Chapter four, and sheesh, we're not even anywhere near the ending yet.
I'll assume, safely, that this fanfiction is going to be long...
And oh my Gawd this took forever. University for ya. Also, things change a bit in this—as in, reactions. Next is Gren, simply because I went in that order last play through, and I'm doing it again this play through. Just because it's easier for me, you know?
Also, YES, I had to include and keep that 'reboot' thing Mokka does. It's hilarous.
Cassia.
"Whoa, lookit how icy it is..." Lassi murmured, looking out of the window at the planet they were closing in on. Ulyssa stared out the window, violet eyes filled with a sense of curiosity... but, she had this horrible feeling in the pit of her gut—as if something horrible was awaiting them down there.
They both got off, causing Ulyssa to tilt her head to the side, feeling this unreal chill go down her back. "Eeee! Brr, i-i-it-it's s-s-so-so c-co-co-col-cold!" Lassi cried out, wrapping her arms around herself, her eyes wide as her teeth chattered. Ulyssa wouldn't deny it—it was colder than that one Professor's stare. Ulyssa chuckled uncertainly...
"H-He-Hey! W-We-Welcome to Ca-Cass-Cassia! The W-Wa-Water Pl-Planet..." An otter called out to them, causing Ulyssa to give a skeptical look. Seriously? Water planet? More like ice planet. "... w-well okay, it's more of an ice planet now, n-no-no th-thanks to th-those p-pirates..."
Pirates? Uylssa thought, her eyes widening. Space pirates... she had only heard of those—once again—in Pico's Comic Books. And, Pico scaring the living daylights out of Chai, with a scaaaary space pirate ghost story. But... there were seriously pirates here? Her expression switched to something deep in thought, as she kept walking along, with Lassi. Space pirates... perchance, they have something to do with mine teacher's kidnapping? Mine God... what if this is far larger, than I had previously assumed?
And, then—after a few minutes of walking—they saw it. A rocket. Ulyssa stopped, dead in her tracks, as Lassi did too. She walked up to the familiar rocket, and felt her heart beat. "Whuzza—whoa? Issat another rocket? From, like, the school?" Lassi exclaimed, hopping over and staring at it.
"I do believe so, friend Lassi," Ulyssa stated, resting a hand on her hip, and resting her index finger on her bottom lip. Question was, who else followed them? She felt her stomach churn, like she knew the answer, but... did not want to be correct. "I suppose we will—undoubtedly—find out, yes, mine friend?"
Lassi sighed, then smiled fakely, nodding. "Yep. Probably Pico, knowin' that hothead!" The bunnygirl stated, hopping a bit ahead of the snow-haired girl. Ulyssa laughed, chasing after her, leaving the area that was filled with oodles of frozen gummy frogs.
"Yes, and when I find friend Pico, I absolutely must ta—" Ulyssa began, running up the cliff, and just... freezing. The sight before her wasn't... it couldn't of been...
Mokka?
Mokka. Yes, it was Mokka. She began to tremble, covering her mouth with her two hands in pure terror. The tears began to prick at the corners of her eyes, as she walked over to him, kneeling down. Lassi was still behind her, not realizing what had happened.
"Eh? Lyssa? Hey! What's wr—ACK!" Lassi cried out, shock taking over her face as she ran over. Ulyssa stared at the 'corpse', desperately trying to convince herself that it wasn't real—that this was just a cruel nightmare.
"Agggghh! Mokka? Mokka, is that you? Wha... Where's your head?" Lassi clutched her head, in shock. That did not help Ulyssa's horrified feelings. No, this was devastation. Ulyssa hugged the deadpan robot, half expecting him to say something rather sarcastic or witty—after all, him without a head. Haha. Ha. Ulyssa bit her lip, breathing in sharply. "Oooh, Ulyssa! It's Mokka! It has to be him, don't—"
Ulyssa cut her off, before she finished speaking. "F-Friend Mokka, w-whatever have you gotten thyself into? Y-You are a positive m-mess!" Ulyssa cried out, covering her eyes with her hands. Lassi noticed the tears streaming down her cheeks. Lassi's eyes widened, unsure of what to say, or how to react... she went to hug her friend, who instantly stood up, clenching her teeth.
"I will find the scum who did this to you, mine dear friend! A-and, I... they will face mine wrath!" Ulyssa yelled, dashing off into the village. Lassi let out a string of words—none were legit cusses, however—as she chased after her friend.
After a few moments of chasing a maddened Ulyssa around, they heard a conversation between a Police Officer and two otters. "Um... I need... my ke—" The other otter gave him a piercing look, hissing back at him: "I said no cutting!"
The other otter began to cry, muttering something, and running back to his shack. Ulyssa scowled, realizing that his house was the only one they didn't investigate yet, and—promptly—ran towards his. "Lyssssaaaaaa!" Lassi cried, chasing after her friend.
They ran into the house, Ulyssa now panting heavily. She looked around, going to ask the man a question, only to recoil in horror at what she seen, on top of a bizarre machine.
Mokka's head. She snarled, bawling her hands into fists, and grabbing the otter. "You... you fool! You disgusting, infuriating, worthless cretin—how dare you do... do this to mine dear friend Mokka...?" Ulyssa yelled, shaking him before pointing at her friend's head.
"H-He—wait, what? No! This is MY batter—" The otter began, Lassi interrupting. "No! It's actually his head—it has his name on it, and everything!"
Ulyssa's patience was thinning to a dangerous point. "Okay, you vile head-snatcher, you are going to give mine friend Mokka's head back, or else..." The mage stated, a purple mist forming around her fists. The two argued for a brief moment...
"F-FINE. I'll give it back to you—i-if you get me my key!" He cried out, not wanting to face the wrath of a really, really angry mage.
"So be it. I shall find your key, and then, you will return mine friend's head back. Understood?" Ulyssa stated, glaring at the otter angrily, her hands on her hips.
"Hey! What's with the dog goin' through your dresser, huh?" Lassi suddenly piped up. Apparently, in her fit of rage, Ulyssa had missed that important detail. She turned, facing Lassi with a shocked look upon her face.
"Oh no. Y-You saw... I'm in for it now..." The otter murmured. It didn't take long for Ulyssa to figure out what had to be done. She grinned, running out the door—that dog, it must have had the key!
BOOM. Ulyssa looked over, her eyes wide as she heard some strange noises coming from her right. She moved in closer, quietly, feeling rather curious...
"Hold it!" An otter demanded—he was Dickinson, wasn't he? Eh, they all looked the same to Ulyssa. It was getting hard to tell who was who. They tapped a 'shell', who soon got up—the Hermit Lab? The two mages stepped closer, watching as the otters were hit by a chilly breeze. "I'm suh-suh-so cuh-cuh-cuh-cold! I cuh-cuh-can't feel my whiskers!"
Ulyssa tried not to chuckle, then took off into a sprint after the Hermit Lab. Little did the two mages realize, that the otters were following in tow. She kept running, only to look at some strange fellow dressed in strange clothes. "Hello, you have seen a dog, yes? Hermit Lab?" She asked, not messing around—she was very serious about finding the key, so they could get Mokka's head back.
"PFT! You can't be serious. That thing's got a vicious ice monster on it's side—you'll be wiped out!" He responded, eyes wide. But, there was something unsettling about his personality... about the very air about him. Ulyssa interrupted, when he was about to tell them to go home: "Mine friend needs me... his well-being is all that is on mine mind."
Ulyssa then ran ahead, eyes narrowed into a glare, as Lassi chased after her. "Lyssa! Wait...!"
Shielding her eyes from the vicious ice shards that were flinging themselves through the air, Ulyssa stepped closer, managing to make out the otters and the Hermit Lab. "Gotcha now, you little...!" As they went to tackle the creature, it jumped back. As they all stepped closer... they seen a huge, menacing figure, with icy blue eyes.
"What... is... that?" Dickinson cried out, eyes going wide in terror. The two otters fled, screaming their heads off. Ulyssa scoffed, running ahead, with a serious expression. She went into a battle stance, preparing for the absolute worst. "Whoa! This could be a problem!" Lassi exclaimed, eyes wide. That was never a good sign, now was it?
All this frosty wind... is what is making our hearts quiver... Ulyssa thought, getting a... somewhat brilliant idea. She turned to Lassi, grinning. "Use thine magic, and reveal this vile beast's true form, friend Lassi!" Ulyssa exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air.
"H-Huh? Oh! I getcha!" Lassi stated, grinning as she turned to the beast. The two went into a battle stance, as Lassi began to chant her spell once again: "Hear me, wind! Hear my call! Dancing in the sky... Shaping the clouds... Whispering to the heavens... Hear my plea, And send your gale!"
The world around them began to shake, as the summoned winds surrounded the area. When the wind cleared, it turned out that the creature—that looked a lot more menacing beforehand—was, actually... a gigantic tree! Ulyssa laughed, unaware of the strange, purple-clad otter that was looming behind them.
"It was a tree! Ahahaha!" Ulyssa exclaimed, laughing harder at the thought. Lassi and the other Mage laughed it over, then noticed the Hermit Lab. Ulyssa's expression turned rather stern, as she stepped closer... she tapped the shell, rather annoyed. "You are going to return to me that otter's key!"
The dog fought back, instantly going to bite Ulyssa. This was when her patience finally snapped. She hit the dog in the nose, scolding it angrily. "No!" She snapped, watching the animal's ears press back, and his tail go between his legs. He took off, putting up signs, and dropping a chest. Ulyssa smiled, then rested her hands on her hips, walking over to the chest...
Lassi, on the other hand, read over the signs. "Wow, he's really sorry..." Lassi commented, noticing her friend's glee as she pulled out a key. She grinned, taking out the other stuff that had been 'lost'. Lassi smiled, jumping up and down. "Now we can get Mokka back!"
Assuming... that friend Mokka is not... Ulyssa thought, a lump forming in her throat. No! Never! Friend Mokka couldn't be...
No. She refused to accept that as a reality.
"No way. You really found my tool key for me?" Rick responded, eyes wide with shock, and glee... which faded, when he seen the angry glare of Ulyssa in his direction. He nervously laughed, turning around. "Hold on."
Rick opened his toolbox, taking out a strange looking object. "There's my battery. Lemme switch it out." He stated, walking over to the machine, and getting to work. Ulyssa smiled, regaining some of her lost hope... "Cross this wire here and..." He then turned, handing the head to Ulyssa, who gave a rather disturbed expression. After all, she was holding her best friend's head. "Here you go. Try to hold onto it this time, eh?"
Ulyssa glared at that reply. "Try not to steal individual's heads, first." She snapped, shoving the stolen goods in Rick's direction. She waved a finger at him, rage behind her amethyst eyes. "You will return those goods to the town. If you do not, I would fear the dire consequences...yes?" She stated, Rick nodding in fear.
Ulyssa then smiled, running out the door, Lassi following her. "Gack! Wait up, Lyssa—please!" She cried out, not understanding her friend's desire to move forward.
Instantly, the mage fell next to Mokka's body. Without a second thought, she started reattaching his head, biting her lip. She tried to hold the tears back, waiting for several minutes... but, nothing. He was unresponsive. She clenched her teeth, looking down at Mokka as the tears started coming. "W-Wake up, friend Mokka—p-please, w-who else w-will I-I joke with...?" She cried out, lowering her head.
"L-Lyssa..." Lassi went to comfort her distraught friend, the tears coming to her own eyes—Mokka... he couldn't really be dead, could he? It was... impossible, right?
Wirr. Click! Ulyssa looked upright, eyes wide with shock as she watched Mokka's body begin to shake. "F-Friend Mokka...?" She cried out, lips twitching into a smile. "MOKKA!" Lassi cried out, eyes wide with shock.
Mokka's body cooled down, suddenly standing up—his 'eye' began to blink, as he suddenly stated this:
"Boop... Beebloop bloobeep bleebeep... Bee-eep... Whirr-CLICK... REBOOT. Would you like fries with that? Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Sausage synapse thermonuclear yolk explosion. My name is Mokka." This, in response, made Ulyssa wrap her arms around the deadpan robot.
"Friend Mokka...!" She cried out, grinning ear-to-ear. Ulyssa then pushed away, rubbing her eyes before pointing at him. "Never, ever scare me so badly again! Mine heart nearly ceased its function!" The dark mage then looked away, crossing her arms uneasily. This, however, made Mokka want to cheer her up. Thus, he responded with this: "My circuits are frozen. Is that why the air tastes like peanut butter and engine coolant?" Ulyssa glared at him... then her expression softened, as she hugged him again, laughing.
"Friend Mokka, no one is more dense than thine!" Ulyssa commented, sarcastically. She then heard Lassi sniffling. The two looked over, rather concerned for her well being. "Friend Lassi...?" Ulyssa commented, moving over to comfort her, only to hear: "We're together at last, and I'm here cryin'? What is wrong with me?"
Lassi then stared at Mokka. "Wait a sec—how did you even..." Lassi began, confused as ever. Mokka piped up, looking directly at her. "What did you expect me to do, stay back and let you both explore the scaaaary depths of space? Someone had to go after you both. So. How did you two get here?" Mokka asked, rather curious.
"You came after us? Ha, probably for Ulyssa, riiiight?" Lassi stated, grinning evilly. Mokka looked 'shocked', then waved his arms in the air.
"No! I'm not the only one—Pico, Chai and Sorbet came after you, as well." Mokka stated. He then 'blinked', shaking his head. "My rocket, of course, had to break down in space, and I was forced to land in the frigid cold. I wandered through this cold ice land, only to be knocked unconscious by some random—"
Ulyssa shot upright, anger taking over her face. "HA! I knew he stole your brain, friend Mokka!" She cried out, crossing her arms angrily. "No one will steal mine friend's head and get away with it! Why, I should..." Ulyssa was interrupted by Mokka.
"Bad things always happen to me. Sometimes, I get clubbed over the head. It just happens." Mokka stated, Ulyssa giving a skeptical look. "We're on the water planet, so why don't we say it's water under the bridge?"
"... you were just looking for a reason to use that silly saying, weren't you, friend Mokka?" "Possibly."
After showing Mokka the rocket, the group traveled to the Dwarves. They needed a navigational device, according to Mokka... so, that was where they were headed to next. They fought several monsters on the way, and passed several frozen-in-place Gummy frogs as they neared the town.
"Wait up!" The strange otter suddenly called to them, causing the trio to stop, and look over in confusion. What was this guy's deal, seriously? "Say, you kids are magicians, aren't you?" Ulyssa gave a very uneasy look, not feeling like answering this guy...
"...Why do you ask?" Lassi inquired—perhaps she sensed the same 'danger' that Ulyssa, herself, sensed? The stranger piped up, grinning away. "Hold on there, girlie. Hear me out. I'm on your side here." He whispered, trying to prove his 'innocence'. Ulyssa looked over at Mokka, her expression proving that she did not trust this guy.
"Psssst! ULYSSA! This guy seems a little shady to me. I think we should just ignore him." Lassi spoke up, Mokka nodding in agreement. She went to say something, only to hear the stranger continue.
"You've heard about the pirates, right? Well, I'm sure you've already guessed it, but they're the ones who—" "I already have heard this story. Whatever is your point, sir?"
Well then. She turned to Mokka, while Lassi 'interrogated' the guy. Ulyssa dubbed him stupid, and turned away, only to be grabbed by the otter. "Wait! Stop the pirates... and a niiice reward will be awaiting you!" He exclaimed, grinning. Ulyssa stared coldly, pulling her hand away, and merely stating: "I need no reward, nor payment." The mage then continued on.
"Ugh—fine, at least go to their base, up at the Dragon God Cave... it's just north of here." He called out, Ulyssa seemingly ignoring him as she continued up the path.
He freaked her out, in a sense—there for, no longer wanted to deal with him.
The group moved on, having been stopped by Tony to apologize, and thank them. Ulyssa had smiled, holding the rubber boots that he gave her uncertainly. She then continued on, grinning, hopefully... they could stop the pirates, and get their ship repaired.
They went farther, having received the longjohns from the brothers, and continued on their main quest. Thankfully, the Hermit Lab was still being a good dog. But, it was strange... it still seemed far too simple, in Ulyssa's mind. Maybe it was just her? Maybe she was just being paranoid. Ulyssa frowned, continuing towards the Dragon God Cave, hearing Lassi answer the questions that Malcolm was asking.
I truly do wonder... mine very soul screams something is very, very amiss. Ulyssa thought, a distant, thoughtful expression across her features. She heard distant mentions of the fire otter, and wondered how someone could that much faith in a legend... she smiled gently, thinking it was rather fascinating.
When they approached the entrance, Ulyssa seen that there wasn't much of an opening. She then heard Malcolm, and glanced at Mokka, grinning away as he left. "Well, friend Mokka—might you show us your impeccable skill?" Mokka replied with a nod, walking up to the statue.
"Still soul, sturdy earth, Solid rock, release your grasp! You are the chains that bind! You are the hands that hold! Release your grasp, And let the world crumble!" Mokka called out, the earth around them beginning to shake, the mouth of the 'dragon' opening. Ulyssa's jaw dropped, absolutely awe-struck by the scene before her...
The mouth then slammed shut. Ulyssa paused, assuming that their attempts were pointless, until the cave's tooth fell out. Mokka seemed unimpressed. "It lost a tooth? I guess I was expecting more. Like, maybe a big dramatic scene where the dragon opens its toothy maw... smoke and lasers would have been a nice touch." "So... he just lost a tooth? That's all? Oh well..."
"I agree with you, friend Mokka, that was very dull..." Ulyssa stated, shrugging her shoulders silently. She then grinned, running ahead, and literally climbing over the tooth. The others chased after her.
"Ulyssa!"
After going through all the trouble of getting to the main area—not to mention hearing some juicy info about Gren, which they would head to next—they ran down the long path. Ulyssa was now determined. What if these vile goons have something to do with mine dear teacher's dissappearance? She thought, lips switched to a frown, her overall expression changing to a scowl. It was a possibility, wasn't it? She hadn't thought of it before...
"Look," Mokka started, stopping Ulyssa as he pointed towards a strange, air-balloon-like ship. Clearly, it was a pirate ship. "Call me defective, but I think that's the pirate's ship." This made Lassi stare at him. "... you really need to stop that." Ulyssa laughed at the two, then grinned rather determinedly, speaking up: "It matters not—let us defeat these vile cretins, yes?"
She took off in a run, the two following her, only to be stopped by an otter's voice. "Wait a second!" He yelled, causing Ulyssa to freeze in step, looking back before straightening up. "Yes, Mister Angus?" Ulyssa and her group watched as Angus and his brother brought two strange pots to them. He smiled sheepishly. "We thought you'd be tired by now—so, we brought you these! Those legendary longjohns I gave ya were soaked in these pots... so, I'm sure it'll help y'all out!"
Ulyssa smiled, nodding. "I extend my warm thanks to you both!" She stated, before taking a quick sip out of both pots—she knew what they were. There were pages about these strange pots in her textbooks, back home on Kovomaka. Instantly, she felt re-energized, and ready to take on the world. Ulyssa nodded to the pots, smiling gently as ever. "And, my warmest thank yous to you both, as well. I shall never forget this!"
The group continued on after being recharged, they ran towards a strange-looking cave... inside, they would stop the evil plots of the pirates...!
"All's well o'er here. Everything's lookin' nice and frozen, it is." A pirate stated, making the determined scowl on Ulyssa's face increase. She slowly stepped a bit closer, as quiet as she could. Mokka went to grab her—being the logical one of this group, he thought they should have at least planned ahead. "Do ye think anyone'll blame us for freezin' the planet to the quick?" Another pirate said—this made Ulyssa get slowly more annoyed.
She lifted her hand, silently chanting under her breath, deciding to give these pirates the fright of their lives. "Ye know, I been thinkin', this whole fire-otter nonsense, it was nothin' but rot, were it not?" The pirate continued, unaware of Ulyssa's presence. Mokka covered Lassi's mouth, who was ready to yell at Ulyssa for doing something so fool-hardy.
"Aye, too right. But ye've nothin' to worry yer head about. We be done with this here planet, matey. It be time to set sail fer new planets and find ourselves some more magic flingers on other spaceports!" And, with that last statement from the pirate, Ulyssa casted the spell.
"Nay, you shall never touch another of mine kind!" She hissed, darkness surrounding the room as several boxes landed on the pirate otters. As they all faded, each otter fell to the ground. Lassi stood in shock—how did her friend just do that? Ulyssa walked over, kicking the assumed leader in the face. "You! Whatever have you vile cretins done with Miss Madeleine?"
... unfortunately, the only answer Ulyssa got was a few weak 'yarrs', before they all, apparently, passed out. She grimaced, frowning as she crossed her arms. "Ah, I... might have overdone mineself..." This caused a chuckle to leave Mokka as he put his hands in the air. "Might have? You practically obliterated them. Probably bruised them so bad, that they're softer than creamy, cream cheese!"
Ulyssa laughed, putting her hands on her hips proudly. She looked around, then heard a rather taunting voice, from up above... "I sense great magic in you, mage." Ulyssa looked around, then stared upward, eyes going wide at the sight. "Y, You...?" She winced, falling back a few steps and going into a battle pose. Who was this guy?
"You are no ordinary children, are you?" He continued, as the others realized where he was. Ulyssa's eyes narrowed into a glare, while her lips curved into a rather smug smirk—this was yet another mask, hiding how terrified she really was. "Whatever is it to you?" She inquired, stepping a bit back as he jumped down towards them.
"Fascinating... let's see just how much power you possess!" He snapped, scowling as he threw his cape off, revealing his pirate uniform. He managed to strike Ulyssa on his way down, whom merely winced as she fell backwards. The dark mage got back to her feet, raising her fists up.
After a long fight, the three mages stood there, panting and glaring at the pirate leader. "How amusing. I had no idea there were still magicians like you around." He muttered, smirking rather darkly towards them. This smirk faded into irritation when another pirate otter said this: "Hey, uh, Master Chard? Who are all these-I mean, Cap'n, who be these lubbers? Yar! That's what I meant to say. Yar."
"Caldarroste brought these young magicians to us as a gift." Chard stated, the look on Ulyssa's face the ultimate reward to him. Was she shocked? No. She was angry. She knew that weird otter was up to something sinister... but, she never imagined he'd go this low. Chard then muttered this under his breath: "At least he was that useful."
Said otter ran in, grinning away, like a kid who expected praise. "So, how do you like the prezzies, Master Chard?" Caldarroste stated, practically exploding with glee. Ulyssa snarled, ready to pound that otter, to punch that stupid grin off his face. Thankfully, Mokka restrained her. "Ulyssa, you're worn out—stop it." He stated, bluntly—which, thankfully, was enough for Ulyssa to huff, and lower her head.
"They are powerful beyond their years. They must be if they can do me so much harm." Chard stated, making Ulyssa smirk, and want to taunt him on that fact. Caldarroste spoke up again—what he said made Ulyssa's blood boil even more: "Ah... music to my ears! So, how about it? Can I be a pirate now?"
The other pirates laughed at him, yet stopped when Chard fell to his knees, clutching an unseen wound as he winced. A pirate ran to his side, trying to help him up as soon as they could. "C-Cap'n? Ye okay?" Ulyssa looked skeptical, watching the group cautiously—after all, they were pirates. They could be plotting to attack them again, when they lowered their guard.
"I am... fine. I have not yet fully recovered from my duel with Madeleine." Chard stated—the statement caused Ulyssa's jaw to drop. She tried to pull free from Mokka's grasp, only to be unable to.
"You—? What have you done with our great teacher...?" Ulyssa hissed, glaring at Chard angrily. Chard, however, ignored the group, and pointed towards the exit, saying only this: "Men, we're pulling out. Freeze this place solid, and pack your gear!" And, in a flash, they were gone. Ulyssa scowled, watching Caldarroste beg the pirates...
"Vile... cretins..." She hissed, lowering her head as the room got colder. Slowly, she drooped down, looking up at Mokka rather wearily—the fights had drained her. Perhaps she wasn't 'Hero' material. She shivered, pointing towards the freezing device. "F-Friend Mokka, you know more about circuits and wires and doodaads, and such... could you use your impeccable, applausable skills to help us out?"
Mokka paused, then nodded, setting the girl down as he walked over to the machine. "Let's see now..." The robot put in a code, which was wrong. He put in another, which was again, wrong. And another. Next time, he put it in faster, which was wrong. Then another. Wrong, again. Then finally hit only one button, and got the 'wrong' buzzer. He grew annoyed, hitting the machine... just to get another 'wrong' buzzer noise.
Lassi began to snicker at this, as well with Ulyssa. Mokka finally had it, and literally kicked the machine. Ploop. Out plopped some strange looking device. Ulyssa tilted her head to the side, and crawled over to pick it up. "Oh, whatever is this, friend Mokka?" She asked, waving it towards her deadpan friend. "It says 'Mystic Mouse'. It's the input device that controls a machine. Let's take it with us."
Instantly, the machine began to 'explode', and the room began to shake. Ulyssa's eye went wide, looking over at Mokka, who merely said: "Uh oh. Sorry." Lassi glared at him, rather afraid now. "Mokka! What, exactly, did you do?" Ulyssa piped up, staring at the device in her hands, with a rather uneasy expression. "Friend Mokka... how, exactly, important was this device?"
"This is great. Just great. I think I broke it. It's purging massive jets of ice now." Mokka stated, staring at the exploding machine. Ulyssa flailed her arms in the air, rather scared now. She managed to get up, only to stumble slightly. "You think...? Friend Mokka...!" She cried out, eyes wide with shock. Lassi just managed to say, "Ha—whaa...?"
After this huge event, the group was found by a detective on the beach. Ulyssa wasn't sure of what he was saying, at the time, but later woke up in a very warm bed at the inn. She looked around, rubbing her eyes—thankfully, she was still holding onto that device Mokka shook from the machine. "Hey. Are you feeling better, Ulyssa?" The deadpan robot asked.
Ulyssa grinned, nodding as she got to her feet. Okay, sure, she was still a little shakey from the fight, and falling unconscious with the whole exploding-machine thing, but... other than that, she was feeling as good as new. "Yes, quite better indeed! And, whatever about yourself, friend Mokka? It was a positive scare back there!" She exclaimed, smiling now. The two shared a brief silence, until the detective came in, with the rest of the group.
"You took down the pirates!"
"I never thought you'd actually be able to do it!"
"A new legend has been born in this town!"
"Thanks. Seriously, thanks."
"We owe you big time!"
The otters were clearly, very, very thankful. Ulyssa blushed slightly, waving her hands dismissively. "Ah, no, it was not a problem! I could not very well leave you all live in such a vile condition..." She whispered, carefully getting up. Suddenly, an otter spoke up: "Hey—those dwarves at the pier, they want to see you..."
Ulyssa blinked, then nodded, running towards the pier. Mokka sighed, shaking his head. "Don't mind her, she's always like this." He stated, chasing after his friend. Lassi blinked, then realized what was going on. "Huh—wha? HEY! Don't leave me behind!" Lassi cried out, running after the group excitedly.
After finding the dwarves, the trio was standing inside their ship. Ulyssa was practically jumping with excitement. She had always found these sorts of things fascinating... though, she barely understood a single word of the 'jargon'. That's why, she usually ran to Mokka for a quick explanation. Sure, he usually... spent an hour giving a 'quick' explanation, but she didn't mind.
The group watched the dwarves get to work, then finally watched the control panel glow green. "Right, you're all set here, kiddo." A dwarf said, pointing towards the mouse they installed. "Pretty straight forward—use this mouse to go wherever you want to go, alright? Just not Razen." The dwarves said, walking out of the rocket.
"Good news...for once." Mokka stated, heaving a metallic sigh. Ulyssa stared at the control panel in awe, feeling like exclaiming a long squeal over it, but—thankfully—did not. She heard the two bicker about which planet to go to, and glanced back at them. Gren was where the pirates were, but Puffoon was where she was supposed to be. But, if the pirates kidnapped her... then, Gren was their next stop.
"Well, mine friends—we are heading to Gren!" Ulyssa stated, setting up the cooridinates silently. Lassi looked confused, pouting slightly. "But, why—" Ulyssa looked at her, silently, then sighed before resting a hand on her face. "Because, those space police seem more cowardly than a chicken on an intergalatic high-way, friend Lassi! We could beat those vile pirates up ourselves, and save Miss Madeleine without their... 'help'."
"Understood. Let's go." Mokka stated, right before Ulyssa hit the 'blast' off button. The group turned their eyes to the window, watching as Cassia got smaller and smaller. Ulyssa smiled faintly, shutting her eyes in thought. Have no worries, mine great teacher, we will save you! Just promise to hold on...
End of Chapter Four. Next, Chapter Five: Adventures in Gren.