Metal and Bone | A Rainbow Quest AU

Chapter 14 - A Night Alone

Yeeaaahhh this is just a shenanigans chapter while Orange goes out to find his friend for help :)

Hehe, both Gerald and Sabre are about to do things they're not supposed to, since the technically most responsible person isn't home >:D

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[Sabre's POV]

It's now a little before the sun usually starts to set, and Orange is about to leave for the trip he told me about.

"Sabre, are you listening?" Orange says.

"Huh?" I say, turning to look at him again. I got distracted because I saw a bird.

Orange laughs, and ruffles my hair.

"C'mon, focus buddy." Orange says. "I'm trying to tell you the ground rules."

"Rules are dumb." I say, crossing my arms.

"I know, but I don't want you getting yourself hurt or sick." Orange says. "First, if a portal activates, don't go through on your own. You can't teleport, and it would be hard to find you again. Second, if you go out into the forest here (because I know you will), don't climb anything. And third, don't eat anything in the forest that looks weird. Remember what I told you is safe?"

"Yeah, you made me memorize from that foraging book you found." I answer. "Things that grow in there that I know are safe are sweet berries, the red apples (and not the weird purplish-grey ones), blueberries, and the watermelons."

"Good." Orange smiles. "Now, this last rule is the most important one."

"Okay." I say.

Orange places his hand on my shoulder and looks me in the eyes.

"Do not root around in the storage room, because I know you'll just either immobilize yourself again or make yourself sick." Orange says. "I left plenty of food for you on the table that should be enough for dinner for tonight and breakfast for tomorrow morning... if you don't vacuum it all up."

"Heyyy!" I say, annoyed at that last comment, and Orange chuckles.

"Oh come on, don't act like it's not true, you tiny vacuum." Orange says, getting up. "Okay, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow, okay?"

"Seeya tomorrow Orange, be safe!" I say as Orange walks off.

I wave to Orange Steve as he teleports, Gerald standing behind me. As soon as he's gone, Gerald and I look at each other.

"Remember, we promised that I wouldn't tell him about your rave parties if you didn't tell him about how I'm going to break two of his rules." I say. "I don't care how loud you get, I'll probably just pass out around four in the morning anyway."

Gerald nods at me. Then, he trots off towards his 'domain', and I rush off into the forest. I'm gonna climb so many things! I'm pretty much a pro at it already, me climbing buildings and all, I don't get why Orange is so paranoid about getting in high places. Maybe it's 'cause he's scared of heights, and he's projecting onto me a little bit? I dunno.

I quickly make my way into the branches of the first tree I get to, and I hop around from tree to tree in the canopies. This is so much fun! I feel like I'm one of those superheroes from old comic books! Although, I never actually read them, I just saw ads and posters. I couldn't read the stories for myself because all of the comic books were either wrecked by water damage or something else.

As I nimbly make my way from tree to tree, I suddenly bonk my head on something, which falls to the ground immediately after. Looking around, I see I'm in a tree that grows those weird purple-grey apples that Orange warned me about.