Metacarples had just teleported back to the other realm. "Heh, little
kids." He said rolling him eyes. "Now it's time to really go home." He
walked over to the cave. "Hey! Open up!" he said knocking on the outside
wall of the cave. "What's the password?" A strange voice said. "Let's put
it this way, if you don't open the door now, I won't destroy the cave."
Metacarples said sarcastically. The door opened. Metacarples walked in
the cave. At first he was just walking through a stone passage, but after
a few minutes he came into a big stone room. This was the place him and
Mel lived in, for the most part. Half of the room was extremely neat and
orderly. That was Mel's half of the room. The other half of the room was
really messy. This was Metacarples's half of the room. Mel was sitting on
the ground on her half of the room when Metacarples walked in. "Hello
Metacarples," she said. "What have you been up to all day?" "Oh, not
much. Just showing fox boy around out beautiful island." "Who's fox boy?"
"You know, Tails." "Oh, him." Mel blushed a little, but not enough for
Metacarples to notice. "Anyway, let's go to the shrine, this room is
boring." "Awww.. the shine? But I've been there all day!" "I haven't."
Mel sighed. "Alright." She said. On the left and right sides of the stone
room, there was a passage to another place in the cave. One of them led to
the shrine, the other one went somewhere else. Metacarples and Mel took
the one on the left. After walking for a few minutes, they came to a
winding slide. Metacarples jumped onto the slide and went down into
blackness. Mel followed after a few seconds. At the bottom of the slide
there was a rope ladder. They climbed up the rope ladder, which also let
into blackness. At the top there was another stone passage. The passage
went straight for a while, but then it curved and there was a river that
was at least a half mile wide. The river was only about 6 inches deep.
Metacarples jumped in and started wading across. Mel waited on the bank.
"C'mon Mel!" Metacarples said. "The water's only 6 inches deep!" "Water
is water Metacarples." She said. "I thought I made it clear to you I'm
extremely afraid of water!" "Don't tell me I have to do that again."
Metacarples said, getting a little annoyed. Mel held out her hands. "Aw
man, you're 12 years old!" Metacarples groaned, walking back to the
riverbank. When he got back, Mel gripped his arm really tightly. Every
time the slightest wave washed on their ankles, Mel gripped his arm
tighter. Metacarples was beginning to wonder if there would be any blood
left in his hand by the time they had crossed the river. At last
Metacarples saw the other side of the river. This is torture! At least
we're almost there. Metacarples thought. After awhile, they stepped out
of the river and Mel let go, leaving finger prints all over his arm.
Metacarples wasn't the slightest bit happy about this. They started
walking again. After about 5 minutes, the stone tunnel ended and they were
in a grassy forest. The shrine was right in front of them. "Whew, we made
it." Mel said. "That walk takes longer every time." Metacarples said.
They walked up to the shrine. Inside was a red Master Emerald. "I'm glad
to know both Master Emeralds are in good hands now." Metacarples said.
"Why wouldn't they be? They're so powerful, if anything happens to them
the island falls into the sea. Whoever thought the other one was green?"
Mel giggled to herself. Metacarples looked at her as if she was crazy. "I
don't see your point, as usual. I'm going to take a nap, see you later."
Metacarples sat down next to the emerald.
"But what am I supposed to do now?"
"Try overcoming your stupid fear of water."
"But what if I hurt myself?"
"I can hear you scream half a light year away, don't worry, I'll be there."
Metacarples yawned and in a few seconds he was fast asleep. Mel looked at Metacarples and then she looked at the tunnel entrance. "Alright Metacarples, here I go." She said. She walked off the shrine and towards the river.
"But what am I supposed to do now?"
"Try overcoming your stupid fear of water."
"But what if I hurt myself?"
"I can hear you scream half a light year away, don't worry, I'll be there."
Metacarples yawned and in a few seconds he was fast asleep. Mel looked at Metacarples and then she looked at the tunnel entrance. "Alright Metacarples, here I go." She said. She walked off the shrine and towards the river.
