Myshuno! 2: Joss and his wings
Prompt: Joss and his wings
Universe: Future Unnamed Legacy
Word Count: 529
The landscape was empty, the skies dark and silent. Nothing happened for so long that it seemed as though nothing would ever happen.
Then, suddenly, an empty lot took shape and a woman appeared. She looked around, glancing at her surroundings. She stared hard at the ground and two comfortable chairs materialized, looking rather out of place outside, but she sat down in one anyway. She snapped her fingers once.
A man suddenly stood there, dressed in a bright red Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts. "Rose?" he asked.
"Hello, Joss."
"What am I doing here? Where is here, anyway?"
"How do you feel about helping me found a legacy?"
He blinked, then shook his head as he sat down in the other chair. "You want me to found a legacy? Wasn't an apocalypse enough?"
"Oh no, not you. I have someone else in mind to actually be the founder. No, I was hoping you'd help me with some of the...administration, for lack of a better word."
"Why me?"
"Because you're my first founder. Also, do you remember the side stories we did? The fairy tale parodies."
"Yes, why?"
"It's easier to give power to someone who's already had it somewhere else."
"But why do you need me at all? Can't you do all that sort of thing yourself?"
She shrugged. "I can if I have to, yes. But it's easier with someone else, and..." She bit her lip, then continued. "And for some reason, it feels like the right thing to do. My intuition is telling me that I need you, or will in the future, and that you'll need some level of power."
He looked at her. "What exactly are we talking about?"
"Immortality, of course. A certain amount of control over the way things work. A couple of callings - there will be things you'll respond to, whether you want to or not. Oh, and wings."
"...Wings?"
She nodded. "Wings."
"...Why wings?"
Rose stood up and Joss looked up at her, confused. As he watched, her eyes turned black, her clothing and hair changed, and wings - big, dark, black wings - suddenly sprouted from her back. "It's a manifestation of power. You'll be in white. You always did look good with white wings."
He knew she was talking about the fairytales. "Do I have to wear the kilt too?" he whined.
"Unless you'd rather wear a variation on this dress."
"Um, no thanks."
"So you're in?"
He looked at her again, then slowly smiled and stood up. "I'm in. Do your magic or whatever."
"Good." She clapped her hands once, and Joss's clothing changed. She clapped them again, and wings sprouted from his back. She clapped them a third time, and his eyes turned white.
"Whoa. That is a rush." He concentrated for a moment. "I think I can see what you did, but these powers are going to take a while to get used to."
"That's okay. I won't need you for a while. Feel free to use this lot as your home, get used to it all. It's here for you."
"What will you be doing?"
"Me? I'm going to go found a legacy."
Universe: Future Unnamed Legacy
Word Count: 529
The landscape was empty, the skies dark and silent. Nothing happened for so long that it seemed as though nothing would ever happen.
Then, suddenly, an empty lot took shape and a woman appeared. She looked around, glancing at her surroundings. She stared hard at the ground and two comfortable chairs materialized, looking rather out of place outside, but she sat down in one anyway. She snapped her fingers once.
A man suddenly stood there, dressed in a bright red Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts. "Rose?" he asked.
"Hello, Joss."
"What am I doing here? Where is here, anyway?"
"How do you feel about helping me found a legacy?"
He blinked, then shook his head as he sat down in the other chair. "You want me to found a legacy? Wasn't an apocalypse enough?"
"Oh no, not you. I have someone else in mind to actually be the founder. No, I was hoping you'd help me with some of the...administration, for lack of a better word."
"Why me?"
"Because you're my first founder. Also, do you remember the side stories we did? The fairy tale parodies."
"Yes, why?"
"It's easier to give power to someone who's already had it somewhere else."
"But why do you need me at all? Can't you do all that sort of thing yourself?"
She shrugged. "I can if I have to, yes. But it's easier with someone else, and..." She bit her lip, then continued. "And for some reason, it feels like the right thing to do. My intuition is telling me that I need you, or will in the future, and that you'll need some level of power."
He looked at her. "What exactly are we talking about?"
"Immortality, of course. A certain amount of control over the way things work. A couple of callings - there will be things you'll respond to, whether you want to or not. Oh, and wings."
"...Wings?"
She nodded. "Wings."
"...Why wings?"
Rose stood up and Joss looked up at her, confused. As he watched, her eyes turned black, her clothing and hair changed, and wings - big, dark, black wings - suddenly sprouted from her back. "It's a manifestation of power. You'll be in white. You always did look good with white wings."
He knew she was talking about the fairytales. "Do I have to wear the kilt too?" he whined.
"Unless you'd rather wear a variation on this dress."
"Um, no thanks."
"So you're in?"
He looked at her again, then slowly smiled and stood up. "I'm in. Do your magic or whatever."
"Good." She clapped her hands once, and Joss's clothing changed. She clapped them again, and wings sprouted from his back. She clapped them a third time, and his eyes turned white.
"Whoa. That is a rush." He concentrated for a moment. "I think I can see what you did, but these powers are going to take a while to get used to."
"That's okay. I won't need you for a while. Feel free to use this lot as your home, get used to it all. It's here for you."
"What will you be doing?"
"Me? I'm going to go found a legacy."