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Tales of the Multiverse Bit 112
Babe!
When Lori Loud found herself caught in a magical mini-tornado, Bobby Santiago gasped in shock. When the mini-tornado subsided, Bobby caught Lori in his arms and is shock when he felt the scorching heat steaming out from Lori's body.
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After a few more minutes of walking around the Faraza Forest, the Hunting Team, alongside Hector Vanguard Jr. and Tomomichi Motoyama, arrives at the temple. The temple is large but the thick vines and brambles alongside the large trees towering the temple was good enough to hide the structure from above.
Hector whistled in amusement, "Look at that." he uttered, "This temple is a lot bigger than I thought.'' he commented.
"You think we'll meet the Guardian Deity on the spot?" Luna Loud asked.
"Apparently not." Tomomichi replied, "According to Eddward-dono, we need to travel deep inside the temple to meet up with the Guardian Deity." he explained.
"More walking then but at least we won't be walking around in circles." Lunette Yaeger assured.
"Also according to Minna-dono, the temple had many doors that requires certain options to open.'' Tomomichi added.
"Well that's no problem." Hector reassured, "We'll just break those doors down, so we could get through.'' he declared.
"Bad suggestion, Junior.'' Lavi replied, "Remember, Eddward told us to refrain ourselves from damaging the temple because the Guardian Deity won't like it.'' he reminded.
"YEAH!" Bud Bison exclaimed in agreement.
Hector's eyes widen in realization, "Oh right, I forgot.'' he uttered.
"Let's not waste anymore time.'' Alla Yuliya beckoned.
And with that, everyone went inside the temple and as they walk through the dark corridors, Hector is in deep thoughts, "Damn... first I got the wrong map then I made a bad suggestion." he thought, "If I keep mistakes like this, then I'm proving my peers right, I need to get a hold of myself.'' he advised.
As Hector walks ahead, he had no idea that he's not the only one in deep thoughts as right behind Lavi and Alla, we see Aria "Arinah" Sakurada looking around in suspicion.
Arinah narrowed her eyes, "What was that?'' she thought, "I felt a familiar presence in this temple and it better not be who I think it is.'' she stated in annoyance.
Eustace Bagge noticed the look of discomfort on Arinah's face, "Arinah, is there something wrong?'' the old man inquired.
Arinah quickly snaps out of her thoughts while shaking her head, "Nothing Eustace." she reassured with a smile, "I just remember something stupid but there's nothing to worry about." she explained.
Eustace raised an eyebrow as he can definitely tell that something is bothering Arinah but decided not to pry further as he don't want to suffer the same fate of those she inadvertently harmed from the previous days.
The group then arrives at the very end of the corridor where they came across a stone door with two pillars on each sides with blue flames on top. On their left, they noticed ancient drawings etched on the wall.
"Those are some interesting ancient drawings." Malvina Rasputin pointed out.
Alla crosses her arm, "I wonder what they meant.'' she uttered.
Luna then touches the stone door with her left hand and tried to push it but to no avail, "It can be pushed so we need to find another way to open this." she stated
"Minna said that each doors requires certain options." Lunette mentioned, "But from the looks of it, I think this door is beyond opening." she pointed out.
Hector then began to feel the wall, "Maybe but with this kind of setting, I bet there's a secret wall around here.'' he assumed.
Luna then began to feel the wall as well, "You got a point!" she said in agreement, "There might be a secret door with a passage.'' she said.
As everyone began to follow Hector's example, Tomomichi stares at the ancient drawing with thoughtful looks. The ancient drawing he is staring are two ancient people carrying what looks like a green & orange torch and with their walking position, it seems they're a heading towards a rectangular light. Tomomichi's eyes widen in realization, he looks back at the two pillars with blue flames before looking back at the wall, and with that... he figured something out.
"Everyone! I think I found a way to open this door!" Tomomichi declared.
Everyone turns their attention to him, "Really?'' Hector asked.
Tomomichi then gestured a hand at the ancient drawings, "If you look closely at these drawings, you can find the answer that we need to open up the stone door." he pointed out.
Hector then stares at the ancient drawings with narrowed eyes, "I don't see it." he uttered.
"See those people holding the torch?" Tomomichi beckoned, "If you look closely, they're heading towards a rectangular light.'' he pointed out, "If my hunch is right, the pillars with the blue flames is our key in opening the door." he deducted.
"Really? How?'' Luna asked.
Tomomichi thought about it, "Hmm... does anyone had a salt?'' he asked which surprised everyone.
"Salt?" Hector squawked in disbelief, "Dude! Get serious!" he demanded, "Why do we need salt at a time like this!?'' he questioned.
"If you know chemistry like I do, then you'll understand what I'm trying to do.'' Tomomichi stated, "So anyone had salt?'' he asked once more.
Malvina then brought out a small bottle of salt, "I had one.'' she revealed.
"Why do you have salt with you?'' Alla asked.
"I used it to blind enemies.'' Malvina answered before handing the bottle of salt to Tomomichi.
"Thank you, Malvina-dono.'' Tomomichi said in gratitude, "Now does anyone had copper with them?" he asked.
Lunette then brought out her earphones, "These earphones had copper in it." she pointed out before handing the earphones to the nerd.
"Thank you Lunette-dono.'' Tomomichi said in gratitude before approaching the two pillars, "Now time to see if my hunch is actually right.'' he uttered before tapping the salt onto the first blue flame which immediately turns orange.
"Wow! It turned orange!" Luna exclaimed in awe.
Tomomichi then placed the earphones inside the other flame and a minute later it melted alongside the copper within as the blue flame then turns green.
"It turned green!" Alla exclaimed in surprise.
"Just like the ancient drawings on the wall.'' Lavi mentioned.
"YEAH!" Bud exclaimed in agreement.
And with that, the stone door finally opens, giving them the chance to enter.
"How did you figure out how to change the color of the flames?'' Arinah asked in awe.
"Like I said before, if you know chemistry like I do, then you'll figure out what I just did.'' Tomomichi replied while tipping his glasses.
"Hah! You're a lot smarter despite looking all stupid, you stupid boy.'' Eustace complimented with a scoff.
"Let's go, everyone." Yasutora "Chad" Sado beckoned.
And with that, the team entered the door with Hector entering last while in deep thoughts, "Man... this mission is a lot trickier than I thought." he admitted, "It's a good thing that Tomomichi is here to help us." he uttered in reassurance.
The team continues to move through the narrowed corridors which gets more smaller by a minute.
"Geez!" Luna complained, "Whoever build this place must be insane." she commented, "The corridors are getting smaller and smaller as we go.'' she described.
"Please be careful everyone." Tomomichi advised, "According to Minna-dono, this place gets more dangerous as we go, so please watch your step or you might trigger some traps.'' he reminded.
"Noted.'' Hector replied but not a second or last, he steps on a square-shaped button on the floor, he looks down and realized his blunder, "Uh-oh...'' he uttered in dread.
Lavi then turns to him with a raised eyebrow, "What do you mean by 'Uh-oh'?" he questioned before his eyes widen in realization, "Oh... please don't tell me you didn't set off a trap!?'' he assumed in panic.
Suddenly, a large circular boulder drops down from behind and began rolling it's way towards them, much to their shock and horror.
"Holy shit! Run!" Hector yelled and everyone made a run for it with Arinah, Lunette and Eustace running ahead.
"Damn! With this narrowed corridors we'll get squashed!" Alla exclaimed.
Lunette then noticed a large gap on the wall, "Everyone! There's a huge a gap on the wall!" she pointed out.
And with that, the team hid inside the large gap as the large boulder rolled it's way passed them, making them sigh in relief before glaring at Hector.
Hector raised his hands up, "Okay, I'll be extra careful later on.'' he reassured with a nervous grin.
A minute later, the team reached the next room and the room is wide and empty but they can see an open entrance door at the very end.
"Like I said before, please be careful." Tomomichi reminded, "You may think this room is safe because it's empty but there could be a trap hidden in here.'' he stated.
"Noted." Hector replied and on his next step, the Green Lantern once again steps on another square-shaped button on the floor which made his eyes widen in shock, "Ah... nuts...'' he cursed.
And with that, the ceiling collapses and began to descends down towards them fast.
"Everyone! Get out of this room!" Malvina shouted as they ran towards the exit with Tomomichi being the last one to get out and just in time as the ceiling crashes down the floor, "Whew! That was a close call." she uttered in relief.
Meanwhile we see Lavi and Alla are now strangling Hector with both of their hands, "You. Said. You'll. Be. Extra. Careful!" the latter demanded in anger.
"Ngok... I'm... ngok... sorry... ngok!" Hector wheezed while letting out some choking sounds.
"That's enough guys!" Luna chastised, "We need to get going.'' she beckoned.
A minute later, the team are now seen walking across a bridge and right below them is nothing but complete darkness, much to Malvina's dismay.
"Look how dark that is.'' Malvina commented.
"Makes you wonder what will happen if you fall down there.'' Arinah mused.
"I don't even want to know." Luna replied.
"Once again, I repeat, please and I mean please be careful." Tomomichi begged, "We don't want to be on the receiving end of another trap.'' he expressed.
Not wanting to jinx himself and everyone else, Hector decided not reply but only for him to step on another squared-shaped button, "Aw! Come on!" he complained.
And suddenly the bridges began to crumble down from the end towards them.
"Run!" Lunette yelled.
"I want my mommy!" Eustace cried out even though he got to safety first.
One by one, they got into the exit before the bridges completely crumbles down towards the deep abyss, the team let's out a sigh of relief while Hector is once again in the mercy of Lavi and Alla.
"Guys! I'm sorry! It was an accident!" Hector apologized in panic before the two proceeds to strangles him.
Luna sighed, "We'll we be able to get to the Guardian Deity alive?!'' she uttered in concern and disbelief.
After walking and surviving more traps, all caused by Hector, the team arrives in another large and empty room but the entrance is situated at the highest part of the wall.
"Man, I've been making blunders left and right, I really need to focus or I'll end up causing more trouble for this team.'' Hector thought.
Luna looks up, "Okay... the entrance is up there.'' she pointed out, "Are we suppose to climb that?'' she assumed.
Tomomichi touches the wall and began to feel it, "Hmm... that can't do, Luna-dono, the wall is too smooth to be climb up.'' he stated.
"There could be a switch somewhere here that can help us get up there.'' Malvina suggested.
And with that, the team began to look around the room trying to find anything that could help them reached the entrance and as Hector looks around the place, he once again steps on a much larger square-shaped button.
"Aw' man! Not again!" Hector complained in disbelief.
Everyone got ready for any kind of trap but nothing came instead they saw a single yet wide platform moving up from the floor.
"What's going on?" Arinah asked in surprise.
Tomomichi examines the rising platform before looking at Hector, "Junior-dono, I suggest you get off of that floor." he advised which Hector complied by quickly getting off the pressed button and suddenly the rising platform began to slowly go back down, "I see..." the bespectacled boy uttered in realization, "The floor Junior-dono stepped on is our key in order to get into that entrance.'' he mused before turning once more to Hector, "Junior-dono, do you have any abilities to fly?'' he asked.
"Every Green Lanterns had the ability to fly." Hector answered.
Tomomichi nodded, "I need you to step on that floor again while me and the rest of the team gets on that platform, and once we've reached the top and got through the entrance then follow us.'' he instructed.
The team, minus Hector, then got on the platform as the Green Lantern steps on the large button and the platform then began to rise upwards, and when the platform stops in front of the entrance, everyone wasted no time running through it.
"Junior-dono! Let's go!" Tomomichi beckoned.
Hector nodded before flying upwards and met up with everyone behind the entrance.
"At least you stepped onto something useful." Lavi commented.
Hector grinned, "I guess it depends on luck." he replied before taking another step only for him to step on another square-shaped button which causes the floor to collapse open.
The team stood on mid air while Lavi and Alla looks at Hector with blank looks, "Yup." the latter uttered, "It really depends on luck." she uttered sarcastically.
"If I survive this fall, you're going to get it.'' Lavi growled.
"Mercy?" Hector squeaked.
And with that, the team fell down screaming and hollering down towards the deep abyss.
bzzzttt...
Meanwhile in another dark corridor somewhere within the temple, we see a strange young man walking around with an amused smile on his face.
"Hehehe..." the strange young man chuckled, "I wonder what I can find in this place..." he mused, "Aside from meeting my precious little Aria that is.'' he uttered with a sinister grin.
A/N: Inspired from someonestupED, damnlastwords, Jamesdean5842, Hope the Victor and Ace Neptune. All OCs and concepts not created by moi were given permission for me to use by it's respected creators.