Now, here is the complete third book in the Jammer's Dream series. I hope you guys enjoy it!
A Jammer’s Dream, Book 3: Greatness is Earned
Prologue
“They’re going to find out soon,” the dark, shady animal says. Two wolves sit, chatting in a small wooden room. The sunlight is not there, and there is no other source of light. The wolves are swallowed up by complete darkness and silence.
“I know that, but as long as our plan works, we shall succeed,” the wolf with a much higher voice responds.
“That’s absolutely true. Everybody already found out the truth about me when I tried. But I failed. Are you sure you can pull off what I failed to do?” the larger wolf questions.
“Only if we cooperate,” was the answer given in a raspy, elderly voice.
“Are you even sure you’re in the right condition for fighting? You’re getting old. That last battle really wore you down,” the large wolf once again starts to question the plan.
“Shut up, otherwise you’ll be dead, just like the animals searching for that Forgotten Alpha,” the elderly wolf argues with sudden evil spreading in his now low, demon-like voice.
The large wolf staggers back in surprise, but remains calm.
“But just be careful,” is the only thing the surprised wolf blurts out.
“Age doesn’t mean anything. Power does,” the small wolf returns to his normal voice.
“And the alphas? What about them?” the large wolf now continues his questions.
“That’s your job. You have to take care of them, while I take care of the one that will supposedly save Jamaa,” the small wolf grunts.
“Okay. I’ll do my best.”
The large wolf trots out of the small room, ready to return to his home. The small wolf’s eyes shine as he lights a torch to see in the pitch black dark. He then stares in the corner of the room where a small, pointy object lies. He smiles widely.
Back in Zone Two
I stare at this new, unknown animal glaring at me with his similar blue eyes. I am in shock. He knows my own name, and he’s never met me.
“I’m sure you’re surprised,” he chuckles. I still ignore him.
“Well, do you remember me at all?” he wonders.
“You’re probably not going to answer, are you? I am Zikah, your father.”
The resemblance between us. My mother had told me that my father left long ago. I actually believe Zikah is telling the truth.
“But… but… how? Why did you leave me?” I stutter.
“Things are complicated, and I really don’t want to explain them. But we are back together. I knew you’d eventually come,” smiles Zikah. I give a forced grin back, not sure what to think about the awkward situation.
“I know you’re probably thinking this is weird right now. But trust me, it won’t be very soon. Cup, come with me for a second,” Zikah gestures. I follow him. If he is the one that seeks the ultimate power here, should I trust him? He could be my father, but he might just be lying.
I follow him out the bushy dens and out into the open once again. On this flat mountaintop, there is a crack in a cliff and Zikah leads me into it. It’s a tight fit, but I manage to make it all the way through. On the other side, there is an absolutely beautiful cave full of crystals, gold, diamonds, gems and so many other valuable things. I stare in complete shock because of what lies in front of my eyes.
“Cool, huh? I collected everything here myself over the years I’ve been here. I left Jamaa many years ago, but I regret it today so much. I’ve missed you, and I knew I’d never get another chance at raising a wolf cub. After I came here, I totally lost my memories of Jamaa and I forgot how to get back. But this is my home now,” Zikah explains very thoroughly.
“Cup, I’ve heard everything about how you grow up. Faber, the leader of this Zone, has a crystal globe that can predict what happens in Jamaa. We can’t communicate with anybody there, and they don’t know about our globe, though.”
“What’s so special about me?” I ask him about the question that taunts me in my dreams.
“You are the one to save Jamaa.”
I act like this doesn’t bother me, but it really does. They must know all about me. What else does this Zone know about Jamaa?
“Do you know anything about the great danger that awaits Jamaa?” I question him.
“All I know is that a mysterious force, and it’s not the phantoms, is going to try and take over Jamaa,” replies Zikah.
I gulp. This has to be real.
“Cup, why don’t you go talk to some of the other Zone members? I’m sure you’ll love to get to know them all,” suggests Zikah, and I stare back into his similar blue eyes with an understanding glance.
I exit the crystal cave and Zikah ventures deeper into it. Once I’m outside, I spot Rapicik and Faber chatting by the broken bridge. Then a huge, muscular wolf that also looks exactly like me captures my attention. He notices me quickly, and he begins talking.
“We have a resemblance. I am your brother,” he suddenly blurts out. But wait- how did Zikah get another cub?
“What’s your name? And how is that even possible?” I start asking questions.
“I am Jalar, the second in command here in Zone Two. I am expecting to become leader soon. Your mother never told you this, but there was another cub she had. I was born right a little before you, and your father took me here. I don’t remember why, but this is my forever home now,” Jalar explains.
“How many more secrets do the animals here have to reveal?” I sigh. I can’t take in this information any more. I’ve met my long lost father. And now, suddenly, I have a brother. How could all of this happen in such a short amount of time?
Oh, and Jalar. He’s not much older than me, but he’s already larger and more muscular than Rapicik himself. He has the same light brown fur and blues eyes as myself and Zikah. This is why I believe them both, and there’s also the fact that Zikah knows about some of my secrets.
Jalar walks over to the cliff where other, large and muscular wolves sit by him. One looks at me, then smiles and starts a conversation with the others.
“Hey, you! Come here!” the smiling wolf grins, pointing at me. Embarrassment starts flowing through my body. I sense that something bad is about to happen.
“I’m Karant,” the gray wolf with green eyes introduces himself. He stares at the black wolf sitting next to him, who also ha green eyes. They both snicker, but Jalar remains unemotional.
“And I’m Brent,” the black wolf says. Then he starts cracking up.
“You look so weak! What is your Zone like? Or do you even have one? Do you get good food? Do you even know how to fight?” Karant laughs and tears start rolling down his cheeks.
“Yeah! You should really be trained or something,” Brent grins widely, laughing with Karant.
I can’t control myself. I leap towards Karant, pinning him down. But he’s strong and fast. He easily tosses me off like a mouse and pins me down before I can get up. His grip is so strong it feels like one thousand pounds of weight is being dropped onto my stomach. I gasp for air, and I spot his frightening, sharp claws near my throat. His claws are longer than my teeth and they look like they were sharpened with a stick.
“If there’s one thing you don’t do around here, that’s messing with us,” Karant suddenly becomes dead serious, and the grin is wiped off of his wicked, daring expression. He finally lets go and I stagger back, out of his grip. I then realize that nearly everyone in the whole zone is staring at us. I make my way back to the bushy dens as the sunlight slowly begins to fade.
As I enter the dens, Rocky is sitting by Nova. I remember how jealous I am of him. Nova is also still angry with me.
“Hey, Cup, if you’re staying in here, go to the other side and sleep,” demands Rocky.
“Why don’t you make me?” I challenge him, growling. Then I take a step back. Two fights in one day wouldn’t give a great first impression on the other animals of Zone Two.
Rocky starts licking his golden, lion fur and acts all kind and courageous. Nova just stares at me, expressionless.
But then she speaks.
“Cup, I’m sorry,” she says out loud. Rocky then stops grooming himself and glares in my direction.
“I guess I’m sorry, too.”
“Rocky isn’t my kind of friend. You’ve always been there for me Cup, and I have to choose you,” Nova smiles, and she gets up and heads towards where I am laying down. Rocky’s jaws drop wide open, but he doesn’t say anything to argue.
“I’m glad you understand. But Nova, you can still be friends with Rocky,” I suggest. Even though I hate him, he deserves to still be her friend.
“Only if he’s okay with that,” she replies. Rocky doesn’t say anything, but turns his back towards us and begins to fall into a deep sleep.
Nova shrugs it off, and begins to go to sleep. Just then, Rapicik whispers my name outside of the bushy dens. He says that I need to come with him for a little while.
“What is it, Rapicik?” I wonder.
“The Forgotten Alpha, Faber, wants to see you. He wants to train you,” Rapicik explains.
Train me? Like I’ll ever become a good fighter. Yet, I am supposedly going to be the one to save Jamaa, so why not get training from one of the best?
“Are you sure he really wants to take his time to train me, of all animals?” I ponder.
“Yes, I’m sure. And please, don’t underestimate yourself, Cup,” Rapicik orders.
I just shrug, and Rapicik leads me through the darkness. Most of the animals are all inside of the bush dens, but he Forgotten Alpha himself stands on a tall rock in the center of the Zone.
Rapicik gestures for me to go up there and talk to him. I hop on top of the rock, then Rapicik leaves the two of us alone.
“Cup, you have to be trained. I’ve been getting so many signs from Mira. I’ve not gotten them since I still lived in Jamaa. You are truly special for them to send signs to me. It is very difficult to send signs to someone no longer a part of Jamaa,” Faber guarantees.
“I know,” I just nod.
“You might not have much skills right now. You couldn’t defend yourself against Karant. He’s really experienced, so I understand that. But Zikah is the one to watch out for. Some of us believe he’s nice, but some of us believe he’s up to something more mysterious,” whispers Faber.
Honestly, I don’t think that is true. Even though these animals believe Zikah is bad, I know he isn’t. A voice in the back of my head tells me he isn’t, but there is definitely something weird going on with Jalar, Karant and Brent. However, I don’t decide to argue with the Forgotten Alpha.
“To enhance your skills and make you the one to save Jamaa, I will train you. Starting tomorrow in the early morning. Now go and get some rest,” Faber demands. I then jump off of the rock and dash as quickly as possible to the bushy dens. The conversation was short, but it was important. Now it’s time for some good night’s sleep.
“The time is near, Cup.”
I jolt awake… no, I don’t. I am still dreaming. I remember being in the bush dens when I fell asleep. But now I’m by the Mira Statue in Jamaa Township. The sun is shining very brightly into my eyes, and it’s hard to see who is talking to me. All I can make out is a large, skinny blue figure standing on top of the gigantic Mira statue.
“What time?” I ask quietly.
“An enemy shall return, along with the unexpected villain. The time is near,” the figure speaks in a bellowing voice.
“Can’t you tell me who they are? It’ll help a lot more!” I grunt angrily. These dreams make no sense. They tell me something is going to happen, but they’re not specific. What can I do if they don’t be specific? And why can’t they do anything about it themselves?
“You’ll have to learn how to figure things out yourself. If you don’t have that skill, you’ll never save Jamaa. You were chosen to save Jamaa because of your special aura. We cannot help you, but the alphas can. I am part of a different dimension,” the figure explains, seemingly reading my thorough mind filled with confused thoughts.
I wake up with a jolt. Rapicik orders me to go to Faber in the center of Zone Two to begin my training. As I exit, I realize that Nova hasn’t really talked to me as much again. Is she leaving me yet again?
Rapicik and I exit the bush dens and out into the dim morning sunlight. He scrapes his claws against the ground as he walks, and nearly stumbles over. I hide my smirk, but he realizes that I was about to smile, and he smiles too.
“So, what is this training like? Did Faber do it back in Jamaa, too?” I ask Rapicik.
“Actually, yes. We always knew there was something special about him. He was the biggest and strongest out of all the Jamaasians. He instantly became an alpha after being selected by Mira. He didn’t need training because he was already too good at the job. He trained others to become great, but one day, he was gone like that. He came here and created Zone Two, along with Zone One. He’s explained to me everything that happened after he left Jamaa. He now tells me it was a private message in his dreams that told him to come here. I don’t know why, but it was creepy. The dream told him that he would be killed in such a gory way… it really freaked him out. But they told him he should run away to this place, and that’s exactly what he did. He left without a trace.” finishes Rapicik, glaring at me with curiosity growing in his expression.
“But who would want to kill him?” I whisper. We’re now getting close to the center of Zone Two where Faber stands on top of the tall rock. The sunlight floods through the clearing and many animals are starting to wake up.
“I don’t know. But there’s some really, really old rumors that a small wolf was jealous of him. The elderly Jamaasians say the wolf was named Archie. He was not good at fighting, jealous of everyone, and was abused by his parents. Nobody liked him, and he was always talking trash about everyone. He was constantly beat up in the streets of Jamaa, and was considered to be the least rarest Jammer of all. One day, he disappeared, too, but with a trace being left behind,” Rapicik says.
“What was the trace?” I question as we now stand directly in front of Faber himself.
“A small note had warned he would return,” Rapicik stares off into the distance.
I think about it for a moment. This does seem logical. But wait a moment- there was an Archie in Jamaa. The one that always bullied me.
But he’s dead.
Could the small wolf be his grandfather, though?
I stop thinking as Faber grabs me by the neck and tosses me on top of the rock.
“Step one in fighting: always be prepared.”
Faber dashes towards me faster than any animal I’ve ever seen. I try to dodge him, but he’s too quick. His claws slam into my chest, drawing a little blood, but he doesn’t hurt me too hard. It’s just training.
I try to roll him over, but he uses so many muscles to easily pin me down. I gasp for breath and he smiles.
“I always like to see animals struggle,” Faber giggles a little. Rapicik smiles, observing the scene.
“Because when you struggle, you are more determined to earn greatness. And if you are more determined, you shall earn greatness!” Faber releases his abundantly strong grip on me, and I squirm out from underneath him.
“What was that for? I wasn’t even ready!” I argue with him, glaring at him in anger.
“It’s my introduction to your training.”
So, he begins to explain many different tactics to fight. The first one is for when someone tries to attack you with their claws. You can dodge out of the way, and before they turn around, claw them across the back.
Faber brings out an average sized tiger who looks like him, but has seemingly red eyes. The tiger introduces himself as Roland.
“Hey, Roland,” I reply.
“Hey, Cup,” Roland responds with a deep, stern voice. He looks slightly older than I am, but much more tougher.
“You two will practice the move I just explained. Roland, you should already know this. Firstly, Roland, I want you to attack Cup. Now!” Faber demands with a huge growl.
Roland sprint towards me, but not nearly as fast as Faber. He swipes his claws at me, but I just barely dodge him. I claw his back, and he whimpers a little, but then pounces onto me. I can’t get out of his grip. He’s too strong for me.
“Okay, Cup. I will now explain to you how to get out of that situation. If you can’t move your claws, use your back legs to claw the hindquarters of your attacker. If you can’t do that, they might not have a good grip on your face, so you could easily bite their face. This is always forgotten by many young ones because they forget to guard the pinned opponent’s face,” explains Faber thoroughly.
I first try to bite his face, but he dodges it in the air. He gets ready to bite my face, but I use my hind legs to claw him. He clearly forgot to guard them, so he screeches and retreats off of me.
“Good job, Cup!” Faber and Rapicik both congratulate me. I hate being congratulated.
Roland smiles, too. It seems as if none of this has even phased him now.
Then Faber explains a move that almost never fails. When you sneak up on someone, you could jump in the air and twirl, so it confuses the opponent. Then you can strike them with your claws when they aren’t expecting it. I practice this move with Roland, and we both do it very good after a few attempts. Then we learn about the dance move- but it’s not literally that. It’s like dancing around so quickly that your opponent doesn’t know where you are. Then you can jump out and ambush them when they’re not looking in the right direction. Only fast animals can do this, so both Roland and I need more practice with this move. We continue our training throughout the day, and we even gather some attention for the public. Sweat pours down my forehead as the morning turns into the afternoon. The blazing sunlight makes me feel like dying from complete exhaustion, but I strive to do my best in front of everyone.
Faber then brings out more animals. An absolutely beautiful, red wolf with amazing brown eyes comes onto the large rock. She smiles as she passes by me and I smile back.
Behind her, Jalar himself walks up to her side. She whispers something to him, and Jalar grunts super loudly. He stares in my direction, and I can feel the embarrassment surging through my veins.
“Katira and Jalar. I need you two over here. You’re both good fighters,” Faber demands without looking their way. They instantly trot over to where we’re standing without saying a word.
“Okay, all of you three,” faber points to Katira, Jalar and Roland.
“Attack him,” his gesture turns towards me. I can’t take on three animals at once!
Jalar is the first to jump forward. I easily dodge out of the way, and claw him across the back pretty hard. He doesn’t flinch as blood pours out of the cut. He pounces onto me, trying to bite deep down into my neck, but I use my hind legs to scratch him. He yowls in pain as I slip out from underneath him, and I sprint at him as fast as possible. He nearly rakes his claws across my forehead, but I jump over him like I’m alive and in space. He staggers back in surprise, but this just makes it easier. As I spin upside down in the air, I land on top of him, pinning him to the ground. I make sure every part of my grip is secure. He struggles underneath my grip, but he can’t get up.
I stare up. Weren’t all three of them supposed to attack me?
Everyone just stares in surprise as I still remain on top of Jalar, pinning him down with ease. Faber himself stares in shock, and so does every member of Zone Two surrounding us.
“What?” I suddenly blurt out.
Faber finally snaps out of his trance and orders me to come back to training tomorrow.
What did I do wrong today? This makes absolutely no sense. I personally believe I did amazing! But why is everyone else just staring, doing nothing, not congratulating me? I might not like it, but what’s going on?
As I enter the bush dens, I can hear someone whispering.
“He really will save Jamaa.”
I fall asleep as night swallows the land of Zone Two. I’m ready to dream. I want more answers.
“Hello, son.”
I am in the crystal cave again, with my father that lives in Zone Two. Or, at least, he says he’s my father.
Zikah- no, my father- leaps down from on top of a tall, glowing crystal and smiles at me. It’s creepy how similar we are.
“You want answers, don’t you?” Zikah laughs.
“How did you know?” I question him with fury.
“Cup, I am your father. I hope you remember that. I can tell by your expression, your behavior, and basically everything else.”
“But how can you visit me in my dreams?” I ask.
“It’s simple. That crystal is magical, and I can interrupt dreams whenever I want. All I have to do it sleep on the crystal, then think about someone, and I will be in their dream if they’re sleeping,” my father grunts as he scratches his left ear.
“Don’t tell anybody else, please,” he orders before I can say anything.
“Well, what are my answers?” I scream.
“None of this makes any sense anymore! Useless dreams. Everyone is acting weird. Nova doesn’t talk to me that much. Rocky still hates me. I’ve just become hated by a gang of animals. What’s wrong with me?” I beg for an answer as a tear flows down my cheek.
“Oh, don’t worry, Cup. I won’t give you any nonsense like all those other dreams do. Let me explain to you everything,” Zikah, or my father, or whatever he really is, sits down on the tall, blue crystal again.
“First of all, an enemy is going to return to Jamaa and try to take it over,” he says out loud. His eyes were currently pure white and gazing into something that isn’t visible to my own eye. I want to know what he’s doing, but now isn’t the time.
“Also, a friend shall betray you and Jamaa,” he continues. I gasp, wanting to know the names. But it’s probably not possible to predict them now that I think about it.
“The Phantoms will have something to do with many battles to come, despite your dreams telling you they won’t. They might not be important, but they won’t go away,” Zikah suddenly shrieks.
“And there will be a battle in Zone Two soon! Cup, you are in danger! So is Jamaa! There is so much to come!” he begins frantically screaming like a deranged animal. The white in hi eyes now glows red, and he turns his gaze towards me in the dimly lit crystal cave.
“Get out of here!” a demon like voice shrieks at me. I scream, frightened. What was that? What just happened?
I awaken myself. It’s the dead of night. What kind of dream did I just have?
I peer across the bush dens and spot my father, lying silently awake on the other side. I push my way past Nova and Rocky, who have both been ignoring me lately. I don’t really care about Rocky, but Nova just doesn’t talk now.
“Umm… dad…” I whisper with horror in my voice.
“I know what happened. I can’t do that again. It is so dangerous, Cup. I should’ve never told you those answers. The Ancient Jamaasians are angry…” Zikah shivers as a cold breeze sweeps through.
But I can still get answers from it.
Zikah suggests that I go back to sleep. I head over to my resting spot, and I see Zikah already snoring on the other side of the den.
“Psst… Nova!” I whisper in Nova’s cold ears.
She awakens in silence, and glares at me.
“I need your help.”
Nova hesitates, but then nods. Inside, I scream with delight. She’s finally returning to her normal self. Maybe now we can have decent conversations again without Rocky being an obstacle.
I explain to her what I’m planning, and I see her eyes fill with curiosity and wonder. So do mine. We both exit the bush dens in complete silence, and night is still controlling the earth. Everybody else is asleep.
“Are you ready?” she asks.
“As ever.”
We pad away. I am going to find all the answers I want.
“Oh boy, I am going to report this to Faber! Sneaking around at night!” I turn around as Karant, Brent and Jalar laugh together.
“Cup, why don’t you go to your girlfriend for protection? I’m sure she’ll protect you from us!” Jalar laughs at me.
“I am not going to deal with you guys again. Leave me, right now,” I demand with a growl in my low voice.
“Why don’t you make us?” Karant chuckles loudly. Nova pounces onto Karant, but he easily throws her off.
“Alright, Cup, I was kidding around with you when you defeated me at training,” I hear Jalar spit out.
“I doubt that!” I grunt.
“Just listen to me. Karant has a plan. We’ve kidnapped your father, and if you say anything about us doing this, we’ll kill him,” Jalar laughs loudly. Brent begins laughing too.
“So get out of here. We won’t tell just because you won’t tell on us. Isn’t that right, Cup?” Karant shoves me towards Nova, who is lying on the ground, groaning. Then the three leave us.
“Come on, Nova,” I get her up off the ground.
“I can’t believe they’re doing that. That’s pure evil!” Nova screams.
“I know, I know…” a tear flows down my cheek. What are we going to do about them?
Nova and I continue walking down the clearing. The moonlight is bright and we’re still on the quest to find answers.
“Cup? Nova?” I hear a small voice ask as the two of us journey through the clearing. From behind a bush, I can see a pair of glowing eyes staring at us. I freeze in my spot as the moonlight shines on my fur. I thought only Nova and I would be awake at this hour.
“Who is it?” Nova sprints extremely fast behind the bush. I can hear some scuffling, and I race to where she is. Behind it, Nova has Keenen pinned down.
“Keenen!” I gasp.
“Where have you been? I feel like you, Mincero, Sinsar and Dawn have all just forgotten about us,” Nova spits out angrily.
“No, we haven’t. And we have a good reason for our disappearance,” Keenen quickly responds.
“Well, what is it?” I demand an answer.
“We’ve been exploring this place. When looking through the caves, there was a crystal filled cave. We stood on top of a tall rock and some weird things happened,” explains Keenen with confusion flooding his thoughts.
The crystal cave! I already told Nova about it. She understands when I glare at her.
“Keenen, we have to get there. Now,” I tell him. He nods.
As we race out of the clearing and onto a muddy path, the moonlight shines our way. As we arrive in the narrow crack in the cave, I see blazing light up ahead. We finally enter the cavern full of crystals.
“Cup, Nova! Keenen!” I can hear Dawn, the large, mysterious rhinoceros shut our names. It’s good to see him again. Standing beside him are Mincero and Sinsar.
“Guys, sleep on top of that rock,” Sinsar immediately demands Nova and I. We both do it, understanding almost everything. How do these four know about this?
Mincero, Sinsar, Keenen and Dawn all begin to sleep on the ground. Nova and I quickly fall asleep in the glowing crystal cave. Blackness covers my mind, and I am now in the world of dreams.
“Hello?” I ask in the darkness. Nothing else is happening except for me standing in some pitch black lace.
Then I remember what the directions are. I have to think about them. I start thinking about each animal sleeping in the crystal cave. I first think about Nova, then Keenen, Sinsar, Mincero and Dawn…
Then they pop out out of nowhere. Nova and I sit on top of the large crystal, while the others surround us, staring around.
“Welcome to the dream world,” Dawn growls loud enough for everyone to here. He rarely speaks, so this is pretty surprising.
“I’ve been here four times in my entire life, and I don’t have many more times to visit it before I die,” Dawn guarantees.
Mincero, Sinsar and Keenen seem to understand what is making Dawn talk suddenly. I can tell by their expressions. However, I do not understand what is going on with these four.
“I know you two are confused,” Dawn chuckles a little. Nova and I look at each other, trying to read minds.
“Let me tell you this. The most bravest animals can only visit the dream world. It’s super hard to get into, and there are only special places where you can. You can visit, the past, present and future in this place. You just have to think about it. But Cup and Nova- that’s why it’s so, so dangerous. You can change anything that occurs in this universe,” Dawn stares at us with an extremely serious expression. I gulp.
“It’s nothing to mess around with, and I am telling you that. I know that you are seeking answers, but you should not. Any change to these- well, these times- will affect the world,” warns Dawn.
“It is known by few. We wanted you to know about it. Mira herself uses it to view our futures. She sends us warnings and messages based on the dream world. You can go into the past and view spirits. You can even bring them back to life. If you go to the time right before they die, you can wait for their death. Then, in the dream world you can see their spirit. Just get the spirit’s attention and it will talk normally to you. You can bring it back to life by thinking about it when you travel back to the base, where the pitch blackness is, and then by waking up,” Dawn explains.
“How do you wake up from this place?” I ask.
“Just think about waking up. Yes, thinking about two things at one time may be difficult, but in the dream world, anything is possible,” Dawn finishes.
“Well, I’m going to bring Padanda back to life,” I smile at the words that Nova says.
“No, Nova. It is much more difficult than that. You have to travel through so much time, you will get lost. There’s only been a few animals to ever come to this place, explore a large chunk of it, and make it back out alive,” Dawn replies immediately.
“But… but…” Nova begins to argue.
“I’m warning you! Mira does not like any animals travelling through time. She only uses it to view the future. She can only view one part of the future at a time, otherwise she’ll likely get stuck in it. Faber just got lucky when he stayed in the past for so long. There are always passageways invisible to the shadows of every figure in time. He had to travel through these passages in each different time to go farther into the past. Now, he couldn’t wish to awaken at any time. To awaken, you must be in the base area, which was that pitch black spot, or in a present place of the world, which is where we are now; The present doesn’t affect anything, as long as you don’t mess with the inhabitants of it. When thinking about each time period, it’ll take you to the latest part of past, the present, and the earliest part of the future. Different passageways will shut down at their own will at random times, so if you get stuck in a time period, you’ll sleep until you die. There would be no other way out of the dream world,” Dawn explains.
“So, let me get this straight. You can enter the dream world by finding a dream to reality entrance, and this crystal cave is one. You’ll be taken to the base area, and you can think about the past, present or future. In the past, it’ll take you to the latest second of it, in the future, you’ll be taken to the earliest second ofi tt. And the present is just to present. If you want to travel farther into the past or future, there are more passages hidden in that time period that’ll take you farther back into the past, or further into the future. You can bring something with you into reality by thinking about it as you travel back to the base, and when you wake up. You can also think about two things when travelling, because there are many possibilities in the dream world. But if you stay too long, some of the passageways will close randomly at their own will, and there will never be a way for you to get back to reality. You will sleep until you die,” I finish.
“That’s exactly right, Cup,” Dawn, Mincero, Sinsar and Keenen all say together.
“Dawn, how do you know all of this?” I ask out loud, and Nova nods, wondering the same exact thing.
“Let me explain this part,” Sinsar interrupts before Dawn can say anything.
“A very long time ago- before you two were born- Liza had found out about the dream world by Mira. She had been ordered to choose fifteen young animals to travel into the dream world to search for Zios. The entrance to it was in the woods by Liza’s den. It was a hole leading into the ground, and in there, crystals were scattered everywhere to sleep on. Today it’s covered up with mud, and forgotten by everyone. Anyways, ss three, along with Rapicik, were all chosen. All fifteen of us entered the Dream World, searching for answers. But none of us knew how dangerous it was- not even Mira. She had only just found out about it. We went through many of the passageways, going through the past, and it took us weeks. We still weren’t finding any answers, but just learning about the past and the Dream World itself. But then we all could hear a warning from Lia, just barely making it into our minds. Liza could send messages through minds, but it was hard in the Dream World. We all knew what it meant, though: to get out of there. So we traveled back through the passageways as quickly as possible and back to the Base. Once we woke up, only six of the fifteen animals had made it out alive. We barely made it through the last passageways when they were about to close. We then figured they all close at their own, random times. This is how we know so much about the Dream World,” Sinsar finishes his long sentence.
“I remember everything like it was yesterday,” Mincero gasps.
Keenen sits in the corner, feeling weird. His face twitches as an awkward silence floods the crystal cave.
“We’re leaving,” Nova blurts out. Everyone else nods, and we all start thinking about waking up. It happens immediately, and we’re back in the crystal cave, but this time, it’s in real life.
None of us say a word as we exit the glowing crystal cave and back out onto the muddy path. Dawn is now spreading across the land and a dim sunlight helps us make it back to the bush dens. Nova and I settle down next to each other, ready to get whatever sleep we can in the time remaining.
“Hello, Cup?” I can hear a raspy, male voice shout my name. I rub my eyes, awakening in the bright morning sun.
“Who is there?” I ask, squinting through the bush dens. I can make out a figure standing by the entrance. Wait- no. There are two figures.
“I am Marr,” the voice explains in a short sentence.
My eyesight finally adjusts and I can see a young cheetah and a young lion standing side by side. They both look about my age.
They both trot to my side and I get up.
“We’ve both been assigned to train with you today. And trust me, this training day will be fun,” Marr, who is the cheetah, laughs.
“Oh, and I am Nymin,” the male lion suddenly lifts up his head, seemingly getting away from his thoughts.
“Cup, none of the other animals from Jamaa need training except for you. At first I thought you didn’t want it. But then I realized you will save Jamaa, and for the sake of that place, you need training. Today we’re going to help you fight Karant, Jalar and Brent,” Marr explains.
“And trust me, we’re going to defeat them,” Nymin laughs.
“I also heard that Faber, Rapicik, and Roland will be observing us,” Marr grunts.
“Well, they’ll get their surprise when we destroy our opponents,” Marr chuckles with Nymin.
“Marr, Nymin, that’s already obvious,” I point out. Marr and Nymin both laugh when they realize I am with them.
“We have to go now. I heard from Rapicik that Faber set up a small arena in the clearing. It might be fun proving to everyone that we’re not weak,” Nymin gets up, and dust off his fur. Nova is still sleeping.
“Hold on, guys,” I ask for them to wait as they get near the entrance. They turn around, waiting patiently for me.
“Nova, wake up!” I whisper into her ear. She wakes up quickly and smiles.
“I’m about to have a battle for training. Do you want to watch?” I invite her.
“Sure,” she nods, rubbing her sleepy eyes. She gets up and follows me to the entrance where Marr and Nymin are still waiting. As we exit the bush dens, I can see Rocky out of the corner of my eye scowling.
As we get near the battle arena, my heart drops. There’s literally everyone in one Two surrounding it, and our three opponents are already waiting inside of it. Jagged, sharp Rocks form the border around it. Faber, Rapicik, Roland and… Katira?
Katira sits by the other three on a large rock, just staring into the arena. What is she doing watching us?
Nova takes a seat in an open area by the jagged rocks. She sits next to Keenen, Dawn, Mincero and Sinsar. My father, Zikah, isn’t present. And I know exactly why.
“Alright, everyone, be quiet. It is time for the battle to begin. I will count down once every opponent gets in the arena,” Faber announces with authority in his stern voice.
The blazing sun of noon bites my fur as I enter. Everyone stares at us, ready for the battle. I know not to kill, but I seriously hate these three. And they hate me, too. Oh well. This time I have animals to back me up.
“The battle will begin in three… two… one!” Faber shrieks, and claps his large paws together. All six of us immediately throw ourselves at each other.
I go for Jalar. I pounce on him, knocking him over. I pin him down, but then I realize I haven’t secured every spot. He scratches me with his hind legs, and I jump off, screeching with pain. He then scratches my chest and blood purrs out. I gasp for air, and I can see the surprise on everyone’s faces. The injury looks like it is horrible. I can see the other three opponents laughing, and Marr and Nymin staring at my terrible wound in surprise.
But I don’t feel pain. The only emotion I feel is anger.
“You’re going to die, you loser! You will never save Jamaa! You are too weak!” I can hear Jalar laughing very hardly with his friends.
Out of the corner of my eye, I can see Nova jumping over from the jagged rocks and heading towards me. She must’ve came over to help me, and give me medical attention.
“Everyone, this fight is-” Faber begins to end to fight, but I shriek loudly in a purely disgruntled tone of voice.
“I am not going down!” I scream again, holding my wounded chest with my left paw. I can hear the audience gasp as I charge very fast towards Jalar. He dodges me, then jumps onto my back. I toss him off with my sudden strength caused by adrenaline.
“You won’t defeat me!” Jalar laughs as he quickly recovers and pounces onto me. He bites me on the back, causing tons of more blood to pour out. I shriek in sudden pain. I can see Faber and Rapicik beginning to hop down from the tall rocks to help me. But I ignore them. I try to scratch him with my hind paws, but he’s already secured the pin on me. He laughs a little, and I catch him off guard. I bite him super quickly, clamping down on his snout. He whimpers in pain, but I bite down harder. He finally gets out of the grip, but his snout if completely covered in fresh blood and I laugh out loud. I get off the ground, and I can see that Nova, Marr and Nymin are holding Karant and Brent back. Faber is still rushing towards us, but he’s still a little while away. This arena basically covers the whole clearing currently.
I pounce onto Jalar again, biting down on his back. He tries to toss me off, but my bite is holding him down. He then just barely swipes his left claw down my side, and I stagger off of him. He sprints towards me, but I am as ready as ever. I remember every move Faber taught me. I dance around, and this is how I dodge him. He then tries to claw me in in different spots, but each time he misses when I’m moving quickly. Then I pounce on him from out of nowhere and pin him down. I then secure every part of my pin, and I stare directly into his face.
“Goodbye, Jalar,” I say out loud in the most normal voice possible.
His eyes get large and round as I bite down on his bare neck. Blood squirts out in many directions, but the gruesome scene doesn’t bother me at all. Jalar struggles beneath my grip, but I bite down as hard as my teeth will let me. I am taking all of my anger out on this snob. He deserves to die.
The struggling finally stops and Jalar’s body go limp. His eyes roll into the back of his head. I jump off of the corpse and grin widely for everyone to see me. Now I do have attention. There is no fighting. Nobody is arguing. Everybody is staring at me. Faber stops where he is, spotting me over Jalar’s dead body.
Then I look at my paws. They’re covered in blood. I have just killed a fellow wolf. What have I done? I gasp as I realize my mistake. But wait- he deserved it. He’s done many bad things to me. He was going to kill my father!
The bright, afternoon sun now turns into a cloudy, gray sky. Everyone looks like they are frozen in time as they stare at what I’ve done. I am now in the same situation as I was during training. But this time I have killed.
“Come on, Cup, let’s go back to the dens,” I can hear Nova speak, interrupting the silence.
I nod, then go over to where she is. Brent, Karant, Marr and Nymin are just standing there, staring at the dead body of Jalar.
As we walk past Faber, I can tell I am in huge trouble by the look in his eye. I then begin to speed walk out of the arena, silently following Nova and over the jagged rocks. The gray sky make my mind fill with many, many thoughts. I have alot to do. I need to enter the Dream World. I need to speak with Faber. He probably already knows it, too, by the look on my face. But I also need to speak with Archie. Maybe i can find out if the older Archie was his grandfather.
Nova and I enter the bush dens. Rocky is sleeping by the wall.
“Nova, was what I did- well… was it wrong?” I ask in a whisper voice.
“Not in my opinion. I think he definitely deserved it,” Nova replies.
“Thanks, Nova,” I force a smile.
“And by the way, we are going to the Dream World tonight.”
“Are you sure you want to do that?” Nova wonders with memories flooding back into her mind.
“Once again, as ever.”
Nova and I continue walking silently through the moonlit clearing. We don’t speak at all in fear of awakening someone. That would be the last thing we want when we’re about to enter the Dream World itself.
In the dim moonlight, I spot the dirt path before Nova. She nods, and we both begin taking it. I stare into the bushes surrounding us making sure nobody is watching us.
“Umm… Cup? Did you hear that?” I hear Nova ask in such a quiet voice I can barely hear her.
I don’t respond. I grab her, and we both quickly dash behind the nearest bush.
Time flies. Nothing happens. The moonlight remains as bright as possible, and no sound can be heard. What kind of sound did Nova hear?
“Cup and Nova. Come out please,” Faber suddenly demands in a hoarse voice.
We both come out from behind the bush and spot Faber, standing in the moonlight. He looks extremely tired and worried. His eyelids are barely open and his eyes are pretty red.
“Please- do not enter the Dream World.”
“But Faber!” I begin begging for him to allow us to go there.
“Cup, it is dangerous. I was looking in my globe and saw you two in the Dream World. I cannot let that happen. Cup, you have to understand.”
“I have to find out answers. I am too confused. I just can’t live like this!” a small tear rolls down my cheek.
“Maybe you should listen, Cup. Maybe it actually is too dangerous…” Nova suddenly sounds like another animal. But she was going to go with me! What is making her change her mind?
“Nova! Please!” I beg.
“Cup… I’m sorry,” Nova suddenly brings her head to stare down. Then she trots silently back to the bush dens.
“She is right, Cup. I’m sorry about the truth,” Faber sighs.
I remain calm. I’m not going to let my anger take over now.
“Faber, train me. Train me now,” I become serious. If Nova doesn’t want to help me find answers, maybe I can find answers by myself. Maybe I can find answers by becoming the one to save Jamaa.
Faber brightens up, seemingly expecting this.
“We shall begin. I will teach you every move possible until you feel like dying,” Faber laughs.
I nod in understanding. This is exactly what I need. I need to train to get better- and maybe I can find all the answers in myself.
Faber takes me to the clearing, where the arena still lies.
“Faber- was I wrong to kill Karant?” I silently whisper.
“It does prove you are improving. But it is wrong to kill another member, even if they are a jerk. I was going to punish you, but I decided I would just train you day and night from now on,” Faber smirks a little. I don’t respond. I just continue staring at the bare ground.
And then he begins teaching me more moves. We start off with an attacking move to strike first on your opponent. I don’t master it on my first try, but after several practices, I finally get the hang of it. I was always too shy to go to a battle training meeting in Jamaa. But now I am the new and improved Cup. The one to save Jamaa.
We continue trying out moves. I learn several more and master them easily. Now faber looks even more exhausted, but he doesn’t stop spitting out moves for me to try out. I continue, using all of my strength and courage for each one of them. I need to prove that I am strong. Not just physically, but also mentally.
As the night continues, the arena begins to brighten up. The moon is starting to disappear and Dawn swallows up the night sky. Light begins spreading across Zone Two, and I become more encouraged to train. Birds start chirping as I practice my next move: how to fight off someone faster than you. I learn that you must be aware of all the possible places around you that they could attack from. When you are ready for them in any area, you can catch them off guard by grabbing their claws with yours, and then flinging them through the air. Faber brings out Roland for me to practice this move on. Roland looks like he just woke up, so this has to be easy since he is also exhausted.
Roland is petty fast, I have to admit it. But I’m ready for him in every area. Each time he attempts to strike me, I catch him with my front claws and toss him a little ways away. I am finally building up my confidence.
“Great job, Cup,” Faber congratulates me.
“Just remember- don’t become too confident. There is always, always, always going to be someone that will be tougher than you,” guarantees Faber.
I nod. I know this is true. There’s no possible way I’m the toughest animal in the whole entire world.
We continue training, and each time the moves get harder. Morning finally arrives and many members of Zone Two are waking up. However, I still continue my battle training with Faber, even though I’ve now been awake for hours practicing.
Animals begin gathering around the arena to watch my training. Everyone seems fascinated by me, but I have no idea what is so great about myself.
Another move that Faber teaches me about is one of the best moves he knows about. When you’ve mastered many of the moves, there is always one move that works best: faking it. Yes, faking it. If you’re faking it by swiping a claw at an opponent’s face, they might try to block it, but in reality, you’re about to use your other claw to attack them. I try this with Roland, and it really, really helps. Roland didn’t hear about what I was planning to do because Faber sent him way for a moment. He doesn’t expect it when I carefully swipe him across the face with my opposite claw.
We finish up my training, and I am now beginning to feel weary. It’s afternoon and I’ve learned so many moves. However, I remember each and every one of them, and I will not forget any. What I have learned today is something I will remember forever.
The days continue. Nova and I start to become farther and farther apart again. I still don’t like the memory of when she betrayed me. She was going to come to the Dream World with me, but no… she didn’t even defend me that night. She is close to Rocky again now and they hang out every day and night. I still remember the Dream World, however. I will go there someday, but now isn’t the time. The weather is starting to get colder as Winter approaches. I get so much better at fighting with my training from Faber, however. I don’t really talk to anybody as the days go by, however. It’s almost as if I’m trapped in my own little world.
“Hey, Cup, it’s time for your final battle!” I can hear the joyful sound of Marr, who is getting pretty buff. I am much bigger and stronger than I used to be now. I grunt while getting up. I must’ve slept on the wrong side last night.
I prance out of the bush dens, leaving Rocky and Nova behind. My father is still gone, and I already know where he is. Maybe soon I’ll be able to confront Jalar and Brent myself with all of this training I’ve been doing.
Outside, a cold wind makes me shiver. The sky is gray and mostly everybody is inside. I head to where the arena is, and when I’m there, I can see Rapicik and Faber sitting side by side, ready to see how much I’ve improved.
“Cup, how come we haven’t spoken to each other in such a long time?” I can hear Rapicik wondering when I walk into the arena.
“I’ve just been busy,” I respond quickly.
“Okay then, but if there’s anything wrong, you can always tell me,” assures Rapicik in an understand voice.
“Alright, Cup. For your final battle, you will be taking on one of the toughest members in my Zone,” says faber, grunting.
Then a dark, shady figure comes out from behind the nearest bush. A large, black panther hops down into the arena.
“Remember, Ajing, do not kill,” Faber raises his eyebrows.
“Let the final battle begin!” Faber immediately shouts after the warning. I pounce onto Ajing the panther almost instantaneously. I am about to pin him down but he is super fast and gets out of my grip. He begins to dance around, ready to attack, but I know how to get out of this move. I make sure I’m aware of every area surrounding me. When he’s about to strike, I jump into the air and come crashing down onto him. He is surprised, and I can hear his gasp. He tosses me off with ease, but I fall onto my paws. As he rushes towards me, I fake a blow at his head, and he tries to block it. Right as he does this, I swipe my right claw against his face, making him stagger back. I then sprint at him and pin him down with ease. He can’t get up.
“Good job, young one,” Ajing manages to say as he struggles beneath my grasp.
I let him go, and turn to see the impressed faces of Faber and Rapicik.
“Good job, Cup!” I can hear Marr congratulating me.
“Do you know what this means, Cup?” Faber asks.
I don’t respond. I do know what it means, and I think he understands I do.
“You have completed training. You are the one to save Jamaa,” Faber dips his head in respect. Rapicik immediately follows, then Ajing, and finally Marr.
The one to save Jamaa. We had to find Faber because… because…
Jamaa needs his help!
“Oh, Faber, I just remembered! We need you back in Jamaa!” I gasp. Rapicik’s ears suddenly twitch, and he also remembers.
“You shall leave in the morning. There is a blizzard approaching, but it should be over by then,” Faber assures.
“But what about you?” I ask. Rapicik then stares at Faber.
“I shall come. So will all of Zone Two. We will stay until all of this danger in Jamaa ends,” Faber smiles widely. I grin, and Rapicik follows.
“What has made your sudden change of plans occur?” I can hear Rapicik ask Faber as I exit the arena.
“I went to the Dream World last night, and I could see something weird… something dangerous. It looked like animals coming towards Jamaa. And they’re coming soon. I know it’s not us because it’s, well, just not our shape,” Faber explains in a low voice. Rapicik nods, thinking about it.
The Dream World. I am finally free from Faber telling me not go there. Tonight I will, and there will be nobody to stop me.
I sneak out of the bush dens and out into the dark gray, winter night sky. There are no stars in sight but the moon shines bright. I go out in the learning and away from the bush dens. I look over my shoulder to see if I am being followed. Nope. I am good to go. I continue walking quietly through the clearing on top of the mountain. Far in the distance, I can see a large, beautiful lake on the mountaintop It’s frozen over, but I believe winter makes things more beautiful. The moonlight shines on the reflecting ice over it and I stop for a moment to observe it. I absolutely love winter.
After a few moments, I continue my quest to the Dream World. What answers do I really want to seek out?
Then, as I make it past the arena, I can hear some rustling in a bush den nearby. I freeze in my spot, but after a few minutes, I figure that nobody is awake in it. A light snow begins to fall as I find the dirt path that leads into the cliff. Inside of the cliff is the crystal cave, where I can visit the Dream World, and take a huge risk.
Finally, I make it inside of the crystal cave. I manage to squeeze through the narrow crack and into the opening, where the giant crystal glow. And to my surprise, Nova is standing on top of the tallest crystal. By her side is Rocky. How did I not notice they were gone?
Rocky jumps down from the top of the crystal, and walks right up and stares into my face. He snickers a little bit, but then Nova tells him to stop.
Rocky suddenly sits down in front of me and sucks in a lot of air.
“Cup, I’m sorry,” he finally says.
“I know that you’ve known Nova a lot longer, and you’re more deserving to have her as your friend. Of course, I’m a lion, and I don’t really fit in with you guys. But I tried to take you away from her. I tried to make you feel horrible. And I do realize it, now. Can we just all be friends?” Rocky now sounds more serious than ever.
“How do I know you’re not just being told by Nova to do this? Do you even mean it?” I get into his face, growling while baring my teeth.
“Yes, I really do,” Rocky says, not flinching.
I stare at him for what seems like a million years. Then I nod, accepting his apology.
“Now please, go away. I have to do something. But I’ll talk to you both later,” I promise.
“No, Cup! I am going to visit the Dream World with you,” Nova raises her head after listening to the conversation between Rocky and I.
“I guess I will too. I’ll help you both,” Rocky joins in.
“What is making you suddenly change your mind?” I question Nova.
“That night I wasn’t thinking. I was thinking about Rocky. But then I realized you could both be my friends, without suffering over your bickering. But I tried to act like I really meat it, so I didn’t want to admit I didn’t want to go to the Dream World because I was about to speak with Rocky. Cup, I am terribly sorry about it all. This isn’t who I am,” responds Nova, staring at me with a tear rolling down her cheek.
“Apology accepted. Let’s do this,” a grin creeps onto my face. Nova brightens up, and for the first time in forever, it seems as if all three of us can be friends. Nova must’ve had to do a lot of convincing with Rocky to do this.
“Now, Rocky, stay with us in the Dream World. It’s super dangerous. We have to-” I begin to say, but Nova instantly interrupts.
“I already explained to him everything. I’m sure he’ll be fine,” she says.
I nod. Then we all hop on to the top of the giant crystal, and begin to sleep.
A pitch black darkness appears as I remember how to enter the Dream World. Rocky and Nova both appear shortly after.
“Alright, Cup. This is all you. Are we visiting the past or the future?” asks Nova, squinting in the darkness.
“The future of Jamaa. Starting now!” I scream quite loudly. Rocky, Nova and I all whisk away into thin air.
“We’re home!” Rocky happily squeals when he spots the familiar sights of Jamaa Township.
“Not quite…” Nova says, looking astonished. I spot the passageway right in plain sight. It must be invisible to the figures of the future, but visible to us.
It’s a gray sky covering the land of Jamaa in the earliest future. We must be a second in the future. A few Jammers are outside swapping their items for other things. The cold, frosty air bites their fur like a wolf, so not many of them are outside. A light snow is falling, and the whole place seems gloomy.
“There’s not going to be anything here. We have to visit the forest surrounding Jamaa, where there are supposedly a group of animals racing towards the town,” I explain. Then I start thinking about the forest around Jamaa, while the others do, too. We appear in it, but it’s at the exact same time in the future as the other Jamaa Township. It reminds me of teleportation.
“We can’t stay here long, but we have to travel through many of these passageways to get farther into the future. I don’t see anything here,” I assure. Rocky nods. Nova continues staring at the white forest covered in snow. It’s a beautiful sight, but we can’t stay,
“There’s the passageway into the deeper future!” Nova points a small vortex floating in the air. The purple light of it creeps me out as we enter. Now we’re a few seconds farther into the future. I believe that each vortex goes a certain amount of time into the past or future, so if we’re lucky, we can get one that goes much further into it.
“Keep going through the vortexes until you see that group of animals! Do it as quick as possible!” I demand while racing through the tons of vortexes. If we don’t hurry, one will shut down and we will be stuck in the Dream World until our sleeping bodies die. The white forest begins to become greener as we travel through many more of the vortexes. Then spring arrives in the forests’ future, and we all have to stop for a few seconds to catch our breath.
“How many passageways have we already been through?” I pant.
“I don’t know, but our break time is up,” Nova says. I barely get any glimpses of the following periods of time since we’re going so fast through the passageways by each other. I know summer is now getting earby since no snow is on the ground and flowers are blooming everywhere. Colors swirl around me as race through the portals of the Dream World. And finally, in the middle of a summer night, I can spot at least a thousand animals racing through the night. Nova, Rocky and I stop dead in our tracks. The night is lit by many torches the animals are carrying. I can’t make out what the animals are, but I can see that they are big. There’s a mix between the sizes at the front of the line, however. There are no dead leaves that will crunch beneath my paws, so I move closer to get a better look at the animals. I try to spot them, but I still can’t. The night sky isn’t visible with all of the evergreen trees in this forest, and the green bushes around blocking the animals make it hard to see. All I can tell is that they are carrying torches, and heading towards… Jamaa Township? What has happened to it?
An opening is in the forest nearby, where no trees surround me and bushes are nowhere to be seen. Out in the opening, I can see Jamaa Township in the far away distance, but I can only see it because of the fire burning near it, lighting it up. It looks absolutely devastated from battle, with smoke rising from it, and broken scraps even visible from here. I gasp, staggering back. What has happened to Jamaa? And what are these mysterious animals going to do?
“Come on, Cup. We shouldn’t stay any longer It’s time to head back,” Nova warns. Rocky nods, scared about the thought of a passageway shutting down.
Then I make my way back to the passageway, and all three of us begin racing through the portals. We actually manage to make it back to the pitch black base are of the Dream World. We survived, and I got to see the ‘animals running towards Jamaa’ vision myself! I’ve proved Faber, Dawn, Mincero and Sinsar wrong. I traveled through the Dream World and I survived!
“Guys, if we survived that time, we could survive again. I want to see the future of Zone Two,” Rocky suddenly suggests after we all catch our breath from running through the passageways.
That’s a good point. Nova nods, agreeing. Then we all begin to think about Zone Two in the future. We are immediately taken to the future of Zone Two, where it is still night outside, but it is a few seconds in the future.
We look around. The clearing is in sight. The arena still lies in the same spot, and everyone is seeping in the bush dens. The dark winter sky is still there and the frozen pond lies a little ways away. But wait- what is that glowing thing by Faber’s bush den?
The passageway.
“Guys, I found the next passageway!” I announce. Rocky and Nova both turn my way, and I point at the portal leading farther into the future. The three of us sprint towards it, and begin going through each portal after another to view the future of Zone Two.
It doesn’t take long before something terrible happens. After going through maybe ten portals, it is tomorrow morning. Some of the portals must’ve skipped more time. After all, these portals have a mind of their own. But that’s not the point.
“Guys… what is that dark, gray cloud covering the sky? And why is it moving?” I point out. Nova stares at it immediately, and Rocky follows. The cloud is moving down towards Zone Two. It looks like it is made up many, many much smaller, living things. Black things. And then I spot an electricity bolt coming out of one of them. I squint my eyes, and to my surprise, I find out that the Phantoms are invading Zone Two tomorrow night.
“Guys! Zone Two is going to be invaded by Phantoms tomorrow morning!” I gasp. Then we turn back and sprint through the portals, ready to warn Faber of the news.
Back in the pitch black base, we catch our breath almost immediately. Then we begin speaking about the upcoming Phantom Invasion on Zone Two.
“We have to warn Faber. I can’t believe the Phantoms know about this place!” Nova is the first person to speak up.
“Let’s go right now. Come on, guys,” I respond.
And with that, we all think about waking up. That is exactly what happens. We find ourselves sitting on top of the tall crystal in the cave.
“Hurry! Let’s go!” I charge forward, exiting the Crystal Cave as fast as possible. We exit it and run outside to see Dawn covering the mountaintop. But that doesn't stop us to look. We race towards faber’s den, almost trip over each other entering it, and start shrieking his name.
“Faber! Faber!” I scream. Nova screams right after, and she is followed by Rocky.
Faber is sleeping next to Rapicik and Dawn. Everybody starts waking up in the den at the sound of our loud screams. Faber wakes up first, and rubs his eyes angrily.
“What is it?” Faber demands with agitation in his voice.
“We went to the Dream World, and-” I start to say. Oops. That may become the biggest mistake I’ve ever made.
“You what? After what I told you? All of you, now! Come with me!” faber orders, suddenly seeming fully awake. He dashes out of the bush dens and out into the dim dawn light. He doesn’t stop to wait for us as he beg him to listen. We follow him to a door that leads into a cave.
“You are punished, all of you! The Dream World is forbidden!” Faber punishes. Then he shoves us all like we’re just pieces of grass into the door. Inside, he locks us behind it, and doesn’t stop to listen when we start screaming for him to pay attention again.
“You may come out when we are all ready to return to Jamaa. For now, you must stay put! And I don’t want to hear any of your nonsense about the Dream World!” Faber screams with such authority in his voice we all fall silent. He slowly walks away from the door. Then I slowly pace to the back of the cave, which is complete darkness.
“Nova and Rocky, come here,” I whisper.
Rocky is holding back tears, knowing that something bad is about to happen. Morning is nearly here!
“We have to break out of here so we can warn them. They have to know. And we have to help them all when the Phantoms come. I’m sure we can’t leave if Phantoms are attacking this place,” I point.
“But how do we get out of this place?” Nova ponders.
“Let’s explore the whole cave. That means we’re going to travel farther into the darkness,” I suggest.
Nova nods. Rocky nods, too. Rocky still seems emotional. Is he really changing? Is he really going to be a friend, and not a foe?
“Then let’s go search for something to get out of here,” Nova says. And with those words, we all begin to journey farther back into the pitch black cave.
A sharp rock pierces my fur as I travel through the cave. I jump back in surprise.
“Is something wrong?” Nova asks, worried.
“No, I’m fine.”
Then we continue walking through the dark cave. Maybe, just maybe, there is an exit in here somewhere.
“It’s a dead end!” Rocky says out loud, slightly ahead of us. We catch up to him and find out that a wall now blocks out way. But then I realize that a very, very dim light is coming from up above. I look above and see a tunnel leading somewhere else, further into the wall. However, how in the word would be get up there? It’s nearly fifty feet above our heads. And we don’t have any ropes or vines to get up there.
“Guys, that tunnel up there leads to somewhere with light. Is there any possible way for us to get up there?” I ask, thinking really hard about the idea.
“Wait! Remember those rocks you were talking about? I wonder if they stick out of the walls… could we jump from one to another and get up there?” Rocky suggest first. I think about it, then I decide to give it a try. I tell the others that I would try this out first, and after convincing Nova that I can do it by myself, I finally find the jagged rock where I cut myself on. The dim light from the tunnel barely lights my path.
I hop on top of the rock. But then I immediately fall out when I realize it is sticking out of the roof. I get up, dust myself off, and then hop again, this time catching onto the stalactite. At least, that’s what the alphas call these type of rocks.
I begin forcing myself to go upward on the rock. Maybe I can find a cliff to jump onto once I’m far enough in the air. I can see Nova and Rocky watching me nervously from down below. Finally, I reach the very top of it, and scan the area. A cliff is nearby. By it is another cliff. And by the second cliff is a third one that leads directly to the tunnel of light! Rocky’s idea is working!
The hard part is about to happen, though. I take a deep breath. I’m fifty feet in the air and I’m about to jump from a giant stalactite. But I do it anyways, now that I have crazy as one of my traits. Nova and Rocky both gasp as I just barely land on the small cliff on a different wall. I nearly skid off the smooth surface, but I move onto the cliff just in time. My heart begins beating super fast, but now this should be easy. The next cliff is right by this one. I easily make the jump, and now I am right by the wall with the tunnel. I easily make the jump to it, too. Now I can escape from this place and- well, I don’t know where the tunnel leads to. But I’m sure Faber didn’t want us going through it and towards the mysterious light coming from it.
“Guys, do what I did, and you’ll both make it up here!” I shout down to them. They nod. Nova goes first, and Rocky follows closely behind her. They both eventually make it up here, and we all begin our journey down the tunnel.
“Where do you think this will lead to?” wonders Rocky.
“I honestly don’t know. But we’re getting close to the highest part of the mountain. Do you think it could lead to the top?” Nova wonders as we continue down the dimly lit tunnel.
I remain silent as we travel down it. Thoughts flow through my mind. We really have to hurry before the Phantoms invade Zone Two!
After reaching a certain point of the tunnel, we all discover that it is now slanting down. We are heading down. This might mean it could lead back into Zone Two!
A small bug jumps onto my fur. I hate them. Its tiny, squiggly legs tickle my fur. I flick it off as we continue down the cold, stone tunnel.
And when we reach the end of it, we’re on ground again. In front of us lies the Crystal Cave itself, but a bunch of crystals are blocking our view. So all this time there was a hidden passageway in the Crystal Cave, hidden behind some of the smaller crystals!
“Woah! We actually made it out! But how come there is a tunnel from here to that dungeon?” wonders Nova.
“Good question, but we don’t have time to answer it. We have to go and tell faber that the Phantoms are invading, without mentioning the Dream World,” I hurry. Then I am the first to sprint out of the cave and into the open, where Faber is talking to every member of Zone Two by the arena.
“And that’s why…” Faber begins to finish his sentence, but he stops dead in the middle of it when he spots us, walking through the arena towards him.
“How did…?” Faber wonders, confused.
“There’s not time for that. The…” I begin to say, but loud gasps stop me. Everyone turns around, and I can see the fear in their eyes. In the gray, morning sky, a black cloud of Phantoms catches everyone’s eye. And they are right above Zone Two, coming towards us as fast as possible.
“Phantoms are coming,” I finish my sentence while staring at the creatures slowly coming towards us.
Immediately, many animals sprint into the bush dens, taking cover. But the strongest of them stay in sight, ready to fight the Phantoms. As they approach, I stand by Nova.
“This is it. We have to fight to the death if needed,” I take a deep breath as the Phantom hit the ground and start dashing towards us.
Faber rushes towards the first Phantom, which is the king. The Phantom King struggles with Faber, but Faber bites down onto its neck, not letting go. As the Phantom King struggles, Faber tosses it against the cliff, and it falls down dead.
Are the Phantoms already going to retreat at their King’s death? That’s what is supposed to happen. But they don’t. At least five more Phantom Kings are now in the distance, coming towards us.
“Everyone charge towards them all!” Faber orders, calling the start of the battle. We all rush towards the Phantoms.
I grab a phantom with my claws and rip it in half. Black goo falls out. Nova laughs a little at the sight. Then she swipes three Phantoms with her claws, and they all fall down. Rocky pin a large, fat phantom down and kills it.
However, now many more phantoms are spawning in with the help of the Kings. This battle is going to get hard.
I see Keenen drawing out his small sword, chopping apart the Phantoms as they ambush him. At least twenty Phantoms try to ambush me, but I become aware of all my surroundings and knock every one of them out when they try to strike me. All of the smaller Phantoms are dead… but now much bigger and fatter Phantoms are approaching. Two of them try to squash me, but I dodge them. I can see Dawn and Mincero fighting side by side, destroying many of the Phantoms. Rapicik and Faber also fight side by side, have no trouble at all.
Sinsar lights off an explosive, and it kills at least thirty of the fat Phantoms. But they continue to come, and each time, they get bigger. Nova is now struggling as five, absolutely humongous Phantoms ambush her. I race to her side and help her fight them off.
“Help! Cup! Please!” I hear the cry of Keenen as many of the huge Phantoms ambush him from each side. His sword isn’t protecting him now. Keenen tries to fight off the Phantoms, but he can’t do it. They pin him down, and I can’t get to his side as the Phantoms block my pathway, shoving me away with their strong tentacles.
“Keenen!” I shriek. He isn’t in sight now as the Phantoms gobble him up like they don’t care at all.
“No! Keenen! Please! You Phantoms are pure evil! Evil!” I scream at the top of my lungs. A tear rolls down my cheek.
“I’m so sorry, Cup,” i can hear Roland’s low voice from behind me.
I turn back, accepting the fact that Keenen has been killed. I have more animals to worry about. More tears roll down my face in streams, but I ignore the pain and anger. I will help the others. The Phantoms will pay, however.
I am now fighting with Roland, Nova and Rocky as the Phantoms become even more difficult to fight. Nova kills one of the larger Phantoms, while Rocky and i pin one down together, killing it. Roland then follows and pins one down. He also kills it.
The battle continues and everyone is now starting to get weary. The Phantoms just keep getting bigger and bigger, and much harder to fight.
“Cup! Watch out!” I hear the screech of Nymin as he warns me. I barely dodge a large Phantom, but it crashes into a jagged rocks and dies from the wounds. I thank Nymin for saving me. Nymin and Marr are now both fighting by all of us, and it seems like Zone Two could now actually win the battle.
“Where are Karant and Brent? Why aren’t they fighting with us?” I can hear Roland growl as he pins down a large Phantom and kills it with his sharp teeth.
I know the truth. But sadly, I can’t say anything…
Rapicik tosses a large Phantom straight through the air, and we all stop in amazement to see his strength. Faber then kills off a large Phantom with only one of his claws. The battle is getting easier, but there are still many more Phantoms coming down towards us.
Maybe I’ve spoken too soon. Now it seems as if hundreds of phantom Kings, the largest type of Phantoms, are coming down. To win this battle, we must kill every one of them.
Dawn is the first to kill a Phantom King coming down. He pin it down and tears it apart. Mincero then does the same, while Faber and Rapicik work side by side to take them all down. Sinsar throws explosives at many of the mobs, and they work really well. Ajing is now joining in on the fight, and woah, he is a very good fighter. He slaughters a Phantom King within seconds, swiping at its heart with his razor sharp claws. He is pretty fast, too, so he dodges many of the electric volts that the Phantoms try to hit him with.
Out of nowhere, Katira the wolf comes to help us. She rushes into the battle and joins us by my side.
“Cup, your father is in danger. And I was just told that Karant wants you to visit him tonight… in the Crystal Cave,” Katira whispers in my ear as we both fight the Phantom Kings together. I nod, with a thousand thoughts flowing in my head. But I can only focus on one thing right now, and that’s winning this battle.
As we continue fighting, I hear a scream. A Phantom King has Ajing in his grasp, and the Phantom is cutting off his circulation. Ajing goes limp, and he’s dead. The Phantom King tosses him against the cliff, making sure to end him if he has any life left.
This just fuels my anger even more. I am so determined to fight. The next Phantom King tries to attack me, but I easily dodge it with extreme speed. I Swipe my sharp claws against it as it goes by. Then, when it turns around, I pounce onto it, and I end it for good. Another Phantom King tries to attack me from behind, but I jump into the air and land on it, pinning it down. I kill it with ease.
In the distance, I can see Mincero struggling as seven Phantom Kings attack him. He kills one, but the rest of them pin him down. But Dawn saves him when he picks up three of the Phantom Kings and sends them flying through the air. Mincero gets back up, and kills of the rest of the Phantom Kings attacking him.
Rapicik kills a Phantom King, and I can see that his fur is covered in blood. I can’t tell if it’s from him, or the Phantoms. But wait… it must be from him. The Phantoms have black goo for blood.
Faber also looks tired. He has bloodstains all over his fur. He struggles while fighting yet another five Phantom Kings, but he manages to take them all down with the help of Rapicik. Then I realize everyone is worn out, just by the looks on their faces. I look down at myself. Blood is soaking my fur.
Just then, I turn around to see that a Phantom King has Roland. Roland claws and bites it, but the Phantom King just ignores the pain. The Phantom picks Roland up with ease, despite everyone trying to help Roland. Roland is thrown in the opposite direction, and he lands right by the cliff. He begins sliding over, but his paws barely catch onto the smooth concrete forming the top of the mountain. Down below are the jagged, sharp rocks where Padanda herself died. Roland looks extremely scared and his eyes get really big. His claws begin sliding off the edge and then he falls down to his horrible death in the rocks.
I can hear the gasp of many as they realize Roland is now dead. But it just makes me even more determined to fight these evil creatures. They invade us and kill my kind. But I fight back.
Nova and I fight side by side, despite our exhaustion. It is now the afternoon and a heavy snow begins to fall. It looks like we’re in for a blizzard.
Suddenly, while I’m lost in thought, a Phantom King pins me down to the cold ground covered in newly fallen snow. He’s about to kill me when Nova pounces on him and kills him. I thank her, then we all continue fighting.
I kill another Phantom King, and another. I’m on a roll again, and this is all revenge for them killing my friends. Nova and I fight side by side once more as the battle comes to an end.
The snow is now lightly falling as we all stare at what is going on up ahead. Dawn is being attacked the largest Phantom King. But Faber is now sprinting towards Dawn, and he pounces onto the largest Phantom today, knocking it off of him. He then pick the Phantom King up, and tosses it towards Rapicik, who is ready. Rapicik opens his mouth widely, and when the Phantom is near him, Rapicik clamps down on the Phantom King, making it squeal in pain. Rapicik twists his head to rip apart the gigantic Phantom. Black goo sprays out of the Phantom Corpse, and then Rapicik drops it. The last of the Phantoms have been killed.
“We thank you all for your patience, and we have won the battle. But several have died. I would like to thank Keenen, Ajing and Roland for their services. They all fought well and I am so angry for their deaths,” Faber announces. It is now late at night and the whole Zone is having a meeting in the arena. The battle ended earlier, and now Faber is announcing everything that is to come for Zone Two.
“I know that many Phantom Kings could not come out of nowhere. Somebody must’ve spawned them in. I have no idea who it is was, but they shall pay. And I have a feeling it has something to do with the dangers lying in Jamaa. Once we have checked the perimeters and made sure no Phantoms are still around, we shall begin our journey to the land of Jamaa,” explains Faber.
“And when we find who caused this battle today, they will be destroyed,” Faber’s grin turns to a dead serious scowl. The anger in his eyes is so strong that it sends shivers down my spine. Whoever did this is going to pay.
“That is the end of this meeting. Everyone prepare for the journey,” Faber finishes, suddenly jumping down from the tallest jagged rock and heading towards his bush den to gather some things. He, along with Rapicik, Dawn, Mincero and some of the other fighters of Zone Two are going to search for any signs of the Phantoms again. Once they are sure there are no more, we will leave for Jamaa.
As Nova walk to the bush dens with Rocky, I sneak off in the direction of the Crystal Cave. I haven’t forgotten what Katira told me during the battle. I know this is the time to save my father from Karant and Brent. I just know it is.
As I walk down the dirt path, a shiver goes down my spine yet again. What could Karant and Brent be doing to him? I have to get there, and fast. I sneak down it a quickly as possible. The snow makes it hard to see, but luckily, it also makes sure that nobody realizes I’m going in here. Nobody can see me through the swirlign snow unless they had a torch. I finally make it to the entrance of the cave, and I go inside of it.
“Well, well, well! If it isn’t Cup!” I spot Karant laughing with Brent in the corner of the Crystal Cave. Karant and Brent both have my father, Zikah, pinned down. Brent has his claws against Zikah’s throat so he doesn’t move.
“So, Cup! It all comes down to this. If you try to rescue him, we’ll kill you. If you don’t, your father will be so ashamed in you!” Karant chuckles with that evil grin on his face. I’d like to smack it off.
“And if you leave, you’d have to go through me first!” Katira’s voice alarms me as I turn around to see her now at the entrance of the cave.
“But Katira! I thought you were against what they do!” I say in pure shock.
“Nope, Cup. As if I ever cared about you!” laughs Katira.
My face begins to turn red with embarrassment. What am I going to do?
“Don’t worry Cup, I’ve got her,” I can hear a familiar voice shout. Suddenly, Rocky bursts into the Crystal Cave and pins Katira to the ground. She tries to get up, but Rocky’s grip is much too strong for her.
“Free your father! I’ll hold her off!” Rocky orders. I don’t hesitate. I dash towards Brent first. He tries to in me down, but I dodge him easily, and swipe my left claw down his face. He squeals and staggers back. But in his place comes Karant. Karant barrels into me, knocking me off my paws. He pins me to the ground, securing all places. But as he brings his mouth down to bite into my neck, he doesn’t see it when I open up my mouth quickly, and bite down hard on his head when it enter my mouth. He struggles in my grip and immediately lets go of me. I hang out, biting down harder and harder, just like I did with Jalar. Finally, Karant gets out of the grip and shoves me against the wall. He claws me against the face, and then I get a glimpse at him. His snout is just bone. I’ve ripped the skin off of the front part of his face and blood is pouring out. We stare at each other for a moment, locking down eyes. But then I pounce forward with all of my strength and attack him in the face again. As I pin him down, Brent bites my tail. I quickly use my hind legs to swipe him across the face, and he staggers back. I then turn around to see Karant staring me down again. As quick as possible, he pounces onto me and pins me down.
“Any last words, Cup?” I can hear him snicker despite his messed up face.
“Yeah! You’re pretty stupid to leave your neck wide open!” I laugh. Before he can do anything, I bite his neck that is left unblocked. He squirms around in my grasp, but this time, I’ve weakened him too much for him to get out. Slowly, he dies from the wound in his neck.
I step off of him, and wipe the blood of my snout. A lot of deaths have happened today.
“Now, Katira, you wouldn’t want to fight two of us, right?” Rocky grins as he continues holding her down.
“Yes! I mean no! I mean, ugh! No! Just let me get out of here!” Katira cries underneath Rocky’s strong grasp.
“Then let’s restart. Act like this never happened, and we won’t say a word to Faber. If that happens, then we can all be friends again. But if you do, I can say everything I want to Faber. I have the witnesses of Cup and Zikah, so you can’t stop us. And remember what you did today was wrong,” Rocky growls. He finally lets go of Katira, and she dashes out of the Crystal Cave.
“Now, what should we do with you?” Rocky, Zikah and I all turn to Brent, who is lying in the corner of the cave, wounded. He looks scared.
“Just because of all the deaths, we should let you go. But don’t say a word about it, or we can kill you and tell Faber. We will have permission since you’ve done a terrible deed. But remember what we said, little one. And by the way, you should really be trained or something,” I mock Brent. He shivers in the corner.
“Let’s go, Cup. Thanks for saving me. I thought so many times you’d never come. But you have. You are the best son an animal could have,” Zikah smiles.
“I’m not the only person to thank. If it wasn’t for Rocky, I would’ve had to fight three animals at once. That would’ve had a bad outcome for me!” I say out loud. Rocky smiles.
“I think we can actually be friends, Cup. I’m glad,” Rocky whispers as we exit the Crystal Cave and out into the now calm weather. The snow has finished falling, and blankets of it cover every inch of Zone Two.
“Cup! Rocky! Where have you two been?” Nova comes rushing to our sides.
I look at Rocky. He looks at me.
“We were just messing around in the Dream World,” Rocky says out loud. I nod, going along with the lie. Nova doesn’t really think about it, but she is just glad we’re okay.
“So, Dad, we have to journey back to Jamaa soon. I bet you’ll like it now!” I tell my father.
“I’ll give it a try. But i’m nervous about seeing your mother again,” Zikah- no, my father- responds.
“Don’t worry. She’s missed you,” I comfort him.
“Hey, Cup! I just wanted to tell you that you fought really good during that battle!” Marr rushes up to my side.
“Thanks, you did too!” I tell him.
“Yeah, Cup! You killed so many of the Phantom Kings!” Nymin laughs.
“It was so cool to watch!” Marr smiles. I smile back. Then I spot Faber calling everyone for a Zone meeting in the arena. All of us head towards the arena and sit down.
“I saw you fighting during the battle. You could probably defeat me in a battle right now,” Mincero laughs as he settles down beside me.
“I doubt it, you’re a pretty strong animal,” I respond.
“Even I believe it. Cup, I’m glad that you’ve found who you are. You are the one to save Jamaa!” I can hear Dawn’s approval of my fighting skills. I jump for joy on the inside. Dawn is one of the toughest animals to impress.
“Yes, Cup, you have improved a lot,” Rapicik settles down in front of me. I suddenly feel famous. Everybody likes me, and they are sitting by me and giving me compliments.
Nova smiles at me. I smile at her. Then it looks like she’s about to say something.
“Cup, it’s funny how we went from being the most unliked animals in Jamaa, to some of the most liked,” Nova smiles.
“That’s true, isn’t it? Everything has actually payed off!” I brighten up, Before we can talk anymore, Faber interrupts, beginning the meeting.
“Sinsar, tell everybody what we have found,” Faber announces. Why is Sinsar speaking during this meeting?
“On the check for Phantoms, we found none. But we found an underground cavern filled with tigers. They told us a tiger named Gilbert had disappeared long ago, and we told them about him being in Jamaa. They explained that they sensed a betrayal coming towards Jamaa, and an old enemy would return. They told me this because they get weird visions about a mysterious place they didn’t know, but they believe it is Jamaa. So a betrayal is going to happen there, and an old enemy shall return,” Sinsar finishes.
A betrayal? And who is this old enemy?
Oh no. It just can’t be.
Kurkah.
It all make sense now. The betrayal. Somebody could’ve used the Dream World to bring Kurkah back to life. And Kurkah sent the Phantoms to us in many numbers. Only he could do that. Is Kurkah going to destroy Jamaa next? Is he trying to stop us?
But wait! Who would be evil enough to bring Kurkah back to life? Who would bring him back from the Dream World?
It looks like there are two animals behind the future destruction of Jamaa.
Epilogue
“I’m glad you didn’t forget, Cup,” Ersel laughs quietly. It looks like he’s been in many battles since the last time I saw him. His black fur is torn in places and his ice blue eyes are becoming red with exhaustion. I am currently in his room in the underground world where the Tribe of Ersel Animals live. I remember he told me that on the way back I should stop by, since he had something for me. And now I am ready to get it. There is something covered up by a blanket in the corner of the wooden room. The torch is the only light as I creep towards the item. Ersel, nods, allowing me to go forward. I take off the blanket, and on the other side there is a glowing orb.
“We can use it to communicate together, Cup. If Jamaa is in any danger, just tap it twice, and it’ll make a loud noise. Then I can come and talk to you,” explains Ersel.
“Thanks, Ersel,” I stare at the glowing object.
“Now you should go and save Jamaa from the dangers. Oh, wait!” Ersel says.
“Yes?” I question. What does he want?
“I had a vision. It was about someone returning to Jamaa, an old enemy. I have no clue who it is, but I think it might be someone to destroy Jamaa. Be on the lookout, Cup. it looked like a dark black figure.”
So Kurkah will probably be returning to Jamaa soon. But we are going to be ready for him.
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Wow, that's one v lengthy story. o.e Good work!
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