As the moon got out of the clouds, the red echidna saw his tresspasser for the first time. He observed you momentarily. Long, lilac locks of hair that ended in a deeper purple and curls in a similar fashion as your bangs did. A simple and slightly short orchid dress with a deep purple strap around your waist and matching sandals. Most importantly though, he noticed what species you were.
She's... an echidna! And a pretty one at that... he thought as a look of surprise came across his face. It' had been too long since he'd seen a live echidna besides himself. He caught you before you fell and carried you back to the altar of the Master Emerald. After gently placing you on a step near the top and then sitting down 2 steps above you, he looked at you and wondered who you were, where you were from and how you got there. As his mind wandered, he slowly dozed off. After a little while, he was awakened by a soft moan.
You slowly opened your eyes to see that crazy guardian again.
"AH! DON'T TOUCH ME YOU MANIAC!" you shouted, backing away from him.
"Maniac, what? You're the one who tried to steal MY emerald!" he said confusedly and angrily.
"What? I never even touched YOUR emerald! I was just using it to see where there was land and... well... it's pretty! I wanted a closer look at it!" you explained with a defensive pout.
"Pfft! You think I'm going to buy that?" he asked in disbelief.
"Well I'd hope so! It's the truth!" you yelled. You were starting to lose your patience with this guy.
How could anyone be so untrusting?
Your anger turned into sympathy as you thought about his predicament and asked about what happened to everyone else.
"I... really don't know.." he replied bluntly.
"Oh, well then who'll take over the job of guardian?"
"I... don't know," he replied again.
You begin wondering what he DOES know and sigh. "Well do you know ANYTHING about the seven islands of the skies?"
"Huh? Seven islands of the skies...?"
You took that as 'absolutely nothing'. You sighed again; it was going to be a long night...
