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As Shimm would hit the hedgehog, he feels his leg suddenly stop-- he has turned into ice, which has also encased Shimm's foot. The ice begins to travel up Shimm's body, freezing him in midair. Scoffing at the boy, the hedgehog stabbed his rapier into the ground. Ice spikes rose out of the ground, surrounding the rest of the crew. | As Shimm would hit the hedgehog, he feels his leg suddenly stop-- he has turned into ice, which has also encased Shimm's foot. The ice begins to travel up Shimm's body, freezing him in midair. Scoffing at the boy, the hedgehog stabbed his rapier into the ground. Ice spikes rose out of the ground, surrounding the rest of the crew. | ||
"Who are you and what do you want with us?" Penny yells out. "We crashed here, we really do have nothing!" | "Who are you and what do you want with us?" Penny yells out. "We crashed here, we really do have nothing!" Shift adds. | ||
"Well, then, you'll tell me what I need and more useful places that can be raided," the hedgehog said. "Unless you don't value life." | "Well, then, you'll tell me what I need and more useful places that can be raided," the hedgehog said. "Unless you don't value life." | ||
Tracker looks down at the scrap pile again and studies it for a moment. He | Tracker looks down at the scrap pile again and studies it for a moment. He recognizes the circuitry as some sort of gemstone harness device. "Are you after the Sol emeralds...?" | ||
"I'm not looking for those worthless trinkets, child," the hedgehog responded. "I'm here... for reasons that don't concern you. Quit the foolishness and tell me where I need to go. I needn't waste my time with children like you." | "I'm not looking for those worthless trinkets, child," the hedgehog responded. "I'm here... for reasons that don't concern you. Quit the foolishness and tell me where I need to go. I needn't waste my time with children like you." | ||
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Penny has finally had enough, and snaps at the hedgehog. "How are we supposed to know where you need to go!?" Penny yells out in frustration. "You don't want the emeralds, you don't want us, and we already told you we crash landed here. Leave us alone and go bother someone else!" She clenches her fists tightly. "There's a prison up on the hill a couple miles back where our friends were held hostage. Maybe you can go find some stupid supplies up there!! And another thing, why do you have to be so condescending and pessimistic! We don't deserve to be treated like children, just lighten up a bit! Why don't you--" | Penny has finally had enough, and snaps at the hedgehog. "How are we supposed to know where you need to go!?" Penny yells out in frustration. "You don't want the emeralds, you don't want us, and we already told you we crash landed here. Leave us alone and go bother someone else!" She clenches her fists tightly. "There's a prison up on the hill a couple miles back where our friends were held hostage. Maybe you can go find some stupid supplies up there!! And another thing, why do you have to be so condescending and pessimistic! We don't deserve to be treated like children, just lighten up a bit! Why don't you--" | ||
Tracker wonders if Penny is having some sort of mental breakdown. But then, he notices the steam rising up from behind the hedgehog. Moments later, Shimm rises up as well, sopping wet from the melted ice. "She's... stalling for him!" Tracker thought to himself. | Tracker wonders if Penny is having some sort of mental breakdown. But then, he notices the steam rising up from behind the hedgehog. Moments later, Shimm rises up as well, sopping wet from the melted ice. "She's... stalling for him! Surely he's too smart for that," Tracker thought to himself. | ||
"Really? You've repeated this same point several times. Either you're planning a sneak attack, or you're a flat-out idiot - based on the conversation I've heard, I'll assume the latter. Don't get in my way again." | "Really? You've repeated this same point several times. Either you're planning a sneak attack, or you're a flat-out idiot - based on the conversation I've heard, I'll assume the latter. Don't get in my way again." Shimm goes for a kick to the back of the hedgehog's knees, but he doesn't so much as flinch. He turns around. "I'll let you go, but cross me again and I won't be as merciful. Consider yourself blessed by the gods that I'm not killing a nuisance like you." Putting his rapier away, the hedgehog started to run away. | ||
Shimm walks back over to the group. the water now evaporating off of him in a flash of steam. "You like it? It's pyrokinesis. I'm able to heat up my body at any time," he says smugly. "What a jerk that guy was though, I wonder what he is looking for?" "These scraps look like they were some sort of device for harnessing the Sol Emeralds," Tracker said. "He's either lying about the Emeralds, or he had a run in with one of the blokes that took our friends. I'll see if I can pick up a scent off of it." The crew heads off into the forest, Tracker now leading the way. | |||
=== Chapter X: The Showdown === | === Chapter X: The Showdown === | ||