March 27, 2023
Countdown to Companions
The newly opened courthouse bustled with activity. The first batch of EGGs were about ready to hatch and the mayor of VIMworld decided to gather all of the citizens to bring their EGGs. “It’s a great way for all of us to finally see what’s inside of these things.”
Philippe walked past the row of glowing incubators. Many of the timers were approaching the zero hour. He noticed at the end of the tables where the incubators were perched a sad looking Mage Bella. “Why the frown?” he asked.
“We’ve still got many more days to see what’s inside my EGG,” she replied. “All my other friends went back to MossHaven because they didn’t want to wait.”
“I wouldn’t worry about them,” smiled Philippe. “I don’t think they realized how rare of an EGG you have. It’s a Kirinmera, and it’s considered a “Godly” EGG. You’ve got yourself a real find!”
Mage Bella started smiling. “I can’t wait to see what everyone else is going to get.”
“Me too,” said Philippe as he continued walking around the room, meeting and greeting the other citizens of VIMworld.
“I don’t know why we need a courthouse in VIMworld.” St. Reed looked harshly at Philippe. “And why do we need jail cells?”
“After the battle of VIMworld, I realized that we have some bad forces out there that mean to do us harm. I hope we never have to use them.”
“Bah,” laughed Sheriff Mo. “We don’t use our cells in Purgatoria.”
“That’s because you shoot first and ask questions later,” said Julie. “Maybe if you let one or two live, we could bring them to trial.”
Sheriff Mo shook his head. “I’m not a big fan of survivors. Too much trouble.”
“We’ll do things differently here,” said Philippe. “I can’t imagine any of us here would cause issues, though. Who do we know that would cause any issues?”
Armstrong rolled up excitedly, waving his arms. “The EGGs are about ready to hatch! Come on over!”
Philippe and Sheriff Mo excitedly joined the crowd and watched as the timers on two incubators went to zero. The incubators shook wildly as the lid flew off and the EGG floated out. The EGG then started shaking and cracking. Blinding light poured out of the cracks as the EGGs suddenly opened up.
From the first EGG, a small blue and yellow box popped out. The dials on the front looked like two big eyes, and a small opening in front looked like a mouth. “Aww, ain’t it cute,” said Julie. “What is it?”
“It’s obviously a…” Philippe scratched his head in confusion. “Hmm. I’m not sure.”
Diego stepped out of the crowd and towards the other incubator. “I’m more interested in this one.” He pointed to a giant plate of seafood, which had hatched out of another EGG. “It looks like a feast!”
“That’s from my EGG!” said Pigsy as he hopped for joy. “I’ll have that tonight.”
“You’re going to eat that all by yourself, Piggy?” said Sheriff Mo.
Pigsy got face to face with Sheriff Mo. “It’s Pigsy. Call me by the right name.”
“Piggy. Pigsy. Whatever. You’re still a pig.”
“That doesn’t matter!”
“Maybe you should pick another name,” taunted Sheriff Mo.
“Maybe I will! But first, I’m going to rake the floor with you!” Pigsy pushed his belly out and sent Sheriff Mo sprawling to the ground. Mo hopped back up, but before he could attack back, Armstrong and Philippe stood between them to stop them from fighting.
“Maybe you should take the seafood home now and relax a bit,” said Philippe.
A loud belch echoed across the courthouse. “Too late.” Diego laughed as he licked the empty plate. “And it was delicious!”
“Why you…” Pigsy leapt toward Diego. Despite his size, Diego defied physics and almost instantly appeared a few feet away. Pigsy went sprawling to the ground where Diego was standing. “I want my food back!” he shouted.
“You snooze, you lose,” said Diego. “You can have the empty plate, though. It’ll look nice…” Diego stopped and stared at the plate. All of the seafood had returned. “You mean I can eat again? What is this thing?”
Philippe studied the plate carefully. “I don’t know. Maybe it’s like my magic jacket. Maybe it just keeps replenishing itself.”
“It is a Seafood Fete. And it has a limited number of times you can feed yourself with it,” said a small voice.
Everyone looked around to see where the voice came from. “That’ blue thingy,” said Julie. “It talked!”
“Yes! I can talk. I’m a battery pack, and I can help recharge you by giving you POWA every week,” said the little blue box. “And I am here to help you! All of us companions are here to help you.”
“That’s what’s in these EGGs?” asked Pigsy. “Companions? Helpers? Where did they come from?”
“Why, the gods and goddesses, of course!” said the little battery pack. “They have blessed the EGGs with special properties to help those that care and nurture them. They wanted to give all of you some assistance.”
Philippe chucked softly. “Why do we need assistance?”
“Because with what’s coming,” said the cheerful battery pack, “you’ll need all the help you can get.”
Slowly, the smile faded from Philippe’s face as he looked around the now quiet and sombre room.
— END
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