Chapter LXXXXII: Goin' onto the Groovin Empire Part VI

Speaking with an annoyed tone Yzma declared, "no! No! No!" As she put an inky quill against over each of the surrounding villages on a blue map, swiping what they had been through.

She then spoke once more, "this is tiresome! We have passed every village surrounding the palace and still no sign of Kuzco!" She sat back in her chair, as she was getting more irritated as she asked, "Where is he!"

For she was getting bored now with just terrorising the villages, they all together had turned all the people they had come across into heartless.

But now she was impatient, she had to have total control in title and in property so then looking to her left she pulled down a mouthpiece as she spoke out, "Kronk! Pete!"

Outside of her little blue tent a speaker emerged from its top as her words echoed out, her two other accomplices ran beside her carriage that was drawn by two enormous dark blue rabid dog heartless.

Pete running on the right hand side was clearly tired after running for so many miles without that much of a break, so he wiped his brow with one of his big fists as he asked aloud, "when are we gonna take a break?" While Kronk on the other hand just continued on undeterred an oblivious smile on his face as he responded to Yzma's call, "here!"

Hearing just Kronk Yzma spoke again into the piece, "I'm getting tired tell Pete to pull over!"

Kronk replied in moments, "will do! Kronk out."

Then looking over the huge running heartless as they hurried on Kronk looked to his tired partner who was beading with sweat at the temperature of the jungle, he then called out to him waving his hand to get his attention, "heya! Pete! Pete!"

Hearing his call still tired he responded to him, "what?" As he hadn't heard Yzma's command at all over the trampling of the heartless.

Kronk then told him, "Yzma wants ya to stop! Can you can these things to do that!"

At these words Pete registered it after a few moments as he then responded a little breathless, "sure, sure yeah!" He then thought in his mind, 'well it's bout' time!' With that he then snapped his fingers as he cried out, "all right! Company halt!"

Then at once the heartless came to a stand still in moments at his command; the carriage itself fell back slightly as it rested finally on the ground unmoving, Pete had now fallen on his knees breathing heavily from tiredness.

Feeling it stop finally Yzma opened the curtains of her tent looking bored and irritated, Kronk seeing her then ran over in front of the rabid heartless as she walked over it. Kronk took her hand as she arrived at its head, as the heartless bowed down slightly he helped her finally onto the ground. However in the process she stepped on his foot making him gasp from the pain as he hopped back as he held his painful foot.

Yzma was still displeased as she walked on the muddy floor of the jungle, then unfortunately one of her shoes got caught in the gooey mess, she tried to drag it out of the horrible mess however it was futile, seeing this she growled, "perfect!"

Pulling out her right foot from her shoe as she spoke again as her other foot was now stuck in the mud, "these are my best shoes!" With that she pulled her left foot out as she swung her scarf around herself, "I hate this jungle!" With that it smacked her in the face making her wet with mud. Pete stared at her quietly and then watched with disgust as then a whole flock of flies swarmed all over her.

Watching as the vicious insects swarmed from out of nowhere all Pete could do was look on with dread as Yzma ran crying out mad as they continued to chase after her. It was all too clear that the jungle hated her too.

But then beside him, "oh look!" Turning Pete saw Kronk walking a small distance as he pulled out a parchment and a quill as he continued, "a golden spotted small wing warbler!" For there on a tree branch was a small yellow podgy bird with blue feathers popping out of its head as it burbled a call of some type.

Pete distracted by him got up and walked on over as he watched what he was doing with odd eyes as Yzma continued to be chased by the ferocious flies, Kronk then spoke again," just one more for exotic bird bingo!" Yzma continued to shriek as she ran past once again with Kronk too distracted as he just smiled and finished saying scratching away with his quill, "I am lovin' this!"

Gazing down at him as he heard Yzma running past again Pete then sighed as he told Kronk, "Ya really are simple aren't ya?"

Hearing him Kronk had finished what he was doing as he looked at him puzzled as he asked, "what I am?"

To which Pete nodded tiredly as he looked Yzma again as he then told him, "Ya just miss the bigger part of things that are goin on, even if they are too obvious." At which point Kronk finally registered what was going on himself as he looked on with odd eyes himself as to what was happening to Yzma.

Still in her infuriating situation as the flies continued to chase after her, Yzma was wondering furiously why those two idiots weren't doing anything to help her! But then as this thought emerged in her mind, a sudden blast was heard making her trip and fall forwards.

Pete and Kronk from where they both were watched with absolute amazement as the whole swarm of flies were all turned into little chunks of ice as they all fell as little ice blocks and sunk into the mud while Yzma herself was stopped from her fall as a wind spell came out of nowhere stopping her in mid air.

Wide eyed as she was gently lowered back onto the ground that was mud free she was speechless, but then Pete asked the question that was on everybody's mind, "what was that there?"

But then suddenly at his question from nowhere emerged a dark blue glowing orb as it flew in from the sky and hovered in mid air as Yzma turned back and watched as it descended. Pete and Kronk continued to stand from where they were gob smacked.

Yzma seeing this strange object was silently bewildered as she walked around it and asked, "What is this?" But then at her question suddenly the orb flashed again making her jump back in fright as Kronk and Pete quickly were put on guard too.

But then at once the flash diminished, as there within the orb was a single image as their cloaked associate stood in the darkness of the palace labs as he greeted them all, "hi there."

Seeing him Pete was perplexed! He could communicate like this! However Yzma recovering from her shock of the sudden encounter sighed as she then told him, "Well you certainly know how to make your entrance don't you?"

At this the masked one simply shrugged his shoulders as he replied, "well I had nothing else to do, and besides you seemed to be suffering from your own ounce of bad luck."

Remembering then the rather embarrassing situation she'd just been in mere seconds ago she dismissed it quickly, though she was clearly maddened and embarrassed, "well ignoring that fact, what is it that you've come to talk about?"

Kronk and Pete were quiet as they continued to listen on to the conversation, the one with the mask replied in an amused tone a smile on his revealed lips, "I'm just here to tell you that I've finished the little battle arrangements here if anyone happens to invade and I've also done a little meddling with our hostages… though not anything to concern you with that much."

Yzma listening on however wasn't really amused as she asked him annoyed, "is that all you came here to tell us?"

Hearing her tone the masked boy smirked, "no not at all… I also came to let you know that I've prepared a little gift for you which I think you'll be needing soon."

At this Pete from where he was standing wondered to himself, 'a gift?'

But Yzma herself hearing this was intrigued and a little pleased at this, however she continued on, " oh nice… and let me ask you this?" At this questioning tone the masked boy replied, "hm?" Then she asked, "Do you know if we're close to where Kuzco is?"

At this question his smile still there he answered after a brief look around them, "I believe you are, and if you just ask around I'm sure someone will send you in the right direction."

Listening to this info it was clear though that Yzma wanted a little more info than that as she began to reply, "oh great! Lovely! But honestly could you please-" but then at this sentence the orb that the cloaked boy was in flashed quickly again as it flew away into the sky.

Seeing him leave just like that as it made everyone in that area silent with awkwardness and slight shock, but then Yzma who had paused at this suddenly let her rage erupt inside of her as she yelled loudly, "AAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHH!"

This made Pete back away a couple of steps, as this Yzma woman was terrifying when she was mad, while Kronk on the other hand who was very used to this type of behaviour from her simply said, "well, that was certainly rude."

Yzma in the meantime still stuck in her enraged moment was walking around on the mud free ground as she paced around and around in a circle like an enraged tiger, she then spoke out loud, "how dare he do this to me! What was the point of him to just to help out there and then leave us standing in the cold! When I get my hands on him I'll-"

But suddenly she felt a tugging on her dress, looking down to her left at the hem of her hem was a small squirrel who was looking up at her with a smile on his furry features as he reached up a small acorn to her as he spoke to her in squirrel gibberish.

Seeing him there Yzma reacted in moments, "get away from me!" She shrieked in fright.

The squirrel scared off in seconds he ran up to Kronk in moments as he climbed all over him as he shivered from fear slightly as he finally rested on his right arm, then he became outraged as he shook an angry fist at her as he spoke on, Pete watching the little critter couldn't blame him for that reaction. But then Kronk spoke up once more, "yeah tell me about it."

Hearing him say this Pete looked to him puzzled as he asked him, "What're ya talking about?"

Looking to him Kronk told him as he explained pointing to the squirrel, " well this little guy's upset cause of the way Yzma just treated him so-"

Interrupting him Yzma looked at him in annoyed disbelief as she asked him, "You can talk to a squirrel?"

Kronk nodded to them both wondering why there were both finding this odd, "well yeah, I was a junior chipmunk and I had to be versed in all the woodland creatures."

Finding this idea strange himself as Kronk explained Pete replied, "well I'd say that's the first I've ever heard of that! Ya really are the oddest odd ball of 'em all."

Not getting it still Kronk was confused but then he felt a pulling on his right arm as he saw the squirrel wanted to continue with his worries, so seeing this Kronk felt it only right to indulge the little one more as said, " ah I'm so sorry, please continue." With that the squirrel did just that.

Pete staring on as the squirrel continued to jabber on to her big cohort he simply rolled his eyes as he folded his arms as he had to listen on as well, though Yzma just put a hand to her face as she was surrounded by idiocy as she made her complaints to the heavens above, "why me! Why me! Why me…" as she started to walk away a small distance.

Kronk hearing her as she continued to protest on looked over his little arrival as he told her, "well it doesn't always have to be about you, this little guys had it rough! Seems like a talking llama gave him a hard time the other day."

With that Yzma stopped in her tracks in shock as Pete himself turned out of his annoyed mood in seconds, in the same frame of mind as Yzma as he turned to Kronk in moments and asked, "What ya mean he's met-"

But then Kronk interrupted him as he turned and said, "Yeah, a real rude fella as well apparently, but then there was this really nice girl he met with this cat who cheered him up but then-"

Suddenly it was Yzma's turn to interrupt as she grabbed Kronk's arm making the squirrel jump in moments as it scurried all over him before ending up behind his neck, Pete too was slightly startled at her sudden lunge as he looked at her bewildered as she said, "ah! Oh! A talking llama, do tell." As she looked on with eager anticipation her hands held together.

However the squirrel wasn't going to have any of it as he whispered something into Kronk's right ear batting away with his own small right arms indicating for her to shoo, Kronk then gave the polite translation, "uh, he really doesn't wanna talk to you."

Pete hearing this then made his own reply with an annoyed sigh, "oh great! So now what do we do?"

But then Yzma gave the reply in moments as she became just as annoyed at their only source of info as she looked to Pete, "well we'll just let Kronk ask him," so turning to him again she asked, her irritation in her voice slightly, "so Kronk if you would please?"

In between them all as the squirrel moved itself back onto his right arm again pulling his tail around himself shrugging as Kronk looked on tiredly himself as he said aloud, "ugh, I hate being in the middle."

At this Pete responded, "I think there should be more things ya should hate." But then he listened on quietly as Kronk ignored him and started to converse with the small squirrel.

It was clear as the conversation started that the squirrel was more than eager to tell his story to Kronk as he made strange movements, first of all he made a mime indicated being loving and adorable, then it changed as he swung his arms together making a cry of seemingly being in pain or maybe fright, he then lifted his arms together making a roaring face. Pete wasn't getting a word of it whatsoever as he watched on, but then Kronk spoke on, "ah monsters huh? Ohhh nasty."

The squirrel then continued on with many strange poses as Pete looked on, but then he noticed Yzma wanting to listen more closely to the conversation as she slowly snuck around and stood behind Kronk as she looked between the small mammal and translator. Looking at her with her big toothy grin as she smiled was… ghastly.

Feeling eyes over his small shoulders the squirrel turned around and saw her scary smile himself as he then became annoyed in moments turning his back as he stopped his miming and explaining to Kronk.

Turning at the same moment as the little squirrel's speaking stopped, Kronk looked to Yzma who was listening over his shoulders, looking at her slightly displeased in his own gentle way he then asked Yzma, "uh could you all give us a little room please?" As he then looked at Pete who stared at him with odd eyes as he asked, "what me too?"

To which Kronk nodded as he told them both, "yeah the two of you are putting on a bit too much pressure on us both."

At this her smile still there looking a little awkward Yzma apologized as she said, "oh? Sorry."

Pete though annoyed apologised anyway as he said, "yeah sorry, geez!" With that both villains took a step back away from Kronk and the squirrel.

In control the little mammal spoke again as he looked at the distance made, he then talked to Kronk again, after hearing what he had to say he then relayed to them both, "okay, Pete you're fine."

At this he was glad as he replied, "oh good." Though he was still annoyed slightly as he had his arms folded.

But then turning to Yzma he told him, "Um Yzma sorry but can you move a little bit more please?"

Surprised at this Pete couldn't help but feel a little glad slightly but Yzma on the other hand was obviously irritated as she then revealed as she made a huge stride between them all as she shouted out from a about a metre or so, "well how's this!"

The little squirrel uttered in his ear as Kronk told her, "Yeah that's good! You're both okay now."

Glad for this at the very least Yzma then shouted out again as she put her hands to her cheeks, "now ask him which way the talking llama went!"

Pete then decided to add as well, "exactly! Besides that we need to find that seeker runt and cat! So speed it up!"

Getting it Kronk did just that as he asked the squirrel and in moments it pointed in the direction where the llama emperor and Nozomi had gone.

Finally getting this information Yzma clapped her hands together, "excellent!" Then suddenly all at once there was a huge crash as something landed into the ground in front of them all.

This scared the small squirrel off of Kronk in moments as it hid quickly in the leaves as it saw three huge towering monsters uncurl and emerge, Pete and Kronk were also just as shocked and even a little nervous themselves of the beasts as Pete asked a little shaken, "are these the-?"

However Yzma looking at the three beasts was silent for a moment but then she became more than pleased as she spoke, "yes these are wonderful! Just a wonderful gift."

Then all at once she ordered, "Pete! Kronk! We're moving out!"

Hearing her Kronk then replied in moments slightly a little nervous now, "uh ah! Right Yzma!" Then quickly she was loaded back into her carriage while Kronk stood beside the rabid dogs, he then turned to Pete, "okay um Pete? Can you get these guys moving again?"

Listening to him Pete replied, "uh sure yeah! Right!" With that he quickly got beside the heartless again as he was now fully recovered from his break, then snapping his fingers he ordered, "all right! Forward march!"

With that the heartless both roared as they stampeded forwards again with himself and Kronk following alongside while the three terrifying new creatures followed on from behind.

As they all thundered forwards together Pete then thought to himself sadly, 'it's so different without her ' he then looked down truly depressed as he thought again,'…I miss Hari.'