see fit. The time has come to pass the hopes and dreams of the first master and his successors on to you and rejoice as the new DRAGON MASTER!” The strange voice said
“Wait what the… what are you…” Drake said.
Before Drake could finish his sentence a big door with dragon markings on it suddenly appear in front of drake out of nowhere, the door quickly opened and drake was sucked in through the door into a portal, drake flailed around through the portal to try to get back but nothing work, before he passes out, he saw what look like a planet, bigger than earth and two rings crossing each other like an X. It was all that he could see before Drake black out.