"Sure, they would totally do that... Are you retarded?"
"Do you think it will attack?"
"No way, it would have already!"
"But it's sleeping. I think it won't attack until it awakens..."
"I didn't even know they could sleep."
"Come on; just leave it alone, guys!"
"We need it, though, stupid!"
"Yeah, what would be the point of all this searching for one if we didn't need it?"
"We could have just brought a white pikmin!"
"That's cheating, though."
The conversation was going on while I laid there with my eyes closed. I pretended to be asleep, as didn't want to be attacked by a group of pikmin who thought I was evil.
"Let's just lift it up while it's asleep and go."
"Has poison gone to your head? We'll awaken it if we pick it up!"
"It would probably awaken from your loud mouth, Ray..."
"Shut up, Violet! You think just because I' smaller that you can say anything you want? Well I-
"Will you all shut the hell up?" I growled, opening my eyes and sitting up to glare at the group of pikmin, forgetting that I was supposed to be acting asleep. "I was having a nice nap until you... Four... Came along."
"How long have you been awake," asked the loud one. She was a small black pikmin, about the size of a white. Her pale green eyes looked rather tired, and she had a glowing crescent moon on the end of her stem instead of a leaf. Wrapped around her stem and wrists were silver ribbon, tying in bows.
"The whole time," I said flatly.
The group consisted of a black pikmin, whom was probably Ray, a purple pikmin, a red, and a blue. They all looked a bit nervous, except for Ray.
"I-I don't think it's going to attack, do you?" The red said to the blue in a hushed tone. I glared at them.
"Stop talking about me like I'm not here."
"Do you have a name, possessed one?" Ray said, stepping to me.
"I am not possessed, you moron," I spat at her.
"Do you have a name?" She pressed on, getting right in my face.
"I don't have a-" I paused, thinking about Spark's nickname. "Whisper, My name is Whisper..."
Her green eyes widened slightly, as if alarmed by the name. She quickly backed out of my personal bubble and held out an intimidating clawed hand. I grabbed her hand and she helped me up, without any problems, even though she was so small. She cleared her throat before introducing herself, "I am Ray, leader of this group." She looked at the other three pikmin hesitantly. "The purple one is Violet, the red is Flare, and the blue is Drop. Violet is very quiet, but when she does open her mouth she's a smartass. Flare and Drop talk way too much for their own good, so they're very annoying." Each pik nodded their head at me as she introduced them.
"Ah," was all I said. I wasn't one for long conversations with others. Ray continued talking however.
"We came here looking for-
"Nectar!" Violet interrupted her loudly. I gave the purple min a strange look, because Ray had described her as very quiet.
Ray's eyes drifted to Violet. "Yes, yes we were looking for nectar..."
"You won't find any out here. The land is only filled with monsters."
"There's a forest ahead from here!" Drop said quickly.
"We were just passing through looking for a place to stay the night." Flare continued.
"You see, back at the base we are low on nectar..." Ray explained.
"Oh." I wasn't buying it.
"That's why I'm leading, because my light will attract nectar bringing creatures," Ray blabbed on, seeing the disbelief on my face. "It's an adaptation that we have." She said we like everybody in the room was the same color or something.
"Why are you telling me all of this?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"Well, you do seem rather lost... I can see it in your eyes," Ray replied. "And, well, I was wondering if you would like to come with us? You know... To... gather nectar and everything...?"
Violet was about to say something, but Ray punched her in the arm. Violet winced and shut up.
"Now tell me this," I said slowly, stepping forward. Ray and the others stepped back a little, suddenly very nervous. "How can you possibly think that I trust you? How do you even think you can trust me?"
"I... I don't know..." Ray's eyes dropped to the ground. "If you come with us, maybe we can gain each other's trust?" The black min suggested.
I considered the pros and cons of this deal. If I went, I had others to talk to, which would help me from returning to my mumbling state. Of course, I couldn't exactly trust this group though...
If I didn't go, however, I would end up either starving to death, or even worse, falling back into the hands of-
"I'll go," I said, nodding. They all looked a bit shocked at my decision. Ray was the first to finally speak.
"Good, we'll set off right now then."
"Weren't you going to stay for the night-
"The day," Ray corrected as we headed outside. "It's polar opposite out here. The night creatures avoid the light I give off, but not the day creatures. With you tagging along, they'll stay away as well."
"I knew that," I mumbled. She didn't hear me though.
As we headed off in some direction, Violet walked along next to me. "So why were you out here?" She asked me, her voice barely above a whisper. Finally somebody besides that stupid red and blue said somethin. They were talking nonstop after we started through this annoying hot and sandy place I was getting tired of seeing about how I was probably possessed ad was going to kill them in their sleep. It was tempting after hearing them go on and on all evening.
"Research," I croaked out. Ugh, I was getting emotional again.
"...Um... What were you researching...?" She stared at me.
"I don't want to talk about it..."
"Okay..." She started to ignore me after I said that, to my relief and disappointment. She was probably thinking I was plotting against them.
Slowly, the bright circle in the sky, similar to Ray's, came up into the sky. We continued on, however.
"Come on everybody!" Ray said, seeming wide awake now. The other three were getting tired. "We're not too far from getting out of here. We can't rest, though! If I fall asleep, we die."
"It's not like she would be able to sleep at night anyways..." Violet mumbled to herself.
"She makes herself sound so important," Drop whined.
"Yeah, we could fend for ourselves without her..." Flare replied. They rambled off on that topic for awhile. I was surprised they didn't pass out from how much energy they spilled out in words.
I stared at the ground, it's hard surface uncomfortable. The usually hot air became cold, as if I had suddenly stepped into a frozen environment.
With a shiver and a yawn, I trudged on.
Yay! Chapter two! That's a new record, hehe.
Black pikmin are nocturnal. That's why Ray is awake right now.
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