It's been a quinquennium since the death of Raemonie's uncle,Mr. Charlie. He was the only wizard in the whole of Europa, fortunate of experiencing magic. But serendipity isn't a very benevolent giver. Charlie was the most ill-starred person you'll have ever had the chance to meet on Europa. He was born a uniped which was the first tide representing the stormy life, Charlie was about to face. He however was a strong man who made war with bad luck. He tried hard and finally realised his dream of becoming a soldier, though the gift of prothesis granted by his unipedalism did no good. Charlie faced so many hurdles before he could reach the position of a Lieutenant colonel. No longer than a couple of months since Charlie was promoted as the Colonel, destiny was able to hide its jealousy on his determination. Charlie met with a very cruel accident that paralysed him partially which further posed a bitter vicissitude to his life.What else could be more brutal than making a soldier's legs numb?

But, Charlie gave a very stiff fight to fate. He tried to move his legs, push his wheelchair, but his nerves wouldn't help. His muscles lay dead, no matter how many times he tried to move them. Finally, cold hearted destiny decided to show mercy. His effort was rewarded and miraculously, one night, his wheelchair moved, or to put it better, raced with the force he had been applying all these days. His vehicle lost control, sprinted for a very long distance and pushed him into a hollow, which no Europan has ever seen, or to be accurate, which never has been . The next moment, he was no more, which got Raemonie and her mother terrified. Meanwhile, Raemonie's father, Raymond, who led the Lionels' side as a General, died a brave death fighting the Gabriels, who wanted to stop educating their children and rather use them as labourers for their sake. Madam Gloria died of sudden depression after losing her husband, leaving her daughter Raemonie aloof. Raemonie but was rather tough to let her life be doomed. She learnt natural medicine autodidactically which offered her daily bread.

One fine morning, Raemonie was astonished to see from her window, a figure sprouting from underground, using a Gigantic olm as his vehicle. He had a quintessential wizard-like look, wearing a weird cloak, a conical hat and found it hard to believe that it was her Uncle! Charlie returned as a wizard, surprising Raemonie, but himself being very much saddened hearing the death of Gloria and his brother Raymond. He decided to stay with and take care of Raemonie.The Europans were surprised to see Wizardry and magical stuff, but it was not appealing to them whatsoever. They were naive people who had some principles to lead life and never wanted to deviate from the limits they set. The people didn't even bother to know about how he learnt magic. However, Raemonie was an inquisitive girl who enquired her uncle about this many times. But as a girl who respected her uncle, the one who accepted her and kept her happy even after her parents' death, she didn't want to know anything, once she understood that Charlie didn't feel comfortable confessing the secret. When Raemonie grew up to the age which demanded giving her away in marriage, Charlie searched for the best groom who would match her wit and made the match between Ethan and Raemonie, a match he was proud of. Raemonie was very dear to him and thus Charlie couldn't restrain from giving something to her which would remind him. He wanted to give a gift which would be beneficial to her and her family till the end of her life, even after his death, and thus he sent her a toy that he created. Hitherto, Raemonie was unable to understand in what way it was useful.

Leroy was born 3 years after Quenn and he seemed to inherit his Grandfather Raymond's bravery. He dreamed of becoming a war hero. His craze for fighting and the indispensable want for thrill made him want to become a Maripoach at times! Maripoachs were dangerous people who survived on gigantic wild animals in the ocean by poisoning them with needles. One such time, when Leroy went bonkers, he had himself about to be swallowed by a Haught Lord. Haught Lords are the most menacing Europan animals which had the greatest cognitive abilities. They always went mad if someone seemed to look superior to them. If someone didn't seem frightened at the face of the Haught Lord, it was certain that the person would be swallowed by it, the 50 meter long giant that weighed more than 300 tonnes. That's when the toy came alive, as wise Mr.Chub and saved Leroy which no one knew how, hitherto. Thus Mr.Chub became the first friend of Leroy and, to him Chub seemed very brave and wise. What else could unite them better?

There have been many times when Chub has delighted Leroy by wearing Maripoach costumes and imitating them. But the loss was, all the deflatables in the house. Leroy and Chub pricked with needles, the inflated sofas, footballs etcetra which infuriated Madam Raemonie who returned home from work.

"You should be proud Madam, of me! I'm your benediction!" said Mr.Chub.

"Oh! Who wondered my wedding gift would be such a catastrophe!!!?" yelled Raemonie sighting the mess.

But, not a day would pass for Raemonie without Mr.Chub. Her day was incomplete without his humour and devilry.

Mr.Chub served the daily Merrymaker for the family, which cooled down the temperature of the house being boiled by sharp conversations, brilliance and science.

Sarcasm takes wit and wit takes wisdom. Thus, he became the only person Quenna considered worth talking to. Mr.Chub had that uncanny ability to know what clearly was going on in Quenn's mind, every minute, which no one else could.

"So, what's the matter with the dead bodies??", Quenn heard a familiar, waggish voice.

She closed the book "The black hole paradox" which she had been reading since the morning and turned to see Mr.Chub.

"Good morning Mr.Chub! Besides, they aren't dead bodies you know!They are called Blackk-Holes!" she fired up.

"Well, they are dead stars!" smirked the woodchuck.

"They shined once and thus deserve respect!" frowned Quenn.

"Of course! Of course! The value of the deceased is always greater than that of the alive!" smiled Chub and left the place.

Mr.Chub knew Quenna perfectly well. She seemed to hate talking about friendship. None of Quenna's friends were able to meet her expectations. Not that she expected much, but she was also a human and liked her loyalty and affection to be returned as well. She met not a single person who could match her loyalty, her care and indubitably, her wit.

"Don't you think you need a best friend Quenna?" questioned Chub.

"I hate friendship at all Mr.Chub! Now why are you trying to pull my legs?" scowled an uncomfortable Quenn.

"I ain't.I am just sensitizing your dead friendship nerves. May be it'll come in handy during your schooling in Highbrow Grove" replied Chub.

"As if I'm going to find miraculous friends there!!" Quenna gave a groan.

"You don't understand yourself enough.May be you should improve your interpretation skills. You don't hate friendship; you hate those who dirty it!" twinkled Chub.

Ethan was a science aficionado and detested the belief of supernatural powers and magic, by the way. At the arrival of Chub, he was the only man reluctant to welcome, since its creation by a wizard coaxed his mind to develop a feeble nerve that started believing in magic and superstitions. However, Chub's intelligence gradually won Ethan's heart. He helped Ethan when he was stuck with glitches during inventing. Thus, Mr.Chub became the apple or perhaps the woodchuck of Mr.Raemonie's eyes too.