the way i had a whole fic quartet that was essentially a spirit animals rewrite but the four fallen were actually animals summoned from our world as it was suddenly ending and transported to erdas right in front of these kids out of the blue.
but here’s the kicker: the animals have no freaking clue they aren’t on earth anymore or that their homeworld was destroyed so they recruit these kids to help them find their way back home. the animals speak to their kids telepathically and it’s very hashtag found family with the core four and the four fallen it was so bonkers actually.
could you imagine how good spirit animals would be if it wasn't written as a children's series