Thanks to those who reviewed
Because of one of those great people, known as people who reviewed, suggested it, this fic will involve mudshipping!!!....I kinda like it too :P
Note: even though the Gaia blade is statistically weaker than the Sol blade, they are equal in this fic since it would make sense that the last great weapon in each game is equal and also, I think that the user, who uses his weapons well, who counts, not the weapons that make the user good.
Another note: mud, flame, wind...and if you don't like these shippings, then too bad...also, the romance part of things is going to come slowly not all at once in one chapter...so be patient if you're reading this for that and don't expect too much from me...this is my first fic after all
Yeah, lame title but I can't think of anything better
Oh yeah...disclaimer: I don't own Golden Sun...whatever
======Spring Storms ==========
"Wish those wall torches were still around," said Isaac as he and Felix led the adepts through the dark, cold Goma Cave. Bats could be heard rustling above. Felix sighed as he relit his torch that had just gone out. The party had been stuck wandering around in a cave for several days that should have been straight forward and easy.
"Ouch! Garet!" exclaimed Ivan. "What was that rock for?"
"Rock, I didn't throw or kick any rocks"
"Someone threw a rock at me!"
"Don't go blaming me!"
"Well, who else would do something so stu...oof!" Ivan slammed into Felix's suddenly, non-moving back. Peering around him, Ivan saw what little light they had from their torches glinting off gleaming light blue scales and lethal looking claws. "What's that...or what are those?" asked Ivan as more glinting shapes came into view."
Isaac replied, "Can't tell, but I do see the exit behind them."
"Exit?" "Wahoo, we're getting out of here!" "Finally..."
Felix interrupted their excitement, "We need a way past these things first. Let's see if we can't distract them enough to make a break for it, and if they follow us, it'll be easier to fight outside than in this place. Besides I'm so sick of this cave."
Garet unleashed Flash, giving them a protective shield as they made a dash through the gleaming metal/scales/whatever. "Clay Spire!" said Isaac and Felix, covering their unidentifiable enemies in rock and dirt and racing out into the sweet sunshine, reflected many times over on the snow. Unfortunately, the cave creatures weren't letting their potential meal get away. Swooping out of the dark mountain, they landed in front of the panting party.
"Eh...What are those? Mini dragons?" asked Sheba.
"What the hell, I'll just fry them for dinner," said Jenna, readying to launch a Liquefier attack.
"No wait, those are wyverns. I read about them in Kraden's cabin, but I didn't know they came down from the mountain peaks," said Garet in a very unlike Garet intelliglble way. "They shouldn't harm us, they're probably just curious as to what humans are and what we're doing in their territory. They won't attack unless we do something rash."
"Oh crap, now you tell me," whispered Jenna as she tried to stop the Liquefier from coming out. She managed to tone it down to a Heat Wave, but an attack was an attack, no matter how strong it was. The ice wyvern dodged, and flew into the air, rising into the clouds. The other ones merely glanced at Jenna and flew off as well. "Uh...weren't they supposed to attack?"
"Thank God they didn't. Maybe they felt your power go down and knew you didn't have killing intentions. Who knows?" said Ivan. "Imil's only a short day's distance from here, but if we don't hurry, I feel the wind picking up and a storm coming."
"A storm in spring?" questioned Garet. "Can we even make it in two days?"
"Probably not, but the closer we get, the higher the chances of survival are," replied Sheba. She pulled her cloak around her, looking at the skies and then at a roar above, coming from the mountain. Three Maulers jumped down from a cave in the mountain side, landing with a loud thud, making the snow swirl around in the winds that were picking up. Sheba looked farther up and could see wyverns circling high above.
"Jenna, Sheba make a run for Imil. Felix go with them, they'll need you for your healing abilities. Garet, Ivan and I can take these monsters out. Like Sheba said, the closer we get the higher chance we get through the storm. We'll catch up to you later. GO now!" commanded Isaac. Pulling out his Gaia blade, he unleashed Ground, keeping the Maulers temporarily stuck to the ground beneath them. Felix took one look at Isaac and took off. Sheba and Jenna showed worry and concern in their faces, but they went with Felix, taking off in the direction of where they had seen smoke in the previously crystal clear sky. "Now, let's see what these wyverns are made of," said Isaac, watching the wyverns tip over into dives.
Ivan whispered several words and a tornado appeared, whirling icy blue beasts around in the air, followed by a pounding of electrical energy. Garet's Liquefiers, Pyroclasms, and Infernos were by far the most effective Psynergies on the Mercury aligned beasts. The wyverns dove and swerved, attempting to rake Ivan with their shiny claws. Isaac was dealing with three especially troublesome flying lizards, taking out one with an Odyssey attack, but it left his back open to an Ice Breath, knocking him down and sending him flying into a still stationary Mauler.
"Damn" whispered Isaac, rolling clear of the sweeping claws and snarling jaws. He had learned one thing in his previous journey, never drop your weapon. Gaia blade in hand, he cast a quick Cure on his back and Ivan's shoulder which was bleeding from a lucky hit by an Ice Dirge. Dirges were joining the fray, eager to taste blood although thankfully, they were weak little creatures.
"Summon Kirin!" yelled Garet, sending two of his djinn into the spirit world to summon a Mars aligned beast to tear into the wyvern ranks and to burn the pesky bats. His Fire Brand was deadly among wyverns; Purgatory literally ripped apart wings from bodies; tails, necks, and heads went flying.
The Maulers were set loose by Ground, the djinn exhausted of its energy. Isaac's attention immediately turned toward the charging bears, which were extremely angry at being held up in their bloodlust. "Mother Gaia!" The ground opened up, and boulders flew out, knocking out a Mauler outright and injuring the other two. Ivan finished one off with his Kikuichimonji's Asura and a Titan Blade impaled the other, finishing the battle.
"Whew, lots of enemies," said Garet, looking around at the still wyvern, dirge, and mauler bodies. "Stinks too"
"Like you?" asked Ivan.
"Why you..."
Isaac interrupted, "It's not the time for this, guys, storm coming." He pointed to the sky. Clouds were rolling in and snow was falling, slowly at first, but then harder. "Northern springs for you..." sighed Isaac.
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"I hope they're alright," Jenna said to Sheba. The two were jogging at Felix's pace.
"Don't worry about it. Isaac is the best swordsman in the world, Ivan is the strongest mage that I know, and Garet...well Garet is just Garet," Sheba replied to Jenna's concern.
"Yeah, that's what worries me. Oh look, snow." Snow was falling faster and faster. Soon, it became a full blown storm. Racing for shelter, brother, sister, and princess ran off the path into the forest, looking for something, anything to shelter them in the face of such a blizzard. A small clearing in the forest provided a little shelter, wide trees blocking off most of the bitter wind.
"At this rate, we'll never reach Imil," complained Jenna. "Look at this weather." She flounced down onto the ground, throwing her Tisiphone Edge into a tree; it quivered, stuck into the cold wood. Felix sighed, pulling it out.
"Calm down, we'll get there sooner or later. Oh look, company." A Mauler and two oozes walked, or bounced in the jellies' case, into the already packed clearing.
Sheba acted. "Luff, ward them away." Her djinn swept toward the monsters, swirling around them, giving off a peaceful aura. The oozes immediately turned around and bounced away. The Mauler wasn't going to be so easy as to just walk away despite the djinn's efforts. It threw itself onto the nearest target, Sheba, claws sweeping with such speed that the usually agile wind adept couldn't dodge.
"Get out of the way! I can't kill the thing with you there!" yelled Felix, readying a Ragnarok. Sheba rolled away, clutching a bleeding left arm with her right, her face contorted with pain. "Damnit, hold on Sheba. Ragnarok!" A sword made of Venus psynergy flew into the Mauler's huge furry chest, pinning it to a tree, and then dissipating. Undaunted by the torrent of blood coming out of its own body, the beast charged again at the bleeding Jupiter adept.
Jenna held out one arm with her reclaimed Edge, "Vengeance! Die you bastard!" A misty looking archer appeared in the air, loosing three arrows into the bear. Each shaft went deep into its flesh and dissolved into the surrounding air, having done what they were intended for. "Stupid bear..." She ran to Sheba's side, and it wasn't a pretty sight. The bleeding was stopped by Felix, but the intense cold wasn't helping the young girl's condition. Felix's cure and Jenna's aura were having little effect on the completely shattered bone, but their spells did help the torn flesh. However, the frozen tissue would need constant spells to keep it warm; the cold was just too much, and at this rate, both brother and sister's psynergy would be depleted before they could reach Imil and more qualified healers.
"What are we going to do?" Jenna wondered.
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"Come on guys, hurry it up," shouted Isaac over the wind. He sighed, wondering what he was going to do. Jenna, Sheba, and Felix were far ahead of them; the snowfall was getting heavier and heavier. Suddenly, he felt wind swirling around him; his energy levels were increasing. Turning, he saw Ivan's Zephyr returning to the wind adept. Giving Ivan a thumbs up, Isaac ran with the wind itself.
"Oi, Isaac's getting too far ahead," With that, Garet and Ivan rushed after him, using the same speed boost that Isaac had gotten through the Jupiter djinn's powers. Racing along the path, they pushed through the freezing winds. Even with the speed boost, the snow slowed the trio down. They had brought extra clothing, but even with it on, the harsh winds cut into their skin. Regardless, Isaac determinedly set one foot in front of the other.
"Hey buddy, slow down a bit. Not everyone has strength like yours," said Garet half an hour later. Zephyr was wearing off and it showed.
"Alright, we'll find some shelter and wait out this weather," replied Isaac, heading toward some rock formations that could be barely seen. "There might be a cave or something." The group was in luck; a small, sheltered area covered by massive boulders would be their home for the approaching night.
Garet looked around and sighed, "This is a nice place, but I wonder how Jenna and the others are doing. Hope they found somewhere to settle in. So cold..." His Mars alignment was helping much, even his djinn were shivering. "Sorry guys, I'll get a fire started." Isaac managed to get some wood from outside their refuge. It was damp, but it burned with a little help from Garet.
"Night guys." Ivan was the first to drop after an interesting dinner of barely thawed meat and slightly toasted bread.
"I wonder where Felix and the others are," Isaac thought to himself. "I shouldn't worry about it, Felix has a level head." He crawled into his sleeping pad, "Garet, you have first watch."
"Fine, fine" Garet replied and to himself. "I hope Jenna's alright"
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Morning came quickly for the two girls and Felix. Jenna and Felix had taken turns keeping Sheba warm with Psynergy, but it had cost them one Psy Crystal already, leaving them with two left. In the time they had left to get to Imil, two wouldn't be enough, unless they got to Isaac and the other guys.
"Come on Sheba, I'll carry you," said Felix. With Sheba on his back, he set out with his sister. They had quite a journey ahead of them. Snow was still falling, albeit not as heavy as the day before, making the trip arduous and difficult. "Good thing, you're pretty light."
"I wonder where Garet and the others are. They said they would catch up to us." Jenna said. She looked behind them with concern etched on her face. Unbeknownst to her, they had passed Isaac and the others' small cave a mere quarter hour after setting out from their trees. "I hope nothing happened to them."
The three trudged on, stopping only to keep Sheba's arm from completely freezing in the cold. Thankfully, the day was uneventful and they made good time considering the snow and weather. Still, Imil was a distance away and with Jenna and Felix's waning psynergy, there was no telling when they would run out and Sheba's wounds would worsen. Thankfully, the snow stopped for the night; the party grateful for a break in the weather. Hours later, as the cold got even colder, Jenna set up a fire and camp, letting Felix take a break after walking with Sheba on his back.
"Still no sign of the guys..." sighed Jenna.
Two days later, Sheba had strengthened enough to walk. Felix had used up all three Psy crystals that they had set out from Vale with. If there was one good thing about the cold, it was the fact that it stopped any infection from festering in Sheba's still painful wound. The bone was healing by itself, but it was excruciating at times on the girl's stamina and energy. Felix could only stem the pain. Only a Mercury adept's Ply could successfully heal cleanly broken bones.
"Haven't seen any monsters in a while eh, bro?" commented Jenna as they drew closer to the spirals of smoke in the not too far away distance.
"Knock on wood, oh...too late," replied Felix. Six oozes flopped out of the woods, spitting out goop at the three humans. "Gaia!" One of Felix's weaker Psynergies threw around the blue oozes, but did little damage. Sheba contributed with her Plasma and Ray attacks, too weak to do anything else.
"You too stop it! I can handle these things, conserve your energy," said Jenna, launching a raging Pyroclasm to knock out all but one bouncing ooze. "Weak things, holy....uh oh..." Around 20 to 30 oozes had come together out of the woods and joined to create a super ooze, towering over the fiery Mars adept. "Shit...Imil's not too far off bro. Take Sheba and run and save your Psynergy. We don't know when you'll need it again."
"We're not leaving you!" shouted Sheba.
"Yes you are! Felix take her and go!"
Felix saw that there wasn't any point in arguing with Jenna. No one could budge the stubborn adept if she didn't want to move. "It's alright Sheba. Fire works well against these water based creatures. Let's go." Saying that for himself as well, he scooped up the young Jupiter adept and took off at a run, leaving his sister to face a giant blue blob.
The Big Ooze bounced toward the retreating figures of Felix and Sheba, but Vengeance shot six arrows, each flying true to the target. Liquefiers, Infernos, and Pyroclasms flew toward the monster. Jenna's attacks did nothing but enrage the ooze. It turned its attention to Jenna, launching a fearsome Ice Missile attack. Psynergetic advantages go both ways, fire is good against water but water is also good against fire. The ooze's attack sent Jenna flying into a nearby tree.
"Oof...damn...that's a pretty strong blob. Coal! Kindle!" Her agility and attack boosted, Jenna unleashed Cannon, smashing into the ooze at near the speed of sound itself. She countered the next attack using Reflux, giving her four djinn on standby. "Meteor!" A rock from the heavens crushed the ooze, spraying snow and dirt everywhere. For a second, it seemed like Jenna had won, but the Big Ooze oozed back together into its original form and blasted Jenna with a series of Glacier and Ice Missile attacks. Her agility slowed by the massive amounts of ice and snow, Jenna took a direct hit by a long arm made of blue goo.
"Shit...my Edge can't do a thing, I threw my best summon and psynergy at it. What the hell am I supposed to do?" Shaken, Jenna stood up only to be blasted by a Drench. A Glacier froze her to a tree, suspending her against the trunk with her feet dangling 3 feet off the ground. "Crap..."
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Author's note: Cheesy name for the blob, but Big Ooze was the best thing I could think of...pretty predictable what's going to happen next chap, but I'll try to make it interesting...Suggestions? Reviews? Some sort of response from readers?
Because of one of those great people, known as people who reviewed, suggested it, this fic will involve mudshipping!!!....I kinda like it too :P
Note: even though the Gaia blade is statistically weaker than the Sol blade, they are equal in this fic since it would make sense that the last great weapon in each game is equal and also, I think that the user, who uses his weapons well, who counts, not the weapons that make the user good.
Another note: mud, flame, wind...and if you don't like these shippings, then too bad...also, the romance part of things is going to come slowly not all at once in one chapter...so be patient if you're reading this for that and don't expect too much from me...this is my first fic after all
Yeah, lame title but I can't think of anything better
Oh yeah...disclaimer: I don't own Golden Sun...whatever
======Spring Storms ==========
"Wish those wall torches were still around," said Isaac as he and Felix led the adepts through the dark, cold Goma Cave. Bats could be heard rustling above. Felix sighed as he relit his torch that had just gone out. The party had been stuck wandering around in a cave for several days that should have been straight forward and easy.
"Ouch! Garet!" exclaimed Ivan. "What was that rock for?"
"Rock, I didn't throw or kick any rocks"
"Someone threw a rock at me!"
"Don't go blaming me!"
"Well, who else would do something so stu...oof!" Ivan slammed into Felix's suddenly, non-moving back. Peering around him, Ivan saw what little light they had from their torches glinting off gleaming light blue scales and lethal looking claws. "What's that...or what are those?" asked Ivan as more glinting shapes came into view."
Isaac replied, "Can't tell, but I do see the exit behind them."
"Exit?" "Wahoo, we're getting out of here!" "Finally..."
Felix interrupted their excitement, "We need a way past these things first. Let's see if we can't distract them enough to make a break for it, and if they follow us, it'll be easier to fight outside than in this place. Besides I'm so sick of this cave."
Garet unleashed Flash, giving them a protective shield as they made a dash through the gleaming metal/scales/whatever. "Clay Spire!" said Isaac and Felix, covering their unidentifiable enemies in rock and dirt and racing out into the sweet sunshine, reflected many times over on the snow. Unfortunately, the cave creatures weren't letting their potential meal get away. Swooping out of the dark mountain, they landed in front of the panting party.
"Eh...What are those? Mini dragons?" asked Sheba.
"What the hell, I'll just fry them for dinner," said Jenna, readying to launch a Liquefier attack.
"No wait, those are wyverns. I read about them in Kraden's cabin, but I didn't know they came down from the mountain peaks," said Garet in a very unlike Garet intelliglble way. "They shouldn't harm us, they're probably just curious as to what humans are and what we're doing in their territory. They won't attack unless we do something rash."
"Oh crap, now you tell me," whispered Jenna as she tried to stop the Liquefier from coming out. She managed to tone it down to a Heat Wave, but an attack was an attack, no matter how strong it was. The ice wyvern dodged, and flew into the air, rising into the clouds. The other ones merely glanced at Jenna and flew off as well. "Uh...weren't they supposed to attack?"
"Thank God they didn't. Maybe they felt your power go down and knew you didn't have killing intentions. Who knows?" said Ivan. "Imil's only a short day's distance from here, but if we don't hurry, I feel the wind picking up and a storm coming."
"A storm in spring?" questioned Garet. "Can we even make it in two days?"
"Probably not, but the closer we get, the higher the chances of survival are," replied Sheba. She pulled her cloak around her, looking at the skies and then at a roar above, coming from the mountain. Three Maulers jumped down from a cave in the mountain side, landing with a loud thud, making the snow swirl around in the winds that were picking up. Sheba looked farther up and could see wyverns circling high above.
"Jenna, Sheba make a run for Imil. Felix go with them, they'll need you for your healing abilities. Garet, Ivan and I can take these monsters out. Like Sheba said, the closer we get the higher chance we get through the storm. We'll catch up to you later. GO now!" commanded Isaac. Pulling out his Gaia blade, he unleashed Ground, keeping the Maulers temporarily stuck to the ground beneath them. Felix took one look at Isaac and took off. Sheba and Jenna showed worry and concern in their faces, but they went with Felix, taking off in the direction of where they had seen smoke in the previously crystal clear sky. "Now, let's see what these wyverns are made of," said Isaac, watching the wyverns tip over into dives.
Ivan whispered several words and a tornado appeared, whirling icy blue beasts around in the air, followed by a pounding of electrical energy. Garet's Liquefiers, Pyroclasms, and Infernos were by far the most effective Psynergies on the Mercury aligned beasts. The wyverns dove and swerved, attempting to rake Ivan with their shiny claws. Isaac was dealing with three especially troublesome flying lizards, taking out one with an Odyssey attack, but it left his back open to an Ice Breath, knocking him down and sending him flying into a still stationary Mauler.
"Damn" whispered Isaac, rolling clear of the sweeping claws and snarling jaws. He had learned one thing in his previous journey, never drop your weapon. Gaia blade in hand, he cast a quick Cure on his back and Ivan's shoulder which was bleeding from a lucky hit by an Ice Dirge. Dirges were joining the fray, eager to taste blood although thankfully, they were weak little creatures.
"Summon Kirin!" yelled Garet, sending two of his djinn into the spirit world to summon a Mars aligned beast to tear into the wyvern ranks and to burn the pesky bats. His Fire Brand was deadly among wyverns; Purgatory literally ripped apart wings from bodies; tails, necks, and heads went flying.
The Maulers were set loose by Ground, the djinn exhausted of its energy. Isaac's attention immediately turned toward the charging bears, which were extremely angry at being held up in their bloodlust. "Mother Gaia!" The ground opened up, and boulders flew out, knocking out a Mauler outright and injuring the other two. Ivan finished one off with his Kikuichimonji's Asura and a Titan Blade impaled the other, finishing the battle.
"Whew, lots of enemies," said Garet, looking around at the still wyvern, dirge, and mauler bodies. "Stinks too"
"Like you?" asked Ivan.
"Why you..."
Isaac interrupted, "It's not the time for this, guys, storm coming." He pointed to the sky. Clouds were rolling in and snow was falling, slowly at first, but then harder. "Northern springs for you..." sighed Isaac.
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"I hope they're alright," Jenna said to Sheba. The two were jogging at Felix's pace.
"Don't worry about it. Isaac is the best swordsman in the world, Ivan is the strongest mage that I know, and Garet...well Garet is just Garet," Sheba replied to Jenna's concern.
"Yeah, that's what worries me. Oh look, snow." Snow was falling faster and faster. Soon, it became a full blown storm. Racing for shelter, brother, sister, and princess ran off the path into the forest, looking for something, anything to shelter them in the face of such a blizzard. A small clearing in the forest provided a little shelter, wide trees blocking off most of the bitter wind.
"At this rate, we'll never reach Imil," complained Jenna. "Look at this weather." She flounced down onto the ground, throwing her Tisiphone Edge into a tree; it quivered, stuck into the cold wood. Felix sighed, pulling it out.
"Calm down, we'll get there sooner or later. Oh look, company." A Mauler and two oozes walked, or bounced in the jellies' case, into the already packed clearing.
Sheba acted. "Luff, ward them away." Her djinn swept toward the monsters, swirling around them, giving off a peaceful aura. The oozes immediately turned around and bounced away. The Mauler wasn't going to be so easy as to just walk away despite the djinn's efforts. It threw itself onto the nearest target, Sheba, claws sweeping with such speed that the usually agile wind adept couldn't dodge.
"Get out of the way! I can't kill the thing with you there!" yelled Felix, readying a Ragnarok. Sheba rolled away, clutching a bleeding left arm with her right, her face contorted with pain. "Damnit, hold on Sheba. Ragnarok!" A sword made of Venus psynergy flew into the Mauler's huge furry chest, pinning it to a tree, and then dissipating. Undaunted by the torrent of blood coming out of its own body, the beast charged again at the bleeding Jupiter adept.
Jenna held out one arm with her reclaimed Edge, "Vengeance! Die you bastard!" A misty looking archer appeared in the air, loosing three arrows into the bear. Each shaft went deep into its flesh and dissolved into the surrounding air, having done what they were intended for. "Stupid bear..." She ran to Sheba's side, and it wasn't a pretty sight. The bleeding was stopped by Felix, but the intense cold wasn't helping the young girl's condition. Felix's cure and Jenna's aura were having little effect on the completely shattered bone, but their spells did help the torn flesh. However, the frozen tissue would need constant spells to keep it warm; the cold was just too much, and at this rate, both brother and sister's psynergy would be depleted before they could reach Imil and more qualified healers.
"What are we going to do?" Jenna wondered.
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"Come on guys, hurry it up," shouted Isaac over the wind. He sighed, wondering what he was going to do. Jenna, Sheba, and Felix were far ahead of them; the snowfall was getting heavier and heavier. Suddenly, he felt wind swirling around him; his energy levels were increasing. Turning, he saw Ivan's Zephyr returning to the wind adept. Giving Ivan a thumbs up, Isaac ran with the wind itself.
"Oi, Isaac's getting too far ahead," With that, Garet and Ivan rushed after him, using the same speed boost that Isaac had gotten through the Jupiter djinn's powers. Racing along the path, they pushed through the freezing winds. Even with the speed boost, the snow slowed the trio down. They had brought extra clothing, but even with it on, the harsh winds cut into their skin. Regardless, Isaac determinedly set one foot in front of the other.
"Hey buddy, slow down a bit. Not everyone has strength like yours," said Garet half an hour later. Zephyr was wearing off and it showed.
"Alright, we'll find some shelter and wait out this weather," replied Isaac, heading toward some rock formations that could be barely seen. "There might be a cave or something." The group was in luck; a small, sheltered area covered by massive boulders would be their home for the approaching night.
Garet looked around and sighed, "This is a nice place, but I wonder how Jenna and the others are doing. Hope they found somewhere to settle in. So cold..." His Mars alignment was helping much, even his djinn were shivering. "Sorry guys, I'll get a fire started." Isaac managed to get some wood from outside their refuge. It was damp, but it burned with a little help from Garet.
"Night guys." Ivan was the first to drop after an interesting dinner of barely thawed meat and slightly toasted bread.
"I wonder where Felix and the others are," Isaac thought to himself. "I shouldn't worry about it, Felix has a level head." He crawled into his sleeping pad, "Garet, you have first watch."
"Fine, fine" Garet replied and to himself. "I hope Jenna's alright"
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Morning came quickly for the two girls and Felix. Jenna and Felix had taken turns keeping Sheba warm with Psynergy, but it had cost them one Psy Crystal already, leaving them with two left. In the time they had left to get to Imil, two wouldn't be enough, unless they got to Isaac and the other guys.
"Come on Sheba, I'll carry you," said Felix. With Sheba on his back, he set out with his sister. They had quite a journey ahead of them. Snow was still falling, albeit not as heavy as the day before, making the trip arduous and difficult. "Good thing, you're pretty light."
"I wonder where Garet and the others are. They said they would catch up to us." Jenna said. She looked behind them with concern etched on her face. Unbeknownst to her, they had passed Isaac and the others' small cave a mere quarter hour after setting out from their trees. "I hope nothing happened to them."
The three trudged on, stopping only to keep Sheba's arm from completely freezing in the cold. Thankfully, the day was uneventful and they made good time considering the snow and weather. Still, Imil was a distance away and with Jenna and Felix's waning psynergy, there was no telling when they would run out and Sheba's wounds would worsen. Thankfully, the snow stopped for the night; the party grateful for a break in the weather. Hours later, as the cold got even colder, Jenna set up a fire and camp, letting Felix take a break after walking with Sheba on his back.
"Still no sign of the guys..." sighed Jenna.
Two days later, Sheba had strengthened enough to walk. Felix had used up all three Psy crystals that they had set out from Vale with. If there was one good thing about the cold, it was the fact that it stopped any infection from festering in Sheba's still painful wound. The bone was healing by itself, but it was excruciating at times on the girl's stamina and energy. Felix could only stem the pain. Only a Mercury adept's Ply could successfully heal cleanly broken bones.
"Haven't seen any monsters in a while eh, bro?" commented Jenna as they drew closer to the spirals of smoke in the not too far away distance.
"Knock on wood, oh...too late," replied Felix. Six oozes flopped out of the woods, spitting out goop at the three humans. "Gaia!" One of Felix's weaker Psynergies threw around the blue oozes, but did little damage. Sheba contributed with her Plasma and Ray attacks, too weak to do anything else.
"You too stop it! I can handle these things, conserve your energy," said Jenna, launching a raging Pyroclasm to knock out all but one bouncing ooze. "Weak things, holy....uh oh..." Around 20 to 30 oozes had come together out of the woods and joined to create a super ooze, towering over the fiery Mars adept. "Shit...Imil's not too far off bro. Take Sheba and run and save your Psynergy. We don't know when you'll need it again."
"We're not leaving you!" shouted Sheba.
"Yes you are! Felix take her and go!"
Felix saw that there wasn't any point in arguing with Jenna. No one could budge the stubborn adept if she didn't want to move. "It's alright Sheba. Fire works well against these water based creatures. Let's go." Saying that for himself as well, he scooped up the young Jupiter adept and took off at a run, leaving his sister to face a giant blue blob.
The Big Ooze bounced toward the retreating figures of Felix and Sheba, but Vengeance shot six arrows, each flying true to the target. Liquefiers, Infernos, and Pyroclasms flew toward the monster. Jenna's attacks did nothing but enrage the ooze. It turned its attention to Jenna, launching a fearsome Ice Missile attack. Psynergetic advantages go both ways, fire is good against water but water is also good against fire. The ooze's attack sent Jenna flying into a nearby tree.
"Oof...damn...that's a pretty strong blob. Coal! Kindle!" Her agility and attack boosted, Jenna unleashed Cannon, smashing into the ooze at near the speed of sound itself. She countered the next attack using Reflux, giving her four djinn on standby. "Meteor!" A rock from the heavens crushed the ooze, spraying snow and dirt everywhere. For a second, it seemed like Jenna had won, but the Big Ooze oozed back together into its original form and blasted Jenna with a series of Glacier and Ice Missile attacks. Her agility slowed by the massive amounts of ice and snow, Jenna took a direct hit by a long arm made of blue goo.
"Shit...my Edge can't do a thing, I threw my best summon and psynergy at it. What the hell am I supposed to do?" Shaken, Jenna stood up only to be blasted by a Drench. A Glacier froze her to a tree, suspending her against the trunk with her feet dangling 3 feet off the ground. "Crap..."
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Author's note: Cheesy name for the blob, but Big Ooze was the best thing I could think of...pretty predictable what's going to happen next chap, but I'll try to make it interesting...Suggestions? Reviews? Some sort of response from readers?