Complete Quest Redchron [Reaping Season I] Goodbye, Omelette!

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

"Yes, Omelette, sounds fitting, right?" Ronja grinned, squeezing Omelette slightly and making it let out a small noise and a squirm, flapping a free wing and huffing with its nostrils.

Ronja then paused, looking at Luthien with curiosity for a moment, waiting for her to reveal whatever she was going to 'love', as Luthien said. And as soon as the voice slipped her mind, Ronja perked up, looking around and then focusing her sight on Luthien. "That's cool! So that's a mind sending!" Ronja fidgeted in excitement, making her legs do a 'clank clank' when hitting each other.

At Luthien's explanation and suggestion, Ronja rubbed her chin and nodded slightly. "Ronja understands... Well, as long as it doesn't backfire-" She said, nearing Luthien and offering the hatchling for the elf to hold.

"- We should hurry in this case. The more time we take, it has the chance for Omelette's mama to give up on searching for them." Ronja gestured in the direction of the mountains.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

"True, I guess that’s a pretty cute name… right little one?" A hand reached to pat the whelp’s head softly, unable to contain a chuckle when the little wyvern huffed and grumped when Ronja squeezed it within her arms. "Don’t worry, we’ll get you back to your momma soon okay?"

The excitement coursing through the magia was almost infectious, and the ranger couldn’t help but grin in response as she watched the blue-haired leg fidget in response. Soon though the gears behind that skull were hard at work, Ronja trying to come up with a good plan as she patched all the ideas together.

"Ahahaaa yeah, hopefully it goes off without a hitch," There was a nervous chuckle by the elf even as her hands reached over for the hatchling that Ronja offered. Taking the whelp she cradled them over to her side like one would hoist a small toddler, allowing the wings freedom even as the whelp’s tail flickered a few times. "Yeah, we’ll have a worse time reuniting them if she forgets about her baby."

The mountains seemed like the perfect place to start looking for the nest, a nod given by Lúthien before she followed Ronja’s lead. "Should we add a spring to our steps then, make ourselves a bit lighter and faster?" A wink was given to the magia before Lúthien concentrated, attempting to pool some of her aeromancy around the bottom of their boots as a pair of glowing light green wings appeared moments after—the idea inspired by the greek god Hermes.

"Hold on tight, Omelette~"

@Ronja Bubblyfoot

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

Ronja blinked surprised at the spell wrapping around her feet, beaming a smile on her lips when she saw the magical wings on her ankles, posing for a moment so she could see it properly. "Oooh, that's nice!" Ronja perked up. "This way she can save a few of her jet boots, at least for now." It was good to save some energy, especially when she couldn't just sleep if she wanted to recharge like the others.

Taking a step back, Ronja waited Luthien to take the first step before she tried to rush forward herself.

Every step was like a leap, one that Ronja took with a hearty giggle, sometimes swirling along with it. "Wheeeee-!" She exclaimed, "Ronja-" She hopped, "Can-" She flapped her arms, "Fly-!" She took a longer leap, maybe going too far this time, widening her eyes when she went straight through a treetop, escaping on the other side and landing covered by half-dry leaves.

"... Okay, Ronja will be a little less excited-" She said, brushing the leaf off her nose.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

She smiled upon seeing the excited look on the magia’s face, a smile beaming on Ronja’s lips as she posed to better inspect the little wings that fluttered at her ankles. "Right? They’re super cute looking, too~" She felt the little wyvern shift in her arms, their eyes seemingly inspecting the wings too, before the whelp flattened against the blonde’s chest when Lúthien gave her soft warning.

She wasn’t sure exactly how well the hatchling could understand them, but a soft nod and a smile were given regardless to Omelette as the ranger secured her hold on the whelp. "Alright, time to see how well they work… One… Two… And three, here we go~!" With that the elf was off first, shortly followed by the magia as they both zipped and weaved through the landscape with relative ease. Distances that would’ve taken more time and effort were quickly navigated, and even their leaping abilities were improved—something that Ronja was quick to discover.

"Ronja, you alright over there?!"

@Ronja Bubblyfoot

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

"Ronja is okay!" She said, waving at Luthien from slightly afar, waiting for the elf to catch up before she started jumping and leaping once again, hurrying to seek an answer to their small motherless hatchling problem.

As they neared the 'scene of the crime', Ronja halted her steps and looked up, with her eyes flickering as she tried to zoom her sight in and see as far as she could with her camera lens. Her eyes clicked twice, and after a zoom out, she frowned and turned to face Luthien with a puzzled smile. "Ronja supposes we start jumping our way up, yeah..?"

She rubbed her neck. "That sounds like rough, but Ronja can't see another way... Do you think you can jump up with the hatchling in your hands?" Ronja tilted her head.

If not, she could make a small bag, or at least they could use the ones they had on them.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

She sighed in relief upon seeing the magia reappear, a few twigs and leaves poking out of her blue tresses but otherwise fine. With a nod both of them resumed the pace, soon reaching the area where they had first stumbled upon the curious eggs but an hour or so before. Her own eyes scanned over the area, trying to canvas the place in search for any clues that laid out in the open… though the elf came up empty handed.

"Any luck on your end, Ronja?"

The frown on the magia’s face told Lúthien all she needed to know, it seemed trying to find any hints down here would be fruitless… so that left them with the choice of going up higher. ”Do you think you can jump up with the hatchling in your hands?” A nod was given in return as Ronja expressed her concern, the elf grabbing her dark cloak before shifting it around the whelp to create a makeshift sling of sorts.

"Yeah, this should be alright… Omelette, you’ll hold on tight too right?" A soft croon left the little whelp as they pressed closer to Lúthien, the claws at the joint of his wings grasping onto the leather parts of the ranger’s clothing. "Alright then, time to go up…!"

A wink was given at Ronja before the blonde crouched slightly to get a bit of impulse, leaping up high with the aid of the aeromancy wings still glowing on her boots before Lúthien managed to land on a ledge above. "Come on, Ronja! This should be a cake walk between the both of us~" Her hand reached out for the smaller girl, intending on helping boost her upwards once she reached this platform.

@Ronja Bubblyfoot

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

Ronja watched as Omelette was held with a bit more firmness by Luthien, letting out a giggle at the cute sight. "You really look like its mama, Luthi" Ronja's eyes clicked twice while looking at the two, following their movement with her gaze as they took their climb all the way up to the nearest ledge.

A smile beamed on Ronja's lips, and as soon as a helping hand was offered, the small magia braced herself. "Alright, here it goes-- Huff-!!" She jumped, reaching for Luthien's hand and holding on to it, taking the opportunity to propel herself upwards, releasing steam from her jet boots and soon getting herself on a higher ledge.

Looking down, Ronja offered a hand to Luthien, returning the kindness and helping to boost their climbing.

"At this rate, it won't take too long to get up there," Ronja said confidently, despite the lack of signs of any bigger wyvern for that moment.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

"Shhh, don’t say that too much Ronja," She made the universal sign for someone to be quiet, though the smile on her lips betrayed the fun the elf was currently having. "We don’t want Omelette to get the wrong idea after all."

It’s not that she wouldn’t love playing momma to a baby wyvern like the one they’d stumbled upon accidentally, quite the contrary really, but the blonde was at least smart enough to understand that was probably more than either of them could handle… not to mention that Lúthien highly doubted the inn where she rented a room back in Finweald would agree to having a live whelp running around the halls.

"Oh, those jets are pretty cool!"

She watched with fascination as Ronja sped ahead to the next ledge, an appreciative whistle released before the girl used the wings on her boots to boost her jump once more. Ronja’s offered hand was taken, before the blue-haired girl gave Lúthien a boost as the elf reached the next ledge… if she was correct they seemed to now be just barely past the halfway mark now to their climb.

"Come on, I’ll give you a super good boost next—maybe you’ll reach the top that way~"

With that the girl laced her fingers together, cupped palms held upwards as a makeshift stepping stone for the other player.

@Ronja Bubblyfoot

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

"Ronja would say Omelette already got the wrong idea." Ronja giggled, taking a firm hold on Luthien's hand before she was sent flying high up again. It was truly impressive how this worked, with the flight taking over with the mere touch of wind magic.

"Yeah, the jets are amazing. And combined with this magic? Ronja would say it is the perfect match." She said, looking at Luthien preparing another boost for her.

This time, Ronja braced herself, using her Arcanamancy and Magitech to prepare an opening just behind her back.

"Let's go!" Ronja said, jumping, taking the 'stepping stone' before forcing herself upwards with Luthien's help. Ronja flied high, high above, using her jet boots to try to send her even higher. Meanwhile, from the small hole on her back, a long rope escaped from it, turning Ronja into an improvised grapple hook.

Reaching to the highest ledge, Ronja held on tightly to it, finishing the last climbing before looking down.

"Now it should be easy!" She said, ready to start pulling the rope when Luthien was ready.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

A soft groan escaped the elf at Ronja’s words, her gaze turning to look at the whelp strapped on her chest. They looked up at her, their multifaceted eyes whirling with shades of greens and blues, before a soft croon escaped the little one. "Hush you… I can’t keep you, my landlord would kill me." She prepared herself as Ronja ran towards her, elven hands serving as a stepping stone as the magia was propelled upwards.

Her rockets activated once more, taking Ronja higher and higher, before the small girl grasped tightly onto the highest ledge available. "Way to go, Ronja, good job!" It was then Lúthien watched a rope tumble out of the magia’s back, her hands grasping the end to steady it as Ronja finished dragging herself atop the ledge.

Once the rope was safely held, the magia ready to help Lúthien up, the elf took a moment to ensure a proper grip on it before starting the task of climbing upwards. She could feel her muscles burning as the extersion settled in, even with the use of her aeromancy the girl couldn’t exactly negate her entire weight, but thanks to Ronja’s help the ranger soon found herself dragging herself up the ledge to join her friend.

"Alright, wheeew, that’s my exercise of the day right there…"

@Ronja Bubblyfoot

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

With the rope being successfully pulled, Ronja smiled seeing Luthien and Omelette being safe on the top of the mountains. The wind was strong where they were, albeit a bit too warm due to the biome of the region. "Ronja would say that was a great teamwork." She fidgeted, offering a hand for a high five before leaning away and looking around.

"The big question now is where exactly we can find Omelette's mama..." Ronja pondered, tilting her head and having her eyes flickering in a puzzled expression.

Before she could think too much about it, however, shadows suddenly cloaked her vision for a second, making her blink and look upwards to see a silhouette of four winged creatures. "Oh? The mama?" Ronja wondered, tilting her head as she squinted and zoomed her eyes in.

"Huh..." It looked a bit too feathery for a wyvern, causing a bit of confusion on the Magia, before the figures began circling more... And more...

Until some of them took a bit more of height... And suddenly went for a dive on the duo's direction, revealing their threatening appearance.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

The magia’s high five was met with Lúthien’s own, a smile on the girl’s face as she agreed with Ronja. "Simply flawless, we made it up here in record time I bet." The whelp began squirming on their sling, causing the elf to look down before softly patting the head of the youngling.

"What’s the matter, Omelette? Excited to finally meet your real mama?"

It was then a large shadow passed over the small group, causing the elf to look upwards before she squinted in response to the harsh sunlight still present. "Is it…? I dunno, that looks a bit too feathered to be a wyvern, right?" She could barely make out the details as the wings of the creature flapped, catching the hints of gray and red that colored its plumage.

"At the very least it’s probably not Omelette’s mama, since they don’t have any feathers—fuck, get out of the way Ronja!"

As the massive creature suddenly bomb dived in their direction the blonde was the first to react, giving the blue-haired magia solid push on her back to get her moving before Lúthien dived in the opposite direction. An arm remained around Omelette, both for protection and also to ensure the whelp didn’t tumble out of the sling and onto the ground when the elf smacked against it.

"Shit, did we climb up to the wrong nest?!"

@Ronja Bubblyfoot

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

The creature flew straight toward the two of them, but before Ronja could even react, a push sent her going to the side, and barely dodge the incoming creature. Nearly tripping, Ronja caught herself on a rock, turning quickly to see the flying monster going up to the sky right after missing their targets.

"S-Seems like it!" Ronja said, already noticing another one coming in her direction, but this time, she thrust her hand forward, "Be gone!" opening her palm and shooting an arcane blast in its direction, forcing it to do a barrel roll to dodge the magic projectile, averting its direction while Ronja ducked to find a bit more of coverage.

"Are you and Omelette okay? That isn't going to end well, Luthi! We need to find a roof!" Ronja said, already seeing the other two remaining birds ready for a dive, while the first two were going up for another round of attacks.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

She groaned in response when the magia called out in her direction, already feeling the dusty soil of the arid canyon sticking to her face and any exposed skin. Shit, I really need to stop coming to this godforsaken place…! One would think she’d have learned her lesson after the last expedition into Redchron that she’d done a while back, either her memories had fogged up from the time lapsed or the blonde was just a masochist coming back for more… hard to say really when it came to this particular elf.

"We’re fine, but I don’t think whatever that thing is likes us being here… oh fuck there’s more of them?!"

Lúthien spotted a third beginning its dive just in time, the blonde instinctually reaching her hand out in response as she followed Ronja’s lead. A moment passed as the elf struggled to gather whatever little moisture could be found in this wasteland to herself, compensating whatever was missing for her hydromancy with her energy, before a small shower of sharpened needle-like icicles were shot in the direction of the creature. They were enough to deter its course enough so it missed the ranger and her precious bundle, before the fourth creature cried out as it began a spiraling dive towards the ranger.

"Ronja, see anything useful around?!" Quickly realizing that any hydromancy in this place would drain her too quickly Lúthien switched her strategy around, the elf instead focusing now on gathering the natural wind energy around them before condensing the magic into electricity as static began arching around the ranger. ”Anything we can crawl or slide into should be fine at this point!"

Once the creature broke its spiral, anisodactyl feet reaching for the blonde and the whelp she held, Lúthien allowed a massive discharge of electricity to pulsate out from where she stood. It was enough to also kick a dust cloud around the elf, using the cover to quickly sprint in the direction of the blue-haired magia just as the feathered beast managed to miss grasping onto the archer.

@Ronja Bubblyfoot

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

Ronja's heart nearly leaped from her throat when seeing the creatures charging down at Luthien, with her elf friend slipping from the claws and hostility of those feathered dangers.

"Q-Quick Luthi!" Ronja called, grimacing at the electric discharge before gesturing at the elf to rush along with her, darting off as fast as she and her jet boots could. "Ronja wouldn't say we have very useful things, but-" She pointed at a narrow opening between two parts of the mountain, which led to a considerably high fall.

"It is our fastest and nearest help!" She said, gritting her teeth and sliding toward it, meaning to slip through the narrow open and fall for it before the creatures went for another round of attacks.

As soon as she slid through, her back once again opened a hole, shooting a rope with a claw through it, clenching on the wall of the narrow fall as Ronja opened her arms to catch Luthien if she needed.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

Too close, waaay too close!!!

Her feet carried the elf as fast as they could, the wings at her ankles having long since dissipated as the elf had to focus her energy on other things—mainly the huge discharge that had aided in her escape. Ronja’s encouraging cries spurred the elf, her arms tightly wrapped around the whelp in her chest as the blonde nodded quickly to the magia’s words.

"I’ll trust your word on it, anything is better than staying up here with those things for another second!"

Ronja disappeared from view then and, moments later, Lúthien was dropping her body to the ground as the ranger slid right into the opening without a second thought. The sound of a claw anchoring itself to hardened surface didn’t escape the archer’s notice, a hand reaching out to grab onto the rope and keep herself from arching too far away from it in her drop, before the arms of the magia caught the elf and her precious charge moments later.

"Nice catch~"

@Ronja Bubblyfoot

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

If there was something Ronja needed to be grateful for, was the fact despite her body being petite, her strength was exceptional, something that helped her arms to not simply snap off at the weight of a whole elf being caught.

She held on tight for a moment, with the claw nearly giving away but sinking deeper into the rock surface as they dangled on an abyss.

"... Phew-" Ronja sighed, looking at Luthien and grinning with a wink. "Hehe, thanks! You can get pretty good at catch when there are cuties raining on your arms!" She giggled, but the momentary joy would last short, with a dangerous whistle coming from above snapping her attention upwards.

As Ronja looked up, it seemed like some of those animals were relentless, reaching and stretching its neck as much as it could to try and bite the rope off the claw.

"H-Hey! Bad bird!" Ronja swallowed, looking around and then halting at the sight of Luthien and the hatchling.

"You- You don't happen to have another trick, do you?" She asked, worriedly while beak got closer and closer to the ropes. There was just a bit of time before the creatures realized they could just fly around the narrow opening to catch them from the sides or bellow.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

The compliment from the magia had caught her off-guard, before a hearty laugh finally escaped the elf in response. "Alright, I’m not gonna lie, that was actually hellah smooth Ronja." However their small respite would not last, the sound of a beak snapping causing Lúthien to look up and notice the creature was trying to reach their lifeline.

"H-Hey, no! Stop that, you ass!"

A small ice shard was created and hurled at the beak, smacking it right on the top and causing it to withdraw for a few moments with a screech. At least it seemed the creatures weren’t terribly bright… though their luck was bound to run out sooner or later, and it’s not like they could just hang around over an abyss forever.

"Uuuh let me think for a sec," When the blue-haired magia inquired about any new tricks Lúthien’s brows furrowed in thought, her eyes quickly scanning their surroundings before spotting an outcrop a few feet below them. "T-There! Ronja look, I think that might be the entrance to a cavern too…?"

She’d share her quick plan with the magia then, using her aeromancy Luthien could cause them to swing in the direction of the small surface before Ronja allowed the grappling hook to let go—and with that same mastery the elf could try and soften their landing to the best of her abilities.

"Ready then? One… two… three!"

@Ronja Bubblyfoot

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

Ronja could only muster a nervous smile back at Luthien when she returned the compliment, with the bird endangering them draining most of her attention. Plummeting to their death on the bottom, becoming dinner on the top-- Turned out the solution was going to the sides, and Luthien was quick to come out with a plan.

Casting a few glances at the opening, Ronja half opened her mouth to start giving other ideas, but the sounds of the bird made her consider that maaaaybe plan discussing couldn't be done right now. "Soooounds... Like a plan." She said, a little bit worried, but ready to take it on.

As they began swinging, it was hard for the Magia to not slip a giggle, in a mix of excitement and nervousness.

"... Go!" She called when Luthien finished her countdown. Ronja released the grip, allowing themselves to be thrown at the direction of the cave as she held the Elf and the hatchling tightly and protectively, putting all her trust on her friend and her wind magic skills.

@Luthien

 

[Luthien]

It was amazing how easy it was to trust someone else when you were between a rock and a hard place, and under better circumstances the elf was sure she and the magia would’ve tried to find a safer solution. Unfortunately though time was a luxury they currently lacked, and so they’d have to trust each other’s skills and abilities if they hoped to not plummet to their deaths or end in the stomach of those feathered beasts.

"... Go!"

She felt their bodies suddenly begin to drop once more as Ronja’s voice called out, angled in the direction that the elf had managed to get them swinging thanks to the momentum… though the wall still seemed a bit too far away for Lúth’s liking. "Fuck, we need another boost!" With herself and the whelp safely held in Ronja’s arms the archer could extend an arm and point it behind Ronja, allowing a quick burst of aeromancy to shoot forth and sharply push them closer to the side of the cliff as they rapidly descended.

Her other arm extended then, this time angling her palm downwards, before the elf allowed another gust of magical wind to extended—this time wrapping around Ronja’s feet and helping feather their fall as the little trio finally landed onto the ledge in question.

@Ronja Bubblyfoot