House of Baloo 2, 3

6.

With Zephyr at his side, X set out once again, bound for adventure. This time, our heroes were tasked with finding the mysterious charmer, Izora. If Merlon was right, then Izora was the key to finding the next Pure Crystal. Never one to flinch from danger, X set out to find Izoras mysterious mansion. But little did he know, the evil works of dastardly Count Stygian awaited at every turn..

Celestial Valley

The trio exit the orange door.

"The Pure Crystal is somewhere up ahead... Yes, it must be... But it could be a ways. Let's go." Tippi said.

"X nods. They explore the valley, and eventually Zephyr finds a hole and they jump in. This leads to what appears to be an empty room."

"This room. There's something about this room."

X uses Tippi's abilities to find a hidden blue switch, which he hits even though it's invisible. This makes a passageway appear, which he takes down into another room. A big chest appears. He examines the chest, and it opens. X is confused because nothing happens..

A Pixel shaped like a bomb appears.

"Good vibes! Them vibes set off my blow-stuff-up sensors! You like explodin'? Sss-POW! I ain't sensed real good blow-stuff-up vibes in.. 1,500 years! Sss-POOOM! I gotta check those vibes out a little more close-like! Sss-CRAAAACK! Check it out: just answer a couple questions real quick. Sss-BLAAAAM!"

"Uhmmm okay."

"OK, ssS-BOOOOM? Here we go, sss-BWAMMO! You stay up wonderin' if anyone ever gives presents TO Santa Claus."

"Uhmm sure."

"For some reason, you clean your room before a test."

"I guess.."

"When someone says, "Let's just be friends," you think, "Yeah, whatever."

"No doubt."

"You don't really understand why I'm askin' you all these weird questions."

"Truer than true."

You think shoppin' online is a wonderful and magical experience.

"No." Tippi said.

You once put on a shirt inside out but didn't bother reversin' it before goin' out.

"Maybe.."

You wanna be sleepin' when you're awake, but when you're tired, you wanna wake up.

"Exactly."

"You're gettin' real tired of these questions."

"Umm yeah."

"Got it, got it, GOT IT! SSSS-BOOOOOOOOM! You got some tasty vibes! SsSS-BLAM! My mind's made up now! Ssss-BLAPPOW! You guys...are worthy of my power!"

The pixel Bomber joins the team.

"Each second explodes into the next! Ssss-BAMMO! Bombs away! Ssss-BOOOOM!"

Using Bombers help, X and the others go through more areas of the valley, eventually hitting a switch. This causes a rumble.

"That was awfully rumbly... Something must have happened outside."

On the far side of a beast-ridden swamp, X and Co. found an imposing residence. "This must be Izoras Mansion!" squealed Zephyr with glee. If our friends could only find the Pure Crystal quickly, their quest here would end. But when has fate ever set X on such a simple path? Brimming with anticipation, our plucky heroes plunged into Izoras Mansion..

X and the others enter the mansion, and in the second room they find a weird lady..

"Well, hi there! Big welcome! Welcome to Izoras Mansion! I'm Lady Izoras handmaid. My name's Owo! You're here to see Lady Izora, aren't you?"

"Yeah we are."

"How super for you! Well, Lady Izora is on the second floor, in the farthest room. Just head on up there whenever you're ready! Oh, golly, but listen... DON'T YOU DARE GO INTO ANY OTHER ROOMS BY ACCIDENT, OR ELSE! Enjoy your visit, OK?"

 X goes into the room.. but it was a deviously laid trap. They fall to the ground, walk back up and return to Owo.

"Hey. We didn't find Izora in the room..."

"Hm? Lady Izora wasn't in the room I directed you to?"

"Oh, jeepers... Owo, you deserve a good spanking! Why must you be so silly?! Lady Izora must be in the CLOSEST room on the first floor! Yes, of COURSE! Please head in and go alllll the way to the back!"

Sooo they go to that room and it's another trap and yet again they return to Owo.

"Is this some prank or something? We still can't find Izora.."

"You can't find Lady Izora? Gee whiz, that's a real head-scratcher, huh? I KNOW Lady Izora is somewhere in the mansion. Look wherever you can!"

"Oh a key!"

"Sneak past the monster, we don't wait it to notice us.."

X unlocks a door with a chain attached to the lock, which ties up a monster. The monster breaks loose.

"GWwAARGH!"

It head towards Owo.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!"

"..."

She runs away.

"I wonder why that savage thing went straight for her and paid us no mind... I'd like to think we look rather tasty... What do you suppose it means? This mansion is also quite odd... I feel certain it holds many secrets..."