Time to drown!
March 8, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Luz Bucket climbed up to the Naga tribe and tried to persuade the Naga leader to unite with them. However, the leader, knowing in advance about his evil intentions, only looks at him angrily and refuses to help him.
β You must be smarter than my nagas who betrayed me. The end of the world is approaching and people and Mobians will exterminate us all if we donβt stop them all. I alone cannot cope against them all.
β I told you I donβt want to hear this nonsense from you! β the leader answered, folding his hands on his chest.
Luz sighed heavily, realizing that talking to this was also useless.
β So I'm wasting my time on you...
Luz turned his back to the leader, extended his hand, opened a portal, entered it and disappeared. The leader himself smiled and turned to the bushes where Tails, Wendy, John and Michael were hiding.
β Thereβs no need to hide anymore, kids. He crawled away. β he told them.
Tails, Wendy, John and Michael came out of hiding. They picked up brushwood from the ground, which they left nearby and carried it to the brushwood hut. At that moment, a pink hedgehog nigina was crawling up to the leader, who was still as tall as a person, since she was still small.
β Sorry, daddy, I accidentally overheard your conversation with that evil guy who looks like you.
The leader grinned and answered her:
β I was just counting on your curiosity, child! This madman is convinced that humans and Mobians are very dangerous to the nagas and that the nagas must get rid of them. But we know that in fact, people and Mobians do not pose a danger to us at all if we are very far from them, and even if they do not know about our existence. And those with whom we play every day on the island are our friends.
She-Naga noticed Tails and recognized him as Peter.
β Peter Pen!
β Fire Lily! β Tails also recognized the leaderβs daughter and began to dance a friendly and welcoming dance with her.
β O! Look, our real Flying Fox-Eagle is back! β the leader pointed to the sky and it was indeed the real Peter Pen who flew in, landing next to Tails.
β Hello my friend. Sorry for being late. I hope everything went well?
β Yes, Peter, everything is fine.
β This is incredible! β the children were surprised.
β Two Peter Pens? β Lily was also surprised, looking at each in turn. In appearance they looked the same, except that they were different heights. Apparently the one that arrived now is the real one. Since he is slightly shorter than that fox, who looked more like an adult or a teenager.
β Calm down, oh Great Leader, Fire Lily, Wendy, John, Michael, I can explain everything. I wanted to fly to you so that I could fly here with you again. But that bastard Hook attacked me again and gave me no rest. Luckily he showed up! β Peter explained, pointing at Tails. β His name is Tails. He looked like me and I asked him to temporarily replace me while I dealt with the pirates.
Of course, absolutely everyone understood everything the first time and forgave both foxes.
β And they really are similar. Except that the real Pan is shorter than Tails. β said John.
β Maybe this is exactly what Peter would have looked like if he had grown up? β Michael thought.
β Maybe. β said John.
β Em. Mr. Tails, where did you come from? β Wendy asked.
β How can I explain it to you? I came from another world, like this huge monster who tried to persuade the leader. I chase him across many other worlds and try to stop him.
β So come on, let us help you? With us you'll catch him much faster. β Peter offered his help.
β No, guys. Thank you, of course, for your support and help, but this is my war, not yours. I started it, which means I have to finish it myself. Itβs better for you to stay in your world for now and live as usual, the same way youβve always lived. β Tails advised.
β Okay, friend, but Iβm still forever grateful to you for replacing me and helping me. Take this! Peter said and handed Tails his flute. β This is a magic flute. With its help, if you play it, you can temporarily make any creatures and objects that are always invisible visible.
β Come on, Peter, I canβt just accept this gift from you.
β Yes, take it! I'll make more for myself. Let it remind you of me if you suddenly forget about me. β Pen explained smiling.
β Okay. Thank you. β Tails thanked them and left the Naga Indian camp. He began to wander through the forest and look for his friend Shadow. Surely he also noticed Luz and followed him. Which means he must be here somewhere too.
Tails walks and walks, when suddenly he heard a strange sound. Tick tock. Tick tock. Tick tock. The sound came from the bushes. Tails immediately realized that it was probably the crocodile itself, which swallowed the alarm clock and flew up high onto a branch with the help of its tails, that the crocodile did not attack him. It was indeed a crocodile that came out from behind the bushes. Only now he didnβt look angry and hungry at all, but on the contrary, sad and unhappy. He even had tears streaming from his eyes. At one point, the crocodile stopped when the alarm clock rang in his stomach. He hit his stomach with his front right paw and the ringing stopped. Afterwards he continued walking and cried.
β Hey, Mister Crocodile! What's wrong with you? Why are you crying? β the fox asked him, but since the crocodile did not know how to speak humanly, he only uttered moo, yes moo through his tears. He twitched in place, imitating a ringing sound and twitched his eyes to each tick, and then stroked his stomach, continuing to cry. He thereby tried to explain that he was tired of the alarm clock, which he accidentally swallowed long ago when Peter Pen and Hook were playing chess on the skull rock one day. Then Hook, when he saw him, out of fear, threw into his mouth the very alarm clock with which they checked the time of playing chess. The unfortunate crocodile was completely exhausted because of this alarm clock. Not only that, but his ticking and ringing always gave him away, making it impossible for him to sneak up on Captain Hook to eat him, just like his hand. The fox felt sorry for the crocodile and he went down to him. β Let me help you? β Tails asked, and the crocodile widened his eyes, not understanding what he meant. β Iβll take the alarm clock out of your stomach and take it outside. β Just promise not to eat me or swallow me! Okay? β in response, the crocodile only sighed heavily, because in despair, he was ready for anything.
The crocodile lies down on its stomach, opens its mouth as wide as possible and holds it open for a long time. The fox lay down and crawled straight along the crocodile's tongue into his stomach. When he got all the way inside, the crocodile got tired of keeping his mouth open and closed it. Luckily, he didnβt chew Tails, so he ended up intact inside.
β I can not see anything. It's too dark in here! β said the two-tailed man and took out his candle, with which he illuminated the stomach. It was a little cramped inside, unlike the stomach of the nagas, but Tails immediately noticed the alarm clock inside. β Here he is! β he said, picking it up. Then he puts out the fire on the candle by touching the flame with two fingers. β That's it, open your mouth again! I go out!
The desperate crocodile again opens its mouth as wide as it could and Tails crawled out, along with the alarm clock. When the crocodile closed his mouth and stood up, he felt that nothing was ticking in his stomach anymore. Finally his torment ended. The swamp predator immediately rejoiced, stood on its hind legs, danced on the spot, laughed and clapped its hands on its front legs. The crocodile was so happy and so noble to the fox. Standing on all fours again, the green one thanks the red one with a bow and, joyful, crawls on, passing by the fox.
β Bye. β Tails said goodbye to him, waving his hand. He began to look at the alarm clock that he pulled out of the crocodileβs stomach and think what to do with it now. He couldnβt think of anything better than to destroy it so that no one else, like that crocodile, would swallow it and suffer in the same way.
Having placed the alarm clock on a large stone, Tails took a slightly smaller stone and with all his strength, with one blow, crushed the alarm clock so that it broke into a pile of scrap metal. The gears and springs scattered to the sides, and the ringing no longer worked at all. The alarm clock was broken and destroyed.
β That's all!
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The naga hedgehog was still sleeping on the beach at this time. When he suddenly woke up and stood up, as if from a nightmare, he remembered that he was chasing Luz and crawled further to where he had crawled before. Only now he was a little late and had already lost it. Where he is is not clear. Apparently he missed it. Overslept. Missed it. Desperate, he sat down next to him on a small log and thought, placing his palms on his cheeks. β Shadow! β he heard the familiar voice of the fox. β Tails! β He stretched out his arms and crawled close to the little fox to hug him and even kissed him a couple of times on both his small cheeks with his big lips. β I thought I had already lost you. I'm glad to see you. β I am also glad. I was just about to return to you and was looking for you. β Tails explained. β Did you look for it? β Luz Bucket has already moved from this world to another. I managed to see that this whole world consists of water and small islands of stones. Must be rocks. β Quite a strange world. Okay, now Iβll try to imagine it. β Shadow said and extended his hand with the ring, opening the portal. Tails looked through the portal, but the world looked different from how he remembered it. β Not that! Look further! The picture in the portal changed, but it was not the same again. β And this is just the open sea. Further! Further! Further! Wait, wait! Here it is! β It! You are sure? β Yes, yes, this is exactly the image of the world when Luz went there. β Okay, hold on to me! β He put his naked friend on his shoulder. β Apparently Iβll have to swim again. With these words, he walked through the portal and the portal closed behind him again.Parallel universe, an open and giant ocean.
The naga hedgehog, with the fox on his shoulder, stood on the surface of a rock. There was a lot of water and a lot of rocks around. This world seemed quite strange to both of them. Suddenly the rock breaks and they fall into the water screaming. More precisely, the naga fell screaming, and Tails managed to use his tails and stay in the air. β SHADOW!!! β Tails was scared for his friend and dived after him, grabbing his right hand and trying to pull him up. Shadow still continued to scream underwater, which surprised him a little. β Stop, Tails! I can scream here?... Talk?... And breathe? β he asked himself. He could actually breathe under this water, which surprised him. Even Tails was shocked. β Yes. I also breathe and speak here. But how is this possible? β the fox didnβt understand. β Maybe this is magic water and it doesnβt allow us to choke here? β suggested Shadow. β Maybe! Or maybe this is just another one of the scientific laws that does not work in this world. β Tails suggested. β Unless the water is still wet. β to check, Tails surfaced for a couple of seconds, took some water in his hands, and poured it from his hands back into the ocean. β And it pours. β Taking a breath of air again out of habit and diving, he swam to Shadow. β In any case, Luz Bucket was also convinced of this and probably swam somewhere. But where? β So I donβt know. We'll look for him. β Shadow suggested and swam to where his eyes were looking. Tails swam after him. β Wait for me, Shadow, I canβt swim as fast as you. β he told him and managed to grab the tip of the tail of the striped snake hedgehog. The same one, despite this, continued to swim, no matter what. β And in this underwater world itβs not so bad. Maybe stay here to live? Exactly in this world! Maybe build a second house here? β We donβt have time for this, Tails. Nor Shadow nor Tails even suspected that someone from the darkness was watching them, deeply, deeply.
