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Moemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Chapter 57
"Man, it really is cold out here…" Petal said, shivering underneath the parka that the explorers had given her for her mission. She and Nyu were walking through the icy plains of the Hia Valley. "How can you not be cold?"
"I guess I've gotten used to the cold." Nyu said, shrugging. "Anyways, any ideas where we should be going?"
"Those people back at the village didn't know anything about the blue stones, but they said that the blue stones might have something to do with Almia Castle." Petal said, frowning. She flinched at the gust of painfully cold wind blowing in her face, the snow hitting her like a barrage of bullets.
"Alright, is that it?" Nyu called when the wind died down, pointing at the large castle a few miles away, standing on a large ice ledge between two large mountains.
"Yeah, I think so." Petal said, nodding. "Alright, let's go!" Petal walked across the icy floor, until she reached a large body of water.
"What the hell?" Petal exclaimed, shocked. "How are we supposed to get there?"
"…By a boat?" Nyu asked, shrugging.
"…Brilliant." Petal said sarcastically. She reached her hand down, touched the icy water, and pulled her hand back in shock. "Damn, that's cold! No way, no boat."
"I can help." A voice piped up. Petal and Nyu turned to see a moemon standing politely before them, a stoic expression on her face. She wore a dark blue jacket over a dark blue dress with white lace, and had long dark blue hair down her back with blonde highlights in it, and large golden eyes.
"An Empoleon!" Petal said, surprised.
"I am capable of ferrying people around these waters." The Empoleon said, bowing. "Would you like to capture me?"
"Alright!" Petal said, smiling, releasing a capture disk from her styler. The track of light arched around the water and steel moemon, looping around her, light emanating from her body symbolizing her capture.
"Alright, how may I serve you?" Empoleon asked, bowing.
"Take us to the castle!" Petal said, smiling.
"Yes." Empoleon said, nodding. She leapt into the water, lying flat on her chest. Petal climbed on top of her, surprised at the water moemon's buoyancy being enough to keep her afloat. Nyu climbed on as well, wrapping her arms around Petal's waist, the Empoleon not even flinching.
"Are you now prepared to leave?" Empoleon asked, turning her head to see the two over her shoulder.
"Yeah, shove off!" Petal said, smiling. "Go!"
"Yes, mistress." Empoleon said. She kicked off against the water and shot through the freezing lake, moving around the glaciers and whirlpools. Soon enough, she arrived on the other side.
However, I wasn't there. This is just what Nyu and Petal said happened. I was busy sitting in my bunk, not able to do anything. However, then I had a visitor.
"Hello, young man." An elderly woman walked into my tent, smiling. She had snow white hair and wore a purple sweater, as well as a dark tan dress and shawl.
"Hello…" I said, frowning. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you." The woman said, smiling kindly. "My name is Mrs. Winters. Pamur told me that you were looking for the origin of the blue stones."
"Yeah, why, do you know about them?" I asked excitedly. "That's why I came all the way out here, to figure out where they came from and possibly how to get more of them."
"Alright, I'll tell you everything." Mrs. Winters said, nodding. "Ah, yes, those small shards… when I was a girl, we called them 'Tears of Princes' they were considered good luck charms and we were considered very fortunate to discover them. See, they were based on an ancient folklore."
"Ancient folklore?" I asked, frowning. "What was it?"
"You see, there is an old folktale. When I was a little girl, I remember reading it in a children's book." Mrs. Winters explained, a distant gleam of nostalgia shining in her eyes. "However, the storybook faded away and the folktale was forgotten… Even I can only vaguely remember it…"
"Oh, I see…" I said, looking down, frowning.
"But I do remember enough of it." Mrs. Winters said. "The folktale was titled, I believe, 'The King of Almia and the Three Princes.'"
"What was it about?" I asked.
"Alright, I'll tell you." Mrs. Winter said, smiling. "'When deep darkness did arrive in the Kingdom of Almia, the prince in blue stood. He willed himself to shine with light. A light that turned darkness into light… Was that how it went?"
"…How would I know?" I asked, frowning.
"Ah, yes, I believe that was it." Mrs. Winters said, nodding. "I believe that there's no way I'll ever change my mind and move the story around later on."
"So there's nothing else to add on?" I asked to make sure. "NOTHING else?"
"Ah, yes, there were two other princes." Mrs. Winters said. "However, they didn't have any relevance and I don't remember what they were doing or where they were. I'm sorry I couldn't help you out more."
"No, that's fine." I said, smiling. "You've been plenty helpful already."
"Hey, Mrs. Winters!" Pamur said, sticking his head into the tent. "We got trouble. Some of them Team Dim Sun guys were spotted heading towards the castle!"
"What?" Mrs. Winters asked, surprised. "But that castle is our history! How dare they? I'm going to go down and stop them this instant!"
"Wait, you can't!" I said, standing up. "I'll go!"
"NO, you're still recovering." Pamur said, frowning. "So sit back down."
"Sorry, but two of the people I care about most are heading to the castle right now, so I need to go now and help them!" I stood up and pulled a large parka onto myself, heading towards the exit of the tent.
"I'm sorry, I can't let you do that." Pamur said, standing in front of me.
"And I'M sorry, but I can't let you stop me." I said, punching Pamur in the guy, knocking him down. I rushed out into the snow, pulled a hat down, and climbed onto one of the snowmobiles, shooting off into the snowy tundra.
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