This is a request by Spirit of Writing & Autumn
It involves Sticks. This is also told through her point of view.
I felt stressed again. It's been that way ever since I first went into the outside world, far from my burrow. I never feel safe out here, with all the government threats and stuff; they turned plants into violins! Why do I have to put up with all this craziness? Sticks the Badger, that's me, never puts up with anything bad!
Anyway, I was walking around the forest looking for some food and water, and maybe even some of those beautiful shiny things! I was able to find some, but it was through town; curse you, government! I guess I had to be careful when passing by, so I decided to be stealthy.
Thankfully, my stealth got me safely past the town, reaching a small river nearby. After filling my bottle with water, I thought I could scavenge around for a while, so I did. I found some sort of crown shaped stuff somewhere, but since they were sort of pretty, I decided to take some with me.
I was off towards my burrow, though I was too lost in my thoughts to notice four creatures coming near me. I became nervous once I did see them, but when they reached me…they didn't hurt me; instead they just said hello. I thought since they were nice to me, I could try talking back.
"Hi there!" I said, and they asked me where to find a crystal or something. I told them I didn't but I offered a way to help them. "You give me Shinies, I give you Princess Crowns, k?"
The red guy then asked, "Hate to be Captain Obvious, but aren't those the same crowns Cliff collects?"
I didn't know what kind of cliff he was talking about, but I saw something in their hands. They told me it was something they use to see things we normally can't, and it occurred to me about something.
I suggested, "Use secret vision to find where the Shinies are buried, k?" The group seemed to like my idea, and they thanked me before heading off. I don't know why, but suddenly I didn't feel as stressed anymore. I felt that maybe people…aren't all that bad.
That's when I had the feeling to help those guys out when I see them again. No matter what the situation, I want to be as helpful as I can to them, even if it's the government agents attacking.
As time went by, I soon found myself more than just an aquate…aquito…uh…more than just a known person, it was surprising to me to find something I have been missing my whole life.
I finally have friends.
Correction, THIS is my shortest so far. I guess I can't stop it from happening, oh well.
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