Monsters of Etheria: Blight of the Moon

Chapter 7: The Plan Begins

"Well NOW what do we do?! One of our friends got corrupted by those moon-death beams!"

Sketch said as the group of 6 pulled Static by the legs back into the forest shade.

"Can't Blossom do something?" Pollen would question as she turned to Blossom, who was sitting cross-legged on the grass.
"What? Me?" Blossom pointed a finger to herself. "Yes, you!" Pollen would exclaim, with an annoyed tone as she fluttered closer to Blossom. "Aren't you like a wizard or something? That's what you have your bag for!!!"

Blossom's head would turn to the bag that was hanging over her left shoulder. She hastily opened the flap and examined every small pocket and holder as the other 5 turned to look at her. Eventually, she picked up a vial glowing with a bright, golden liquid. It lit up most of the area and looked like a small sun.

"Woah...what is that?" Lullaby said in awe as she floated closer to the strange substance. "They're solar dewdrops. It's some strange essence that I occasionally find on the leaves of plants at daytime. Since they only appear at daytime, and land on plants, which thrive on the sun for it's light, then it should be able to do something against someone or something infected by the moon."
"Sounds complicated." Said Clover. "Are you sure it'll work?" "We don't have many options." Blossom sighed as she un-corked the vial, letting the golden light fill even more of the dark area. She walked quietly to sleeping Static, carefully opened her mouth, and dropped a single dewdrop in her throat. As Blossom closed it, a faint light would shine through Static, where the dewdrop was. It slowly moved down her throat, and into her stomach, where the light faded. The 5 of them were silent, some uneasy, some watching just to see what would happen.

"It might take a while," Blossom said as she stood up and placed the cork back into the vial. "But if it works.." She'd say, like asking a question, as she went back to her spot in the grass, sitting cross-legged once more and placing the vial back into her bag, which she closed tightly. "I only have a limited amount of dewdrops." Said Blossom, as her head tilted to the floor with fatigue. "I have a full vial of it, but I doubt it's enough to cure every monster in Etheria." As she said this, Synthesis dipped her head slightly and closed her eyes, going into the stance she always does when she was thinking. "That torn place in our dreams last night.." Synthesis said ominously. "Remember how they didn't get affected by the moon beams? Or— there weren't any moon beams at all?" The other 5 would hum with agreement and small chatter. "I think that place holds a way to end this..apocalypse." Said Synthesis, who uttered the last word with a little unsureness. "Well yes, but how will we get there?" Said Sketch, who had a hard time staying still in her seat." "Something about portals, if you remember, there were these big portals almost everywhere in that dimension. They seem like they could be the way of entering and exiting the world, but the monsters don't seem like they'll do that anytime soon. Maybe they can't stand the climates or atmosphere or whatever of our world, they're too afraid to cross the dimensional border between them and us, or they know about the moon beams and don't want to risk being corrupted. Either way, we should go to them for answers."

The silence would be broken as they'd hear a yawn coming from the group. "Uuuuuuuuuugh I'm so tired..." Sketch would whine. "We need rest." Blossom agreed. "But because of our fatigue...will we have enough energy to out-run the moon beams?" "I don't know." Synthesis would say, the tiredness reaching her voice. "Let's find out."

The 6 made a break for it, Synthesis pulling Static, the now Tesline onto her back. As the 5 ran in front, dodging moon beams left in right, Synthesis stayed in the back, since Static's weight was weighing her down. However, she was still surprisingly fast, even with Static hunched over her back, that she was able to catch up with the others. "You're fast!" Pollen would exclaim with entertainment as the 6 of them ran on. They managed to duck under the cover of their tents before any of them became too tired to keep going. Huffs and puffs could be heard as they settled into their respective tents. Synthesis threw Static off her back before going into the tent on the right, which made Static flinch, but she was still sound asleep. Blossom quickly grabbed static by the leg and dragged her into their tent in the middle. She rested her on the right side of the tent as Blossom took off her bag and propped at in the left corner of the tent. As she climbed into her sleeping bag and began to rest, a yawn so loud it sounded like a roar jolted Blossom awake.