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Chapter 6: Metal and Water
Olimar and Louie were already up when I got up. "Morning Alex" Olimar said.
"Good morning" I said. I tried to rub the sleep out of my eyes and once again hit my helmet. If I didn't think I would die from the air…
"Louie got the blue pikmin for us" Olimar said "and I think we have about…30, maybe more."
"Oh…that's good" I said. My mind was really slow, and I was still processing where we were.
I looked at the blue side of the obelisk and I noticed it had changed again. The two pikmin were still leaning on the line down the middle, and the space suit was below each one, but the suit didn't have anyone in it now, and a small bulborb was standing with the suit in its mouth…I hated to think about what that could mean.
"Hey! This seems like Hocotate writing!" Olimar exclaimed, looking at the metal plate "but…it has Kopi writing too…how fascinating!"
"Huh…I guess we'll need the Kopites to fully understand it then" I said with a yawn.
"Hmm…" Olimar studied the plate, thinking through its possibilities "let me see your suit" he finally said.
I walked over and he went started playing with the pack on my back "careful, I need it to survive" I said.
"…that's strange" Olimar said "it says…never mind, just give me a second"
Before I could wonder what he meant, the screen lit brightly, then it went back to normal. "…what did you do?" I asked.
"I upgraded our radio signal" he replied "you should get another signal now"
And sure enough I did. The signal was weak though, and kept flickering "wow…but it doesn't look right" I said.
"It'll take a day to properly settle" Olimar said "I don't have the mechanical knowledge required to fully upgrade it, so…"
"Its fine" I replied "what was so strange about my suit?"
"Oh! It said your life functions were lower than normal" he said "but given the way you're acting, I figured it was just a virus"
"Ok" I replied. Olimar started studying the plate again. I was so busy watching him that I didn't notice a couple of pikmin come up behind me.
"Hi Alex!" Daisy exclaimed. I jumped and turned around, which caused several pikmin to giggle.
"God, you scared me!" I said.
"Sorry, just wanted to introduce you to my friend Aqua!" she said. A blue pikmin was pushed out of the crowd.
Like Flame and Daisy, her difference was the lighter color of her skin…but the difference was how she acted. While Flame and Daisy both looked at me with wonder and awe, she didn't even look at me, she just stared at the ground quietly, almost as if she was scared.
"Hi there" I said gently.
Her cheeks became red, which I found odd for a pikmin "h-hi" she said, so quietly that I could barely hear her.
"Sorry about her, she's REALLY shy" Daisy said "I can remember one time, she ran into a bulborb and-"
"That's enough Daisy" Flame said. Aqua had finally looked up at me, and I could see she was scared.
"you don't have to be afraid of me" I said "I'm here to help" I didn't know what to do, so I hugged her…which seemed to help a lot, because she wrapped her arms around me as if hugging me back.
She smiled at me "thank you Alex" she said, then she let go and went next to the leaders.
"So, where to now?" Daisy asked.
"We're staying here today, the signal is too unstable for us to follow it" I said.
"Oh, ok" she said. A moment later, the pikmin started playing, only the leaders sitting off to the side.
I noticed each pikmin seemed to have a different personality, but…it was almost color or power based. Flame seemed calm most of the time, but I've seen him get…well, fiery. He LOVES to fight, and he'll attack anyone, or anything, he sees as a threat. Daisy is excited, and often described things as…static, I guess…she's always excited, and she seems flowing with energy. Aqua, as far as I've seen, is the odd one out. The others act calm at times, but she's always upset. She's never complacent, and is often…watery? I don't think that's a term…oh well. She's shy, but willing to help.
"I give up! I give up!" a blue exclaimed.
"Good" Amber said, getting off of the blue.
"Do you ever learn, Jet?" a yellow asked.
"I'd like to see you try to take her, Static!" the blue, who was probably Jet, replied.
"Nah, I think I'm done embarrassing boys for today" Amber replied with a yawn. Then she giggled "it looks like Alex saw"
They both looked at me "hi there" I said.
They were silent "Alex, this is Static and Jet, Daisy and Aqua's partners" Amber said, giggling again "and probably the most foolish pikmin of their color"
"You're a Red, it's just not fair!" Jet complained
"You're the one who keeps wanting to fight her" Static said, amusement in his voice.
Amber yawned again "you two are so boring! I'm going to go see Daisy, she owes me a massage" she skipped off. I wondered how pikmin even knew about massages…oh well, another mystery.
The walls appeared again as night fell, and the pikmin went into the onions as they took off. I looked at the gamepad, and I saw that the signal had stabilized "look Olimar! The signal is stable!" I said
"That's great Alex!" he replied "now, how about we all get some rest"
I nodded, then my suit glitched and started beeping "w-what's happening?" I asked.
Olimar looked at my backpack "oh…seems it wasn't a virus" Olimar said.
"What are you-" I was cut off by a fit of coughing as the air was taken from me. I gasped for air that wouldn't come, and suddenly…everything was black.
Another chapter done! Yay! I really shouldn't be averaging a chapter a week…but oh well! I should pick up the pace to one a day again soon though, so yay! Remember: I love criticism, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. Bye for now!