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Ok, thanks for the kind reviews, and by the way, I'm a guy. (man, boy, etc.) I'm done now. Please, enjoy.
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Still looking at the ceiling, everybody drew their weapons. Fox, Falco and Katt all had blasters, while Slippy and Peppy both had unlit torches. Krystal had her staff, and the Dr. and Susan were unarmed. Fox went slightly ahead of everyone. As they walked through the 100ft. by 50ft. barren room, (barren because there was nothing on the ground or walls other than that metal) they noticed it was a bit bright in there, and everything had a slightly goldish-reddish tint. The walls and ceiling must reflect the sunlight, Fox thought. They continued to walk in silence until they reached the middle of the room, when the doctor broke the silence.
"Do you think that the whole of this ruin will be like this?" he said, not really talking to anyone in particular. His eyes were wide with astonishment.
"Maybe," said Katt. "What are these strange markings on the wall, anyway?" She pointed to marks on the walls that no one had seen yet. Cat's sharp eye's, Falco thought.
"Well, I'd say they are hieroglyphics." Susan responded.
"Hiero-whatys?" Katt asked, confused. The team had walked over to the wall on their right, and saw the symbols.
"Hieroglyphics, y'know, symbols that represent words or letters."
"Oh. Can you read them?"
Susan looked closely at the hieroglyphics. "No." she said. At the same time, Krystal was squinting at the hieroglyphics, and running her hand over them.
"Krystal?" said Fox, taking a step toward her.
Keeping her eyes on the symbols on the wall, she said, "These are not Cerenian letters."
"Don't you mean hieroglyphics?"
"No, Cerenia had letters." Her eyes left the hieroglyphics, and looked at Fox. She looked slightly disappointed.
"Uh, well-" Fox said, but Peppy cut him off. "Don't you think we should get going?" he asked.
"I agree. Let's go." the Dr. said. The others continued on, while Fox and Krystal stood in the same spot, watching them until they were about ten ft. away. Then Krystal said, "It's - it's ok. I shouldn't have set my hopes that high." She looked at Fox in the eyes, and then looked at the floor.
"Uh, Krystal... it's ok." Unfortunately, he didn't know what to say next, so he put his hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him again.
"Thanks." she said, and she walked past him toward the others, who were still walking, but slower.
"Hey, Fox, aren't you s'posed to take point?" Falco asked with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Oh, yeah." Fox then hurried to the front of the pack. (Metaphorically speaking. It's not really a pack, that's wolves that are a pack.) They reached the back of the room, which had a hallway through it. The hallway looked straight for the most part, but they could not see the end, because the light faded out after a while. As far as they could see, the hallway was made of the same material.
"Peppy, Slippy, you'd both take out those torches now. Don't light them yet, though." Fox told them. They did so, and continued on. When they reached the part of the hallway where it was dark, Fox told the two to light the torches, and they did so. One might have thought the place would've instantly lighted up because of the stuff on the walls, but they were not that fortunate. The metal had been worn and chipped off, but in the places where it wasn't, the metal was all dusty and had lost its sheen. Because of that, they could only see about ten feet in front of them and in back of them. The hallway was only big enough for one person to walk through comfortably, so they went in this order: Krystal, (who had made her staff glow, which let them see farther) Fox, Susan, Peppy, (who had a torch) Dr. Miles, Katt, Falco, and finally Slippy brought up the rear. They started walking.
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It had been about 0700 (that's military time, but you knew that.) when they had started, and the hallway had been long. I'll tell you about something that broke the monotony of walking.
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They had been walking when Krystal had seen a rat. Not a big one, just a small one. Krystal hadn't really been bugged by this, just a little surprised at seeing this after walking for about an hour. But Katt on the other hand...
"Ewww!!! A rat!" she half-screamed. She ran over to Falco and got behind him.
"'Sigh'. Katt, it's only a dinky little rat. Don't worry about it." Falco told her, a little annoyed. She then got out from behind her.
"Sorry, I just reallyreallyreally don't like rats or mice..." she told him.
"Come on, let's keep moving." he said. But then about ten bigger rats scurried past them, going toward the exit.
"Ahhhhhh!" Katt screamed, as she tried to get out of the way of them. She managed to dodge them all, but then...
"Oh my goodness!" Krystal said. Three rats half her size had started coming toward them, their front teeth bared and ready to attack. One jumped at her, but she quickly slashed out at it with her staff. The rat got knocked back, and a thin streak of blood appeared on its chest. The other two took a hint, and came in more slowly, one on either side of the hallway. Fox already had his blaster out, and quickly blasted one around Krystal. The remaining one got smacked on the head by Krystal's staff, and Fox quickly shot it. The last one with the blood on its chest ran off, never to be seen by our heroes again.
"Well, you were right, Susan. There were overgrown rats in here." said Slippy, a little frightened by the encounter. After this, they were all more careful.
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A few hours later, they reached a room, just large enough to camp in.
"Halleluiah!" Susan said in something just louder than regular talking. "We've finally made it to a room! I was thinking the place was one big hallway."
"Well, it's almost 1015. We should probably set up camp and eat and stuff." Fox told the team. They all agreed, because after walking for more than three hours with backpacks full of stuff, they had gotten hungry. So they started up the small gas stove, I'd like to say. It was more of one of those things you might take on a camping trip, with the open flame. Anyway, they set up the tents. They had just gotten to eating, (which was powdered chicken noodle soup, just add water, compliments of Susan) when suddenly...
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Ohhh!! A cliffhanger, you say? Yes, it is! I'd like to thank everybody for reading, reviewing, and I would like to ask them to review more. Yes, I finally realize why everyone else goes insane over that, and I've gone insane, too. About reviewing, that is. Anyway, sorry it took so long to get out, things got in the way, like friends, dentist's appointments, and Super Smash Bros. Melee (not mine) and other Gamecube (not mine) games. Thanks.
Remember to update frequently,
Black Swordsman 342
Ok, thanks for the kind reviews, and by the way, I'm a guy. (man, boy, etc.) I'm done now. Please, enjoy.
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Still looking at the ceiling, everybody drew their weapons. Fox, Falco and Katt all had blasters, while Slippy and Peppy both had unlit torches. Krystal had her staff, and the Dr. and Susan were unarmed. Fox went slightly ahead of everyone. As they walked through the 100ft. by 50ft. barren room, (barren because there was nothing on the ground or walls other than that metal) they noticed it was a bit bright in there, and everything had a slightly goldish-reddish tint. The walls and ceiling must reflect the sunlight, Fox thought. They continued to walk in silence until they reached the middle of the room, when the doctor broke the silence.
"Do you think that the whole of this ruin will be like this?" he said, not really talking to anyone in particular. His eyes were wide with astonishment.
"Maybe," said Katt. "What are these strange markings on the wall, anyway?" She pointed to marks on the walls that no one had seen yet. Cat's sharp eye's, Falco thought.
"Well, I'd say they are hieroglyphics." Susan responded.
"Hiero-whatys?" Katt asked, confused. The team had walked over to the wall on their right, and saw the symbols.
"Hieroglyphics, y'know, symbols that represent words or letters."
"Oh. Can you read them?"
Susan looked closely at the hieroglyphics. "No." she said. At the same time, Krystal was squinting at the hieroglyphics, and running her hand over them.
"Krystal?" said Fox, taking a step toward her.
Keeping her eyes on the symbols on the wall, she said, "These are not Cerenian letters."
"Don't you mean hieroglyphics?"
"No, Cerenia had letters." Her eyes left the hieroglyphics, and looked at Fox. She looked slightly disappointed.
"Uh, well-" Fox said, but Peppy cut him off. "Don't you think we should get going?" he asked.
"I agree. Let's go." the Dr. said. The others continued on, while Fox and Krystal stood in the same spot, watching them until they were about ten ft. away. Then Krystal said, "It's - it's ok. I shouldn't have set my hopes that high." She looked at Fox in the eyes, and then looked at the floor.
"Uh, Krystal... it's ok." Unfortunately, he didn't know what to say next, so he put his hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him again.
"Thanks." she said, and she walked past him toward the others, who were still walking, but slower.
"Hey, Fox, aren't you s'posed to take point?" Falco asked with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Oh, yeah." Fox then hurried to the front of the pack. (Metaphorically speaking. It's not really a pack, that's wolves that are a pack.) They reached the back of the room, which had a hallway through it. The hallway looked straight for the most part, but they could not see the end, because the light faded out after a while. As far as they could see, the hallway was made of the same material.
"Peppy, Slippy, you'd both take out those torches now. Don't light them yet, though." Fox told them. They did so, and continued on. When they reached the part of the hallway where it was dark, Fox told the two to light the torches, and they did so. One might have thought the place would've instantly lighted up because of the stuff on the walls, but they were not that fortunate. The metal had been worn and chipped off, but in the places where it wasn't, the metal was all dusty and had lost its sheen. Because of that, they could only see about ten feet in front of them and in back of them. The hallway was only big enough for one person to walk through comfortably, so they went in this order: Krystal, (who had made her staff glow, which let them see farther) Fox, Susan, Peppy, (who had a torch) Dr. Miles, Katt, Falco, and finally Slippy brought up the rear. They started walking.
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It had been about 0700 (that's military time, but you knew that.) when they had started, and the hallway had been long. I'll tell you about something that broke the monotony of walking.
************************************************************************
They had been walking when Krystal had seen a rat. Not a big one, just a small one. Krystal hadn't really been bugged by this, just a little surprised at seeing this after walking for about an hour. But Katt on the other hand...
"Ewww!!! A rat!" she half-screamed. She ran over to Falco and got behind him.
"'Sigh'. Katt, it's only a dinky little rat. Don't worry about it." Falco told her, a little annoyed. She then got out from behind her.
"Sorry, I just reallyreallyreally don't like rats or mice..." she told him.
"Come on, let's keep moving." he said. But then about ten bigger rats scurried past them, going toward the exit.
"Ahhhhhh!" Katt screamed, as she tried to get out of the way of them. She managed to dodge them all, but then...
"Oh my goodness!" Krystal said. Three rats half her size had started coming toward them, their front teeth bared and ready to attack. One jumped at her, but she quickly slashed out at it with her staff. The rat got knocked back, and a thin streak of blood appeared on its chest. The other two took a hint, and came in more slowly, one on either side of the hallway. Fox already had his blaster out, and quickly blasted one around Krystal. The remaining one got smacked on the head by Krystal's staff, and Fox quickly shot it. The last one with the blood on its chest ran off, never to be seen by our heroes again.
"Well, you were right, Susan. There were overgrown rats in here." said Slippy, a little frightened by the encounter. After this, they were all more careful.
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A few hours later, they reached a room, just large enough to camp in.
"Halleluiah!" Susan said in something just louder than regular talking. "We've finally made it to a room! I was thinking the place was one big hallway."
"Well, it's almost 1015. We should probably set up camp and eat and stuff." Fox told the team. They all agreed, because after walking for more than three hours with backpacks full of stuff, they had gotten hungry. So they started up the small gas stove, I'd like to say. It was more of one of those things you might take on a camping trip, with the open flame. Anyway, they set up the tents. They had just gotten to eating, (which was powdered chicken noodle soup, just add water, compliments of Susan) when suddenly...
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Ohhh!! A cliffhanger, you say? Yes, it is! I'd like to thank everybody for reading, reviewing, and I would like to ask them to review more. Yes, I finally realize why everyone else goes insane over that, and I've gone insane, too. About reviewing, that is. Anyway, sorry it took so long to get out, things got in the way, like friends, dentist's appointments, and Super Smash Bros. Melee (not mine) and other Gamecube (not mine) games. Thanks.
Remember to update frequently,
Black Swordsman 342