"THE UNICORN FOREST"

In the year 3030, the Earth had changed. Technology evolved in mass proportions. Humanity had spread across the stars. There was a place in a forgotten part of the galaxy. The entire planet was covered in trees, flowers, succulent plants, and other edible plants to sustain what was left of humanity.

The forest was ancient and there was a calm whispering sound throughout the Unicorn Forest. The trees whispered secrets to the wind, and their leaves moved with the breeze as the scent of the flowers spread throughout the forest. The boundaries between reality and another surreal imaginary presence of Unicorns living across the planet.

A group of musicians made the Unicorn Forest their home. The singers and musicians played instruments crafted from the wood of the forest and other elements found on the planet. The wind swooshed with the clarity of a whispering flute and the drums echoed the heartbeat of the Unicorn Forest. Saxophones and flutes wept melodies of forgotten memories.

The high priestess, Sara, played a harmonica that resonated with the birds on the planet as they chirped and created harmony with Sara. Leaves and trees danced flowing with the rhythm of the wind and the music. The Unicorn Poppers musicians believed their music was the key to maintaining the peaceful balance of the forest.

One night a black hole opened in the heavens surrounding the planet. An ugly Unicorn flew out of the black hole into the stratosphere of the forgotten planet and landed in the peaceful Unicorn Forest. Its eyes were dark and black, and its legs moved like liquid shadows. Everyone trembled as the beast devoured the forest’s peace and music. There was a foul smell in the wind and the plants wilted as the monster spread darkness, sadness, anger, and death to Unicorn Forest.

Sara and her friends watched in horror. The ugly evil Unicorn’s hunger threatened to consume everything they created and the death of their lifestyle and planet. Sara and her lover, Olympia hid in their castle. Sara evacuated the people to her castle surrounded by an electrified chain fence.

The castle was an adobe-style architecture that had been built utilizing the elements found on the planet. The castle was so delightful and colorful with plants and flowers. The walls were a natural sand color glowing like golden sand surrounding the people. The natural waterfall in the middle of the living room was singing as the ugliness of the black hole Unicorn had not penetrated the castle yet.

The Unicorn Poppers armed themselves with their instruments. They were determined to play a specific tune to make the ugly Unicorn fly back into the black hole. They found a blue shiny stone laying deep within the forest that was guarded by ancestorial spirits with ancient rituals of burning sage to alleviate the darkness that had spread throughout the planet.

A mysterious yellow parrot named Tweety Dancer sat on Sara’s shoulder screaming out screeching sounds to irritate the evil Unicorn. The other people on the planet were safely inside the castle crying and screaming to the heavens. The Unicorn Poppers continued to play sweet sounds of the heavenly forest with the harmony of the flute and drums radiating throughout the castle and planet.

The Unicorn Forest became a light shining in the dark as beams of light shone down on the planet and the castle.

The forest had been dying, but now the leaves were beginning to glow and sway to the wind across the withering planet spreading light across the planet. Sara’s harmonica began to play without her, and the sounds spread like fire. Sara picked up the harmonica and began to play high notes that would break the ugly Unicorn, sending him back to where he came from, back into the black hole.

At the heart of the living room by the natural waterfall, the water sprayed out over the crowd in the living room full of people. They heard the screeching sounds of the ugly Unicorn trying to get through the electrified fence. There was a spark of lightning that struck the ugly Unicorn causing him to fly up into the heavens as the black hole sucked the ugly monster back into oblivion. Sara played her harmonica high notes as her lover Olympia hit the drums hard with pounding beats of synchronization with the guitars and saxophone blaring very loud across the planet. The others joined in with their songs and laughter. Their music swirled around the Unicorn Forest and empowered the planet back to its peace, and greenery. The love Unicorns smiled and shrieked loudly with glee.

Sara and Olympia were so happy. A call came into the people letting them know that was a moon rocket landing on their planet with birds that were rescued from the dying Earth that had been destroyed by the greedy, evil ugly Unicorn and demonic ugly creatures that stripped the Earth of its power.

The Unicorn Poppers played for the new humans and birds from Earth and the omnipotent universe. Their music echoed across galaxies, a beacon of hope and harmony.

Written By

VICKI LAWANA TRUSSELLI

MARCH 16, 2024