Location: Cosmic Interstate
Time: ???

*Razor pulled his emerald out, and continued to skate. He didn't talk much, determined to find the last stone. He didn't know where to look, really. He had been a ways already, where should this last gem be? Razor got a sort of idea, and skated off a different way. As he got near the exit to the portal that he saw, he gulped slightly, hoping he was right, though secretly wondering to himself what the angelic gem would be doing in such a vile place.*

Razor *thinking*: Hauptsächliches Onde Dimension… God help me… Irony makes sense, here, I hope I'm right…

*Razor brought himself through the portal, his friends following. The place was frigid, like a meat locker. Snow didn't seem to exist, though, as they looked out at an otherwise green plain. The sky was parched for water, and it took on a parched red hue. There was no sun, it seemed, just this ominous glow that seemed to illuminate the sky evenly. Razor shuddered as he saw something off to the right somewhere, in a forest that seemed to grow despite having no water. It didn't seem to notice him, and Razor went in the opposite direction. He searched through a forest, and felt relieved when it seemed abandoned, though he was still looking around carefully.*

Sephrinia *turning orange*: Razor, what's wrong?
Razor: I do NOT want to run into the locals, that's all…

*Razor continued on, and felt himself suddenly get swept to one side, hitting a tree with incredible force. The tree splintered, and Razor stumbled to the ground, looking up to see a hedgehog, much taller than himself, easily exceeding six feet in height. Its fur was a very dark green, black streaks running randomly over its entire body, and its quills seemed straighter, more like spikes. Its fingers were clawed, as were its shoeless feet. The whites of its eyes were blood red. Razor still had a slight grip on his emerald, and he teleported behind the hedgehog, kicking its feet from beneath it. As soon as Razor stood up, he saw a blood red blur and soon found himself against another tree, pinned down. Razor looked up into the eyes of a red tiger with black stripes. It was very large, easily exceeding seven feet in height, and its tail's end tapered to a spaded point. Razor looked over at his group, and suddenly saw Sephrinia, her shade jet black. He saw Stryke charge at what he could guess to be the other hedgehog, and Razor desperately tried to free himself from the clutches of the tiger. He suddenly felt himself drop to the ground, and sighed with some relief as he saw Jade was the one who ripped the tiger off him. Razor looked at Stryke, and realized that he could use a little help. Razor got around the tiger, and drop kicked the deep green hedgehog in the back of the neck, sending it tumbling into a tree. It looked at Razor, and let out an unearthly growl as it lunged forward. Razor jumped, grabbing the straight quills. Razor immediately let go, though, as pain seared his palms. Razor landed on his feet, and clutched his hands, blood steadily flowing from a laceration in each, where he had grasped the hedgehog's quills. Razor shook the blood off, and Razor closed his hands, with great effort, into fists. The tiger looked at Razor, and took a fast, clawed swipe at Jade, knocking her to the ground. Before she fell, Jade managed a swipe at the tiger, getting it across the chest, the poison sending it staggering slightly, and start to walk off. Razor got an evil look from the hedgehog, and Razor started to dart off, stopping to pick Jade up and set her on her feet. The group ran off, and Razor felt relieved as he found that they were not being followed. They slowed down to a walk, and continued on. Just as they were about to leave the dimension, Razor felt something cool and wet on his back, near his neck. Razor slowly turned around, and saw the nose of a blue humanoid dog… and then two others. Razor shuddered. The creature had three heads, but Razor's heart softened as he realized the creature had little energy. It wagged its tail lethargically, and Razor nervously stroked on of its heads, looking around. It was small, and very thin, and Razor wondered if the creature was a runt. Razor saw it pant for a little, and Razor felt partially relieved that it had teeth. Razor chuckled as the three heads licked his cheeks, and he quickly got them to settle down. Razor looked around again, not really wanting to bring the little cerberus along, afraid of what some might think. He was interrupted in his thoughts when he felt someone tug on his shoulder.*

Stryke: Razor…
Razor: What?

*Razor was pointed to Jade, who was shivering. Razor nodded, and found a portal, leaving the dimension, the cerberus following. They got up onto the Cosmic Interstate before Jade collapsed, looking half-frozen.*

Razor: What the hell?

*Razor started to look for something to keep her warm, but found nothing, and suddenly noticed the lacerations that she had from the tiger. A steel gray fluid was around the wounds, which were swollen.*

Razor: Poison…
Stryke: What!? Poisoned!?
Razor: I wonder… Kai?
Kai: Yes, Razor?
Razor: Is the myth true about a phoenix's tears being able to heal wounds?
Kai: Yes, but it will only seal the wounds… it won't drive the venom out.
Razor: Damn!

*Razor put his emerald down on the ground, and looked at the wound. Razor shuddered, and leaned in, trying to suck out the venom. It was a long shot, but Razor was a touch desperate. Razor pulled away, spitting out the blood in his mouth, and as he looked back, the wound was completely gone, and Jade was no longer shivering. Something white caught his eye, and as he looked, he saw the emerald glowing white, though the white quickly dissipated. Razor picked up his emerald, and his eyes widened as he saw something in the emerald. He could swear that something in the emerald winked at him.*

Stryke: Are you okay?
Jade: Yeah, I'm fine…
Stryke: …What the fuck was that?
Razor: How?
Stryke: That's what I'd like to know…

*After a moment, Razor shook it off, heading off down the Cosmic Interstate. He looked at his hands, and noticed that they, too, were healed up. Razor shook that off, as well, and continued on.*
Location: Cosmic Interstate
Time: ???

*Razor sighed, he had a new companion… and for the first time, he wasn't exactly happy about it. He knew that dimension too well; someone would soon be chasing him down because of this cerberus following him. Razor shrugged it off, and picked another portal. He looked up at the sign, and smiled.*

Razor *thinking*: Kalt Dimension... not the best atmosphere, but at least we won't get chased around by crazy gunmen.

*Razor hopped through the portal before him, and the group followed.*

Location: Kalt
Time: 13:430:21096:4:30 (Kalshan time)

*Razor could immediately hear the clamboring behind him. Stryke nearly immediately spoke up.*

Stryke: Holy sh!t man, its f***in' cold here!
Razor: -10 degrees Fahrenheit, dude, see?

*Razor pointed to a local bank's clock just as it displayed the temperature. After that display, -23 Celsius was displayed, and then 250 Kelvin. Razor chuckled.*

Razor: Quite thorough, aren't they?

*Razor shook his head, and decided to go into the bank and ask a question or two. As he got inside, he heard more frustrated sighs.*

Blitz: I guess they haven't invented heat yet.
Razor: Why would they have the heat on? It's summer here.

*Razor chuckled as he heard something click on above them, blowing fridgid air down on them.*

Razor: Like I said. They just turned their air on.

*Razor turned, and noticed that most of them had decided to take refuge near Kai, who's flame seemed slightly more radiant than normal. Razor chuckled, then shivered, wet clouds coming from his mouth. He went up to the front desk, greeting a human-like creature, though dark blue fur covered his body. Pale green eyes looked out at Razor, greeting him kindly, though with a thick, undistinguishable accent.*

Bank Teller: Heldo sair, chow kite I ve helkint choo?

*Razor looked at the teller for a minute, trying to figure out what was said. Finally catching it, Razor started*

Razor: I'm looking for some information.
Bank Teller: Vhat eemfoyacion har choo lokint soar?
Razor: The location of the Agate.
Bank Teller: See Agat?
Razor: Yes, the Agate of the Angels.
Bank Teller: Soreay, Chie hauve mevchar cheard dove suck a ting.
Razor: Okay, thank you anyways. Goodbye.
Bank Teller: Vie-vie!

*Razor walked away, and headed out onto the street.*

Stryke: Well, he was a goldmine of information, how did you even know what he was saying?
Razor: I've been here before, I can catch certain things.

*Razor soon found himself walking very close to Kai himself, trying to keep warm as he searched for the agate. He knew it had to be somewhere, if not on this dimension then somewhere else. After a couple of hours, Razor felt very tired, and he sat down on the chilly ground.*

Razor: We should take a break.

*The group nodded in agreement, and sat down, huddling around Kai. Diane started complaining of the cold, and the cerberus shivered. Sephrinia stayed close to Razor, trying to use him as well as Kai to keep warm.*

Jade: Razor, we should go back. It's too cold here.
Razor: Which is exactly why I think the Agate is here. It makes sense for such a powerful gem to exist in a hostile environment, that's why I tried Hauptsächliches Onde before here.
Jade: But wouldn't it fall into the wrong hands then?
Razor: I'd think so, but the Cosmic Interstate doesn't share my good sense it seems.

*Razor scooted closer to Kai, whose flames were doing quite well keeping the group warm. After an hour or so of rest, the group continued their search. Just as they were getting started, it began to snow. Razor shook his head.*

Razor *thinking*: Perfect…

*Razor sighed as the snow picked up, a quiet blizzard forming quickly. He still pressed on, looking for something, anything. Razor looked over at Kai, who seemed to be doing okay in the storm, though steam was over his head from the heated water that hit his body. Razor tripped over something on the ground, and he turned around, pulling it out of the ground. Razor quickly dropped it as he saw what it was; it looked like a clear chaos emerald, with black swirls moving about inside it. Razor hurriedly headed away from it, and ran straight into an orange Sephrinia.*

Sephrinia: What's wrong?
Razor: Nothing, just I don't want that thing near me.
Sephrinia *amused*: It's a rock
Razor: No, it's a diamond. The Diamond of the Demons, actually. Let's go. There's no Agate here, not with that vile thing around.

*Razor headed off in one direction, and he quickly noticed that Kai seemed to be struggling, his flames very sporadic in intensity. Razor started back, but it was at least a 4 hour trip to the nearest portal. Razor sighed, and continued on. Kai didn't last another hour before needing to sit. The group rested, and it was only a few moments before Razor saw Sephrinia, glowing orange.*

Sephrinia: Oh my God, what's happening?

*Sephrinia looked at him for only another moment before she saw ash slowly settle beneath Kai.*

Sephrinia: He's dying! Razor!

*Razor came over, but could only watch as Kai burned to ash. Sephrinia started to cry, but Razor tried to comfort her.*

Razor: Don't you remember, Sephrinia? When a phoenix burns to ash.

*Almost as if on cue, some of the ash formed together, and ignited, forming a small, new phoenix, no bigger than a raven. It started to waddle towards Razor, and Razor picked it up gently. It soon decided to stand upon his shoulder, and he chuckled.*

Razor: Like a parrot.

*The group continued, looking for the portal out of Kalt. The baby phoenix shivered slightly, and Razor sighed.*

Razor *to the phoenix*: I know… we're hurrying, Ollie… Ollie? Yeah, Ollie, you like that name?

*Razor took the phoenix's lack of response as a yes, and continued on, traveling to the portal to the Cosmic Interstate.*