The Astro-Zodiacs: Next Generation

Chapter 8: Omicron Arietis

                    "Tell us which place we'll go in the constellation of Aries, Dewey!" said Tiffany.

Later, the Zodiacs joined their hands again and launched themselves to their next destination: Omicron Arietis. Darkiron, frustrated that the Zodiacs defeated their first foe with their Zodiac forms and spirits, is observing them going to the next world after they left Kappa Cancri. However, the Zodiacs has arrived at Omicron Arietis, which is a deserted field filled with hot volcanoes and the place where the third amulet, the Gemini amulet, is there.

"Omicron Arietis. The place where the Gemini amulet is," said Dewey.

"And it's really hot. A field with skeletons of rams," said Meg.

"Whose symbol is Aries," said Colby.

"And the element is Fire. Is a dry terrain of some sort," said Becca.

Seeing the heat and the hot state of the terrain, the Zodiacs walked in the field and looked for the Gemini amulet, wondering where it is. They saw some lava fountains coming from the volcanos and looked stunned and repulsed when they saw them. Meg began sweating due to the heat and pulled out a fan to cool off.

"Look at the hot state of this place...The heat is killing me!" She said as she kept walking.

"Megan! Cut it out! We'll find the amulet and we're out of here, you got that?" said Shawn.

"Okay, Shawn! But, I don't want my clothes to be barbecued and myself!"

"Do you believe that this sweat is coming out from our heads?" said Denver.

"Let's stop here," Dewey and company stopped in their tracks, "We arrived in this place, and we must discover where the amulet is."

"I agree with you, Dewey. But, I think that the Gemini amulet stands in one of those volcanoes."

Later on, the Zodiacs has arrived in a volcanic field, where some volcanoes are there. "Pots and Pans! This volcano is pretty fun! Let's do this thing!" Lauren attempted to run toward the volcano.

"Lauren, no! You're gonna get yourself killed!" Lorraine warned her.

"This is exactly the most bizarre thing I ever saw," Austin remarked.

"Shawn, we must choose a person who is brave enough to avoid being burned alive," Dewey suggested.

"Absolutely. Let me choose a person," Shawn nodded before choosing each Zodiac, "Eeny Meeny, miny, moe, Eeny Meeny, miny, moe, Eeny Meeny, miny, moe, Eeny Meeny, miny, moe....Moe!" He pointed his finger to Denver.

"Wait, what? Are you choosing me?" He asked in confusion.

A moment later, Denver tied a rope around his waist, looking uncomfortable for being chosen to get inside the hot volcano, "I can't believe that I'm going to do this."

"Denver, relax, buddy," Austin reassured, "I reassure that you don't want your clothes being burned."

"Correct. This is why I took your pants off to make sure that you don't want your pants being burned. Or on fire," Lauren pulled out Denver's jeans.

"Cover your eyes, Lauren! He is left on his underwear!" Travis covered his twin sister's eyes.

"Oh, brother. This is embarrassing," said Denver as he went into the volcano with his friends' help, "Dewey! Where I'll find the amulet inside?"

"Oh, gosh. I don't like that volcanic place. I need to go home!" Meg complained.

Inside the volcano, Denver looked around as he kept going down before landing on the floor. He untied the rope and went to look for the Gemini amulet, fearfully. The boy walked carefully as he went downstairs and saw some bones of dead rams.

"Denver! What do you see?" Dewey shouted.

"Bones! Bones of deceased rams!" said Denver.

"Dewey, It's not a good idea, I tell ya!"

"Meg, will you cut it out? We won't leave unless that Denver gets the amulet!" Tiffany told her.

The boy kept following the path of bones until he noticed a bridge which led to the Gemini amulet. Looking nervous, he turned around to talk to his friends, "Dewey! I found it!" He said, "May I cross the bridge?"

"Just do it!" said Dewey.

Denver nodded as he began to sweat, fearing that he would be burned alive. He began to walk carefully before looking down to see there is lava below him. Gulping in fear, he kept crossing the bridge before stepping on a loose board, scaring him, "Whoa! Guys! I need to hurry up! That bridge is dangerous for me!"

"What's going on?" Shawn asked.

"It's Denver! He stepped on a loose board!" Dewey explained before grabbing Denver's pants, "I'm going down, Denver! Don't worry!"

"Oh, what to do, what to do..." Denver said to himself before Dewey went inside the same volcano, "Oh! thank goodness!"

"Keep crossing the bridge and get the amulet!"

Hearing his friend's words, the boy crossed the bridge until he finally made to the other side. Denver saw the Gemini amulet and picked it up before showing it to Dewey, "I got it!"

"Good! Now come back here!" said Dewey as Denver came back to him, "Put your pants on, Denver. Let's get out of here!"

"Okay!" Denver continued as he has put his pants on.

"How long is it going to take?" Meg asked before she saw her friends coming out of the volcano before a molten rock fell on the ground, stunning her before a drip of lava popped out from it and landed on her dress.

"Uh, Meg, tell me that your dress is on fire," said Tiffany.

"I'm fashionable, Tiffany! Don't-" Meg paused and noticed that her dress is on fire, she screamed as she tried to blow the fire out, "My dress is burning! My beautiful dress is burning!"

"Come on, you guys!" Dewey gestured his friends to follow him.

"Help me! Get this burny thingy off from me, you guys!"

"Pots and Pans! What a hot lady!" Lauren joked.

"Oh, shut your yap!" Travis pulled out a bottle of water and threw water at Meg, blowing the fire from her dress out.

"Are you alright?"

"I...am..."

Later, back to Beta Aquarii, The Zodiacs returned to the same place that they found the first amulet. They are on their way to the wishing well to make a wish for Meg's clothes and the location of the next amulet.

"I don't believe this! My clothes being ruined during our adventure! My mom and dad will kill me!" said Meg.

"Travis, are you sure that we are wearing two Gemini amulets corresponding to the user?" said Lauren as she looked to a replica of the Gemini amulet.

"Sure we are, sis," Travis looked to the original Gemini amulet.

"We gotta find the wishing well, you guys. This will tell us the location of the next amulet," Dewey reassured.

"Which one?" said Becca.

"Cancer."