Spine

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"Okay. Three down, two to go." Tuk Tuk landed on the boat as Ram got down. "All right, Captains, next stop, Spine- Aah!" Raya dodged the pot that was thrown at her. Noi and the Ongis were eating Boun's congee. "Thanks for the new customers!" You said. "Yeah, we sort of promised to buy them all the congee they could eat." Raya said. "Well, we're stuck with them for a while. 'cause ongis have nine stomachs." Bonu said. "Oh, toi." Raya sat beside Sisu. "I can't believe it. That old lady was really gonna hurt me." She said. "Well, I'm sorry, Sisu, but that's what the world is now. You can't trust anyone." She said. Noi came over to her and Sisu. "Does that include babies?" Sisu asked as she looked to Noi. "Uh, well..." Raya said. "She's so cute. I mean, look at those cheeks." Noi pulled her cheeks as she pinched them. "Hi, I'm Sisu." She squealed as she climbed and hugged her face. "She loves my face." "Yeah, Watch out she doesn't steal your teeth." Raya said jokingly. "Here, let me help you." She got Noi off Sisu but she gripped on her hair.

Raya struggled to get her hands off but eventually was able to. Raya was looking at the map of Kumandra before a shrimp fell on it. She turned to see Noi and the ongis were eating shrimp until you and Boun stopped them. "Hey! Stop eating!" You shouted. The hottest spice splashed on the sweets, Tuk Tuk accidentally ate them as he groaned before he spat them in the river. "Sorry, buddy, I got this." Raya comforted. "Did you just throw a shrimp at her? That's not even edible! Don't look at us like that!" Bonu shouted. "Uh... Hey, guys? Do you wanna play hide-and-seek?" Raya said. Noi and ongis clapped their hands. "All right. Ready?" She covered her eyes as they quickly found the hide spots. "One. Two." She peaked one eye to look at you and Boun as you smiled at her. "Thanks." You said. "Three. Four." She counted numbers as she went to the front to sit beside Sisu.

"Being people is hard." Sisu said.. "Yep." She then looked back. "Five. Six." "You have small heads. No tails. You lie to get what you want, like the Talon chief back there." "Yeah, well, the world's broken. You can't trust anyone." "Or maybe the word's broken because you don't trust anyone." Sisu said. "You sound just like my Ba." Raya said. "Well, he sounds like a smart man." Sisu said. "Yeah, he was. I really wanted to believe him. I really wanted to believe that we could be Kumandra again." Raya said. "And we can." "Literally thousands of peoples turned into stone would argue otherwise." "That doesn't mean you shouldn't try." "And I did. And you know what happened? I got kicked in the back by someone who gave me a gift. Look around. We're a world of orphans because people couldn't stop fighting over a gem. Wanna know why other dragons didn't come back? It's because people don't deserve them." Raya said. "But you can change that." Sisu said.

"No, Sisu, I am done trying. Kumandra is a fairy tale. The only thing important to me now is bringing my Ba back.". "Um... I think we're in Spine." Bonu said. You turned your head to see the bamboo forest. Sisu suddenly grabbed the congee as she went on the stump to cross. "Sisu!" Raya shouted. "Hey, our congee!" Bonu said. "Don't go anywhere. I'll be right back." Raya grabbed the sword and followed her. You and Bonu waited on the boat for a while until your eyes widened. You saw Fang coming. "Bonu!" You shouted. "What's wrong?" He asked. "Fang is here!" You frantically pointed forward and Bonu looked to see them coming. "Oh, Toi!" He quickly grabbed your hand. "Run!" All of you ran toward Spine. You and the others burst the door open.

The ongis quickly wrapped the rope around him, Tuk Tuk and Noi groaned at him as he looked at them. "A little one?" You and Boun got off Tuk Tuk as you went to grab the sword and cut the rope off them. "All right!" Sisu said. "Phew! Good work, Captain Y/N!" Raya said. "Fang's here!" Bonu said. Raya looked surprised and looked out the door. "What?" Raya saw Nakai with the guards behind. "People of Spine, we are hunting for Raya, fugitive from Heart! Send her out, or we're coming in!" You then noticed a bunch of people got turned into stone. "You're the only one here?" Raya asked. "My people battled the Druun with much valor, but lost." She noticed the cradle with an elephant doll on it.

"Okay. But the Fang gang wanted me, not you, so, um, if I can distract them, then you guys can get out of here." Raya said. "You're gonna fight an entire army?" Sisu asked. "No. I'm just gonna stall them. Look, I know how to push Namaari's buttons. And once you guys are clear, I'm out of there." Raya kneeled down to the man's height to talk with him. "What's your name? She asked. "The moniker given to me is Tong." He said. "Okay, Tong, look, you don't know me, and I don't know you, but I'm sure that you know a back door or a way outta here, and it's really important that my friends stay safe, okay? So, I am sincerely asking you, will you help us? Please." Tong nodded as Sisu smiled. The Fang's guards raised the crossbow with the flaming arrows up as they prepared to shoot. "Okay." Raya mumbled to as she put the hat on. "Note to self, don't die."

"Burn them out." Namaari said before she saw the door open, seeing Raya. "Hey there, princess undercuts. Fancy meeting you here." She said sarcastically as they both confronted each other. "You and the Dragon Gem pieces are coming with me." She said. "My sword here says we're not." Raya revealed her sword. Namaari raised her hand, gesturing the others to shoot. "Yeah, I knew you couldn't handle rolling solo. You're nothing without your band." Raya said. "Stand down." The guards lowered their weapons. "This shouldn't take long." Raya and Namaari smirked as Namaari swang her spear while Raya took off her cape and hat. Raya took a glance to see Tuk Tuk was carrying Noi away.

They then attacked as Raya took another glance to see the ongis and you and Boun sneaking out. Raya then blocked Namaari's spear before she flicked the spear out of her hand with her sword. "Did you need that, dep la?" She asked before Namaari kicked her and took her sword from her hands. "Nah." She then threw the sword away. "Looks like somebody's been taking classes." Raya said. She quickly stood up and threw punches as one of them hit her face. Namaari grunted as she used Thai-boxing to hit her. Raya kicked her in the stomach before she could kick her down but unfortunately, Namaari blocked her foot. She threw her on the ground as she then asked. "Why are you stealing gem pieces?!" Raya groaned before she glanced to see Tong and Sisu sneaking out.

"Oh, I'm just trying to get a matching set." Raya said sarcastically. She tried to punch her but Namaari easily stopped her. Namaari grunted as she kicked Raya to the ground. "You didn't happen to bring Fang's gem, did you?" Raya tried to throw a punch but Namaari dodged and kicked her in the face. Sisu looked back to watch the battle and became worried. "No? Never mind. I'll just swing by and grab it later." Raya grunted as she turned to face her. "Oh, I'm gonna enjoy this." Namaari snickered as she held her collar, about to punch her. But suddenly, there was a fog from behind, she let go as she became confused. Her eyes widened as she saw Sisu blow the stream out of her mouth to the guards. You, Boun, Noi, the ongis, and Tong were shocked. Sisu then glared angrily. She roared and then saw the look in her eyes. "Yep, she's a dragon. Let's go. Come on!" Raya said as she pushed her friends to escape.

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