You wander into an unusual clearing. It appears to be a field, but everything is of strange color. The grass is lilac, the sky navy and the flowers every shade of blue or pink. A well worn path snakes through the grass. As you follow the path, absorbing the ambience, you nearly trip over a Melcey ahead of you. He appears to have been chasing a fairy, but he grins and bounds over.

"A visitor!" he exclaims excitedly. "It's been ages since our last one!" You blink, unsure of what to do. "Oh, how silly of me. I forgot an indroduction. I'm Vivolos, a life themed Melcey. I live here with my friends... speaking of which, have you seen them?" You shake your head and he smirks. "Well, I'll just have to introduce you... come along now." He pads off down the worn-in path... Another Melcey peeks out from behind the tall grass.

"Jepep Fagu, Vivo!" he exclaims to the life-themed male. "Kimm ai mer cazoi coigle?"

Vivolos shouts back, "It's a visitor!"

"Ec gol`ek slec`ko Faidian sic`fo?"

"Nope, I think it can only speak English!" the life Melcey shouts as he races to his friend. He turns to you. "This is Friday."

With a sweeping bow, the orange Melcey grins. "Aye. I'm a sky-themed Melcey." Aren't sky melceys blue? He seems to read your mind. "Yeah, yeah, I know. I dunno why I'm an orange sky melcey either. I assume it's because I specialize in electrical abilities... By the way, have you seen Pyriss?" You shake your head, not even able to get a word out before the two Melceys prance off to find this 'Pyriss.' You quickly run after. You look down at the path and see a tiny snake.

A purple blur catches your eye as you watch the little reptile. A Melcey races into the back of your leg. "Eeeep!" it cries out in suprise.

"There you are, Pyriss!" Friday says in an exasperated tone.

The female Melcey grins. "Awww, you're no fun!" She turns to you. "I guess dey've already told ya m'name, stranga," she remarks, seemingly still getting the hang of the English language. "By da way, I'm a fi-ya Mel-ceh in case ya couldn't tell."

Friday rolls his eyes. "Well, now that you've met the gang, you're welcome to stay as long as you want." You nod and look into the center of the field. Hidden in the grass is a small, stone pedastal with some writing carved into it. You read it carefully:

English Name:Vivolos English Name:Friday English Name:Pyriss English Name:Sanguiran
Fadian Name:Ca'lia-mi Fadian Name:Chemia-hah Fadian Name:Moriandors-ia'necel Fadian Name:Mex`lexin-torr`agin
ID:357m ID:431m ID:452f ID:727m
Theme:Life Theme:Sky Theme:Fire Theme:Darkness
Gender:Male Gender:Male Gender:Female Gender:Male
Litter:50 Litter:54 Litter:57 Litter:78
Parents:Ell'kaymen &
RoseDust
Parents:Keabrotumbler &
Skiayana
Parents:Creion &
Varid
Parents:Wild Male &
Wild Female
Pack:Lunar Mists Pack:Lunar Mists Pack:Lunar Mists Pack:Lunar Mists

Next to the tablet you see a tiny egg nestled into the soft grass.

A small and tattered note next to it reads, "Do Not Disturb... This means you, Pyriss. --Pyriara." Pyriss sneaks up behind you and taps your shoulder. "Before ya leave, would'cha pleash look at ah fish pond? You nod and follow her to a soothing pool. The two other Melceys are already at its shore, gazing into the clear water. They smile and nod, but don't take their eyes off the hypnotically soothing pond.

The fire melcey giggles. "Ya'd tink we'd 'ave slight-leh betta enta-tainment, but this is suprisin-leh nice... Oh ya'! Dere is anutta source. Ou' Beani-ehs!" Vivolos nods. "I don't know what I do without these little guys." As you gaze fondly into the water, your mind floats away...

Suddenly returning to your senses, you see a dark patch in the distance. Drawn by curiousity, you meekly wander over. The grass beneath your feet is black, causing it to crunch beneath your steps. You get a cold chill as you look up to see a blood stained melcey.

He looks at you through war-torn eyelids that are so ragged he can barely blink. As he watches, his face turns bright, but ever so softly. He limps over to you. "I am Sanguiran. Welcome to my.... home," he says in a suprisingly smooth voice. He must have noticed you wandering gaze for he remarks, "Aye, most melceys aren't like me. The darkness in my veins gives me a craving of blood." You step back and he sighs. "I fear I cannot control my instincts. You are best to leave." As you walk away, Pyriss trots back up to you.

"I see ya've met Sangui. Kind'f a shame rah-lly... 'E was such a great war-iah. Na' 'e just sits dere, conjurin' a field of dahkness all about 'is faded mem'ries." She pads steadily towards him and nuzzles his cheek. The ragged form of the white melcey leans against her and visibly sighs....

I made my background from the "red_velvet.gif" background from SweetWater Valley, which also provided the pond background. These nifty Melceys from Arborwin's site. The fairy, the little snake, and the pond fish are from Sky's Animation. Music, Eyes on Me (from Final Fantasy 8), is a MIDI from Videogame Music Archive. Now, would you like to go home?