Chapter 10: The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire
For the third time, Rayman found himself in the large, dark void which was the Teensies' Council Chamber. The Teensie that Rayman had rescued at the end of Whale Bay had come here too. This Teensie had a crown on his head...and this time, there definitely didn't seem to be any other Teensies with him. The Teensie jumped excitedly and spoke, "Oh, welcome, welcome, Rayman! From here, we can take you to where the second mask is! That's right--we're gonna get the second mask! I'm so excited!...And look! Look, Rayman! We're really more organized, this time! Yes, we've finally got it figured out--I really am the real King of the Teensi--"
Suddenly, three other Teensies dropped from the ceiling of the room, and each one of them yelled, "Oh, no, you're not! I am!" Then, they all grabbed the first Teensie's crown and started fighting over it. "I'm the real king of the Teensies! Not you!" "No, I'm the real king!"
"All right, enough of the stupid arguing!" shouted Rayman. "Just open the dang portal already!"
"You're right," replied the second Teensie, who was now holding the crown. "We should open the dang portal already...but it will require the energy of 300 Yellow Lums!"
By now, Rayman had 355 out of 999 Yellow Lums.
"Yup, I've got enough Yellow Lums," he replied. So, the Teensies used the energy from these Yellow Lums to activate the giant portal leading into the Sanctuary of Fire and Stone.
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The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire was a hot, humid volcanic mountain area with an orange sky. The grassy ground outside the crater was charred with black ashes from the volcanoes which had once been active long ago... At the bottom of the area was reddish-brown, half-hardened lava which would burn your feet even if you were wearing big shoes!
Rayman was standing in a grassy area above a deep canyon of lava. He walked to the edge of the canyon, and gazed down. Although there was a lot of lava flowing through this canyon down below, there was also one small, brown, rocky patch of ground which was safe to stand on. So, activating his helicopter hair, he glided down to there. He landed on the small, brown patch of ground. From here, he saw a purple target floating in the air, which he grabbed onto so he could swing over to where there was another ledge...and from this ledge, Rayman could access a tunnel full of lava flowing through it.
Inside the lava tunnle, there was a huge plum, almost the size of Rayman, and it was floating in the lava, but close to the ground that Rayman was standing on.
Murfy flew by, and spoke: "I see you've found a giant plum!"
Before Rayman could ask: "Are they edible?", Murfy began a long lecture about what Rayman should do with these giant plums. "Plums, Rayman, have many uses. For example, you can stand on top of the giant plum to reach higher areas. Or other times, such as now, you'll need to stand on the giant plum and ride it across the lava river, like a raft! To propel the plum forward while you're riding it, shoot energy in the opposite of the direction you want to go. You can also grab plums and throw them at enemies, sometimes."
Rayman thanked Murfy for the hint. The long walk was making Rayman very hungry, and he felt like eating the plum...but he needed to use it as a raft to get across the lava river that was flowing through this tunnel! Then, as Murfy flew away, Rayman hopped on top of the giant plum. The giant plum supported Rayman's weight as he stood on it. The plum was squishy and it bounced a little bit, when he stood on it. He wanted to go down the lava river. So, he shot some balls of energy in the opposite direction. The plum moved forward through the lava tunnel. Rayman kept on firing balls of energy to propel the giant plum raft forward through the tunnel...
At the end of this tunnel, Rayman got off the giant plum. There was some solid ground up ahead, which Rayman could walk across.
"It was nice meeting you, plum," Rayman said to the plum.
"Hey! Why are you trying to talk to me? Plums can't talk!" yelled the plum.
"But...you just talked!" said Rayman.
"Oops," said the plum.
Rayman walked further, after saying good-bye to the plum. There was a grassy outdoor area where the path suddenly split into two. Which direction should Rayman go in? Maybe both paths lead to something valuable!
Just then, Globox appeared!
"Globox! What are you doing here?" asked Rayman.
"Uh...just thought I'd help you search for Yellow Lums," replied Globox.
"But aren't you scared of the lava in this area?" asked Rayman. Then he realized that was a stupid question, because of course Globox could use his rain-dance cool off the lava for a while, or to put out fires!
"I'll take the path on the left," suggested Globox, "and you, Rayman, can take the one on the right!"
"All right," said Rayman. "We must gather lots of Yellow Lums, or soon the world won't have enough energy left!"
"That's right!" said Globox.
Then, right away, Globox left, leaving Rayman to take the path on the right!
It was a very, very long path. Rayman wondered if he'd ever reach the second mask... Soon, he came to another cave. The walls of this cave were very rocky and brown. There wasn't any lava in here, luckily. ...Then suddenly, a giant, dark black, one-eyed monster, which looked like a small black version of Jano (but without a top hat), popped up from the ground!
"Huh? I don't believe it! It's Adam again!" yelled Rayman in shock.
"Yep," said Adam the black one-eyed monster. "I'm back! You may have defeated me earlier in your quest, but I've recovered from that beating you gave me!"
"I'm gonna get rid of you for good, Adam!" yelled Rayman, his voice echoing through the cave.
"Yeah? Well, try and catch me if you can!" laughed Adam, in his dark voice. He then began running around one of the pillars in the room, to avoid getting hit by Rayman's energy balls. Rayman tried running around after him, but Adam was too fast. Adam hid behind the pillars in the cave room, occasionally turning around and spitting dark fireballs at Rayman!
Eventually, after five minutes, Adam got exhausted from running around the room. This was Rayman's chance to shoot at Adam! BING! BZZING! BING! went the shots from Rayman's fist. Soon, Adam was defeated.
"Yahoo! Yay!" shouted Rayman.
This time, when Rayman had defeated Adam, Adam dropped another giant plum.
Rayman was hungry, and he was about to eat the giant plum, which looked so juicy...but then, suddenly, the plum yelled, "Hey! Stop! If you eat me, you won't have anything to stand on so you can reach the high-up ledge in this cave!"
"Oops, sorry," spoke Rayman.
Rayman looked around. Sure enough, at the far end of this cave, there was a ledge that was just barely too high-up for Rayman to reach. However, if Rayman stood on top of the plum, that would probably give him enough extra height so he could reach that ledge up there! He was right. Rayman stood on top of the giant plum to reach that ledge up there.
From this ledge, there was a tunnel leading out of the cave, and to another grassy canyon area. Rayman walked down the grassy but slightly rocky path which sloped downwards. There was a huge stone temple up ahead.
"The second mask has got to be there!" As Rayman was heading towards it, he should have noticed that there was a wooden trapdoor underneath his feet...but no, he was staring up at the tall temple as he walked along the path--and he suddenly fell down through the trapdoor on the ground as he stepped on it unaware. PLOP!!!!!
For the third time, Rayman found himself in the large, dark void which was the Teensies' Council Chamber. The Teensie that Rayman had rescued at the end of Whale Bay had come here too. This Teensie had a crown on his head...and this time, there definitely didn't seem to be any other Teensies with him. The Teensie jumped excitedly and spoke, "Oh, welcome, welcome, Rayman! From here, we can take you to where the second mask is! That's right--we're gonna get the second mask! I'm so excited!...And look! Look, Rayman! We're really more organized, this time! Yes, we've finally got it figured out--I really am the real King of the Teensi--"
Suddenly, three other Teensies dropped from the ceiling of the room, and each one of them yelled, "Oh, no, you're not! I am!" Then, they all grabbed the first Teensie's crown and started fighting over it. "I'm the real king of the Teensies! Not you!" "No, I'm the real king!"
"All right, enough of the stupid arguing!" shouted Rayman. "Just open the dang portal already!"
"You're right," replied the second Teensie, who was now holding the crown. "We should open the dang portal already...but it will require the energy of 300 Yellow Lums!"
By now, Rayman had 355 out of 999 Yellow Lums.
"Yup, I've got enough Yellow Lums," he replied. So, the Teensies used the energy from these Yellow Lums to activate the giant portal leading into the Sanctuary of Fire and Stone.
*****
The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire was a hot, humid volcanic mountain area with an orange sky. The grassy ground outside the crater was charred with black ashes from the volcanoes which had once been active long ago... At the bottom of the area was reddish-brown, half-hardened lava which would burn your feet even if you were wearing big shoes!
Rayman was standing in a grassy area above a deep canyon of lava. He walked to the edge of the canyon, and gazed down. Although there was a lot of lava flowing through this canyon down below, there was also one small, brown, rocky patch of ground which was safe to stand on. So, activating his helicopter hair, he glided down to there. He landed on the small, brown patch of ground. From here, he saw a purple target floating in the air, which he grabbed onto so he could swing over to where there was another ledge...and from this ledge, Rayman could access a tunnel full of lava flowing through it.
Inside the lava tunnle, there was a huge plum, almost the size of Rayman, and it was floating in the lava, but close to the ground that Rayman was standing on.
Murfy flew by, and spoke: "I see you've found a giant plum!"
Before Rayman could ask: "Are they edible?", Murfy began a long lecture about what Rayman should do with these giant plums. "Plums, Rayman, have many uses. For example, you can stand on top of the giant plum to reach higher areas. Or other times, such as now, you'll need to stand on the giant plum and ride it across the lava river, like a raft! To propel the plum forward while you're riding it, shoot energy in the opposite of the direction you want to go. You can also grab plums and throw them at enemies, sometimes."
Rayman thanked Murfy for the hint. The long walk was making Rayman very hungry, and he felt like eating the plum...but he needed to use it as a raft to get across the lava river that was flowing through this tunnel! Then, as Murfy flew away, Rayman hopped on top of the giant plum. The giant plum supported Rayman's weight as he stood on it. The plum was squishy and it bounced a little bit, when he stood on it. He wanted to go down the lava river. So, he shot some balls of energy in the opposite direction. The plum moved forward through the lava tunnel. Rayman kept on firing balls of energy to propel the giant plum raft forward through the tunnel...
At the end of this tunnel, Rayman got off the giant plum. There was some solid ground up ahead, which Rayman could walk across.
"It was nice meeting you, plum," Rayman said to the plum.
"Hey! Why are you trying to talk to me? Plums can't talk!" yelled the plum.
"But...you just talked!" said Rayman.
"Oops," said the plum.
Rayman walked further, after saying good-bye to the plum. There was a grassy outdoor area where the path suddenly split into two. Which direction should Rayman go in? Maybe both paths lead to something valuable!
Just then, Globox appeared!
"Globox! What are you doing here?" asked Rayman.
"Uh...just thought I'd help you search for Yellow Lums," replied Globox.
"But aren't you scared of the lava in this area?" asked Rayman. Then he realized that was a stupid question, because of course Globox could use his rain-dance cool off the lava for a while, or to put out fires!
"I'll take the path on the left," suggested Globox, "and you, Rayman, can take the one on the right!"
"All right," said Rayman. "We must gather lots of Yellow Lums, or soon the world won't have enough energy left!"
"That's right!" said Globox.
Then, right away, Globox left, leaving Rayman to take the path on the right!
It was a very, very long path. Rayman wondered if he'd ever reach the second mask... Soon, he came to another cave. The walls of this cave were very rocky and brown. There wasn't any lava in here, luckily. ...Then suddenly, a giant, dark black, one-eyed monster, which looked like a small black version of Jano (but without a top hat), popped up from the ground!
"Huh? I don't believe it! It's Adam again!" yelled Rayman in shock.
"Yep," said Adam the black one-eyed monster. "I'm back! You may have defeated me earlier in your quest, but I've recovered from that beating you gave me!"
"I'm gonna get rid of you for good, Adam!" yelled Rayman, his voice echoing through the cave.
"Yeah? Well, try and catch me if you can!" laughed Adam, in his dark voice. He then began running around one of the pillars in the room, to avoid getting hit by Rayman's energy balls. Rayman tried running around after him, but Adam was too fast. Adam hid behind the pillars in the cave room, occasionally turning around and spitting dark fireballs at Rayman!
Eventually, after five minutes, Adam got exhausted from running around the room. This was Rayman's chance to shoot at Adam! BING! BZZING! BING! went the shots from Rayman's fist. Soon, Adam was defeated.
"Yahoo! Yay!" shouted Rayman.
This time, when Rayman had defeated Adam, Adam dropped another giant plum.
Rayman was hungry, and he was about to eat the giant plum, which looked so juicy...but then, suddenly, the plum yelled, "Hey! Stop! If you eat me, you won't have anything to stand on so you can reach the high-up ledge in this cave!"
"Oops, sorry," spoke Rayman.
Rayman looked around. Sure enough, at the far end of this cave, there was a ledge that was just barely too high-up for Rayman to reach. However, if Rayman stood on top of the plum, that would probably give him enough extra height so he could reach that ledge up there! He was right. Rayman stood on top of the giant plum to reach that ledge up there.
From this ledge, there was a tunnel leading out of the cave, and to another grassy canyon area. Rayman walked down the grassy but slightly rocky path which sloped downwards. There was a huge stone temple up ahead.
"The second mask has got to be there!" As Rayman was heading towards it, he should have noticed that there was a wooden trapdoor underneath his feet...but no, he was staring up at the tall temple as he walked along the path--and he suddenly fell down through the trapdoor on the ground as he stepped on it unaware. PLOP!!!!!
