DJ Raymona

 

Just Like a Ray of Light, She’s Flying

 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1—Strange and Unusual

Chapter 2—Are you an Angel ?

Chapter 3—Getting Used to the Glade  

Chapter 4—Two Peas in a Pod

Epilogue

 

 

Chapter 1—Strange and Unusual

                In a galaxy not far from our own exists and earth where anthropomorphic creatures., hybrids and all manner of unusual bipeds exist.   For the most part, their intermingling is harmonious and Raypeople are plentiful.    Raymona is one of those odd hybrids.    She works as a DJ at the local Smoke and Mirrors dance club where she moonlights as a magician on Fridays, dazzling the crowd with her sleight of hand.    It’s easier limbless since her floating hands and feet make the illusions even more spectacular than a typical magician’s would. 

                It was a typical Friday.   Raymona wore her best strapless royal purple dress and rave boots.  The boots glowed in the dark, just like her 1980’s era ‘shade glasses’.    She puckered her lips to apply neon green luminescent lipstick and quickly applied rapid dry neon green glow in the dark nail polish, spun around like a dervish to dry them, took a quick glance in the mirror, and tied up her golden hair in a bow before departing for the nightly grind.  

                Work was more of a playground for Raymona.   Everyone she met genuinely adored her and she had few enemies.   There were the typical party poopers that had to be asked to leave kindly, or else the bouncer would eject them for being disorderly or untoward when it came to Raymona.    She didn’t mind the occasional flirting, but some guests would take it too far and get a little handsy.    She wasn’t afraid to fight back if she had to, but it was rare.  

                After a fulfilling, satisfying night, Raymona traveled the dimly lit, dingy alleyway that led to her car.  Out of nowhere, a tempestuous vortex popped overhead and drew her into it.   Raymona tried everything to avoid being sucked into the portal, but nothing worked.   Her rave boot was the first thing that was yanked from her foot, and eventually she lost her grip.    Unfortunately, she hit a flagpole flying into the portal and was knocked out cold for the duration of the weird journey, wherever she was going.

 

Chapter 2—Are you an Angel ?

                Meanwhile in Rayman’s universe, he was taking a much-needed respite from being a genuine hero and savoring a splendid meal with his best friend and sidekick, Globox.   Globox heard something unusual, akin to a storm, in the sky.   Rayman had his eyes closed, lost in the ecstasy of his meal.    Arrant butterflies flitted about, one landing on his nose before it flitted away.    Globox sensed something sinister and called for Rayman to take cover before he was smacked in the mouth by a rave boot.

                ‘Who on earth uses a rave boot as a weapon ?   Alright, whoever just chucked that at me, be prepared.  I won’t go easy on you.’, he warned, preparing to wind up his fist for an attack.   The verbal alarm wasn’t enough though, because before he knew it, he was knocked out cold by something or someone, and slowly, deliberately, began to regain his vision.

                ‘Uggghhh…’, both Raypeople groaned as they awoke.   When they saw each other for the first time, it was almost like time had no hold on either of them.   Everything moved at a steady, legato pace.

                ‘Are you an angel ?’, the two asked each other.  Rayman laughed. 

                ‘You first !   Are you hurt ?’, Rayman asked, clearly head over heels for the rayperson who literally just fell from the sky moments earlier.    Rayman was used to seeing other raypeople, but one that looked exactly like him was definitely a rarity, and she was a vision to behold.   

                ‘I’m fine.  I’m Raymona.   What is this place ?’, Raymona asked.   

                ‘I’m Rayman, Mona.   I hope it’s ok to call you Mona.’, Rayman began.   He explained that this place was the Glade of Dreams, and nothing was as it appeared.   It was like Chuck Jones collaborated with Salvador Dali, with hints of fairy tale trickery, mystery, and magic.   This world was nothing like Earth back home.    With no way of returning home, Mona began to lament.   Rayman, being the gentle hybrid he was, comforted her and taught her everything he knew.   Besides, he enjoyed her company and liked being near her.   In fact, he was certain that both of them were steadily falling in love with each other, which he had never experienced before.   It was all so new and fresh to them both, but they would surmount any and all obstacles better as a team, especially since Globox was behind them.

 

Chapter 3—Getting Used to the Glade

                Mona quickly learned that she had incredible abilities and helping the helpless felt extraordinary.  Rayman asked about what Raymona had done before landing in the Glade.   Raymona’s lovely blue eyes danced as she told him, and she said,

                ‘I can teach you how to dance, too.  That is, if you’d like.’,

                ‘I do a bit of singing and dancing myself.  But I’d love to see your moves !’, Rayman said.   There weren’t any indigent to feed, house or teach self-sufficiency, there were no Teensies to rescue, so it was just her and Rayman, dancing until the sun went down.

                ‘You’re incredibly talented.   It’s a pity you can’t go back, though.  I’m sure they miss you there.’, Rayman said.    Globox glowered at his friend.   His heart had been in the right place, but what he had said was a smidge insensitive.   Fortunately, Mona didn’t interpret it that way.

                ‘Of course, but had that freak portal never occurred, I wouldn’t have met you.   You’re the best thing to ever happen to me.’, Mona said.   Raymona looked into Rayman’s deep, chocolate eyes and giggled softly.    She leaned forward, caressing his beautiful platinum hair and dipped him into a passionate kiss.   Rayman staggered upward, looking drunk.   They were about to make out until they heard a distress call from Barbara.

                ‘Again, with kidnapping !   How can Barbara not keep herself from getting into trouble, I will never know !’, Rayman kvetched.    It was all in jest, however, because Barbara was one of his best friends, so, being the altruist, he was and having the assistance of Raymona and Globox, the two set out on a quest to free their friend from the clutches of whatever villain had entrapped her.  

Chapter 4—Two Peas in a Pod

                Globox knew true love when he had seen it.  He was, after all, a family man with more kids than one could shake a stick at.   It didn’t surprise him much when Rayman took Raymona to a glade, overflowing with rivers, rills and streams and proposed to her there.    There was a vine swing that he pushed her on and another beside it.   The two would swing for moments on end until jumping off and sticking their landings.    Inevitably, the two would find each other lost in each other’s eyes and smooching until the sun set.  

                When the wedding was held, although it was intimate, it seemed that everyone and their brother knew about it.   It had been whispered about and so many had been wondering when Rayman would ever meet his soulmate.  She came from halfway across the galaxy from a whole other universe, but it really did cement home the fact that love does move in mysterious ways and in fact, there are people whose red thread exists simply because they do.   That’s just another enigmatic truth of how love functions and how it is the strongest element around. 

 

Epilogue

                True as it is that Rayman and Mona continue their selfless journey to help whomever they can and leap into action whenever they see an injustice committed, the two find themselves facing the gamut of parenthood together.    Raypeople have quite large families, but as a team, there is nothing that Rayman and Mona cannot do.   There is still a fervor, an ardor between the lovers that grows hotter all the while.   This love appreciates with time and only grows sweeter as the two parents, lovers and friends grow older.   Although the earth that Raymona departed from remembers her fondly, they sense her presence light years away, grinning from the Glade, hand in hand with her soulmate. 

 

The End