Transmission #54 – Operation: Brrr.
Objective: Retrieve the sapphire set in gold ring located in Iceland.
Danger level: 4
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The Blitz shivered into their large, supposedly warm beaver pelts, Kohari snuggling into her pink mink jacket ("Fabulous Furs"), pulling it tightly around her. They clung to their coats as though their lives depended on it, fighting sleepiness and their way up the mountain path they were climbing.
Much of the journey, they hadn't spoken, their numb lips slightly blue with cold. Kohari finally broke the silence with that age old, dreaded question. "Are we there yet?" she called against the fierce, freezing winds, for the rest of the team was far ahead of her. The "breeze" nearly drowned out her words. After a while of ignoring her whining complaints, it became somewhat silent again. At least, until…
A small shriek pierced the chilly atmosphere. It was actually just a loud squeal, but that didn't keep the others from being alerted. Concerned, they all whirled around to investigate. All they saw was a soaking wet Kohari sitting poutingly on the snow, cursing the ice. (She fell. Duh!)
They all shook their heads, thinking she was hopeless, and continued on, not stopping to help pull her back to her feet. She ran to catch up with them. One glance over the side of the mountain told her she was afraid of heights. She overtook them, grabbing Dmitri's arm in her fear. Man, that girl had a death grip.
It was silent again, with the exception of Todd's sniffling. It was apparent he had a slight cold. So did Kohari. She started sniffing hard. "A-A-!" Dmitri pinched her nose to plug it up, and she sighed with relief. "Achoo!" Todd was the culprit. Dmitri slapped his forehead in frustration, and at the same time, they all heard creaking. In a hoarse whisper, he began to lecture them on how essential it was for them to be quiet. Snow began to cascade down the rocks behind him, picking up speed, and he ignored their attempts to point it out. They ran. Dmitri, stunned at their sudden abandoning act, turned around. Screaming, he ran, too, passing them as the avalanche chased them down.
They safely reached the village at the bottom of the mountain, and checked out the damage.
"Look!" Dmitri pointed to the tip-top of the mountain, knocking Mal in the head and off-balance. "There's something shiny!" SPLASH! Dmitri looked, realizing he had pushed Mal into a hot spring (That's the thing about Iceland. Snow and ice at the top of the mountains, and hot springs at the bottom.). "Um…oops? Sorry, Mal." The addressed peeked his head over the water, glaring. He took Dmitri's outstretched hand and pulled himself out.
"Well, let's go!"
They trudged back to the top of the mountain with considerably less difficulty now that there wasn't as much snow. Once there, they saw a golden shrine, the ring they sought clasped in a ball of light. Kohari took it hesitantly, examining it. They all gathered around, backs to the shrine.
They failed to notice that the middle square (about 3 ft x 3 ft) in the shrine was sinking into the bottom of the shrine, leaving a big gap like a well. When it rose again, the sound alerted the team, and they turned around to see on the square…
"RABID PENGUINS!" Once again, they sprinted down the mountain, this time closely pursued by crazed, foaming penguins.
They brought the ring back to Koenma. "Excellent, team." He slipped it on his finger, and admired it closely.
"So, who's it for?" Kohari asked nosily.
"Yeah, they must've been pretty special for something like this," Dmitri added.
"Huh?" (Koenma)
"Who's it for?" (Blitz)
"Um…no one."
"Oh, cool!" Kohari exclaimed. "It must have special powers to help save the world!"
"No…" Koenma interrupted. "I just thought it looked pretty."
It was the team's turn to be stunned. "We went through all that just 'cause you thought it was pretty?" Dmitri checked, threateningly. The Blitz cracked their knuckles. Koenma gulped.
End Transmission