Sceldrant's Comet, page 20
Trevour: *He quickly clapped his hands and focused, causing a brown zigzagged glyph to draw itself under his feet.* "DUST-"
*The vortex-like shock wave hit Trevour and blasted him off his feet, knocking him across the ground.*
Luna: "W-What's happenin'?" *She looked to each side, trying to hide her obvious fear.*
Nathan: "If I had my sword-"
Trevour: "Ooof!-" *He heavily hit the ground and coughed, frowning with gritted teeth.* "That was a critical-"
Champion: "I have an idea!"
Scoldrant: "Noel!" *It suddenly crawled towards Trevour and raised one fin-like arm, readying to hit him.*
Nathan: (It's fast!) *He shuffled further away from the Scoldrant, ensuring Luna was at a safe distance.*
Trevour: *He raised his arm over his face, bracing himself for an attack.* "No!-"
Champion: "MYSTIC SHIELD"
Scoldrant: "Noelll!" *It swept its arm across, only to be blocked by a silver glass-like shield.*
Trevour: *He watched the Scoldrant lean back and suddenly jab towards him, hitting the shield.* (She knows Mystic Shield? She's a defensive and offensive Rostical User-)
Nathan: "What's the plan?!"
Champion: "Do you know your incantations?"
Trevour: *He shook his head.* "Negative!"
Champion: *She quickly hobbled towards Trevour, keeping a fixated stare on the Scoldrant.* (I don't like fighting in striking distance, but I need to tell him my plan!)
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Lucky: "This way, hyuck hyuck." *He suddenly stopped in the middle of the shore, causing Rachael to look to each side in confusion.*
Rachael: "Where-?"
Lucky: "My best friend downstairs."
Rachael: "Downstairs?"
Lezard: *He hobbled up to Rachael and Lucky, taking deep, exhausted breaths.* "Where has the delightful Lucky taken us?"
Lucky: "Need wait, hyuck." *He rubbed his eyes and rocked back and forth.*
Rachael: "He says his best friend was downstairs?"
Lezard: "Down-?" *He tilted his head towards his feet, causing him to notice a sand coloured platform.* "Ooo."
Twortz: *She noticed the party clutter together, queuing her to walk onto the sand.* "What did you find?"
Lezard: "These glyphic markings-"
Rachael: "The patterns on the hard sand?"
Lezard: "Bwarharh, these aren't just any patterns."
Lucky: "Glyph is charging, we go when flash."
Lezard: *He nodded his head, taking a closer look at the glyphs.* "You don't often see these kind of markings, but I'm sure they're similar to transportation."
Twortz: "Transportation? Have we found accommodation?" *She bent forward and exhaled, causing the sand to blow away.*
Rachael: "Wow, you must be puffed, Twortz."
Twortz: "...?"
Lezard: (Hmm? Her breath. Was that Astragon induced?)
Lucky: *He noticed the glyph underneath the party glow, causing him to applaud in excitement.* "It ready!"
Twortz: "I don't see any sort of accommodation-?" *She noticed the area around her started to blur and swirl, causing her to drop the frying pan in shock.*
*The frying pan hit the platform, causing a loud echoing sound to vibrate the air.*
Lezard: "I see."
Rachael: "W-What's happening?!"
Lezard: "We're being teleported."
Twortz: "T-Teleported-?!"
Lezard: *He coughed to clear his throat.* "The area blurred with Astragons and swirled, as the glyph began to generate enough Neurons to teleport the amazing party to its destination."
Lucky: "Hyuck hyuck!" *He jumped up, clapping his hands in excitement.*
Lezard: "Our delicious man, Lucky, jumped in happiness, ignoring the girls-" *He looked at Rachael and Twortz, causing him to look awkward.* "With faces of despair and terror-"
Rachael: "I'm getting l-light headed?" *She started to buckle at the knees, catching Lezard's attention.*
Lezard: (We haven't teleported yet, why is she displaying such symptoms-?)
*The glyph glowed and suddenly flashed a bright purple light, blinding the party.*
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*Rachael, Twortz, Lezard and Lucky slowly opened their eyes, noticing it was much colder than before.*
Rachael: "Where-?"
Lezard: *He looked up, noticing he was underground.* "Delicious! The underground catacombs underneath The Seaside Village?"
Twortz: "Underground, excuse me?"
Lucky: "We under water, hyuck hyuck." *He giggled, jumping on the spot.*
Rachael: "Urgh.." *She moaned in a sickly manner, placing a hand on her head.*
Twortz: *She picked up the frying pan and slowly stood up, almost losing balance.* "I vaguely hear the beach outside?"
Lezard: "Ooo! You're playing too?!" *He giggled and shook his bottom, observing the area around him.* "The majestic scenery was lit up by a natural green colour. It was distinctively underground and had several crystals-"
Rachael: "They look like solar lights?"
Twortz: "Are they really-?" *She waddled towards the closest glowing crystal, causing her to gasp in amazement.* "Rachael, these are crystal."
Rachael: *She sat on the ground, taking deep breaths of exhaustion.* "Cool-"
Lezard: "Are you okay, little monster?"
Rachael: "Yeah-"
Lucky: "This way, this way, hyuck hyuck!"
Lezard: *He looked at Lucky's back and bent down, helping Rachael onto her feet.* "I think it's time you tell us what's happening, Lucky?"
Lucky: "Friend, he need help!"
Twortz: *She twirled the frying pan in her hand and swayed it to the side, noticing a loud whoosh-like noise.* "Hmm?"
Lezard: "Scary wind noises?" *He glanced over Twortz and looked into the distance, trying to spot where the noise came from.*
Rachael: *She sniffed and wiped her forehead, as if she wanted to continue.* "I don't know why I suddenly feel like crap-"
Twortz: "Are we going to make a move on?"
Rachael: *She breathed through her mouth and stared at the ground.* "Lead the way to your best friend, Lucky."
Lucky: "Oh 'kay! Hyuck, hyuck." *He smiled in an oblivious-like manner and started to jog down a rocky path.*
Lezard: "Let's go-"
Twortz: *She suddenly power walked with a slight waddle past Lezard, trying to keep up with Lucky.* (Wherever we are.. When have I given up? I need to keep telling myself this-)
*Twortz firmly held onto the frying pan and smiled in determination.*
Twortz: (I'm a survivor.. I had to deal with unimaginable stuff back in Dee Highs. The same applies here!)
Lezard: *He wrapped Rachael's arm over the back of his head and started to follow Lucky and Twortz.* (I like to think of myself as a carefree person, but-)
Twortz: "You should not bounce around like that. You could become a hazard to not only yourself, but others."
Lucky: "Bouncy Lucky is a happy Lucky."
Twortz: "Tsst." *She rolled her eyes, as if she disapproved of Lucky's behaviour.*
Lezard: (She is too serious in my honest opinion-)
Rachael: *She looked to her side, staring at Lezard with a smile.* "Thanks, Lezard."
Lezard: "Oh? For what, missy?"
Rachael: "We don't know each other and you're willing to help out to such extremes."
Lezard: "If I don't try, how else could we become besties?"
Rachael: "Hehe-"
Twortz: *She placed her hands behind her back, keeping a straight face.* "Rachael, don't get left behind." *She spoke without looking away from Lucky.*
Rachael: "Sure!"
Lezard: "..."
Lucky: *He suddenly felt his chest and squealed in fright, catching the party's attention.* "He hurt, it can't control!"
Rachael: "He's hurt?"
Twortz: (More like, who can't control themselves?)
Lucky: "At bottom of spiral path." *He started to run, causing Twortz to frown in determination.*
Lezard: "Our friends, and Twortz-" *He mumbled the last two words.* "Started to run down a spiral path along the cave's magnificent wall, which slowly led downwards-"
*Lezard leant away from the wall and looked down to the side, noticing eerie green mist-like light on the bottom.*
Rachael: "That looks like a long drop, doesn't it?"
Lezard: "Yuppers! It looks deliciously scary."
Rachael: "You talk funny." *She spoke with a smile, as if she wasn't being mean.*
Lezard: "Well, I could talk like my mother. All strict and stuff." *He spoke in boredom, glancing at Twortz's back.*
Rachael: "What are your parents like?"
Lezard: "Sorry, I only reveal that on the third date."
Rachael: "Hehe."
Lezard: "Bwarharharh."
Lucky: "Hyuck hyuck!" *He laughed out loud.*
Twortz: "What appears to be funny?"
Lucky: "They giggle, I do too, hyuck hyuck." *He chuckled and started to rub his ears by habit.*
Twortz: "How much longer until we reach our designated target?"
Lucky: "Another twenty spirals." *He smiled and continued to jog down the path.*
Twortz: *She looked up covered in sweat, noticing she was only one spiral down from where they started.* "Another twenty?!"
Rachael: "Could you run a little faster while still supporting me?"
Lezard: "Ooo, let's try?" *He giggled and started to hobble slightly faster down the path.*
Rachael: *She swayed to each side, as if it was more awkward to run.* "No use-"
Lezard: "Oh dear-" *He stopped and accidentally tripped on Rachael's foot, causing their legs to lock in a scissor-like manner.*
Rachael: "Good grief!-"
Lezard: *He suddenly stumbled to the side, causing them to gasp at the same time.* "We're going to fall off!-"
Twortz: *She looked up, frowning in an annoyed-like manner.* (Rachael forces us to save this autistic child's friend, and she's the one lagging behind-)
Rachael: *She leant over the path and watched one of Lezard's feet slip off the path.* (No!-)
Lezard: (I-I'm about to fall?!)
Rachael: (I can't see the bottom, but it's a huge drop! Maybe the same size of a small building in the city!-) *She rocked her body back, trying to use the motion to pull Lezard away from the ledge.*
Lezard: "If you reach The Ruins of Estel and meet my father, tell him I love him-" *He spoke on his breath in a serious-like manner and purposely let go of Rachael's arm, so that he wouldn't take her with him.*
Rachael: *She watched Lezard fall backwards in slow motion.* "No!" *She swayed her arms in a grabbing-like motion, causing a curved platform of rock to shoot out from the ground underneath.*
*The platform caught Lezard and swirled back on to the path like a boomerang, knocking Rachael off her feet.*
Lezard: "I-? You saved-?" *He spoke in shock, as if he wasn't expecting to be saved.*
Rachael: "Argh!" *She screamed in pain, as her shins started to bruise from where the platform knocked her off her feet.*
Lezard: "Oh noes!" *He noticed the platform of rock suddenly spiral down the path at an increasing speed.*
Rachael: *She scrunched her eyes shut in pain.* (It hurts too much-)
Twortz: *She stopped with a frown and turned around, readying to yell at Lezard.* "What are you doing up-?"
*Twortz paused in mid-sentence, watching Rachael and Lezard ride the rocky platform directly towards her.*
Twortz: "What-?"
Lezard: "Brace for impact!" *He hissed at Twortz and covered his face, readying to collide into her.*
Twortz: "This will ruin my day-"
*The platform hit Twortz and swept her off her feet, continuing to spiral down the path.*
Twortz: *She collapsed on top of Rachael and started to yell in shock.* "Where did this come from?!"
Rachael: "Ahhh." *She started to scream louder, corresponding to the increasing speed of the rock platform.*
Lucky: "Hyuck-?" *He looked behind him, noticing the party in striking distance.* "Wha-?"
*The platform swept Lucky off his feet, causing him to sit on Twortz's back.*
Twortz: *Her face was forced closer to Lezard.* "Your odour is very distinctive."
Lezard: "Well, excuse me." *He sarcastically spoke in a girl-like manner.* "I've been trying to find someone very important. It's not my fault I've neglected bath time."
Twortz: "And-" *She growled at Lucky.* "G-Get off me!"
Lezard: "Could be worse."
Twortz: "How?"
Lezard: "You could be the one on top."
Twortz: "Excuse me-?!"
Lezard: "And you're certainly excused." *He smiled, ignoring Twortz's hair which flapped in his face.*
Lucky: "Wee!" *He chuckled and clapped his hands, as if he was on a theme park ride.*
Rachael: *She opened her eyes, noticing the platform slowly spin at an angle, causing her to gasp in shock.* "We're going to fall off the edge!"
Lezard: "Jinkies! Everyone lean away from the ledge!" *He started to lean away from the ledge, causing the party besides Lucky to do the same.*
Rachael: "It's not working!"
Lucky: "Lucky picking up on speed! Hyuck hyuck." *He chuckled with growing excitement, as if he was really enjoying the ride, oblivious to the danger.*
Twortz: (We need something else to push-) *She thought with urgency, triggering a flashback of the frying pan creating a whoosh-like noise.*
Lezard: "Rachael, please stop this!"
Rachael: "Stop? Me? How can I stop this?!"
Lezard: "It was you that did this, wasn't it?!"
Rachael: "No!-"
Twortz: *She struggled and awkwardly freed her hand, allowing her to move the frying pan to each side.* (I'm not sure how this works, but-)
*Twortz swayed the frying pan, causing a loud whoosh-like sound to slightly push the platform away.*
