Last time, Prohyas and Witchy Simone had just finished escorting Princess Zange while she shopped for clothes. Simone was exhausted and had a twisted ankle from the fighting pirates. But as soon as they got back, they was interrupted by a blinding light.
Now.
The light subsided to show that they was inside a cave. "Where are we?" Simone asked as she looked around.
"Beats me." Came a familiar voice. Simone and Prohyas turned around to see it was Familiar himself and Bimm was by his side.
"I think I know where this is going." Prohyas commented with a deadpan tone.
"Do you?" A high pitch voice questioned, and with a crackle of lightning the owner of the voice appeared. It was none other than Mr Flummocks the weather gnome.
"Begrudgingly I do." Prohyas answered.
"Urm, who is Prohyas?" Bimm asked as she looked between the two of them.
"Bimm, Familiar, Simone I hope none of you will have to remember it." Prohyas responded.
"What's a matter Prohyas? Don't you like helping me with my research?" Flummocks asked in a teasing tone.
"No. Why can't you bother someone else, like Hoppus?" Prohyas asked.
"Or that Mook, Manfish The Fish Man?" Simone added on.
"What a marvellous idea!" Flummocks cheered. With a snap of his there was a flash of lightning , Hoppus and Manfish The Fish Man appeared. "Welcome Hoppus and that Mook, Manfish The Fish Man!"
Both Prohyas and Simone face palmed
"Fuss." Groaned Prohyas.
"Dang it." Grumbled Simone.
"Where am I!?" Hoppus questioned.
"What!? Why am I out of my precious ocean!?" Manfish yelled in his thick french accent.
"I've told you once. I've told you a thousands time, you don't, own, the ocean!" Prohyas responded in annoyance.
"Enough catch up, it is time for the game to begin." Flummocks announced and snapped his fingers. His 6 captives were stripped of there gems and magiswords. This caused out cries from everyone but Prohyas who just glared at him. "Now, now, if you want them back you just have to be apart of the winning team! And you will also get the losers possessions! Now, shall we begin?" Flummocks snapped his fingers and a large jaggered wall rised from the ground in front of them.
Bimm and Familiar looked at each other with a confident grin, nodded and started to scramble up the wall with their claws.
"Rabbits are vegetarian, yes?" Manfish asked Hoppus.
"We are." Hoppus answers.
"Then Manfish is happy to work together." With that, Hoppus started to jump from ledge to ledge. While Manfish started to climb up, but he was very slow. "Manfish regrets not being in better shape."
With one look at Simone, Prohyas could tell she was far to tiered to make the climb on her on own. "Hop on." Prohyas as pointed to his back and crouched down.
"Are you sure?" Simone asked.
"Witchy please, these guns aren't just for show." Prohyas bragged as he flexed. Simone just rolled her eyes and got on his back.
It wasn't the most comfortable position for Simone, but felt good to have her feet off the ground, and Prohyas's hair was surprisingly soft for a mercenary. "Prohyas." She called.
"Yeah?" Prohyas asked as started to climb the wall.
"I'm going to rest my eyes for a bit." Simone answered with a yawn.
"Don't let go, and sweet dreams Squirt." Prohyas responded.
"That's *yawn* not my name." Simone groaned before closing her eyes.
Prohyas continued to climb and leap up the stone wall, having easily overtaken Manfish and now gaining on Hoppus as there was no more leges to jump up to, and now had to climb. Bimm and Familiar had just reached the top, and looked down to their opponents.
"Don't worry Prohyas, we'll give you and Simone your stuff back if we win!" Bimm called down to him.
"As long as you promise to do the same for us!" Familiar added on.
"It's a deal!" Prohyas shouted to them.
With that Bimm and Familiar ran off to the next obstacle.
"YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH MY MAGISWORDS!" Hoppus threatened.
"And Vambre says I over react." Prohyas mutters.
Hoppus soon made it to the top with Prohyas close behind. Hoppus looked over the edge and saw that Manfish wasn't even half way up yet. "Oh come on!"
Prohyas made up and ignored the glare Hoppus was giving him as he caught his breath, before he ran to the next obstacle. Once he arrived Bimm and Familiar were no where to be seen. There was only a stone wall with a stone door and a stone intercom. "Welcome to the quiz section of the course. Once you have answered 3 questions correctly, you will be aloud to pass." Mr Flummocks spoke through the intercom.
"Fuss." Groaned Prohyas.
"Question 1. What happens when a Smashroom digests a tree or a item created from a tree?" The intercom asks.
Prohyas began to panic. "This isn't good, Vambre's the one who paid attention in class!"
"Didn't you and Vambre fight a Smashroom once? Think back to that." Simone spoke with her eyes still closed.
"Oh yeah." Prohyas muttered be he thought back to that mission's events. "They grow!" He exclaimed.
"Correct! Question 2. Name the key ingredient in a making a revenge position?" The intercom questioned.
"Come on, come on, Gateaux mentioned this, but I wasn't listening to that part!" Prohyas whined as struggled to remember.
"You need a albino cockroach toad." Simone answered. "No one knows it all Prohyas."
"Correct! Question 3. How do you clean a dragon?" The intercom asked.
"Trick question. Dragons shed their old skin." Prohyas quickly answered.
"Correct! You may pass." The intercom spoke and the door opened. Prohyas broke into a sprint with Simone still on his back.
Prohyas soon smelled moister, heard running water and saw Bimm and Familiar. "Hey." Prohyas greeted once he caught up.
Familiar look up from the ground were he sat. "Hey." He responded.
Bimm was looking over to the rapids before looking at him. "Oh, hi Prohyas." She greeted.
Prohyas walked over to Bimm and looked to the waters. The was completely white with only a hand full of stepping stones available to make it across.
"Remember your side of the deal Prohyas." Familiar spoke without looking at him.
"Good luck." Bimm spoke as she stretched out her paw. Prohyas took her paw and shook it, before jumped onto the first rock and noted that the water had made the rock slippery. Slowly but surely he made it across. Looking back Prohyas saw Bimm and Familiar watching him. Prohyas sighed as he set Simone down. "I'll be right back."
"I don't think now is the best time to be a hero." Simone mentioned.
Prohyas didn't respond as he made his way back across to a surprised Bimm and Familiar. "What are you doing?" Familiar asked.
"What dose it look like I'm doing?" Prohyas responded with a smile, before he picked up Bimm bridal style, to which she yelped in surprise. "I'm helping you both cross." With that Prohyas jumped on to first rock. Bimm was shaking in Prohyas's arms. Once they was on the second rock Bimm's bushy tail brushed against the water. Bimm yelp once more, and latched on to Prohyas, stabbing him with her claws in the process. "Ow."
"Sorry." Bimm apologised as she retracted her claws.
Prohyas managed to get them across without anymore issues, but Bimm didn't let go. "Open your eyes Bimm." Prohyas spoke, having let go of but firmly attached to him.
Did as requested and stopped shaking once she saw that they was on solid ground, she began to climb off of Prohyas. "Sorry, again. And, thank you." Bimm responded.
"Your welcome." Prohyas said before he crossed the waters once more, this time he crossed faster as he grew more confident. "Now it's just you Familiar."
"Why are you even doing this? You could be getting further ahead." Familiar questioned as Prohyas picked him up the same way he did with Bimm.
"Would you have left us behind on the cliff I couldn't get us up?" Prohyas responded as he jumped to the first rock.
"I guess not." Familiar answered as they made it to the second rock.
Familiar was calmer than his sister, but he couldn't stop looking at the wild water. Prohyas grew to confident in and slipped on the final rock. Thinking fast, Prohyas threw Familiar to safety and let himself fall into the water.
"Prohyas!" Bimm and Familiar shouted, causing Simone open her eyes.
Thinking fast she used her magic to stop the current from carrying Prohyas away. But she was still to weak to move him. "A little help you 2?" She spoke as she struggled against the rapids.
Bimm and Familiar ran down to Prohyas. They were careful not to fall in themselves as they pulled Prohyas out of the water.
Prohyas coughed a few times as he stood up. "Told you." He said to Familiar, who just rolled his eyes and gave a brief smile.
"And what am I, chopped liver?" Simone joked.
"Thanks Squirt." Prohyas said with a smile.
"That's not my name!" Simone screamed, startling Bimm and Familiar.
"Shouldn't we get going?" Bimm questioned.
"Oh yeah, come on Witchy." Prohyas responded, indicating for her to jump onto his back.
But Prohyas was soaking wet from his time in the water. "I think I'll walk." Simone answered.
"You might be better running." Familiar says as he points to behind them.
"Boing!"calls Hoppus as he jumps to the rock in the middle of the rapids, but falls off and falls in. Manfish was close behind saying something in French as he dives into the water himself.
"We should probably still run." Prohyas mentions.
Soon.
Bimm, Familiar, Prohyas and Simone were all running to the finish line with Hoppus and Manfish close behind. Simone began to slow from exhaustion, with Prohyas soon slowing as well. "Maybe I should manage my diet better." Prohyas muttered as Hoppus and Manfish over took them.
"Finally!" Prohyas's stomach cried out.
Meanwhile.
Manfish and Hoppus were gaining on Bimm and Familiar, With Manfish coming along the side of them. "You cannot possible beat me! I am to well hydrated!" Manfish boasted as he took out a spray bottle to spray himself. But Bimm and Familiar freaked out at the sight of it and ran much faster and crossed the finish line.
"We have our winners!" Mr Flummocks cheered, before snapped his fingers once more. Everyone was in still in the, but Mr Flummocks now floated in front of the exit and the losers were encased in stone up to their necks. "Well done, now come and collect your prise." Flummocks praised as he materialised all of the taken magiswords.
Bimm grabbed her Ball Of Yarn Magisword, while Familiar picked up Simone's Golden Broomstick Magisword to take a closer look, when the other Magiswords disappeared, and a light blue glowing crystal appeared.
"It's a trap!" Prohyas yelled. Both Bimm and Familiar stepped back as stones were pulled towards the crystal and created a rock monster four times their size.
"Welcome to the bonus round!" Flummocks laughed.
"Prohyas, monsters are your speciality, what do we do!?" Asked a panicking Bimm.
"Let me think... Got it! Familiar, use the Golden Broomstick Magisword and distract it!" Prohyas responded.
"Might as well." Familiar answered. Familiar got on the Magisword and flew in front of the monsters face. "Look at me. Oooooo." Familiar called in a monotone voice, but was enough to cause the monster to try and grab him.
"Bimm, you need to destroy the crystal!" Prohyas ordered.
"How!? All I have is this!" Bimm said as she pointed to her Magisword.
"That's enough hints out of you." Mr Flummocks said as the rock covered Prohyas's mouth. Flummocks then materialised the Carrot Magisword and threw it at Prohyas with his telekinesis.
Thinking fast, Bimm fired a ball of yarn that caused the Magisword to change course and break the rock holding Prohyas. Prohyas snatched the Magisword and fired carrots at Flummocks who disappeared in response. "Thanks Bimm, now tangle the monsters legs, with your magisword!" Prohyas ordered. Bimm did just that surprising the monster and causing it to fall to the floor. "I need a lift Familiar!" Familiar flew down to Prohyas who grabbed onto the Magisword, and let go above the monster's chest. Prohyas extended the Carrot Magisword was twice his size and buried it into the monster's chest and destroyed the crystal.
"Glad that's over." Bimm commented.
The next day.
Simone woke up and checked the time. She was late for work! Simone went to grab her hat, but found a note on it. "Don't worry about work, Spoony agreed to let me take your shift today -Prohyas." Simone smiled at the note as she carried it back to her bed.