Prologue: Meet Lawrence Finnegan Whitman…

In a world where the line between fantasy and reality is blurred, danger lurks around every corner. Every night when the sun sets and the moon rises, many lights are light up and homes locked tight to keep the creatures of the night at bay. However it wasn't always like this. It used to be that there were great warriors that fought valiantly to keep the creatures at bay. When they passed away, their items were lost to myth.

One of the warriors left a prophesy to give everyone hope that they might be saved once again. Five Keepers shall rise up in the Kingdom. A sorcerer, an archer, a great sentry, a strategist, and last but not least…a leader. These five will not only find the lost items but will be the only ones to be able to control them. They will alone bring back the Light…

Thousands of years have passed since then, and the much anticipated Keepers never showed up. Finally, the prophesy was labeled as part of the myth…as well as the great warriors of the past…

~Now-A-Days~

Lawrence Finnegan Whitman glared, I mean stared, at his younger sister, his arms crossed with annoyance. Elizabeth Anna Whitman is literally just a feminine version of her older brother, though with much longer hair…and the better grades. Elizabeth scoffed as she shifted slightly. "You're not the boss of me. Now let me pass Finn!"

"No. Too close to sunset. Do you want to be attacked by a broom…or a wraith?" Finn pointed out the time, as well as the fact it was indeed close to sunset.

"Dad!" Elizabeth hollered as she stormed off to bring her case up to their impassive father.

Finn considered going after her, before remembering that their mother, who was the real person in charge in their family, should be with him discussing the bills right about now. Shaking his head, he walked up the stairs to the second floor of their home, slipping into his bedroom. He was her older brother; it was his job to make sure that she didn't do anything stupid that might end up with her being dead…like going out so close to sunset when the entire town would be placed under lockdown.

Finn plopped down in front of his computer, turning it on. As he waited for it to power up, he pulled his favorite comic book, one based off of the myth of the great warriors that supposedly used to protect the people from the creatures. Flipping through it, he paused when he came to the page about the so called prophesy. A frown crossed his features as he read through it once more, double checking what it said.

"Doesn't even make sense. I mean… how hidden are these items if only five people can find them." Finn glanced out his window to the darkening sky, his brow furrowing. Like everyone else in the world, he was obsessed with the myth about the Keepers. Many said that since it was just a myth, that someone should write a story about the Keepers. Finn felt like while that did made sense, the name was wrong. The prophesy mentioned a Kingdom, even though with how many countries there were in the world…it could be just about any of them. or it could be fretting over nothing and the Kingdom part didn't mean anything.

Finn turned to pay attention to his computer when he heard it…a scratching sound right outside his window. The hairs on the back of his neck standing on end, he spun around to find himself looking at…something. He blinked slowly, before rubbing his eyes to make sure he wasn't imagining things. Nope. It was still there. A flying fish that was using its tail fin to scratch at his window. The fish had blue and silver scales, and looked similar to gold fish…and he couldn't see how it was flying at all. Confused he stared at the fish for the longest time, when he noticed something reaching for it greedily. A wraith. A cry of alarm tore from him as he launched forward, slamming the palm of his hand against the cool glass of the window. Fumbling with the latch, and ignoring all common sense that told him to leave it be, he attempted to reach the mysterious fish. The fish turned as if surprised that he was trying to save it…then it suddenly and with no warning slipped through the glass as if it weren't there at all.

Finn froze as he stared at the fish in front of him. "What just happened…?"

Swimming through the air as if it were second nature, the fish settled on his computer. Immediately the lights in his room, which were extremely bright to keep the creatures at bay, began to flicker…turning into an eerie soft blue glow. A hologram of an elderly man wearing a Hawaiian shirt and tan khakis popped up on his desk, a blue glow surrounding it. "This is a recording for whoever it is that has found this item. For that is what the fish is, the first Item from the Prophesy. For you see, I was the one that wrote it. I, Wayne Kresky, am the leader of the Imagineers, Guardians of the Kingdom. Not an actual Kingdom mind you, no this one…more magical. The creatures that haunt and hunt our people every night are from this Kingdom. We are not however; strong enough to keep them at bay. Thus the items. They have been programmed to locate teenagers that are willing to keep complete strangers safe from harm. I have decided that this new, elite team will be called the Kingdom Keepers. You, young Finn Whitman, have been chosen to be the leader of this team. Everything you need for protection against this task is inside of your Item. The keywords that you need to know, that all of you need to know are DHI and Return. Good luck." The hologram flickered off, everything immediately resuming back to normal.

Finn could feel panic rise up as he stared at his desk where the hologram used to be at. "What just happened?" The first word that the crazy old man had given him suddenly flashed across his mind. "What does DHI mean?" No sooner had those words escaped his mouth, than the fish suddenly rammed into his chest. Finn doubled over, closing his eyes as warmth flooded him…near scalding warmth. After awhile, his body temperature went back to normal, so he slowly straightened up, opening his eyes. His simple everyday outfit had changed into something out of a sci-fi movie.

It was a jumpsuit that appeared to be made out of some sort of bendable silver metal, with almost glowing blue fabric peeking out from underneath. He spotted a sleek looking gun resting in a holster halfway down his left leg, as well as a small pouch slightly higher up on his right leg. He held his hands out in front of him to see that they were covered in the same material as the rest of him; his right wrist had a small gold colored….watch? He wasn't too sure what it was. Lifting his hands up even higher, he felt his head to find that he was wearing a sleek helmet that had a single horn that curved upwards, though he quickly noted that it didn't cover his ears.

Just then there was a loud knock on his door, followed by his mother's voice calling through the door. "Finn? Dinner's ready. Come on down as soon as possible."

Finn felt panic bubble up as he looked down at the silver metal boots that covered his feet. "Um…actually I don't feel too good. Think I'll just go to bed early." Finn felt ill speaking the lie…but he couldn't let his mother see him like this!

"Ok…if you say so." He could hear her footsteps heading back down the hall to the stairs.

"Now what do I do.?" Finn muttered questioningly under his breath. "Ok little fishie…you can turn me back to normal now." Finn spoke up a little louder, as if hoping that the fish, which has now disappeared, would hear his plea and turn his clothes back to normal.

Nothing happened. Frustrated, he walked over to his window, placing his hand on the cool glass…only to yelp in surprise when his hand went through the glass. Swallowing hard, he glanced back at his bedroom door. Figuring that no one will be coming any time soon to check on him, he carefully stepped through the glass….and promptly fell from his second story window to the lawn down below. Groaning, he started to sit up…when he remembered that it was now night, and there was a wraith right outside his window. Panic began to rise up again as he scrambled to his feet, suddenly wondering what he was supposed to do.

As if to answer his question, a holoscreen appeared in front of his face. It showed Wayne Kresky again. "Hello. This is your Instruction manual for your suit. According to the readings I am picking up…you have the FISH Item. If you look to your left leg, you will find a stun blaster. All Items have this. Now then to activate your stun blaster you must pull it out of its holster and flip the switch to the on position."

Finn fumbled as he tried to blindly grab the stun blaster, figuring that it couldn't be too much different than using a water gun. Yanking it out, he felt it for the switch, the holoscreen completely blocked his line of view, finding it he snapped it into position. Raising it above his head, he fired at the wraith. An angry screech escaped the wraith, before it dived at him.

"Do not use the stun blaster on wraiths. It will not work on them." Wayne calmly stated.

"Oh! Now you tell me!" Finn yelled as he shoved it back into its holster and took off running.

A/N: Done! Ok, I was gonna have a little bit more…but it's getting long so I'm gonna cut it off here and continue it in the next chapter. *winces* Yeah, not used to this happening. In case you didn't catch on, this is an AU of the books. And we're combing magic, and technology big time here. I also changed what the prophesy labeled Maybeck as like, five times. Hopefully this time it'll stay. Don't worry, they will stay, eventually, meet Wayne and Wanda. Cause I like her. Also, Jess and Amanda will be in here as well, their roles are of yet undetermined. Please let me know how you think about it! (Politely)

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