Arrival at the Tree Branches
After the Veyron team quickly reached the high branches, they looked back and saw Ken still struggling to climb by hugging the tree trunk and slowly pulling himself up—very different from the others who leapt gracefully from branch to branch using their powers.
Roy: "Tell me again—whose idea was it to bring Ken along?"
Noa: "Yeah, he can't even climb properly."
Glen: "I thought his power might be useful later, so I invited him."
Cris: "Glen, seriously? The guy just woke up from being unconscious!"
Glen: "But he insisted on coming. Said he wanted to see us in action."
Cris: "You should've said no! Now he's just gonna hold us back!"
Noa: "Hey, Glen's not completely wrong. Ken did insist."
Cris: "Still, Glen should've refused. He let him come too easily!"
Glen (sighing): "Alright, I'm sorry, okay?"
Roy: "Enough, let's just help Ken instead of arguing."
Glen: "Hey buddy, try using your wind power!"
Ken: "I don't know, Glen… I've barely ever used it to fly."
Glen: "Just try it."
Ken sighed, then focused. Slowly, his body lifted off the ground using his wind ability. He hovered shakily but managed to reach the branch where Glen stood.
Ken: "Hey, I did it!"
Glen: "Great! Now try landing on the branch."
Ken tried to land but lost his balance. Glen caught him just in time before he fell.
Ken: "Thanks, buddy."
Glen: "Anytime."
Roy clapped Ken on the shoulder, impressed.
Roy: "You did it, man! Like a real ninja!"
Ken: "I'll try to get better."
Noa: "Let's move before it gets dark."
They began leaping from branch to branch, following Glen's lead. Ken was slower, but he tried his best to keep up.
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Discovery of the Stone Pile
After about thirty minutes, Glen suddenly stopped on a thick branch.
Glen: "I think we're here."
Roy: "So this is where the Dark Spear is hidden?"
Cris: "Looks like just a pile of rocks."
Noa: "Never underestimate something that looks ordinary. It might hide something extraordinary."
Glen: "Let's go down."
They climbed down using vines. When it was Cris's turn, a large python slithered down the same vine.
Crssss... Crssss...
Cris: "Waaahhh!!! Get this snake away from me!"
Roy quickly used his fire to scare the snake away.
Roy: "Calm down, I've got it."
Cris (exhaling): "Thanks..."
Meanwhile, Glen and Noa examined the rock pile, while Ken stood awkwardly nearby, unsure of what to do.
Glen: "There has to be some kind of clue here..."
Roy: "Cris, I'm thirsty. And kind of hungry too..."
Cris pulled out a bottle of water and some bread from his dimension.
Cris: "Here you go, buddy."
Roy: "Thanks!"
(Immediately starts munching the food.)
Cris then looked back at the rocks and noticed a small, hidden stone wedged behind a large one.
Cris: "Hey, there's a small rock here..."
Without thinking, he pressed it.
Suddenly, the ground beneath them opened into a giant hole!
"Waaahhh!!!"
They all screamed as they slid into a dark, slick tunnel.
Noa: "Cris! You should've been more careful!"
Cris: "Sorry! But how do we stop this?!"
Roy: "Glen, can you raise the ground to block us?!"
Glen: "I can't, Roy! It's too dark—I can't see anything!"
Roy: "Then maybe—"
Roy tried to light a flame, but the rushing air snuffed it out.
Roy: "Aaah! My fire won't stay lit! Cris, got a flashlight?!"
Cris fumbled with his storage space, pulling out a random umbrella and a bunch of items.
Cris: "Flashlight… flashlight… why is this stuff coming out instead?!"
They continued sliding until a glow appeared ahead.
Ken: "Look! There's light ahead!"
Their panicked expressions turned hopeful. But as they got closer, their expressions turned horrified again.
Cris: "I-it's… LAVA!!!"
"Aaaaaaaa!!!"
They all screamed again. But thankfully, the tunnel curved away from the lava, flinging them to the other side.
They landed on the ground, gasping for breath.
Noa and Cris even kissed the floor intentionally.
Roy: "What kind of tunnel is this…?"
Cris: "I don't know... Maybe it leads to the spear."
Glen: "Should we go deeper?"
Noa: "Yeah, we should check it out."
Cris: "ARE YOU INSANE?! We already found lava down here! What if there's more danger?!"
Just then, Cris spotted something on the ground and shrieked.
Cris: "A-a-and… there's a skeleton! Wait—WHAT?! A SKELETOOOOOON!!!"