A Cell
I’m a cell.
What’s a cell.
Who’s a cell.
Where’s a cell.
We’re the cell.
Who’s we?
Who’s I?
The cells looked around at each other .
We the cell!
Then as if they all had practiced for lengthy hours over a sweaty steamed danced floor, they all in unity sprung into a song and dance.
Weeeeeeeeeeee are a cell.
A cell ,
A cell .
A cell.
Weeeeeeeee are a cell.
The creature , a small white line no bigger than the tip of a pencil simultaneously popped a formless loose representation of what could be arms, loose noodle like things that were mere nubs. They threw thier new arms over each other’s shoulder and began.
We are the roughest and toughest .
The best of the bunch.
If ya think ya can beat us that ain’t but a hunch.
The rocking and stopping the greatest of theeeeeeeee
Then the song stopped as the cell pondered the next word , so far it all had come without thought, the twist, the turn , the flurry, they were really doing thier thing thought the cell.
Then another though hit them . What were they doing? In fact why we’re they here in the first place? The cells stopped thier dance and began pondering the very nature of their existence .
Then they flashed , a red,green and gold light that enveloped and pulsed through the wet mucus world that the Cells called home. The white noodle body shined a bright gold and began a transformation. The single leg extended and the arms grew more circle and full.
The pure white of the cell was gone.Now Thin intricate lines of green,red and gold ran through them. Spreading through their body like the limbs of a tree.
Caught up in all the hubbub the cell seemingly forgot their questions .
Instead they turned to each other and began another random bout of discussion.
Your green ?
No I’m red ?
You’re yellow ,
no I’m green?
No you’re red, I’m green .
No no no , you’ve got it all wrong we’re green.
No no no , surely we’re red.
Now , us , I hear you in all, but I know for a fact, that I , am yellow.
A single cell had enough of all this and so huffed , and with a turn of its noodle body it swung to the left and began swimming away. Leaving the other cells behind.
It would be a while before the cell turned , quite a while , enough time for them to see no more cells at all. No more except one , that looked over them curiously.
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What’s going on me?
It’s just , the cell sighed . All this I’m yellow , I’m red , I’m green talk is kinda , i dunno it doesn’t make any sense if you ask me . I’m me , and you’re me , so who cares ya know.
The other cell nodded his head along , I feel ya me.
You’re alright me.
For the first time the cell thought the word friend.
For this cell was surely a friend they both thought.
As the cells thought about that .
One of them saw something on the horizon. A red dot that drifted through their watery world slowly.
Hey whadaya think of that thing friend?
I don’t know friend what do you think of that thing.
One cell thought about the matter, his red green, and yellow cracking with effort. Iiiiiiiii- thinkkkkkkkk it’s .. it’s not good. What do you think, friend ?
I think, the other cell looked as hard as he could, His bodies yellow , green and red cackling with effort.
He came to a conclusion a little quicker.
I think you’re right.
We should warn the others friend.
Then the first beam went off. A purple bolt faster than the average human eye could detect pierced through the world and with a loose sploosh to accompany its landing , through the head of a friend.
Friend , the cell poked the other with its lone leg, Friend .
Frienddddd!!!!!!
All the rage inside him built up into a fury and before he knew it he was pointing his own leg at the enemy .
That was a new word he thought.
Enemy
Without thought a laser of his own fired back
The beam, a crackling gold wrapped upon with green and red left the insides of the cell crackling with thunder.
The cell looked as hard as he could at the beam that flashed through the air, to his surprise the distance was swallowed in a instant.
Now he saw the group for what they were, a bountiful group of purple cells. With their bodies partially covered by the black mark of a striking flame.
One row of them was ran through.
The gold beam passed through them with no resistance , purple melting into goo and bodies falling limp.
Us. The cells yelled in panic.
And soon began charging back a beam of thier own.
The cell blinked his nonexistent eye. His normal vision taking hold once more.
How could I see that far he thought?
Then he thought again.
What is sight?
Then he was interrupted by a cry from his left. Me , the cell heard a chorus of .
What’s goin on me ?
It’s real loud over here me.
Is everyth-
The cells fell silent as they looked at the dead them.
They killed my friend. The cell said angrily.
Enemy, he said, pointing his tail at the purple cells heading thier way.
The cells were still processing the death of them when one picked up his head .
What’s a friend?
Then he too was gone.
The beam that went through him attracted one to turn their head . Then a beam went through them as well .
The cells jumped into action turning their head toward the beams descending upon them.
A hundred legs pointed forward at the purple closing upon them .
Enemy !!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Burp. "
"Good baby. Yes you are. There ya go, such a nice burp." A plump woman giggled as she tossed the baby into the air .
A large man with a sleeveless shirt and a body covered with scars looked down at the baby then back up at the Sorcerer that stood across him.
"So. "he asked, his voice rugged and tempered." Does he have Elements ?"
The sorcerer looked over his glowing ball.
His eyes were wide , the incredulous vision he saw still unsettling him greatly .
He steadied his mind like only a sorcerer could and coughed throwing the vision to the back of his mind.
It wouldn’t do to say anything about this right now. He knew nothing of what was going on but he did know this.
it’s best to only speak up when one has answers and not more questions.
And so with a respectful look to the heavy set warrior in front of him he answered this .
"He’s thrice gifted. The boy has the blessing of three colors. "
The plump woman turned toward the scarred man and the man looked at her with a wide smile lacking a few teeth .
The scarred man turned to the crowd behind him.
"House Vedro" he said heavily … "has three more colors! "
The crowd roared.
The sorcerer shifted uneasily , his thoughts stormy.
The eyes of a babe were looking at him with innocence. And for a second the sorcerer wonders if it was all just a dream . Then the light piercing through the clouds from above fall upon the boy and he catches a glow in the baby’s eyes. A red, green and yellow flicker that was gone just as fast as it came .
The sorcerer’s blood took a chill.
The baby smiled.