Hello readers, once again I´m back with another translated chapter, and sorry by delay... my monitor exploded ...again T_T, and I began to work a month ago so I haven´t had enough time but I´ll post no mather how much time I need. This is the 1rst chapter of the last book and the prelude to the first climax of my FF... I hope you like it, and thanks to all those readers who still are reading the stories of this mad man , I really appreciate your silent support...
Well, HERE I GO!...
Chapter 4: Road to Ves'rath, En'Daria ´s Tome
Act One: The Swamp of sorrows
The White Lightning landed at Moidrio a small planet in the outer orbit of a binary star system, in order to replenish their energy and recondition their instruments:
Test Room:
"RAMP, Remind me why I should do this ?!" - Tails was frustrated and panting on a kind of treadmill, why ?, RAMP had adapted an area of the test room to turn it into a sort of gym but here anyone was taken to the limit, they had done weightlifting, Pilates exercises and countless more routines which I cannot remember ...
"Remember what Aeolus said you must work out time to time Master, your new body needs maintenance, I´m only following the training schedule he gave me"
"But we have not stopped for 3 hours, AND I'M HUNGRY!" - And after hearing the petition of its creator RAMP stopped the machine making Tails ran involuntarily and banged his head before collapsing on the floor - "OWW, By the way RAMP Where is Fenrir? "
"In its flight session simulation with one of the droids, they are supposed to be practicing landings and ..." - Then a loud crash was heard on the ship - "... And I think he just crashed, again"
"Training Fenrir is a more difficult task than I imagined; I'll go take a shower before a break, then I'll go for a walk "
"Ok, but remember to maintain the diet master. You can no longer prey upon the cakes as often as before"- RAMP said as he watched his creator leaving the room test
Simulator Room:
Due to overloading, the flight simulator was "Blown Up", causing the collapsing of the structure, which was the cause of the crash that was heard on the ship ...
"The last straw, you've overloaded the simulator fifth time in the last 2 weeks" - Said the bended droid while leaving the simulator room followed by Fenrir - "It was my fault, I do what I can but I always get panicked"
"And that´s you active all the instruments, that overflow of orders causes the simulator go out of control and that's what makes a real plane also out of control. It seems that your problem is psychological, but there are no psychiatrists in this ship. We'll have to think in more drastic options ... "
"You know I do not like how that sounded" - and then enters the room RAMP simulator interrupting Fenrir´s panic attack
"What was the result this time ?, as If I didn´t know"
"So disastrous than ever, we need to fix his brain before we can put him back in the simulator" - Words only twitched Fenrir´s nerves but ... "I'm sorry but the master is against lobotomies and also gave his word to Mr. Uther that Fenrir would return intact, and that includes his brain "
"My brain and I thank you RAMP but ... Where is Tails?"
"He is preparing to go exploring as for you, wipe the dirt out of your body and find me in the lab, we will make you a mental analysis" - And after saying that RAMP left the room leaving the droid and Fenrir alone…
"What ? Are you disappointed because you could not open my skull?" - Claimed Fenrir to the droid - "No but really wanted to try this thing" - and the droid took from who knows where a mechanic claw with lots of blades and razors making Fenrir run out there terrorized...
Later ...
White Lightning, Ship room Gate:
"Well RAMP I´ll be back when I can, I checked the training program and Aeolus says long walks also are helpful. If I need help I'll let you know "
"Ok boss I agree but, What about Fenrir?"
"Give him a mental examination or whatever, but do not touch his brain or any other part of his body" - and saying this Tails went out with nothing but the gray cloak he used a few months ago ...
Then Tails fled up towards the woods ...
"Well let's see what we can do with Fenrir ..."
RAMP and the droid began to look for what they would need to "examine" Fenrir but first passed through the greenhouse and when they stood in front of the pedestal where would the rose, the entire framework of RAMP began to shake and then piece by piece began disassembled and then reassembled and droid while the other was left alone standing there RAMP could only scream ...
"HOLY MOTHER OF THE SQUEEZED, THE MASTER´S ROSEBUSH!" - In fact it seems that the tremor caused Fenrir made up the flower pot to shake and fall, which was at the foot of the pedestal was a rose on a bed of dirt and surrounded by white ceramic pieces
"What we do R.A.M.P ?!"
"What we will do is alert the others!" - Then he connected his arm to a nearby panel and speak on a small microphone - "ATTENTION ALL DROIDS, THE TREE HAS FALLEN, CODE RED P-13 REPEAT, CODE RED P-13! "
On hearing RAMP´s warning all droids began to panic and freak out, some hitting the walls and others began to collide and cargo droids began to fight as if they were boxing, the RCM droids stabbed between them with their own weapons and tools; Fenrir runs into the greenhouse ...
"RAMP all droids have gone mad, the whole ship is in a mess and ... And why is Tails´ rosebush on the floor!?" - At the voice of Fenrir RAMP and the droid turned to see it with a "expressions" of Terror and despair, the navigator droid was the1st in speaking -" This is your fault! "
"My fault ?!"
"Yes, if you had not done what you did we would not be at risk of death!"
"What did I do?"
"When you blown the simulator up Again, you caused this to happen" - RAMP said, pointing to the base of the pedestal
"And because there is simply put in another pot plant before it become dried"
"Because is it not as simple as it seems.
You see Fenrir … years ago when the Master and I started building the 1st group of droids, the rose was just a little sprout. At that time the Master jealously guarded the flowerpot and still does; But a terrible day we had to do general cleaning inside the base, I was making sure all systems were online while the Master finished lunch when suddenly we heard an explosion in the greenhouse, when we got to see what had happened, turns out that one of the droids without knowing pulled off the only one rosebud the plant had, angering him and then the master blew it apart with a laser gun "- RAMP Narrated with horror
"That was too drama for a single rosebud"
"And that was not the worst, many droids have committed the sin of accidentally damaging the rosebush or the flowerpot or both, and he always made everyone something horrible, the 1st droid who dare to damage the rosebush was transformed it into a can opener, another one was transformed it into a toilet and the head of the another one was hung at the roof of the base to serve not only as a reminder but also to be a security camera! "
"And where is that head?"
"Up here" - When Fenrir raised his head to see who had answered his response was the head of a droid navigator tied with chains in the middle of the roof of the mini greenhouse , causing Fenrir's face turned blue with terror "the master put me here before we left Mobius "
"What do we do now? The Master does not forgive anything we do to the rosebush, he will tear you skin apart and WE WILL BE DISMANTLELED "- But RAMP was immersed in his despair he didn´t saw that Fenrir took a metal bar from the floor and hit him –"Calm down useless piece of scrap ,1st of nothing!, We´ll put the plant in another pot before it dries, and then repair the damaged so Tails won´t dismember us"
"But ..."
"BUT NOTHING WILL FIX THIS MESS AND TAILS WILL NEVER KNOW ABOUT IT, you will keep your carcass I´ll keep my skin I it´s place and we'll pretend this never happened ..., now call the others, we have work to do ..."
Nam´Das village surrounding forest:
The forest of this place was pretty quiet, the opposite of the Galmorian infested creatures forest, Tails walked among the trees when a small creature like a deer came to him ...
"What's wrong little one?, You have lost your daddy?" - But before Tails could say another word a knife came put out of nowhere and became embedded in his chest, not so deep in order to kill him but it made a large wound near the scar he already had, to see what happened Tails only collapsed before let out a blood scurrying scream , while the creature fled out of there scared ...
But then from out the bushes an old man with gray skin and small horns came...
"Well I think I have my dinner today and now ... What the hell ... ?!" - Seeing what he had done to the hunter took Tails and carried him to his home- "Ow, It´s something heavy"
Nam'Das village, Healer´s House:
Tails was waking up on a bed of straw in a wooden house and felt a sharp pain in his chest and when he looked not only that he was not wearing his vest but the knife was still stuck in his chest...
"AAAAAHHHH!"
"Will you shut up?, not only you will open this wound more but also you´re hurting my ears" - then Tails saw an old man with horns and a small goat beard entering the room
"Who are you ?, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?"
"You are in my house, I am the healer of this town. A hunter accidentally hurt you and brought you here. You may call me Mr. Nobeti "- said the old man as he sat beside the bed of straw.
"a Quack?"
"Yes,I mean NOT, I´m a healer and I was about to get you that knife out of your chest" - and after saying that MR Nobeti raised a huge clip which is used to pull out nails, this caused Tails get scared even more - "What kind of healer are you? ! "
"Ha ha I'm a bit of everything, but I want you to bite this" - Mr Nobeti Then put a piece of cloth into the mouth of Tails
"(fuaf fif fe fuff fof fiff)" Said Tails with fabric in the mouth - "Well it serves for two things, 1st is to not hear your cries, and 2nd is for you to bite it when I began to work because this will hurt ... A LOT "
At that moment was heard throughout the town and the surroundings a piercing scream - "¡YYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
White Lightning, Greenhouse:
Fenrir and RAMP had gathered all the droids of the ship to try in order to repair the pot they broke, because according RAMP if Tails found out what happened, none of them would survive ...
"Well listen to me carefully, I may not have spent too much time with you but now we all share one purpose as well as share the same risk today, WE HAVE TO REPAIR THIS THING OR WE WILL BE DISMEMBERED ! ! I want YOU to bring all that is from gardening on this ship, old pots, glue, paint whatever but RIGHT AWAY"- And after hearing the speech of the wolf, the droids were scattered throughout the ship, searching and bringing the things Fenrir had asked
"What do you plan ?, because that pot should remain intact"
"Relax a little RAMP, if we all work together Tails never know what happened"
"Well we better get this right, I like my armor as it is" - said a droid in front of them ...
Town of Nam'das Healer´s House:
Tails's face was redder than a tomato and was not ashamed, but he was withstanding the pain and burning , it was too much and the tears were running down his face. The healer had extracted the knife and the wood pieces in his flesh, and was taking them one by one with a took with the heron´s peak form...
"Stop moving, you just hurt yourself more" - But Tails just looked at him with an expression that said "You're the one who hurts me," then Mr Nobeti embedded deep his tool into Tails´ chest which made him jump and growl a little. Then he stopped and with a strong pull Nobeti pulled the bloody clamp out and with it the last piece of wood ...
"Well that was the last one,boy" - At that Tails dropped the piece of fabric in his mouth and with him an exhausted but relieved sigh - "Now what remains is to disinfect the wound so that it does not get worse"
Then the healer brought a bottle containing "something" - "Well this can burn you a little bit"
"After ... what ... you did before, how bad can this... be?" - But Tails swallowed his words back because when MR Nobeti poured the contents of the bottle over his wound he felt as if it were acid as it was a infernal ardor, that was nothing more and nothing less than Alcohol ...
"BURN, BURN BUUUUURRRRRN! , WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?" - Tails screamed while at the same time HE twitched like a worm
"It's called Guaro, and is the most popular drink in this area" - Then Mr Nobeti only sipped the bottle of "Guaro" - "Hmmm, It´s sooo gooood!"
Minutes later:
After collapsing from the lack of energy and suffering how an entire bottle of "Guaro" was poured upon his open wound, Tails was resting after washing the alcohol from his fur and after bandaged...
"Do you feel better now?" - When Tails to see turned , Mr Nobeti entered the room and sit by his side - "Which planet you come from? "
Tails did not how to know that answer, this town seemed too primitive ...
"Do not worry boy, we may be poor but we are not stupid and we know you're not from this place"
"But what with this lifestyle?"
"Simple, for 2 years all contact with the city was lost because no one dares to go to it, besides this village is far from the city and the only route to get straight to it is through the passage that crosses ... the swamp of sorrows "- Mr Nobeti said that last with a strange expression and shaking hands with a gesture of horror
"And what with that place?"
"It's a cursed place:
Long ago, it is said that there was a murder there, a poor woman who left her family to follow the man she fell in love which was supposed to wait at the entrance of the swamp but he never came. Some say she committed suicide, others that she was attacked by a wild beast and others say a thief came along and attacked her. But I know what actually killed her and her poor soul was there and wait for the arrival of anyone who dares enter the swamp to kill it "- the end to hear the story, Tails was half scared and confused ...
"How can you know that's what happened?"
"Because my grandfather's grandfather was there, and says that even you can hear the cry of the poor soul ..."
"So is this myth that prevents them to establish contact with the city, Do you really believe that's true?" - Tails asked very skeptical
"That's not a myth, a few years ago some people went to the swamp and never returned, many have dared and almost no one has returned and the few that did only come to die; Worst of all is that whatever it is that is affecting those who go to the swamp seems to be spreading in the village "
"But if that's the case, you should also be affected"
"That's because I come from a long line of shamans and healers, you see these things in my house and this medal around my neck, it protects against curses and evil energies, just like your necklace"
"NO NO NO DON´T TOUCH IT" - But when Mr Nobeti touched the Tails´ necklace, nothing happened - "I do not understand, this necklace usually scorches anyone who dares to touch it"
"No, what happens is that it seems that the necklace only responds to those without malice or evil in their soul. In fact ... these marks are very similar to the symbol of the patron saint of this area I think his name is Nor'usi "
"Really ?, and guess that you learned that in your training. Hey Do not have a book or something I can borrow you? "
"Well ..." - But before he could say anything , the healer heard strong hits coming from the door and a voice that could be heard screaming in despair - "Mr Nobeti, Mr Nobeti help us for mercy!"
"Wait here, boy" - and after saying that Mr Nobeti run quickly to the door
When he arrived and opened the door before he was a young couple with their son of 3 months in arms, the child was sick and emaciated, with an ugly wound in the chest from which infected veins were extending to the rest of his body ...
"Come quick" - Wasting no time they went to the room where the healer receives the ill, the minutes passed and the child's condition seemed to get worse
"I do not like this, the same thing happened with the other, usually I manage to slow down the disease but it seems to be more aggressive with the young ones. I do not know what else to do "
"It's our first child, he cannot die now, we have not even chosen his name!" - The woman burst into mourn while her husband held her tightly against his chest to comfort her, the cries attracted the attention of Tails from the room which he was, and using a stick that was near to moved slowly toward where they were ...
When he arrived he saw the child and ...
"Mr ... Nobeti, May I see him? ..." - And slowly approached them, and it seemed that it was going to touch the wound
"Who is he ?!" - asked the young man while his wife turned to see
"No, leave it ..." - Then the three watched as Tails put his hand on it, this was not like the plague caused by Drea'Denar´s specters, it was something different...
"I do not recognize this energy, but I wonder if ..." - And After meditating he closed his eyes as his hand exuded a blue aura that was introduced into the woun and run throughout the small body of the child who began to groan in pain ...
"Get your hand off from our son!" - demanded the mother but Mr Nobeti calmed her... - "Leave him, it seems to know what he does"
Then the three saw as soon the child's body was wrapped in the dim blue light after a few seconds started to fade slowly, and when it disappeared completely only left a small mark where it should be the wound, Tails was a little dizzy but he was stable ...
"I think he will be fine now ..." - Then the child began to awaken slowly and began to cry; Then his parents ran to hug him as Mr Nobeti approached Tails
"How'd you do that boy?"
"I do not know how to answer that"
"Blessed be Mister blessed be" - thanked the mother who was now relieved - "Really I look so old to be told Mr. ?, he he"
Then Mr Nobeti and Tails accompanied the young family to the door ...
"Well, your child will be fine, but now feed it carefully and make him take enough water"
"Once again thank you Mr Nobeti, and thank you mister for healing my son" - The boy's father said now with a serene voice and full of peace, but someone shouted behind them
"HEY EVERYONE, YATO AND RASHA ´S CHILD IS CURED!" - Then all the people began to gather in front of the house, as if they had been called
"It cannot be"
"Look he no longer has the wound"
"Hey, who healed your son?" - Asked a person in the crowd of people and Rasha responded - "It was him, he made the miracle"
Rasha's words were like a spark turning on a powder keg and them ,all began to get closer trying to reach Tails ...
"Please sir, my wife also has this plague, help her please!"
"Do not help me me 1st, my grandmother has been very bad because of that disease!"
Everyone said to have a sick person, relatives, friends, husbands, boyfriends, but Mr Nobeti was quickly into his room and brought a huge horn - "Boy, please cover your ears and the child´s ears with your Tails" - And after protecting child's ears, Mr Nobeti blew the horn and everyone stopped
"ALL YOU calm down !, this guy came to my office because he was hurt, and using the little strength he had left he helped this child. Look at him , he can barely stand, Really believe that he can help all the people of this town "- Everyone was silent, Mr Nobeti was telling the truth but if Tails was not strong enough to help, what will be of these people ...
"Mr Nobeti wait, please. I think I can do something "
"Boy you´re very weak, you should not pushing yourself too hard"
"Yes, but these people need help, and if I can free them from this evil ... I must try"
"Are you sure you can handle this boy?"
"Yes" - and trusting his words Mr Nobeti addressed to the worried crowd - "Well listen, This boy has agreed to help you ..." - them murmurs of joy among the people is heard - "But I need ORDER I do not want to pass the same as 5 years ago during a diarrhea epidemic, I want 2 rows :oneof children and elderly and other youth and adult, the more serious will go first, Is that clear? "
People nodded as they began to retreat to their homes to bring their sick ...
"Rasha and Yato I need you to help me sort these people, meanwhile if you want you can put your child in my room"
"Agree"
"And you ... what's your name?"
"You can call me Tails, sir"
"Well Tails, we go inside to eat something, you'll need every ounce of strength we can get if we are to do this" - And then Tails and company entered the house ...
White Lightning Storage Bay:
All droids even RAMP Bay had turn the storage bay into a pottery room, they were trying to replicate the pot that was shattered, and they was not doing it very well. Since the droids do not have data about pottery many attempts ended in horrendous lumps of clay or deformed creations, Fenrir was overseeing each project
"This looks like a piece of metal hit by a truck, try to do it again" - Fenrir told to a cargo droid, He reviewed the work of a navigator droid - "This very well but we are trying to replicate a flower pot, not to make a skull shaped vase " - and finally came to see what was an RCM droid - "Okay but , Why have so many holes "- The droid only gestured something like I do not know, and after seeing all that was done so far, he approached RAMP ...
"RAMP this is getting complicated, Tails can return at any time and so far all what they have done are amorphous and terrible things"
"That's right but we have to go on, one of these has to serve"
"By the way ,How goes the reconstruction of the original flowerpot?"
"All the pieces and any trace of dust or the ceramic were already collected and are in the lab to reincorporate in the way they were originally. Fenrir How do you know so much about pottery "- RAMP asked curiously
"Well it's a strange story, long ago when I did my 1st test flight I ended up crashing the plane in a handicraft bazaar in the main square of the capital of Dorios 8 and as my father had many economic problems at the time he had to pay all I broke , I agreed to work on the pottery workshop of the city, day and night I was forced to repair broken pots and make new clay pots, and ceramics. I did so many times I ended up recording every step of it in my brain. I wish it were so with my flying lessons? "- RAMP is only left with a expression of" What "in your digital face
Town of Nam´Das, Healer´s House:
And 2 by 2, the villagers went inside of Mr Nobeti´s House; Tails took short breaks while he repeated the process but this time it was with each hand in a different body, slowly the huge groups of people were waiting under tents and as the time passed the sick people numbers were diminishing but also the healthy people was being checked to make sure they were not infected with anything coming from the swamp; The last group took 5 minutes and then people kept coming and after several hours all the townspeople and even the young couple and Mr Nobeti were checked ...
"That ... was ... the last ?, please tell me yes" - Tails begged who remained dizzy only due to extreme fatigue
"Yes, those were the last" - Rasha said as she entered the room with her child inarms
"That was good to hear" - and after saying that Tails fell on one of the two beds where patients were ...
Hours later…
"Boy, wake up. ... Tails Rise and shine "- Then he opened his eyes and saw Mr Nobeti near him ...
"Sr ... what time is it?"
"It's 4 pm, you slept enough" - then Mr Nobeti helped Tails to stand up and put his vest again (after being washed of course) and went to the room to take something ...
"Tails still has not told me where you are"
"From a planet across the galaxy"
"That is very far from here, what brings you to this corner of the universe?"
"I'm looking for something, something very special"
"And that is ..." - Tails But he said nothing, not wanting to scare Mr Nobeti with everything that has happened - "Okay, if you cannot tell me you do not have to do it"
"Okay sir"
"But I can see by your face that it is very dangerous"
"Well ... um ..."
"Let me try something ..." - Mr Nobeti Then pulled Tails´ hand and took off the glove - "Let me see ... yes your past is something devious, many problems and disappointments. A love that is gone, and an enemy whose face still not known, tell me I was right? "
"Well ... yes though you are not the only one who has told me that"
"Good but at least I know those courses of reading hands were not in vain"
At that time someone knocks on the door and they will check, it was Yato ...
"Mr Nobeti, everything is ready"
"Well, Tails I want to show you something, you can walk right?"
"Yes, I think I'm better" - and following Yato, both went to the community center; and when they arrived they found the villagers and a huge table with common but delicious food look ... - "What's going on?"
"It's simple, the townspeople want to thank you for what you did" - answered Mr Nobeti
"But I do not ..."
"Oh no, do not play hard you are entering and going to eat until your belly explode " - Then Mr Nobeti and Yato pushed him into into the building sitting him on the table while a small Philharmonic began playing upbeat music
"Thank you but this was not necessary" - Tails told Rasha who was close to him along with Yato
"It is true but we didn´t made a party like this since years ago"
"My wife is right, what …you do not like the country food or are too refined?"
"NO NO, the food is delicious indeed I do not think I can eat more."
"Then relax for a while"
"He's right" - Mr Nobeti said as he approached Tails - "The worst is over, and as none go to the swamp everything will be fine"
"I guess you're right, this place reminds me my father´s home soil"
"And he knows about your journey?"
"No, but a friend of mine surely will tell him if he asks"
At that time someone comes running and looked very worried ...
"Hey have you seen my brother?"
"What happened?" - Mr Nobeti asked
"He went to get some Yagubas for the party along with another boy but they have not returned, I told them not to go"
"Yagubas?"
"They are a kind of very rare and popular fruit for its flavor, only grow in close vicinity to the raven´s path" - explained Mr Nobeti
"And what's the problem?" - Asked Tails
"The Raven´s path directly crosses the swamp of sorrows; We have to go find them before it's too late "
"Then I'll"
"But you have just recovered"
"Yes but they were there in order to honor me, if someone suffers by a simple cause like that it will be my fault, and also that this plague seems to disappear in the presence of my energy"
"I Agree"
"But I need something from you Don Nobeti"
White Lightning Storage Bay:
"No, no, no, no NOOOOOO !, IS NOT A VASE,IS NOT A SKULL,IS NOT A HOLE COVERED FREAKAZOID, IS A WHITE FLOWERPOT WITH MOLDINGS" - After shouting that Fenrir collapsed on the floor while breathing heavily
"Fenrir you do nothing shouting" - replied RAMP coming down a staircase
"Excuse me is that I feel stressed, after what you told me terrifies me just thinking what will happen if we fail"
"And do you think I´m not terrorized?, the boss is going to become toilet seats or throw us away toward sun or a black hole and you will most likely will taken back to Dorios 8 if we do not replicate the pot successfully "
"Which reminds me RAMP, How is the reconstruction of the flowerpot?"
"We´re close, we shall see whether it is better to replicate the piece or reconstitute it"
"Good and what about the plant?"
"The rose is stable and when we finish we will put in its place"
"If we get out of this alive I will became your guinea pig "
Raven´s Path, just a few meters from the swamp:
After gathering a group of people Tails and Mr Nobeti headed to the swamp to find the boys who had strayed, except Tails who already wore his collar Mr Nobeti and others wore medals to protect them from any kind evil influences they could find ...
"Well here we are, Tails this is the entrance to the swamp of sorrows" - Mr Nobeti said
"This place ... I do not like it ..." - Said the three tailed fox with a trembling voice and with all his body hair bristling bad "vibes" and energies from the place ...
"Boy save your strength for that we need"
"We have to hurry, we do not know where it would be my brother and his friend"
So without further delay, the group went into the creepy territory ...
The place where it was gruesome to see,a putrid swamp with a very heavy aura and withered trees ...
"How is that fruit trees can grow in this place?" - Asked Talis still with his nerves frazzled
"According to legend, the yagubas were a gift from our patron saint who came many moons ago; These fruits are not only well-loved for its exotic flavor but also shamans seek them for their properties to heal and purify the body. Before many people came to this place to collect them but since people started getting sick no one dares to come, and we cannot find Yagubas anymore. It is believed to have been moved or something "- Mr Nobeti explained
Then they heard strange noises and headed toward the direction which they were heard ...
Elsewhere in the swamp the young pair who went to look for fruit were in problem, apparently one of them tripped over a vine and was stuck in a deep mud puddle, and his partner was trying to get him out ...
"You idiot, do not you know distinguish a yaguba tree from a dead branch"
"It was your fault, I tried to tell you not jump in that puddle, I told you don´t do that and look where you are now"
"Now shut up and help me out of here"
But a horrible shadow grew behind them and when they turned to see it...
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
"Those are the guys" - Mr Nobeti claimed
"Well we must go there, my brother is in troubles" - Then the older brother led the others in the direction of the screams
When they arrived to the place they froze because in front of them was a horrendous translucent gray creature similar to a humanoid, but his face was deformed, and had many very long arms and two of them were grabbing the pair of fools...
"Brother ! Get us out of here"
"Damn, I thought that thing was sealed, we have little time before the Córmatu finish them" - Mr Nobeti shouted
"Corma THAT?"
"I'll explain it after you must act fast now!" - So without further delay all of them attacked the Cormatu making it drop its prey, Tails took the advantage in order to take them away from the Córmatu. But he was concerned to see that his body was covered with grim wounds
"Mr Nobeti" - Then the healer came fast and ... - "We can not cure them here we must drag them out of here"
"But that thing we do not allow us" - but then heard another scream and this was the older brother
"BROTHER!" - The Córmatu was beginning to drain his life force but Tails rose into the air and threw a fireball incinerating the arms of the monster and releasing his victim, but then the monster turned his attention to Tails and pounce its limbs catching him ...
"TAILS!" - Everyone was powerlessly watching Tails "Helpless" before the creature - "Others have failed to eat me and you will not be the exception !"
Tails then turned to make use of his most recent skill, the spectral wrath make the Córmatú release him but also began to consume its limbs
Mr Nobeti and the other just watched as the hideous creature writhed while the wounds in the body of Tails literally were evaporated as if they had never were caused... - "There is no doubt that this boy is protected by spirits"
Tails then adopted a defensive position after see that the creature was preparing to attack, but before his attack it seems as if something or someone were stopping the creature ...
"What the hell ?!" - Then Tails heard a voice coming directly from the Córmatu´s body - "Hurry up, finish it I cannot contain it any longer" - Tails then rose again and dived straight through the Córmatu, then creature emitted a bloodcurdling scream before falling and disappearing ...
Going down to the ground and back to normal Tails saw a small light in front of him - "Fast, Follow me" - Then Tails followed up the little light to a group of trees whose branches hung one fruit the size of a fist ,pale red color and somewhat lumpy - "These must be the Yagubas" - and after cutting a few Tails returned followed by light to where the others were and cut fruit with his claws ...
"Eat this ,you will be better" - Tails slowly gave pieces of Yaguba those who were hit by the monster and saw them eat…
"The effect of the fruit will take some time but you will recover fast"
"Who said that?" - And before them the light began to shine and took the form of a small woman of Mr Nobeti´s species…
"Who are you?" - Asked one of the villagers
"You are the soul of the woman who died fifty years ago, right?" - Mr Nobeti Stated
"Yes, my name was Shairia."
"How did you end up in that thing?" - Tails asked
"Many years ago as you surely know I escaped to flee with my fiancée,we came to this same place but robbers killed me and threw my body to the mud before I could meet him. My soul was stranded haunting the swamp since then but a couple of years I felt an evil presence like no other that passed over the sky "- Shairia explained
"I remember that day, all said it was a passing storm but no storm can blacken the skies like that way" - When Mr Nobeti said a name that came to Tails´ mind "Drea'Denar"; Shaira then continued her story
"Because of that presence the Córmatu was freed from its prison in which shamans had locked it away many years ago, the creature was weak and managed to take my soul but never my conscience ,I was a prisoner inside it all this time I just looked like innocent people fall prey to it and my failure to warn them only made me feel worse "- Shaira ended with a sad voice
"According to the legends the córmatu is a ghostly beast that feeds on the strength of their victims and sometimes trapped souls inside to torture and get a consistent power source, it was said that once he found a soul is liked it used to hold it while going out hunting, shamans could not exterminate so it was sealed "- Mr Nobeti explained
"But how you managed to stop it? "- Tails Asked
"I do not know, but somehow your energy broke the bonds that held me prisoner within the Córmatu and I could use it strength against itself; Many thanks ... for me free ... "- And after saying that Shaira´s soul vanished away…
"She has transmigrated into another world"
"And I think we should leave too" - And Tails following the request of the group returned to the town ...
"Now that the creature is no more, the swamp will soon be safe for everyone"
"And with the yagubas I can prepare better medicinal mixtures, thank Tails for everything you did" - As expected Tails was always shy when he received thanks but a child called it - "Mr … , you have something stuck in your pants "
When Tails took what was stuck in his pants was a somewhat opaque dark blue stone ...
"What is this thing?"
"That you have is a swamp sapphire, formed in deep mud flats just like diamonds are formed deep within the earth, usually takes thousands of years for a sapphire the size of an eye can be formed but this is pretty big "- After hearing the explanation of Mr Nobeti , the people came to see and they all murmured things like these stones are invaluable to the people of the city and the many things it would be done with it ...
Tails to see where the situation was going he decided to do something ...
"Yato, how long have you and Rasha married?"
"Just five years, we married very young"
"So you don´t have enough things… right?"
"This is a poor town, what do you expected"
"Well why you don't keep this" - then extended his hand Tails handing the sapphire Yato who like all those present were surprised - "? Re- Really, you are going to give it to me"
"Yes but with 2 conditions, 1st is that if you succeed to get enough money for this. Use to get this town into a better state"
"And the second condition?" - Rasha Asked
"Give a good life to this child" - Tails said as he came to see the baby in the arms of Rasha, Yato only approached Tails and gave him a firm handshake while shaking him again and again - "Thank you, thank you, We can never repay you "
"If you stop before I get dizzy , it would be fine" - and then Yato released him sheepishly
"Mr Nobeti could help them with the exchange?"
"Do not worry, I have a friend in the city who knows a lot of jewelry; But still have not told us your real name "- Mr Nobeti said leaving Tails a little confused -" Don´t look at me in that way, Tails is a very good nickname for someone like you but at least tell us your real name "
"Well my name is Miles Prower, but I really do not like that name"
"Miles is a nice name. Yato … "
"…Ok, we have name for our son, Mr Nobeti"
"Well, and which one will be?"
"Miles" - Tails heard that and became ashamed a little
"Hey are you going to name him like me?"
"What we can´t?" – Rasha Asked little disappointed
"No, It´s I only wanted to know why"
"Well thanks to your help we would be at a funeral, and we want our son to grow and when he asked why he have the name we choose for him we can give him not only a good explanation but also have a good story" - After words of approval were heard to hear the explanation of Rasha, Tails just blushed with shame
"Come on boy do not be ashamed, you should feel flattered here , when the name of someone is give to the first born child of other people is a great honor"
"Well I'd like to stay but it is getting dark, thank you very much for everything"
"No, thanks to you for coming" - Mr Nobeti answered, but the hunter came and said - "You should thank me too I was the one who hurt him by accident and brought him to Mr Nobeti´s house"
Then all burst out laughing, and then all greeted as they watched Tails flying away over the trees with his tails lighting the way, while Mr Nobeti just thought - "You have been blessed by spirits Tails, hopefully you'll finish your trip with good"
Meanwhile in the RB ...
"You call this a reconstruction ?, I can see the cracks"
"That is why Fenrir, we will use it as a model for a new one " - Then RAMP received a message in his arm panel - "RAMP are you there?"
"M M MASTER How are you?!"
"I'm coming back to the ship, I was going to call you but there was a problem and I'm already approaching to the ship"
"That´s good, we are waiting for you" – and R.A.M.P ended the transmission before screaming - "THE MASTER IS COMING BACK!"
"What ?!"
"What WE DO NOW ?!"
But at that moment an RCM droid entered the room with an unpainted flowerpot...
"Hey I did this, what do you think?" - When RAMP and Fenrir saw the flower pot was the size and shape identical to the which was broken …
"This is perfect !, RAMP we have no time to lose" - And snatching the pot from the droid they went back to the lab
"Hey guys they liked it!" - the droid shouted as it ran back bay storage
And using a laser replicated moldings pot and quickly painted and dried with something like a giant hair dryer, without further delay placed it back inside it the rosebush and left it where it was, at that time Tails enter in the greenhouse...
"I'm back, why there's so many things in the bay?" - Tails asked but then he saw the nervousness in Fenrir and RAMP
"Hey you are acting really weird"
"Nothing we are right boss he he he"
"Yes… you worry too much, now I'll take a break" - Fenrir then run away but he didn´t even made it to the door, and what happened? Fenrir stirred the pot with his tail which fell again, as if it were a cruel joke of fate then both watched in horror as Tails´ face became serious and sinister.
RAMP AND Fenrir hugged each other while trembling with fear and horror as Tails approach them ...
"Have mercy boss!"
"Please I like my fur where it is! "
"You know what I have to do now?" - The voice of Tails caused them a terrible chill, while closed their eyes waiting for a blow that never came and after opening their eyes saw Tails open a panel where there was a small bedroom with many ¿Flowerpots and rosebushes? and came up with one of them and touch a button near the pedestal and opened a gate that sucked the broken pot and rose and put the replacement in place ...
"Just like New"
RAMP and Fenrir were left with an expression of drooling idiots ...
"But ?, But ?, But ?, But ?, But ?, But ?, But ?, But ?, But ?, But ?, But?"
"I tell you nothing because I knew that you would ruin everything, but after the latest creep attack I made several replicates from the rosebush with common plants and flowerpots if they broke" – Tails Explained
"But where are the originals Master?"
"I put them in a special room with a reinforced pedestal and anti gravitational bubble in order to it never would fall and two special guards to avoid any attempts to commit any folly" - Then Tails opened a gate where the pedestal where as he said the original rose and guards where in there; causing RAMP and Fenrir literally fainted in front of him ...
"What´s wrong with them?" - Then Tails walked to the bathroom to wash the mud from his suit and body