Passed out again. Not as well recovered as I thought I was. Sorry.
>>5559961“Aunt Maple? We might need an evac.” you say aloud, quickly forming a barrier around the grub as well. She appears as soon as you give the message.
“Got everything you need?” she questions, Yamcha moving over to her, Don and Bon following suit.
“Yep. Here.” you toss the Dreamstone to her.
“Got it.” she confirms. The grub coos at her from inside the barrier, still focused on the Dreamstone. “Everyone ready?”
“Yep!” Cheelai declares, walking over as well… with that golden idol, bird medallion, and crystalline skull that were previously on pressure plates.
Your eyes narrow. “You didn’t.” you accuse.
“Relax, boss.” She points her thumb back at where the idol was resting. There are a… few bags filled up with snow? It… looks like they’re holding. “I made sure to be careful.”
The bag filled with snow where the golden idol was slouches and tips over, spilling its contents and raising up ever so slightly. Don, Bon, Maple, and Yamcha all look towards her. You just facepalm. “Cheelai…”
Maple just telekinetically pulls her in close as the entrance slams shut with a thick, heavy door. “Izzy, come on!”
“You get everyone out of here first! I’ve got something I need to do!” you tell her, trying to expand the barrier to push back the other grubs. “I’ll be fine, promise!”
“Izzy, you’re not staying in here!” she declares, Yamcha moving back to you.
“Kiddo, come on-” he tries to plead.
“Get THEM to safety first!” you tell the two of them.
Maple frowns, but gives a nod. She telekinetically pulls Yamcha back, and with everyone gathered up, she teleports away. ‘Stay put. We’ll be back.’
You turn your attention to the door, bringing the Shapeless and the grub closer. Reinforce the barrier for now. Make sure that’s both a way out in addition to keeping anything from getting through the door. You look around, the door slamming down managing to knock the others over as well, with their contents finally spilling over enough that the pressure plates lift up. Shadow Magic fills the area, and suddenly the gravity’s a dozen times stronger than it was before. Yet… it doesn’t actually seem to impact the other objects around the room. The snow does condense down into ice, but that’s about it. You still give a quick warning to Maple.
Maple and Yamcha teleport back, but you send the Shapeless and the grub to them. “These next! Get them secure!”
That confuses her for a moment. “I-Izzy what-?”
“QUICK!”
Maple makes her own barriers around the two, then teleports away yet again. Yamcha moves over to you, surging up his aura a bit. “Bit of a nasty trap we’ve got here.” Yamcha remarks. “Nothing we can’t handle though.”
(cont.)
