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~Intro~Story~Butterfly Groove~Mysterious Golden Butterflies~
A calm voice whispers in you ear; You wish to know my life?It is a strong, male vouce. Must be the horse.
Yeah...sure..." You say, almost incomprehensibly. The voice comes back, this time in a sad and distant way.
...I was a young stallion, out to explore. I wanted to be a pirate, or a raider, or any type of adventurer who traveled far. I traveled more of the land than anyone ever had, and i aqquired many precious treasures. I could hold my own against anything; i was very powerful.
But of course, every powerful thing gets brought down eventually. I was attacked in the night by a mutant kougra. The kougra was many times bigger than me, and i barely escaped with my life and the few possessions i couldnt leave behind.
I ran hard, limping, with blood soaking my body and tail, trailing off my deep-cut wounds. I found this forest, and ran into it, grateful for the shelter. I slowed to a walk, and felt the searing pain of my wounds hit me like a slap as i let myself relax.
Reeling, i fell to my knees. "So this is how the great Kemper will fall." I muttered bitterly to myself. I sat in that position for a long time, breathing heavily with my nose just above the ground, and bent on one knee. I hadnt closed my eyes, and my open maw and tensed muscles reflected the ache of my wounds.
Finally, after what seemed like hours, the last of my strength was sapped, and i fell heavily forwards onto my chest with a last neighing outcry at the forest. As my heavy eyelids began to close involunterily, i cought sight of a small pink butterfly by my nose. Thinking not of it, i fell unconscious.
Little did i know, the butterfly fluttered up onto my nose, then scuttled across my face a little, feeling around with its antennae. A glowing light apeared when it opened its wings again, then it just lay on my face.
Come morning, i felt my sides heaving with each breath. Unbeleiving that i could still be alive, i flicked my tail. I still hadnt opened my eyes, instead i was focusing on my pain. It was gone. Maybe i was dead. Maybe not.
Feeling a light presnce, like the feel of wind, on my nose, i opened my eyes. There atop my nose was a bright pink light. Snapping awake, i jerked to an upright position. There were glowing lights all over my body. Not afraid, just slightly shocked, i stood up, and they all came of in unison in a great cloud of multi-colored lights, fluttering away through the trees.
They were butterflies.
I looked at myself, and saw that i no longer had wounds. No blood. Nothing. Looking back at the butterflies, i didnt want to be alone again, so i cantered after them. Once i caught up, i walked briskly in the midst of them, onward through the trees.
The trees.....! The whole forest was bright and happy, unlike the forboding dark it had been the night before. The wind danced across the branches, and birds sang in the green canopy. Sunlight cascaded down through the leaves, creating beams of light to dapple the soft dirt under my hooves.
Following the butterflies, i came across a small clearing. In the center of this clearing there was a fountain. A brilliantly shining silver fountain, with gems scattered here and there in its sides and in the bowl. Trotting up to its lip, i leaned my neck over and drank deeply. The water was necter, thick and sweet to my tongue.
Refreshed, i turned around. There before me was a young mare. Her eyes glowed bright pink, matching her shimmering hide. She stepped up to me, her wavy white mane bouncing on her shoulders. Smiling, she drank from the fountain as well. I just looked at her, unsure what to do. I watched her raise her head to a few butterflies, who playfully fluttered around her nose for a moment, before flying away on glossimer wings.
I am old," the mare sighed, not looking at me. "I now call upon you to take my place." I blinked. Her glowing eyes were impossible to read. She looked at me, then touched her nose to mine. "I now name you guardian of this forest, the Forest of Silence, home of the Butterfly Fountain. You are now keeper of this place, in my stead." I felt power serge thru my body, then my head reeled. The mare tilted her head back, neighed in bliss, then fell towards the ground in slow motion. Once on the ground, her body turned to thousands of misty pink and white butterflies, which fluttered towards the sky, disintagrating into mixed pink and white dust as they went.
I blinked, quite disturbed, as anyone might have been in my place. After a moment i absently looked at the fountain, only to see my reflection and jump back in horror at what i saw. My eyes were glowing bright green! I looked at all the butterflies, immediately feeling their joy, and feeling strangely proud of them.
You regain your mind, and look at the uni before you. He nickers silently, then begins walking thru the forest, bidding you follow him. "That, guest, is how I became guardian of this forest." He explains, "Bound to it till the day I let go and name another in my place. I have mastered my powers, and I live for each morning when I get to watch the butterflies fly out of the fountain with the sunrise. I also live for you, guest, and other visitors. It is nice being able to talk to another being besides Aspholoa, my bonded butterfly, from time to time.
..............-~'Butterfly Groove'~-..............
This is where the butterflies play......
You follow Kemper though the forest, staying close to his side out of fear of getting lost. His confident stride becomes crisp in excitement as the bright, multicolored glow in the distance becomes greater. At once the forest opens into a clearing. In the center of the clearing there is a elaborate fountain, its sides and bowl carved and plated in jewels and intracit designs of flowers and curving leaf patterns. inside the bowl of the fountain the crystalline water sparkles, and you can see a few different gems sprinkled against the gleaming silver of the fountain. What you notice the most, however, is the thousands of multi-colored butterflies, fluttering about the fountain, or resting on its lips, opening and refolding their glossy wings. Each one shines with its own bright light, making the fountain quite beautiful to behold. Kemper draws up proudly, then walks forward, arching his sleek neck to the water and drinking briefly. His glowing green eyes turn on you, and you realize its a custom to drink out of the fountain when you get there. So you cup your hands, and scoop some of the water out. Raising it to your lips, you realize that its not water at all; its necter. As it's sweet taste fills your mouth as a butterfly lands next to you on the fountain's side. Kemper smiles proudly, tossing his head to the butterfly.
Kemper will let you bring a butterfly away from the fountain, to show the world outside the Forest of Silence his magical subjects. Oh, there are so many, each gleaming like jewels. Which will you choose?
..............-~'A rare Gift'~-..............
Sometimes the Fountain will be inspired by you, and will produce a butterfly with some of your markings on it, to be your companion and friend. This is rare, but it does happen.
Kemper was given Aspholoa, the butterfly whom he met when he first arrived. She changed one of her wings, giving up the mirror-like beauty of her kind, so she could be his Bonded. What will the fountain produce for you?
The Fountain sometimes sends out a golden butterfly every once in a while to land at a special pet's page. It is the Golden Butterfly Award!! Will Kemper's golden butterflies find you?
Why, yes, traveler, indeed i have..." His eyes grow dim and distant as he recalls them for you.
Kemper has met a few people he knows as friends....
I have known Fire ever since the little uni came and explored the Forest when he was still a colt. I now know him as an adult, and am very nearly like family to the young stallion. He has since matured greatly, and is one of the few cowboys of Neopia. He is reknown for his great strength and stamina, and is a sturdy, sometimes carefree friend, and a gentle stallion at heart. I understand that he and my neice-in-law are engaged ^^
Ah....Mel....**Kemper smiles**...I met her a while back, and we were on our way to my Forest, to see the fountain, getting to know one another along the way. She mentioned something once about her old home being entirly blue...i wonder what that was like...by the way she told it, it sounded beautiful...Anyway, a bit off-subject. On the way to my forest, as we were walking along a river, i think it was, we were attacked, i think, though it seemed Mel was targeted supremely, as it was her who was wounded. We arent sure of her cause of death, but that it had something to do with an arrow, with spikes along the shaft, which struck her right forleg... Of course, with a strong spell and aid from a most willing butterfly of the Fountain, i was able to bring her back to life. I am sure we will look into this, once her wounds meand, and find out who saught her life. But now she is of the Bonded, one of the few who have a bonded butterfly. I must say, she is perhaphs the most lovely of them, as my eyes see it.... but now... **Kemp's eyes darken considerable** now my bautiful... my... now she is gone.
Toby....I found Toby wandering through my woods one evening. I walked out, and, as my nature would, tryed to take away his powers whist he was in my forest, as i am deathly afraid of anything that might hurt me or my butterflies. His magic just happened to be in the form of strong Winds from Mystery Island, as i think i heard him mutter, and so i blocked them from entering my forest, without much thought on my part--which cause my friend to go into a panic....i brought them back, after failing at asuring him that i would let them in after we came upon my Fountain. He seems quite uneasy around me for now, but i wouldn't blame him much...anyway, we may have gotten off on the wrong foot at the start, but i'm sure we'll become closer. His herd, whose lands are across the river from my own, is being plagued by vampires---i am not sure whether to take part, or not....i dont want my daughters to be in danger, and i dont want peril to come to the lands.....
I've recently met Gage.....he's a hot-headed uni of noble blood. I havent spoken much with him lately, but i daresay we are still companions...we met once a long time ago when i was still a wandering soldier...and traveled a bit together. It is nice to meet old friends again, from time to time.
Tai...Tai is a good old friend of mine. He seems to know Shimmyrrrh as well. He has recentally happened upon the herdlands--which is good, for now i have a learned traveler like myself to speak with. I hope he stays awhile...
..............-~'Love'~-..............
Ahhhh..........most definately her.....Melodicdreams. I must say, ever since i first laid eyes on her i began to love her, even more so as i got to know her. We have two beautiful daughters, and together we will nuture and raise them to be lovely, respectable mares. Melodic is the mare of my dreams, the lover of my soul, my lilly among thorns. It is for her that my once haughty soul has cooled and now beats anew with the warm valliance of my love for her. She has a kind soul and a heart of gold...I will spend the rest of my life at her side...if fate allows....
Kemper growls, shaking that memory away, and introduces into your mind a second memory, a fresher one.
Melodic, my flower, my jewel, has passed away, left me here to life out the rest of my line in lonely eternity; and my mourning is great, and my sorrow will never end. I do not know why she left me, but i cannot rise above it, and it is hard for me to be the man i need to be to support and raise my daughters, to be the father they need me to be... it is so hard..why did you leave me, Mel? Why? **sobs**
..............-~'Art Gallery'~-..............
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..............-~'The Path Out'~-..............
You see a bright light, different than that of the butterflies, and behold! the way out is just a breath away.
But behind you you feel the presance of Kemper, and you turn about. He doesnt want you to forget him....
Dont worry, Kemper," you whisper. "I wont forget..."
The uni nickers silently, throwing back his head, then gallops back into the forest, his mane and tail like ebony banners flowing behind him till only the distant sound of bushes settling back to where they were before the stallion ran past remain. With that the pink butterfly lands on your shoulder, its wings whispering Kemper's note to you...
Take me along," the Butterfly says, "bring me so i can lead you back here when you try to find your way.....
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