Chapter 11: The Echoing Caverns
The Echoing Caverns was part of the cliffs zone. When Rayman came out of the portal, he was standing in a grassy field, outside the Echoing Caverns. There was very heavy rain pouring out here. He didn't see any Yellow Lums here, but there was also a Robo-Pirate standing out here. The pirate spotted Rayman coming, and it quickly ran through a door in one of the cliff walls, which led inside the caves. Then, after the Robo-Pirate had gone in, he pushed a button which activated a small machine-like object outside...this machine outside created a laser forcefield in front of the cave entrance, to prevent Rayman from entering.
"Arrrrrgh!" yelled Rayman, looking at the laser forcefield that was blocking the cave entrance, and then the machine-like object that was creating the laser forcefield. Then he thought: "I bet that Globox could use his rain-dance to easily get rid of the machine that's creating this laser forcefield! I know Globox might be busy right now, but I still want to go tell him about it..."
There was a Teensie standing nearby. It heard Rayman, and it said, "I'll help you get back to Globox's house!" It then opened a portal for Rayman, leading to Globox's House, so Rayman could get over to there-- unaware about what was about to happen to Globox...
*****
Meanwhile, on the pirates' prison ship, in Razorbeard's private cabin...
Razorbeard was having his lunch--a Squab sandwich with purple cheese-- while doing his paperwork, keeping track of how many slaves his crew had captured so far.
"Slaves now on board...let's see...33,524..." he wrote on his parchment.
Suddenly, one of his henchmen knocked on his cabin door.
"What is it?" growled Razorbeard.
The henchman entered his cabin.
"Your Furiousness..." spoke the henchman, "...Rayman has...already has...2 of the masks..."
Razorbeard was now really, really furious at his henchman for not trying hard enough to stop Rayman!
"What???! You idiotic fool!" yelled Razorbeard. He was so mad that he threw his hat at his henchman. "Go get him and bring him to me...dead or alive!!!"
"Aye-aye, captain," replied the henchman.
"And also," roared Razorbeard, "you had let that blue frog Globox escape earlier...well, I want you to recapture him!"
*****
Soon, Rayman hopped out the other end of the portal, and arrived at Globox's House, back in the sunny Woods of Light...
"I hope I didn't come here at a bad time," said Rayman.
However, he didn't see Globox there! And, weirder yet, none of his sons or daughters were present, either.
However, Globox's wife, Uglette was here. She was sitting on the front porch of Globox's house and crying miserably.
"Oh, it's awful," she weeped. "When the Robo-Pirates found out about Globox's escape, they flew their warship over here and re-captured him!"
"Globox was just captured AGAIN????!!!..." sighed Rayman.
"Yes, he was captured just a minute before you got here..." sniffed Uglette. "And this time, they also captured all of our sons, and imprisoned them in some abandoned mine shafts! I tried to stop the pirates, but...they threatened to make me their next slave, if I tried to stop them!"
"Hmm..." thought Rayman. Then he groaned, "Oh, no! Not the mines! I heard that the mines are all the way at the far end of the cliff zone, across a wide stretch of nearly-impassible toxic lake! I must find some way to get to the mines and free the Baby Globoxes! But how?"
Uglette wiped away her tears, and then thought: "I think that there may be a way for you to reach the pirate mines! Have you ever heard of Owlbert?"
"Nope," replied Rayman.
"Well," explained Uglette, "he is a very, very smart owl who lives in the cliffs zone close by the Echoing Caverns. He is always inventing new things...right now, he is working on building an aircraft. He is almost finished building it. Maybe, you could borrow the aircraft from him, and use it to help you reach the mines!"
"Hmm...yes," thought Rayman, "I'll do that!"
Then, Rayman hopped back through the portal which took him back to the Echoing Caverns. When he returned, he noticed a very tall, brown oak tree outside the Echoing Caverns. It had many windows and floors, and probably very many rooms. He ran up to it to see Owlbert...however, there was a sign outside Owlbert's tree house, which read:
"Owlbert's house. Sorry, I am asleep right now. Please come back at night-time, which is when I'll be awake."
"Arrgh, I should have known!" frowned Rayman. "Owls are only awake at night!"
By the way, the time right now was 3:00 p.m.
"...Hmm...I guess I'll have to do something else to keep myself busy, until night-time comes...maybe, while I'm waiting, I could explore another area?"
He walked around the Echoing Caverns area, seeing if he could find any more Yellow Lums hidden here...and then he noticed that nearby, there was the entrance to another area that he could explore! The Precipice! That area was open right now, so he entered it!
The Echoing Caverns was part of the cliffs zone. When Rayman came out of the portal, he was standing in a grassy field, outside the Echoing Caverns. There was very heavy rain pouring out here. He didn't see any Yellow Lums here, but there was also a Robo-Pirate standing out here. The pirate spotted Rayman coming, and it quickly ran through a door in one of the cliff walls, which led inside the caves. Then, after the Robo-Pirate had gone in, he pushed a button which activated a small machine-like object outside...this machine outside created a laser forcefield in front of the cave entrance, to prevent Rayman from entering.
"Arrrrrgh!" yelled Rayman, looking at the laser forcefield that was blocking the cave entrance, and then the machine-like object that was creating the laser forcefield. Then he thought: "I bet that Globox could use his rain-dance to easily get rid of the machine that's creating this laser forcefield! I know Globox might be busy right now, but I still want to go tell him about it..."
There was a Teensie standing nearby. It heard Rayman, and it said, "I'll help you get back to Globox's house!" It then opened a portal for Rayman, leading to Globox's House, so Rayman could get over to there-- unaware about what was about to happen to Globox...
*****
Meanwhile, on the pirates' prison ship, in Razorbeard's private cabin...
Razorbeard was having his lunch--a Squab sandwich with purple cheese-- while doing his paperwork, keeping track of how many slaves his crew had captured so far.
"Slaves now on board...let's see...33,524..." he wrote on his parchment.
Suddenly, one of his henchmen knocked on his cabin door.
"What is it?" growled Razorbeard.
The henchman entered his cabin.
"Your Furiousness..." spoke the henchman, "...Rayman has...already has...2 of the masks..."
Razorbeard was now really, really furious at his henchman for not trying hard enough to stop Rayman!
"What???! You idiotic fool!" yelled Razorbeard. He was so mad that he threw his hat at his henchman. "Go get him and bring him to me...dead or alive!!!"
"Aye-aye, captain," replied the henchman.
"And also," roared Razorbeard, "you had let that blue frog Globox escape earlier...well, I want you to recapture him!"
*****
Soon, Rayman hopped out the other end of the portal, and arrived at Globox's House, back in the sunny Woods of Light...
"I hope I didn't come here at a bad time," said Rayman.
However, he didn't see Globox there! And, weirder yet, none of his sons or daughters were present, either.
However, Globox's wife, Uglette was here. She was sitting on the front porch of Globox's house and crying miserably.
"Oh, it's awful," she weeped. "When the Robo-Pirates found out about Globox's escape, they flew their warship over here and re-captured him!"
"Globox was just captured AGAIN????!!!..." sighed Rayman.
"Yes, he was captured just a minute before you got here..." sniffed Uglette. "And this time, they also captured all of our sons, and imprisoned them in some abandoned mine shafts! I tried to stop the pirates, but...they threatened to make me their next slave, if I tried to stop them!"
"Hmm..." thought Rayman. Then he groaned, "Oh, no! Not the mines! I heard that the mines are all the way at the far end of the cliff zone, across a wide stretch of nearly-impassible toxic lake! I must find some way to get to the mines and free the Baby Globoxes! But how?"
Uglette wiped away her tears, and then thought: "I think that there may be a way for you to reach the pirate mines! Have you ever heard of Owlbert?"
"Nope," replied Rayman.
"Well," explained Uglette, "he is a very, very smart owl who lives in the cliffs zone close by the Echoing Caverns. He is always inventing new things...right now, he is working on building an aircraft. He is almost finished building it. Maybe, you could borrow the aircraft from him, and use it to help you reach the mines!"
"Hmm...yes," thought Rayman, "I'll do that!"
Then, Rayman hopped back through the portal which took him back to the Echoing Caverns. When he returned, he noticed a very tall, brown oak tree outside the Echoing Caverns. It had many windows and floors, and probably very many rooms. He ran up to it to see Owlbert...however, there was a sign outside Owlbert's tree house, which read:
"Owlbert's house. Sorry, I am asleep right now. Please come back at night-time, which is when I'll be awake."
"Arrgh, I should have known!" frowned Rayman. "Owls are only awake at night!"
By the way, the time right now was 3:00 p.m.
"...Hmm...I guess I'll have to do something else to keep myself busy, until night-time comes...maybe, while I'm waiting, I could explore another area?"
He walked around the Echoing Caverns area, seeing if he could find any more Yellow Lums hidden here...and then he noticed that nearby, there was the entrance to another area that he could explore! The Precipice! That area was open right now, so he entered it!
