Earl was standing outside the hotel still in total shock, bags were being carried to the outside to accompany him, and beside him was a pissed Mr Stevens, "did you listen to nothing I told you before?" asked Mr Stevens in an obviously pissed tone, he turned his head over to Earl and gave him a disappointing stare, Earl hung his head low in shame, he bent slightly and picked up a travel bag before speaking, "why are you coming with me?" he asked in a shaky voice, Mr Stevens look then faded away and got replaced with a serious one, "that's obvious isn't it?" said Mr Stevens as the last baggage was dropped outside, "that's everything sir" said the tour woman as she gave a bow and headed back inside, Mr Stevens gave a bow in return before picking up a few baggages himself,"this is a school trip, I can't have one of my students sleeping off someplace, I have to ensure your safety, in short, it's my duty!!" he said as he began walking off, after Earl heard this,
"GO!!!!!!" yelled out Miss Kayla, all the students immediately bolted towards the opening gates, each with their own thoughts, motivation and emotions, "So what's the plan?!!!" asked a sprinting Earl, "hold on a second, we need to gain some ground on everyone first!!!!" yelled Ruby as she ran on ahead of the group, she then came to an abrupt stop, turned around, and placed both her hands on the floor, lying in wait, as the team caught up to her, the earth underneath their feet blasted out into a pillar, and in an instant, the five of them found themselves airborne, flying over the gate, "This wasn't part of the plan!!!!!!" yelled Henry as he clung onto Sidney tightly, with tears flying out the side of his eyes, "you know he's not wrong!!!" said an oddly calm Sidney, "um... do you have a plan to get us down?!!!!" asked Earl, who clung onto Annie tightly, with tears also running down the side of his face, "I'm sure she has a plan!!!" yelled Annie, who also c
"Huh? Why are you crying?" Asked a confused Ruby, unbeknownst to her, Earl had just might as well made the biggest mistake of his life."I'm sorry" said Earl as he gave Ruby a smile despite his crying demeanour, "sorry, for what?!!!" Asked Ruby in an angry voice. "I lost them," said Earl in a really low voice. Ruby looked at Earl blankly, her expression changing from an angry one to one of disbelief, her mouth hung open slightly, and her eyes were dead."Ruby?" Asked Earl, seeing the state of Ruby, he had never seen her like this before, no-one had, and frankly it was a bit scary. Any normal person would rant and scold Earl after hearing this, instead her face went blank, and her voice didn't raise by so much as a decibel. It was quite clear that her feelings of disappointment and shock far exceeded her feelings of anger.And like a mindless zombie, she simply turned around, and headed to the table where Mr Stevens and Miss Kayla sat. "What happened, where are the ot
"Okay Phoenix, lets go make it up to them" said Earl, Phoenix, who was sitting on his head gave a hearty caw in response. "Alright" Earl said as he approached the massive gates that sat in-between him and the snowy Taiga.He stood in front of it, looking at the massive gates for some time, before walking over to the walls beside it, "guess scaling the gates will be a lot easier than scaling the wall" said Earl, as he walked back over to the gates.Earl then squatted as he prepared himself, he looked up at the pointed end of the gate, and had a an anxious sweat run down the side of his face.'really hope I don't end up stabbing myself in the butt' Earl thought to himself as he planted his feet firmly into the ground.And using all the strength in his legs, he leaned forwards slightly, and vaulted over the gates, barely avoiding the sharp spikes at its tips.He then landed safely on the other side, feeling both proud and alleviated, "that could've been bad" said Earl as he once again l
"S'up dork?" asked Jake, as he walked up to Earl with a neutral look on his face, Earl on the other hand was confused as he watched Jake, who had a blue shirt and brown shorts on, with both his hands in his pockets, approach him, in red shoes nonetheless."What are you doing here?" asked Earl as he saw Jake walk passed him, "well, I was thinking of getting some late night training, and then I heard a lot of noise coming from this direction, so I came to check it out" said Jake.He then stared at the fallen Krix, and then back at Earl, and with a single brow raised, he asked, "Did you do that?"Earl was still confused, but let out a sigh before answering, "Yes, plus what are you doing training at night in the forest?" Asked Earl.Jake then looked at Earl and kept silent for 5 seconds before answering, "What are you doing going around killing beasts at night?" Asked Jake."Touché" said Earl as he let out another sigh, "You're really something huh?" asked Jake, Earl was shocked on hearin
Earl and Jake stood in front of Christopher and Damian in confusion."uhh... Damian, what are you doing here?" asked a confused Earl, Damian who had a a flat look on his face let out a sigh before answering. "seeing as I lost to a fair maiden, I viewed myself as weak and decided to train when everyone was asleep" said Damian."fair maiden?!!" asked Jake in confusion, "He means Ruby" said Earl."exactly...." said Damian, "but in the middle of my training, I heard a loud crash and met up with Chris before arriving" he continued before tilting his head slightly to the side."is that a Krix?" asked a confused Damian, "was that what caused the loud sounds we heard?" asked Christopher as he walked closer to the dead beast."so Jake is able to kill even a Krix all by himself?" asked Damian as he too approached the fallen corpse."I'm flattered, but it was Earl who killed that thing, not me" said Jake as he began walking off.Damian, Christopher, and Earl all stood in silence as they heard w
Earl was standing at the start of one of the rope bridges, with the unopened treasure list on in his hand.He had an impatient and eager look on his face as he couldn't help but get excited for the second game to start.Despite the hidden motives inputted by the prime general, the idea and nature of the second game did nothing but put a smile on his face, as well as fill him with anticipation.That coupled with the outburst of Annie snapping back at her dad, made Earl nothing short of happy. 'Annie finally stepped up to her dad, and he couldn't do shit, now that she's down her best and put a bet of her own, I'll make sure to win this damn thing for sure!!!' thought Earl as his grip on the treasure list tightened."THE SECOND GAME, TREASURE HUNT, IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!!!!!" yelled Mr Stevens, this jolted everyone into a starting pose.Some taking their marks like professional Olympic sprinters, Earl included, while others taking character specific stances.Such as Jake, who just leaned fo
Earl stood afar, seeing the treasure he was looking for right in front of him, "alright, just have to rush over there and grab it!!" said Earl.He then proceeded to hype himself up and limber up slightly as he prepared for the next action.As he planted his feet firmly, he immediately dashed out towards, the fountain, however, he noticed his body weight reduce, and time slow."third eye" said Earl as he swiftly shifted his face to the left, avoiding a sharp crystal shard flying past his face.'what the?!!!' thought Earl as he stepped backwards, before locking eyes with a face he recognised, bit hadn't seen all too often.'that's the girl that always follows crystal!!' thought Earl as he uttered "master's call", protruding his sword out of his left hand."I'll be taking that!!" said Suzuki with a stern expression as she locked eyes with the item atop the fountain.While she shifted her gaze up at the hazel eye of the beholder, Earl had unconsciously looked up at it as well.Using this