owlsbooks Chapter 72: Remembrance (Part 2)
Chapter 72: Remembrance (Part 2)
Chapter 72: Remembrance (Part 2) "The dragon is fading away!" Alan yelled as he continued his race towards it. "Good! You did it, Ashley! But, where's Amelia?"
++"Up here..."++ the redhead replied through Party Chat, prompting Alan to look at the top of the monster's gradually vanishing body.
"Whoah! T-That's a huge fall! But you'll be able to land safely, right? Hurry up, before it completely fades--"
++"Sorry, Alan, but would you mind catching me?" she said in a tiny voice.++
"WAIT, WHAT?!"
Alan did not receive any further reply as Draquinox turned into nothingness. Only a distant silhouette remained, free-falling.
**NO, NO, NO! What do I do?! The Fire Boost Belphy gave me ran out! I won't be able to catch her!**
++"Throw the Slime, Alan, it will do the rest!"++ an inner voice cried out.
**Slime?**
Alan then noticed the extra weight on his back, where Sloochie was attached, painfully squeaking.
"When did you--?! FORGET IT!" He grabbed the little critter and threw it forward with all of his might. "Save her, Sloochie!"
The Slime spat a basic fire burst to impulse itself even further and began inflating its body until becoming a 15-feet wide spherical goo. Amelia fell on it, and the Slime's body acted as a life-saving gelatinous pool. When Alan finally reached it, he submerged in it to take the girl in his arms.
"T-That was awesome, Sloochie! You're full of surprises!"
The slime squeaked at him in reply. "Kuh-kyuuu!"
Clara Domínguez caught up to them soon after, panting and profusely sweating. "I-Is s-she a-alright?!"
"Are you?"
"Y-YES! Thanks for asking..." she replied, glancing at Amelia. "Great, she only fainted. It's understandable, she worked so hard to protect us all. I'll make a local yearly festivity in her honor."
"Yeah," Alan said, staring at Amelia's sleepy face, covered by droplets of lime.
He then glanced at his surroundings and checked his Party Chat in
**These are not human memories. This is something that only another machine could interpret...**
**After failing to take control of the ship and Isabella's mainframe, The Singular escaped to the cryo chambers and caused a power shortage for 10 seconds as we theorized. That way we would not know in which cryopod it hid. What is this? A copy command? You could not possibly multiply all your data in such a brief period of--**
"STOP IT!" Serenity yelled creating an echo, kicking Isabella II out of her mind.
Isabella II blinked and found herself lying on the ground as Serenity could be heard panting desperately.
**I was so close to getting the info we need. Although Pisces allowed me to successfully cast the spell, my current level was not enough to maintain it.**
**This nightmare scenario is worse than we anticipated, Original...**
++"Ashley! Are you okay?!"++ Alan called through Party Chat.
++"Yes. I have secured the enemy."++
++"Hang in there. An Administrator gave me something to restrain her!"++
++"Understood. I will wait for you."++
Serenity, who stood silent for a moment, suddenly grinned.
The sound of something approaching jolted Ashely. She equipped her bow and cautiously looked at her surroundings, using her Passive tracking skill.
**There was something nearby, but it quickly vanished as if it knew I would not be taken by surprise. It must be using a hiding skill.**
The top of the trees in front of her shook violently, alerting her. The last thing Ashley saw was an enormous silhouette falling over her.