Rocket Knights: The ancient ruins

[billysparkz]

After a while Armor soon joined the group. When Armor told Vincent that being a father was something great Vincent smiled. The fact of being a father couldn't make him more happier. when Armor finished talking about being a father he then asked Vincent how had it was to set up a marriage. Vincent responded.

"It's not easy, but it's not hard either." Vincent said. "Just you have to have to put effort and feeling to it."

Vincent chuckled a bit when Armor announced that Kaji had a crush on someone. He saw Kaji get embarassed and yell at Armor. Vincent then watched the hilarity ensue when Namid and Sparkster say that he might have a crush on Svetlana. This made Vincent want to laugh even harder but he held it back. After the whole ordeal was done with Vincent finished his meal. He then hears Armor challenging him to an arm wrestle the others objected. Vincent also responded.

"Sorry old friend, but I have to agree with them." Vincent said politely. "We need to have our health in top condition tomorrow."

And with that. the waitress came back with Armor's and Kaji's food. Vincent got up to talk with the waitress.

"Thank you. How much was the meal?" Vincent asked politely.

"It's 10 gems." The waitress answered.

"Here you go." Vincent said giving her the money.

[metalbyakko]

Kaji wasn't amused about the guessing game, which was understandable. Although Sparks should maybe above things like these little shenanigans, he wasn't really able to do so. Actually he liked it, the good mood, the chattering. Even Namid took a guess for their little game. "Who knows, maybe we could have a double date with Kaji and his crush. I bet it's someone very sympathetic. Maybe you could help him some tips with his love life," Sparkster said to Namid, looking into her eyes, he took her hand and kissed it gently. Hearing the little chatter between Vincent and Armor made Sparks glad. Sadly it wasn't naturally that figures like them got along together that well. Vincent was the typical knight, calm and with a clear knight, his white fur gave him a charisma like a noble man, but luckily he wasn't as arrogant als many people like that. Armor on the other side was much more brash and very direct, proud and boastful of his strength, but no dumb brute. Sparks was quite thankful that Vincent turned the challenge down. Otherwise something would had happen, either Vincent would be hurt now, the table would be broken or both. "I must say the town and this pub here are really welcoming. Aside from the small problem," he told the others in a cheerful manner and added "I admit that sometimes I forget, that our kingdom has more interesting places and not just our capital." He couldn't help but looking again at Namid's eyes and asked her with a soft voice "Maybe we can take some time off, someday and travel to another nice town in our kingdom. Maybe we would come in this town again or maybe we go somewhere else. Would you like it?" The captain laughed a little bit and then turned around to Kaji, with his arms gently wrapped around the hips of Namid, and asked the young knight "I bet you never expected a mission can be that calm. You can be happy that you're able to gain first experiences like that, it could be much harsher. Since you're the heir of a noble family I bet you did travel a little bit around before becoming a knight. Come to think of it, what does your family do for a living?"

Armor sighed in frustration, that his challenge was turned down. Even Namid suggested that it wouldn't be a good idea. "I guess you guys are right," the bored armadillo mumbled and rested his head on his hands. The tempting smell of his meal run through his nostrils and also the beer, which he also ordered, looked really good. The meal he ordered was a casserole with meat, potatos and also some vegetables. The hearty meal along the cold beer was really refreshing for Armor. Eating alone wouldn't  distract him from his boredom. He looked around the lively pub and many people were distracted with their own business, which was maybe better. Still some of the people did took a look at the knight or even pointed at them. "It seems the people don't care that much about us," Armor remarked and sipped from his beer. Wiped his mouth with his hand and meant "Well maybe it's because they're used seeing different people from different regions," again he looked around, maybe he could find some fellow armadillos, but he didn't had any luck. "Maybe next time," he said and emptied his jug. "Well I hoped seeing some fellow armadillos here. Aside from my family, Priscilla and her family, there aren't many armadillos in our kingdom," he told, nearly complaining. Maybe he could had some fun with them. Maybe the next few days would be more exciting for the yellow furred. He took a look at Namid and noticed she was in a night dress. "I thought you were tired Shorty, or did you just wanted to show off?" he asked Namid with a smile. "You should give our captain a little rest. First your little joke and now that. I'm not sure his poor heart can take that," stated Armor and laughed loudly. He wouldn't admit it, but he was kinda jealous, since he had to leave Pris back home. In her state it was the best thing to do, but still he was sure it would be much funnier with her in this town. "Say Vincent," Armor continued to chat with the white lion "Are there many white Lions in the country where you live or is your fur color a family thing?" Armor was never in Draxon, so he wasn't sure about it. Also since they where sitting together, the armadillo took the opputurnity and ask him about it. "I personally don't see many white lions running around, so I'm curious. Is your wife a white lioness?" After Vincent's answer, Armor looked at Kaji. He seemed to be very silent now. Armor grabed the opossum on his shoulder and shook him. "Hey Kaji, I hope you aren't pouting?" asked the yellow furred with curiousity "I just made a little joke, I wouldn't had said anything."

[KokoaMinto]

Namid wasn't sure how to respond on anything Sparkster threw at her. Suggestions of traveling to other places instead of remaining in the main Capital of Kingdom Zephyrus sounded very nice, but on the other hand the worries that something might happen while they're away was also concerning her. Of course Vincent, Armor and Kaji would be able to deal with sudden assaults, but it wouldn't be fair to let them do all the work while their Captain was enjoying some freedom with his partner. Even more so she would be the last one Kaji should ask about tips so his love life with his crush won't end in an entire disaster... she probably would be a bad influence; more likely give him the idea of teasing his love in small steps like she does with Sparkster.

The female opossum stood awkwardly silent for a long time, even after Sparkster was wrapping his arms around her hips. There was no doubt that he was contented, something that made her feel deep comfort in the current off-time everyone took from their mission, but on the other hand she couldn't stop thinking about a few other things that were rushing through her mind. Gladly Armor snapped her out of it when he joked around about her outfit.

"Oh Armor, that blondie here can handle more than you can imagine..." She said jokingly, her hand patting the chest plate of Spakster's armor "Besides, you're only jealous because Priscilla wasn't able to join us. In her current state it was the wisest decision to not take her along. But see the bright side of it: As soon as we are heading back home you can enjoy the time with her as much as possible and prepare everything for your upcoming sprout~"

It was obvious that the yellow furred armadillo missed his soon-to-be wife. Of course it would have been funny having Priscilla around, and it was kind of sad that not many armadillos were around this place. She judged it by simply watching him closely enough. Normally he wouldn't care much, but it was true that the armadillo population was rather low... at least around Zephyrus. Maybe he and Priscilla should travel around Elhorn themselves so they can encounter other armadillos? You never can be sure, after all, and Elhorn was huge.

Her attention went to Sparkster; she wasn't responding to his question for a while now and of course she didn't want to ignore him. Her tail wrapped around his tightly while she was giving him a passionate kiss on his mouth.

"Of course I would love to travel to another town with you if we have the time for it... I mean, be fair; none of us gets enough time to see everything around Zephyrus, let alone Elhorn. I'm very sure that there are places we haven't seen yet." A soft giggle came out of her once she was finished with her sentence, but even she got kind of curious about the business Kaji's family was running. Now that she thought about it... he never spoke about his family, so it raised her curiosity around him and his parents.

[Kohakuchan19]

Kaji was thinking about all the things they were all talking about, putting all things into considerations before speaking. Svetlana was a rather kind and lovely maiden, however so were a lot of the other maids around the castle. The only differences, besides her lack of sight, was that Svetlana seemed to have more determination to get things done without making any excuses about her handicap. Kaji had to admit, he actually really liked that about her. It was a shame they never really hung out a whole lot. For the moment, Kaji's heart was still pretty set on Namid.

Kaji heard everyone talking about plans about what they'd all Do with their lovers when things were calmer and/or after they finally got married. He noticed Armor looking a bit disappointed about something as well as he looked around for his kind, only to see not a single one. Kaji felt a little bad for the Armordillo. Besides Armor and his family, Kaji had never really seen many Armordillos either without having to travel very far. He and Pris could always try checking out the Kingdoms in the Western Deserts, but Kaji wasn't about to say it outloud for the sake of preventing himself for giving his friend information he wasn't even sure was true.

Kaji suddenly felt Armor's large and heavy hand on his shoulder, just before being shook around a bit to get Kaji's attention. Kaji didn't like this too much so he figured the sooner he replied the sooner Armor would stop shaking him.

"I'm alright Armor." Kaji said calmly, as his voice kept being warped a little as Armor continued to shake him around. As soon as Armor stopped shaking him, he spoke further. "You didn't mean any harm by it right...? Anyways... It just caught me a little by surprise."

Kaji very clearly was still not amused, but he wasn't going to let that stop him from enjoying his Salmon Dinner, he starts to eat his meal.

After a while Kaji heard Vincent ask about what kind of Business Kaji's family was running. This rather surprised Kaji, as nobody had really shown much interest in it before now, and now everyone at the table seemed interested to know. Kaji took a napkin and wiped any food away from his face before talking.

"We run a very successful crop plantation and vineyard. Probably one of the best in the business." Kaji paused a bit. "Yeah.. I'm a rich farm boy, are you really that surprised?" Kaji laughed a bit before continuing. "Anyways, The Family works hand in hand with the rest of the staff, who get paid in both Gems and, if they so desire, they are welcome to take a portion of food to their families as well... You'd be surprised how rough it can be for some of them, so We try to help them as much as we can."

Kaji may have seemed like a spoiled rich boy, but he genuinely cared about the well being of others. Though the family business plans were not his own, he was influenced by those very policies. Sure, Kaji could've continued helping others as the rest of his family does, but Kaji wanted to do something with his skills and strength.. He wanted to protect, and it was the one of the very traits about Kaji that impressed his Captain enough to let him join the Rocket Knights. Still.. he was trying to be modest about it, he hoped that his tellings weren't too boastful.

"A-anyways... That's what we do. Our wines and Ales can be found just about anywhere these days. They even get delivered to the Castle back at home."

Kaji looked over to Sparkster and Namid who were kissing passionately, which made him blush a bit. He wasn't sure if he could take it anymore, so Kaji stood up.

"I'm feeling a bit tired.." Kaji faked a yawn. "I'm going to turn in for the night. See you all in the morning."

Kaji left a tip of 5 red gems on the table before going upstairs to get some rest for the night. In all honestly, Kaji was starting to get sleepy. He went to his room and got undressed, leaving only his pants on before he laid down on his bed to close his eyes.

Kaji thinks to himself "Snap out of it Firestone.. She's way out of your league as it is."

Kaji soon fell asleep.

[billysparkz]

Vincent came back to the table and sat down as the others talked with one another. After a while he was questioned by Armor about what species his wife was. Vincent responed.

"She isn't Armor." Vincent replied smiling. "She's a white tiger. You see, us white lions are rare in numbers. Especially nowadays, you'll be lucky to see more than one in your lifetime..."

When Vincent finished answering he then listened as Kaji talked about is heritage. Vincent was amazed that his favorite wine came from the new guy's family. Vincent then realized that he was tired. He then got up to talk.

"Well I am getting very tired." Vincent said. "I must head to my quarters to sleep."

And with that, Vincent left for his room.

[metalbyakko]

Namid tried to cheer up her bored big friend by reminding him, that he can spend more than enough time with Priscilla and prepare for the child which would come in some months. Armor smiled very weak, since aside from that were was still his little Cansado and Armor for sure would spend a lot of time with his little son. Sadly it didn't changed the fact that the yellow furred armadillo was bored. Vincent turned down the little armwrestling game and the other people in the pub were wimps. At least Kaji wasn't mad at Armor. Also he told that his parents did for a living. Actually it wasn't that surprising that Kaji's parents had a farm or something like that. Even the armadillo knew that farming was quite profitable, especielly if the people could use the ingredients for alcohol. Still it was new for Armor that they were specialised in ingredients for vine and ale. Althought growing up on a farmbuisness like that does explain why Kaji had some knowledge about wine and ale, not to mention why he prefers these drinks. Priscilla also liked wine and maybe she knew about the stuff Kaji's family sold. Also maybe it was the work on the farm that helped to give Kaji his strength. At least that was just Armor's assumption. Normally he would had Kaji asked about it, but the young knight already decided to go to bed. Even Vincent decided to go. "Already?" Armor asked annoyed and rolled his eyes. "I get it, we have to be ready for tomorrow, but it's still very early." Armor complained, but Vincent was already gone. Armor rested his head on the table and sighed. At least they could had played Dart or something. It wasn't like Armor didn't wanted to work, but still he hoped it would last a little bit longer. Aside from a little bit exploration, nothing happened. "That's unfair they already went before we could do something funny," the disappointed armadillo complained and looked around. It didn't really helped that his sister figure had her lover boy. Slowly Armor stood up, his ears were hanging low. "I guess it's better if I also go to bed," he left the money for his meal on the table and said "I guess Shorty, you and your loverboy here want to be alone for a little bit. So I go now. See you guys tomorrow." Slowly he slendered back to his room. After a deep sigh, he put off his clothes, aside from his shorts and went to his bed. For some time he looked out of the window next to his bed, before he closed his eyes and began to snore after a while.

Sparks genuinely liked the feeling of Namid's lips on his and her tender tail wrapped around his. After her answer followed by a lovely giggling he responded with a gentle kiss on her cheek and a calm tone whispered in her ear "And who knows, maybe we will find our own little paradise. Wouldn't you like it?" The others were leaving and Sparks wished every single one of them a good night. First he wanted to remind them, that they have to be awake early in the morning. He didn't do so since he knew they were all a reliable bunch. After Armor went, Sparks couldn't help himself but snicker. Sure he did knew it was inappropiate. "You know Muffin," he began while he tried to hold back his laughter "I know it's sounds mean, but it's kinda adorable how he acts when he is bored. I knew he could be childish at times, but that was just hilarious." Aside from Namid and him, everyone was back to their rooms. While the two of them could stay, Sparks had other plans. He placed his forehead carefully on hers and told to her "Since it's just us, why don't we go somewhere more privat? Maybe somewhere with a nice, warm and cozy bed?" he kissed her, put the money on the desk and then lifted her. "My lady," he began and smiled before he lifted her with one try and continued "how about I bring you to a place just for us two?" Without hestitation, he carried her to his room and gently sat her on his bed. "There madame, I hope you like it," Finally he noticed that he was still dirty. "Oh...looks like you can still see all the dirt your armadillobrother threw at me," he went to the bathroom and told her "Excuse me, but I think it's better when I wash myself and change clothes." After washing the dirt from his fur and changing into clean clothes, just a white button shirt and blue pants, he went back to Namid and set next to her. Nearly he forgot the most important part. "Oh wait Muffin, I have something for you!" he revealed to her and quickly searched for something. It was the muffin, he got from Armor. Again he sat down next to Namid. "And here is a muffin for my muffin and the taste is..." he begann and presented the muffin to her, suddenly he shoved it right into her face "..apple." He laughed loudly and told her "That's the revenge for the apple you threw at me.

[KokoaMinto]

Namid gave out a hearty laughter after Kaji and Vincent left the group to get some rest and Armor started to complain. It was always adorable to see her armadillo brother acting like a sad little child.

The fur of the dark brown opossum bristled up a slight bit when she was listening to Sparkster's whispering. He had his head in the clouds now that they were alone and - most importantly - in their private time. Nonetheless she couldn't hide a little grin once he started to talk about Armor's sadness.

"I don't want to remind you that you can look pretty sad as well... especially when you lost a dart game against Armor or others. I pity him a bit. Kaji and Vincent really could have stayed a bit longer... Men... I'll never fully understand them." A loud sigh came out of her "But I guess they're just tired as much as I was a while ago. The heat here is very energy draining..."

A semi loud squeak escaped her when her lover lifted her up from her seat without much struggle. In honesty... sometimes she just forgets that Sparkster trained his body hard enough, and he was the one who took Kaji under his wing while his younger brother, Yama, was rejected... for good reasons. Of course Sparkster, Kaji and Vincent were wimps in comparison with Armor, but no one could deny that all of them had their strengths in their muscles and their brains; even if it never looks like it at first glance.

"You know..." Namid slowly started as they enter his room "I doubt that there is any place on Elhorn that could be as wonderful as Zephyrus is. I even doubt that the beds here are as comfortable as the beds within the Castle are... but I know that you want to know what could make it more comfortable. You are blond but not that blond, so I'm sure you already know the answer~"

She was waiting on the bed patiently when Sparkster went to the bathroom to clean his face from the dirty leftovers of their work. It took him long enough after all... but it was sort of sweet that he was thinking so much about her that he got a muffin by Armor... that was smeared all over her face. Yes, there was something called 'revenge' and he effectively used it against her.

Slowly she wiped away the leftovers of the muffin and its apple cream out of her face. If he thought that it would anger or surprise her then his thoughts were wrong. Instead she took a bit of the apple cream and licked it up from her pointy finger.

"Mm~... I must say that Priscilla is truly baking the best muffins in entire Zephyrus, but some people don't really seem to appreciate the value... You can be glad that I won't tell Pris or Armor about this~... Now the only question that is left is... how should I get rid of the mess you started?"

She already had an idea when both of her hands were moving to his white shirt, unbuttoning it slowly until she was able to use it as handkerchief replacement. Once her face was clean again she helped Sparkster out of the shirt and threw it on the nightstand.

"I don't think that you want to wear a dirty shirt for the night... not that you needed it in the first place. And to be honest... it made you look fat, anyway."

A soft giggle followed the last sentences before both of them lay down onto the bed and covered themselves with the blanket. The female opossum sighed before she gave Sparkster a passionate kiss on his mouth.

"I love you... even if you're acting like a clumsy dork at times..."

She couldn't resist but to yawn a slight bit. Tiredness finally caught up with her and it didn't take long before she was resting her head on his chest. It was relaxing to hear his calm heart beat; so much that it took only a few minutes until she fell asleep.

[Kohakuchan19]

Kaji had been sleeping soundly that night; Having pleasant dreams as so forth. However, even though Kaji had tried to put any possibility of ever being with Namid, in a romantic sense, His subconscious had betrayed him, and his dreams were all about Namid. Her soft dark-colored fur, her long silky black hair, and her golden-brown eyes. Not to mention her wondrous curves. What was the most important to him though, was her mischievous yet caring personality. Something about it really sang to Kaji. Even though Namid played the big sister to Kaji, and is often very strict with him... She still takes the time to listen and guide him when Kaji needs it most, much like Sparkster would, only with a woman's touch.

In Kaji's dream, he and Namid were alone, sitting on a small stone wall somewhere, looking out at the lake. They were talking about things they may have wanted to do at some point in the future, such as having families, or traveling during times of peace. Kaji wanted to tell her how he felt about her... But even in his dreams, something was stopping him, as if in the back of his mind, Sparkster would appear and step in.. What was Kaji really afraid of...?

It was simple.. Kaji looked up to Sparkster, and Namid was Sparkster's girlfriend.. To Kaji, trying to get in the middle of their love would not only be a selfish act, but it would quite possibly destroy the friendship and brotherly bond he had formed with his mentors.

Kaji awoke the next morning and began his routine grooming for the day. He started with a shower washing his hair, face, and body. While washing his face he managed to get soap in his eyes, leaving a irritating burning sensation on them.

"Aah! DAMMIT!" He shouts as he tries frantically to rinse the soap from his eyes, eventually ridding himself of the pain.

Kaji soon got out of the Shower and then walked to the sink where he grabbed a draw towel and dried himself off, the proceeded to comb his hair and trim some of the fur on his face to prevent any signs of bearding, then the typical brushing and flossing of the teeth and so on. Once he was done, he looked refreshed and ready for the day.... Almost... he was still very much in the nude at this point.

Kaji walked out of the bathroom and proceeded to get dressed in his armor's suit before finally putting on his crimson and gold armor. He looked at himself in the Mirror and couldn't help but be a little vain for a moment.

"Look'n good Firestone." He says to himself in a cocky tone. "Hmm.... Now to get some breakfast and wait for the others I guess.."

Kaji walked out of his room and down to the diner to order some breakfast. He sat at the same table he and his friend had the night before, and waited for someone to come and take his order. A waitress eventually walked over to him and asked him what he would like to drink, and if he was ready, what he'd like to eat. She had her pen and pad at the ready.

Kaji looked at the menu. "Hmmm... How about a tall glass of cranberry juice, and to eat... hmm..." Thinks a moment.. "Ah! I'll have the Eggs Benedict, with a small side of hashbrowns and some mixed fruit?"

The Waitress complimented Kaji on his selection as she wrote down his request, and left the table to give the chef his order. Kaji then sat and waited.

[billysparkz]

The next morning Vincent awoke and began changing into his normal clothes. He then put on his armor and headed out of his room. He arrived at the bar and waited for the waitress. She came up to him to take his order.

"What will it be?" The waitress asked.

"Just an omelette." Vincent replied.

As the waitress walked off to get his order Vincent took his time to look around. The bar was nearly empty, with all of the people who had occupied it last night currently gone to work. He then looked out the window, the streets were flowing with traffic and busy civilians heading in and out of buildings. After a while of waiting, the waitress came back with his meal.

"Thank you." Vincent replied as he started eating.

[metalbyakko]

The first rays of the sun were shining through the window of Armor's room, directly in his eyes. The armadillo opened his eyes, mutteredy silently, turned around and pulled the blanket over his head. It didn't help. He sat on the edge of his bed, blinked, yawned and stretched his body. He looked over his shoulder to his bed and went with his hand other the mattress and growled. At least no one snatched the blanket away, but also there was no one to snuggle with. With lowered ears he looked down on the ground and sighed. Even if he missed her, he realised it couldn't go on like this. His future wife wouldn't wanted to see him like this and the little Cansado needed a strong role model, not a whiny wimp of a father. Armor stood up and began with his work out. Naturally beginning with shadow boxing as a warm up and then stretching to prepare for the rest. Squats for the legs, crunches for his abs and to round it up one handed push ups, with each arm naturally. Ending it with another round of shadow boxing. Armor took a deep breath and shouted boastful out "ALRIGHT!" Now he was ready for the day, well nearly ready. He was sweating and smelling, so he had to took a shower. The warm water washing off the smelling sweat felt very good and while he still missed Priscilla, it was nice for once not to hurry with the shower or waiting for such a long time. Armor got even in the mood to hum and whistle under the shower. Coming out dry and clean the yellow furred armadillo searched for a snack in his luggage. He couldn't decide what he should ate, muffin, some pie, pieces of cake or some cookie? Althought he would like to eat everything now, Armor just ate one after one each day. After all his beloved Pris did it for him and it would help him to overcome the feeling of missing her. Armor took a cookie and kissed it like it was Priscilla and then ate it. Finally he put his gear on and went down. Kaji and Vincent were already there, it seems he was some kind of early bird. Armor took a seat next to the opossum and the lion, greeted them with a smile "Good morning you two, did you rest well?" The waitress came back and also asked for the order of the armadillo and he had one "Well could I have four slices of bread with fried egg and bacon on them? Also could I also get some hot cocoa? That would be all, thanks."

Sparkster slowly opened his eyes, he fell asleep yesterday right after Namid. He still held her in his arms. She looked to beautiful and calm while sleeping, more like an angel instead of the daredevilish woman she could be sometimes. It had something peacefull sleeping with her in a bed, which was not in the castle. Sadly they had to stand up, they had work to do. He wasn't sure at first if he should let her slept or wake her up. Since they had a lot to do today, he decided to wake her up. It was just the question how. Sparks nuzzled his nose gently to her cheek, kissed her and whispered "Muffin....Muffin..." he kissed her a second time and again, trying to wake her up softly "Wakey wakey. We have a lot to do and the day won't wait for us." he nuzzled with his nose through her hair. It smelled wonderful, maybe it was her perfume or it was the creme from the muffin he smeared into her face yesterday. He couldn't help, but kiss her a last time before he silently stood up and went to the bathroom to take a shower. A cold one to wake up, also it helped to keep the fur soft. After drying he looked to his clothes. Maybe he should get rid of his shirts or buying some, which would fit him better. He looked into the mirror. Did he really look fat in a shirt or was it one of her jokes? Althought the thing with the shirt wasn't the important part, but that she said she loved him. Sparkster couldn't help, but grin like an Idiot repeating that in his mind. Especielly with her voice. Oh her voice. If it were a fabric, it would be silk, the softest silk of all. If her voice were a flower it would be a rose with the loveliest smell in the whole world. After shaking his head and slapping himself, Sparkster got his head together. It wasn't easy, but in a moment he would have to be the leader of the rocket knights. He needed his concentration the people of the town needed him and his combatants. Still he did feel bad that he couldn't tell Namid how much he loved her. Sadly before he could say it to her, she fell asleep. While brushing his hear he thought about it. What could he do? He put on his armor and the rest of his equipment. He had an idea, but he would talk later to her or better he could surprise her. He smiled imagine her surprised face. Leaving his room, he went down the stairs. It was no problem finding the others. "Good morning guys!" he greeted them loudly and waved them. The waitress brought the breakfast the other ordered. "Oh excuse me miss," he said in a polite manner to the waitress. He also wanted to have a breakfast. He looked what the others had, it was mostly eggs. He smiled and asked "Could I have just some bread with butter and cheese?" she nodded and went to bring him is order. He sat down to the others "Are you ready for work? Today it will beginn for real!"

[KokoaMinto]

"Mh..." Namid mumbled a little when she slowly woke up. The way Sparkster was treating her with all this nuzzling and kissing left a warm smile in her face, but she was waiting patiently for him getting dressed up and leaving the room. Maybe she was complaining about his early leaving a bit too much. He was waking her up in a sweet manner every time which she can't deny, but she never thought about his kindness towards her by letting her sleep a little longer.

She sat up on the bed, rubbed her eyes and gave a silent yawn from herself. It was Sparkster's room they were in so she - naturally - needed to go to her own room to get herself ready for the day.

She took a cold shower like every morning even though her fur wasn't softening like that of Sparkster or other opossums; she relied on special foam for this case. Not only was it making her fur soft, it also made it easier for her to brush her stubborn hair. At least in the morning it seemed to have its own life... And she always had the feeling that her fur was rougher compared to those who live within Zephyrus. Or it was just her imagination.

Once out of the shower she immediately brushed her teeth, dried her fur and hair and brushed them as well before leaving the bathroom. It took her quite a while to close the torso part of her armor since it worked sort of like a bra that was closed at the front rather than at the back of it. To her annoyance the jewel in the middle never wanted to get the hook at first try. Maybe Armor should have a look at it as soon as there is the chance to talk about it...

The young opossum female stretched as she went down the stairs, seeing the guys already gathered on a table; eating their breakfast. How rude! They could at least wait until everyone was there! Men...

"Good morning. Seems like you guys were too busy thinking about food rather than waiting for the group to gather up so we can start the morning together. You know... like a team." She said it a bit snarky while her eyes went from Sparkster to Armor, then to Vincent and lastly to Kaji.

After taking a seat next to their Captain she raised her arm and waited for a waiter to come "Morning! I'd like to have an iced Cherry juice, some bread with butter, cheese and strawberry jam." The waiter wrote down her order and left, only to come back a few minutes later. She took a sip from her juice before giving out a loud sigh "So, today the real work is jumping on our backs, huh? What are the plans, Sir Sparky-Spark? Tackling the inner areas of the ruins I suppose? It won't be much of a use talking to other people for new information."

[Kohakuchan19]

Kaji was eating his breakfast, when the others started to arrive. He heard Armor ask about whether or not he had rested well, Kaji nodded to Armor. "Yeah. I slept alright. how about you?"

Soon Sparkster and Namid had come down as well. Namid seemed a bit upset that they didn't all wait to eat together, he simply laughed a bit and smiled. "Sorry Namid.. Guess we all just wanted to get the day started as soon as possible."

Soon, everyone had their breakfast and started to eat and talk about the plans for the day. Today was going to be a hard day of work for sure.. but what would they do? Check out the Ruins..? Talk to more towns people? Kaji looked to Namid, who had just said that getting information at this point, wouldn't do much good. Kaji nodded.

"I have to agree.." He said taking a sip of his drink. "We should investigate the ruins.. Or possibly investigate the individuals who are calling the shots around here..."

[billysparkz]

As Vincent enjoyed his meal Armor soon came along and greeted both him and Kaji. Vincent did rest well last night, nothing interupted his sleep. Vincent was happy that Armor asked him on how his night was. Vincent then responded of Armor's question.

"Yes, I actually selpt well last night." Vincent said happily. "No problems on my end. So, how did your night go?"

Vincent then noticed that Sparkster was awake. He looked at the captain as he headed toward their table. He always liked Sparkster, as a hero he looks up to him and thinks of him as a good role-model. As a friend he is one of his best friends. He never lets Vincent down, even on times of need. After being greeted by the opossum, Sparkster sat down and ordered his meal. After Sparkster got his order in, Namid came in and joined the group. When Namid criticized the team for eating first, Vincent chuckled. He always thought she was funny and humourous. Vincent then glady responded.

"Well, we have to eat you know. Can't go out with empty stomachs." Vincent joked.

When everyone got ready Vincent finished his meal and listened to the suggestions. He thought things over for a minute. "Investigating some people might help out, but the ruins should be the first thing to check out..." Vincent thought to himself. After Namid and Kaji gave their suggestions, Vincent talked.

"I have to agree with Kaji here." Vincent said seriously. "Investigating the ruins should be our first objective. He have not checked it out yet and it probably has a few clues to this mystery. What's your opinion captain?"

[metalbyakko]

Armor was sitting there and eating his breakfast without any sorrows. Vincent and Kaji asked him how he slept the last night. He gulped down and drank some of his hot cocoa before he answered "Well I have to get used sleeping alone in a bed, since it's been some time since I was away from home, but aside from that I rested well. The streets were surprisingly quiet. Here and there I noticed outside some of the town guards, but it didn't bothered me." Sparkster came, greeted everyone and also ordered something for breakfast.
A short time after that, Namid also came at last. She wasn't amused that the others began their breakfast without her. "Don't be like that shorty," said Armor and took another big bite of his breakfast and after swallowing it he expains "The sooner we're finished with the breakfast the sooner we can begin, the sooner we can begin the sooner we can find the beat guys and beat them up and after that we can go home. Besides we can do lot of other stuff as a team." After that the armadillo continued to eat nonchalant.

Sparkster just shook his head with a smile and didn't said anything about it. The others already said everything about it and Sparks was sure, Namid would forget it soon. The mission wasn't forgotten, luckily. The others told Sparks what they fought would be the best. While he munched his breakfast, he thought about the mission. He cleared his throat, stood up and explained to the others "Like you all realised the very important point today will be the ruins. I'm sure you all know why were going in there and what we are going to search there, but just in case I want to explain it: It maybe sound strange, but I don't care much about the guys who tell the others to shut up, the moment the people see we can help them will be enought to convince everyone to come to us themself and tell us everything. Also the plate we found yesterday won't have such a high priority. While it is an clue for our case, we're not here to study the ancient secrets. First of all I want to find out two things. The first one: How did people vanished inside the ruins? The second: Are there entries to the ruins or secret paths no one knows about? It may come out of nowhere, but there has to be a reason why the people vanish inside the ruins. Actually I would like to find a guide, who knows about the ruins, but I don't want to endanger more people and it's also unclear, who we can trust. I think we all are aware that the people, causing all these problems, already know about us and why we're here. So we shouldn't try to hide our motives and go straight to the problem! I hope you're already prepared, because after breakfast we go without any detours to the ruins."
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As Sparkster said, after the breakfast they made their way to the ruins. The archaelogists and their teams were as busy as yesterday, still some of them looked over to the knights. The closer they came to the ruins the more the people began to chatter, trying to come up with possible acts and reason why the knights went to the ruins. No one asked them or tried to stop them, they just went along their own business. The part of the ruins the workers already digged out weren't interesting for the investigation of the knights. The only thing of interest was the mine like entrance. The workers made sure it was stabilized and even thought the sun was able to shine into the entrance, there were enough lamps to lighten everything, just in case.

The deeper they went into the ruins the more and more workers they saw, even some guards were watching over them, so that nothing could happen. Aside from the working noises and some talking, it was very quite. After some time it really looked like the knights were in some kind of stone building and not a mine. The small corridors also became broader and broader. Here and there, they had to decide with path they had to take since the tunnelsystem became more complex. Luckily some signs with maps on them were helping the knights. They came to a great hall with different paths and way which lead to different directions. Several people were sitting over their notes, examing strange things they found or things like that. An entrance to one of the paths were guarded by two men from the city guard. After questioning them, they told the knights this entrance leads to the unknown path, where the people vanished.

After explaining the situation, they let the knights pass. After they went deeper into the tunnel it got too dark to see anything. "Okay everyone turn your lamps on," Sparkster command and turned the light on his gear on. "We will go in the following order. First me, then Vincent and Armor, behind them are Namid and Kaji. If someone of something tries to attack us, the three of us in the front will fend them off, while Kaji and Namid sneak up and attack them from the side. Don't shoot them. We don't know how instabil this part maybe. Okay let's move on and look out for..well anything that could be suspicious," with a sign he signalised them to follow him.

[KokoaMinto]

Namid rolled her eyes in annoyance and tried to ignore the things Armor just said. She knew he was right, but still it was impolite not to wait for a lady.

Like everyone else she was listening careful to what their Captain had to say. Hopefully he was right with his thought and the people that were studying the ruins would come to them once they saw that they're here to help them and their lost colleagues... but for now the Knights could do nothing but to focus on exploring the ruins.

She had a bad feeling about the ruins once the group arrived at their destination. Aside from all the workers and guards there was something... strange about the entire place. She couldn't help herself and couldn't really explain as of why she was feeling like that, but she stood closer to the others just in case.

The chattering underneath the researchers weren't within the female opossum's interest; they either speak up or shut their mouth. What else could the knights do? Repeating their helpfulness like a broken sound recorder? It wasn't like she didn't care about their fears, doubts and safety, but in her eyes they were just wimps.

Like Sparkster commanded she turned on her light like the rest of the small group. Why did she need to stay with Kaji? Yes, Armor and Vincent were strong and could take down enemies easily, but wasn't the knight in red armor buff, too? He may be freshly knighted, but he had enough strength to take enemies down with ease - just like the other three. She didn't say anything since she had nothing against Kaji, but leaving the sneaking part up to them was kind of hard considering his height. Nonetheless she understood the meaning behind the plan, but if Kaji should prove himself worthy, it might have been better to let him walk next to Armor and Vincent being the other half to sneak up. But oh well...

Her eyes were watching the path closely. Sparkster was right when he was concerned about the instability of the walls. One false move and they'll be buried alive. This wasn't the only problem, though. There was a very odd mixture of different scents, too, but it was hard to say what exactly was wandering through her nostrils.

They came to a fork after a while; one path led straight and the other to the right.

"That's unfortunate..." The female opossum said, placing one hand on her cheek with a big sigh "How are we supposed to not get lost when we're coming across things like that?"