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Frus: I am perfectly sane!
Chapter 3
After leaving the portal, the Sprx, Nova, Ivy, Aria, and Frus found themselves in a dank cavern. Frus led them further inward, Ivy staying close by his side. Soon, the saw a bright pillar of light that landed on an altar. As they got closer, they saw that the altar was actually a pile of stones, and stuck in it was a sword. It was intricately made out of a beautiful silvery metal, but it seemed as if it had simply grown out of the earth. There was even crystal growing on the base of the blade. Clearly, this was what they were there for.
Ivy tried to clear the rubble with her telekinesis, but it was no use. The sword's energy repelled her attempts.
"How are we supposed to get the thing out?" asked Ivy. Frus simply strode up to it. When he placed his paw on the hilt, the light intensified, and when he pulled, the sword came free. On the blade was written Gaia. It was the ultimate weapon of all earth-based warriors; a mingling of metal and stone.
"Incredible," said Aria.
"You're telling me," answered Frus. "It feels as if this blade is connected to be very spirit somehow. I have never seen this metal before, either."
Suddenly, the team was in a world of gray. The trees, the ground, the spires of metal growing out like huge plants, the creatures…everything was gray. The team noticed that all of the creatures looked like Frus, except that they had spikes. Realization hit Aria, Ivy, and Frus like…something really heavy and strong.
"This is Ordendrae!" exclaimed Ivy and Aria. At the same time, Frus said "Orrit taa Ordendrae!" When the team looked at him strangely, he suddenly realized what he had said.
"It appears that I now know the language of the Ethyal, or something," muttered Frus.
A voice in his head answered, "Of course you do, my new master. When you drew me, you absorbed the energy that was waiting for you. Many of the secrets of your people are now hidden within your mind. You metal based powers are greater as well, and I can give you power over stone when I'm close by. In case you haven't realized, I'm Gaia, the sword."
"But, Ordendrae was sucked into a black hole, like the rest of the star system that it was a part of!" exclaimed Ivy, now very nervous.
Frus walked towards the largest metal spire. He stabbed his new blade, Gaia, into it. Immediately, a little bit of pale color returned to the Ethyal. Instinctively, they turned towards the one who held the sword, Frus.
"Everyone, I need all of your power! Every last drop of it! We're going to free Ordendrae!" yelled Frus. The Ethyal happily agreed. Those who were too far away to hear sensed what was happening.
Soon, a cloud of pure Boltizum, a special metal that can only be found if summoned by an Ethyal, appeared over Ordendrae. As the very spark of power vanished from most of the Ethyal, the planet itself began to move. It started slowly but gained speed. Frus was still adding to cloud, and controlling the vast amount that was already there. He knew in his heart that this wasn't purely the sword's power. His unique genetic combination had made his power stronger, not weaker.
After a while, the planet stopped moving. The Boltizum became clear, and the sky turned a healthy blue. Frus, exhausted, pulled his sword from the spire and collapsed. He awoke to the sounds of celebration. The color had returned to the planet, and the Ethyal were free, although they would never control metal again.
Frus joined the party, and found Ivy drinking dragonsmead (beverage of fermented honey with the word dragon added because it was stronger than normal mead) with Aria. Nova and Sprx were dancing together. Frus joined the band, summoning a steel drum.
The celebration lasted a few more days, after which a portal was opened back to Tserof-7. Sprx, Nova, Frus, Ivy, and Aria went through, along with some Ethyal. The Ethyal went off to meet some Tserofians while the team went to Aria's hut. There, Ivy, Frus, and Aria had a good long talk. Meanwhile, Sprx hit on every female Tserofian monkey in the area and Nova chased after him, eventually beating him up and dragging him back.
Now, they faced a problem: how to get home. Ivy tried her telepathy, but Shuggazoom was too far away, and they couldn't call for a ride. Then Gaia suggested something. Frus handed Ivy the sword.
"Hello, my name is Gaia," it said.
"Uh…a talking sword? Well, it ain't like I haven't seen stranger things," responded Ivy.
"Okay, try sending your message again," said Gaia. Ivy did so, and Gaia boosted her telepathic abilities so that Antuari could hear. Soon, the Super Robot landed on the surface of Tserof-7. Sprx, Nova, and Ivygot on board and gave Frus some time to say goodbye to Aria. Soon they were well on their way back to Shuggazoom. Little did they know that there was a pink stowaway onboard.
That's it for now! I plan on writing an epilogue, so if you have any questions, ask them now. Seriously, anything. Maybe about the nature of the sword?