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Kahri's Story – Chapter Twelve and Andrew's Story – Chapter Four
Was It Really Worth The Hassle?
(Location – Sindar Ruins)
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Andrew had a little catching up to do on Alex, but the Treasure of the Sindar was in sight. What wondrous treasure have the Sindar left behind?
Well, whatever it was, Andrew and Alex both wanted it. For completely different reasons maybe, but they both wanted it.
Meanwhile the others, Kahri, Millie, Shiro, Nanami, Jowy and Riou were all struggling to keep up with Andrew's gallop style run. Kahri couldn't help thinking "What on earth could be so important to those two?"
Andrew had finally caught up to Alex, and they glared at each other and soon both were going faster than ever before, leaving the other six for dust. Eventually they stopped.
Kahri looked back at the others
"What's the point of chasing after them anyway?"
Nanami looked a bit cross at Kahri
"Cause we wanna see the Treasure too."
Kahri just shrugged and shook his head
"I bet there's nothing there."
Jowy patted Kahri on the shoulder
"Well, we're not gonna find out standing here are we now?"
Jowy ran up ahead, with the others in tow. Kahri stood for a second, turning a peculiar shade of red...
"oooh..."
Kahri took a couple of deep breaths before resuming his ascent to the Sindar Treasure.
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Andrew and Alex were yelling at each other by this point.
"It's mine you old coot!"
"It's my treasure for my family fool!"
"It's for me and my partner idiot!"
"Squeak."
Andrew almost stopped in his tracks, but thought better of it. If he had stopped to look down, he would've seen Bonaparte chasing him and Alex up the steps to the Treasure. But he couldn't let Alex get any further ahead than he already was.
And then it happened. Both of them saw it at the EXACT same time. A Treasure Chest!
And they both yelled
"THE TREASURE OF THE SINDAR IS MINE!!!"
Both lunged for the chest. And both of them touched it at the EXACT same time...
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The others heard the yelling, despite being quite a bit behind Andrew and Alex.
Kahri entered sarcastic mode
"They're almost as loud as Nanami...OW!"
Nanami shook her wrist after nailing Kahri with a punch to the back of the head.
"I am NOT loud!" Nanami fumed.
Kahri, wisely, didn't retort.
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By the time the six companions reached the summit, Andrew and Alex were embroiled in a tug of war with the Treasure Chest.
Andrew looked to be winning, but Alex showed a lot more strength than one might've thought he had.
"It's mine!"
"It's ours!"
"It's my family's!"
"It's my partner and I's!"
"That's just horrible grammar!"
"You're one to talk!"
Nanami whispered to the others, so everybody in the ruins heard her
"Do you think we should help one of them?"
Jowy scratched his head
"Which one?"
Riou shrugged
"Well, we need Alex's Pass to get into Muse."
Jowy almost looked convinced
"But we'd have never caught up with him if it wasn't for Andrew."
And then Millie said the most sensible thing she could possibly ever say in her life
"Couldn't they just, you know, share it?"
Andrew and Alex stopped tugging at the chest.
They smiled.
Andrew was the first to speak
"I guess. There's bound to be too much treasure in there for one of us to carry anyway."
Alex nodded before replying
"Yeah, you're probably right..."
Nanami squealed with delight
"So open it up already. I wanna see!!!"
Kahri stood back as the others crowded around the chest. Millie looked back at him.
"Aren't you even a little bit curious as to what's in there Kahri?"
Kahri shook his head
"Why be curious over nothing?"
Andrew and Alex kneeled down in front of the chest, looked at each other and nodded
"On three then..."
"One!"
Nanami craned her neck to see
"Oooo!!! Gold!"
"Two!"
"Jewels!"
"Sssh Nanami!"
"Sorry Jowy."
"THREE!"
They opened the chest simultaneously. And they both looked in. Nanami couldn't see again
"Come on! What's in there?!?!?"
Andrew and Alex peered into the chest.
The apparently empty chest...
Andrew really stuck his head in as Alex let out a small moan of dismay
"How can there be nothing...."
Nanami's face fell with disappointment
"NOTHING?!?"
Shame her voice didn't fall with it.
Kahri tried to keep down the giggle, and failed miserably. Everybody except Andrew turned to face him.
"I TOLD you there'd be nothing in there! I was right! Admit it!"
Andrew then pipped up
"Ah! Wait a second! There's something in here!"
Alex's attention was taken, as was everyone elses. Kahri didn't look convinced
"No way! You're just saying that cause you can't admit that I, Kahri, was right!"
Andrew ignored him
"I've got something...soft...and it feels...leafy..."
Nanami shook Andrew's shoulders
"So! Pull it out already!"
Andrew gave a small tug at the item in the Chest. And out came...
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Kahri didn't even TRY to contain his laughter this time. Everybody was looking at the small green plant Andrew had pulled out of the chest. Alex looked close to tears.
"It's a healing herb..." Alex said very quietly...
Kahri used his Spatula to pick up the herb. He flipped it in mid-air before catching it again on the Spatula
"Well...guess those Sindar weren't as loaded as you guys thought!" Kahri said between fits of laughter.
He flipped the herb one more time, but before he could catch it again Bonaparte leapt up on top of the Spatula, used it as a springboard and leapt up. He opened his mouth and ate the herb. The whole scene took milliseconds.
Millie let out a "awwwwwwww" as Andrew and Alex let out a small moan of dismay. Bonaparte leapt back up to Millie as Kahri fell to the ground in hysterics.
Alex let out an enormous sigh before speaking again
"Oh well...no harm done really...we might as well head back to the Inn now."
Everybody, but Kahri who was still giggling, nodded and followed the sombre duo of Andrew and Alex back to the Inn. Millie grabbed Kahri by the arm and dragged him back, still laughing his head off. Not literally, I should add. Andrew could only say a simple "Shaddap" to Kahri as they walked back to the Inn.
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There wasn't much problems getting back. With the Double Head defeated, most of the monsters steered clear of the travelling party. Although Andrew made sure he made some of them feel as bad as he did. He even ran off down a pathway to make sure they did. No problems getting back at all, but it took them quite long as they had to keep dragging Andrew away from a cowering creature.
And even then it didn't quite work...
Kahri looked over at Millie as Andrew ran after a Creeper. He shook his head in dismay before speaking
"You know...one quick WHAP and it would be SO much easier..."
Millie elbowed him in the ribs
"Oh leave him be. Can't you see he's disappointed?"
Kahri flipped a couple small Spatulas as Andrew sliced and diced another nearby Creeper.
"Meh. Fine."
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Eventually they reached the White Deer Inn again. Alex stopped before entering
"I can't go in there...I'm a failure...I can't let Hilda see me like this."
Surprisingly, Andrew tried his hand at the comfort thing
"Oh come on. Hilda'll just be glad that you are okay. However if Lorelai finds out then I'm as good as horse feed."
Kahri poked his head between Andrew and Alex
"Well, we won't tell if you don't."
Andrew shoved Kahri out of the way.
"Come on. I'm sure Hilda will want to hear this story."
Alex nodded, took a deep breath, and opened the door.
They all heard it. A loud crash from inside. They're reactions were all different though.
"HILDA! PETE!" Alex yelled
Jowy looked at Nanami and Riou
"Pilika! Hang on!"
Those four all ran into the house.
Andrew looked back and Kahri, Millie and Shiro
"Well? Why are we standing around out here? Let's get in there already!"
They ran in to help the others...
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Well, whatever could be happening...find out next chapter!
