Hey guys and dolls, I'm back. No I didn't leave, if that's what you thought. I've been having family problems (parents are spliting) but enough about that. ON TO THE FIC!
Chapter 5: When plants ATTACK!
"There's the first plant." said Sydney. The nubu plant was growing in the middle of a clearing.
"You guys have to get at least three plants to change Lok back to normal." said Flora.
"Aren't you going to help us?" asked Sydney.
"Uh, no. This is your job not mine."
"Great."
Tak, Flora, and Sydney were in the burial grounds. Fog was everywhere making it difficult to see and nerbils could still be heard, but not seen.
It's not what you'd call comforting.
"Ok Sydney, ready?" asked Tak pulling out his newly acquired weapon, the staff.
"You know it!" said Sydney creating fireballs in her hands.
"Good luck." said Flora.
Tak and Sydney walked slowly to the plant, hoping no nerbils would jump out.
"Tak, you need to grab that tiny blue plant on top of the flower." whispered Flora.
While Sydney guarded the surrounding area, Tak walked up to the nubu plant. He was reaching for the top of the plant when he was suddenly thrown back away from the plant.
"Geez, the plant's alive!" yelled Sydney. She was right. It's top had turned into a head and mouth and some of the bottom vines had turned into arms.
"This is going to be fun." said Sydney sarcastically. The plant growled and threw what looked like a fruit at Tak. The fruit turned out to be a bomb and exploded when it hit the ground in front of him.
"Ouch!" said Tak as he hit the ground with a dull thud.
"Come on guys, you can do it!" yelled Flora.
"That's easy for you to say, you not the one fighting an evil living plant!" yelled Sydney as she dogged another fruit bomb. She threw one of her already made fireballs near the middle of the plant. It let out a roar of pain and fell to the ground, reveling the blue plant.
"Ok that was waaaaaayyy to easy. What's the catch?" asked Sydney looking around. Suddenly nerbils jumped out from the thick fog from all directions.
"Oh for the love of Pete!" cried Flora in frustration.
"Pete, who's Pete? Someone we should knew about?" asked Sydney playfully as she disintegrated twenty nerbils. Flora gave Sydney another dirty look.
"Can we focus on the task at hand please." said Tak as he swung the staff every which way.
They battled on. It continued on for days- then weeks- then months- then…
Flora: Actually it's only been five minutes.
Me: Fine, whatever.
In about five minutes (I still say it was longer) all of the nerbils were gone and only Sydney and Tak were left.
"That- was- not- fun." said Tak panting.
"You did a good job." Said Sydney sitting down.
"Ok guys, one down- two more to go!" said Flora with a smile. Tak and Sydney groaned. Getting the two other plants went as well as the first one. They got the plant and then the nerbils would attack. After everything was said and done, Tak had cuts all over his body; some were bleeding freely.
"I've never felt so sore in my life." said Tak. He laid down on a near by rock and closed his eyes. Tak could hear someone walking over to him, but didn't think anything of it. Then with out warning, hot energy shot through him.
"Ah!" yelled Tak, shooting up.
"Tak, what's wrong?" asked Sydney.
"Nothing." said Tak. He heard movement coming from the bushes next to him. Without so much as a warning to the others, Tak jumped to his feet and followed the noise from the bush. He could see two blurry figures in front of him.
"Get back here!" yelled Tak.
"No way kid!"
"Mh mh mhh mh!"
Tak was gaining on whoever it was. He pushed past a clump of bushes and grabbed the people in front of him.
"What the-?"
He didn't grab two people, but two very beaten up rag dolls.
"Who are you?"
"Sorry, to leave you hangin' kid, but we got orders."
The rag doll who talked took out a bag and opened it up. The white hot pain went through Tak's body again. He let go of the dolls and fell to the ground. As sudden as the pain came, it went away; Tak sat up. The two dolls- or whatever they were- were gone. Tak sat there thinking over what had just happened.
"Tak, where are you?"
Tak turned around just as Sydney and Flora pushed past the clump of bushes.
"Wow, you ok?" asked Sydney.
"I'm fine. Let's just get these plants back to Jibolba as fast as we can." said Tak standing up.
"Good idea, I know a short cut. Follow me." said Flora. She turned back into a green ball and floated off.
"Come on." said Sydney following after Flora, Tak close behind. A short elevator ride later and the trio were back at Jibolba's hut. They ran in to see Jibolba and Lok standing in the shrine room.
"We've got the plants Jibolba, how's Lok doing?" asked Tak.
"Lok, the 'mighty warrior', has been mindlessly eating grass and leaving little pellets all over the floor of my hut! So I guess he's doing ok for a sheep. But now that you collected the plants, I'm able to change him back!"
Jibolba started chanting, soon a cloud of smoke appeared and Jibolba was shot backwards. When the smoke cleared… Lok wasn't there. A short person took the place of the sheep.
"But this is not Lok, it's Tobar, Lok's squire." said Jibolba.
" At least we know your transformation spell worked. Tobar, can you tell us where Lok is?"
Tobar stood there for a few seconds before he said anything.
"Baaa."
"Uh, Jibolba… you sure you did that spell right?"
"Of course I'm sure! You mean he hasn't always been like this. Tak, you need to go to the tree village and find the shaman and get the spirit rattle. Here, take this charm it will allow you to enter his hut. While your gone, I will find out where Lok is."
"Ok, I'm on my way."
"We'll come along too." said Sydney heading for the exit.
"No. Tak must do this on his own." said Jibolba.
"But…"
"I'll be fine, don't worry." said Tak.
He turned and ran out of the hut towards the tree village.
Hope you like it, as always... R&R.
Next Chapter: Tlaloc comes into the story. Why is he so interested in Tak and what does Tlaloc know about Tak's parents. Also, LET THE HUNT BEGIN! The search for the 100 yorbels begin.