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The Escape: Running

As Kirby and Kiki headed towards the closest river, Kirby carrying Blue, Kiki had time to think about what they were doing. She was wondering why Kirby cared about this outcast.
"Kirby." Kiki asked.
"Yeah?" Kirby replied, keeping up his pace.
Kiki sighed," why... why do you care so much?"
"What?" Kirby asked, confused.
"About Blue! I mean, no one else cares about him. Why would you?"
"If I didn't, who would?"
Kiki was annoyed by this answer, "don't answer my question with a question!"
"Sorry."
"Ok, but can you answer the question?"
"It's just, as a group, aren't we suppose to look out for each other?"
"Yeah, that's why we have partners... Hey! You said no more questions!
Kirby ignored that last comment." But he doesn't have a partner, does he?"
"No."
"And, like you said, no one else cares. So, since were suppose to help each other as a group, as well as our partners, we have to help him."
Kiki was slightly annoyed, but realised he was right.
"Huh?"
"What's wrong?" asked Kiki.
"I think he's starting to awake up. I'll put him down." Kirby said, setting Blue down.
Kirby was right. A few minutes later, Blue woke up.
"What... What's going on? Where am I?"
Kiki wasn't completely sure what to say.
"Hello Blue. I'm Ki..."
"Kiki, I know." Blue interrupted, "Were in the same group. I know the name of everyone in our group. Just like anyone else."
"Anyway, what happened to you?" Kirby asked.
"I was attacked," Blue simply answered.
"By what? Be a little more specific," Kiki asked.
"By some kind of beast. I'm not completely sure what it was," Blue answered.
"See," Kirby said, looking at Kiki, "this is why we are suppose to look out for each other."
"Yeah, yeah," Kiki replied, "you can lecture me about it later."
Blue was confused, "Did I miss something?"
"Never mind," Kirby said, "So, just wondering, how did you survive the attack? No offence but, you have no training, no experience; I'm not sure you even have a weapon. How did you survive?"
"How? Well... Ugh!" Blue said, as his eyes widened, then slowly closed.

"What happened?" Kirby wondered out loud.
Kiki walked over to Blue, gently pushed him aside to revel a snake. She stepped back and took out her weapon, a knife. She lunged forward and stabbed the shake, killing it.
"Looks like he got bitten by a snake," She said as she turned toward Kirby.
"Thank-you, miss obvious," Kirby replied, sarcastically. "Anyway, let me see it."
"Why?"
"To see if it's poisonous." Kirby said, as he walked to the body of the snake.
There was a moment of silence as Kirby examined the snake.
He looked up, "We have to hurry!"
"What! Why?" Kiki said, surprised.
"This snake is poisonous, and if we don't find the cure by the time the sun sets, he will die."
"That's not a lot of time. What's the cure?"
"A kind of berry. I can't remember the name of it, but I know what it looks like."
"Ok, let's go find... Wait! How do you know all this?"
"You know how nearby towns will send things like books, or in this case, medical books, to groups?"
"Yeah? Wait, you read one, didn't you!"
"I was very bored at the time, ok"
"Anyway, we should get the berries"
"You should stay here. Someone needs to guard Blue, and I'm the only one who knows what they look like."
"What! So now you're the only hope? Cut the act!"
"That's not what I meant."
"Just go. Oh, and take this" Kiki said as she passed a knife to Kirby.
"Why do I need this?"
"Because, your only weapon is your ability to copy your enemy by inhaling it. This could be more useful here."
"Thanks, but then you won't have a weapon." Kirby asked, concerned
"I wouldn't worry about that."
"You have another one?"
"Actually, another six"
"What! Where do you keep them?"
Kiki took off her shoe and removed some of the lining to revel three small knives with guards over the blades, so they don't injure her foot. As for her foot, it was alot smaller then the shoes size would make you believe.
"The rest are in the other shoe."
"Ok... Well, thanks." said Kirby.
"Good luck." Kiki yelled out as he left.

Good luck? Kirby was going to need it. This berry was known for being hard to find. Though, it might help if he could remember the name of it. Anyway, he only had a short time to find it. This was not going to be easy.

Back with Kiki, things were calm, but that would soon change.

Back at camp, Star had grown tired of waiting for Blue to come back. He decided to look for him, not that he was worried, he was just hungry, since Blue never brought him his lunch.

Kiki was trying to clean some of Blues wounds, using a leaf that was still wet from the rain last night, when she saw some scars on his arm. They had to have been there before, perhaps for a while. She didn't have much time to think about it, because soon she heard something in the bushes. Another shake? No, it was too small. The beast that attacked Blue? No, he said it was large, larger then whatever was there. She didn't have long to wonder. Something jumped out, and that something was Star!
"Hello, Kiki. Where's Kirby? And have you seen Blue?" Star asked.
Kiki wasn't sure what to say. She stood in front of Blue, to block him from view. She wasn't sure why, but she felt that she had to keep Star from seeing him.
"No, I haven't seen him." She finally answered.
"And, where's Kirby?" Star asked again.
"Uh... He..." She had to think of something, fast, "He's taking a nap. He told me to stay out here, in case something attacks." Not the best excuse and Star would be mad about this later.
"He's not allowed to do that." Star said, with a hint of anger in his voice. Looks like he was mad now.
"I told him that, but he could barely keep his eyes open." This was not going well.
"Well, go wake him up."
This was really not going well. She just wished Star would leave. She finally thought of something.
"I can't wake him up."
"Why not?"
"Because, if I do, he will start inhaling everything randomly." sadly, this was true.
"That might explain that time when I woke up, and your tent was missing." Star thought out loud.
Kiki couldn't believe it actually worked!
"Just tell him to come see me later. Oh, and if you see Blue, tell him to get back to camp, now!" With that, he left.
"What, no good-bye?" Kiki thought, "at least he's gone."