They were sliding down the glacier. Both Tony and Gene having a hiking pickaxe whilst the makluan... well. Let's just say he was on a board sliding down the glacier.
The two yelled whilst the adult makluan was enjoying it. The two boys were wearing thick winter wear whilst the makluan had his armour on. He could feel his tail freezing off.
"Ah!" Tony said as he hit the glacier trying to slow himself down stopping finally at the edge.
Gene was slipping down when Tony grabbed his arm though let go of the pickaxe whilst he was hanging on the edge. The makluan twisted so the side of the board was facing the boys. Eventually coming to a stop and the snow/ice fell on the boys in a shower. The pickaxe began to lose its grip on the use as it began to move closer to the edge where Gene was hanging.
Ice began falling into the abyss before Gene realised there was a ledge bellow pointing out to the others. Tony letting go allowing Gene to fall down, Tony and the makluan following.
"That was fun. We should go again." Tony said.
"Oh yes I wish to freeze my tail off. Like the last time I was somewhere cold." The makluan replied.
"Since when were you somewhere cold?" Gene said.
The Makluan stayed silent for a moment "...No comment. But I do recall travelling somewhere cold with the Mandarin." The Makluan replied finally.
"I thought you were Gene's servant, not the Mandarin's." Tony spoke in a teasing way.
"Yes well he is only my master because the Mandarin that is running around seem either incompetent or doesn't know of my existence. I'd probably lean more to the latter though." The Makluan responded back coolly.
They were walking closer and closer to the entrance to the temple. As the makluan could see the entrance. Gene and Tony looked at one another nodding before the rumbling of the glacier shook around them.
The icicles began to fall. With that they began to run before begin picked up by the towering lizard who sprinted out of the tunnel and over the retreating bridge. Landing on the other side sliding under the door. He sat up before putting them down.
They all looked at one another before laughing at what happened. They stood up before walking forward and looking around them.
"It's identical to the Temple of Wisdom." Gene commented.
"Yep, the first Mandarin didn't have a lot of ideas when it came to making the temples so they'll look similar from time to time. That and I think it's based around the architecture he grew up with." The Makluan pointed out.
"This must be the Temple of Cutting and Stabbing!" Tony said looking at all the weaponry.
"You're funny." Gene said looking at the Chinese symbol in the middle. "This character translated as 'courage'."
Gene walked forward as the vibrations continued causing rumbling and clinking of the weapons. As eerie voices began to whisper. A mechanism being activated as the character slide away and a statue begun to rise from the ground.
The Makluan rings were glowing causing Gene to fold his arms to conceal them from Tony. "Well, that's not so scary. If that's the test of courage; I think we're good."
"I wouldn't be so over confident Stark. After all, I know what this thing can do. I've seen it before in another state where its... alive." The makluan muttered
"What's suppose to mean?" Gene asked.
"Don't worry about that just me going mad is all." The makluan hastily responded.
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A makluan's oath
FanfictionHow long has it been? Days, months, years? The makluan wasn't sure wasn't sure. Except for the fact that time has passed. How much was a mystery. He'd been stuck in the temple since it was first created. A stone statue that was never touched by time...
