Egg and the Hameggattic Sisterhood
Boxed Set
© Copyright, 2016. Robert A. Iannone
All rights reserved.
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Prequel – Rose’Alynnia
Book 1 – Flying Girl
Book 2 – Ham and Egg
Book 3 – Scrambled Egg
Book 4 – Broken Egg
Book 5 – Fried Egg
Book 6 – Bacon and Egg
Book 7 – Dazzle and the Crystal Egg
Book 8 – Sassi, K’ssss and Soo
Book 9 – Aeri’elle and Bl’azzz
Book 10 – Oh My Gosh
Book 11 – Goodnight Girlies
Book 12 – All That Was
Introduction
Welcome to Egg and the Hameggattic Sisterhood. In this box set, we begin where most stories do – at the beginning.
Rose’Alynnia, the series prequel, is the backstory of how Flying Girl, and by happenstance the Hameggattic Sisterhood, came to be.
Fast-forward a thousand years. Our story continues as an ordinary girl begins to develop into a legendary inter-galactic heroine.
In truth, the first eight books are a prequel to the six adventures that the Sisterhood will have. Taking the time to follow Egg as she transforms from ordinary to extraordinary is essential to appreciate what she will accomplish.
Below are the titles of those six adventures . . .
The Quest
[Included in this Box Set as books 8 thru 12]
Zynn-Zaz’zia
The Serenity Deception
Sisterhood’s End
Nemesis
Ever After
Please visit www.flyinggirl.us for more information.
Prequel
Rose’Alynnia
[formerly The Sword and The Rose]
Prequel to
Egg and the Hameggattic Sisterhood
© 2016, copyright by Robert A. Iannone,
All Rights Reserved
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1 - A Royal Pain
Chapter 2 - Duke of Bo’ring & Duchess of Prim
Chapter 3 - The Royal Sea Serpents
Chapter 4 - The Rainbow Dragon
Chapter 5 - Storm
Chapter 6 - Z’kkk
Chapter 7 - The Order of the Crystal Egg
Chapter 8 - Mobius
Chapter 9 - Dazzle, the Warrior Princess
Chapter 10 - The Essence of Life
Prologue
Nestled in the constellation Taurus, trillions of miles from Earth, is a group of stars called The Seven Sisters. One of them is Alcyone . . . home to the planet Aerianna.
It is a unique world . . . populated with not one, but three, intelligent species – Humans, Dragons and Sea Serpents.
Under the benevolent rule of King M’earth, harmony, prosperity and tranquility are enjoyed by all his loyal subjects . . . be they creatures of the air, land or sea.
Sadly, someone threatens the serenity of Aerianna. It is the King’s eldest daughter. The Princess Rose’Alynnia is beautiful, intelligent, resourceful and adventurous.
She is also a free spirit who simply refuses to abide by the rules.
Chapter 1 – A Royal Pain
“I will chain her in leg irons, toss her in a dungeon and throw away the KEY,” screamed the red-faced King.
“Of course you will not,” replied his wife.
“You forget yourself woman. I am King of Aerianna, Sovereign of Humans, Dragons and Sea Serpents, possessor of the Crystal Egg not to mention her father. I can do whatever I wish.” He harrumphed loudly.
“You will not because we have no dungeons.” It was difficult for her not to laugh.
M’earth’s face turned from red to plum purple. He tried to say something kingly but his mind couldn’t focus. All he could do was sputter and bellow, “WELL, IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT.”
Kat’Alynnia lost control, and in a very un-queen-like fashion, she began to giggle. When she had regained her composure, she asked, “What did our daughter do this time?”
“SHE JUMPED . . .”
“Please, your Majesty (it irritated him when she called him that), I am right here. There is no need to raise your voice.”
“Sorry” he answered meekly – something that the most powerful person in all of Aerianna seldom did. “Kat, she jumped.” And he raised his hands in a gesture that said, “Can you believe it?”
The Queen had no idea what her husband was talking about. “She jumped where?”
“SHE JUMPED OFF OF THE CITY,” he roared. He didn’t mean to, but the thought of his daughter, his oldest child, the heir to the throne plummeting ten thousand feet made him lose control.
Since the city – Q’umulus – floated about two miles above the ground below, it was never considered good judgment to jump off of it. In fact, it was against the law – as if you actually needed one to point out the obvious danger to life and limb of plunging into the abyss as it were.
Kat’Alynnia was as shocked as her husband, but she knew her daughter all too well and was able to ask calmly “I presume she landed safely”?
“Of course she landed safely.” Then he laughed – a bellowing sound. “My daughter can do anything,” he said proudly. “Bless her soul, there is nothing in this world that can stop my Rose from doing whatever incredibly dragon-brained, ill-conceived and dangerous scheme she concocts in that beautiful head of hers.”
Kat’Alynnia smiled warmly. “I thought you wanted to put her in a dungeon?”
Now it was M’earth’s turn to smile. “Since we seem to be without one, I have a better idea.”
*****
A Week Before
“I know something I can do but you can’t.”
The Princess turned toward her friend and laughed. “I hardly think so.”
“Would you care to place a little wager?”
Rose’Alynnia hesitated for a fraction of a heartbeat as she considered the challenge. She knew she could best any human her own age at any activity. That thought wasn’t conceit – it was fact. Her competitiveness was already legendary and finding anyone foolish enough to challenge her was becoming virtually impossible.
But Kl’air wasn’t human; she was a dragon. And though she was about the same age as Rose, she had ten times her strength. However, the Princess was way too clever for her own good. Whatever shortcomings she might have physically, she knew she could figure a way to even the odds.
“I accept.”
“You don’t even know what I’m going to say?”
“Doesn’t matter.”
“You’re unbelievable.”
“I heard my father tell my mother that I was an unbelievable Royal pain in the butt.”
“More like an unbelievable pain in the Royal Butt” chimed T’eel. She was the third member of this Trio of Trouble. She was also a sea serpent.
Rose pointed to herself, made a face, and mouthed the words “me, a pain?” then she burst out laughing. The other two joined in. However, their happy sounds were a little different from humans. A sea serpent will h’sssss and a dragon will eeek.
When they calmed down Rose asked, “So what’s the dare?”
“No, no. If you’re so sure of yourself, let’s agree to the bet first.” Then she added with a smile “unless you’re scared?”
T’eel rolled her eyes when Rose said, “You will address me as your Royal Majesty, Princess Rose’Alynnia, and speak only when I command you to
do so.”
The dragon pretended to be chastened, went to her knees and begged to be forgiven.
“Rise my insignificant and wholly worthless subject. I will hear your words.”
“You are as kind as you are beautiful. Should I win the wager . . . a most unlikely outcome, I acknowledge . . . I wish to wear your tiara for a full month. Furthermore, you will wear a jester’s hat for the same period of time.” She bowed her head then added, “If it pleases your majesty.”
Rose turned to T’eel and asked “My most trusted advisor, my Feminion, what say you?”
“I say you’re both crazy.”
“Be that as it may, what would I ask of this wretched dragon if I win?”
“If you win?” T’eel had never heard the Princess even mention the possibility of losing.
“Point well taken. When I win . . .”
“H’mmm, I think that you should make this impudent dragon wear a dress of your choosing.”
T’eel and Rose cringed as Kl’air squawked. “Never. Never, ever, never. No, no way, nope and no-how.” Dragons thought humans were stupid for wearing clothes and they would never be caught dead in them. The concept of modesty didn’t translate into dragon. Besides, the ridicule she would receive from her own kind would be unbearably humiliating.
“Feminion, as always, I treasure your advice. So be it.” She turned to the dragon whose scales were sticking up in agitation and said, “As I command, let it be done.”
Kl’air turned to T’eel, her eyes glowing with horror at the thought of wearing clothes. “So help me, if I lose, I’m going to make you wear a dress too.” Sea serpents actually felt the same way as dragons on the subject of clothes.
“Hey, I’m not betting.”
Rose arched her eyebrows in pretend shock. “Have I heard correctly? Does one of my dearest friends not believe that I will win? Are you unwilling to show your loyalty by accepting this insignificant wager?”
“Come on, Ro. Leave me out of this.”
“Oh, I think not,” said the Princess with mischief dripping from her every word. She turned to the dragon and said, “She gladly and hardily accepts.”
Since T’eel was now forced to have an interest in the outcome, she asked, “So what’s the bet?”
Kl’air smiled (which on a dragon meant that she showed two rows of razor sharp teeth) “I can jump off Q’umulus, glide to the ground below and land safely. You, my dearest Princess, cannot.”
“NOOOOOO” screamed T’eel. “That’s a stupid bet.” Since a dragon had wings and could fly, the ability to jump off a floating city and glide the two miles to the ground below was as easy as a human walking. On the other hand, a human couldn’t fly and at best could glide like a large rock. Or like a sea serpent.
Rose’Alynnia was momentarily stunned. The dragon, a species not known for their cleverness, had outsmarted her.
“Something wrong, your Royal-ness?” teased Kl’air.
“Ro, don’t even think about it. If you don’t kill yourself, your father will.”
The Princess continued to stare at the dragon; but she was obviously deep in thought. The seconds began to drag on and Kl’air was starting to grin in triumph. T’eel on the other hand squirmed nervously. Sometimes her friend went too far. Actually, most times she did.
“I accept the challenge.”
“NOOOOOO”. That was T’eel, of course.
Now Kl’air was getting nervous. She had never thought that the Princess would say yes. Rose was a daredevil of the first order but she was the smartest person she ever knew. This challenge was pushing common sense right off a cliff – or at least off the floating city. Then it came to her. “You’re just saying yes so I back down, aren’t you? Not even the great Rose’Alynnia, heir to the Throne of Aerianna would do something this stupid.”
The Princess began to smirk. Some might have described it as a kind of an evil grin; well, at least a mischievous one. “Me do something stupid? Perish the thought.”
“Then what?”
“You’ll see. I need about a week to get ready. Until then, ladies I must bid you farewell. I have much to do.”
“Ro!”
“Rose!”
“And I command you not to say anything . . . to anyone. Understand?”
The dragon looked at the serpent who looked back and shook her head as if to say “what have you done?”
*****
“Mother, I’m going down to Nau’tika.” That was one of the three major cities of the sea serpents. Located a half mile under the ocean, it was not where you would expect the Princess to go to learn how to fly.
Assuming that Rose was going to visit with T’eel, Kat’Alynnia just kissed her daughter and wished her a good visit.
Though dragons were allowed to arrive or leave the Royal Capitol on the strength of their own wings, humans and sea serpents were required to use one of two conveyance systems. Those heading to an underwater city would use a transport device designed by Serpents. Famed for their advanced engineering and scientific skills, Serpents had no equals as masters of all things technical. In fact, the only reason that Q’umulus could float was because humans had adapted anti-gravitational research conceived and perfected by Serpent Scientists.
So it would come as no surprise that their transport system would be equally as impressive. It was bubbles!
Without getting too tedious with its description, suffice it to say it was a bubble of air (if you were human) or water (if you were a serpent) encased in another bubble of floaterium – a lighter-than-air gas that made the whole contraption float up or down as required. It was very simple but effective and safe.
Rose made her way to the station, and using her status as Royal Princess, commandeered the next bubble heading to Nau’tika. The people of Aerianna loved their Princess but sometimes she could be insensitive. There had been a dozen people who had been waiting almost an hour for that bubble. Irritated that they were forced to give up their place to the impetuous young girl, they were seriously annoyed by the fact that they all could have fit into a device designed to comfortably hold twenty individuals. But the Princess would never consider sharing with anyone other than her closest friends.
At ten years of age, Rose’Alynnia had many wonderful qualities – intelligence, sense of humor, determination, fearlessness and a zest for life. On the other hand, she had a number of serious shortcomings that her parents had been unable to correct. For one, she felt that rank (as in Royal Princess and heir to the Throne of Aerianna) had its privilege. Taking advantage of her social position was only her right. How her actions might be perceived by those she would one day rule was of no consequence. It wasn’t that she didn’t care for the people of Aerianna; she just assumed that they expected their Princess to act a certain way – the way she did.
And as the dare with Kl’air showed, Rose was so convinced in her own superiority that she would accept any challenge. So sure of her success, she never considered the risks associated with failure. Why should she? She never failed.
When she arrived at Nau’tika she asked an Imperial Sentinel (a soldier who carried no weapon and whose only purpose was to offer assistance to visitors) to take her to Ven’trrr, Paramount Scientist of the Serpents and a Knight Guardian of the Order of the Crystal Egg. Either title would be impressive; having both was downright awesome.
“Your Highness, what an unexpected pleasure” said the serpent. What he was actually thinking was “Oh slimy sea slugs, what nonsense is she up to now?”
Without so much as a ‘hello’, Rose launched into the reason for her visit. “I need you to make me a pair of wings.”
“Excuse me?”
“Wings. You know like dragons have.” For a brilliant scientist, he could be awfully thick headed, she thought.
Trying to maintain his civility, he smiled and said, “I am familiar with dragon wings. What exactly is it that you wish to do with these wings?”
The girl rolled her eyes in frustration. “I’m
going to fly.”
“Fly? Where?”
She was about to tell him but caught herself in time. She didn’t want him running to her father and snitching. “Doesn’t matter, does it?”
“Well, no I guess it doesn’t.”
“I need them by the end of the week.”
“But your Highness, we are in the middle of a truly remarkable breakthrough. To pull my staff off of their work for this . . . err . . . project would be . . .” He thought better of finishing his statement. Anything he would say would probably get him into trouble with King M’earth. “What I mean to say is that if I could have a little more time, I’m sure I can design and build you something suitable.”
“I should think one week is more than enough time” and she turned to leave.
“Princess Rose’Alynnia, before you go, allow me to show you something.”
“What?” she asked rudely.
“Please. It will only take a minute.” He ushered her into a laboratory a few doors down and there to her amazement, suspended in mid-air, was something indescribable . . .
Rose stared awestruck at the swirling maelstrom of brilliant colors. “What is it?”
“It is a time and space portal. Using recently discovered inter-galactic cosmic tunnels we have been able to create a gateway to any planet anywhere in the universe.”
“I don’t understand?” Though intellectually gifted to become a scientist had she chosen that line of study, Rose had little interest in technology. It seemed so un-Princess-like and incredibly dull. Every discovery took so long and required copious amounts of observations or tedious calculations.
“If you were to walk through that vortex it would take you instantaneously to a world we discovered that’s literally trillions of miles from Aerianna.”
“Really? What world is it?”
“It’s called Earth. The inhabitants are humanoid but not very advanced. We have decided it would not be in their best interest to make ourselves known. My staff is now looking for other worlds where our arrival would not be so disruptive.”
Rose was impressed . . . for all of a minute. Then she was bored. “Really nice. I’m sure my father will be happy or thrilled or whatever. She turned back toward the door and over her shoulder, she said, “So I’ll be back in a week for my wings. Oh, and make sure they’re pretty.”
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