01-06-2015, 10:36 PM
Lopunny continued to cross the heated landscape. Death Mountain continued to get bigger and bigger on the horizon. She would alternate between walking and running to help close the gap and to conserve her energy. She couldn’t even run in the straight line as she was frequently coming across lava pools of varying sizes. Quite a few were the size of lakes. She made note to name every single large one: Lake Deathtrap, Lake Firespit, Lake Bunnydeath, Lake Burning Fluff, Lake Fire Hazard to name a few. It kept her calm to make light of the situation.
She was able to run from most predators. She’d come across some of those tiny dragons from time to time, but she was usually quick enough to duck behind something out of sight, and the few that did spot her usually flew off, probably to harass someone else. She was relieved she was avoiding battles. She really wanted to cover as much ground as she could before she had to sleep again. She couldn’t imagine finding any shelter out here anywhere.
The closer to Death Mountain she got, the hillier the landscape got. Hilly eventually turned into mountainous. She blessed Arceus that she could jump so well, making the climb way easier. She couldn’t imagine climbing the human way. Also, the closer to Death Mountain, the harder was getting to avoid those little dragons. Lopunny figured they must live somewhere near by; probably Death Mountain itself if the place truly lives up to its title.
She leapt rock from rock, slowly wearing herself down, but it made her feel accomplished when she cleared yet another mountain. Part way up one of the mountains, she saw ahead of her was yet another cliff. Carefully, she stepped over to the cliff side and peeked over. A giant river of lava ran for miles each direction.
‘The instant death river.’ She thought to herself.
Walking around would take too long and fording wasn’t an option, she knew her only option was to jump. The chasm itself was at least a hundred feet wide. Even she didn’t think she could jump that far. Options lacking, she paced back away from the edge. Making a bit of distance, she turned to face her new obstacle. Her nerves getting to her, she takes a deep breath. She does it a few times, in and out, in and out, but no matter what, her heart kept pounding like crazy.
‘Okay, no more stalling,’ she thought, ‘time to do this…’
With one big exhalation for what could be the last time of her entire life, she charged towards the cliff’s edge and took one very large leap.
She flew through the air, as she had many times before. She rose above the height of the other side, before she started dipping, lower and lower. For a second there, she wasn’t sure if she were going to land the other side. Something flew passed her, but her attention was entirely on the jump. In the last second, she reached out, grabbing onto the other edge of the chasm. She made it.
She clamored to lift herself up to safety. She gave a sigh of relief as her whole body was now flat on the ground.
But then she quickly jumped to her feet as she heard something swoosh by her again. She looks around drastically for the source, but before she could find it, she felt a fireball hit her in the foot. She leapt around, desperately trying to snuff out the fire. Thinking fast, she stopped still, digging up some burnt soil and burying her foot in it. The fire quickly suffocates under the earth. She could still feel the burn but at least it wasn’t getting worse.
However, as quickly as she put out the flame, she saw another flying towards her. Leaping out of the way, she looked from where the fireball came from and saw the small dragon. This time, she was done fleeing.
The dragon started shooting fireballs one by one. She reminisced with her fight with the hammer brother, and like that fight, she zigzagged around, making her a difficult target to hit. She closed the distance between them quick, grabbing the dragonling by the leg. With it wriggling to break free, she encased her other fist in ice and sent it flying toward the dragon, knocking it senseless down into the chasm.
‘That was oddly satisfying.’ She thought.
After taking a moment to breath, she checked her foot. A bit burnt and a little dirty but nothing too serious. She sighed in relief and set out again towards the tallest mountain in the distance.
She was able to run from most predators. She’d come across some of those tiny dragons from time to time, but she was usually quick enough to duck behind something out of sight, and the few that did spot her usually flew off, probably to harass someone else. She was relieved she was avoiding battles. She really wanted to cover as much ground as she could before she had to sleep again. She couldn’t imagine finding any shelter out here anywhere.
The closer to Death Mountain she got, the hillier the landscape got. Hilly eventually turned into mountainous. She blessed Arceus that she could jump so well, making the climb way easier. She couldn’t imagine climbing the human way. Also, the closer to Death Mountain, the harder was getting to avoid those little dragons. Lopunny figured they must live somewhere near by; probably Death Mountain itself if the place truly lives up to its title.
She leapt rock from rock, slowly wearing herself down, but it made her feel accomplished when she cleared yet another mountain. Part way up one of the mountains, she saw ahead of her was yet another cliff. Carefully, she stepped over to the cliff side and peeked over. A giant river of lava ran for miles each direction.
‘The instant death river.’ She thought to herself.
Walking around would take too long and fording wasn’t an option, she knew her only option was to jump. The chasm itself was at least a hundred feet wide. Even she didn’t think she could jump that far. Options lacking, she paced back away from the edge. Making a bit of distance, she turned to face her new obstacle. Her nerves getting to her, she takes a deep breath. She does it a few times, in and out, in and out, but no matter what, her heart kept pounding like crazy.
‘Okay, no more stalling,’ she thought, ‘time to do this…’
With one big exhalation for what could be the last time of her entire life, she charged towards the cliff’s edge and took one very large leap.
She flew through the air, as she had many times before. She rose above the height of the other side, before she started dipping, lower and lower. For a second there, she wasn’t sure if she were going to land the other side. Something flew passed her, but her attention was entirely on the jump. In the last second, she reached out, grabbing onto the other edge of the chasm. She made it.
She clamored to lift herself up to safety. She gave a sigh of relief as her whole body was now flat on the ground.
But then she quickly jumped to her feet as she heard something swoosh by her again. She looks around drastically for the source, but before she could find it, she felt a fireball hit her in the foot. She leapt around, desperately trying to snuff out the fire. Thinking fast, she stopped still, digging up some burnt soil and burying her foot in it. The fire quickly suffocates under the earth. She could still feel the burn but at least it wasn’t getting worse.
However, as quickly as she put out the flame, she saw another flying towards her. Leaping out of the way, she looked from where the fireball came from and saw the small dragon. This time, she was done fleeing.
The dragon started shooting fireballs one by one. She reminisced with her fight with the hammer brother, and like that fight, she zigzagged around, making her a difficult target to hit. She closed the distance between them quick, grabbing the dragonling by the leg. With it wriggling to break free, she encased her other fist in ice and sent it flying toward the dragon, knocking it senseless down into the chasm.
‘That was oddly satisfying.’ She thought.
After taking a moment to breath, she checked her foot. A bit burnt and a little dirty but nothing too serious. She sighed in relief and set out again towards the tallest mountain in the distance.
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