Sana The Slime

Chapter 3 Visiting Grandpa

Sana bouncing happily to the tunnels before It. Sana was trudging Its way to visit Grandpa Oric. After found something interesting like this stone, Sana wanted to tell Its adventure's stories to him. Why Sana forget about meeting Grandpa Oric earlier, Sana should meet Grandpa first before showed this interesting stone to Fabius. Fabius was weird and always looks irritated by every creature existed, but Sana was fond to tease him.

Suddenly there's rumblings sounds in the next tunnel. Sana remember this sound! It's Osama! Sana excitedly bounced to find Osama.

Osama was making a hole in the side wall of a tunnel. His long nails digging the soils skillfully, without wasted effort. Sana was mesmerized by Osama's skill, It almost forgot what It was wanted to talk about. Till Osama realized there a creature beside Its working place. Osama halted Its chores and checked the said creature out. Here he saw orange blob slightly undulating at his entrance way.

"Sana! Long time no see!" Osama greeted the cute absent minded blob. Sana wake up from Its daydream and realized Osama already halted his works to address Its small existence.

"Osama!!" exclaimed Sana enthusiastically, Sana bounced repeatedly to the right and left, in front of Osama. "What are you doing?" Sana finally gave Its thought out loud.

Osama was amused by Sana's antic, He chuckled lightly, the small beady eyes become smaller, practically invisible.

"I was making a new tunnels and holes to become my new dwelling. Recently, there's many weird beetles roaming freely. I don't know where's they come from. They're not mutant, but they have mutant characteristics. Weird."

"Usually I don't change my burrow this frequent. So, I was in hurry now. But for the cutest Sana, I'll gladly give my precious time for you." Osama made a grand gesture towards Sana, with his hand spread outward. Sana found it interesting, and bounced to towards his palm. Sana was bouncing for a while till It bored then start to tell Osama some gossip.

"You know Osama, the Stone in front of Sleighart didn't budge at all even though I already pour it with my utmost toxic acids. Pare tried to halt me but I still did it till it made me hungry. Oh right, I and Dalli already eat those beetles, it taste fine. The carapaces was very hard though it's not as hard as the stone. And they can't speak, it's really weird like you said. And then I went to forage some moss, but I can't find anything. But, but, I find this!" Sana was showing the red stone. Osama pick it up and looked at it curiously. The stone had a deep red colour. It placed snuggly in its locket. Osama's eyebrows furrowed while looking at it. He was thinking hardly. The stone felt familiar to him. He didn't know what it is but some energy emitted from the stone made him feel nostalgic. He was contemplating for awhile but still can't find it in his memories. So he returned the stone to Sana.

"Where are you going now?" Osama asked Sana who still bounced to adjust Its locket.

"Oh, right! I want to find Grandpa Oric to tell him about this stone! I already tell Fabius about it, but He only give me a locket to safe kept the stone, but didn't give any explanation! I'm convinced he knew something I didn't know! He's such a stingy snake!" Sana was fuming. It didn't care about Fabius anymore.

Osama was amused by Sana's rant. He know Sana didn't mean it. Sana would come back to tease Fabius again if It found something interesting. Osama himself didn't like to go to meet Fabius. He didn't want to take a risk. One time He.... Osama suddenly felt cold ran down his spine. His head immediately turned to right and left, scanned the area meticulously.

"What's wrong?" asked Sana curiously.

"Ehm, nothing. You want to visit Grandpa Oric right?" Osama changed the topic flawlessly, he didn't want to have anything to do with that ridiculously big serpent.

"Oh right!  Bye bye Osama! Tell me some place with lot of moss later, okay! I haven't found them at all!" Sana bounced and run off to the other tunnel which lead to Grandpa Oric dwelling.

"Alright! Don't forget to give my greeting to Grandpa Oric!" Osama waved his two hand at Sana's general direction and proceed to continued his works.

Finally, Sana came to the dwelling. It was a large cave with small lake which situated in the corner. It was shining dimly, white silvery light come from the bottom of lake. Seems like horde of ghost floating above it. The cave was Grandpa Oric territory. No one who will messed up this place. The bad creatures who steal this place will be placed a curse. Sana didn't know what curse it is, because no one who got it can come out alive.

Sana was still small when It awaken upon this cave. It didn't have any memories prior, but it remembered there's always a silvery light floating above the lake. And then when Sana could move freely, the biggest hobby for It was wandering around for food, and searching nice stone to sleep on.

Sana was startled by thunderous sound which came from the lake. Out of nowhere, there's a huge object emerged from under the lake. Cascade of big volume of water slide down from their body. Its huge shell was glistening brightly, as an effect of light reflecting on water.

Sana was frozen because of this sudden disturbance. It was astonished by that huge creature. Its body fell flattened on the cave floor. Sana looks like orange pancake, add butter and honey, then voila! You got your breakfast!

The water settled down and the creature which are inside was revealed to nearby onlooker. It was actually a tortoise. It shell was covered in precious stone. It explained why the lake bathed in light.

The head of that tortoise finally emerged from water, it was resting his head on the lake side. Sana was still flattened in front of the lake, seemingly can't move at all. For a moment the tortoise only resting his head, didn't care about anything. But then his head tilted to Sana direction. He open his bleary-eyed, and slowly focused to Sana. He nodded his head feeling pleased.

"Sana..." He called Sana's name for the first time.