A sand column collapsed, revealing the Pure Melodies. Pollyanna crawled over the newly formed pile. " ..thirsty." Ninten looked at the child. "It would be much safer if you stood up and walked." Pollyanna responded with. "This is how..you're supposed to act..in the desert." She stood up anyways, her head was concealed in a large sunhat but that didn't mean she was any less hot."Is this the thing?" She asked Cyrus. More columns formed and collapsed. "Yes. The power in these structures has turned aimless." Ninten stepped up. "It's building columns with no roofs, stairs that go nowhere! It's out of control!" Ness stood behind Pollyanna and said. "Then let's-" He used her as a push-off to roll down the hill. "Roll on over there." He laughed. "That was a bit unnecessary." Ninten commented. "Nan nani ni nun-nani nani. . Ness mocked in the same tone. He put his hands behind his back. "Excuse me?"
A roar ended their feud. "What was that?!" Pollyanna lifted her hat and looked for the source. "Let's go!" Ness called, as if taking her fear for que. "It would be best if you stayed here, Polly." Ninten and Ness walked ahead. "We'll be right back." Ninten said it as if they were going shopping. Such is Pollyanna's life. Pollyanna looked up at the tallest Melody. "What is something tries to eat me?!" Cyrus put his right hand on her head, below her hat. "Don't worry." He flicked some of her sweat at her. "Wet one, there's nothing out here that can harm you." Cyrus reassured before running off to join the team.
"O-okay.." She slid off the pile and walked over to a column, to which she sat down next to. "It's..so..desert." She pulled the hat down in an attempt to steal some more shade. She heard a growl. She lifted her hat to barely above her eyes. "What was that?" She scanned her area. She put on determination to attempt to mask her fear. "Nothing can harm me, I am the Wet One." She saw a silhouette, it looked like some sort of lion.
It looked at her. She jumped and ditched her hat, running behind a pillar. "Good thing this was here." As if on cue, it fell apart. She turned around and saw a blue lion with glowing white eyes. Its mane was turquoise and his coat was Munsell Blue. "Ah!" She shrieked and fell back. She crawled backwards but a sand wall appeared behind her. "Nono!" She protectively shielded herself with her arms.
When she wasn't violently torn apart, she looked up. The Lion yawned and fell over to nap. She stared at it as she got up. She cautiously approached it. She reached forwards, looking for any reaction that could be deemed "Enemy that can kill you"
She flinched and jumped backwards when the Lion's ear fluttered. She approached again, it looked up at her with normal eyes. She put her hand on it's nose. "Don't bite!" She recoiled. He did nothing of the sort. She put her hand back and petted his head, he leaned into the touch. "Aww. You wanted some attention. Cute!" She petted his paw and ran to his side for more pets. She brushed his mane. "Wow, so soft!" She buried her head into it. She sat by his side. "So..are you from around here? I'm here on business." She climbed onto his back. "I really like your blue fur!"
He began to groom himself, but was interrupted by her flopping onto his head. "You're like the oasis of the desert!" He rolled onto his side, knocking her off. She climbed back onto his side. "I've always wanted an animal friend." She scooted next to his face. "Like a rainbow trout. Or a Dragon! but fate had different plans for Pollyanna-" The lion wrapped his paw around her back. Her eyes went starry. "and her best friend Lion." A sand blast destroyed all the columns and structures, burying the newly acquainted duo in sand.
The two popped their heads put of it and shook their heads, the faint sound of Ness and Ninten arguing can be heard. "Bubble it,Ness!" They were walking over. "No. Stop being jelly Ninten! Ain't no peanut butter here! My kill, My keep!" He tossed a Arsenic pillow with a Apple green core in the center. "I'm not a fruit spread! And I'm not jealous either! Just Be careful, If you drop it, it'll rebuild everything!"
Lion's eyes glew as he looked at the pillow. "Oh! Ninten, Ness and Cyrus are coming back!" She turned to Lion with a goofy smile. "Quick!" She grabbed his mouth and forced it open. "Put you're mouth around my head." They summoned their weapons. "Pollyanna! What is that?! What are you doing?!"
She stepped in front of the Blue oasis. "Stop! He's totally tame!" She promised. "That's impossible." Ninten counter. No way that animal is tame. "No! It's true, I taught him to say "I love you!" She grabbed his mouth and forced it open to say. "I love you!" Ness dispelled his weapon, "Aww. I love you too." Ninten and Cyrus dispelled their weapons. "Get your hands out of that things mouth. We have to get the desert's glass out of the desert." Ninten attempted to take it from the shorter Psi User. "I got it!" He pulled it away and walked forwards. "Let's go, Pollyanna." Cyrus states as he walks away. "One second!" She turned towards her Desert Buddy. "Hey Lion, I gotta go. I had a lot of fun, I feel like you really get me." She was met with a blank stare. She put a finger to his mouth. "Shush. It's hard enough for the both of us." She ran off the join the others. "It needs to be contained!" Ness scoffed. "Don't worry. I know exactly where to put it."
They built a pillow fort, topped with the Desert Glass as the crown. Pollyanna and Ness napped underneath it. A scratching sound stirs Pollyanna into consciousness. "What was that?" Ness covered her mouth, half asleep. "All I hear is your mouth." She spoke through his hand. "I thought PSI Users didn't need sleep." He put his hand down and turned his head.
"We don't. Feels good though." She crawled out of the fort, grumbling under her breath. "Probably some kid trying to sell something." She grabbed the door. "Hold your britches!" She threw it open and saw a glowy eyed Lion! "Lion!" She gasped. "Oh my gosh! This is so surprising!" She patted his mane. "You came all the way back here for little ol' me?" He attempted to go inside. "Whoa, hold up!" She pushed him back and shut the door. "Not yet, Ness is pretend napping." She nonchalantly waved her hand. "But are together! Now we can do everything best friends do!"
She sat Lion at the bottom of the cliff near her house and shouted down to him."Okay, here I come. I'm gonna jump. Get into position, ready?" He remains still, unwavered by her. She made a motion to jump, to get a reaction. "And, catch me! I'm jumping!" She made more motions. "Catch me! I'm falling! Do it, catch me I'll die!" Lion looked up at her, unamused. He moved over as she walked to him. " , you're not into this-" She fell off the cliff and landed on her face. "Game."
She held up a small yellow tennis ball.
"Okay, gonna throw this ball. Here it comes!" She winds her arm back and threw. It landed a few feet in front of the still Lion.
"Whaaat?! That throw was so good!" She ran over and picked it up "Lion, all you gotta do is catch it in your mouth, see?" She tossed it up and caught it in her mouth. Lion remained indifferent. She spit it out. "Ew." Lion Turned. "You don't like that one either." She grabbed his mane. "Hold on! I know something you'll love!"
She lead the Lion down the boardwalk. "Fish Stew Pizza! Cats love fish, Everybody loves Pizza! You'll L-O-V-E this!" She looked in the window and saw Mason and Saturn. "Whoa, Busy day! Let's blow some minds!" She walked in, the two looked at their friend and saw she was talking to something. "Hey guys!" She waved."I'm doin' okay. Just getting some , Ana." She leaned against the counter. Kofi walked away as Ana asked. "What are you having, Anny?" She's like that one friend who calls her by the other half of her nickname resviour. "One large. Extra fishy, please." Ana typed in her order.
"You must be hungry." She turned around. "No. I'm ordering for two." Mason did a spit take and jumped out of his seat. "Pollyanna's Pregnant?!" Everyone stared at him like "Do you even know who she is?" She shook her head. "No. But I do have a bug blue lion outside!" Ana smiled. "You aren't 'Lion' are you?" She laughed. "That's funny. But I'm not." Mason objected."I believe you! Lots of weird things happen in Beach City! You would know if you read my blog, Keep Beach City Weird!" He turned his computer around. "I also have stickers!"
Pollyanna gestured to the door. "Just go outside and find out." Ana, Saturn and Mason all filed outside. "This is amazing!" She heard Mason and smiled. "It' invisible!" She jolted. She ran outside and looked for her companion. "He's not invisible! He's blue!" Mason felt around for anything furry. "How can he be invisible and blue?" Ana crossed her arms. "There's nothing out here, Mason. Anny was Lion. Sorry for using the same pun twice." She walked back inside. Mason walked back inside. "Bet you aren't even pregnant." He mumbled. "Wait! I'm not lying! He's real!" She turned to Saturn. "Saturn! You believe me, do you?" He wore a mad face and only huffed.
She was walking back home when she saw Lion clawing at the door, leaving claw marks on the screen door. "Hey!" She ran over and yelled. "You left me at the Pizza shop! I looked like a fool! I had to eat an entire pizza all by myself!" Lion's eyes were glowing again as he broke down the door, jumping inside. "Lion! Lion. no!" He looked at the still napping Ness and the Desert Glass.
He roared to knock it over. Surprisingly, Ness didn't stir. "What was that about?!" He looked at the Desert Glass. "The Pillow?" She ran to where it landed and picked it up. "Is..is this what you want?This pillow? I've been trying to play with you, and feed you, because I thought we were best friends. Did all of that mean nothing to you?" Her voice wavered.
Lion looked up and jumped next to her. "Agh! Fine!" She ran down the steps and ran outside. "I don't care!" She held it like a Frisbee. "If you want it, Take it!" She threw it onto the beach. The sand shifted, creating columns. She gasped and ran to get it. "Pollyanna!" Ninten and Cyrus were on the porch. "The Desert Glass, it's rebuilding its castle." Ness walked out the door. Ninten turned to him angrily. "Why didn't you bubble it earlier?!" He shrugged. "Welcome to shrug city, N." He sighed and turned to the young girl. "Don't move! We're coming!"
"Okay!" Then sandstorm blasted around her. She pulled herself into the eye. Sand spiraled everywhere. Columns appeared and the pillow's castle seized. "The pillow! I have to get it!" She looked at a set of stairs. She climbed them. She screamed when they crumbled. She leapt onto a column and screamed.
The Pure Melodies saw a wall appear before they could run to her. Cyrus summoned his gauntlets and gave a swift punch...which did nothing. He punched again..and again. "This wall's not moving!" Ninten covered his eyes. "We need to get through before anythi-" Ness's scream cut them off as he was launched upwards into the storm.
Pollyanna climbed onto the column and jumped to the next one. Her footing caused it to crumble. She screamed and climbed the stairs, jumping to another column. She could see the pillow, but her column broke. She fell and grabbed one that was jutting out of the castle. A single brick popped out. The one she was holding onto. She screamed as she began to fall to her doom.
Swoosh!
A shadow caught her and she saw that Lion was saving her! "Lion!" She grabbed his mane as he jumped on two columns to reach the bare sand. "You didn't come here to steal the pillow! You came to protect us from it!" He roared as if to say. "Now you understand"
Pollyanna looked at the top. "It's up there!" It surrounded itself with walls. "It's putting up defenses! How are we gonna get up there!" Lion roared a sonic roar again. Just like before. It decimated the sand spikes. "Sounds good! Let's go!" She leaned in as if riding a horse. Three pillars blocked them, but Lion was ready. He roared again, making them collapse in a bridge like fashion. Lion ran forwards and Pollyanna hung onto his mane. "Now!" He roared as she stuck out her hand.
In a split moment, she snatched the Desert Glass. They both roared. Lion landed, Pollyanna went flying forwards holding the pillow away from the sand. The Pure Melodies got up out of the sand. Pollyanna nervously laughed.
Ninten bubbled it, saying. "We should have done this in the first place." Ness crossed his arms. "In my defense: I forgot."
Pollyanna turned to Lion. "I guess this is goodbye. We had some good time, but I'm sure you have other magical things to smash with other magical kids." She moved his mouth,putting words in his mouth.
"I love you, Pollyanna! I want to stay with you forever!" She gasped. "You do!? Guys, you hear that?!" Ninten looked from Lion to Cyrus. "Are we really going to let her keep that?" Cyrus shrugged. "We kept Ness." Ninten burst out laughing, while Ness crossed his arms and looked away. "Kept Ness! Oh, Cyrus! That's priceless!" He grabbed his left wrist as he bent over in laughter. "Yay! Lion!" She made him wink. "Wink!"
If i do say so myself, Lion is one of my favorites. You just can't make him do crap! I didn't want her to have a wolf...well I ALREADY WROTE THIS SHUT UP. HAVE A LION LICKER!
Lion is Lion, just blue.
I'll see you guys in: Arcade Mania!