Professor Pink-Light

Professor Pink is a teacher at Mythica Rune Academy. She is part of the Light Element/Rune, and she is a cat.

Pink started out as a kitten in a forest. Her species was, and still is, an endangered species of magical cats. Not only did Pink have light powers, which was new at the time, she and her family were pink, which was very unusual. A lot of curiosity popped up around these cats, everyone was wondering what had happened to make them exist. Eventually, the curiosity would grow so much they would do ANYTHING to get a taste of these special cats.

Pink’s family was pretty large compared to average cat families. Usually magical cats would have about 3-5 members in the family and these families would be scattered throughout wherever this species of cat lived, but this endangered species had larger families, like 6-8 members, in a bit smaller area.

Pink’s species lived in forests with trees so tall it was said light dripped from the branches to the grass below. They were beautiful, the forests were. And the cats would frolic and play around in the forest floor and the older members would hunt using their light magic, which theywould access from a horn in their head, another thing that made these cats unique. Pink had a happy childhood. Well, until she was 4. One day, Pink, her siblings, and the rest of her family were just doing what they’d always done. Then, they arrived. Those curious scientists who’d do anything to get information on these cats. There were many families in the area, and they wanted about 60% of the cats to test on. They walked up to the cats, who were curious and wanted to be nice, and then as one made a running grab for a cat, chaos ensued.

It was a blue of fire, water, nature, and most of all, light. Everything was spewed everywhere and you couldn’t tell what was what and who was who. They battled for a while, but eventually, the scientists won. They didn’t get their 60%, but they got enough cats for what they wanted. One of those cats, sadly, was Pink.

She was taken by force to a new specialized scientific lab that was made to trap the cats and to make sure they never got free unless the scientists let them out. Pink was inconsolable at this point, she’d been taken from her family and she’d probably be here forever. But she wasn’t like anyone else from her kind, either. She was smarter than everyone else. She knew she had to get out soon, but it wouldn’t be without a fight. She hoped that it wouldn’t take too long. However, she’d underestimated the scientists.

They would put the cats under long, excruciating tests and experiments that would leave them all exhausted and begging for rest or release. They would have to use their power until the only thing they could summon was tiny sparks, they had to run until their legs were bleeding, and they had to do so much more, and Pink just could not take it. She would be there, going under those tests for 4 whole years. It was terrible for her, she suffered so much injuries and trauma. There’s little scars scattered throughout her body from all of what she had to do just to make those damn scientists happy. But even after all that pain, she still had fight in her. And she still had some energy.

Some days, they wouldn’t be tested on, and were left to rest. Pink would read books that were in a library the lab had, and she learned a lot from those books. She learned about many kinds of magic, spells, other species of cats and animals like her and not like her, and more. She even learned languages, and was soon able to speak just like the scientists did. The cats also had special vocal chords, too. She was smart, and knew how to hide it. Eventually, after 4 long years, she knew her way around, and knew what to do.

She snuck out of the cat room in the middle of the night. She did this in a way so that any alarms that would be activated were not. She snuck into the power room and pressed a few buttons, and entered a few codes, and the power was off. And the doors could be opened easily. She ran out the doors as the scientists woke up and realized what was happening, but by the time they were all fully awake, she was long gone.

Pink ran into the forest, hoping the rest of those cats could get out like she did. A few tried, but they were not as fast, and were soon put back into the room. Pink was devastated; she had to leave so many of her kind behind with those awful scientists, but she promised herself that she’d come back for them, someday. It was a tragedy, but it could be fixed.

She ran far, and eventually found a nice town. She had to hide in alleyways so people would not notice her roaming. She would sneakily steal food from marketplace stands, she’d sleep under dumpsters, the whole thing. Until she met Jen.

Jen was walking through the alleyways when she noticed Pink eating some bread. Jen had heard about the cats and saw the awful things they were making the cats do. She saw how scared the cat was and figured it had been in one of those pesky little lab facilities. She picked up the cat and covered her with her coat. Then, Jen took Pink back to her home.

Pink was able to tell Jen everything about what the lab had done to her and other members of her kind. Jen was horrified to hear this from a cat who’d actually experienced these horrible things. She decided to keep Pink until she wanted to leave. She painted Pink to look like a normal magical cat and hid her horn under a big hat. She looked like any other pet. . .

Pink would live with Jen for 9 years. She would read even more books, get to experience much more of the world, and most importantly, practice using her magic. Eventually, she was an expert at her magic and at a lot of other subjects, too.  She wanted to know more, she needed to know more. About the world, and about how her own kind was doing.

Jen would find stories about the lab in newspapers. They had let some of the cats go, but they were having more come in and some cats were staying there. Those poor cats, having to be trained and experimented and tested on for so long. But it made them stronger. It made them smarter. It made them want freedom even more. And they would get it. Pink would help them get it. But at a personal cost for Pink.

One day, Jen and Pink would go to the lab. Jen asked to see the cats. Pink watched as her friends from when she was so young, and some others,  rolled around in cages and rooms. Eventually, one of the scientists asked when Jen was going to leave. Jen said that it would be when all the cats were free. The scientist laughed and said that they needed the cats for science. Jen punched the scientist, and the scientist was knocked over. Jen got up, and Pink revealed her horn and  used her light to burn through the cage and all the cats got up and ran as fast as they could out of there. Chaos, for the second time in Pink’s life, was ensuing.

Scientists frantically ran around the place, trying to catch cats and put them back in the cages, but they were all finally fighting back. The scientists mainly went after Jen and Pink, and they ran as fast as they could, picking up other weaker cats along the way. As they were nearing the exit, one scientist pulled something from his coat. Pink didn’t worry about it. That was until a loud BANG was heard and Pink fell to the floor, as well as the other cats.

Pink slowly walked up to Jen. She tried to wake her up. Jen would not budge. Pink meowed louder and louder and started to cry. She tried her hardest but the bullet in Jen’s brain just wouldn’t help. But Pink sadly had no time to mourn, there was an escape going on.

Pink eventually ran out of the place with all of the other cats. She was happy they were all free, but sad that it had to come at the cost of her dear friend Jen. She promised she’d never forget Jen. Never.

Jen was a professor at a magic school, and she’d teach the kids about spells, potions, and much more. Pink had always admired that about Jen, and Jen was happy she had someone who for sure would listen to her long lessons and pay good attention. One day, during one of the lessons, Pink remarked about how nice it was that she had so much knowledge and wanted to share it with others, and how she wanted the whole world to just be equal and accepting of one another, no matter the species or color. Jen said that it was nothing, and that anyone could be like her. But Pink said she was special, no one else could but just like Jen was. Jen smiled, and bent down to almost Pink’s head level. She asked Pink if when she was never able to teach anymore, Pink would teach people for her. Pink said yes, and the promise was cemented in her heart forever.

Pink, now devastated over the loss of her good friend, now had her promise to fulfill. Pink read and studied more than she ever did before. She was eventually able to stop painting herself, and while she did get stares out in public, no one was trying to capture her anymore. She felt relieved.

Pink decided to go to a great college and was able to learn more about how teachers should act, and even some more things about the world. When she finally completed her education, she applied to teach for Mythica Rune Academy. She was hired, and she became a professor there.

Pink is now known as Professor Pink. She has been teaching at the school for years now and still loves to study more and more in her spare time. She lives close to the campus and keeps Jen close to her heart. Every word she says while teaching is a message to Jen, her kind, and her.

This is the end of Professor Pink’s lore. I hope you enjoyed it.

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