Reckon Crystal (series)

***Reckon Crystal*** is a Mexican Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Adventure series created and written by LastyGhost.

The series is set in Streamisp, a planet in the Choonieverse created by Convictus. The main stories follow Earthstar and Lancerrow, two young Streamispians from Shiftunia's Lezara Town, in their quest to restore the Energy Crystals by defeating residents that had been possessed by such as they discover them and themselves along the way.

## Novel series

### *Reckon Crystal* (2022)

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*Reckon Crystal* is the first story in the series, and LastyGhost's first completed novel. Earthstar and Lancerrow are called by Bombshell, their boss, regarding the separation of the Energy Crystals, which they get to know about as they go with their lives. They are instructed to restore the Energy Crystals and, in Lancerrow's case, to avoid Drathan and Socketflare to interfere with those possessed by them, judging by their past record, which involved killing the possessed Streamispians. Earthstar and Lancerrow later learn the mission cannot be done with one Streamispian, and must team up to find the Energy Crystals before a lurking threat attacks Streamisp.

### *Reckon Crystal 2: Mountain Whisper* (TBD)

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Five years after the restoration of the Energy Crystals, it came to knowledge only Shiftunia was saved, and there was more to Streamisp. A shadow threatens the continent of Zaltarno and it asks Frost Stalk, a veteran mercenary, for help. However, Frost Stalk had stopped working for other Streamispians years ago; having known of Earthstar and Lancerrow's feat, she calls them to help Zaltarno. With new aspects, unfamiliar places to explore, and other novel faces, Earthstar and Lancerrow not only must find out what's been causing trouble at Zaltarno, but stop it and whatever gets in their way.

## Development

*Reckon Crystal* was first created on January 16th, 2016. Its original name was *Soak Speed,* and only starred Lancerrow -whose original name was Speeder. It focused entirely on an amusement park in which they were a mascot. By then, their gender was locked to Male. Eventually, another character, Drathan -whose first name was Striker- was designed, although his first version is not conserved by LastyGhost.

Due to the story's evident lack of conflict, instead of taking place at an amusement park in a satellite, it took place around a planet -initially named Planet Soakling. After realizing Speeder -whose name was changed to Lancerrow- and Striker -whose name was changed to Trip- resembled the Wisps from *Sonic Colors*, one of LastyGhost's favorite videogames at the time, she created characters based on them, one for each. The only roles that were clear to her were Lancerrow, Trip, and Socketflare -initially named Rocketeer- as protagonists, and Earthstar and Bombshell as antagonists. The latter two were designed at some point in May. There was also a White Wisp held captive by them, initially named Soakia.

The story's plot was reworked countless times, but never written. The characters were constantly redrawn and redesigned. 2016 and 2017 were both chaotic years for the project, as nothing was ever made clear.

The project was not developed during 2018, and it was until Mid-Late 2019 -after the conclusion of *Fugitive: Power Trip* (now *Fugitive Eagleton: Power Drive*)'s writing stage- when it was planned that the characters would be redesigned entirely, as creatures that no longer levitated, but still looked like the Wisps they're inspired by. Only Earthstar and a Jade Ghost-inspired character (originally named Expec, later renamed Umbrec) were drawn, and Lancerrow would not be redesigned until Early 2020, with Earthstar being redesigned again and having their gender changed. Umbrec was not brought up again at the time.

The last version of the story started the writing process in Early 2021. *To be continued.*

On Reckon Crystal Day 2023, LastyGhost announced Earthstar and Lancerrow would return in 2024, teasing a sequel. It was officially confirmed on October 9th, 2023, one year after the launch of the first *Reckon Crystal* story and had its first chapters released on January 5th, 2024. Due to LastyGhost working on *Growth* and *Fugitive Eagleton* at the time, the now named *Reckon Crystal 2: Mountain Whisper* was put into background development.

### Name

*Soak Speed* comes from the original name of the park, Soaked Inky Goo Mall Advanced, and Lancerrow's original name Speeder. *Earthstar's Journey* is eponymous to Earthstar's protagonist role and their quest. *Reckon Crystal*, the final name, was entirely made up by LastyGhost, though it can refer to the Energy Crystals, being an essential element in the series.

### Chronology

* **January 16th, 2016:** Project created under the name *Soak Speed*.
* **2020:** Project renamed to *Earthstar's Journey*.
* **Late 2020/Early 2021:** Project renamed to *Reckon Crystal*.
* **October 9th, 2023:** Series page created.

#### *Reckon Crystal*

* **Early January 2021:** Active development of *Reckon Crystal* started.
* **October 12th, 2021:** Part 1 launched to Quotev, making *Reckon Crystal* public.
* **Early 2022:** *Reckon Crystal* was unannouncedly put on hold with Part 2.
* **August 24th, 2022:** Part 2 was launched, with Part 3's production beginning immediately.
* **August 31st, 2022:** Part 3 was launched, with the Final Part's chapters getting written afterwards.
* **Early September 2022:** The Final Part was complete and put up for prompt access to all Patrons for one month.
* **October 9th, 2022:** Final Part launched, completing *Reckon Crystal,* and finishing its active development.

#### *Reckon Crystal 2*

* **January 16th, 2023:** *Reckon Crystal 2* teased.
* **October 9th, 2023:** *Reckon Crystal 2* announced.
* **January 5th, 2024:** Shard of the Past, Prologue, and Chapter 1 released in Quotev.