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Chapter 39:Reunion on Frozen Glacier
"There's our village, Wolf!"Popo said, pointing at a small cluster of houses near the base of the mountian.
"Hmm, humble little place, ain't it?"he muttered.
"Take us down! Take us down! Take us down!"the Ice Climbers chanted, jumping up and down.
"Alright, alright, keep your parkas on,"Wolf said, rolling his eye as he landed his ship right outside the village, a group of people gathering around near them with wide eyes. Their eyes went even wider when the Ice Climbers hopped out.
"Hi, everyone!"Nana said happily, waving at the crowd with Popo as Wolf landed behind them. He watched silently as two pairs of adults ran out from the crowd, looking at the two with watery eyes.
"Popo?"asked the pair wearing different shades of blue.
"Nana?"asked the pair wearing different shades of red.
"MOMMY! DADDY!"the Ice Climbers shouted happily, running towards their respective parents with their arms held out. The two families embraced each other, crying tears of joy. Most of the crowd went "awww" while Wolf watched with a faint smile. He decided to respectfully wait another minute before speaking up.
"Okay, okay, that's enough of the mushy reunions,"he said, walking over to them. Everyone stared at him somewhat fearfully as he came up to the two families, none of them being too fond of wolves, let alone ones that talked. The Ice Climbers and their parents turned to look at him with different expressions. The duo walked over to him and turned to face the crowd.
"Everyone, this is Wolf!"Nana introduced cheerfully.
"He's a Smasher, just like us!"Popo said. Wolf held up a claw.
"'Sup?"
"Err, kids?"Popo's dad, Zolo asked."Not that I don't trust you, but...are you sure we can trust that thing?"
"I'm a guy,"Wolf said flatly, glaring at the man. The kids quickly turned to him.
"Sorry, Wolf!"they said in unison.
"In our world, wolves are really mean here,"Popo said.
"Everyone's afraid of them, please don't be mad,"Nana said.
Wolf shrugged."Fine, but if anyone calls me a thing again, I'm going to be pi-err, angry."Yes, he may have been a former criminal, but he knew to watch his language around children, otherwise the female Smashers would somehow find out and wash his muzzle out with soap.
"So, what are you kids doing back?"Nana's mom, Nata, asked. The three looked amongst themselves for a moment before explaining the situation.
"Have any of you noticed anything strange going on lately?"Wolf asked. To answer his question, they all looked up towards Infinity Mountain, which made the three Smashers look, too."Whoa, there's something you don't see every day."The normally icy mountian was covered in some strange, dark purple...stuff that covered half the mountian from the top."I'm gonna guess that wasn't there before."
"What happened?"Popo asked as they looked back at the villagers.
"We don't know,"Popo's mom, Mona, said."We just woke up one day and the tip of the mountain was purple. We didn't pay it much mind at first, we just thought it was a trick of light. But then..."
"It started to grow,"Wolf finished for her. They all nodded. Wolf scratched his chin as they looked back."I wonder what'll happen when the entire mountian is covered."
"We're wondering that, too,"Zolo said."We're worried about what will happen if that strange stuff spreads to our village."The Ice Climbers looked at each other for a moment, then nodded.
"Then we'll just climb up the mountian again!"Popo said determinedly.
"Say what?"Wolf asked dreadfully, his one good eye widening.
"We'll get rid of all that bad stuff!"Nana said.
"But-but-but-!"Wolf stuttered, already knowing he had no say in the matter. He groaned, then sighed in defeat.
"Let's go!"Popo cheered, then he and Nana ran towards the mountian.
"Shouldn't we get supplies first?"Wolf asked, resigning himself to his fate. The duo froze (no pun intended) in their tracks, then turned around with sheepish looks on their faces.
"Whoops,"they said embarrassedly. The villagers laughed while Wolf shook his head.
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Later, Wolf and the Ice Climbers were standing at the base of the mountain, the villagers gathered near them. Wolf, who was now sporting a black hood to cover his head, was carrying a large backpack filled with food and other supplies, while the Ice Climbers had backpacks filled with their favorite vegetables.
"ICE, ICE, CLIMBERS! ICE, ICE, CLIMBERS!"the villagers cheered. The duo waved, then the three began their long track up the behemoth known as Infinity Mountian.
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End of chapter
Finally, I've updated after how many months? Ugh...