Journey through Basalt Halls: Chapter 12

Chapter 12

With all of their completed, Team Star Jump, Team Purple Moon and Team Sunshine Heaven all head back to Outpost to see if King Wussy along with his loyal subjects were already there. To their surprise, they found the King's party just reach the giant tree doorway just a few feet out of the hole. When they emerge from the doorway they could see that the sun was starting to set. The forest was slowly starting make it wild night noises of howls and chirps, signaling that the nocturnal hunters were ready to roam the land again.  Wussy, being as demanding as he was, ordered the team to help him and subject through the forest as it was not safe during the night. With no objections, Linda carried Mortamer and Luca on her shoulders while Timothy and Agusta pushed the Kings wagon, everyone moving at fast pace. On the way, they could see several flicking lights that emerged from the shadows of the forest tall trees and heading towards them.

One of the lights spoke out loud to the rest his group. “Hey, is that's them sir?!”  

Then a familiar voice answers him. “Yes, that’s them alright!” Moving out of the shadows first was Dungeon Master with a large of Andalusst‘s residents, mostly composed of machokes, timburres, gurdurres and diggersbies, follow behind the charmander. He first a dress Team Star Jumper in a dignified manner, chest out and hands at back side he asked his questions.  “Well sirs, did you complete your mission?”

Timothy gave Dungeon Master a salute as he answered, mostly to humor him as he knew acting nasty was not the best choice to take. “Yes sir, DM sir! We disarmed all traps in the dungeon!”

Agusta salute as well out of habit as he learned to give respected any mon. “Everyone is safe and accounted for sir!”

“What about Reuben? Did you fight him?”

Timothy smiled in pride. “We did fight the guy but with the help from Claton we able settle him down and convene him to listen to us. He’ll not fight anyone in Basalt Halls again, I’m sure of it.”

Dungeon Master looked around behind the two. “I’m guesting Reuben has already left for Geoda, yes?”

Agusta nodded. “Yes sir, he went on ahead of us. He did not take any life threating injuries so we let him go.”

“I see. You done well as Explores, for that I’m… grateful you two are part of this. I thank you.”

Timothy then lead forward, turning his head to right and placing his hand on his ear as if he was hard at hearing, on the while grinning to ear to ear “Eh! Could you say that last part I could you speak up?”

Dungeon Master rolled his eyes at the young lucario’s attempted by humorist. “You can consult to everyone around you of what I said Timothy. But I refuse to repeat myself   so don’t bother asking the question again. And drop that smile, you two still have work to do!” He them guided his left hand to a male lopunny that was standing on his left. The tall lopunny had a construction helmet with his ears tied together with a red ribbon place behind his back.   “You’ll now help guide Mr. Luu and his friends into the dungeon so they can make a path thought the dungeon safer.”

Luu, shock the hands of Timothy and Agusta. Oddly, the lopunny has a strong grip which took the two off guard “Nice to meet yam! I’m the leader of this band of workers and they all too eager to burn the night way. It’s not too bad down there I hope?”

Timothy shrugged. “Not too bad. I mean half of this place is exactly leads to the way out. The other half… well… let’s needs to be close off.”

Luu raise one of his long eyebrows. “What does that mean?”

“Will show you, don’t worry.”

“What about Hollu and Trisa,” asked Agusta to Dungeon Master. “Are they ok?”

Dungeon Master smiled. “They’re fine, their just resting soundly back at the Outpost. Some of the guild leaders are there setting the outpost up for the workers once they finishes there task, so those girls should be find in their care. Hopefully the guild leader will soon venture to Geoda too once the workers are done. I’ll make sure Hollu and Trisa conductions don’t worsen when you’re gone.”

King Wussy then roars joyfully. “HO HO, that’s good news for the kingdom! Ehh, by chance well Luu and his mons able fix by royal bathhouse? The heater gave out today and I who be must please if you would bring it back up to rightful glory.”

Luu bow his head. “I’m sure will be able to fix it once we’re done our main work.”

“Excellent! Then I’ll it all of it to you then, good sir!”

Timothy then asked the question that on his mind as soon as saw Dungeon Master. “Hey DM, is ok to go ahead to Geoda after this? I need to find something important that I find in Dreamer’s Eye.”

Dungeon Master nodded. “Do as please. Just reminder you are not alone on this adventure. Danger lives goes beyond these walls so always stay an alert, you here?”

Timothy then grabs Agusta and hugged him at arm’s length. “With this guy by my side their no danger too big us to handle, right!”

Agusta giggle joyfully. “Right, we’re friends to the end!”

Timothy then turned to the rest of the group that he adventure with today. Malla jumped at attention as she thought he would speak her first. “You guys are coming too, right?”

Linda was the first to answer. “Well our guild will need some help dealing with dealing sorts of bandits and thieves that liven Geoda. Also there may be a mystery that may need our attention.”

Jing spoke up. “In other words, it’s bad for business if we don’t make our presents known to the rest of the world of Sunshine Heaven’s Detective Agency Serves.”

Linda snapped back. “Don’t say it like that, everyone think we’re in it just for money!”

Jing cocked his head to right. “So we don’t need cash to fix the roof?”

“NO that’s not what meant!” Linda was getting a bit frustrated with Jing but mange to regain her composer. “Look, I love to help mon in need and that should take presentence first then getting paid. Good mons needs closer in their lives and it our jobs to give then what they need.”

“Yeah I know, ‘the needs of the customers go first before the reward’.” Jing then stretched out his back and have a chuckle that he understood the message. “You say that more once you know.”

“So, is that a yes,” asked Timothy.

“We would love to join you,” said Linda as gave him a curtsy.

“Yup, mister DM can deliver King W to Dreamer’s Eye anyway.”
“I never said-“Dungeon Master words were cut off by King Wussy loud voice.

“That’s a good idea! I sure your captain won’t mind if he pushed me to where I want to go!” Wussy started to speak as if his life and subjects did not have value. “He surely looks strong enough for the job, but his decision to leave us out here to defend ourselves. I sure we can make it in this semi haunted dangerous forest with no map or food. ”

“-sign- No, I’ll protect you as well, your magistracy,” Dungeon Master.

Malla then had an idea.  Just before he could push The King, she ran up to Dungeon Master with her notebook in hand. “Wait, before you go, could you please give this to Kali for us? She works in the Researchers Guild as one of our guilds archivist.”

“You mean that fuddy-duddy dragon who bad at holding thing?”

“So you hear of her before?”

He growled at the thought of Kali face. “Yes I have, she grown a reputation for being clumsier then a spinda after playing a game Ring Around A Rosy. But I hear she does her job well enough to make herself competent in the Researchers guild, so there that. Very well, I will take this task as well as my thanks helping these two for me.”  He then takes the notebook. “Curious, would you need this to make notes on what encounter Geoda.”

“Nah, we got it that cover!” Claton took off his heavy backpack and pulled out another notebook.  “Lady Sol gave us extra just in case if we lost that one.”

Dungeon Master tipped his hat to young ventures. “Well then, we must off. It was nice to make your acquaintance. Stay saves.”

And with that, everyone made their separate ways. Dungeon Master helping The King to the city, with the Outpost as their first stop seeing it would dangers for them to travel so late. While the ventures and construction works make their way into the dungeon to make it easier for newly travels to move between Andalusst and Geoda.

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It did not take long the constructer works to do their jobs as they clear each room of obstacle s that anyone could find terrorist. They melted the ice  on the floor where the frozen warrior rested, clean up all the debris of in the royal storage room, and clear out the rocks of the in the room they fought Reuben. As for The Pot of Flowers they closed off the room by replacing the door with an even bigger and stronger door made out metal. For the time being, the garden would be a seal off until the guild leaders decides on negotiating with the beedrills and their queens as they would with King Wussy. As The Kings bathhouse, the workers did have heatstones to use a replacement to the bustershoot. However, the stone lacked the same type of power so it took longer for the tubs to be warm. It not stops workers from using the room for their dinner break, as they used the opportunity to lounge in the tubs.  Luu asked if Timothy and his friends would like to join them, but all them agreed that they want to move on into Geoda  and leave the construction workers to bathing, say their goodbyes before they when.

Once at bridge Malla stopped everyone to make announcement.  “Ummm… When  we do get to Geoda City…  And if none you have a place to stay… ummm… well….ummm”

Timothy then placed his hands on the back of his head. “Come miss M, there’s no reason to be nervous. We’re all friends here right? Gradate we just meant each other today, but we just shared this crazy journey together. So you can tell us what your mind.”

Malla nervousness was starting to fade. “Yes that is true…”

“Then go for it,” said Claton. “We all got your back Mal!”

Malla took other around everyone’s face before she spoke. Her emotions were boiling inside her heart, happiness, sadness, fear, all of them fought to emerge from her body. She up straight with her feet toughing side by side, her arms aligned at her hips, fist clenched, closed her eyes and said shout loud of what she wanted to say. “IT WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY IF YOU STAY WITH US AT THE RESERACHERS HQ!!!”  She then started to quit down. “That is if none of your guilds has a place for you when we arrive!!” The she voice turn into a half a whisper. “I’m sorry for yelling.”

There was a bit of silences in the room until Timothy spoke up. “Sure!” Malla get out a gasp in surprise. “To be fair, we would do the same you and Claton.”

Agusta happily agreed. “Yeah, it wouldn’t be fair if one didn't have a place to stay. Heck, we don’t even know when well return to Andalusst, so it good to know that you have friends to count on.”

Jing playfully smiled. “Yeah but let's be real here, we should asking you stay with us. I mean, being in the richest guilds has it benefits, me and Linda know –ouch- !”

Linda pinch Jing’s ear. “What I think Jing is saying we will do the same if it happens to Malla and Claton, right?"

Jing pout. "I was getting to that! I mean I'm cool with you guys staying with us too!" Jing then smile honestly. "We do make a good team in all we might as well stay together for a little longer."

Claton laugh in agreement. "Hehehe, that's so true!" He then raised his fist in air righteous fury. "With the six of us I feel like we can suplex the freakin' world right now!"

"I'm not sure what means but do like how put it Claton," replied Timothy. He then grabbed Claton's hand, matching his strength with his. "We're sharper then and tougher the iron! There is nothing that can stand in our way, right!?"

"When there a mountain in our way we don't climb it, we dig right through it," shouted Claton.

"When tidal wave about to crush us, we crush it!"

"When we're trapped un an earthquake, we grab it and shake it!!"

"When we get trap in an earthquake, we grab it and shake it!!"

"When a massive whirlwind try to break us, we break it," shouted Agusta.

There was an awarded silence, until Malla starting giggle. Hopefully we're not on the end that, right?!" She started to laugh louder. It spread from Agusta, Timothy, until everyone was laughing in tears.

Timothy then asked for everyone put there right fist, or paw as it was for Jing, next his and form a circle. "Whatever out there in that desert just reminder this. As long as we stick together no one is alone. Now then, let's get going!” And with that, the team marched together with their sprites high and ready for their journey. “Geoda, where heading your way!!”