“Don’t be like the morons across the sea,” Tony hissed. “I didn’t go to those lands because that’s all they do—fight, war, and then bitch about how terrible it all is before going and doing it all over. If you want me to stay and keep teaching you, you guys are going to have to learn to get along.”
Tony’s punishment for them was simple—to spread the knowledge they already knew to the other tribes. Kentahten’s parents balked at first, but finally agreed. And so, Kentahten got his secret wish; he and Tony traveled to the other tribes until at last the knowledge was shared from furthest reaches of Kanata’s lands to Mapuche’s southern shores. Roads now ran up and down their lands, connecting them together, like the information that bound them. Tony’s punishment of goodwill was rewarded with peace. Only Kentahten and Kanata were more pleased by the good relations of their people. And yet, when at last the trip was done, when Kentahten returned to find his people with things like planes and colleges, did Kentahten turn to Tony with dancing eyes.
“You told me once,” he said as he crouched down so he and Tony was eye to eye, no longer that small child from before. “That across the ocean lay other nations.”
Tony frowned and shifted warily. “Yeah, I did. What about ‘em?”
Kentahten grinned. “Tell me of them?”
With Tony’s explanations and their new satellites to show him, Kentahten and the rest of his people—not just his Haudenosaunee, but Kanata’s and Anahuac’s and everyone else as well—learned about the rest of their globe. Of their lands, beliefs, cultures, and of their wars.
So many of his relatives were repulsed—they were learned now, enlightened. They would have no more to do with war and conquerors. But while others turned away, Kentahten watched with curious, excited eyes.
And now they, the backwards Europeans, the “Old World” were coming to them.
“Let our relatives try to repel them,” Kentahten whispered to Kanata on his cell phone. “I want to see and talk with them.”
“You could invite disaster,” Kanata replied, ever cautious.
Kentahten grinned and shook his head, ending the call while turning to the East with the sunrise and the Old World.
Kentahten, or rather, America—as the Old World called him—waits. ---
Kentahten-America (really, he should be called Haudenosaunee at first, but I didn't want to give ONE character THREE names in the same story; anyway Kentahten is an Iroquoian word meaning "land of tomorrow", which is where the name Kentucky comes from. America here would be the Iroquois League) Taíno-Cuba Kanata-Canada (Canada was discovered by the Vikings and named Vinland at first--until the settlers died and the Vikings forgot about them) Anahuac-Mexico (Or rather the Aztec empire) Mapuche-Chile (or Argentina, they lived in both)
Re: Part 7--The 'New World' Sees You--"The New World" (1b/1)
I'm just so happy to see how the whole Western Continent is connected (Cuba and America getting along? \O/) and having the 'older' relatives/family around...this AU is going to me AWESOME.
And Yes, They had been blessed with a surely strange son, no doubt. Even then America/Kentahten is unique.
Re: Part 7--The 'New World' Sees You--"The New World" (1b/1)
Wow, this was really cool! I especially love the name you gave to America, the "land of tomorrow". And I had no idea that's where "Kentucky" came from!
Re: Part 7--The 'New World' Sees You--"The New World" (1b/1)
Wow, this is a lot like one of my old prompts...but I'm pretty sure I'm not your OP.
REGARDLESS! I enjoyed this AU immensely as there are never enough Native American fills. Especially ones that include characters other than Canada and America (hello, Cuba, so nice to see you here~).
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Part 7--The 'New World' Sees You--"The New World" (1b/1)
(Anonymous) 2011-06-10 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)Tony’s punishment for them was simple—to spread the knowledge they already knew to the other tribes. Kentahten’s parents balked at first, but finally agreed. And so, Kentahten got his secret wish; he and Tony traveled to the other tribes until at last the knowledge was shared from furthest reaches of Kanata’s lands to Mapuche’s southern shores. Roads now ran up and down their lands, connecting them together, like the information that bound them. Tony’s punishment of goodwill was rewarded with peace. Only Kentahten and Kanata were more pleased by the good relations of their people. And yet, when at last the trip was done, when Kentahten returned to find his people with things like planes and colleges, did Kentahten turn to Tony with dancing eyes.
“You told me once,” he said as he crouched down so he and Tony was eye to eye, no longer that small child from before. “That across the ocean lay other nations.”
Tony frowned and shifted warily. “Yeah, I did. What about ‘em?”
Kentahten grinned. “Tell me of them?”
With Tony’s explanations and their new satellites to show him, Kentahten and the rest of his people—not just his Haudenosaunee, but Kanata’s and Anahuac’s and everyone else as well—learned about the rest of their globe. Of their lands, beliefs, cultures, and of their wars.
So many of his relatives were repulsed—they were learned now, enlightened. They would have no more to do with war and conquerors. But while others turned away, Kentahten watched with curious, excited eyes.
And now they, the backwards Europeans, the “Old World” were coming to them.
“Let our relatives try to repel them,” Kentahten whispered to Kanata on his cell phone. “I want to see and talk with them.”
“You could invite disaster,” Kanata replied, ever cautious.
Kentahten grinned and shook his head, ending the call while turning to the East with the sunrise and the Old World.
Kentahten, or rather, America—as the Old World called him—waits.
---
Kentahten-America (really, he should be called Haudenosaunee at first, but I didn't want to give ONE character THREE names in the same story; anyway Kentahten is an Iroquoian word meaning "land of tomorrow", which is where the name Kentucky comes from. America here would be the Iroquois League)
Taíno-Cuba
Kanata-Canada (Canada was discovered by the Vikings and named Vinland at first--until the settlers died and the Vikings forgot about them)
Anahuac-Mexico (Or rather the Aztec empire)
Mapuche-Chile (or Argentina, they lived in both)
Re: Part 7--The 'New World' Sees You--"The New World" (1b/1)
(Anonymous) 2011-06-11 12:15 am (UTC)(link)Great start :)
Re: Part 7--The 'New World' Sees You--"The New World" (1b/1)
(Anonymous) 2011-06-11 06:24 am (UTC)(link)I'm just so happy to see how the whole Western Continent is connected (Cuba and America getting along? \O/) and having the 'older' relatives/family around...this AU is going to me AWESOME.
And Yes, They had been blessed with a surely strange son, no doubt. Even then America/Kentahten is unique.
Re: Part 7--The 'New World' Sees You--"The New World" (1b/1)
(Anonymous) 2011-06-12 11:07 am (UTC)(link)Re: Part 7--The 'New World' Sees You--"The New World" (1b/1)
(Anonymous) 2011-06-14 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)Re: Part 7--The 'New World' Sees You--"The New World" (1b/1)
(Anonymous) 2011-06-29 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)REGARDLESS! I enjoyed this AU immensely as there are never enough Native American fills. Especially ones that include characters other than Canada and America (hello, Cuba, so nice to see you here~).
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