Part 5: The Holy Headgear "Dohuku, someone must've taken it already. We've checked the entire cavern... three times!!!" Fin Del said, followed by a sigh.

"Impossible... my entire race is dead. What's left of the Somahaku went the other way, and we traveled here non-stop! We are the only race who know of this place, and there is no way it's gone! Keep looking!!!" Dohuku had lost it. He was so upset about recalling the destruction of the village...

"..."

"Fin Del... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get angry. It's just the thought, and recalling those images of when the Val-"

"Here! I found it!" Fin Del cut him off.

"What? Where?!?" Dohuku could barely contain himself.

"I knocked over the Pedestal where the tom was... and it was stuck on the bottom of it! I can't get it off, though..."

"Good job!!!" Dohuku said as he rushed over. "Let me try. I'm guessing that only a Somahaku can lift the Helmet."

Fin Del moved aside so his friend could come over and grab the Helmet.

As Dohuku placed his hands on the Headgear, once again a glow filled the room. He removed it from the bottom of the Pedestal, and placed it on his head... a perfect fit!

"Now, on to the Armor. We need to find the highest tree, and climb up it. Let's get out of the cavern."

As Fin Del got onto his back and into the water, Dohuku realized that he could breathe underwater! He swam quickly to the surface, for Fin Del's sake, though. He did not bother to tell Fin Del about this. He did not want to get him too excited; he wanted to get the rest as soon as possible.

The Hilaku and the Somahaku headed quickly to the west, in hopes of escaping. They traveled for hours. After 9 hours straight, they decided to camp out. Montissiya went to talk to Diyuhama.

"What can we possibly do? I have control of my entire tribe, and two entire races are after me. What can I do? What?

"Don't worry. My entire tribe is here, and we will survive together. We will keep moving, until reinforcements arrive. Please, don't lose faith, we can do it!"

"B-but..."

"Sir?" It was the messenger sent out to the High Guard. "I must see you... privately; immediately..."

"Please excuse us, Montissiya." Montissiya walked reluctantly to the Somahaku children.

"Shiku," Diyuhama asked; he seemed a bit startled. "what is so important? When will the reinforcements arrive? How many-"

"The High Guard has new orders. They're not coming."

"What?" Diyuhama rose to his feet, in a frightened hurry. "'Change of Plans?'"

"MyLord... We are to... Eliminate them..."

"Dohuku, over here!" Fin Del was standing next to a large tree, with vines hanging down everywhere. "Up there, I see something. Should I try to get it?"

"No, even if the armor is in that tree, only a Somahaku can wield the power." Dohuku walked over to the tree, and looked up, scanning the object. "Well, I guess I better go up there, and see what it is. Wish me luck."

Dohuku grabbed hold of a vine, and jumped across to another vine, and another... He soon realized that they were falling behind him. And then he heard a scream: It was Fin Del. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"The vines!" Fin Del yelled. "They're snakes!" Dohuku was confused, but soon realized that Fin Del was right. He grabbed his dagger from his sheath, and leapt towards the trunk of the tree. He was too high up the tree to jump down, or he would be hurt. He jabbed his dagger into the wood of the trunk, and held on. He grabbed another branch, and swung in the wind, hanging from the branch and his dagger. There were no more branches in reach; he had a different plan: He put the scythe between his legs, and sharpened the butt end with his dagger; he now had a spear on one end, and a blade on the other. He tied a real vine onto the scythe, and also around his waist. He put the butt end of the scythe into the tree, and started to hang from it. He started to swing from the branch; back, and forth, back... after gaining speed, he leapt forwards and upwards. He grabbed onto another branch, and he eased his way to a standing position. He then pulled on the vine, and jimmied the scythe out of the trunk. He lifted the scythe back up with the vine.

"Geez..." he heard Fin Del mutter, "you alright?"

"Yeah, just great..." he replied sarcastically... "I see a large branch up higher; it's like a platform. That's where I'm goin'."