Lost in the Storm
Chapter 2: Safe Haven at Last
Disclaimer: You know the drill. I only own Callie, Victoria, and the dragon demonbeast. All of the other Kirby characters belong to Nintendo.
(Victoria's P.O.V)
This whole thing happened so fast. Somehow, the Duskstar took a nosedive to the ground because of the engine being destroyed. We were now stuck in the mountains. I started a journal for the days that we're gonna be here.
"Day 1 of our expedition, it was freezing cold in these mountains. I'm afraid that I'll freeze with the others. In case Kirby eats up the food supply, I'll either eat him or one of his friends." Then I glared at King Dedede, after all, he was the cause of this mess. We haven't found shelter yet, but it felt like we've been walking in circles for hours. Meta Knight stopped us so suddenly, I almost slipped on the ice! "Meta Knight! What was that for?!" I yelled angrily. "Hush. We are being watched." Watched!?" Tiff, Escargoon, and King Dedede yelled in unison. "Shut up, dammit! The beast might hear us!" Meta Knight growled at the three. They sweat dropped. "It wouldn't be the Shadow Hydra Dragon, would it?" King Dedede asked. "No, Sire, it isn't. But, it is a mountain lion that seemse to be inspirited. The demon's magic may still affect lower creatures, even when its demonic master is not there," Then Meta Knight sighed, eyes turning green. "Hand me your crossbow, Callie." He instructed. Callie handed Meta Knight her crossbow.
"Quick, clean, and precise." Meta Knight mused to himself. He aimed the crossbow at the mountain lion. With a calm sigh, he fired the arrow, hitting the mountain lion in between the eyes. "Nice shot, Lord Meta Knight!" Blade commented. Meta Knight replied with a small chuckle and a nod. We procceded to the animal's body. "Um, p-p-please tell me there won't be any... ulp... blood!" I said fearfully. Meta Knight let out an annoyed sigh saying, "Victoria, there is going to be blood as long as we are out in this blizzard. We need to find shelter, and fast," He yanked the arrow from the dead mountain lion. I flinched at the sight of blood on the arrow, and a thin stream of red trickling down the entry wound. "It appears we all may have some food tonight." Meta Knight said, grabbing a paw and dragging the animal on the ice. "You had to mention blood, didn't you?" I thought angrily to myself.
We kept walking, and walking and walking, and walking. My feet began to hurt, after all, this ice wasn't the easiest thing on Popstar to walk on, and the blizzard only made it worse. Somehow, Callie managed to find some wood for a fire, but there was frost on it, making when it melts, impossible to light. "We'll have to stay outside tonight if we don't find anywhere to go to for shelter. I found these things of wood that can be great for a fire, but they have frost on them." Callie said to the group. "Well, that's great! How are we going to keep from freezing to death tonight if we don't have firewood?! Trees are extremely limited out here, and we're stuck in the middle of a blizzard!" Escargoon exclaimed, only to receive a smack in the face from the hilt of Callie's sword. "Keep it together, Escargoon! Good Lord Almighty, you're going into mother fucking hysterics! I'll skin you alive if you keep hindering and whining instead of helping and acting like you said you would! And as for YOU," Callie said, turning towards Dedede. "None of this fucking shit would have happened if you hadn't have been so stupid as to get that fucking machine in the first place!" Callie said before Meta Knight calmed her down.
"Fighting is pointless right now, Callie. All of these catastrophic events will resolve themselves in time. Right now, our priority is finding a safe haven that we can weather the storm out in." "Yeah. You're right, Meta Knight. I just snapped, I suppose. I'm just stressed out," "Aren't we all." I thought to myself. "We're dealing with a dragon that can easily kill us all, as well as the fact that we're hundreds of thousands of miles away from Cappytown and any and all civilization, not to mention that we're stranded in a blizzard in the mountains with no form of shelter. You can understand, right?" Callie asked. "We are all stressed, Callie," Meta Knight began. "It is just that we are trying to remain calm, although I can already see that the younger ones and one of my knaves are going to crack under this pressure as well. Let's move, we need to find shelter as soon as possible. I see the sun beginning to set on the horizon, and I sense that the blizzard is worsening. We need to hurry."
And we began walking again, this time with a renewed resolve (whatever that is!) to get to a safe haven. This time, after walking for several more hours, we found a suitable shelter. It was a cave. It looked barren and had no sign of life at all. In fact, it actually looked kinda sad, but we found it safe enough for all ten of us. Callie wasted no time on cooking the mountain lion. It was good, like all of her meals were, even though skinning it wasn't the most pleasant thing to see for all of us, including her (I almost thought that she was actually gonna throw up! Ew.) The fire was blazing, and it kept us decently warm, at least we weren't freezing. The clouds from the snowstorm obscured the night sky that night, and I stared, sad. I wanted to go home, and I could tell Tiff and Tuff regretted their decision to come along. I did too. I didn't expect us to crash-land in the mountains in the middle of a blizzard! I sighed, then laid down close to the fire, unaware that I drifted to sleep. I said a silent prayer before I started to sleep that we would be back home very soon. That is all I want, and I think that's what everyone wants too.
Author's Note: Yaaaaay boy! I finished the second chapter just a day after the first! Yay me! And, shout out to Kirbywarriorsfan122 for helping me figure out how to post the second chapter. Thanks for that, and thanks for your idea on this story. Take care for now, readers! - CallieSizemore601.
