Not much to say here. This chapter was practically written by Blu. She enjoyed helping with the last one, and just kind of got into writing this one, so I just let her finish. Only the part before they got to the temple and a bit of editing are mine. Enjoy!
Kimiko's Quest
Chapter 6
Day Five: Afternoon
Kimiko's POV
The Dead Pathways
"Kimiko, I don't know what your problem is, but you'd better get over it fast, or it's going to be a long trip." It was three days later, and Blu's words were still ringing in my ears. I'm surprised I didn't accidentally kill myself trying to get out of the Forest Temple. 'Am I being the best friend in history or the worst?'
"Blu, are you all right? You haven't said anything since the Forest Temple."
"I don't know, are you going to stop being so cold?"
"I'm sorry, Blu. It's just that it's hard for me to keep this from you, but it's for your own good. I promise, you'll know in a couple of days."
"All right. Well, we've passed the Forest, Fire, and Water Temples, so next is..." Blu stopped in her tracks, a horrified expression on her face. This was Blu. Brave, adventurous Blu.
"Blu, what's wrong? It's just the Shadow Temple."
"Nothing. Come on, let's go." I still couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong with Blu, but I didn't think about it for long, because we had gotten to the entrance to the Shadow Temple.
"Okay, so the map says that we..."
"Umm...umm..." I heard Blu say, bringing me from the map to reality.
"What is it?" She pointed to the wall in front of us.
"Dead guy, ten o' clock!" I looked to where she was pointing, and sure enough, the wall had a skeleton sticking out to greet us. Dad said nothing about this, but I guess this temple was just different that way...
"What's your problem, Blu?" She just kept pointing at that damn wall. "You've blown these things up for fun!"
"IT'S, LIKE, ROTTING! EWW EWW EWW!!!!"
'Oh my goddesses! NOW she goes all scaredy cat on me!'
"YOU touch it then!" she insisted. I gave a annoyed look, but stepped forward to tap the bony head.
"ENTER THE HOUSE OF THE ROYAL DEEEEEEEEAD..." the skull moaned. I'll admit I screamed, jumped back a few feet, and blew the thing to smithereens, but it's not like I was scared.
"DUDE! YOU BLEW IT UP! THAT WAS SOOOOO COOL!" Blu exclaimed, pulling what remained of the bones from the ash pile. I nearly toppled over right there.
"SWEET DIN!"
~*~
Well, the horrors didn't stop at the gate. Skull after dust skull popped out of every nook and cranny in this place. Blu clung to my arm the whole time. Okay, so we clung to each other.
Soon, since I didn't want Blu seeing ANY of the map, we were lost. "CRAP! DOUBLE CRAP!"
"I hate this place, Kimiko! It reminds me of nightmares I've had!"
"Oh, Din, not that again! If I have to hear about those nightmares again...I'll...I'll..."
"You'll what?" she asked, stopping. Oh, dear goddesses.
"I'll listen...gah."
"I heard that, yah know." Damn those fox ears of hers...
"We go this way."
I turned to Blu in shock. "How do you know?"
"Umm...natural instinct?"
"Yah...riiiiiight."
"WHAT! You wont even look at the friggin map! Trust me on this!"
"Fine..." She and I followed the hallway to an almost bare room. Skulls made up the walls and ceiling. Moaning and screams filled my ears. I looked at Blu; she was clutching her large ears to the side of her head. She bent to her knees, still holding her ears down.
"SHUT UP!" she screamed.
"Blu...Blu what's wrong?" I tried to hold her but she pushed me away.
"NO!" she screamed. I stepped away from my friend, almost in fright. "YOU'RE WRONG! STAY AWAY!" She began to cry. I could see fox fire forming in her hands.
"Blu, you have to calm down..." I whispered. I felt so helpless. I just couldn't get near her. "Blu, what's wrong? Come on, Blu, what's wrong?!"
"I WON'T GO WITH YOU!" she cried. The room began to glow with an eerie red light. It took me a while to realize it was coming from the eye sockets of every skull. Blu finally stood, but only to take out her rage on the many bones cluttering the room.
"BLU STOP!" I screamed, feeling my power growing. "I DON"T WANT TO HAVE TO HURT YOU!" She didn't listen. I was afraid to lose her to this evil place. "I'M SORRY BLU!" Energy exploded from my palms in the general direction of my friend. Through the red tint of my vision, I watched her tumble to the ground in shock. Bones and dust flew around from the blast I had made. Silence took over the huge chamber. I ran to Blu's side, hoping she was okay. Luckily, she was.
"Oh my goddesses, Blu! Are you alright?!"
Blu looked up and me and started to cry. "They said I was one of them!" she sobbed. "They said I was a part of the dead! They started clawing at me! Pulling me down! I could see myself dead on the floor! IT WAS JUST LIKE MY NIGHTMARE!"
I hugged her tight. "Shhh...shhh...It's alright, I'm here and I will always be here, 'kay?" She finally stopped crying and we found our way out of the temple together.
"It's coming, Blu... We're almost there..."
Once again, thanks, Blu, for doing this. I probably didn't need it as bad as I needed Atchika to write ch. 8 of Father of Time, but I always like it when you write for Blu. I mean, what better way to get the character to come out right? Well, I think the Spirit Temple and what happens there will cheer Blu up for a while. That's next, and I might have it done later today!
Kimiko's Quest
Chapter 6
Day Five: Afternoon
Kimiko's POV
The Dead Pathways
"Kimiko, I don't know what your problem is, but you'd better get over it fast, or it's going to be a long trip." It was three days later, and Blu's words were still ringing in my ears. I'm surprised I didn't accidentally kill myself trying to get out of the Forest Temple. 'Am I being the best friend in history or the worst?'
"Blu, are you all right? You haven't said anything since the Forest Temple."
"I don't know, are you going to stop being so cold?"
"I'm sorry, Blu. It's just that it's hard for me to keep this from you, but it's for your own good. I promise, you'll know in a couple of days."
"All right. Well, we've passed the Forest, Fire, and Water Temples, so next is..." Blu stopped in her tracks, a horrified expression on her face. This was Blu. Brave, adventurous Blu.
"Blu, what's wrong? It's just the Shadow Temple."
"Nothing. Come on, let's go." I still couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong with Blu, but I didn't think about it for long, because we had gotten to the entrance to the Shadow Temple.
"Okay, so the map says that we..."
"Umm...umm..." I heard Blu say, bringing me from the map to reality.
"What is it?" She pointed to the wall in front of us.
"Dead guy, ten o' clock!" I looked to where she was pointing, and sure enough, the wall had a skeleton sticking out to greet us. Dad said nothing about this, but I guess this temple was just different that way...
"What's your problem, Blu?" She just kept pointing at that damn wall. "You've blown these things up for fun!"
"IT'S, LIKE, ROTTING! EWW EWW EWW!!!!"
'Oh my goddesses! NOW she goes all scaredy cat on me!'
"YOU touch it then!" she insisted. I gave a annoyed look, but stepped forward to tap the bony head.
"ENTER THE HOUSE OF THE ROYAL DEEEEEEEEAD..." the skull moaned. I'll admit I screamed, jumped back a few feet, and blew the thing to smithereens, but it's not like I was scared.
"DUDE! YOU BLEW IT UP! THAT WAS SOOOOO COOL!" Blu exclaimed, pulling what remained of the bones from the ash pile. I nearly toppled over right there.
"SWEET DIN!"
~*~
Well, the horrors didn't stop at the gate. Skull after dust skull popped out of every nook and cranny in this place. Blu clung to my arm the whole time. Okay, so we clung to each other.
Soon, since I didn't want Blu seeing ANY of the map, we were lost. "CRAP! DOUBLE CRAP!"
"I hate this place, Kimiko! It reminds me of nightmares I've had!"
"Oh, Din, not that again! If I have to hear about those nightmares again...I'll...I'll..."
"You'll what?" she asked, stopping. Oh, dear goddesses.
"I'll listen...gah."
"I heard that, yah know." Damn those fox ears of hers...
"We go this way."
I turned to Blu in shock. "How do you know?"
"Umm...natural instinct?"
"Yah...riiiiiight."
"WHAT! You wont even look at the friggin map! Trust me on this!"
"Fine..." She and I followed the hallway to an almost bare room. Skulls made up the walls and ceiling. Moaning and screams filled my ears. I looked at Blu; she was clutching her large ears to the side of her head. She bent to her knees, still holding her ears down.
"SHUT UP!" she screamed.
"Blu...Blu what's wrong?" I tried to hold her but she pushed me away.
"NO!" she screamed. I stepped away from my friend, almost in fright. "YOU'RE WRONG! STAY AWAY!" She began to cry. I could see fox fire forming in her hands.
"Blu, you have to calm down..." I whispered. I felt so helpless. I just couldn't get near her. "Blu, what's wrong? Come on, Blu, what's wrong?!"
"I WON'T GO WITH YOU!" she cried. The room began to glow with an eerie red light. It took me a while to realize it was coming from the eye sockets of every skull. Blu finally stood, but only to take out her rage on the many bones cluttering the room.
"BLU STOP!" I screamed, feeling my power growing. "I DON"T WANT TO HAVE TO HURT YOU!" She didn't listen. I was afraid to lose her to this evil place. "I'M SORRY BLU!" Energy exploded from my palms in the general direction of my friend. Through the red tint of my vision, I watched her tumble to the ground in shock. Bones and dust flew around from the blast I had made. Silence took over the huge chamber. I ran to Blu's side, hoping she was okay. Luckily, she was.
"Oh my goddesses, Blu! Are you alright?!"
Blu looked up and me and started to cry. "They said I was one of them!" she sobbed. "They said I was a part of the dead! They started clawing at me! Pulling me down! I could see myself dead on the floor! IT WAS JUST LIKE MY NIGHTMARE!"
I hugged her tight. "Shhh...shhh...It's alright, I'm here and I will always be here, 'kay?" She finally stopped crying and we found our way out of the temple together.
"It's coming, Blu... We're almost there..."
Once again, thanks, Blu, for doing this. I probably didn't need it as bad as I needed Atchika to write ch. 8 of Father of Time, but I always like it when you write for Blu. I mean, what better way to get the character to come out right? Well, I think the Spirit Temple and what happens there will cheer Blu up for a while. That's next, and I might have it done later today!