Bonjour! Comment Ça Va? I hope that was grammatically correct, my French teacher is a little iffy with me. Not that I've never gone wrong with her teachings before XP. Any how, this episode was pre-written before I was asked about Inky and Pinky. I felt bad, and decided to dedicate the next chapter to the two.

But lets, skip the next, and get to the now. Soooo: LET THE CHAPTER BEGIN!

Love Like Woe

Patra continued to beat, claw, scratch, and pound on the ruby walls to free herself. "Let me go!" she barked at nothing.

She suppressed a shiver that tried to slip down her spine. Her tail flicked back and forth, her ears perked, sensing danger. Patra turned around and noticed a sort of black smog starting to fill the gem. Her eyes widening she turned back to the glass and started at the wall again. "HELP!"

"There is no use in trying to escape." The voice echoed. Patra tried to be brave, and faced the beast. Unfortunately she was unprepared to come face-to-face with Arachne. "Ar-Ara-ch-chne-"

The spider bared its long fangs. "Oh stop sputtering, it isn't lady-like!"

Patra leaned against the ruby walls. "That's impossible…"

The spider smiled. "Oh is it really? I could just be playing a mind game with you, princess. Or I just might be real." The spider reached a claw-like leg to her throat. He immediately lowered it, and faced the other way, taking a few steps back to the other side, allowing the princess to relax a bit.
"What do you want with me?" Patra managed to squeak.

The spider only half-turned to answer her. "Oh nothing really, just the Oasis Jade. I know you know where it is, and where it is hidden, so just tell me." The large eyes that peered through the triceratops skull, intensified.

Patra shook her head. "I don't know what you're talking about." Of course, Patra knew exactly what he was talking about, but she would never give in if it would cost her the Oasis.

Arachne turned completely around to look at the princess. Suddenly he melted away into smoke and was nothing more than a faceless wisp. "Do you think I am a fool?" it hissed.

Patra gasped and leaned closer to the wall. "You're the prophesized Darkness!"

The figure floated closer to Patra. "Call it what you want, fate, destiny, it doesn't matter. What only matters, is that jade! Now where is it?"

Patra frowned. "I told you I don't know! My mother has hidden it, somewhere. But it is probably long lost! What business do you have with it anyways?"

The shadow took the form of another spider, unknown to Patra, with markings that glowed magma red. "You will find out sooner than needed, if you do not find that jade!"

With that the spider vanished as soon as it came, leaving Patra alone.

Patra flicked an ear, when she heard a small vibration continuing to grow louder. The room itself started to vibrate and shake, knocking Patra off her feet. Crystal shards started to crumble and fall on the petite fox's head.

Pinky stared down at the crystal. "How do we…get her out?" she whispered still in shock.

Inky leaned in on the crystal. "Maybe if we try calling out to her…she'll hear us."

Seeing that they had no other option, the four ghosts called out to the trapped fox.

"Patra! Patra! PAT-Oh this is stupid!" Winky growled. "It isn't even working."

Her pink friend nodded. "Yeah, Winky is right. We'll just have to risk giving the gem to her father. Who knows how he'll react…" Before the Ghost Gang could even blink, the crystal exploded, leaving a black vixen in its place.

The female fox fell right on her tail. "Ow…" She muttered.

Pinky hopped in delight. "Patra!" The fox looked up at the pink ghost and cheerfully jumped to her feet for a hug.

"Pinky! It's been quite a while!" She waved to the others, but jumped at the sight of Winky. "I see you have a new friend." She waved at the purple ghost. "Hi, I'm Patra!"

Winky returned the greeting with a friendly smile. "Hello, Patra! My name is Winky!" Patra smiled, then turned completely serious. "Alright guys, sorry about the short welcome, but there is a serious matter here! We need to go to the pyramid ruins, where Arachne was detained." Without another word the fox ran off with determination.

"Patra wait up!" The Ghost Gang rushed after her.

Blinky lazily floated over the debris of the pyramid, examining the area for anything valuable. Soon after a while, he got bored and decided to head back. Just as he was about to leave, he spotted a black, shiny, marble-like stone. Speeding towards the object, he picked it up in his ghostly orbit. "Oh, I'm gonna be so rich!" he exclaimed looking at the stone more closely. It was a square-rounded, jade gem; it was still in perfect condition.

Blinky laughed aloud thinking of all the things he could have because of the small stone, when the princess and ghosts arrived. "Hello Blinky!" Patra called to the ghost.

Blinky froze when he heard his name and hid the jewel behind his back. He relaxed a bit when he saw Winky, but exhaled rudely when he saw her accompanied by Patra the fox.

Winky waited silently for everyone to catch up.

Blinky smirked and wobbled up to Winky. "Hey, Winky, dear. Come back for me?"

Winky rolled her eyes, and turned to Patra. "Is this the place?"

The fox nodded. "Indeed, now all we have to do is shift through all of this sand, and look for a small, square-rounded, black gem. It was carefully hidden at the top of the pyramid, so it can't be too hard to find." Winky raised an eyebrow looking at the entire pyramid wreckage around them. "Yeah…shouldn't be too hard…"

The gang split up, with the exception of Blinky. Winky took notice of this, and glared at him. "I know you don't like helping people. But could you at least help me?" she stumbled a bit at the end of her phrase.

Blinky blinked. "Uh yeah…sure…" he didn't move. Winky swayed towards him suspiciously, causing the red ghost to move back. "Blinky…I'm serious. We need to look for this gem. If you could just-"

Blinky shook his head stubbornly. "I can't right now, because…I, uh, gotta…wash my hair." Winky shook her head. "I knew it was no use in trying to ask you…You're too…grrr."

Turning away, she caught a flash in her eye. "What the…" she looked around to catch the gleam again, finally stopping at Blinky.

Blinky innocently stared back. Hmm…What could you be hiding from me Blinky? Well…'darling', we're just gonna have to see. Winky snarled in her mind.

Batting her eyes, she glided seductively towards the other ghost. "Oh Blinky, I'm sorry I snapped at you. I guess this heat is getting to my head. I guess it took an intelligent, handsome ghost like you, to help me see past it all."

Blinky beamed. "Well, I do have that effect on ladies." Winky inwardly rolled her eyes, but kept up the act. She stared deeply into his arrogant, blue eyes. I must confess, those eyes are highly attractive.

She slightly pouted and drew closer. "Aww, you look so tired. It must be really hard to be a leader of such an unwilling team."

Blinky began to turn a deep shade of red as Winky got unnaturally close. "Hehe...yeah, but I manage."

Winky smiled. "I noticed." She began to wrap herself around the older ghost in a 'more-than-friendly' manner. Blinky was too busy adoring the purple ghost's odd behavior, to notice she was swiping the gem right from under his nose. Winky slightly pulled back and rested her forehead on his. "You know what, Blinky, dear?"

Blinky gazed stupidly back. "What, my darling?" Winky giggled and smiled cunningly. "I am not your darling!" She flung herself back and revealed the stone, scowling at the red ghost. "And if you ever steal something that doesn't belong to you again, I will bury you in the ground, HEAD FIRST!" She flew off angrily.

Blinky hovered in shock, but it eventually wore off. Chuckling to himself, he muttered. "She is some ghost." He started to float after her, but mentally paused. "And she called me handsome!"

YUSH! That was absolutely brilliant! And to think I posted this chapter during a test in History class. Hehe, I love the little hint of Bwinky (Yes that's what I'm calling it...it was that or W'linky...XP). Yeah, a little flirty there for Winky, maybe too much for her own liking XD.

I'm really excited about the next chapter, it has A LOT of Pinky and Inky action, so it's definitely gonna be long- I won't give too much away though ;)

Until next time! Au revoir!

~Raphadelia