CHAPTER ELEVEN LIKE WOW MOXY FANS GOT FED LAST CHAPTER, XD (well, sort of. Idk if its official yet, lololololololol.)
As soon as they reached the clearing, Iodine leaped to her feet and tackled both of them. Mercury tried to protest, but she was overrun by Iodine's rambling. "Where did you go? I was so worried, and then I overheard someone and they were like, 'were gonna kill those kids' and then you were late and-"
"Shut up, Iodine, we're alive." Mercury said, putting a finger on Iodine's mouth. "I need sleep. See you all tomorrow." Mercury mumbled, grabbing her sleeping bag from her pack, and decided to sleep under the stars. It would be problematic if it rained, but oh well. if it ever rained, she would worry about it when it happened. Besides, the night was clear, so the chances of that were relatively low. As soon as her head hit her pillow, she knew sleep was going to claim her.
When she woke up, the sun was shining brightly on her face. "Yep, yep.. good morning world!" Mercury said, rubbing her rosy cheeks and sitting up. Clearly, she splashed some water on her face and blinked awake. as she stood up, she saw Flourine, and Iodine already eating sandwiches. "Hey! no fair! why is everyone an early bird except for me!" Mercury complained, plopping down and accepting her own sandwich, which was wrapped in brown paper. Quite ironic, considering that she was the main character. The entire world quite literally revolved around her, and no one waited for her? hogwash! I refuse to believe that, but its true. As she peeled back the paper, she bit into the sandwich.
Bliss. Mercury swallowed and licked her lips. "Iodine, you're cooking every day from now on," she said, staring at the sandwich. Iodine apparently makes very good sandwiches. It is mercury's first time hearing of this. Iodine threw a carrot at her, which she grabbed in her hand and passed back to Iodine. as Mercury finished the last bite of her sandwich and prepared to saddle up Penguin, Iodine said, "Mer, you should go wake Nox up."
"ah, okay! see you!" Mercury said delightedly, grabbing a bucket and dropping Penguin's reins. "What do you need a bucket for" Iodine started, but Mercury was already gone. Penguin sniffed curiously at the grass ot pass the time. "Poor Nox." Fluorine muttered, and Iodine giggled. "Hm, but aren't they cute together?" Iodine whispered to Flourine, who nodded. "Very. I do wonder how he puts up with her, though."
Mercury walked up to the stream, happily dousing her hands in the ice-cold water to fill the bucket. Oh, good days! torturing Nox was one of her favorite sources of entertainment. Enough so that ice-cold water was a smal price to pay. As hefted the now-heavy bucket between two hands, which were white from strain, she waddled up to where Nox, as she had been before, was snoozing in a sleeping bag. He looked pretty handsome - but Mercury didnt care. (The wild Nox used the passive skill "handsome" on the wild mercury. It was not effective. POKEMONNNNN) "WAKIE WAKIE, NOX!" Mercury screeched, cackling with a witch. She couldn't even imagine the face that she was making - probably one enough to convince other people that she needed an exorcism. She dumped the water on Nox, who instantly spluttered awake, coughing. "Mer-Mercury?!" He said, hacking up water. "HA HA HA HA! I WON'T LET YOU SLEEP IN PEACE, NOX! THE DEMONISHERE!" Mercury cackled, dancing around Nox in a circle. Nox just groaned and threw a wet pillow at her. which she easily dodged. I told you, the main character is immortal. "Get up, Nox! we're leaving!" Mercury said, kicking him. "w-what about breakfast?" Nox said, rubbing his arm (which mercury had kicked) as Mercury helped him to his feet. "We already ate breakfast! ya snooze, ya looze! and you just lost, my friend!" Mercury chirped happily. Nox sobbed into his hands while Mercury laughed like a witch, clutching her stomach. "Give me a towel, at least!"
"Nah, get it yourself. That's what you get for throwing a pillow at me." Mercury said playfully as Nox's sobs intensified into wails. They walked back to the campfire, Iodine took a look at Nox, who was dripping onto the soil, and the empty bucket in Mercury's hand. She didnt need to say anything. "Poor thing. Sorry I ratted you out to the demon, Nox." Iodine said sympatheitcally, grabbing a towel off the log.
(a quick note here - which was there, for some reason. I dunno, books are always so weirdly convenient. I think, im the future im gonna make one of the characters search for something in their pack so that they dont find it instantly.)
Iodine threw the towel at nox, who missed catching it and sent the poor towle spwrawling into the mud. What, I thought Iodine had good aim Mercury randomly started cackling with a witch, and then grabbed the bucket to fill it with water from the stream and ran off. "Get ready, Fluorine. I have a feeling the demon didnt walk off for the heck of it." Iodine whispered. Mercury, now waddling back with another ice-cold bucket, dumped half of it on the towel, rinsing it clean. "Thanks, Mer-" Nox started, but Merucry grabbed the rest of the bucket and dumped it on his head. "HA HA HA!!!!!!!" Mercury howled, falling over from laughter. Her stomach was now hurting quite badly. "Wanna team up, Nox? We've had enough of this goofball." Iodine said, stepping up behind him, and Nox grinned, water cascading down his arms. Iodine grabbed Mercury's feet, and Nox grabbed both her hands, before she could realize what was happening. They stretched her out between them like a hammock and carried her. "Hey- wait- were going towards the river - NO! UNLEASH ME, CERTINS! LET ME GO! NOT THE RIVER, PLEASE- IM GOING TO GET LEECHES!" Mercury screamed, struggling, and this time Nox and Iodine were the ones laughing. Fluorine was walking right next to them, poking Mercury's face and arms. she wriglled around like a worm, but to no avail. Karma, Karma, Karma. She was going full-on ino the river now. As she had no say in what was going to happen next, Mercury's demanor changed. Mercury had already accepted her fate and was laughing along as well. If you cant stop them, join them. Right? As Nox and Iodine flung her into the river, she surfaced, now dripping even worse than Nox, and still laughing until her stoamhc hurt. Nox helped her up. "So…. was the towel that I just soaked… our only towel?" Mercury asked.