Gypsie Princess Effie's Diary: Entry Eighteen — Train To Nowhere
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Dear Diary,
Today, I got to ride on a train! Not just any train but a Shimmerbolt train.
Shimmerbolt trains use to be common, but after the near-appocolypse, they stopped running and mostly vanished.
Even though I am 1,000 years old, I don’t remember the Shimmerbolt trains. I am sure it is a senior moment that is causing me not to remember but riding a train for the first time since I can not remember was exciting.
The train ride itself was rather nice, relaxing and uneventful.
Ichigo went and hung out on the front of the train, so he could be brooding and fierce. Black Hawk went to the back of the train because he wanted to make speechs and wave to people as we passed.
Trilby summoned up a bunch of things, wombats, I think, but to be honest all these rodents sort of look the same to me, to help her drive the train. The good news is the train was on tracks, so we didn’t have to worry about what path Trilby would select to get us to where we were going.
I relaxed with Shakiria doll, talking about the Fox and doing our nails. I painted my nails with justice and Shakiria’s with sultry.
While I waited, I summoned up Yoda! I told Yoda to train Pumbkin in the ways of the Jedi. I think Pumbkin will be a great Jedi one day. The force is strong with that one. I mean he already uses the force to pick things up and get around. I bet he will be the most powerful Jedi ever.
Ichigo, Black, Hawk and Dame Britomart all decided to go outside the train at different points and fight with the natives as we passed. They called the natives demons because they looked like demons, had malice in their hearts, and had migrated from the pits of Hell. I think we need to try and be nice to everybody, and it is not nice to call people from Hell demons. Since these demons were here on the train tracks first, I think we should call them Hell World Tree Natives in order to show love and respect.
At first, I was thinking killing the Hell World Tree Natives was a bad strategy for Black Hawk to get votes to become Emperor . Then I remembered Black Hawk was an Emperor and not a politician. As an Emperor, he was going to conquer and grind any resistance to his rule beneath his iron heel of impressive compassionate tyranny, which made his attack the Hell World Tree Natives strategy much more sensible.
Trilby joined in the fight to opress the Hell World Tree Natives, too, by summoning up giant flying rat hippos that she calls the Capabera Squad, for some reason.
Black Hawk had a bunch of reformed or expendable moon nazis come out of his carpet bag to shoot at the Hell World Tree Natives, too, for added measure.
The party must have made the Hell World Tree Natives really mad though, because a really big Hell World Tree Native showed up to help his friends. Ichigo made the tactical mistake of chopping off the big Hell World Tree Native’s head because the big guy was full of little guys that swarmmed us.
The train started to tip over, so wire woman wraped all about me and anchored herself to the train to protect me from the crash. The Foxoffered to carry me to safety; he is so sweet, but I told him I needed to help my friends.
Black Hawk asked me to make the train invisible, make a couple fake ones, and things like that. I did as the Emperor commanded but it wasn’t as effective as he had hoped since we were stuck on some train tracks.
I think the train was about to tip over, but the Fox, he is so cute, got his friend Waldo to come, and, between them, they stopped the train from derailing. Waldo also knocked all the Hell World Tree Natives off the train with the help of reformed or expendable space nazis, Dame Britomart, Ichigo, and the rat hippos.
Black Hawk told me to do anything, or was it something, I wanted. I made the train look like it was in a loop de loop because rollercoasters are fun, which, of course, Hell World Tree Natives went after.
We were able to escape the rampaging Hell World Tree Natives with only a few expendable moon Nazi’s and hippo rats as casualties.
I was so thankful for Waldo’s help; I summoned up pretty girl ferret mirrage that would stand on her head for him to have as his own. Later that night, I used the Armband of the 9 tail fox to turn into a pretty 9 tail fox girl and did a performance dance for the Fox, as a thank you, too. The Fox and Waldo are good guys. I wonder if Waldo wants to marry me. I am guessing he does; after all, who doesn’t, and he does qualify, because he helped rescuse Mom and Dad. I think I should make an items that turns me into ferret, so I am not playing favorites with the Fox. The whole “stand on your head thing” is wierd*, though but if he is to be my husband, I shouldn’t complain.
[*-the weasel, Waldo, asks people to stand on their heads.]
Now that I think about it, I guess I should make an item that turns me into a duck, too. I don’t think an avian and star princesses marriage will work out. I mean how would we have ducklings? Still, I need to be impartial, and my feelings in this matter are moot. I sold my hand in marriage to any that could meet the requirement, and Duck is in the running.
I should do a performance for all the men in the running, too. Ichigo will act like he is not interested, but he is just playing hard to get. Not sure why Ichigo would go on the quest for my hand in marriage while playing hard to get. Men often make no sense, and, doubly so, when it comes to pretty woman.
After a bit on the train, we made it to a spot in the tracks went in 3 directions. I told everybody I made a false one for fun, even though I didn’t, but nobody seemed to like my joke. People are so serious some times that it takes the fun out of life or death choices.
Ichigo, the angel summoner, called up the wisdom of heaven and was able to find out one of the ways ended with the tracks going off a cliff or something equally bad.
We couldn’t figure out which of the other 2 ways were better, so Trilby just picked one, and off we went.
Black Hawk asked for me to make a giant flaming holy cross of holiness for the front of the train; so I did. It was so holy that you could smell, taste, feel, and hear the holiness just by looking at it.
The ride down the track was not eventful, but we did find the hero, Achilles, leading a band of weary warriors out of the pits of Hell or something close to it.
Achilles was really handsome. I think he may like me, but unless he rescues my mom and dad from some sort of yet-to-come imprisonment, I can’t accept his offer to marry me. I suppose if he goes and rescues the fake mom and dad that would count, too. I am not sure how Grendle’s mother will take the news that Achilles is interested in me, now but I am sure she will be understanding about it. After all, she is so pretty that clearly she has a kind heart.
A couple of Achilles men were possesed by demons, but Ichigo is so fierce to behold; he was able to cast them out like they were yesterday’s trash.
I used my flute to heal the wounded, and Trilby had a song and dance routine performed for the men to make them happier while they were served hot chocolate.
Black Hawk gave some speech that was so impressive that Achilles and his men swore to protect the new Emperor!
I served tea to the men and did some dancing like I would do with the men visiting the gypsies to help raise spirits, too.
All of the men but the 3 who were possessed agreed to come on our quest for the Grail. The three that were possessed needed some extra time to recover from their spiritual wounds so they went back to Titan. I gave those 3 a ball of hope that I created out of nothing that was from Pandora’s box. It radiated hope, and I thought it would help them recover faster.
Achilles also told us that the path we were on was a dead end, so we had to head back the way we came and take the other path.
I told Achilles I have heard many stories of him and that I was Greek, too. With me being so pretty and being from Greece, Achilles was really into me. I hope the other men seeking my hand don’t get jealous.
We were on the train for many days, and I used that time to craft some items.
Wire Woman, the Armband of the 9 tail fox, Shakiria doll, and the Lion of Sol were made real from moon light of my dress during the 3 plus days we were on the train.
I made the Rod of Lordly Might for Black Hawk, so he would have a kingly weapon. It will be really impressive in his hands and make me famous!
I made mistletoe runner shoes Titan-wide so Black Hawk could start his conquest easier as he reistablished the roads.
I made rings, Titan-wide, that would allow Black Hawk’s troops to be stronger, healthier, and fight with an immortal spirit. The rings also judged warriors that died, and if they were loyal to Black Hawk and rightgeous men, they would continue to fight even if dead! These Rings of Valor will become a great tools in the coming conquest. It will also be a a great honor for a warrior to be judged worthy to not fall.
I then made Black Hawk a special tailsman that could hide the wearer from the sight of angels, demons, or just turned you invisible. The tailsman can do any one or all of those things at once. The tailsman looked like a gold eye so I named it the Sightless Eye. The Sightless Eye is Titan-wide so Black Hawk’s troops and machines of war will have a tactical advantage in the coming wars.
I made something special on Reichveld for me. All across Reichveld, I made magnetic solid fire that is about the size of a grain of sand that acts in concert with each other to protect me and do other stuff as I need. I named it Indomitable Globule Guardians of Effie, IGGE for short. IGGE has the potential to be great and combined with wire woman, I should be safe in most fights.
I want to make something for Ichigo, but he never seems to want anything I make. I am sure I will think of something soon.
Trilby asked for a castle made of thinking glass. I am starting to collect the sap now for the floating throne of thinking glass for the castle. I should have enough in a week or 2 to make the throne.
We eventually pulled into a train station on a planet so lost and forgotten it had no name.
We think the Grail may be here, so I need to go as because the Emperor’s 12 need to prepare for the coming battle.
Love,
Effie
XP awarded: 4xp each
Bonus xp for my journal 1
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