Jumanji's Creed Welcome to the Jungle

Season 1

Episode 11 Level 2 Into the Fire

30 May year unknown

the Bazaar, Jumanji Valley

Late afternoon

For a long moment the table was quiet as Spyder spoke, Finally Marks brain worked at the same time as his mouth. "How are you still alive ? I thought you were dead!"

"They missed" Spyder replied with a snicker

"Joking aside what are you doing in Jumanji ?" Spike asked

"Simple, trying to find a friend, but a friend found you guys two days ago, remember the man you stopped on the street in Kiphize ?" Spyder said, Spike nodded, she couldnt forget Trekias. "He told a friend of mine who you were, recognised you infact. I am actually surpised, how the hell did you guys get in here ?" Spyder recognised Spike dead off, but not Mark, or Diamond or even Miao.

Spike raised a hand, pointing in turn in order of them at table. "Spike, Mark, Diamond, and Miao"

Spyder nodded. "So everynoe I didnt expect is here. Wow, why are you guys here ?"

"I found the stone encased in rock and webbing and sand back in Arendelle, Elsas dead, Diamond and I brought to the stone to the house, Only the four of us could hear it then the ghosts appeared" Miao explained as she guzzled her wine

Spyder nodded again, "I thought so, Jumanji's stone only Diadem and I heard, nobody else in the group knew of it. I watched it suck Diadem in, she had a plan for it and she took the risk I had to find it by entering Arcadia directly and then going to its deepest most wild zone to find the way in that way,."

"How long ago was that ?" Mark asked, Diadem was dead for a million years back in Arendelle alone

"About a million years ago, I used a time spell, of course it used up one of my lives to power the spell" Spyder showed her left arm, seven sold bars were left. "Then my last death was when that energy road pack exploded. Haventy died since then"

"How long have you been here ?" Mark asked

"Hard to say, time is really wonky here" Spyder said, "Since my death in Arendelle... I'd say... almost a year" it made a little bit of sense, so time really was fucked up there

"If we were to finish the game as Nigel indicated, what would happen ?" Spike asked

"It would spit you out where you started, literally. Infact, there is a way for you to get your wings back, did Nigel mention it ?" Spike nodded at Spyders question. "Good, trust me, as the levels get harder you're gonna want your wings, its weird looking at you without them to be honest." It was true. Spyder never saw Spike without her wings, plus in jumanji Spike was shorter with out them, yet her staturte and upper body superstructure remained intact, for the most part

"So what happens now ?" Mark asked

"Let me guess, Nigel mentioned to find the missing piece ?" Spyder said ,they all nodded. "Figured as much, and no before you ask its not me. I hope you found your strengths and weaknesses too" again the four nodded.

"So what do we do now ?" Mark asked taking a bite of poundcake. After swallowing he asked "Oh this is good, what is this ?"

The waiter said simply "Its the house famous poundcake"

Everyone stopped and looked at Mark as Miao said "Cake ?"

"I thought this was bread ?" Mark said it wasnt. He then looked at Miao, "Is something happening to me ?"

"No" Miao shook her head

"Am I breaking out ?" Mark asked

Again Miao shook her head "No"

Mark raised a finger "Am I still me ?"

Miao nodded "Yes"

Mark smiled and relaxed, "Ah good then, everythings fine, It might have just meant that I love cake, its all good..." Mark exploded like a suicide bomber

Everyone reacted in the wrong way as Mark was suddenly gone, Miao hit the ground in a heap, Diamond screamed, and Spike turned aside, she could feel the heat of the explosion. Spyder raiksed an eyebroew, briefly flinching however at the kaboom, wasnt expecting it, but sort of was actually now that Spyder realised it, at least each character had a weakness, and Marks was...

Cake

Spike looked to where Mark sat, nothing was let, noteven his weapons and pack, it was all gone. "Whoa"

CHIME

"aaaaaaaaAAAAAGH!" CRASH Mark slammed into the nearby table and a stack of food fell onto him. "OH MY FUCK! OW!"

Spike stood up and lifted up the pile of food "Like I said, its important to be discreet"

"But we're also eating ?" Mark replied Spike just looked at him "Ok fine, ask what is not cake before eating it. I'll make a note of that"

"You'd better" Spoike replied as Mark went back to his seat once he found a proper one to sit at.

"Alright, everyone is here. Come on. Should be anytime now..." Spyder said, then smiled as a young teenage girl came into view and recognised Spike. "Right on time"

"Lady Ravenloft, thank goodness you're here! Jumanji needs you"

"Uh... thanks, good to be here ?" Spike replied

"Ask about the missing pieces" Spyder said giving a look to Diamond

"Oh right!" Diamond said turning to the teen "Hi, I'm Diamond, or Marion whatever, I have a guide to Jumanji with missing pages"

The teen regarded Diamond for a moment before saying again to Spike "Lady Ravenloft, Thank goodness you are here! Jumanji needs you."

"Rude" Diamond said, Miao nodded

Spike sighed and said "We need to find the missing pieces"

The teen nodded and motioned for the group to follow her through the bazaar to a covered shop like stall. As the five gathered around the teen motioned to the space within, a single large basket sat in the center of the space.

As the group stood close the teen started talking. "What you need is in the basket, one wrong move, you're in a casket, trust on another, and never blink, the missing piece is not what you think."

"Well fuck me sideways" Spike said trying to figure out the poetry

The teen smiled, "Good luck good lady, Jumanjji needs you"

"Jumanji needs her, yes, we know ,you've said it a few times now" Mark replied, the teen regarded Mark slightly before taking off leaving the group, Spyder seemed unworried of the whole affair on her own as the other four wondered what to do

"Ok so, thinking there is possibly a snake in there... or something" Spike said

"Yup" Mark said "Sounds like a Ravenloft thing to me"

"Why would this be a Ravenloft thing ?" Spike said

"You heard what the kid said, Jumanji needs you, now get" Mark said. Sp[ike rolled her eyes and stepped into the stall proper as the drums went off. For a long moment Spike moved closer to the basket as the drums rattled madly.

Finally they halted and Spike twirled around "I DONT WANNA DO THIS!" Spike screamed Mark shushed her and stepped into the stall as did the others, Spyder staying near the entry as Miao and Diamond spread out, Mark went to Spikes left

Spike reached to the basket lid and lifted it. A snake sat up and looked around

For a second nothing happened, then Mark screamed "SILVER MAMBA!" Spike slammed the backet lid back down and held it down ,the snake inside rattled against it madly. "That was a Silver Mamba, a single prick of its venom is enough to kill a mature adult... How the fuck do I know that ?"

"Ok, so, we know its a snake" Spike said

"Not just any snake, A Silver Mamba" Mark said

"Did you see anything else in there ?" Diamond asked

"No, I didnt have time" Spike said holding the basket lid down with all her weight

"So what do we do ?" Miao asked

"I think its a staring contest" Diamond said, Spyder nodded, she didnt have to get the piece inside, but Diadem never told her how she got it. Staring contest was a good option

"What ?" Miao asked

"Impossible" Mark said

"I think she's right, one of the databooks Talak had said that if you see a snake maintain direct eyecontact. One of us is gonna have to do a staredown" Spike said as the basket shook madly under her

"And then Spike will reach in and grab what ever is in the bottom of the basket" Diamond said

"What ? Why me again ?"

"Because you're Spike!" Mark said

"OK fine, who of us five is good at staring and not blinking ?" Spike said coming to grips with just how much she now hated Jumanji, Mark couldnt stare if his lidfe depended on it. Which it did, Miao didnt stare whatsoever, she had no skill at it, Diamond could outstare a statue

"Im amazing at it" Diamond said

"I guess this is your moment" Spyder said still keeping watch, the Eshu were a problem, if they could get the piece within the snake basket, then hopefully without the Eshu knowing where they were, they could hopefully get the job done.

Diamond went to the center. "Just say when" Spike said as Diamond dropped to her knees at eyelevel

A second passed. "Now" Diamond said, Spike lifted the lid of the basket, the silver snake ewafted up and looked around and spotted Diamond, For a brief second it looked like it worked, then

Everything went to shit entirely

The snake hissed, Dioamond screamed and ducked out of the way, the snake dove for Miao, Spike snagged it just centimeters from Miaos face. "Whoa!" Spike said as she struggled to keep the snake from even biting herself "Now what ?" Spike asked

Mark watched everything, thinknig on how to kill a snake "Gotta defang it"

"I gotta what ?" Spike screamed as the snake tried to tangle around her arm. Her other hand went for a gun on her stomach "I either shoot this thing or you start talking sense" Spike said to Mark

"You gotta defang it" Mark replied stepping into view and taking its blind spot, quickly pulling out its teeth. "Gotta cover its blind spot entirely, Pull back, then be careful of the venom ducts, then pull its teeth, out of its head" The snake fell to the ground dead.

As the snake died everyone relaxed, even Spyder who wasnt willing to test the idea of death by silversnake bite.

After catching her breath, Miao said to Spike "Thanks"

"Dont menton it" Spike said

"I defanged a snake" Mark said

During that Diamond looked into the basket and removed a wrapped item. Unwrapping it she said "Guys, this doesnt look like the missing pages of the guide book." The item she had unwrapped was a jade Kaiju. That looked more like Dragon

"The missing piece is a Dragon ?" Spike asked, the others didnt know what to say to that

Diamond looked at the wrapping paper "there's something written here. It says "When you see me, begin the climb" Spike didnt say anything, instead she left the stall, the others following her, Diamond put the game piece into a pocket of her armor. "So keep an eye out for a big dragon I guess" Diamond said

The group halted shortly after however as Spike spotted and heared motocycle engines, seeing a guy manhandling another and another loo9king for them, Spike turned and ran. One of the Eshu spotted the group "Hey!"

"Run!" Diamond yelled, the four turned tail and ran, Spyder could easily move around groups of people as Diamond knocked people off their feet. The Eshu chased after them. Miao keptup nicely as Mark brought up the rear

Rounding a corner Spike halted. A massive Eshu Jaeger stood there in their path. "Fuck me" Spike said, the man smirked Spike sighed "Fuck me... sideways" Spike then said, the man swung, Spike dodged and blocked the strike. Almost like clockwork. Finally the two of them were locked. Spike smiled. "Have a nice flight, thank you for flying Spike Airlines" Spike said before launching the man into the air with a solid uppercut

"Whoa" Spyder said, she'd never seen Spike in combat, well once actually she had.

"That is insane" Mark relied

Spike took off again, Another Eshu threw a knife, Spike easily dodged it, then another knife was thrown,m it lodged perfectly in the wood pole holding up the stall to Spikes left. The third knife Spike easily caught and held directly in Marks face who stopped cold, the steel glittered a centimeter off his nose

"Lets do this" Spike said, flicking the blade hilt first to Mark

"Do what ?" Mark asked taking the weapon, he then watched as Spike drank the wing potion, her black wings with a few red feathers formed and gave Spike a greater speed and faster strength. Spike used her wings to send a Eshu flying into a wall, another found himself face down in someones dinner. A third weas thrown dead off a bridge into the street below, another was thrown through a wall as Spike easily moved through the soldiers

Finally after sending two more flying to their deaths a gunshot rang out as Ewlsa made her presence known. Spike twirled around, her wings gently folding, she had gained her height back as well. Now towering over mosgt of the common folk at her normal nine feet. Seeing Spike Elsa smirked "Hello Supermodel" Elsa sneered

Spike just looked at her. "I believe you have something that belongs to me"

Spike raised a hand as the others joined them "We just want to go home" Spike said, but Elsa just sneered at her

It looked like Elsa was going to shoot Spike then and there, but a smoke can appeared and spat black smoke everywhere. A voice rang out as Spike faded into the smoke "Come with me!" Spyder smiled as Jalen had come to their rescue

As the smoke filled the area Elsa screamed out an order "Find them!"

Jalen lead the five to a sewer grate, pulling it up the gropup dropped down into it. The Eshu soldiers searched the smoke filled Bazaar, even going down the lane that Jalen had used to get the group to safety. Just barely covering the grate back up as the Eshu stormed over head

Jalen motinoed for quiet anmd the group watched the Eshu run by overhead

"Wow" Jalen said, "Didnt think I'd make it in time, you fight well Lady Ravenloft."

"Do we know you ?" Spike asked

"Name's Jalen Arscari. My friend Trekias you stopped a few days ago asking about Nigel. He thought it was you guys. But without your wings I couldnt be sure, but he insisted and Spyder even recognised you" Jalen said

"Wait, are you the missing piece ?" Miao asked

"Yeah does that mean you're in the game too ?" Mark asked

Jalen shook his head to both questions "Nope, I just live here, Spyder found me when she first came to Jumanji, through me I helped her out in terms of items and needs"

"What sorry what ?" Spike asked shaking her head and briefly blinking

"How can someone live in Jumanji if they're not part of the game or crystal world ?" Diamond asked

"Elhazzard is a weird place, trust me it takes a lot to get used to, but Spyder found me when she came by way of the Arcadia portal. I used to be one fothe Portal Guards before they were disbanded by the Arcadian government, Jumanji it was said was well kept and on its own that the portals could be destroyed, but Spyder found one of the few remaining portals, got the life count, then had to find Diadem" Jalen explained

"Makes sense, and here is a new question" Spike said

"Hit me" Jalen said

"What do you know of the Eshu ?" Spike asked, Jalen smiled.

"The Eshu showed up a good dozen or so years ago, at least as far as I can remember" Jalen said "I dont know much about them only that they're soldiers. They're strong, got many weapons, and there are thousands of them. When I was a Field Guide with Nigel a small group of them asked for aid from him. Dunno where the babe came fropm though, she wasnt with the initial group I took out on a guided journey"

"How did Elsa get here ? She had a Piece of Eden not a relic of Arcadia" Mark said

"That's a good question, Elsa showed up about five years ago at best, possibly a little longer I cant really remember" Jalen explained. "She asked for Nigel directly and he went with her, a week later the Field Guide HQ was torched in Kiphize, and Narstoc. Then Nigel showed up at basecamp with a jemstone and said certain parties could only have it, that was when that silver haired woman showed up."

"Silver haired woman ?" Spike asked

Jalen nodded. "Oh yeah, silver hair, red outfit, looked great honestly. But she was looking for Nigel just like you guys, once she spoke with Nigel, he gave her the gemstone, and she left on her own. Havent seen her since" he then explained what Diadem looked like, Mark and Spike traded looks as Spyder smirked. "She was supposed to rescue you guys, but she sent me in her stead"

"That's fine, at least Elsa isnt killing us" Miao said

"It doesnt make any sense, Elsa uses ice magic. Why does she have a pistol ?" Mark asked

"Cant answer that, far as I know she only wanted that crystal. Once she got it, Jumanji was plunged into the curse!" Jalen said. Mark didnt like where things were going, he had slain Elsa hadnt he ? So why was she still alive ?

"Either way can you take us to Diadem ?" Spike asked, Jalen nodded.

In the Bazaar Elsa came across her Jaeger. "they got away, they had help"

"Jalen Ascari" Elsa mused

"He must have crawled out of his hole" The jaeger replied "Im sorry boss it wont happen again boss"

Elsa smirked and stepped closer, hugging the Jaeger close she said simply "I know" A moment later her power drained the man of life, the body fell to the ground dead. "Pair off, scout around, find them! I want that stone!" Elsa said, the Eshu nodded and paired off to search the Bazaar.

Elsa watched her men asking questions, this was going to be fun for surehopefully her men would find that stone, or word of Spike Ravenloft and her crew. Elsas men had grilled Nigel about the stone, but he didnt have it every time. So it was possible that he had passed it to someone, Elsa wanted Spike, or at best the other girl, Diadem brought to her with the stone..

Until then she could only make her plans. And brood, which she was doing too much of both recently now that the former Queen of Arendelle thought on it. It didnt matter much if that. Elsa wanted that jewel.

And while Spike, Spyder, Mark, Diamond and Miao followed Jalen out of the Bazaar's catecombs and sewers, it was only a matter of time before the stone could be found. And Elsa wanted it soone rather than later