A dream for the future....

These past few days.... they've been strange to say the least, It started with Me and My sister stepping through a wormhole falling flat on our faces in a muddy mirk mess, fast forward to the present and now I'm having a Camp out with an Ordinary looking man, a Half man, an orc, a Giant, a Lizardman A Cyclops-Satyr hybrid and Last but certainly not the least, A mutant Ghostly Dragon with Worms swimming around his face! And that's not even the weird part, There's still Eureka and those Freaky Bogwomen!

The Lizardman.... Arthur keeps glaring daggers at me whilst working on his lizard to-Automaton... he resents me for Darius ripping out his tongue, Hey, it's not my fault! How was I supposed to know he'd be serious about that! Well.... at the very least he should.... still be able to communicate with us, his Ability.... if you can really call it that allows him to transfer a portion of his essence to Non living things.... he doesn't enjoy the feeling so he doesn't use it much! Perhaps that's why he's doubly pissed at me....

I ignore his gaze while rummaging through the clothes of..... Previous 'Guests' of Darius, I asked him if he had anything decent to offer me and he said, "Ah yes, some arrogant, would be knights came here not long ago to challenge me, they did not care about my estranged relationship with father.... they fought me all the same and fried for it! These are their possessions do with them what you will!"

It's not that I don't like the Explorer attire Miranda gave me but.... yeah I hate them sorry can't deny that! Vince and Bradley are playing cards in the corner while Pedro is Smoking a windpipe, staring absently at the ceiling, Darius is explaining the situation to a now awake Gambit.... the poor guy is weeping and begging an irritated Darius.

"Hey George.... what are working on their?" I asked absently.... He's been scribbling down some notes in his Journal for a while, I ask him mostly to distract myself from the dour mood in the room.

"Ah.... it's a book I'm working on..." He said nervously.

"Really? what's it about?" I asked, I wasn't that interested at first.... but now, knowing how talented his counter part was in my world.... If he's working on a book here!

"A-ah.... look it's... not very.... emm just forget about it," He muttered.

"Nonsense! Your books are amazing! Ain't that right Pedro?" Barney said, Pedro nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, That draft you gave me, what was it.... 'The Magic of Slaughter' That was amazing.... I was routing for Pascal all the way, I'm glad he got the peace he sought," Pedro exclaimed, he seemed excited, Maybe Sir George is as great as Georgie from my dimension.

"You're..... look it's not finished yet!" Sir George protested.

"Come on Georgie, what's it about?" Barney kept pushing.

"....Okay fine! It's about.... A man....his father told him on his deathbed, to give his prized Pocket watch to his.... half brother that lived in another city..." Sir George said.

".....Hmmm, a bit tame compared to your usual work!" Barney bellowed.

"His half brother.... is a Gangster, and is wanted for ths murder of a Merchant's Daughter...." Sir George added.

"Oooh, Drama.... love it!" Barney exclaimed.

"Well... it's not finished so I can't tell you any more,"

"Say.... George, Do you know of a Book called... The Search for Xanar?" I asked, I was curious, even if they're different people.... perhaps the two Georgies had the same idea once, its a long shot but it's worth the try at least!

"....No, no I don't recall hearing of that book ever! And I have a pretty good memory!" He laughed.

"Yep! Only one better is Arthur's!" Barney added.

".....Oh," I muttered, Yeah....well it was a long shot anyways!

"Is...it something important to you Caz jnr?" Sir George asked... perhaps sensing my disappointment.

"Ah.... yeah, it's... it's my Favourite book series..."

"....Never heard of it, What's it about?" Barney chipped in.

"Emmm..... Yeah... well... well okay! I-If you wanna know I'll tell yah!" I stumbled, trying my best to sound upbeat, I clear my throat and Shake my head, It seems Darius, Vince and Bradley had finished what they were doing, because they're listening in now.... well I'm the new guy, so I guess their a bit curious.

"There's.... a planet called Earth.... it's a world where Humans.... are the only... Advanced Intelligent life forms on the planet," I explained.

Barney, Vince and Darius frowned at that, "A world ruled only by humans....Sounds like racist propaganda to me! you're not a racist now, are you Kid? I'd be mighty disappointed if you were," Barney said cooly, Arthur hissed in disgust while Bradley scratched his beard awkwardly.... Pedro... well I couldn't tell his expression but he was staring at me intently.

"No, No! I'm not-"

"I think it's pretty clear the boy's not racist Barnabas..." Sir George spoke, "You'd be the first to notice wouldn't you?" he continued.

"Well.... he could be good at- Nah, Nah! His face is to dopey looking to be that much of an actor, hah!" Barney laughed, Dopey looking... I touched my face reflexively.... Barney laughs harder at this as if It's something amusing! Hmph!

"....Anyways, The humans.... they had their differences amongst each other.... the growing tensions between their Culture, Government and religious sects eventually resulted in a world war that caused MAD..."

"....MAD?" Bradley asked.

".....Mutually Assured Destruction...."

Darius laughed and Vince nodded his head in understanding.

".....the result of this war was barren land and a global population drop of 88%....With few resources to survive, Humanity was on the verge of Extinction.... until the Xanarians arrived.." I continued.

"Who are they?" Sir George asked.

"They..... were an alien race....similar to spirits or gods depending on your interpretation.... they Harold from a galaxy long dead, They were migrating to a new home when they noticed the.... condition of Earth, they took pity on the humans and decided to help them restore their world," I explained.

"Mighty gracious of them, not many would be so.... generous!" Bradley roared.

"Yes! They appeared to the humans as loved ones they had lost during the war, they came preaching peace and collectivism, they Terra formed the barren lands, healed the sick and injured, provided them tech to rebuild.... they spent the next 3 thousand years evolving the human race until they became a new being that dubbed themselves Ranars!"

"What do they mean? Xanar and Ranar?"

"Xanar means Sculpters and Ranar means Artists In the Xanarian tongue...." I said, Sir George smiled at this, he scribbled something down in his notes.

"Well? What happened next? don't keep us waiting!" Darius egged on.

"W-well.... One day, after the Ranars had reached their full potential as a species.... the Xanarians dissapeared, Vanished as though they had never existed..... The Ranars... they were distraught by this so distraught that...."

"That what?" Vince asked.... of all people I didn't think he'd be interested in this story... he seemed the silent warrior type.

"They set out to track them down and discover what happened to them.... they built vessels to travel through the stars to find their benefactors...

"Why? I mean.... I get they helped them but.... why? It seems like a pointless trip? Right? They have no clues to their where abouts right? As far as the Ranar know.... the Xanarians abandoned them right?" Barney said, he had a.... complicated look on his face, did this touch a sour spot for him?

"Well.... The Ranar swore to abide by the way of life of the Xanarians.... to not go back to the ways of their ancestors, of division and pointless wars... they wanted to do for the Xanarians and any other race they encountered the same thing that was done for them.... to nurture.... to love... to protect and to serve.... that became their way... they wanted to extend that reach to the rest of the universe,"

".....A pointless endeavour..." Darius muttered.

"Yeah.... but not a fruitless one!" I barked back.

"You.... agree with that idea? Shouldn't one live their life according to what is best for them? Most beneficial for them?" Darius asked, he seemed perplexed by my outburst, perhaps hearing such a ridiculous story from someone like me is a rarity for him... I chuckled at the Prideful Dragon.

"Yes! Yes one would normally do that.... but they, The Ranar were ashamed of their past, it was This line of thinking that nearly cost them Earth to begin with! They.... wanted to distance themselves from such ideas..."

"Nonsense! How does the story end then? There's no chance it ends with them finding the Xanarians!" He bellowed.

"....It doesn't end..."

"What? it's still being written then?"

"No.... the Author..." I briefly glance at Sir George and give a weak smile, "He died before he could finish the story...." I said.

".....Well that's.... disappointing,"

"Yeah.... yeah it is...."

We didn't say anything after that, we were all just.... still if that makes any sense... no words, no actions, no nothing... We stayed like that for a while.... Just being.... Finally Arthur's tiny Automaton broke the silence.

".....Could you tell me about the story when we get back..." It said, it's voice was a tiny rakey mess! it sounded like two sticks Rubbing against each other... it was irritating.... at least it would be under normal circumstances, but....

"I'd like that..." I said whilst I smiled weakly, Arthur smiled back.

I slept deeply that night, I dreamed of Fa- I dreamed of Dad! I was 6 years old again and He was reading me the first book in the series.... it was a wonderful dream.