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A Fork in the Road (Stuck Stories)

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The following is a short story I wrote about some characters from my world, the Stuck. If you want to learn more about the world itself, you can go here, but the characters in this story are unrelated to any other characters I have.
also I can't get the cover to work I'm sorry :')
-Rae




June 14


I’m going to try and keep a journal. It’s something I’ve always thought would be interesting and now more than ever I have the time to do it. I’ve always loved the way an orblette floats about. They’re like fireflies, but completely different. I’ve had the pleasure of living alongside my orblette friend Raul for seventeen wonderful years. We’ve traveled across the entire Stuck together and we’ve seen a lot of beautiful things. My favorite part about Raul is his fondness of pulling together the views of our journey and shaping them in his little glass body. He hasn’t done that in a while though, which brings me to my current state, and the biggest reason I’m keeping this journal. Raul is changing. The little guy made himself a cocoon about a week ago which has been sitting near my campsite for some time now. According to the lady I talked to in Pakha, that’s completely normal for them, but it still feels wrong not seeing him floating about creating funny little scenes and whistling along to my guitar. I don’t know what I’d do with myself if it weren’t for a little vostid I found a few days after Raul went into his cocoon. He’s probably only a week old, which is before their parents ordinarily let them go. I looked for a long time trying to find his family, but I never saw anything. There aren’t any houses for a half-mile so he doesn’t belong to anyone, and besides, he doesn’t seem house trained. When I found him, I could hold him in the palms of my hands, but now he’s almost four feet tall. It’s amazing how much these guys can grow in a week. Just like everything else here, they’re used to a fast-paced existence, just like me. I’ve been feeding him with some nectar I made from a milkberry bush I found nearby, and he seems really healthy. I wonder what Raul will think of him when he comes out of that cocoon.


June 18

I’ve decided to name the vostid Leben because that means life in German, my native tongue. I thought the name would be fitting since he seems so full of, well, life. Sometimes I wonder how he doesn’t get tired with all his yipping and running around. I reckon he’d provide good, fast travel if he decides to stay with me. I won’t make him stay of course unless he wants to, I just want to make sure he’s doing well before I release him to find his story. I can’t say I wouldn’t miss him though, I’ve grown rather fond of him over the past week and a half. I still don’t know when Raul will come back. I have to say, I thought it would be faster than this. I have no clue how much longer I’ll be here for. Weeks? Months? It’s hard to tell right now. I’m thinking of walking to the nearest town and seeing if I can get someone to come look at him, but I’m worried about leaving him behind. I can’t bring the cocoon with me, I’ve been warned that moving it could be harmful to his proper development and the last thing I want to do is hurt him because I was trying to help.


June 19

I decided to go into town to get some help today. I left a note for Raul and he always knows how to find me if he needs to. I’m still worried that he’ll be discovered and harmed in some way, but I know that my fear is unjustified. Nearly everyone I’ve met on my journeys has been very kind to me. I took Leben with me because I didn’t want to leave him alone there, but now I face the problems of bringing a two-week-old vostid to a populated area. I’ll have to make a leash for him or something so he doesn’t get into trouble. I keep reminding myself that their fears aren’t entirely unjustified. While I know he wouldn’t harm anyone, not everyone has had the same experiences I have, and I’m sure they’re scared for a reason. I’m about to head into the city. Leben is excited to be on the move for once, and I can’t blame him. Sitting here day after day has been terrible. I’ll write more after I finish with my business in the city, however long that may take.

I was in the city for five hours. Several stands of goods were nearly toppled and I’m pretty sure Leben almost killed a poor woman who was minding her own business because she was buying some meat that he thought looked like a good snack. First I had to wrestle Leben into a leash, which he understandably hated. It can’t be helped though, as he’s not big enough to be properly ridden yet and he’s far too rambunctious to run free. Then I had to go all around the city trying to find the vet’s office. I suppose I could have asked someone for directions, but they probably wouldn’t have known anyway. Either way, that alone took me an hour and a half, what with having to take care of my hyper-curious young friend. Once I was there they told me I’d have to wait until all their patients were taken care of and one of the vets could get away for a while. I agreed of course, since this isn’t exactly an emergency. After about an hour they just sent me out with one of their orblettes saying that they’d call me when they were ready. The little guy seems pretty nice, although I obviously can’t hear him. Now I’m camped outside the city waiting for someone to show up. Altogether, it was a very tiring day. Leben conked out about a few minutes ago. I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve seen him actually sleep, so he must have gotten really worn out. I might take this time to sleep as well, I don’t know when I’ll get another chance.


June 20

Today we went back to the clearing where I left Raul with the vet. He’s a really nice guy and seems genuinely concerned about his patients. He said that Raul is doing fine, and I should expect him to ‘emerge’ as he put it in one or two weeks. I had no idea orblettes stayed in their cocoons for so long. It makes me wonder what else I don’t know about him. While the vet was here he gave Leben a quick check-up. He’s in good health, but I’m supposed to completely cut the milkberries from his diet and give him meat instead. I’d like to teach him how to hunt so that he can be self-sustaining, although I’m not sure how I would do that yet. That’s a problem for tomorrow.


June 23

It’s been a few days since the physician came. I’ve been trying to teach Leben how to hunt for himself, but he doesn’t really get it. I don’t think he realizes what he eats and what he sees in the wild are the same things. I have an idea of how to get him to understand though, and I’ll try it tonight. There haven’t been any changes with Raul except his cocoon has darkened to the color of dead grass. Supposedly that’s normal, but I’m not too sure.


June 24

Leben figured it out. He doesn’t like killing for food, but he understands that it needs to be done. Now I have to face the question of whether or not I’ll be ready to let him go if he decides to leave. To be honest, I don’t think I am.

June 30

Raul’s cocoon has started shivering and it’s all flaky when I touch it. It won’t be long until I get to see my old friend again. I wonder if he’ll like Leben.


July 1

It happened. He’s finally emerged. I don’t know if I… I don’t know how to feel. Raul isn’t the same creature he was when he entered the cocoon. I knew what was going to happen, but I still didn’t anticipate this. Raul is more man-like now I suppose. He has long-fingered hands and treelike legs that struggle to let the ground go when he walks. His ears are more elf-like than ever and his fluids have turned from their original golden color to a mossy blue. His eyes are the same though, searching and infinitely wise, despite his short years. I’ve missed those eyes dearly. Raul’s appearance isn’t the only thing that’s changed though. His voice is different now. The best way I can explain it is a voice shouting from far off that’s also right next to you. Almost like a dream. He seems antsy, but not to be on an adventure, just… impatient. Like something is coming and when he gets a signal he’ll be gone. At least he seems to like Leben.


July 8

A lot has happened since I last wrote. Raul isn’t here anymore, and I don’t know exactly when I’ll see him again. Let me explain. On July 2, about a week ago, I started hearing a noise in the woods at night. At first, it was just a little hum, like the cicadas back on Earth. Night by night it’s grown stronger and more heartfelt, throbbing and pulling me outside to stare at the forest and the stars wonderingly. I didn’t think Leben could feel it at all until last night, when I know he heard it by the way he came out and stood silently by me, looking as if his heart were going to burst. Then Raul walked over, looking like he was in so much pain, and finally I knew. I told him something I never thought I would say, and he left. I know it was the right decision, but it pained my heart to see my best friend move on. The last thing he said as he vanished into the trees was this: “Our map isn’t finished yet. We might be plotting different parts, but we’re still making the same map. I’ll see you when it’s finished.” And I for one, am happy with that answer. I don’t know where my paths are going to take me, but Leben and I are going to record our half of the map in this journal.
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RookiePlayer
05/05/2020 2:30 pm
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amazing :D
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-Rae- deactivated
05/05/2020 3:44 pm
Level 36 : Artisan Sheep
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Thanks! :D
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-Rae- deactivated
05/02/2020 9:11 pm
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Here's what the cover is supposed to be until I can figure out how to fix it :/
please don't judge the very bad looking vostid, it's hard to draw a creature you invented
keyboard_arrow_downPicture :D
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Hawthxrn
05/03/2020 4:29 pm
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good job.
I wish I was as talented as you, being able to draw covers for my books.

I like the idea of a place like the stuck. you could add some links to history on earth where people that went missing years ago fell into the place, solving some mysteries from the past.
Anyway, this is really cool, I love it.
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-Rae- deactivated
05/03/2020 9:18 pm
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Thank you! And that is an absolutely brilliant idea, I am definitely going to do that :D
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