Sorry it took long to update: I was on a 4-day field trip with my French class. Here's the first chapter. All the events are in chronological order, in case you didn't catch that.
Chapter 1: Jewel Fever
"What took us so long??" Steve complained.
Ralf, who was apparently the leader, responded, "Hey, the Second-Levels are big Nightmarens; they can travel great distances. We're little Nightmarens;--"
"We travelled half a mile." Bob finished bluntly.
Bertha complained, "Not to mention that I had to carry the Joe Colony all the way here."
"...Yeah. Thanks a lot." the Joe Colony muttered, sick with airsickness. Their hive was then attached to a tree branch.
"Now what, Ralf?" Charles asked.
Ralf began, "Obviously we...uh...well, we can always...um..." But he trailed off uncertainly.
"Hey, guys, look!" Johnson said in excitement and pointed at something. "This is a volcano!"
The others groaned and Fred muttered, "Thanks for sharing, Dude Obvious."
"You're welcome!" Johnson smiled.
Ralf then looked around and realized, "Hey, if everything is made out of glass here, then how about we try shattering it all?"
"...Nah, it'll take too long." the others said.
"Ok...then how about we plant bombs everywhere and explode everything?"
"...Nah, too quick."
Ralf snapped impatiently, "Well somebody think of SOMETHING!"
"VOLCANO!"
"SHUT UP, JOHNSON!" They all started to beat up the Deworm, but their fight turned into a brawl and everyone was against each other. This went on for a while, until the volcano started to rumble.
"Hey, guys, what's that noise?" Bertha asked.
"It is the volcano!" Johnson yelled, pointing at it.
Ted turned to him and asked, "Seriously, why do you like saying 'volcano' all the time?"
Johnson replied with a grin, "Oh I don't know, I just thought it was funny."
The volcano's rumbling got even louder and the ground started to shake. The Nightmarens yelped in fright.
"What are we gonna do??" Kenny asked, looking around frantically.
A shriek came from Bertha, who announced, "NiGHTS is here! We gotta get outta here before NiGHTS and the Visitor see us!"
"Then let's go!" Ralf darted away, followed by the others.
"HEY! WHAT ABOUT US?!" the Joe Colony shouted. Their hive looked like it was about to fall off the branch.
Bertha quickly came back and grabbed the hive in her talons, then flew after the other Nightmarens.
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The ten minor Nightmarens cowered in front of Wizeman's glaring hands.
Finally, Wizeman spoke, "So tell me, insignificant fools, why did you go after the girl when I told you not to?"
Ralf gulped. "I thought you were only talking to Reala when you said that."
Wizeman groaned. "Just because I was talking to Reala doesn't mean that I wasn't addressing you as well!"
"Then why were you talking to him only?"
"I like him more than you."
Reala, who was standing beside Wizeman, smirked at the others.
Kenny growled under his breath, "Told ya I hate him..."
Wizeman went on, "And to think you angered Jewel Mountain, but didn't collect any of the jewels!"
"There were jewels?" Ralf asked, puzzled.
Johnson laughed. "Ha! Now you're the stupid one!" He was smacked by Ted. "Yeow!"
"Before you do anything else, you will feed Cerberus." Wizeman said.
"C-Cerberus?!"
Wizeman then ordered, "Once you have finished, go after the boy Visitor. He should still be in Lost Park."
The ten 'marens gulped and nodded. "Yes, Master."
Then Reala asked, "What shall I do, Master?"
"I need you to do something special for me. The rest of you..." Wizeman glanced at the minor 'marens. "Get out."
The minor Nightmarens left Wizeman's throne room.
"...Now what, dudes?" Fred asked.
"What do you mean, 'now what'? We go to Lost Park, that's what!" Ralf said. He was still a little embarrassed that he didn't know about the jewels in Crystal Castle.
"But didn't Wizeman tell us we have to feed Cerberus?" Bertha asked with worry.
The others sighed. "Oh yeah."
Ralf encouraged, "I'm sure it'll be a piece of burrito! All we gotta do is show Cerberus who's boss!" This seemed to give the others confidence.
Reala exited Wizeman's room and as he drifted past the others, he snickered, "Suckers."
Kenny was fuming. "Why I oughta--" He was about to go after Reala, but the others pulled him back.
"Save your energy for when you really need it." Ralf told him. "You'll have your chance later. Right now, there's a big and hungry doggy that needs feeding."
Uh oh, I don't like the looks of this...
