Part VIII
A Different Krystal
There must have been something... there must have been some reason... there were so many random images passing through, but she couldn't organize them into one complete thought. It was all just sudden flashes of things that made her angry. She was standing in the middle of it all... confused and angry. But why?
There was a white flash, and she was suddenly back in the circular room with Fox and the several dozen angry Lightfoots. She looked at Fox, then at the Lightfoots. A few moments went by. Fox was beginning to worry. The Lightfoots were closing in on them, and the only weapon they had was Krystal's discharged staff. She gave it some deep thought, then acted.
"Run!" she yelled.
"What? To where?" Fox yelled back.
"Anywhere but here! I don't care where! I just don't want any more killing!" 'Killing?' Fox thought. 'What is she talking about?' Krystal darted off in a random direction not knowing where it would take them. Instead of asking any questions, Fox just followed her. Where were they going? They were lost. They were surrounded. They were gonners...
Just when all hope seemed gone with the light of day, Fox and Krystal both heard a very familar noise coming from one of the tunnels. They paused for a moment, looked at each other, then dashed into the tunnel from which the noise came. They ran into another fork shortly after. Again they waited for the same sound to guide them in the right direction (hopefully). After many times of listening for the same familar sound that both Fox and Krystal heard somewhere before, they began to see the light shining down one of the tunnels. They ran into the tunnel noticing the sudden upward slope. They were heading toward the surface! They continued to run down the long tunnel until finally... fresh air hit their bodies. Fox walked a few steps out of the tunnel, then knelt down at the grass. Grass had never smelt so fresh. The cool breeze hit both their sweating bodies causing a relieved and relaxing feeling that couldn't be discribed with words.
Krystal was standing there, still unsure about what happened in the cave. She tried not to think of it, but instead be thankful that she was alive and able to feel the sun on her fur again. Fox bolted up from the grass.
"I know what that sound is!" he said with an excited look across his face.
"I think I do too." Krystal said with a smile.
"FOX!!" a distant voice yelled.
"Tricky!" yelled Fox. Tricky ran as fast as his little legs would let him toward Fox and Krystal. He reached them, then rested for air.
"You guys made it out of that cave!" he yelled. Before Fox could respond, they all heard many footsteps coming from the tunnel. The Lightfoots were still following them! Fox paniced, Krystal grabbed her staff... but Tricky just laughed.
"What could possibly be so funny?" Fox asked.
"What do you think I was doing all this time I was gone?" he said. "Come hide over here!" He ran behind a large log. Fox and Krystal followed.
"Was that you making all that noise?" Krystal asked.
"No, I'm afraid not," Tricky answered. There was a brief silence.
"Well then who was it?"
"My mom," he said with a large smile.
Then, dozens of Lightfoots ran out of the cave. They stopped at the entrance looking for which way Fox and Krystal might of went, unaware they were behind the large log next to them. But before the Lightfoots could think too much, a low, heavy rumbling quaked the ground. It started small, then grew increadibly large. The Lightfoots stumbled around almost loosing their balance. Only a few seconds later, a stampede of Earthwalkers came dashing around the corner, aiming toward the Lightfoots! In the very front was the Queen Earthwalker! The Earthwalkers rammed into the Lightfoots standing outside the entrace, causing them to fly back into the cave. The Earthwalkers then took a few steps backwords and went into a kneeling position.
"On my mark!..." yelled the Queen. "GO!!" All the Earthwalkers in the front row came running foward and crashed into the wall of the cave entrance. The cave rumbled for a few moments then colapsed, sealing the entrance and the Lightfoots inside of it.
"Comon' you guys!" yelled Tricky to Fox and Krystal. "Let's go see my mom!" Fox, Krystal and Tricky then walked over to see the Queen Earthwalker.
"Those nasty Lightfoots won't bother you anymore," the Queen said in her elderly voice.
"Thank you," began Fox. "I don't know what we would've done if you hadn't of showed up." Krystal approached the Queen and knelt down.
"Oh no! There's no need for that dear!" the Earthwalker exclaimed. Krystal stood up and said thanks instead.
"How is the King doing?" Krystal asked.
"Oh not so well I'm afraid. It just keeps getting worse. He was moaning when I left, but I had to come help you."
"We should leave right away then for the stone!" said Fox.
"What stone? Oh you mean the Ancient Healing Stone?
"Yes. Krystal told us about it and it could come in use for the King."
"I understand. Do you still wish for Tricky to continue to keep you company?"
"We owe our lives to Tricky. If it is not a problem with you, I ask if he can accompany us further on our quest to find this healing stone."
"After all I am a member of the team now!" Tricky added.
The Queen Earthwalker laughed, "of course you can go Tricky! Do becareful though."
"I will mom..."
Fox, Krystal and Tricky began walking to the exit of the Lightfoot village to continue their quest... together.
A Different Krystal
There must have been something... there must have been some reason... there were so many random images passing through, but she couldn't organize them into one complete thought. It was all just sudden flashes of things that made her angry. She was standing in the middle of it all... confused and angry. But why?
There was a white flash, and she was suddenly back in the circular room with Fox and the several dozen angry Lightfoots. She looked at Fox, then at the Lightfoots. A few moments went by. Fox was beginning to worry. The Lightfoots were closing in on them, and the only weapon they had was Krystal's discharged staff. She gave it some deep thought, then acted.
"Run!" she yelled.
"What? To where?" Fox yelled back.
"Anywhere but here! I don't care where! I just don't want any more killing!" 'Killing?' Fox thought. 'What is she talking about?' Krystal darted off in a random direction not knowing where it would take them. Instead of asking any questions, Fox just followed her. Where were they going? They were lost. They were surrounded. They were gonners...
Just when all hope seemed gone with the light of day, Fox and Krystal both heard a very familar noise coming from one of the tunnels. They paused for a moment, looked at each other, then dashed into the tunnel from which the noise came. They ran into another fork shortly after. Again they waited for the same sound to guide them in the right direction (hopefully). After many times of listening for the same familar sound that both Fox and Krystal heard somewhere before, they began to see the light shining down one of the tunnels. They ran into the tunnel noticing the sudden upward slope. They were heading toward the surface! They continued to run down the long tunnel until finally... fresh air hit their bodies. Fox walked a few steps out of the tunnel, then knelt down at the grass. Grass had never smelt so fresh. The cool breeze hit both their sweating bodies causing a relieved and relaxing feeling that couldn't be discribed with words.
Krystal was standing there, still unsure about what happened in the cave. She tried not to think of it, but instead be thankful that she was alive and able to feel the sun on her fur again. Fox bolted up from the grass.
"I know what that sound is!" he said with an excited look across his face.
"I think I do too." Krystal said with a smile.
"FOX!!" a distant voice yelled.
"Tricky!" yelled Fox. Tricky ran as fast as his little legs would let him toward Fox and Krystal. He reached them, then rested for air.
"You guys made it out of that cave!" he yelled. Before Fox could respond, they all heard many footsteps coming from the tunnel. The Lightfoots were still following them! Fox paniced, Krystal grabbed her staff... but Tricky just laughed.
"What could possibly be so funny?" Fox asked.
"What do you think I was doing all this time I was gone?" he said. "Come hide over here!" He ran behind a large log. Fox and Krystal followed.
"Was that you making all that noise?" Krystal asked.
"No, I'm afraid not," Tricky answered. There was a brief silence.
"Well then who was it?"
"My mom," he said with a large smile.
Then, dozens of Lightfoots ran out of the cave. They stopped at the entrance looking for which way Fox and Krystal might of went, unaware they were behind the large log next to them. But before the Lightfoots could think too much, a low, heavy rumbling quaked the ground. It started small, then grew increadibly large. The Lightfoots stumbled around almost loosing their balance. Only a few seconds later, a stampede of Earthwalkers came dashing around the corner, aiming toward the Lightfoots! In the very front was the Queen Earthwalker! The Earthwalkers rammed into the Lightfoots standing outside the entrace, causing them to fly back into the cave. The Earthwalkers then took a few steps backwords and went into a kneeling position.
"On my mark!..." yelled the Queen. "GO!!" All the Earthwalkers in the front row came running foward and crashed into the wall of the cave entrance. The cave rumbled for a few moments then colapsed, sealing the entrance and the Lightfoots inside of it.
"Comon' you guys!" yelled Tricky to Fox and Krystal. "Let's go see my mom!" Fox, Krystal and Tricky then walked over to see the Queen Earthwalker.
"Those nasty Lightfoots won't bother you anymore," the Queen said in her elderly voice.
"Thank you," began Fox. "I don't know what we would've done if you hadn't of showed up." Krystal approached the Queen and knelt down.
"Oh no! There's no need for that dear!" the Earthwalker exclaimed. Krystal stood up and said thanks instead.
"How is the King doing?" Krystal asked.
"Oh not so well I'm afraid. It just keeps getting worse. He was moaning when I left, but I had to come help you."
"We should leave right away then for the stone!" said Fox.
"What stone? Oh you mean the Ancient Healing Stone?
"Yes. Krystal told us about it and it could come in use for the King."
"I understand. Do you still wish for Tricky to continue to keep you company?"
"We owe our lives to Tricky. If it is not a problem with you, I ask if he can accompany us further on our quest to find this healing stone."
"After all I am a member of the team now!" Tricky added.
The Queen Earthwalker laughed, "of course you can go Tricky! Do becareful though."
"I will mom..."
Fox, Krystal and Tricky began walking to the exit of the Lightfoot village to continue their quest... together.