The Muck Pond

[El_Skwidd]

(I have no idea where you are, lol. I lost track a while ago.)

Vex and Xev wait for Briker to climb up onto their shell, and then continue into the building.

[McManus]

Pimientos knew what had to be done. Slowly with much effort he backed up to the small room he was just in. Sitting done gathering his thoughts about what he was about to do.

"I could die doing this" he told himself.

In instant he was up one all fours and already speeding down the corridor. He had to do for he could not stop in time so he lurched forward in a last effert to clear this stream.

As soon as he was airborne he unfolded his wings and flow over in a amzaing display grace and landed. But not to safley for he had scrapped his sides on the rocks when he was running.



(I hopped to make this one worth reading....I hope its okay fleegle)

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[Fleegle]

(For Snake_byte)

The figure was green in complexion and apparently naked, save for a black cloak with odd stitchings. Indeed it had not seen Beelzebub, and it went on about its business. The figure carried with it a bizarre assortment of bronze instruments, which it arranged upon the rocks. It scribbled in a notebook while adjusting the instruments.

(For AngelSpice, Nixit, El_Skwidd. *shakes head* Last I heard, Briker was on Vex/Xev's back, since he was guarding them while they were sleeping. I assumed he hadn't moved and was still on their back. Anyways, the situation tidied itself up.)

The stone building seemed to be a kind of store-house or museum, piled high with curiousities. On a table at the far end of the massive chamber, Audirda spied the artefact she had been found. Nearby sat the magic oyster, which thankfully the pink ones had not attempted to open. Audirda noticed something else; next to her artefact rested what could only be the missing piece. Apparently the pink ones had had it all along. Despite the hardships she had endured, something fortuitous had come out of it all. The artefact had not yet been attached to its second half. Incredibly, Audirda's seaweed pouch had not been damaged, and lay beside the artefact.
The rest of the room was filled with ancient artefacts, most too large to be moved. Some of them seemed to be constructed of a hard, shiny, silvery substance that none of the travellers had noticed in nature before. One such artefact did not seem so large that it could not be carried. It consisted of what seemed to be a long tube, with a boxy contraption near one end, and some kind of crystal at the other. The boxy part had a handle jut off from it, and some kind of latch or lever on the underside.

(For AoM and Razorlance)

There were five tunnels to choose from, but Kikkik directed them the the right-most one, which was lighted, though not as bright as the center tunnel. The left-most tunnel was completely dark, as was the one just left of center. The tunnel right of center seemed the same brightness as the one Kikkik had directed them towards.
"Do not fear, Tek. I would not endanger you by claiming to know what I do not. I have travelled these passages many times. I know them like the shell on my back."

[Fleegle]

(For McManus. Yeah, that's fine.)

Pimientos could see light at the end of the corridor. Presently he arrived at what seemed a dead-end. A strange paper lantern with even stranger writing hung in the corner of the tiny chamber, casting light upon a rock with some kind of crude drawing etched onto it. The drawing depicted some kind of creature Pimientos had not seen before, with a large X over top of it. It looked as if the rock might function as some kind of door, though it was unclear how to get it to open.
Suddenly the lamp began to rock back and forth, as if a mightly breeze had entered the cavern, though Pimientos could feel nothing. A high-pitched voice penetrated Pimientos' mind.
"How now, little dog!" the voice snickered. "Do you want to get past this door?"

[AoM]

Ao nodded at Kikkik's reply, although he did mentally note that since Kikkik was a beetle, he would probably require an angled mirror to know anything at all about what the back of his shell looked like. And since Ao did not know what a mirror was, the statement proved to confound Ao more.


Nevertheless, Ao took the right-most path, following Kikkik down the moderately lit tunnel.

[AngelSpice]

Audirda scoops up her pouch and puts it on and then places the oyster shell, both pieces to the artifact and the lever type object in the pouch. She turns to Vex/Xev and Brikker. "Thank you for your assistance. What do we do now? *pauses* Do you know the way back to the ocean?"

(ooc: When they leave the building will they be able to see Mushball?)

[McManus]

(Sorry if Im posting to much, just pm me or something if I am.)

Before he anserd Pimientos he looked around, slitly disturded by the "fake breeze" and saw the painting on the rock. "Maybe" he thought "Maybe if I just touch it with my nose" So he walked over to the rock and put his nose to the X. But nuffin happened besides getting a dirty nose

Not wanting to play games with voices that dont have a body, Pimientos said simply

"Yes" all tho it sounded like any dog would, yet some how he knew the voice would understand.[/i]

[Nixit]

"The ocean? I'm afraid not, we came from the forest."

[Fleegle]

(For McManus)

The voice cackled. "What do you think that's gonna do? There's only one way to open my door. But a thief, a big, white, mushy creature by the name of MushBall stole the key! It's a long silver fang... he stole it, that vile thing. If you want to get in here, you must retreive that fang! If you must destroy MushBall to get it, well, then that is what you must do. He is nothing but a dirty thief anyways, so do not feel bad. You'd be doing me a favour too, and I promise I will greatly reward you, both for getting the fang and for ridding the globe of that dirty thief."

[Schme]

MushBall stood in awe of the grand metropolis he saw before him. It was perhaps not the prime example of a large cosmopolitan city, but too MushBall, this was (as far as he knew) the largest urban centre in the world.

He walked about threw the rows of wooden homes, marveling at all he beheld.

“What a novel idea...” he thought, looking through an unclosed shutter. “A place to keep out of the weather…I should build myself a palace like one of these. It would be a perfect fit for someone of my status…”

He explored the town for a long while, and although he did not know what a town was, he was surprised to see no pink people. This was were they lived, and whenever MushBall had seen people living, they were outside, and so this experience was really quite baffling. But he did not particularly care. He was just enjoying himself, and exploring the town.

[Razorlance]

Tek continues to follow Ao, warily glancing at the other darkened tunnels.

[Fleegle]

(For Schme)

A pink one peered out his window, to check if the monsters had left. He evidently hadn't seen MushBall, for moments later he burst out the door. Suddenly he spied MushBall. He screamed and ran inside again.

[Fleegle]

(For AoM and Razorlance)

The corridor they entered was quite narrow but had a high ceiling, from which the dull lights hung. It was just wide enough for Tek and Ao to walk single-file. The corridor bent and twisted at various points, as if it had been carved out by an animal. It was not very straight, and the ground was uneven.
"Just a bit further, until we reach the next junction." Kikkik spoke.

[Razorlance]

As they walked along Tek had a thought as he glanced at the tall walls of the tunnel, I wonder if I could climb that. He then started to move sideways as he walked, slowly each limb would plant itself on the wall of the tunnel higher and higher as he moved forward, the tiny claws on his 'fingers' gripping tightly until eventually he was walking along the side of the tunnel. He let out a sound which resembled a chuckle before mind speaking to his two travelling companions. "This is quite fun."

[AngelSpice]

Audirda leaves the stone building and sees a different kind of mushy looking being outside now. She looks at it warily and tentatively says "Hello."