"Well, if I can't have you, no one can!"~Pinky from Pac-Man World 2

I love that ghost, despite pink being my least favorite color XP...She's my second favorite (Sorry Inky, and Clyde XD)

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy this lovely episode, and I hope that my editing skills are as good as my actual editor's (she's such a slacker XP)

In this chapter we will get a peak some of the characters thoughts, and their conflicts that will soon be confronted along in their journey. We also get to see what happened to a particular fox that I recently mistreated. XD

Hope You Enjoy!

Princess of the Oasis Part 2

Four annoying ghosts, and an immensely irritated one, glided across the hot, dry desert of the Oasis. "Are you sure you don't want to rest?" Inky asked for the thousandth time.

The four had managed to strike down the police force (which was simple considering they were bigger) and high-tail their way out of Celebration Ave. However, there were no means of return for them with their ghostly tails wanted on all around the Ave.

Winky was now turning a shade of red that made her look almost like Blinky. "For the billionth time, Inky, no I do not want to rest!" she sighed trying to calm down. "I'm telling you! There was someone there! A voice, I not really sure what it was, or what, but I heard it!"

Blinky rolled his eyes. "Look what you've done to her Inky, now she's delusional!"
Inky sneered at his friend. "ME? You're the one who convinced me get her to come! I wanted her to stay home, where she belongs! But no, she had to come along on this adventure!"

Pinky frowned at Inky. "Inky, it was as much as my fault as Blinky's! So he's not the only one who deserves to be yelled at!"

Inky's intensified look softened. "I'm not going to yell at you Pinky…"

Pinky turned on him. "Didn't seem that way when you yelled at me before!" Inky was taken aback. "What do you mean, when I-" Pinky's eyes started to water a bit. "Oh don't act like you don't remember!"

Clyde blinked. "We shouldn't fight. We should be working as a team!"

Winky nodded to the orange ghost. "Clyde is right. Teams shouldn't fight, and that's what we are…even if we aren't a very good one…We should treat each other like family!"

Blinky smiled brightly. "And that's what I love about you, babe. Always so positive, bringing us back to our senses."

Winky laughed lightly. "Don't get too happy, lover boy. Just lead us onward."

The ghosts laughed and continued to the Oasis with no more disputes.

Even though the atmosphere was clearer on the outside, on the inside each ghost battled their own conflicts. Blinky had his with his feeling towards Winky, and Winky, her own towards the mysterious voice and the case itself. Pinky dealt with her frustration towards Inky, her best friend; Inky and his relentless worrying about his sister, and Clyde with his hunger for the cookies in Greenwood.

Inky, the ghost second in command, forced his happiness, but he was always distressing about the only 'blood'-related family he had left. Poor Inky, with his responsibility of being the older sibling had finally taken its toll. His sister was now too far over her head, and he'd have to be the one to put her back in her place when she'd fall. He would have to be the one to say 'I told you so'…

Pinky, the ghost third in command, was battling grief deep inside, but would never show it. She'd always have to be the one to keep her friends in check. She loved Blinky, as a brother of course, but sometimes he'd really irk her soul…Which wasn't hard seeing that's all she was, a floating soul, finding its way in the world. She didn't know what to think anymore, so confused and conflicted, and she knew why. Although she tried hard to never admit it, she cared deeply for Inky. Though, no matter what, she'd always think of them as only friends…

Clyde, oh the poor soul, all he wanted was to go to Greenwood. Though he was seen as unintelligent to the others, he still had a heart, yet ironic seeing that he's a ghost. He and Inky were the closest out of the group, and he always saw the blue ghost as an older brother-

Blinky stopped at the wooden sign that read: WELCOME TO MIRAGE OASIS. "Alright, we finally made it, now we can take Winky to the fox thing and get her healed."

Winky glowered at the leader, when the air was riven by an ear-splitting cry.

Blinky sighed, completely giving up. "Why is the Pac-World all of the sudden filled with problems?"

Winky shrugged and bumped him playfully. "You already know what that means…"

Blinky groaned and rolled his eyes. "If you need me, darling, I'll be digging around the pyramid for treasure." Without a single objection, the red leader left.

Pinky snorted with laughter, as she led the group towards the scream. "Oh…you two are getting along just fine…'darling'." Winky stuck out her tongue disgusted. "I am not his darling…" she muttered.

Inky shrugged. "I don't know, sis. You two have great chemistry together."

The younger ghost raised and eye brow. "Do you really want to go there about who has chemistry in this group?" She looked at Pinky, who had her back facing them, then back to her brother.

Inky's eyes widened. "What?!" he blushed and thought quickly. "Uh…" he broke off when he saw a distraught black and gray male fox kneading the sand mournfully.

Pinky glided towards him cautiously, when she was cut off by a set of bow and arrow pointed directly at her. "We come in peace!"

The fox looked up at Pinky. "You…" his voice came out weak, possibly from his cries. "You are a friend of my daughter."

Pinky nodded. "You must be the king, such an honor to meet you, your highness, though I've never pictured our first proper meeting this way." The king waved a paw, and the weapons were placed back. The ghost crew relaxed, and let out a breath they didn't know was held in.

Pinky bowed towards the king and presumed with her questioning. "So, your majesty, what is the problem?"

The king arose to his paws, and returned the bow. "My daughter is missing." He explained as he came up. Pinky tilted her head. "Are you sure she's not off exploring? She does love to explore…"

The king nodded and held out a paw: a golden bracelet with a black jade in the center. "The knights have found this lying around near a patch of dry weeds. She has never gone anywhere without it…her mother had given it to her, before…" he trailed away from the subject.

Pinky searched the king's face until their eyes met. "Don't you worry, your highness, we will not give up until your daughter is safely returned. Just show us where you found her bracelet and we'll start the investigation.

The king motioned to one of the knights. The knight turned, and led the ghosts to a patch not too far from their location. Pinky nodded, signaling the king's servant to leave.

"Alright guys, now it's my turn to lead." Pinky stated, resulting with Winky, Inky, and Clyde cheering.

Pinky turned a bit red at their reactions. "Aw thanks, didn't expect you'd be that happy."

Inky grinned. "Why wouldn't we be?" This made the pink ghost's complexion grow even darker.

There was a bit of an awkward silence between the ghosts until Winky coughed. "Uh, missing fox? Distraught dad. Our goal here?"

Inky and Pinky jolted, after their simultaneous trance. "Oh right…" they muttered.

The four started to examine their crime site, looking for any traces of unusual articles. Pinky was paying rather close attention to the sand. "Hey guys…Look at this." Inky glided beside his friend. "What?"

Pinky rolled her eyes. "Look at the sand, smart one."

"Oh." The blue ghost looked down. "Woah…"

"Woah is right…" Winky added. "It looks like she was being dragged away…then it just stops…No footprints…no nothing."

Pinky straightened up, looking around. Something red glinted in her eyes. Floating towards the object, it automatically floated upwards in her orbital. She nearly screamed when she inspected it closer. The others rushed to her side, but Pinky didn't need to say anything, when they saw the black fox repeatedly trying to break the gem…from the inside.

Oh the suspense could kill...Well I hope it doesn't that would be bad XD Anyways...

I've seen some good reviews from some of you Pac-Man fans out there and I tip my hat to you guys! XD

Though I see you guys have questions like:

"Is Winky goth?"

Well truthfully, she isn't supposed to be, if she comes off as goth then that's good. Her recent living environment is a definite cause of her attitude, but really she is just a snappy, fun-loving ghost, like Pinky...maybe a little more snappy, but still similar.

I hope that helped answer your question.

However, new adventures lay ahead for our...'heroes', as the journey continues. (Lol, references are fun)

~Raphadelia