Flames Pond and the Princess: The Return of Fuzzy Guy

Meeting Flames Pond

Lucy's POV
I wake up suddenly to find myself in a bed. Was I home? Was it all just a dream?

But sadly, when I looked all around me, there was no sign of pink walls. Nor was there a large white door.

Just a small corridor.

I look over to my left to see a man with a worried look.

"Hey, you OK?" he asked.

I look up at the ceiling quickly. Then I gasp and sit up. I start screaming, making the man flinch.

"Shh! Shh!" he said. Then he covered my mouth.

Let go of me! I tried to say. But his hand muffled it too much.

"Shh! It's OK, Princess! I'm one of the good guys! You're gonna be just fine."

I look at him and study his face. Wasn't he the same guy who rescued me from the Fuzzy Guy?

"Now I'm gonna remove my hand," he continued. "Promise not to scream?"

I nodded.

Slowly, he removed his hand from my mouth.

He didn't say anything else then. So I spoke.

"Who- Who are you?" I ask.

The man seemed surprised by this question. "You seriously don't know who I am?"

I shake my head no and the man stood up taller.

"I am Flames Pond, the greatest superhero of all times!"

Flames's POV
"Wait. Flames Pond? As in, THE FLAMES POND?" the Princess asked me.

I nod. "Yup! That's me!"

The Princess seemed very curious. "Huh."

She started circling around me, searching me up and down.

"You don't look like much of a hero." she said.

I was a tad bit offended. "Excuse me? Your highness, I was the one who put the Fuzzy Guy behind bars! Or well, I did. Until now..."

She looked at me.
"Wait, you know about the Fuzzy Guy?"

I nod.

"Then, please, answer me when I ask. Who exactly is he? Why did he attack my home? And what is he after?"

I sigh. "He's the worst of the worst villains to be messed with. He doesn't care about anyone else but himself. Although he's a vicious villain, he tends to be a little... off-minded at times. No one knows exactly what or who he is. We assume he's just a small yellow alien bird. But don't underestimate his size. He may be small, but he's powerful."

She nodded as I continued.

"He also won't leave or give up until he gets his greasy hands on whatever he's after. That's why I'm here to help. And... why you must help me."

"But why there? And help you find what?"

I facepalm and sigh deeply.
"This is going to be one long night... OK, when your father was little, he was given a shovel for his twenty-ninth birthday. He didn't know why he got it. All it said on the package was:
Ҝєєp ıт ѕαƒє αnd συт σƒ hαɾm'ʂ աɑყ.
- ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴇʟɪᴢᴀʙᴇᴛʜ

Well, he didn't know that it was a special shovel. Once he saw it, he was furious. Then he grabbed an ax and raised it upon the shovel."

"And he destroyed it?" she asked.

"Not exactly. As he was about to chop up the shovel, he saw some letters in a coded message that was hard to decipher. So he traveled about, asking people if they could translate the inscription. But he found no luck. And soon, he died trying. Now the shovel is somewhere hidden near your castle. We find the shovel, we'll be able to find the treasure."

"And what if Fuzzy Guy finds it first?" she asked.

"Then he'll come searching for you. But don't worry. I'll be right here to protect you. And I'll teach you all I know on how to protect yourself as well."

The Princess smiled at me.
"Thanks. Um, what should I call you as, Mr. Pond?"

"Just call me Flames." I say.

"OK, Flames." she responded with a smile.

For some reason, I felt my stomach feel queasy inside then.

But I shake it off and head to the exit.

I stop and turn around.
"Oh yeah, and tomorrow, I'm gonna take you shopping for a new wardrobe. Besides, you'll draw a lot of unwanted attention if you wear that in public."

"Yeah. We wouldn't want that to happen."

"Oh and one more thing..."

I toss her a set of spare clothing and she catches it.
"You might wanna get some rest."

"OK. G'night." she says.

I smiled.
"Night."
Then I walk out of the room.