"Absolutely not! The farther away we are from Springtrap, the
better for all of us!" Altariel snapped at Quill, before she sighed
and massaged her temples. "Look, can we just forgot it for some
time? Half my brain is telling me to raze the entire forest to the
ground, and the other half is a sobbing wreck on the floor."
Didact waited silently. "Look, I'm gonna have to go with Atariel on
this one. Whatever that thing was, it wasn't afraid to charge
groups. And it seems like you guys barely made it that time." Jorge
grunted in reply. Didact wasn't entirely sure what that meant.
4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
(I get the feeling that the whole two minds in one is really
taxing, especially when one half has a panic attack. Also, Starlord
made a reference to a movie called Taken.)
(He picked Quill simply because he was the first one he saw. He
would not have picked Didactic since he is the closest thing to
Springtrap's currency condition. He didn't pick Skye because he
didn't know she existed, since she is fused with Galadriel. That
could very well change if they split again. Skye already seems to
have some kind of connection to him, and he would find her... Much
more interesting than Quill.)
Link blinked at the sudden change in surroundings. He hopped off
Epona, sending her off to feed in the field. To his surprise, he
spotted Hoodie and Skin-Taker leaning against a rock nearby. He had
expected them to leave while they were gone, and felt rather
impressed at their bravery. Or stupidity.
Hoodie didn't move from his seat as the group ported in. He
whispered to Taker, "Let me do the talking. We'll let them come to
us. It shifts more power to us in the situation."
"Something tells me that the part that wants to raze the forest is
Gapadriel. And the sobbing one is Skye... Maybe." Quill said. He
sighed. He forgot the moose.
-A few Km away-
Rocket landed a near by bush. He had to go an use the bathroom. A
few minutes later he came out. "Okay, a few kilometers left. Better
get going before some one spots me..." Rocket muttered to himself
as he opened a beer can and gluging it down.
Didact wondered if there was any way of tracking the monster.
Taking the fight to the enemy had worked well for him in the past.
But that was when he actually knew what the enemy was.
4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
"You guessed right." Altariel said as she saw Hoodie and Skin-Taker
in the 'distance'. She raised an eyebrow, but decided not to
comment. They had saved their hides after all, so she supposed
Galadriel had been mistaken about them.
"Hmmm... did they all just teleport... that is awesome." Levex now
alone looked around and decided to move on, after all there was
that really fast thing still around. "Enie meanie miny that way,"
he joked to himself as he headed towards a large hill. Well this
will be better since it would give me a better vantage point to see
from. Wrapping himself in lightning he took off at Breakneck
speeds, he figured the sooner he got away from this area the
better. While traveling Levex dropped lightning on any mutant
creature that dared to get close, which happened almost each
minute, finally nearing the hill Levex exited the tree's and
started walking again still clad in lightning.
Links attention was drawn by a figure approaching. They seemed to
be swamped in lightning, as sparks danced around their body. He
glanced at Navi, a questioning look in his eye. She spoke into his
mind, softer than usual for some reason. "Don't worry. I sense
no ill will from them." Link shrugged, relatively comforted. He
walked over the Hoodie and Skin-Taker, not really caring what the
others were thinking. "Thanks for the warning. Things might have
been a lot worse without you guys." Hoodie nodded, letting out a
sigh. "When I saw the strength of that thing, I thought it only
right to tell you. We never wanted to kill you, and silence might
have caused that result." His words were laced with pain. His leg
wound was obviously worse than he wanted to let on. Reaching into
his bag, Link tossed a small red bottle to Hoodie. "Drink that.
It'll keep the pain at bay, and help with the healing process."
Altariel kept up her guard around them, but she approached them
still. "I wish to apologize for my numerous outbursts and
misbehaving regarding the two of you, Skin-taker, Hoodie. I realize
it was a mistake to do so." She said, giving them a shallow bow.
Didact was surprised. Galadriel had never struck him as the type
who could forgive and Skye preferred to blow everything up. So it
was the last thing he had expected Atariel to do. Didact walked
over. "Thanks." He nodded
4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
Hoodie nodded in thanks to Link, downing the bottle in one swig.
When the fiery woman spoke to him, he was a bit confused at first.
Had they met? Then he saw it. It was like an image of Skye had been
overlaid across Galadriel's. He remained seated, not trusting his
leg at the moment. "Polymerization, huh? Risky business that.
Anyway, we accept your apology and hope you will accept one of our
own. Hopefully we can work out a way to see out both our intended
goals, without all this conflict." Skin-Taker had a rather smug
expression, though he was also fiddling with the burnt scratch on
his bottom rib. Hoodie gave him a sharp elbow. "Ouch! Fine... So,
yeah. Sorry about the whole, screaming thing earlier." He muttered
under his breath, obviously displeased with having to apologize.
"Stop acting like a child." Hoodie hissed at him.
"Sorry for taking you out twice." Jorge said. Didact's lips
twitched upwards. "Now that we have that out of the way, we should
get out of this forest."
4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
Altariel snickered, having noticed the 'ribbing' Skin-Taker has
received from Hoodie. It turned to full-blown laughter when she
heard what Slin-taker had to say, though for some obscure reason
she still sounded like an Elf at that moment. Then she got back to
business. "I think there is a way. We will gladly give you the Ark
you seek, so long as you let us kill Reigizer."
Having noticed the large group from earlier, along with two others,
Levex kept walking towards them dropping his lightning protection.
"Well this is lucky, i had hoped to run into you all, i wanted to
ask what the heck that yellow thing was earlier and where did it
go?" Speaking to no one in particular, Levex asked in hopes of a
friendly reply.
"Yo Hoodie and a Skinny, thanks back there. If it weren't for ye,
I'd be in a heep of problems... And maybe Death." Quill said as he
suddenly turned around towards Levex. "That yellow beast is known
as none-of-your-problems. Let's start with your name. Mine? Quill."
Quill sharply and rudely said. His helmet closed up and began to
scan him.
-Very close by-
Rocket was getting close, the signature signal had began to get
stronger. A few I Utes later and he crashed into view and landed in
front of Quill, facing his back to Quill. He aimed his gun at
anybody who dared to move, especially Jorge, cuz' of his mini gun.
"Quill! Your gonna have to come with me!" He snarled at Quill.
Artanis suddenly became a blur of fire, her wings flicking out and
taking the gun from Rocket, before she backed away. By then, she
had also drawn her sword. She probed his mind, and gasped. He was
pretty much Quill's guardian, then.
Watching the string of events Levex just smiled while replying to
Quill, "my name is Levex, you can call me Leve if it's easier. As
far as that yellow blur thing it is somewhat my problem as this
forest is my temporary home."
Rocket cried out "Nu, My baby! Give it back!" When Altariel
snatched his gun away. Quill jumped when Rocket arrived. "Rocket!
Duuuude! I've missed ye, lil'rascal!" Quill embraced Rocket before
giving him a head nudge. Rocket tried to struggle free, but had bo
avail. "Quill, your dad send me to say hi, guard you a bit and Give
you some new tech." Rocket said as he pulled out a set of small
rocket boosters. "With this bad boys you can fly for a little
while. They are already connected to your helmets system." He
handed them over to Quill, who excitedly put them on. "Anyway,
Leve, that thing that attacked us, is known as Springtrap.
Anamatronic. Highly fast, strong, intelligent, and dangerous. His
aiming at me mostly now." Quill tried the rocket boots. They worked
and blasted him into a tree. "I'm okay..."
"Springtrap... that sounds like something you'd trick someone into
sticking their hand into as a practical joke. Well name aside,
seeing how quick it was i would agree to the dangerous part." Leve
then looked around before asking, "that being the case, how did you
become it's target?" Watching Quill fly into a tree, Leve couldn't
help but laugh a little.