So sad. :(
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*The Geckles, the Munce, and the ninja, except Cole, run from the Grief-Bringer.*
"That horrible cry! That's Mief-Bringer, the dragon! No mistake." shouted Murtessa.
"You said Grief-Bringer was killed by some great hero!" shouted Nya.
"It was! It's back. Skull Sorcerer must have reanimated it." shouted Murtessa.
"The cave! The Strong-Cave!" panted Gluch.
"What?" said Kai.
"The—the Strong-Cave. It's our. . . *pants* our only hope!" said Gluch.
"Oh, finally, some good news. Guys—" Kai was about to tell the others before his mouth got covered.
Gluch covers Kai's mouth. "Shh! Don't say it out loud! Do you want the Munce to hear?"
"Yeah, that's the point, Gulch! If we leave them out here, they'll get chewed up by that thing! Follow us, everyone!" shouted Kai.
"They flee into the mountain." said Hazza D'ur.
"Bring it all down!" The Grief-Bringer smashes into the stalactites and creates a bridge across the lava. "After them. All of you!" shouted the Skull Sorcerer.
*The Geckles and Munce take refuge in the Geckle Strong-Cave.*
"Cha. . . *pants* Chancellor Kai. . . you must order the cave sealed!" said Gluch.
Nova had at some point been picked up by Lloyd when they had been running for their lives, and so at the moment, she was clinging for dear life on to him.
"I have to actually say that? Okay, seal the cave! Now!" Kai ordered to which the Geckles turn the crank, slowly sealing the cave. Then the chain come to a stop.
"It's stuck!" said a Geckle.
"Forget the wheel! Cut the chain!" said Nya.
"They're not gonna get shut in time." said Lloyd while holding Nova close to him in his arms.
"Then we better buy them some time!" said Jay.
Lloyd gave a slight nod before putting down Nova so he and the others could buy them time.
"You—"
"—shall—"
"—not—"
"—be granted permission to traverse beyond this point." The other three turn to look at Zane.
"Pass!" Nova shouted from the back as she gave a small smile.
"Oh, yeah, that works too." said Zane.
"Ninja, go!" They do Spinjitzu.
Kai boosts Lloyd with his shield. "Haha!" They are surrounded. "Look out!"
Murtessa finally breaks the chain. "It's coming down!"
"Guys! Get in here!" shouted Nya and Nova to the others.
"Run!" They slide in just in time, while the Grief-Bringer crashes into the door.
"Hopefully, we're safe for now." said Kai.
"Are you kidding? We are not safe! The enemy is among us. You let them into our cave!" said Gluch.
"What? Where?" Jay asked, looking around.
"The Munce!" The Geckles and Munce begin to murmur among themselves.
"You're doing this now?" Kai questioned.
"Are you kidding?" Lloyd asked.
"Come on!" shouted Kai.
"Well, not a surprise to see this happening." said Nova, sitting on the ground so she could get some rest.
"Oh yeah, Zane do you think you could take a look at her arm?" Lloyd asked as he pointed towards Nova's arm.
Nova glared at Lloyd before looking over at Zane who walked over to check her arm. "Nova, may I take a look at your arm?"
Nova let out an annoyed sigh but knew they were gonna find out anyway, and she couldn't avoid it forever. ".....Fine, but.....please don't get scared. It's not a pretty sigh."
"Come on now, how bad can it be—WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOUR ARM!?" Jay started before shouting out in horror when Zane removed the bandages to show her arm made of pure darkness.
"Nova! What happened!?" shouted the others in shock.
Nova had a nervous look on her face as she turned her head, a hint of fear in her eyes. ".....I got stuck under some rocks....my right arm was being crushed by a bigger rock and I couldn't move at all." She took a deep breath. "I tried everything I could to free myself, but all I got was pain....I couldn't even use my powers.....the only choice I had was...to...."
"To what?" Lloyd questioned, walking over to her as he noticed she was growing quiet like when she showed up from the shadows all shaken up.
"I had to cut it off with one of my blades....." said Nova, wrapping her left arm around her right arm made of darkness.
Everyone's eyes widened even more in shock at hearing this.
"Then what is that black looking arm of yours?" Jay questioned.
Nova bit down on her lower lip to the point it started bleeding. "I don't wanna answer that."
"What do you mean, you don't wanna answer that! Growing another new arm isn't normal!?" shouted Jay.
Nova pulled away from Zane and began curling in on herself as she started shaking a bit.
"Jay, that's enough. It's clear that this is her limit on sharing this right now." said Nya as she elbowed him from the side.
Lloyd went to sit down next to Nova, wrapping his arms around her as he pulled her into his lap, trying to comfort her.
"I've never seen Nova acting this...fragile." said Kai looking at the others with worry.
"You should have seen how broken down she was when she found us." said Jay with the same worry in his voice.
"She always seems all strong and nothing to really bother her, so seeing her being this vulnerable is a sad sight." said Nya, looking at the others and then over at Nova, who was now curled into Lloyd's arms.
Nova had become all shaken up again in Lloyd's arms as her breathing quickens, it didn't help when she heard what the others were saying about her.
"Sshh, it's alright moonie, just deep breaths." Lloyd whispered while rubbing her back to comfort her.
".....I'm a monster....aren't I." Nova slowly looked at him with tears running down her face.
Lloyd had a surprised look on his face, but still tried comforting her. "No, you're not a monster Ocea, to me, you are a beautiful butterfly."
A small blush grew on Nova's face as she started to calm down and began wiping away her eyes.
"You think you're able to stand up and be ready for what comes next?" Lloyd asked before kissing her nose, which got a giggle out of her.
"Yeah, I think so." said Nova, giving a small smile.
They both slowly got back up, with Nova still using her crutch but stayed next to Lloyd for comfort.
Both of them went on to go back over to the others and see if they had any new plans.
"Would one of you just respond?" Nya asked as she was trying to get an answer out of the Geckles and Munces.
"Munce will never serve Skull Sorcerer!" shouted Murtessa.
"As much as it pains me to agree with a Munce, neither will the Geckles!" shouted Gulch.
"So be it. Grief-Bringer, my skeletons, destroy them!" shouted the Skull Sorcerer.
Hazza D'ur laughs evilly. "Destruction! Devastation!"
"It's cracking!" Kai turns to Gulch. "You said this strong-cave could withstand the Grief-Bringer!"
"Well, we thought it could, but it's never been tested against the resurrected-skeleton-dragon and an army of evil-skeletons. Without Gilly, all is lost." said Gulch.
"Well, we are fucked." said Nova.
"Not helping Nova." said Lloyd, glancing at her.
"Wasn't trying." said Nova, giving him a smirk, to which he rolled his eyes with a small smile.
Nya studies a pile of rocks. "Zane! Can you scan this?"
"There's a space behind this wall of rocks. Possibly, a previously covered-up exit." said Zane.
"Listen up! There's an opening behind this rock wall! We're not sure, but it could be a way out. If we're going to bring down this wall, we need everyone's help. And by everyone, I mean everyone!" shouted Nya, to which the Geckles and Munce work together to remove the rocks.
"Look! There's something back here!" shouted Gulch.
"He's right! A chamber!" shouted Murtessa.
"Look at them. They're working together. Side by side." said Nya.
"I never thought I'd see that." said Lloyd with an arm around Nova to support her, even though she didn't have trouble standing with a crutch.
"Took them long enough." said Nova, smiling ever so slightly.
Kai enters the chamber, illuminating the room with his Fire. "Huh? No. It's a dead-end."
"Hmm. What we do?" Murtessa asked.
"There's no other way out." said Gulch.
"No. They'll get through any minute." said Jay.
"I—I am sorry. I was wrong to lead you all here." said Gulch.
"Mm. You gave us shelter. I too am sorry." said Murtessa.
"For what?" Gulch asked.
"You Geckles value family, like Munce. You work hard, like Munce. You honor Milly, like Munce. Is possible . . . we are not so different?" said Murtessa.
"I . . . was a fool. I saw only the things that made us different, not the things we had in common." said Gulch.
"We were all foolish." said Murtessa.
"We have a common enemy. Let us stand together and face him as allies." said Gulch.
"Agreed. Let us put aside differences and face him together." said Murtessa.
Kai sighs. "This is so beautiful. Two peoples, coming together in peace, love, and harmony."
"No, we are not at peace." said Gulch.
"But—I—I thought—" Kai tried forming a sentence.
"It must be declared, formally. By you! You are the Chancellor." said Gulch.
"Oh, uh, okay. Uh, then, by the power vested in me as Geckle Chancellor, I hereby declare peace with the Munce." Zane throws a pebble at Kai, annoying him.
"By my power as Queen, I declare peace with the Geckles." said Nya.
"Now, we are at peace." said Murtessa.
The Skull Sorcerer finally breaks through the door. The ninja, the Geckles, and the Munce take fighting stances.
"Wait! We'll do it! We'll take your deal!" said Lloyd.
"What?" Everyone looked over at Lloyd in confusion.
"Bruh...." Nova gave him an unimpressed look.
"Your offer. We turn ourselves in, you let them all go, but not back to the mines. You let them free. If you swear to that, we will surrender without a fight." said Lloyd.
"Hmm. Agreed." The ninja and Nova are escorted out.
"Once again, outsiders have risked everything to save us." said Gulch.
"Now, leave us in peace, as you promised!" said Murtessa.
"Oh, that. You didn't really believe that, did you?" said the Skull Sorcerer as the Re-Awakened surrounded the Geckles and Munce.
"Fools! Fools!" Hazza D'ur laughs.