Sonichu [Fanfic] Crystal Weston Chandler's Dark Chronicles -

[Pikonic]

It's time for my third and (probably) final Sonichu fanfic, final since I'm running our of obscure plot points in Sonichu to do.
Ever wonder what life is like in the Dark Mirror? No? Too bad. The CWCki had this to say about it.

Because of Chris's "less is more approach" to art, the dimension within the Dark Mirror Hole is only depicted as a blank purple void (Similar to the Time Void used in following issues). It is left to the reader to assume that the dimension is filled with vile, Lovecraftian demons who gang-rape Crystal day and night and force her to subsist on a diet of her own excrement.

Oh shit, well we can't have that. Guess it's time to make another story!
Buckle up bitches, it's time for Pikonic's Crystal Weston Chandler's Dark Chronicles.

Spoiler: (1) Crystal falls into darkness.

"Crystal! What are you doing?"
Crystal was in her Rosechu form, she was holding her brother's hand, she couldn't let him be consumed in the Dark Mirror Hole. Next to her was Sailor Megtune, holding Chris's other hand. When she felt the ground under her feet move, she knew Slaweel was going to flip the mirror, trapping her and Megtune instead. That's why she wrapped her tail around Megtune's waist.
"Megtune, one day you'll thank me. Go on and live your life. Be happy." She flung Megtune away.
The mirror flipped, just as she knew it would. She let go of her brother's had and returned to her human form.
She pressed her hands against the mirror, she clearly saw her brother crying, but she barely heard anything, it felt as if she was underwater.
"Crystal! No!" Her brother screamed.
Slaweel said something, but she couldn't make it out. Then she saw a green light. When the light faded, she realized Patti-Chan had the mirror. Everything went black and silent. She was in the dark mirror's realm. She kept her hands on the surface of the mirror, she felt something was trying to pull her away. Dark forces were trying to pull her deeper into the realm. She grabbed the edge of the mirror and held on. She didn't know what lied deeper in the dark realm, and she didn't want to find out.
She saw her brother's office. Magi-Chan and Sonichu were there with Chris. Sonichu was punching the mirror and Magi-Chan was using his psychic powers to break the pane. Chris was holding a spell card and saying something, but she couldn't hear it.
She gripped the edges harder. What ever wanted to pull her away was growing stronger, or perhaps it was her growing weaker. Magi-Chan held a yellow ball to the glass, and the forces around Crystal seemed to disappear. Whatever Magi-Chan was holding, it might set Crystal free.
Magi-Chan said something and the men left. Crystal could feel the dark power returning, she knew if she just held on, her brother would save her.
She couldn't sleep, and she had no idea how much time had passed. Hours, maybe days.
She saw Allison Amber enter the office with a strange man. She sat on her brother's desk and the man placed his hands on her legs and began moving up to her hips. Allison giggled as he stood her up and kissed her, then laid her down on the desk.
What is Allison doing in Chris's office?
Her eyes met Crystal's in the mirror. She pushed the man away, got up, and put the speakerphone on.
"Chad, can you please send a mover up to my office?"
Her office?
"Of course mayor Amber."
Mayor Amber?
A second man entered, "What is it ma'am?"
Allison pointed to the mirror, "Get this thing out of here! It's creepy!"
"Ma'am, when Chandler comes back..."
"Chandler is stuck in the void of time. Who knows when he'll come back, if he comes back. We'll bring it back then."
"Ma'am, it's his sister."
"Oh please, it's not like she can hear us!"Crystal stared blankly at Allison, she heard everything, "and I wouldn't care if it was the fucking Queen of England! Get it out of here!"
"Where?"
"Chandler has a storage unit that I have access to," she grabbed a notepad and scribbled something down, and handed it to the mover, "There. Just get it out of my sight."
Crystal felt the forces returning, she thought to herself "what's the point." and let go of the edges.
She began falling downward, everything around her was a deep purple. After a minute of falling she landed in a pile of purple leaves. She looked around, near the pile was a quaint cottage with chickens roaming around the front yard. The sky was a light purple with fluffy clouds that almost looked black. The giant pink sun was setting.
She stood up and wiped the leaves off her clothes, when she looked up she saw a familiar face staring at her.
"Rosechu?"
"Honey!" Rosechu screamed, "Come out here."
Sonichu came outside from the cottage, "What is it Rai-woah!"
"She looks just like our mother!"
"Sonichu? Rosechu? What's going on?"
Sonichu and Rosechu looked confused, "You must be mistaken, my name is Pikonic and this is my wife Raiose."
"I, I don't understand."
"I'm confused as well, I think we should take you to our governor."

Spoiler

The Pikonic in CWCDC is not affiliated with CWCDC's author Pikonic in anyway, the name is purely coincidental. I know, weird right? I had no idea I was gonna make mirror CWCville when I signed up here.

Like the previous two stories, I'm gonna shoot for new chapters every Thursday, I've been pretty good about that.

 

[CWCissey]

Like it! I'm guessing the governor is going to be Naitsirhc?

 

[Jumpin Jenkins]

This is pretty good. Continue?

 

[Pikonic]

This is pretty good. Continue?

Yes, continue I shall.
New chapters will be every Thursday, usually around 4pm EST

 

[Mechalcanos]

Whoa, Allison Amber is evil?

I'm so used to her being portrayed as the only normal one out of the lot, you really like taking these cliches and turning them on their head, I gotta say.

The Dark Mirrorverse seems pretty neat so far, and it'll definitely be interesting exploring it in more depth, already I didn't really expect it to be so...welcoming for Crystal, and already there's a whole mystery going on!

I guess my only critique is that it seemed like Chris got trapped in the time void immediately after they tried freeing her from the mirror, although...

A) it was a time travel plot, and those kinds of plots are all kinds of confusing and convoluted.

B) Crystal doesn't really have any concept of time in that dimension, so it all could've appeared to happen immediately afterwards for Crystal.

And after rereading it, it did say that hours and days could've passed. It did feel a little rushed, but I guess you want to get to the good stuff rather than have her clutching onto the mirror for dear life for multiple chapters, so I can't really fault you there too much.

But yeah, otherwise this looks like it could get really interesting!

 

[Pikonic]

Spoiler: (2) Crystal takes a ride.

"Pikky, the carriage is ready!"
"Thanks Rai! Are you ready to go ma'am?"
Crystal had no idea where she was, but she figured these two were trying to help. "I, I guess so."
Pikonic lead her to a beautiful red carriage drawn by a dark blue pony with a black mane. At the front of the carriage, Raiose held the reigns to the pony. When Pikonic and Crystal were seated, she gave the reigns a light tug and they were off.
"So, what's your name?"
"Crystal."
"Crystal?"
"Yeah, Crystal."
"This is only getting more odd, our governer's name is Crystine."
"Interesting. You said she was the governor?"
"Yes ma'am, Governor Channing governs the city-state of Wikville, me and Rai live in the outskirts with the other Pikonics."
"There's others?"
"Oh of course! There's Tara Raiose, she's a rock type, and Lovesh Pikonic, a ghost type. There's also Plague, he's a poison type. And our ice type Raiose is Ellie. Oh, I almost forgot about Malona, she can start a fire faster than hell, we're glad she's on our side. Together we make up the Septet of Serenity, there's other Pikonics too, but they don't defend the city like we do. There all regular types."
"At home we have something like that. The Chaotic Combo."
"Chaotic? Do you guys help keep the order of the city?"
"Oh yes, don't let the name fool you. We have Wild the grass type, Angelica the flyer, Bubbles is a water type, Punchy's our fighter, and Magi-Chan is a psychic type."
"This is so bizarre, it's like you fell here from opposite land."
"I feel like I landed in opposite land."
"Tell me, back home, what do you do?"
"Well, I help my brother out. He's the mayor."
"You, you h-have a brother?"
"Yes, what's so odd about that?"
Pikonic turned to face Raiose, "Rai! Try to get this carriage moving faster, we need to get Crystal to the governor as soon as we can!"
Crystal fell backwards as the pony seemed to sprint. She stared at the purple and black sky rushing past her. When she got back up she saw a grey stone building with a golden dome on top, surrounded by a tall barred gate. A man who looked like a police officer in a dark green uniform held his hand up to stop Raiose.
"Officer Norbert!" Pikonic screamed, "You have to let us through! It's very important!"
"Pikonic, do you have any idea how late it is? The governors office closed two hours ago."
"I need to see my mother now!"
Officer Norbert saw Crystal next to Pikonic, "What the, is that, it can't be her. You're trying to see her, but she's right next to you?"
"Please Norbert, call mother and tell her we may have a clue about what's going on."
After a long pause, Norbert nodded, "Alright."
The gate opened and Norbert let them pass through.
Raiose stopped the carriage by the door leading inside. The front door lead them into a great hall with marble floors and white walls. Portraits hung from the walls as the walked down the hall. One of the paintings Crystal noticed was of her father, Robert Franklin Chandler.
"Do you know that man?" Pikonic noticed Crystal has taken interest in the painting.
"He looks just like my father, Robert."
"That makes since considering everything else. That's Crystine's late father Roger Channing. He governed Wikville before Crystine."
Raiose was on the phone with Governor Channing, "Yes, she looks just like you. She just fell from the sky. What? We never asked?" She covered the phone with her hand, "Crystal, how did you get here?"
"I was pulled in here through a mirror."
Raiose put the phone back to her ear, "Yeah, through a mirror, just like he did." She closed her phone and looked at Pikonic and Crystal, "She'll be in her office upstairs, let's go." The two hedgehogs led Crystal to the marble staircase. They emerged into another hallway, at the end there was a large oak double door.
Pikonic knocked on the door and it opened slowly. Standing there to greet them was Governor Crystine Channing. Despite being woken up recently she looked very alert and professional. She looked like Crystal, except her eyes were a pale orange instead of bright blue, her hair was tied back tightly in a bun, and she was wearing a brown dress jacket with a khaki skirt.
Crystal looked at her counterpart, "Hi, I'm..."
"Cut the formalities, I have something to show you."

Also on Tuesdays I'm going to do something I call "Crystal Facts," just little tidbits about Crystal you might have missed reading Sonichu.

 

[Kataomoi00]

Spoiler: (2) Crystal takes a ride.

"Pikky, the carriage is ready!"
"Thanks Rai! Are you ready to go ma'am?"
Crystal had no idea where she was, but she figured these two were trying to help. "I, I guess so."
Pikonic lead her to a beautiful red carriage drawn by a dark blue pony with a black mane. At the front of the carriage, Raiose held the reigns to the pony. When Pikonic and Crystal were seated, she gave the reigns a light tug and they were off.
"So, what's your name?"
"Crystal."
"Crystal?"
"Yeah, Crystal."
"This is only getting more odd, our governer's name is Crystine."
"Interesting. You said she was the governor?"
"Yes ma'am, Governor Channing governs the city-state of Wikville, me and Rai live in the outskirts with the other Pikonics."
"There's others?"
"Oh of course! There's Tara Raiose, she's a rock type, and Lovesh Pikonic, a ghost type. There's also Plague, he's a poison type. And our ice type Raiose is Ellie. Oh, I almost forgot about Malona, she can start a fire faster than hell, we're glad she's on our side. Together we make up the Septet of Serenity, there's other Pikonics too, but they don't defend the city like we do. There all regular types."
"At home we have something like that. The Chaotic Combo."
"Chaotic? Do you guys help keep the order of the city?"
"Oh yes, don't let the name fool you. We have Wild the grass type, Angelica the flyer, Bubbles is a water type, Punchy's our fighter, and Magi-Chan is a psychic type."
"This is so bizarre, it's like you fell here from opposite land."
"I feel like I landed in opposite land."
"Tell me, back home, what do you do?"
"Well, I help my brother out. He's the mayor."
"You, you h-have a brother?"
"Yes, what's so odd about that?"
Sonichu turned to face Raiose, "Rai! Try to get this carriage moving faster, we need to get Crystal to the governor as soon as we can!"
Crystal fell backwards as the pony seemed to sprint. She stared at the purple and black sky rushing past her. When she got back up she saw a grey stone building with a golden dome on top, surrounded by a tall barred gate. A man who looked like a police officer in a dark green uniform held his hand up to stop Raiose.
"Officer Norbert!" Pikonic screamed, "You have to let us through! It's very important!"
"Pikonic, do you have any idea how late it is? The governors office closed two hours ago."
"I need to see my mother now!"
Officer Norbert saw Crystal next to Pikonic, "What the, is that, it can't be her. You're trying to see her, but she's right next to you?"
"Please Norbert, call mother and tell her we may have a clue about what's going on."
After a long pause, Norbert nodded, "Alright."
The gate opened and Norbert let them pass through.
Raiose stopped the carriage by the door leading inside. The front door lead them into a great hall with marble floors and white walls. Portraits hung from the walls as the walked down the hall. One of the paintings Crystal noticed was of her father, Robert Franklin Chandler.
"Do you know that man?" Pikonic noticed Crystal has taken interest in the painting.
"He looks just like my father, Robert."
"That makes since considering everything else. That's Crystine's late father Roger Channing. He governed Wikville before Crystine."
Raiose was on the phone with Governor Channing, "Yes, she looks just like you. She just fell from the sky. What? We never asked?" She covered the phone with her hand, "Crystal, how did you get here?"
"I was pulled in here through a mirror."
Raiose put the phone back to her ear, "Yeah, through a mirror, just like he did." She closed her phone and looked at Pikonic and Crystal, "She'll be in her office upstairs, let's go." The two hedgehogs led Crystal to the marble staircase. They emerged into another hallway, at the end there was a large oak double door.
Pikonic knocked on the door and it opened slowly. Standing there to greet them was Governor Crystine Channing. Despite being woken up recently she looked very alert and professional. She looked like Crystal, except her eyes were a pale orange instead of bright blue, her hair was tied back tightly in a bun, and she was wearing a brown dress jacket with a khaki skirt.
Crystal looked at her counterpart, "Hi, I'm..."
"Cut the formalities, I have something to show you."

Also on Tuesdays I'm going to do something I call "Crystal Facts," just little tidbits about Crystal you might have missed reading Sonichu.

I had to go to the dentist today, so seeing this made my day! Keep it up!

 

[CWCissey]

Crystal's brother is Liquid, isn't he?

 

[Pikonic]

It's Tuesday, two more days until the next chapter.
As a stated earlier, I'm gonna do a little bonus on Tuesdays, it could be the "Crystal Facts" I brought up, it could be some hand drawn OCs from the story, or they could be possible new ideas for another fanfic.

Today I present:
CRYSTAL CLEAR FACTS: Little Pointless Tidbits About Crystal Weston Chandler (with citations!)
#1
While Chris-Chan Sonichu was known as the "Warrior of Love and Honesty," Crystalina Rosechu had two counterparts to that;
"Soldier of Soul and Heart" (Issue 4, page 90)
"Warrior of Love and Hearts" (Issue 5, page 36)

 

[Mechalcanos]

Lovesh and Malona being here makes me wonder if this is canon to either Obscurity or The Sunstone, it also makes me wonder if we're going to see any of the other members of the Septet of Serenity in any other fanfics. Either way, I'm very interested in seeing the rest of them.

Love the little "don't let the name fool you." bit, since that's what I'd pretty much be thinking of someone else told me about the Chaotic Combo, well, aside from thinking that they're a Team Chaotix ripoff.

The Governor's getting straight to the point I see.

I should point out, though...

Sonichu turned to face Raiose, "Rai! Try to get this carriage moving faster, we need to get Crystal to the governor as soon as we can!"

That should be Pikonic.

Really good stuff so far! Can't wait to see what happens next.

 

[Pikonic]

That should be Pikonic.

Good eye....that was my bad.
I'll fix it now.

 

[Trickie]

So, I've just been lurking since this thread first started, but I wanted to pop in and say that this is very good so far. The mirror world is really interesting, and I can't wait to see where it's all going.

One question, though: I know that it's suggested that Pikonic and Raiose look enough like Sonichu and Rosechu to be mistaken for them, but are there any visual differences between them and their Cwcville counterparts? Maybe in their eyes, or in the clothes they wear?

 

[Pikonic]

Maybe in their eyes, or in the clothes they wear

I know it's hard because it's not a visual work
There's no difference between Pikonic and Sonichu. As for Raiose's clothing, I'm going for a old timey country setting, so she's not gonna wear bright blue and pink dresses.
The rest of the Pikonics are basically Sonichus with different types, I plan on doing a little artwork.
You guys are getting ahead of me a bit, you'll be meeting the Septet of Serenity tomorrow.

Lovesh and Malona being here makes me wonder if this is canon to either Obscurity or The Sunstone, it also makes me wonder if we're going to see any of the other members of the Septet of Serenity in any other fanfics.

I just used the names as a little fanservice, especially since a few readers actually cared about Lovesh in Obscurity.
As for using the others in the future, I'm not really sure. I feel like nobody would read "Wild and Plague's Excellent Adventure."

 

[Pikonic]

Spoiler: (3) The Septet of Serenity

Crystine grabbed Crystal's arm and quickly moved into her office. Pikonic and Raiose nervously followed.
"Look, I don't know what's going on, I got trapped in the Dark Mirror and got sucked into this place. Please, you're hurting my arm."
"I don't care about your arm, I care about you. I need details about your sudden appearance here!"
"I don't understand!"
Crystine stopped at her desk and let Crystal go. Next to her desk there was a small closet door.
"There's something very odd about you girl. Odd," she opened the door to reveal a yellow mirror shaped exactly like the dark mirror. "and familiar."
Crystal stared at the mirror, the edges were golden and the mirror was bright yellow.
"How did you end up trapped in your mirror?"
"Walsh the witch tried to capture my brother, when me and his gal pal tried to pull him out, she..."
"Switched the mirror trapping you instead?"
"Yes! How did you know that?"
"Like your witch by the name of Walsh, we have a evil rebel too, a wizard who goes by Shawl. Shawl tried to imprison me in the Mirror of Light. My brother and my husband held my hands and tried to pull me out..."A man had entered the room, he was a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes. He came over and held Crystine's hand. "This is my husband, Louis Vetter. Shawl tried to flip the mirror to imprison both Louis and my brother, Ian."
"Ian pushed me away and became trapped in the Mirror of Light. Shawl tried to use him as a bartering tool, but Tara was able to cause an earthquake while Lovesh stole the mirror away, it's been in this office ever since." Louis finished.
"So if I'm here, that means that maybe your brother is in CWCville!"
"Perhaps, listen girl, if you know anything about getting him out we need to know."
"Before I was pulled here I saw Magi-Chan and my brother hold up this yellow ball."
"A yellow ball."
"Yeah, it was like, a glowing Sonichu ball."
"Sonichu ball? Would those be like the Pikonic spheres?"
"I don't know, maybe?"
Pikonic interrupted, "The Pikonic spheres are legendary treasures. They were created after the birth of our rave over a century ago. We don't know much about them, there's an old man who lives up in the mountains who told me and Raiose once about some prophecy, something about how if all seven are found, they have magic powers. Great magic powers, he claimed nothing could stop them."
Crystine touched the Mirror of Light, "I've heard that there are seven Pikonic spheres. We have one in the Wikville Museum of Magic. Maybe that old man knows where the other six are. Pikonic, take Crystal there tomorrow. Have her live with you and the others. Who knows how the residents here would react if they saw her here. Nobody in the city needs to know about her. I want this to stay in the room; you guys, myself, and Officer Norbert are the only ones who know this. "
"Yes ma'am!" Raiose and Pikonic saluted.
"Good, get her out of here before the citizens wake up and see her!"
"Understood. Let's go."
Back at the outskirts, Pikonic had called the other members of the Septet of Serenty to meet in his cellar to discuss their new discovery. His cellar was a hole in the earth, the walls were dirt and there was a large slab of concrete in the middle, a broken stone pillar stood as a pedestal. Crystal stood near a wall and waited.
A purple Pikonic appeared through the ground. "Pikonic, what is this about?"
"Lovesh, take a look." Pikonic pointed at Crystal.
"Why is governor Channing here? Why is she dressed so, odd?"
"Because she isn't.."
"Misses Channing! Why are you dressed like a clown?!" A light blue Raiose in a red sweater and a dark blue skirt came rushing in, when she entered Crystal felt like the room became colder.
"That's not my mother Ellie."
Crystal felt the ground move under her feet as a gray Raiose with a black hat popped up in front of her. "Well, if it ain't Channing, who on the brown earth is she?" She climbed out of the hole she was in, revealing her red shirt and black overalls.
"Is she an impostor?!"
"Pikonic! Why the heck did you bring an impostor here?! She should be in jail, she should." The gray one shook the dirt off her face.
Lovesh became irritated, "Tara! Ellie! Must you two always be so irrational, let's let Pikonic explain before we jump to conclusions!"
"Thanks Lovesh, once Plague and Malona get here I'll explain everything."
Ellie and Tara pouted.
"Oh, but I'm already here." Crystal smelled something awful as a green Pikonic entered the room. "Sorry for the rudeness of my companions, Tara and Ellie can be like that at times. The name is Plague Pikonic." He extended his hand to her. As Crystal shook his hand she began to cough. "Terribly sorry, m'lady. My, unique scent takes a bit of adapting. I'll stand on the other side of the room, if it pleases you."
"Please, I haven't adapted to you in 20 years." Ellie blurted out.
"And standing a few feet away don't help nobody much."
"That's enough from you two!"
"Oh, no. It's quite alright. Thank you Plague."
"Not a problem at all. I didn't choose to be a poison type, but I do what I can and must to make others around me comfortable."
"It's not much." Ellie mumbled.
"Here I am!" A red Raiose in a light gray dress with a yellow scarf entered the room, when she entered Crystal felt a welcoming warmth that offset Ellie's coldness, "Why, who is this? She looks like Crystine! Hello new friend, my name is Malona." She rushed over and gave Crystal a big hug. "What's yours?"
"Hi Malona." Crystal smiled, "My name is Crystal."
"Aww, that's such a pretty name!"
"T-thank you."
"Let's get down to business." Pikonic took his spot at the pedestal. "As you've all seen by now, we have a guest. No, she is not the mayor. And no, she is not an impostor. Her name is Crystal and she came here from another place. She got here through a mirror."
Everyone gasped.
"You mean, like a mirror in my bathroom?"
"No Ellie."
"Like a mirror that took Ian?"
"Yes Lovesh. She got pulled here from what she's calling a Dark Mirror. She told us about where she came from, tell them Crystal."
"Well, I, I don't know where to begin."
"Tell them about your brother, your hedgehog defenders, how you ended up in the dark mirror, and the yellow ball."
The Septet of Serenity stayed silent as Crystal talked about Chris, the Sonichus and Rosechus of CWCville, the witch Walsh, the Dark Mirror, and the Sonichu Ball.
"Excuse me, if I'm not mistaken, you believe these Pikonic spheres can free Ian?"
"That's right Plague. That's why I called this meeting, tomorrow I'm escorting Crystal up to that old prophet in the mountains. Tara, you're coming with us. If something goes wrong I want the Raiose that controls rocks to be with us."
Tara nodded, "Sure thing!"
"Plague, Lovesh, I want you guys to go with the governor tomorrow to the Museum of Magic. I have a feeling my mother is going to need help, especially if Shawl or...she, gets there."
"Yes sir!"
"Of course Pikonic."
"Raiose, Ellie, you two stay here for now, Mother doesn't want anyone to know about Crystal right now. If anyone asks us where we are, just tell them we went to Wikrule to help those Pikonics with, no maybe not that, tell them were in the ocean looking for, hmmm, no. Just tell them something."
Ellie rolled her eyes, "Fine."
"Alright then, let's all go home and get some sleep. Crystal, we have a spare room for you."
As the Pikonics were leaving Crystal stopped Raiose, "What did Pikonic mean when he said Crystine might need protecting if, she, shows up?"
Raiose patted her on the head, "Don't worry about that, just worry about your mission tomorrow."

Spoiler

Based on what little you know, pick a favorite Pikonic/Raiose. NOW!

 

[CWCissey]

Spoiler

Based on what little you know, pick a favorite Pikonic/Raiose. NOW!

Why? Are you going to kill it, gut it, cook it and serve it?

But Tara.

 

[Pikonic]

Why? Are you going to kill it, gut it, cook it and serve it?

Worse, I was thinking of getting an...

Official Septet of Serenity Member Medallion!!
Made by C. Weston Chandler.
Officially endorsed by Pikonic.*

*If he relists again, which he probably will if he doesn't go to jail.

 

[Orthodox Chrischanity]

Worse, I was thinking of getting an...

Official Septet of Serenity Member Medallion!!
Made by C. Weston Chandler.
Officially endorsed by Pikonic.*

*If he relists again, which he probably will if he doesn't go to jail.

We shall be eagerly awaiting the pictures.

Loving the story.

 

[Pikonic]

Hey kids, wanna get an
Official Septet of Serenity Member Medallion!!
(Made by C. Weston Chandler.
Officially endorsed by Pikonic.)

Just use this crappy, yet HAND DRAWN, medallion guide to all your new favorite characters!

Spoiler: Bad hand artery

Also, happy birthday to my fan and fellow writer @Orthodox Chrischanity

 

[Pikonic]

Chris's trial was a dissappoinent, I had a feeling it wouldn't be much though. I guess people were expecting a conviction. Oh well, back to Crystal.

Spoiler: (4) The Prophet

Crystal, Pikonic, and Tara began to think they'd never find the elderly prophet in the mountains. They were all exhausted, they brought a backpack of snacks and water but it was almost gone, but after hours of climbing and walking they found a small house made of rocks and logs.
"That's him! That's the old prophet."
Pikonic knocked on the cabin door. A young woman opened the door to greet them.
"Um, hello? We're looking for an old prophet who lives here."
"Oh, you mean my grandfather. Yes, he's here. He's very sick and won't be able to leave his bed though. Oh, and," The woman pulled a large silver ball out of her pocket, "He told me to give you this, I guess it's called a Silver Pikonic Sphere."
Pikonic took the large sphere and put it in his backpack, "Thank you, what's your name?"
"Kallie."
"Thank you again Kallie. Now may we see your grandfather."
"Yes of course, he told me you'd want to see him." She led them to his room.
The prophet had a long white and gray beard with light blue eyes and a bald head. He struggled to sit up. "Pikonic, it's been a long time."
"How do you remember me?"
"Oh oh, I remember everything that has and will happen. So, years ago I told you about the Pikonic spheres, and now you want to find them."
"Well, yes. You see..."
"Finding the Pikonic spheres will save Ian from the mirror of light, yes?"
"I, yeah."
"I can tell you where the other six are, but Ian will return without them, but you may still want them."
"Ian will come back?!"
"Yes yes, he'll make the journey back here on his own, it will almost kill him, but he'll be back. Promise me something Pikonic."
"What is it?"
"You and the others, including Crystal the girl, promise me you will keep Wikville and all surrounding it in peace."
"Well, yes. Of course we will. We always have."
"You believe in order and peace, one day you will have to break order to keep peace. You don't understand now but you will. Promise me you'll keep the peace."
Pikonic didn't exactly understand, "I will."
The old man told Pikonic where the other spheres could be found. Crystine would soon hold the Golden Pikonic Sphere, Shawl held the Diamond Pikonic Sphere. The Ruby Pikonic Sphere was in the oasis of a desert west of the mountains. The Emerald Pikonic Sphere was higher up the mountains, in a volcano. The Sapphire one was a family heirloom of the Wiks family themselves. The Pearl was off the coastline, near Wikville beach.
"Mr. Prophet, sir?" Crystal asked, "You said Ian would make it back here, do you know if I'll make it back to my home."
"You, I do not know. You are not one of us and I can't see past your aura," The old man smiled, "but you may decide this is your home one day."
"Oh, I see. Thank you anyway."
Kallie refilled Pikonic's backpack with some fruit and filled their bottles with fresh spring water and they were off.
"Break order to keep peace? Now what do y'all think that may mean?" Tara spoke for the first time since they left home.
"I don't know, but the old man said we would in time."
As they were walking back they were stopped by a woman wearing a golden dress, she had the same face as Crystal and Crystine, but her lips were fuller and her eyes were a blood red.
She put a hand on her hips, "Hi Pikonic! Who's your friend, she's cute."
"Who are you?" Crystal asked.
"I am simply everything Crystine is not; elegant, charming, open. I am Enitsyrc, apprentice to the great wizard Shawl. Tell me your name pretty girl."
"We don't have time for this Enitsyrc!"
"And I really don't have time for you, rat. I just want that sphere you have, I guess your capture is just a little bonus."
"Y'all ain't getting a bonus today!" Tara balled her fists and a boulder broke off the mountainside.
"Oh please, you're stupid rock won't stop me." Enitsyrc waved her hand and a giant fist made of yellow energy appeared. She waved again and the fist opened. It began to move towards Pikonic. Crystal managed to push him away but was grabbed by the fist in his place. She tried to break free, but it was no use.
"Oh isn't this just great. Whoever this pretty girl is, she's probably important. If you don't mind, I'm just gonna deliver her to Shawl."
"No!" Pikonic and Tara screamed. The fist tightened around Crystal and she passed out.
When she awoke she chained against a stone wall. Enitsyrc was leaning against the opposite wall.
"Good mourning beautiful. I must say there's something about you in chains I like."
"Don't touch me!"
"Oh don't worry, I have orders from Shawl not too. You'll be meeting him very soon. I may have failed in stealing the Silver Pikonic Sphere for him, but he's taken a deep interest in you. Apparently, Crystine doesn't want anyone to know about you. You're supposed to be her little secret, but now me and Shawl know about you. What's stopping us from showing you to the whole city?"
"How do you know about me?!"
"Shawl's got this talking staff thing, it's really smart. It's like a demon or something, it told us."
"Enitsyrc! Bring our guest up here! And make sure she isn't wearing that eyesore." A mans voice echoed from above.
Enitsyrc snapped her fingers and Crystals shackles disappeared. She snapped them again and a chest appeared, "Here's some commoner's clothes, find something that fits and put it on."
Crystal opened the chest and found a plain brown skirt, a leather vest with a cotton long sleeved shirt, and some flat leather shoes. She glared at Enitsyrc.
"Oh, you're a modest one, adorable. I'll turn my back."
Crystal quickly changed.
"Are you done yet?"
"Y-yes."
Enitsyrc turned around. "There, now you don't look like a clown school reject. Just get rid of that stupid Raiose necklace."
The Rosechu Medallion...
"I-I-I can't, this was a gift from my brother and, and, and..."
"Ok fine, just keep it under your shirt! Let's just go."
Enitsyrc lead Crystal up a flight of stairs to a large room. At the head of a wooden table, there was a man in a lilac robe sitting down. His eyes were red like Enitsyrc's and he had long gray hair. Near him on the table, there was a glowing orange orb on a short staff.
"Good evening Crystal. I am the great wizard Shawl." He placed his hand on his staff. "This is my colleague, Archduke Advanci."
"Just like Count Graduon." Crystal mumbled to herself.
Shawl didn't hear her, "You're probably wondering why your here."
"Because Enitsyrc brought me here."
"Yes, she did. She was trying to capture that rat Pikonic and get me the Silver sphere, but she failed. I like to say 'every failure is a new chance at success.' I see a great potential in you Crystal. You're my new chance at success."
"Why do you want me?"
"The Archduke told me that you came here through a Dark Mirror, and that Governor Channing wants your help in saving her brother."
"How do you know that?! And how do you know about the silver sphere?!"
"Don't question me girl!" The staff grumbled, "I know everything."
"I'm sorry about the rudeness of my colleague, but yes, we do know of your predicament. We also know how to get you back home. We could do it right now, it's very easy."
"How?!"
"You know about Ian? The Mirror of light? If the Dark Mirror took you here, than the Mirror of Light took him to..."
"CWCville!"
"Yes, I simply cast you into the Mirror of Light, and you're home. Would you like to see home?"
Crystal didn't want to trust Shawl, but she knew he was right, "I want to see CWCville."
"MIRROR OF LIGHT! REVEAL THE WORLD OF BRIGHT!" Advanci yelled. A giant gold mirror appeared, just like the one in Crystine's office, through the mirror Crystal saw CWCville beach, she saw Rosechu and Angelica sunbathing.
"Why, are they on vacation?" The mirror flashed white and Crystal saw an ocean. Bubbles appeared out of the water holding a light green ball. "I got it!" she yelled, "That's the last one! We can free Crystal!"
Crystal became smug, "Guess I won't be needing your help Shawl!"
Bubbles paused, "Once Chris gets out of the time void, if he ever gets out of the time void."
Crystals mouth dropped. "Well, the Sonichus will work day and night to free my brother!"
Bubbles swam to shore and reached for her phone, "Yeah Blake, I got the ball. Let's go to the pier and get some time alone. I need to get laid stat!"
"Oh dear, I really wish I hadn't heard that." Enitsyrc quipped.
"There are other Sonichus!"
The Archduke laughed, "I wonder what they're doing!"
The mirror flashed to Punchy and Wild talking about taking a class at the university, about dating.
"They're going to take a class on how to date?!" Crystal began to cry.
"I think she's seen enough." Shawl picked up Advanci and used him to smash the mirror, the shards went flying, and then disappeared. "You're friends are useless, I'm afraid. I'm not so useless, a wave of Archduke Advanci, a few words, and you're home, but you'll need to help us first."
Crystal wiped her eyes, "What do you want?"
Enitsyrc put her hand on Crystal's shoulder, "Shawl should be the leader of Wikville, not Crystine. Help us take her down, kill her if we must."
Crystal shook Enitsyrc's hand off, "What?! No! I'm not killing Crystine!"
Enitsyrc shrugged, "Then you're not going home."
Shawl stood up, "It's your choice Crystal, help us or don't. Go home or don't."
Crystal put her head down.
"So," Advanci asked, "what's your choice?"

 

[Pikonic]

This week I present:

Nobody Cares About Crystal: A super autistic hypothesis by Pikonic.

One of the many criticisms Sonichu has received involved how little Sonichu, Rosechu, and the Chaotic Combo cared about saving Crystal from the Dark Mirror Hole. Page 19 of issue six shows the sonichus in the mayor's office. Rosechu is concerned with how shaky Sonichu is, Wild is wishing they'd hurry up, Megagi is wondering about her friends back home, Darkbind is worried about Zelina, and Punchy is lamenting that he's missing a TV show.
One can forgive Darkbind, Megagi, and even possibly Rosechu. Perhaps Wild wanted them to hurry up out of concern and wanting to know more about the situation, maybe Punchy was trying to lighten the mood, or in denial that things were as bad as they were.
This is all ruined the following page when Bubbles makes the transition from Crystal's current state to how great Bionic is. Instead of telling her she's being an inappropriate twat, Punchy, Wild, Megagi, Patti, and Angelica join in on Bubble's bland conversation about Bionic, basketball, and what women want in a man. All this mere seconds after Magi-Chan has said things look bad for Crystal.
Nevertheless, the rats go and find the Sonichu balls. Despite Crystal possibly dying in the Dark Mirror's realm, gathering the Sonichu balls is done out of convenience rather than urgency. Bubbles got the Sonichu ball at the beach because they were already there on vacation, Wild went to 4-cent because Sonichu and Rosechu were already going there to remove dick pics off the internet. They got two because Darkbind had them, and he was literally in the room with them, and they got another from downstairs when Reldnahc tried to steal it from a jeweler. Let's not forget Magi-Chan already had one out of nowhere (that's 6 out of 7, gotten by either luck or convience) It's like I wanted a soda while getting gas at the station, "since I'm here, I can grab that too." The first thing they do after getting the last ball is take dating education class, or nothing for Sonichu, Rosechu, Bubbles, Blake, Magi-Chan and Angelica.
Later in the series, Chris emerges from the time void. Keep in mind the sonichus have 5 balls, and Chris has two. The collection is complete. One would think saving Crystal (the point of collecting the damn things in the first place) would be the first thing to do, right? I mean, if CWCissey got trapped somewhere and Trickie and I had the keys to free him, we'd go free him the second we had all the keys. Right? Right?
No. First they need to get the fucking band together, kill thousands, cure the homogay population, fight Reldnahc, and become their super forms. (Sorry CWCissey, I gotta finish this chapter, Trickie has to put up her next page, I need to go to the DMV, and Trickie wants lunch first.) THEN Crystal is FINALLY saved, and only Chris and Patti are there, the sonichus didn't even bother to swing by, keep in mind most of them were doing nothing of importance.
So now the question is, why didn't the sonichus care that much about Crystal? (Why nobody cared in the comic.)
Well, why should they? They didn't even know Crystal. Crystal is seen only once in the same room as them minutes before her capture, and she has never exchanged dialogue with any hedgehog. The fact is, they barely knew her. It's not crazy to not want to risk your neck for someone who has never spoken to you. The reason they care at all is because Chris cares....however,
The bigger question is, why didn't Chris care about Crystal? (Why the author didn't care IRL.)
Simply because, Crystal isn't real.
Let's talk about Crystal as a character first. Chris in the comics reflected Chris in real life, he wanted female companionship above all else. When he created Crystal, he didn't have a woman to latch on to. Sarah was in a long term relationship ready to get married, the gal pals of MHS were long fucking gone, he didn't appear to make friends in college, Megan wasn't his "true sweetheart" yet, and trolls didn't exist. So when Chris had no woman in his life, he created a sister, a female companion who would be there for the rest of their lives but wouldn't stop him from getting a real girlfriend. Is it insane to think Crystal was basically a placeholder until Chris got a girlfriend and the girlfriend could be the lead female instead? Not really.
I think that's why Crystal was captured, it was to get her out of the way so Sailor Megtune could be Chris's female partner. I'm sure had Meg-Chan not "dumped" Chris, they would've saved Crystal and she's say something dumb like "Here Meg-Chan, take my Rosechu medallion and fight crime with my brother, you're better and stronger than I'll ever be." then leave and never come back. Sadly, Megan "dumped" Chris, but by then he was internet famous, so he had numerous girlfriends, meaning he had no use for Crystal. Crystal is finally saved in 2010, after Kacey called it quits but before Jackie showed up. Is it a coincidence that Chris saved Crystal at a point in time he had no "girlfriend"? Maybe, maybe not. So Crystal took back seat to "girlfriends" that were "real" because she wasn't, and that's why Chris didn't care, because if he already had what was planned to replace Crystal, why need Crystal?
Writing this has forced me to do a lot of research on Crystal Weston Chandler, and making me look deeper into a character who's barely is in a dozen pages. Her story goes beyond her simply getting captured with little hope of rescue, it's about an innocent character left by the wayside because all the other characters are selfish pricks. Crystal did nothing wrong. In fact, the reason she was captured was because she did a selfless act to save Meg-Chan. Only to be abandoned for 3 years.
Keep in mind Chris believes in an alternate universe where his creations are just as real as you and me. Crystal is just as real to him as Sonichu or Simonla.
How shitty would you feel if you were Crystal? Or, if Chris is right, how shitty does the real Crystal Weston Chandler feel?