Whew! What a crazy week; I've had so many quizzes and tests I've lost count! Neh! Thank goodness I'm able to post!
Sorry for the short one, but I hope you enjoy it!
14
The two had been walking for several minutes, keeping as silent as possible in case if enemies were nearby. But that was just it; there was not a single enemy out in the Bitlands. Not even a Goomba was among the couple, and they both became instantly suspicious.
"Why isn't there anyone here?" Timpani whispered.
"Good question, and I don't know." Blumiere replied, looking around. He couldn't find an explanation for how easy this was. "This 'Francis" you told me about…does he kidnap people all the time?"
"Only Pixls, I think." Timpani answered.
"So he doesn't kidnap any Goombas, Koopas, or anyone like that?"
"Not to my understanding, no." Timpani replied. Blumiere raised an eyebrow.
"That's…weird. Why isn't anyone out here, then?" Blumiere questioned. "We're the two new Heroes of another prophecy, we seek Pure Hearts, and we want to destroy Dimentio. What is so hard about sending minions on us to kill us? …Not that I mind, or anything, but still, this is odd."
"But maybe Dimentio—"
"HARBLE-DEH!" A scruff voice with a heavy Scottish accent exclaimed. "So yeh showed up, did yeh?!" Blumiere and Timpani recognized the voice from anywhere, and Timpani got closer to Blumiere, only for protection.
"O'Chunks…"
A fairly large man fell from the sky and landed on his feet, shaking the earth by doing so. Timpani nearly fell over at the sudden tremor, but Blumiere caught her in his arms and set her back on her feet. O'Chunks stretched and yawned.
"Well, it took yeh long enough! The King didn't like teh wait, but he told meh to stay at me post!" O'Chunks sighed. "Didn't make sense at all, but bein' the loyal man I am, I obeyed the King in a heartbeat!"
Blumiere noticed something different about O'Chunks; not only was he referring to Dimentio as a king, but he was wearing a hat that resembled Dimentio's. Other than that, it was regular O'Chunks, always ready for a fight, even when unnecessary.
"O'Chunks, listen to me! You don't want to serve Dimentio, do you? Because if you did, you'd have to kill your one, true love, Na—" Blumiere persuaded.
"Heh! Don't yeh worry, count! Nastasia's on our side now!" O'Chunks laughed. Blumiere and Timpani were dumbfounded.
"Nastasia's on…?!" Timpani repeated. "That's impossible! She was so dedicated to Blumiere, and—"
"Don't say anything else about wee Nastasia! She's my only lo…" O'Chunks did a double-take at Timpani, and cleared his throat. He bowed to a very confused Timpani. "Erm, excuse me, sweet lass, I shouldn't act like that in a Lady's presence, now should I?"
Timpani blinked. "Wha…What?!"
"A fair maiden shouldn't have to battle…" O'Chunks blushed. Blumiere slapped his forehead.
"UGH! How many guys can hit on you in one day, Timpani?!" Blumiere growled. Timpani scowled.
"One was already too much for me…" Timpani crossed her arms. "Listen, O'Chunks, I hate to disappoint you, but I'm happily married to Blumiere here, and if you'll excuse us, then we'll be on our way…" O'Chunks stomped his feet.
"Already…WHUZZAH?" O'Chunks glared. "Fine! Then I'll have to fight yeh hubby here and whoever loses gives up yeh to the winner! Howzzat?!" Timpani gasped.
"WHAT?!"
Blumiere, fuming and frustrated, pushed Timpani to the side. "I'll happily accept that challenge, O'Chunks," Blumiere glowered. As he stepped forward, Timpani desperately grabbed for him, and ended up snatching Count Blumiere's white cape.
"Blumiere, you're BETTING me?!" Timpani exclaimed. "What if you lose?! We'll never see each other again!!"
"I'll be fine, dearest. I've faced four Heroes before, faced Dimentio before, and faced my father before. I think I can handle one of my past minions," Blumiere assured. He tugged his cape out of Timpani's hands and continued on forward.
O'Chunks jumped on the ground, and one enormous wall separated Blumiere and Timpani from each other. The Lady was taken aback by this move; now she couldn't help Blumiere, and he couldn't retreat. Blumiere, on the other side, didn't pay heed to it; he just wanted to get this over with so they could find the third Pure Heart. Gripping his staff and getting into a fighting posture, Blumiere readied himself for a hard battle.
"Are yeh ready to face yer room?!" O'Chunks dared. Blumiere lowered his staff, puzzled by the comment.
"…'Room'?" Blumiere repeated. O'Chunks put his hand on his chin.
"Well…doom, I think it 'tis…" O'Chunks thought. He shook his head. "Gah! Whatever it be, yeh won't get mercy from meh!" He took a piece of earth and threw it directly at Blumiere, who was taken by surprise with this. He dodged it, however, just before the huge rock hit him.
On the other side, Timpani winced at the vibration from the other side. She wanted Blumiere to win so badly, she almost wanted to rip down the huge stone wall and help her husband. Timpani swallowed after she heard a grunt. She wasn't sure who it came from, but soon after, there was a yell that rang out. There was a pause, and then continuous shaking and crashes Timpani's eyes began to fill with tears, fearing her husband would be lost.
"BLUMIERE!!"
Blumiere had cast a large void in the sky with his staff, and it was beginning to suck everything into it except himself. O'Chunks grabbed onto the ground, desperate for something to keep him from getting forced into the void, but was starting to fail.
"'EY! THAT'S CHEATIN'!!"
"THEN SURRENDER AND I'LL STOP IT!" Blumiere held down his white hat from getting blown off. O'Chunks sighed.
"Fine, then! I surrender, count!!" O'Chunks shouted. Blumiere moved his arm in a downward motion, and the void closed. "I have a feelin' the King wants a report…CHUNKS AWAY!!" Everything was silent, except for a small breeze whistling by.
"Shortest fight I've ever had…"
The wall fell down, and Timpani ran over to Blumiere, who was kneeling on the ground tiredly. She embraced the count hard, full of relief. Blumiere felt his shoulder become wet with Timpani's hot tears, and pulled her down to the ground gently as she sobbed lightly.
"Love, what is wrong?" Blumiere frowned as he wiped her wet eyes. "Why are you crying??"
"I can't…believe you made it…" Timpani weeped. "For a while, I thought you would lose…" Blumiere put his hand over her mouth.
"Hush," Blumiere said. "It's alright; I shouldn't have done that. It was pretty foolish of me; he was harder than usual…" Timpani relaxed as she heard Blumiere talk. "There. Where do you think the next Pure Heart might be?"
"Right where it's hard for me to go," Timpani answered, wiping her eyes and standing up straight. "Fort Francis."