Chapter 4

"Ok, you take this little ball here, and these two pads then just throw the ball then make it bounce off the pads," Roxy explained a game of Bubble bounce to Brainy.

"Erm... ok," he frowned then took the pad. They both clipped the pads onto their hands then Roxy launched the bubble into the air and whacked it towards Brainy who then made it re-bound back to her.

"Good," she grinned then made the bubble float

"Cheater," he narrowed his optics as she grinned

"You got it, flaunt it," she laughed "you don't know who your messing with," she grinned

"I think I do," he smirked

"Yeah right, you are SOO out," she laughed then launched it making it splash right in his face "told ya!" she giggled and he wiped his face, then smirked deviously and advanced toward her. She frowned then read his mind then grinned

"Come ere you!" he went to grab her but she practically danced around him

"You're messin with the best ere," she teased then dodged him again, he was about to grab her again but stopped in his tracks when he saw what she was doing, she was congregating a large bubble in her hands, with a devious look on her face, he gulped.

"Mercy?" he held his hands up and she smirked evilly then walked over to him

"Poor widdle Brainy, over-powered by a girl," she grinned and he grabbed her arms making her drop the water ball out of shock

"Not quite my dear, Princess." He smirked slyly

"Uhh..." she bit her bottom lip, then she smirked and phased right out of his grasp "catch me if you can," she laughed as he chased her. Finally she gave him mercy and stopped... unfortunately, he didn't stop in time and they both tumbled to the floor and burst in a fit of giggles, which subsided slowly as he looked down at her, her breathing quickened slowly as she looked up at him. Subconsciously they found themselves inching closer and closer until

"Ehem!" and they jumped apart to see Mariza smirking at them

"Uhhh..." they both gulped and he shook his head mumbling about hormonal teens.

"Roxanne, you have a job to do... go do it." The king frowned and she made a quick retreat back into the palace.

"Sir I-

-no worries Querl, just... don't get her hopes up... I don't want to see her heart-broken" he sighed then put a hand on the young androids shoulder "go for it kiddo," he smiled "now if you excuse me... there seems to be a problem with the east waterfall," and he walked off as Brainy stood there looking stunned... then he ran off to find the girl he was supposed to be protecting.

He walked through the halls being led by serene music; he was led into a large room, with apparently great acoustics as the notes flowed perfectly.

"Wow..." Brainy commented as the blue haired female playing blushed as she closed the lid on the gorgeous shell-like designed piano and stood up

"Thanks," she replied smiling "sorry about... ditching ya..." she apologised sheepishly

"No problem," he smiled then walked closer; standing next to her "wanna play together?" he asked smiling and she blushed and sat back down

"Sure," she smiled and he sat next to her then cracked his knuckle joints as she giggled. She placed her slender, webbed fingers on the keys and began playing again as he picked up the notes and played along with her,

"Roxy?" he asked whilst playing

"Hmmm?"

"Do you... erm...want to, go outside the city again?" he asked and she looked at him smiling

"Sure... when?" she asked curiously as he smiled

"Now," he answered and stood up and took her hand pulling her up with him. Unfortunately, he underestimated his strength and her weight, cause she ended up, pressed up against him, with her hands on his chest and her face centimetres away from his. They both froze,

"Uhh..." she gulped

"...Sorry," he mumbled and let go of her

"N-no problem" she blushed and looked at the floor "so... are we goin out?" she asked, changing the subject.

"Sure," he smiled and she held out her hand as he clothes changed to the purple outfit. He took her hand then found himself in the forest.

"Damn I love it out here," she smiled then looked up frowning "strange..." she tilted her head

"What?" he asked

"It's about to rain," she spoke

"Why's that strange?" he asked confused

"It rarely rains on this planet... we have all the water we need so... it's very rare," she smiled softly

"Erm, Roxy?" he asked

"Hmm?" she responded

"You've still got the tiara on," he smirked and she quickly took it off then scowled at it

"I hate this thing," she sighed and teleported it back to her room then sat down on a rock as it started to drizzle.

"Why?" he asked

"It means I have to do stuff I don't want to," she spoke sadly

"Like what?" he asked sitting next to her

"Prime example, the Marriage... i'm too young to be married... Marriage is supposed to be for love, not for politics... and certainly not for peace," she spoke, luckily it was raining... because she was doing something she'd never thought she would... she was crying.

"Is that you or the rain?" he asked motioning to the wetness on her cheeks

"The rain," she lied and he sighed. "I just wanna be free, Brainy... not to be caged like a wild animal... that's not who I am," she whispered

"Being caged isn't fun... I can see your point," he spoke

"How are you caged?" she asked frowning as she rubbed her eyes without him noticing.

"The hive-mind see's all... it's like being captured with no escape," he explained quietly

"Brainy... can't you... separate yourself from it?" she asked concerned

"I could... but it'd hurt," he shrugged

"It'd be worth it," she smiled softly as a small smile appeared on his face

"Yeah... I suppose it would," he agreed

"Hey, look... it appears we have an audience," she spoke smiling, he turned around then looked down to see a small purple furry creature that resembled a cat

"What is that thing?" he asked frowning and she picked it up and stroked it as it let out a soft purring sound

"It's a Meu" she smiled (meh-oo) as the little creature snuggled against her chest and yawned

"It likes you," he smirked, it was still raining but she was making it so the water didn't hit them.

"Yeah... I have a way with animals," she smiled and nuzzled the furry thing, he heard her whisper something but didn't quite catch what it was, but he soon caught on when it jumped from her lap, and landed on his then led down and snuggled against him. "You too," she smiled

"Only because you told it to," he smirked and stroked the Meu's fur

"Actually... I didn't, she was afraid of you... didn't know what you were, so I told her you were friendly and this is the result," she grinned as the little creature jumped off his lap, bowed her head to Roxy then ran back into the forest. "Brainy?" she asked

"Hmm?"

"What would you do if you got away?" she asked curiously

"I don't know, probably join that team of heroes on Earth..." he smiled "you?" he asked

"To be honest... I don't know, because I have no idea who those heroes are," she smirked

"You've never heard of them?" he asked

"Well... no, this planet really has no need for heroes... so we never needed their help; therefore, never heard of em," she shrugged "but I'd join em with you if you like," she grinned

"Wouldn't want it any other way," he smiled. The rain had just begun to stop when all of a sudden it began to hail-stone

"What the hell?" she frowned standing up "Rain's one thing... but now Hail?" she frowned "something's up," she growled.

"Would you like go find out?" he asked and she nodded "let's go then." He smiled and they set off deeper into the woods until they reached a cave. He went to carry on but she stopped him.

"You can't go in there," she frowned

"Why?" he asked

"It's the temple," she narrowed her eyes at the cave

"Temple?" he asked curiously

"The water level changes every five minutes, you'll end up drowning," she explained "i'll be back in a few." She spoke quickly then ran in and dove into the water before he could get in a word of protest. About ten minutes after, a loud noise was heard and the water disappeared showing a staircase leading down; then she appeared at the entrance.

"Come on down, I found the switch to keep the water down," she smiled and he followed her deep into the temple. On every door that blocked them she broke the locks and carried on, until a large room appeared. It was unlike the rooms they'd come across, so naturally they were shocked. It looked so gracefully built and un-touched, the walls were shimmering with precious stones imbedded into the rock, large stairwells led down to the middle of the room which held a small shrine; the Stairs had banisters that were solid gold. Around the chamber were locked doors that led deeper into the temple and meant death to anyone that wasn't of the Zorainian race. "Down there," she spoke and walked down the large stairwell as he followed carefully.

"What is this place?" he asked

"The temple of the water... it's were all the great kings and queens of the past are lay to rest, it's said that deep under the temple, the body of the goddess Mora is buried, as her spirit roams free." She smiled

"...That's just creepy," he frowned as she snickered

"That's also a story to frighten small children into going to bed," she winked and walked to the shrine. She stopped still and gasped when she reached it,

"What's wrong?" he frowned

"The Sapphire... the gem of our people... it's gone," she breathed then growled and closed her eyes, moments later, she re-opened them, but something was different. All the white in her eyes was gone; the purple irises were no longer visible, just bright shimmering yellow. She looked around then narrowed her eyes as they switched back.

"Coluans have disgraced this sanctuary" she growled darkly as he gulped slightly fearful of the new side to her he was seeing.

"How do you know?" he asked

"I can sense their energy signatures; they've been down here... no wonder the switch was messed up when I got there," she frowned

"What are you going to do?" he asked curiously

"I'm gonna get my peoples Sapphire back," she spoke "that thing powers the waterfalls and keeps the weather perfect... without it, our planets doomed to a slow death," she frowned then clicked "they have no intention of leaving this planet un-touched... they're gonna kill everyone anyway!" she gasped

"...But what about the wedding?" he asked

"They just want a slave," she growled "and i'm nobodies Slave," she snarled darkly.

Ooooh the Coluans are real Jerks right? XD well, review please! (Yeah... I finally got a bit of inspiration for LOSH)