Chapter 3: Nim Galuu

We flew in short, between branches when it was safe. I sat behind Ronin with MK behind me on his hummingbird. I was holding the pod at the moment for MK to have her arms around my waist for a sense of security.

At our next perch, I watched struggle getting Grub to stop laying on him so limply. I MK ask Ronin,

"Why is he even with us? He's not helping."

"Well, when he's not being an idiot, he's a pretty decent flyer, could be one of the best."

I watched Nod move Mub to be in front of Gub and tried to make room for his saddle. He pushed Mub, thus pushing off Grub. Nod sighed irritably. I couldn't blame him.

"Plus, he's father was my friend, so I do what I can. Many leaves one tree."

Ronin looked forward again. I liked that motto. I heard MK ask what it meant.

"We are all individuals, but we're still connected. It's what we live by."

We flew a bit. I glanced behind me to see MK with a down cased face.

"Don't look that way MK. You're not alone. No one is ever alone entirely."

"Kagome is right." We perched again and we looked to Nod. He switched the snails so that Grub was in front him, and Mub was behind him. When Nod landed, he lurched forward on to Grub's backside.

"Hey Nod, How's the view~?"

I chuckled softly with Ronin while MK giggled just as softly.

Next we perched next to the tree at an opening. A lot of the citizens are pouring into that entrance.

We got off our respective birds. Mub looked disappointed.

"I thought this was going to be secret leaf man mission. How many of the people did the queen tell about this?"

"They're here looking for answers. Nobody knows that the queen is gone, only that the blight is spreading."

I nodded silently. We got down and followed the rest of the people into the tree. MK wanted to ask some questions,

"So this Nim guy can tell them?"

"He's the keeper of our history, but even he may not know about the queen. He's not always up to speed."

"But, he'll help right? He's like the wise old man of the forest."

Nod answered, "Eh he's more like the crazy uncle."

I snorted a laugh and walked beside Ronin. I didn't miss his amused glance at me. I just smirked and raised an eybrow at him.

"Tell me if I'm wrong to laugh."

I listened to the locals. They were talking about what's happening; complain in worry, and trying to calm their friends from hysteric.

A flower person shook her friend, a dandelion person, hard enough to make her 'hair' float to the ground.

Then a rustic voice spoke, along with music, "Friends! Neighbors! Prepare to see your worries … disappear!"

A light green caterpillar rose from the middle of the platform. He had a small white butterfly or moth on one of his hands. He waved his hand in front our view to make it disappear. Everyone "oh"ed and "ah"ed at the trick. I watched on, amused.

"I knew rumors have been … flying!"

He made many of those butterflies come out of his purplish- blue jacket.

"But! The truth is never as bad as it seems. I have just returned from deep inside this tree, from the rings of knowledge."

His ride went up and in a hand-s movement; more butterflies came out from the hole like fireworks.

"Where ever memory, every event that has ever happens in to forest is recorded in these scrolls."

He produced a scroll from the hole. I wish I knew if there was one in the Feudal Area. It would have saved so much more time. He started to sing.

(I am not too good with this so I am going to skip this. Sorry everyone!)

He started to read the scroll.

"That the queen is- that the queen is- uh"

He started to stutter and slowly backed off the stage, motioning the backup singers to keep singing. The crowd was starting to riot.

We met him on the side lines, where he almost bumped into Ronin. I gave MK the pod to hold onto.

"Ronin! Did you hear about the queen? Th-this is just trouble!"

"I know, but-"

"W-we got to do something. We got to keep everyone from freaking out!"

He started to pace a bit and waved his hands wildly too.

"Yes, that why we-"

"And the pod! We got to make sure the royal pod is safely hidden far~ away and- ayaahhh! Why'd you bring it here for?!"

"The queens last words were to 'Bring the pod to Nim Galuu'."

"MK gave the pod to Nim. He started to inspect it.

"Did she say anything else? Specific instruction? Maybe a note?"

I'm getting irritated by his questions, so I spoke.

"Those were her last words." MK backed me up.

"Yeah, I thought you were magic."

Ok, that was stretching a bit there. Nim thought so too.

"Magic might be stretching it. I'm charismatic, possibly charming."

I reached towards the pod, starting to lose my patience. He held out of my reach. "Do you know what to do with the pod or not?"

"Not a clue, but I do know where to look it up. Follow me!"

I didn't say anything when he went the other way. He stopped when he noticed and went passed us, the other way.

"Um, no, it's this way."

The crowd "boo"ed and screamed disapproval.

We are now on Nim's evaluator thing-y. Mub exclaimed "the rings of knowledge" in awe.

"Is everything that happens really recorded here?"

"Oh yeah."

"You've read all these scrolls?"

"Ehh I've skimmed them."

"So, is this event being recorded, right now?"

"Of course."

"Is this?" Mub moved his shell to be on top of his head.

"Yes"

"How about this?" Okay, now, that is gross.

"Yes?"

"How about this?" they both started to nock their eye back and forth. Then they combined their eyes to do it. We got to our desired floor. Nim walked off the platform and got handed a scroll by a moth.

"Yup! That should be right here. Thanks Marty."

Then he unraveled it and proceeded to rip it apart. I snickered at their faces of disappointment.

He started to crawl over scrolls and mutter to himself. He found it in a bit.

"Let's see. Pod. Care of. Must keep moist."

Nim pointed to where it read. Mub and Grub gave Ronin a look of 'I told you so'. He just glanced at them. I snickered again and when they weren't looking, smacked them and looked away.

"Hey!"

They looked to me. I shrugged innocently, trying to keep the smirk from coming in to my face. They looked back at Nim, not before glancing warily at me. I looked at as innocent as can be.

When they looked back at Nim, I stole a glance at Ronin to see him smiling at me. I fluttered my eyes and smirked.

We listened to the rest of the scroll and Mub's answer.

"And here I thought we were doomed. This calls for a celebration!"

"I suppose we heard it." Mub and Grub went back to the platform, followed by Nod and Ronin. MK and I hung back. I let MK talk, I have a feeling that she would need the information more than I do.

"Wait, this going to sound weird, but we're not from this world and heh I thought, maybe something from these scrolls could tell us a way for us to get home?"

She sounded hopeful. Nim put his 4 hands together, giving her advice.

"Scrolls don't tell the future, they only guide us with the knowledge of the past. Hey, that's a great line! Did you guys get that, right?"

"So you can't help me?"

And there it is she forgot I was behind her. I breathed a silent sigh. Maybe, if I could, when I stay like this, I can be in the stealth squad in the leaf men ranks.

"I didn't say that." He handed her a scroll. MK unraveled it and squinted.

"I can't read this."

"It's just dusty. Blow on it off."

She did as such. We watched the scene. MK backed up into Nim. He had a dazed look to him.

"Well, that was intense. I gotta read more of these."

I snickered, alerting MK that I haven't left yet. She probably ignored me.

"That means, I can get home."

"Well, if you want to go home so badly, why'd you leave?"

'Why indeed,' I thought, along with my past adventures.

I walked with Mk back to the platform. Nim called for me though.

"I didn't hear any questions from you."

I looked at him, amused.

"I was just thinking that, I might not want to leave. But before that, I have to get to my world before I can stay here. I need to take care of something's."

We got in with the crowd. Nim made his speech. I listened to Ronin talk to Nod. I nodded to Ronin when he left.

I went to get a drink. When I came back for Nod, he was gone. In his place his sword. I took it out and slipped it to one of my belt loops to secure it.

I walked to Mub and Grub. They were holding the pod and talking to a fruit fly. Oh, he just died. If he dies this fast at this time warp, it must not even be a snap of the fingers before he goes.

Then rumbling came. A mole came from the floor, smashing everything its wake. There was a rider ontop of it asking for something his 'friend' left behind, whose no long with us.

"Quick Mub, Grub! Get behind me. Don't let him see the pod."

I got into a defensive stance with Nod's sword. I only let a little of my ki into it, making it glow a light blue.

He turned to us and spotted the pod. I cursed.

"You found it!"

"Don't come any closer!" I all but growled at him in fury. He seems flinch at my tone. I smirked cruelly at him. Mub said his piece behind me.

"Relax, I'm not going to hurt it. I need it alive."

I was almost tempted at to kill grub at his reply.

"Well, we're the only ones that can keep it that way!"

"Thanks for the tip."

He came towards us but I kept him at bay with a few swings of Nod's sword. He got frustrated and nocked my out with his scepter, but before I could go completely unconscious. I let go of the sword and grabbed the mole's fur and hung on for dear life while it got away with Mub and Grub. We went into the hole, but before it collapsed, I saw Ronin coming. I gave him a look that said it all, You better come and get us!

Carefully moving, I crawled to the back to get a more secure not, so I won't fall off. Then everything was black.

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Hahahahahaha cliffy! XD

Wait till the next chapter find out what happens when Kagome awakens!