The four flames came closer, almost to the point of touching him. They then spun around him extremely fast, causing him to only hear the fire. They then stopped suddenly, and a voice came out of the flames. "I am Smoldergeist..... and I came with help. We are not helping you though. We are helping Prince Dreambert."
"Ok, so where is your 'help?' I see nothing." I said.
"Look up." Smoldergeist advised.
He looked up. And he saw the Zeekeeper drop down on him.
He woke to find himself in a Pi'illo Temple. There was a giant purple flame hovering nearby, throwing flames around to keep him in place. A few seconds later he saw a very bright ray of sunlight pierce through the clouds and land directly in front of him. The Zeekeeper floated downwards and landed in the light.
"I, as you probably know, am the Zeekeeper. I am the guardian of the Pi'illo Kingdom, and as such, I am responsible for dealing with anyone who hurts Pi'illos. So, tell me, who are you and why did you try and kill this Pi'illo?" The Zeekeeper screeched at him.
"You do not need to know my name, and......" he started to explain, but Smoldergeist sped towards him.
""Fine, my name is Antasma." he spat at the Zeekeeper. Smoldergeist backed away once he spoke the word 'Antasma'.
"Antasma, is that right? There is a prophecy about you." The Zeekeeper spoke. "And it is not a good one. But anyway, tell me why you were attacking the Pi'illo."
"I am hungry, almost to the point of death. I couldn't hear or see any other food, and I saw this Pi'illo sleeping in the forest. I couldn't resist. I knew I shouldn't, but the pain from hunger was unbearable." he lied easily. Lucky for him, he was thin.
"So, you are starving? Well, that's a first. I have never heard of anyone who was starving so much they had to eat a Pi'illo." The Zeekeeper spoke, almost sadly. "Although I do feel sorry for you, I cannot allow you to feed on Pi'illos any longer. My punishment for you is....I think your colony should handle that. The prophecy says that the only way to stop your 'feeding' is to take you back to the colony. So they can decide your fate."
"Thank you for not killing me." he breathed.
"Oh, and I do know that you were feeding on the Pi'illo's nightmare to gain power. But the prophecy is mostly forgotten, so that is basically all I know. I do know you will die though." the Zeekeeper revealed. The Zeekeeper paused for a moment. He then spoke again. "I can't believe you had to use a Zee Egg to get into the dream world. Didn't you know that if it broke I would be summoned? Thankfully Smoldergeist had the sense to shatter it."
So he knows all about me. That cannot be good. And I can't face the colony now, I will be executed for sure. I need to escape now. But the Zeekeeper can easily recapture me if I escape. Well, I must hope that the colony are lenient with me, though I doubt they will be. The Zeekeeper picked him up, and put him on his back. Smoldergeist hovered close to the Zeekeeper, ready to attack him if he tried to escape. And once Smoldergeist did that the Zeekeeper took off, bearing a bat that was fueled by pure nightmare. Smoldergeist trailed behind the Zeekeeper. They flew for miles and miles. And soon arrived at the colony's roost. Where his imminent doom awaited him.
