>>6161907Pain shoots through your toe once again as it smacks against a metal bar, your face twisting and your teeth clenching as the sound of the impact reverberates across the room! Steadying yourself against the metal structure, you recoil a bit when you realize what it is…
“Rook,” hisses Volka as TT rejoins your side, “Is that…”
Yea, you frown, it’s a <span class="mu-i">cage</span>... empty, though…
“They’re all over the place…” Adds Tzah-Tzie in a bitter voice, “Three guesses for what they put in ‘em… and the first two don’t count!”
“Hells…” Volka whispers as she goes to feel the cage as well, “I mean, everyone knows it happens here in Crossroads, but…” She pauses as a long, weary breath escapes her mouth. “... but it just… it just makes my scales crawl…”
Ditto, you nod. All the more reason to get those eggs out of here, wherever they a-
“Eggs, huh? Right over there~”
You nearly tackle Volka at the sound of the new voice, but you’re too busy being tackled by TT! Following it to its source, you find yourself staring at a pair of glowing yellow orbs stuck behind another cage… and a Cheshire smile of sharp, almost serrated-looking teeth below!
“HI!”
Err, you stammer, hi… who is she?
“Name’s <span class="mu-b">ZUZU!</span> Pleased ta’ meetcha!” The eyes reply with a clickety-clack of teeth! “Oooh! You don’t smell like the other people here! You don’t smell like <span class="mu-i">ANYONE</span>! Hey, are you gonna rescue me, hmm?”
You open your mouth to respond, but are swiftly intercepted by your pals!
“Easy, Rook,” Warns Volka as she steps between you and the caged creature, “Remember that invoice we found up above?”
“We just found our <span class="mu-r">SHYPPA…</span>” TT concludes as she takes position behind your leg! “Keep your limbs away from the bars if you wanna keep ‘em…”
>CONTD. 