"…What is with this place and rainbow animals?" Owen said absent-mindedly. "What? Have you seen another one before?" Azuori asked, as she approached the small creature. "Yea, we did. A baby tiger, actually. Named Hequenza. She left with Rae. Don't know where she is now." Owen replied, before yelling up at Violet. "But…why are they two different animals?" Azuori asked, before being answered with a voice, loud and clear. "Well it isn't exactly our fault that we were born differently, now isn't it?" A voice replied from down below. "…Azuori, was that you?" Owen asked, uncertainly.
"No, that was definitely not me! Get over here!" Azuori replied, her voice both excited and confused. Reluctantly, Owen came over to see the baby lemur brushing themselves off with a nearby leaf. After a few minutes, they noticed that Azuori and Owen were still watching. "Oh, am I meant to be performing something? Oh, I didn't have anything prepared…It sounded like you did though." The lemur said, sitting down in front of Azuori expectantly. "Wha- no! That was just a song that I made a few years ago, it doesn't mean anything!" She replied, her face getting red with embarrassment.
"Alright, alright. Now, where did that other girl go? Did she really just fly off without looking at me? That's real sad. I mean, I know she had that weird fight with the Wendigo earlier, but damn." They replied, shrugging. "Uh…I don't know. She might just be hanging up there." Owen replied as Azuori calms down. "Yo, you called? You aren't dying, are you?" Violet said, as she drifted down. "No. Actually, we're completely fine. Hey, take a look." Azuori said, waving her hand towards the little animal.
"Hey. Now, you said you didn't know where Hequenza is?" The lemur asked, waving quickly to Violet. "Well…no, we don't. She might still be with Rae though." Owen replied. "Now, uh, I know this isn't that relevant, but what's your name?" Azuori asked, slightly shy about it. "My name? Well…that's easy! My. Name. Is…Orunigo! Yea, that's my name! Orunigo!" He replied, gaining confidence. "That's a cool name! Mine is just…Violet." Violet replied.
"Now, where exactly do you come from?" Owen asked Orunigo. "Well, I came from Madagascar, which, you know, is where Lemurs come from in the first place. But, some of the guys back at home brought me here when I was almost killed. They kinda healed me with some weird magics, which made me rainbow? I don't know all of the facts. Or, any of them really" Orunigo told them, jumping over to Azuori. "Now. How exactly do know about Hequenza?" He then asked, sitting down on her lap.
"I don't really know anything about them, or Hequenza. I just know that they know Rae was friends with these two and that Hequenza was…a bit like you, I guess. They'll know more than me." Azuori said, pointing over to Owen and Violet. "Well…she kinda just, showed up, I guess. I mean, Rae has heaps of trust in her, and I…threw it…all…away…" Owen said, starting to realise exactly what he had done not too many days before.
"…Oh, she wen't over to you lot, didn't she? That's right, she had finally volunteered to do something, and ended up getting the hardest job. But, I guess she did what she was meant to." Orunigo commented, not noticing Owen's mood. Violet, deciding to try and distract Owen, pointed something out. "Hey, uh, what exactly was she meant to do? I mean, it sounds pretty hard. Did it have something to do with us?" She asked.
"Ohh, smart cookie. Yes, Hequenza's job did have something to do with you. Or, more specifically, the girl that was with you." Orunigo replied, succeeding in distracting Owen. "You see, Hequenza was meant to monitor you three to make sure no one got hurt at all. She didn't have to do anything else, she just needed to keep everything in check. We had no idea that she was so powerful though, and Q. Roselyn abandoned the idea."
"But, Hequenza was made to stay and make sure she didn't…well, kill anyone by accident." Orunigo replied uneasily. "Hold on, you're telling me that Rae could have killed us all at one point without exactly trying? How on Earth would she be able to do that?" Azuori asked, twiddling her thumbs nervously. "Yea, pretty much. She would get her powers a bit like Violet did." He replied, looking over at Violet. "So…she would get her powers by getting…angry? Emotional?" Owen said. "Hold up, how do you know how Violet got her powers, exactly? You weren't there to see it happen." Violet said, looking suspiciously over at Orunigo. "You don't get it yet, do you? Everyone's powers either come from emotion or they are pulled out, like what happened with this guy over here." He replied.
"So that painful scratch thing pulled my powers out?" Owen said. "Yep! Now, I know you lot have a heap of questions, but aren't you meant to be somewhere right about now? Like, I don't know…back at the home base helping find your friend?" Orunigo said, reminding the group of what they were doing. "Right, we've been here forever! Come on, follow me." Violet said, in a slight panic.
The group, now doubled in size, then headed back over towards the base, where people trained and prepared for battle.