White Jungle - Who's There?

[JC303]

Somewhere else on the large terrain that was the Land of Darkness, there was a place that was massively thick with plant life. It was also incredibly foggy; so much so, that it gained the name White Jungle.

A small girl tip toed her way down the path, watching around herself carefully. She, herself, was a plant being. She kept her senses alert to her friends…the plants. If they were in any kind of distress, she’d know to hide, for there could be something terrible afoot.

She hoped there wouldn’t be anything nasty to surprise her though. She was on her way back from wandering around, and she was looking for a particular place…

“…ah…” she smiled with relief when she found where, or what she was looking for.

It was a gigantic tree, and a tree of a different species than that of the trees that were native to the jungle here. It was like a giant oak tree.

She knelt down before the tree, looking up at it. “…I’m…back sister…”

The tree did nothing, as, it was just a tree after all. The girl sensed a pleasant feeling from this tree, like it was happy to see her.

She smiled a bit sadly. “…I’m sorry I wander so much…I know that it’s dangerous…you would always tell me not to go too far off…”

No response from the tree, naturally. Still, there was that feeling of comfort and reassurance…no matter what, this girl always wished to come back to this certain tree; supposedly a tree that she called her sister.

She couldn’t help but look down at the ground with her smile faltering. “…I miss you sister…” she mumbled. “…I wish I could hear your voice again…I feel so alone out here…and frightened.” Yes, while she could visit this tree and feel somewhat comforted, she couldn’t deny the fact that this was a tree now, and not the Seedrian woman that she once knew as her older sister.

[YolkaEd]

Around that point, not too far from where the plant-like girl was, what sounded like earth shifting could be heard; as if someone was digging underground.

[JC303]

She jolted a little at the sound of that, and her friends around her went quiet. That made her worried.

Slowly, she stood up, and hid by the large tree she called her 'sister.' Then she peeked around, wondering where the sound was coming from.

[YolkaEd]

The sound grew louder, indicating that it got closer and closer...

...and then, the earth just a bit ahead popped open, and something poked out of the hole.



"Now where'd I end up...?" With a small huff, this red creature rubbed the cowboy hat adorned on his head whilst glancing around.

[JC303]

She stayed quiet, meekly watching this red creature...one that could speak. Hopefully he was friendly...

[YolkaEd]

"Hrm..." As he hopped out of the hole proper, he set down a bag he held over his shoulder to rummage through it; eventually pulling out a map. "Let's see... I started out here..." As he murmured to himself, he just observed the map to try and get his bearings.

[JC303]

She kept watching him...slowly easing up. He...didn't look like he was hurting anything. She didn't get what he was looking at though. She tilted her head in slight curiosity at it.

[YolkaEd]

"...pretty sure I was digging east..." He looked around again, before he looked back at the map. "...there's no forest east according to the map, though. Huh... is this thing outdated or what?" With a sigh, he began folding the map up again. "Well, gonna have to explore. Might be treasure around..."

[JC303]

She wondered if she should speak up, but she was too shy to do that.

[YolkaEd]

Hoisting the bag over his shoulder again, he looked around with a small hum, before approaching one of the trees, looking it over. "...if this thing's got moss on it..."

[JC303]

...why would he need to look at moss? she thought.

[YolkaEd]

"...ah! There we go!" Seeing where the moss was growing, he quickly nodded as he adjusted his hat. "So, north's this way, huh?" With a nod, he began walking in the direction that the moss was growing on the side of the tree; heading north.

[JC303]

She still didn't quite understand the moss thing, but...this being seemed friendly enough.

Hesitantly, she stepped out from behind the tree she hid, and kept looking in the direction the red creature walked.

[YolkaEd]

He didn't notice; he just tried to look past the trees to try and see if there were any landmarks of note in the northern distance.

[JC303]

...okay, so, her curiosity got the best of her. Thankfully, he was out of earshot, so she was able to look at the tree beside her. "...I'll be back...sister...I promise I'll be careful."

And she started to quietly follow the red creature, hiding behind trees constantly.

[YolkaEd]

Still he kept walking in the general northern direction, glancing around with a tilted head as he tried to make sense of just where he had ended up. It was an unfamiliar area, to be sure... and not a mountain in sight just yet. Or was that because he couldn't see anything but trees? "Hrm..." He kept looking ahead to try and spot anything out of the ordinary.

[JC303]

She still kept hiding behind trees, but she wanted to build up the courage to say 'hello'. She really wanted to just see if this was a friendly being.

[candescence]

The treasure hunter wasn't the only stranger in the jungle...


"Whoa! This jungle is freaky!" Lilac blinked, as she walked along the pathway with the royal kitty. "It's all white..."


"The Land of Darkness has changed so much in so little time..." Blaze said, as she attempted to sense the Sol Emerald that had landed somewhere around here. "We will inevitably encounter those thieves... And I intend to get some payback."

[JC303]

Okay, now was the moment of truth.

"Um...h-hello...?" she spoke quietly, at the red creature.

[YolkaEd]

"Uh?!" The moment he heard that voice behind him, he spun around and held his hands up defensively, hands balled together. "Hey, who do you-!" And then he saw it was just a younger girl... who looked like a plant for whatever reason. "Uh... hey?" He glanced awkwardly to the side, baffled that he had been surprised by someone that young.