The sun beamed on the small town as Freddy and Bonnie were walking back to Freddy's house. Bonnie's mood had seemed to have gotten better, seeing as he had his head up and was skipping now. Bonnie was looking around, trying to find something else to do. "So Fred, what do ya want to do-" Bonnie then tripped on something and fell face first. It caught Freddy's attention and he stopped walking.
"Are you okay Bonnie?" Freddy asked as he helped the rabbit up. Bonnie groaned and looked where he tripped. There was a patch of purple and red crystals, they were small but yet they were strong. Bonnie picked one out of the ground, a red one, and looked closely at it.
"I'm good but look at these things." Bonnie held out the crystal for Freddy to take. It glistened in the light and gave off a faint red glow as Freddy held it.
"What the heck..." Freddy mumbled as he turned the crystal in his paw, er, hand. He then noticed that they were growing everywhere, slowly coming out of the ground. He handed it back to Bonnie and looked at the sight. "Look at that..."
Bonnie noticed and was amazed by it. Whatever these things were, they were beautiful for the little bunny. Freddy, on the other hand, was skeptical about it. He's never seen these crystals and he was certain they came from the Enchanted Forest nearby. He also wondered how they even got here. Did someone throw one and they just started growing? Was this a purposeful act? He looked at his feet and noticed another patch growing right next to him.
They were all red, glowing brightly in the bear's shadow. Freddy looked at it closely and kneeled down. He saw something, something, inside of it. He picked one up and saw the thing move inside of it. Eventually, he saw that he and Bonnie were surrounded in a little circle of the crystals. Bonnie didn't even seem to notice it, neither did anyone else that was looking at these things. Freddy slowly grabbed Bonnie's arm, waiting for the right moment...
He noticed the patches around people started to grow larger and taller, the crystals getting bigger and bigger. Freddy held onto Bonnie's arm tightly, eventually, Bonnie noticed Freddy's grip and took his eyes off the beautiful sight. "Freddy, what are you-" Bonnie didn't finish his sentence as Freddy pulled him away and rushed out of the little circle. As they left, the crystals rose very quickly created a dome-like structure, and if they haven't moved they would've been trapped in there. Bonnie looked at it with wide eyes. He then heard screams and looked around, noticing more domes of the crystals.
They're trapping people...
"Come on!" Freddy yelled as he dragged Bonnie through the town, avoiding those things at all costs. While running, Bonnie saw someone who wasn't trapped but was instead cornered. It was a chicken and she was wearing an apron that belongs to the new cafe that opened. She was backed against a wall with a mini ring of those crystals around her, slowly rising. Bonnie got out of Freddy's grip and ran towards the girl. When he got close, he quickly dragged her away as the crystals quickly rose up, ready to trap her if Bonnie hadn't been there to save her.
"Quickly!" Freddy shouted as they all ran away from the town. Soon, they were completely out and looked upon their home being consumed by the beautiful crystals. They were all out of breath, panting for air.
"What the heck was that?" The chicken asked, looking at Freddy who was huddled over and trying to catch his breath.
"I...I have no idea..." He said between breaths, looking at her with his piercing blue eyes.
"They were pretty but deadly." Bonnie shrugged, his ears twitching back.
The chicken looked at Bonnie and smiled. "Thank you for saving me back there." She said, her eyes shining.
Bonnie blushed and chuckled, saying: "Heh, no problem..."
Freddy looked around, seeing that the crystals only invaded their town and not the surrounding area. He looked over at the bay and saw something in the distance, something big and covered with those crystals. Freddy started walking towards it, catching Bonnie's and the chickens attention. "What'cha looking at Fred?" Bonnie asked as he followed the bear. After a minute of walking, Bonnie gasped. By the bay was a ship, and it wasn't just any other ship, it was Foxy's ship. Wood was everywhere, making holes in the ship and being covered with the crystals.
Bonnie rushed over and saw a pile of wood. He saw a red hand underneath it and started pulling the wood away. As Bonnie was busy doing that, Freddy got a closer look. The crystals seemed to be embedded into the wood like they just grew from it like it was dirt. Freddy grabbed one again and shoved it into his pocket. Bonnie finally got all of the wood off of the fox and helped him up. "Aye, thank ye..." Foxy said, rubbing his head.
"It's no biggie, are you alright?" Bonnie asked the fox. Foxy nodded his head and looked at his ship, a solemn expression found it's way onto his face.
"Me cap'n be goin' t' scuttle me," Foxy said, getting a confused glance from Freddy.
"What happened to you?" the chicken asked, dusting off the pirate's coat.
"Well I was jus' about t' leave when these darn crystals started invadin' th' ship," he exclaimed "I lost control 'n I crashed onto th' bay."
Freddy got closer, his face dull. "Well, our town was infected by those things as well. People got trapped from them," he paused deciding to glance at Bonnie "he barely managed to get out without getting caught in one of the circles."
Foxy's tail flicked as he looked behind everyone. He could see the town, barely, and all of the glistening crystals on houses and other buildings.
"This ain't good. Nah good at all." Foxy mumbled, fixing his hat. "Malenchite crystals ne'er 'ave done this afore."
"Male-what now?" Bonnie tilted his head.
"Wha'? Ye dunno wha' Malenchite crystals are?" Foxy looked at the three of them, seeing confused glances and head scratches. "Ye're jokin', right?"
"No, no we are not," Freddy said, "what are these Male-things anyway?"
"Malenchite crystals are special crystals that come from th' Enchanted Forest. They-"
"What's the Enchanted Forest?" the chicken asked.
"What, are you from a city or something?" Bonnie asked, making the chicken nervously laugh and blush in embarrassment.
"'Tis alright lass. Th' Enchanted Forest be found everywhere in th' world as we know it. It contains all sorts o' mythical creatures 'n legends." Foxy explained.
"Which is all made up, for your information," Freddy said, crossing his arms.
"'Tis nah made up 'n I know it!" Foxy yelled, stomping towards the taller bear.
"Really? You sure you didn't have anything before you went 'exploring' into an Enchanted Forest?" Freddy accused.
"I be 100% sure, 'n ye'll see fer yourself that all o' that stuff be in fact NOT made up," Foxy yelled, his tail puffing up "'Cause we be goin' straight t' th' Enchanted Forest fer some help from an ole buddy o' mine!"
"Wait, what?"
