Foxes of Veece
by Audrey R.
Chapter 1: The Story
Geo woke with a start. It was time for a story! His mother started. “Long ago in a land far away from here, there were the Foxes of Veece. They had magical stones. They held them to give them the ability to do magic. Each stone had its own power. Opal could give you the power to perform psychic abilities. Amber gave the power to look into one’s past. Obsidian was the power to confuse others. There were many other stones. But one day, the stones were destroyed!”
Geo listened carefully to what his mother had to say next. She continued, “It all started with a fox named Zane. His friend was very evil. But Zane didn’t know that. His friend had an obsidian stone, so he confused Zane. Now Zane thought he had to destroy all the stones. He had a granite stone that gave him the power to control the weather. Zane used lightning to destroy the stones. But when the stones exploded, they created a path called the Path of Thunder. The stones created it for only the truest heroes who were seeking guidance. But only one hero can awaken its true power.”
Geo liked this story. He wanted to be the here to awaken the true power of the Path of Thunder. “Mama!” he said. “I’ll be the one to awaken the true power of the Path of Thunder!”
His mother laughed. “Now go explore! You have lots of energy,” she said.
Geo ran out of his den. There were other foxes, not pups like Geo, but grown ones trampling about in the small village of Tatjy. All of them were grey foxes. None had magical stones like the ones in the story. The bells! thought Geo. The bells rung if you had an important message. Geo scurried to some metal bells. A brass stick hung beside it. Geo grasped it in his teeth and banged it against the bells. RING!
The foxes stopped what they were doing and perked their ears. “A pup!” one howled. “Let’s see what he has to say!” Murmurs swept through the crows like wind: fast and quiet.
Geo asked, “Can anyone help me look for the Path of Thunder?” The crowd froze and the whispers stopped.
“The Path of Thunder?” asked on quietly.
“Yes,” said Geo, his voice full of courage. The crowd froze once more. This must be a dangerous journey. They must think I’m so courageous and brave! thought Geo. Everyone waited for what would happen next.
Then the whole crowd burst into laughter. Geo whimpered. “C’mon, let’s get back to work!” requested a fox. All of the foxes except three left to go back to work.
“This young pup shall be good for training. He seems worthy,” said one of the three.
“He seems like a… psychic,” said another.
“We shall collect him on the morrow,” said the third.
So those three foxes went to the end of the village looking for Emberange Avenue. The three foxes found Emberange Avenue and turned into a narrow trail that led off Emberange Avenue and to one small den: the den of Geo and his mother.
“What shall his new name be?” asked one of the three foxes.
“It shall be…” another paused in thought.
“It shall be… Geogene.”
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