Just bumpin'
New chapter in a few hours. I think.

The next chapter will be delayed a few hours, as I have to go somewhere for a little bit. I should have it done tonight, or tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

-What they know WILL hurt you-
(Amazeltoa)

After I finished crying, Marika perked up and mewed excitedly, like she realized something, and ran off into the bushes. I was curious about what she ran off for, as she usually doesn't do that. She came back holding an old and tattered book in her mouth. The only thing it had on the cover was a few symbols, not from the Gremlin language. But when I peeked inside, it was full of interesting things. I decided to start from the beginning, as nothing in the middle made sense to me. As I read, I figured out that this was a book with magic. It talked about things such as summoning orbs, everflames and some other stuff. If I can remember, the first spell I used was to summon a fireball in my paw. I spoke the words aloud, and as if by magic, a purple glowing flame appeared in my paw. I was astonished at what just happened, and was hungry (metaphorically) for more. But I remembered why I was here, and that I should head back up to my sector in the Factory, as my parents would be waiting for me. I said goodbye to Marika who mewed a goodbye in return, and pressed the up button on the elevator. I got up to my house, and the first thing my father did was hugged me. He said he was sorry that he yelled at me and made me so upset. I forgave him, and that was that. Happy times right? Wrong. Turns out the book I found would get me banished from the Ironclaw clan. My mom told me when I got into the house that the next day, I didn't have to go to engineer training, and that I could do whatever I want. I was happy, as I wanted to study the book more.
The next day, I headed into the Gremlin library, and sat down in a chair in the commons area, and started reading the book. Thank god I had common sense, and didn't practice the spells in there. I learned that I could do more stuff with that little fireball I could summon. Someone must have noticed the contents of the book, and tipped me off to Gremlin authorities, because that night, I got a letter that told me to come to a Gremlin court hearing. The reason said, was that I was allegedly practicing magic. I had no choice but to tell my parents. I showed them the book, I showed them its contents, and I showed them the letter. They looked very grim, and told me they would not accompany me to my hearing. So was it. I went to the Gremlin courthouse, and judging by what I told them, I was screwed. My punishment was to be banished from the Ironclaw colony forever. I was shocked. They said I could keep the book, as long as I left the Factory within 1 cycle. I left immediately. I went to the only place I would have thought of, my Treasure Vault. I got down to there, and Marika greeted me, as always. I scooped her up, and went in deep to the cat statue in the center. I sat there for a while, studying my magic, and learning spells. I heard voices, and my ears pricked. I put down my book, and brought out my purple fireball. I saw two knights, one wearing a robe, and another wearing a strange looking slime coat and a hat. He looked inquisitively at me, so I decided to retaliate. "Who are you?! What are you doing here?!" The Jelly man took that to heart and brought out a vicious looking thorn, and charged at me. The other knight shouted, "Wait, Legion! Stop!" I jumped out of the way just in time, and threw a wave of purple fire towards the Jelly man. I was surprised when he divided and evaded my attack. I had little warning before he crawled on to me and held me fast. I couldn't move at all. I tried to struggle and dispel the Jelly man, but it didn't work. He then started to cut my entire body with thorns, and it hurt a lot. I screamed, I thrashed, to no avail. When he was done with me, I had scratches all over me, I was bleeding from my snout, I had a long scar across my face, and my arm was broken. I laid on the ground while Marika was darting around me wailing. The other knight came over to me and whispered in my ear, "I'm sorry, I saw Basil coming. He can fix you up." I trusted this knight, even though the Gremlins were enemies of Knights. They descended on the elevator, and I was alone with Marika. I tried to move, but I couldn't. My vision was getting blurry, and the last thing I heard was, "Oh, oh my! Poor, poor child!" It had a mechanical voice, and just before I fainted, I felt myself being lifted into the air.
(Basil)
I saw the poor Gremlin child laying on the ground bleeding all over, and the only thing I thought of doing then was taking him back to Haven and helping him recover from his injuries. He had a book and a Mewkat with him, and they looked like the belonged to him, so I took those too. It was an awful thing, looking into those sad, blue eyes, just before they closed. Nevertheless, I took the Gremlin up to my house in the Haven Bazaar, and set him down and his Mewkat on the spare cot I had. I began making medicine for the Gremlin child, consisting of Blaze Pepper, Volt Oil, and a Spark of Life. It was the last one I had too. I also thought about adding Warp Dust, as the medicine always tasted awful, and so I did. I left it to simmer, and began making my favorite Katnip soup.
(Amazeltoa)
The last thing I remembered was being attacked in my Treasure Vault and then being lifted into the air. Now what I saw was that I was inside a house with a tall Stranger in robes leaning over me and feeding me some medicine. When he saw I had opened my eyes, he looked surprised and said, "Good Morning!" I sat up and saw Marika playing with an unfamiliar Bloogato. And then I saw my arm, and said, "What in the name of Cradle am I doing here?"

(Amazeltoa)
The Stranger fiddled with the sleeve of his robe a little, and then explained nearly everything. "I found you, scratched, bleeding and nearly dead, in a Treasure Vault", he explained. "Thankfully, I-". He was interrupted by a crashing from the other room, frantic barking and squishing noises. A rock came out of the door, which I recognized as a Rock Jelly, a failed Gremlin experiment that my father worked on when I was only 300 cycles old. A Skolver also burst out of the door and chased after the jelly into the streets of Haven. Basil told me, "One moment please" and then ran down the street shouting, "Blue, Robert, get back here!" He came back a little while later, and asked the Bloogato, "Bloo, go chase after the other Blue please." The little Kat nodded and then flew out the door after the two animals. "Those gosh darn creatures", the Stranger muttered under his... erm, breath. "Anyway, if I found you nearly dead somewhere and you find yourself here now, I suppose you can figure out the rest", he finished his story. "Anyhow, my name's Basil." I nodded in acknowledgement and said slowly, "Hello... Basil." He looked like he was going to ask ANOTHER question to me, when the Bloogato, named Bloo, or Blue 1 came back dragging the Rock Jelly, which was named Robert, and the Skolver, named Blue, or Blue 2. Basil paid no attention to this, and asked me, "So, what's your name?" I was hesitant, but thought that if this Stranger was taking care of me, I might as well tell him my name. "Amazeltoa", I responded. He looked thoughtful for a second and then he inquired, "Doesn't that mean Moonstone in Gremlin?" Ack, Basil discovered my true name! I looked down while blushing profusely and stammered, "Y-yes." I heard and impatient mew by my bedside, and looked down and saw Bloo. He flew over to the stove, where a spicy smell was emanating and jumped up and down. "Oh, right", Basil said. "I forgot about the soup." He turned the burner off, and poured the soup into separate bowls, one medium sized, for me, and two smaller ones, for Marika and Bloo. Basil handed the medium bowl to me and said, "Drink up, its Katnip soup!", and winked at me. Gremlins have a high heat resistance naturally, so I had no problem downing the hot soup. I looked over, and saw the two Kats licking at their soup, Bloo nearly slurping it. "I have something to ask of you, Amazeltoa", Basil said. "Can you perform magic?" I was surprised when he said that. "How did you know that?", I asked him. "The book I found with you had magic symbols that I recognized." I nodded my head, and said, "Yes, I can do magic." "Then I have something to ask of you, Amazeltoa. "Can you help us Strangers and Knights in Haven with creating new elevators? We only have one gate, and it only changes with cycles. I would like you to make new ones, if thats possible." I thought about it, and I decided I might as well. "Ok, I accept.", I replied. "Good! I had already told everyone in Haven of your presence and what you would do for us!" He looked painfully cheerful.
-1 Cycle Later-
I walked up to the podium in Haven's town square and started telling my story. "My name is Amazeltoa, and I am a Gremlin banished from the Ironclaw colony. I explored the Clockworks a while after that, looking for a place to settle down. Unfortunately, I was heavily injured, in a Treasure Vault (I glared at the Jelly man in the crowd, who looked ashamed), but thankfully, Basil found me and brought me here. I am peaceful and have no intention of killing any Knight or Stranger in this crowd, or this town. Why would I anyway? I'm not part of the biggest Gremlin colony anymore." I walked off the podium, and Basil took my place. "As I said 2 cycles ago, Amazeltoa will help us with creating and repairing elevators. This will undoubtedly bring much prosperity to Haven!" The crowd cheered.
-Dusk-
"Isn't that great, Legion-L! He's going to help us explore new areas!", I said excitedly. "Although you shouldn't have hurt him so much, look his arm is broken." "I recognize danger when I see it", said Legion. "Even if I am curious about everything, I still can protect myself." I was hurt by his heartlessness a little. I looked back up at the Gremlin, or Amazeltoa, and sighed.
-Arus-
I looked at the paper given to me by King Tinkizar. The picture on the paper matched that of the Gremlin near the podium. "Amazeltoa..." "I'll have to have a word with him."
-Amazeltoa-
After the gathering dismissed, Basil brought me back to his house. Marika looked glad to see me, but Bloo wasn't there. "Oh, I have a present for you by the way", Basil told me as he went into the other room. When he came out, he was carrying a pile of clothes. He unfolded them, and they consisted of a black tanktop, khaki shorts, and... oh my god. Purple Darkfang Thwacker goggles. "Well, how do you like it?" I tried them on and smiled for the first time in my life. "I love it. Thank you."

Another bump?

Bump?

That was amazing, Iskender! I hope I have your permission to continue off of your chapter, because that's exactly what I'm going to do! Soon, at least.

(Anything is Possible)
-Amazeltoa-
I woke up with a start. I thought I was back in my home in the Ironclaw Factory, with my mother making oatmeal, with a dash of Blaze Pepper in and a Gel Core, just how I like it, and with the book gone and my life finally back to normal. And then I realized, it was just a dream. I was in the house I had rented for myself with the crowns I got from making gates and selling alchemy recipes. Lying in my bed, and what I thought was the Oatmeal was the remains of last night’s Katnip soup.
“Just a dream...”, I muttered, tears streaming down my face at the memory of my mother. And then I remembered the wings. Oh god, the wings. I hope they were just a dream too. I got up, and looked at my back. Those blood red wings were still there. I fluttered them a little, and felt them. They were smooth as a Ash Tail’s coat. All I wanted was to have a normal life, training to be an Engineer. And then the stupid book came along. I hated it. It ruined my life. All because of Marika. No, I can’t blame it on Marika. She’s just a Mewkat. They’re innately curious about everything. And then I realized that wasn’t a dream, that it could happen. I remembered the form that Gremlin gave me. I took it out and laid it on the counter. I read the letter that came with it aloud.
“Dear Amazeltoa; I know that you think you will never set foot back at the house of your birth, because you’ve been banished. I know what you’ve been banished for, and actually appreciate what you did. You’re one of the few Gremlins that have learned powerful magic, and the Gremlin kingdom could really use that power. That’s why Arus has given you this recruitment form for the Gremlin elite army, the Crimson Order. When you have filled out this form COMPLETELY, then please come to Depth 31. ~King Tinkizar. P.S. You’re not banished anymore, if you join the Crimson Order. You can go anywhere you like, once you’ve enrolled.”
I was surprised that King Tinkizar had mailed a letter to me, and actually wrote it himself for once. My decision was set. I filled out the form. And I put it in my pocket. And made the mistake of stepping outside. A group of Knights was surrounding me, all with evil grins on their faces.
“Get ready to die, filthy monster”, the Knight at the front of the group, Firehate, hissed.That’s when I snapped. I unleashed a storm of black hellfire and the knights barely had any time to move before they were burned to a crisp, and their remains dissipating. The only survivor was Firehate. I hated the book, I hated the knights, and I HATED HAVEN. I ran to the Arcade and jumped off the cliff before any knights could catch me. and sped down into the Clockworks. I unfolded my wings, and put them to good use. It didn’t take me long to get down to the surface of the core and open the entrance to the city Amirang, the Gremlin capital.
“HALT!”, the guards shouted at me. I showed them the letter King Tinkizar gave me and they let me pass. I got the the northern end of Amirang and took the elevator down a few floors. When I arrived, I gasped at the rich orange velvet that lined the walls of the office of the Crimson Order. I took a step forward on to the dark red carpet that matched the color of my wings. I came up to the desk and said, “Excuse me?”
“Yes, what do you need?”, the Gremlin at the desk snapped.
“I’m here to sign up”, I replied, putting King Tinkizar’s letter and the form I had filled out. The clerk read both over carefully and then looked up and me and smiled.
“Right this way sir, Arus has been expecting you”, she said. I followed her throughout the rich orange halls and got to an office with “Arus” engraved in a gold plate on a rich mahogany door.
“Thanks”, I said to the clerk.
“No problem.” I opened the door to find that the Gremlin who had given me the form was sitting at a desk and filling out papers.
“Ah, Amazeltoa, I’ve been expecting you! Allow me to introduce myself. I am Arus, a Crimson Order agent who has been tasked with finding you and recruiting you for the Crimson Order by King Tinkizar himself. You’re here to join, I gather?”, Arus asked.
“Yes, I want to join!”, I replied excitedly.
“Good, now sign here”, he said, gesturing to a piece of paper he put in front of me. I read over the contract carefully, and signed my name at the bottom. At that moment, the paper folded itself up, and flew up the vent shaft.
“I already have your... “uniform” prepared”, Arus slyly responded. He opened a drawer on his desk and brought out a set of clothes, that were... a dark orange tanktop, dark black shorts, and... traditional red Gremlin goggles, colored a warm red. Almost exactly like my old work clothes. I tried them on, and Arus remarked, “A good choice by our fashion designer I must say. Now run along, I think your parents are waiting for you.”
“M-my parents? I thought I was banished from Ironclaw!”, I stammered.
“Not anymore. King Tinkizar has ordered for the banishment order to be lifted, and you can freely travel anytime you aren’t working. I’ve decided to give you today off, but tomorrow, I expect you to be here at 8:00 AM sharp.”
“Thank you, sir”, I responded.
“It’s nothing. Now go visit your folks.” I found my way out of the Crimson Order’s HQ, and took off of Amirang’s overlook and started flying upwards to the Munitions Factory. I landed near the elevator, and started walking towards my old house. I knocked on the door, and my mother burst out the door and literally knocked me down. She was crying with happiness, and we stayed that way for the longest time. I pinched myself. It wasn’t a dream. It was real. Thank goodness.

My IGN is Littlerbit, same as my forum name.

I think I'll have to incorporate those ideas into the story. Thanks for the feedback too!