Box 15 Will Change - Everything Fantasy
"Hey! I didn't realize that you guys were already here! I wasn't quite sure where I should meet you!"
These were the excited words of Shadow Hajime Hinata as he hurried towards the rest of the group, who had already made it into the Palace fully prepped and waiting outside of Jabberwock Rock.
"Hey..." Leprechaun greeted him haphazardly, "We're all ready to go. How have things been here."
"Not much difference since you left. But for some reason, Shadow activity has been on the rise," Hinata explained, "the guards are acting more aggressive than usual and I'm not so sure why..."
"I think that might be our fault actually," Highwayman admitted, "this is pretty standard when we send the calling card."
"Yeah...Hopefully, that's a sign that the threat worked..." Sleuth added.
"It better have! We've spent like...WEEKS on this mission!" Razor spat, "After everything we need a break..."
Shadow Hinata frowned.
"Are you guys...alright?" he asked, "you seem...apprehensive..."
"We are a little bit nervous..." Mozart admitted, "But this is our job, and we need to get you off this island. For the sake of many, not just you..."
Shadow Hinata seemed uncertain, but he walked over to Mozart and rested a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Well, I appreciate everything you've done for me..." he sighed, "no matter what happens from this point on, know that I respect you guys, and nothing will ever change how I feel, alright?"
Mozart smiled and reached up to hold his hand back.
"Thank you," she said quietly, "and I'm sorry..."
"For what?" he asked.
"Nothing," she shook her head, "come on guys. Let's go get that treasure!"
"You remember what we discussed?" Leprechaun asked the rest of his group, "Sleuth, you stick to the rear, and Hinata and I will take point."
"Oh, is that how it's gonna be?" Hinata smiled, "Alright then!"
"Ok, but here's the real question," Razor gestured to the rock face, "how are we gonna get inside? Do we just wait for Shadow Kamukura to show up and let us in?"
"Didn't we need all the scrolls in order to open this, as well as defeating all the Mechabeasts?" Kyoko asked, "The Mechabeasts have all been defeated but..."
"Oh, I have the last scroll we need," Shadow Hinata suddenly pulled the item of question out of his bottomless bag, "Kamukura provided it to me after you guys left. Told me to keep it safe." Leprechaun frowned.
"Then how do we go in the-?"
To answer his question before he could entirely finish it, there was a rumbling sound as, to everyone's surprise, a mechanical door camouflaged in the side of the rock face suddenly slid slowly open, revealing a dark tunnel behind it. This was then followed by, even more surprising, an escalator slowly sliding out of said tunnel, until the bottom made contact with the sand, and with that, started running.
"Well...that's...unexpected..." Highwayman remarked.
"I...must agree. I had figured there would be a secret door, but not an escalator..." Usami agreed.
"Look, it doesn't matter, the door's open and we have a way inside," Mozart affirmed, "the Treasure is up ahead. Let's finish this!"
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