The Elementals

Chapter fifty-five "the temple track"

Chapter fifty-five "the idea"
Tinker's p.o.v
Everything was pain. I'm not exaggerating that fact, IT IS SOOOO PAINFUL! I laid in the unconscious space for a while until a familiar face floated in front of me, "howdy" Mathew said looking at me "this sure is a new way of meeting" I smirked slightly before wincing in pain as I sat up "y-yea, doesn't happen that often, don't get used to it" I remarked looking at him "you know your an idiot right?" "Yea..." "you almost killed yourself." "Yep. Kinda discovered that." "What if it didn't work?" He asked me looking me dead in the eyes, "w-well..." I sighed "you know... I didn't think that far ahead, if I died then I guess it would have been a cowards way out. I was just trying to help..." I admitted "then again I never really plan ahead, I guess that's why I fucked everything over..." I smiled sadly, "you- wha- just hold on what do you mean you fucked up? James was the one causing the problems!" Mathew pointed out I looked to him coldly "name his problems." I ordered "Okay what about ending up infected?" "My fault, I was too caught up trying to get to my friend" "violet almost killing him?" "Technically that was on you guys, you didn't pay enough attention." "Kiki being broken" "My fault, I was too cocky and I wasn't paying her much mind" "Okay what about letting her being released right after-" "my fault, I should have planned ahead for the chance she would still have had any power after that battle" Mathew floated back slightly "but what about the pit fall?" He asked, I closed my eyes and smiled at him sadly "we were too focused on attacking Ender instead of focusing on our surroundings." I answered simply. I looked at him "in anyway James hasn't caused the problem, he's been the one to discover it then get blamed for it." I explained Wincing as I laid back down again "I really want to die right now..." I admitted "well it won't hurt much longer." Mathew said "cause they're gonna kill me?" I joked "n-no, once you wake up they're gonna heal you... stupid" Mathew remarked.

Jade's p.o.v
I sat between my brother and Tinker, Tinker was mumbling in his unconscious state and James has been sitting still just kinda blankly staring at the heavily damaged amulet that Tinker was carrying and that James was having a hissy over before, I sat there awkwardly staring at the two of them, it was kinda worrying when Tinker kept wincing as he tried to move his body I obviously held him down "no, stay still your gonna hurt yourself, well more so than you already had" I said knowing he probably couldn't hear me, I looked to James "hey could you like snap out of whatever your in and talk to me? Everyone else left to do stuff and I'm bored!" I said shaking James' shoulder slightly, he blinked multiple times as he sat up his eyes now more clear instead of clouded over, he held the amulet close to him "ja-" "She has a week to live, only a week" James growled suddenly interrupting me "w-what- Do you mean Ender?" I asked suddenly confused "Yea that bitch has a week before I rip her parasite like power from my friend!" He shouted standing up quickly "and what makes you think we can do that in a week?" I asked standing up and facing him "because Kiki showed me the way to that temple again." James said "as soon as people re group and get some rest we're heading out" "now just hold on a second!" I retorted grabbing his wrist "look at me! We can't leave immediately this is a team choice, Tinker is barley conscious and people are only just getting information about these new ultra forms"  I let go of his wrist as he looked at me, he seemed shaken.

"S'all.....fau...lt....my....ault" Tinker mumbled loudly as he tried to move again clearly wincing and gasping in pain, I held him down again and once again repeated the same thing I had been telling him "stop moving your gonna hurt yourself" "oh he's waking up?" James asked "no. He's been mumbling for a while now, no signs of him waking up at the moment" I said and watched concern wash across his face. "Has he been mumbling that constantly?" "No, it sounds like a conversation but you can barely make it out. Probably talking with Mathew about something" I concluded James crouched next to me now hovering over Tinker's face "what has he been saying?" "Um can't really tell, he did mention your name from what I could make out, um I heard pit fall, so they could be talking about you leading us into that but I dunno, you'd have to ask him" "Well can't you or Emma heal him so I could ask?" I sighed and sat down cross legged this time leaning back on my hands "the way Emma explained it was that he needs to be awake so when we heal him he doesn't slip further into unconscious to a possible coma" I explained "Ugh why is everything falling apart now?! Why has no one gotten closer to him?! Why is everything turning to shit?!" James exclaimed jumping up and pacing furiously, his shadow twisted into that of a beast, much like the other universe's James, "first because desperate times call for desperate measures, second Snowdrop has gotten close to him, thirdly it's the end of the world people tend to panic, also calm down your 'Crazed Shadow' is showing" I said using air quotes around Crazed shadow.

Snowdrop's p.o.v
I was listening to music on Emma's phone, she had lent me her phone and ear buds, I was currently listening to UGLY just trying to ignore the current end of the world, I was still looking for the vibrations in the ground but not paying much attention. I sat in a small park with a small pond, I had seen Sly laying here before him, Sky, Teep and Summer ran off somewhere, I was just relaxing when someone grabbed my shoulders, I flinched and turned around grabbing their wrist and freezing it, I heard their voice panic but couldn't make anything out, I used my free hand to take an ear bud out "I'm sorry what?" I asked before sharpening my lines for vibration, finally I saw a familiar shape "s-Snowdrop right?" The familiar voice stammered nervously, "Oh um it's you! What your name?" I asked "D-Dracyth, from the market stalls?" He stammered nervously, I melted the Ice away from his arm "Sorry, just kinda on edge and I wasn't paying much attention" I apologised "you know end of the world and everything" "oh yea I understand. I've had to abandon my job and family to escape that mess..." Dracyth said sadly "I-i just ran...and now I'm here, seeing you again..." I packed away Emma's phone and earbuds into my pocket, "I'm sorry to hear that, we're trying to fix this." I reassured "Oh I don't doubt that, it's just crushing that my family is now out there on a rampage..." he sighed sadly "just please don't kill any of them?" He pleaded I could hear his voice crack and shake like he's trying not to cry, "we'll try".

Emma's p.o.v
I sat next to Tinker's body once James and Jade had left, they seemed to be starting a sibling fight so who knows how long that would take to finish. Summer rushed into the small Camp I had made, she looked excited "I went ultimate elemental!" She squealed excitedly "eyy that's great, I discovered mine whilst stuffing around in the forest" I commented whilst holding out my hand for a hi-five (which she returned), Suddenly Tinker gasped loudly as his eyes shot open, he coughed roughly turning to the side and holding his sides in pain "a-Ah fff- fff- Ow....fuck..." he gasped "your awake thank gods!" Summer said crouching in front of him "stay still buddy I got you" I reassured as I placed my hands on him and began to heal him, he sat up whilst I healed him clearly getting better by the second. Suddenly James and Jade came back into the camp "your Okay!" James said "Yea and a little less crispy" Tinker joked "James." Jade said grabbing James' attention "tell them." James' happy expression dropped "ok. Look We have only a week to save her, the temple track has become more twisted and dangerous but we're close" James explained "Kiki showed me the way there" "shouldn't we discuss this with the rest of the team?" I asked "they're kinda a big part of this" "that's already done, physic links come in handy" Jade said with a shrug.

This conversation seemed to drag on for hours, James and Tinker arguing back and forth.

But us three girls were just watching the argument like people watching the ball during tennis.

"Fine! Fine! Alright!" Tinker said exasperated "even with all the fuck ups thus far, we'll give this a go" James smiled proudly "your accepting James' fuck up as a reason?" Summer asked confused, Tinker sighed heavily "it's not his fuck ups entirely. Just- we'll head out early morning okay?" Tinker asked clearly defeated "deal" they shook hands sealing this deal.