Elaria

On a bright sunny morning, somewhere in Chicago, Ronnie woke up with a start, cold sweat dripping off him as he thought is it true? do I actually have a magic portal in the back of my garden? he shook his head and thought it's just a dream. but it felt so real, a tiny voice in the back of his mind said. I'm probably just overthinking things. he sighed and heaved himself out of bed. as he ducked into his closet in search of a pair of socks, he felt his cat, Purssimon, brush his foot lightly, like she usually does when she wants something. he ducked out of his closet and looked at her. suddenly she ran out of the room and ducked into the hallway. a few moments later she peeked her head back into the room, looking slightly annoyed. "you want me to follow you?" he asked. Purssimon nodded, a little impatiently, thought Ronnie. she ducked out of the room into the hallway, and this time Ronnie followed her. as they kept walking, it took Ronnie a while to notice that they were walking to the same place he had in his dream. in his dream, he had walked out of his room and went to the back of his garden, where he keeps his old family relic, a glass Grifin statue. the moment he reached the statue, a portal opened and sucked him in.

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after a few minutes of walking they got to the back of his garden, to where he kept the glass Grifin. the moment he looked at the Grifin, he felt a sudden urge to pet its beak. suddenly a portal opened and sucked him in, just like in his dream. the moment the portal sucked him in, he closed his eyes, and felt a gust of cold wind, all over him. as he opened his eyes, all he saw was white snow. he blinked several times and thought wait a minute... this isn't Chicago,

"where am I?" he asked.

"well kid, welcome to Elaria" said a voice behind him. Ronnie spun around and found himself face to face with a cat lady who looked very similar to Purssimon. he took a step back so that he could see her a better. she was wearing a white fur coat and tall black leather boots. he decided to focus on her head. her ears were a little sharp and on top of her head she had two big, furry cat ears. her face was a bit furry and she looked like a leopard or a cheetah. her eyes were sharp, and her pupils were thin just like a cat.

"who.. who are you? and where is Purssimon?" he asked. the cat lady chuckled to herself and said

"you really are an idiot, I AM Purssimon" Ronnie stared at her blankly

"wait... what? explanation now... please?" Purssimon sighed and said

"well dumbass, you're in Elaria. my name is as you know, Purssimon. I am a cat lady, and your bodyguard" Ronnie shook his head and thought I'm probably dreaming another crazy dream.

"can you please pinch me?" Purssimon looked at him blankly and said

"sure...?" she pinched his arm very painfully.

"ow," he said as he jerked his arm away from her. so I am definitely not dreaming, he thought.

"so, how am I supposed to go back home?" he asked. Purssimon looked shocked as she asked

"why would you want to go home? Elaria is a great place!" Ronnie felt himself get angry as he clenched and unclenched his fists, and said

"well Aleria-" 

"Elaria" corrected him Purssimon.

"well Elaria isn't my home! and I don't want to be stuck here forever, and never see my family again!" he sat down on the snow and pressed his hands to his face. his pants immediately got soaked wet, but he didn't care. he wanted to go home! he didn't want to stay there forever! he wanted to go back home to his family! Purssimon sighed and said

"I guess that means we're going to see an old colleague of mine. he will help you control your connection with Elaria, so that way you'll be able to go home whenever you want and come here whenever you want" Ronnie got up excitedly and said

"let's go now!" Purssimon chuckled and said

"First we're going to get you some new clothes that are more suitable for this" Ronnie glanced down at his T-shirt and trousers and suddenly he realized how cold he was. he started shivering violently. Purssimon sighed and said

"you're lucky I have fur, and that I don't need a coat" she took off her big fur coat and gave it to Ronnie. Ronnie took it gratefully and slipped it on. suddenly he felt so warm as if he was standing under the hot summery sun in Chicago. Ronnie glanced at Purssimon and what he saw totally shocked him, she was wearing a tight black leather suit and she didn't seem cold at all.

"How are you not cold?" he asked. her expression was somewhat smug as she said

"well I have fur, so I don't need a coat. anyway, come on we need to go get you some new clothes" as they started walking, someone knocked him down to the ground. he tried to twist around to see who was his attacker, but whoever it was pinned his head down so that he couldn't see who it was. he tried wriggling free but whoever attacked him wouldn't budge. he tried screaming for help but the person attacking him said

"shut up Scorpio!" Scorpio? who is Scorpio? thought Ronnie. he kept wriggling until he finally managed to throw his attacker off. he glanced at his attacker and he was shocked! his attacker was a beautiful female elf with white hair, pale skin, grey eyes, and soft pink lips. he quickly recovered from his shock, and started backing away from the elf. the elf stood up and said

"give up Scorpio. you have nowhere to run now" Ronnie started to panic as he said

"look miss elf I think you have the wrong person. I don't know what you want from this Scorpio guy, but I think you got the wrong person" the elf snorted and said

"do not joke with me Scorpio. you know perfectly well that Scorpio is an organization, and you know perfectly well what we want"

we? Ronnie thought, he scanned his surroundings but he couldn't see anyone. now that I think about it... he couldn't see Purssimon where is Purssimon? a new wave of panic as he scanned his surroundings frantically.

"where is Purssimon? what did you do to her?" the elf studied his face with a frown and said

"relax. your friend is fine. if you give us what we want peacefully no harm will come to her" he let out a sigh of relief and asked

"what do you want?" her frown grew even deeper as she said

"you know, that thing your boss stole. the silver crown" Ronnie stared at her blankly. she sighed and said

"you're not a Scorpio, are you?" he shook his head. she sighed and yelled

"BLUE YOU CAN LET HER GO" the air shimmered somewhere to his left, and suddenly Purssimon and a boy around Ronnie's age fell out of a purplish portal. purssimon yowled and hissed at the boy, who Ronnie assumed was blue. the boy had blond hair, with a small hint of greenish turquoise. he had sea-green eyes and surprisingly, he had normal ears. the elf held out her hand and said

"nice to meet you, I am Aria" Ronnie shook her hand and said

"nice to meet you to my name is Ronnie"