Yoshi 2

Keyoshi, she is right you know!, Yuna added. She is safer here than in Yoshi Island. We need to finish this part of the game and come back for her.

But….Chana, are you sure you can protect yourself?. Keyoshi said very worried.

This s just a sprain and I'll be okay. You already helped me straighten it up and it'll just heal in a couple of weeks, Chana added flinching, trying to stand up but couldn't.

No, no, no! I won't leave you here! Hey see that jeep!, let's try to hop our way to it and I can drive it to leave you with the elders care for a while. I know the Gatherers will help you. I think their mountain is just about 500 feet from here. Let's go! Yuna, if you want to win the game you can leave now and still make it!

No, you are my partner, my team, we go together!

Okay then, let's go!

Yuna and Keyoshi helped Chana walk towards the jeep and rode it. It's still in good condition and whoever left it might have suffered a lot since there are dried blood spots on the chairs and side mirrors of the vehicle. They must have fought something wild or monstrous that these blood spills are all over the jeep?, Yuna said.

Yeah, you bet they have!, Keyoshi added and felt chills ran over her spine thinking about the monster that killed the people driving the vehicle before.

Guys, you shouldn't do this! You should leave me here!, Chana embarrassed trying to convince Yuna and Keyoshi to leave her here.

Keyoshi didn't listen and drove the jeep a couple of feet until she got used to driving. It is her first time to drive and hoping she and her friends can make it to Mount Olive where Gatherers reside.

The way to the holy mountain is dark, slimy and scary. There were huge plant eaters and wild animals including dragons which are called Dracos that protect the mountain from scavengers and alien hunters. Keyoshi believes that a Draco might have killed the hunters or people driving the jeep. The jeep is made out of metal so Dracos wouldn't be able to destroy it only the humans that is in it they can eat or dilapitate, and that's what happened maybe a couple of days ago, Keyoshi thought.

We're here!, Keyoshi said and saw the mountain where two giant Guard Breakers are guarding the mountain entrance.

Yuna told me to keep silent and she jumped out of the jeep running in front of the Breakers.

She spoke in a different language which I never thought she could do. But she did. Ala, priora, fintu, sata, Verona entramus filoyata. Chana, a frienda neda palasyo te stata. Me priero can tano y hunter can stata wi to Gatherers?

Wi to Gatherers?, Hahahahaah….a Loca, Gatherers can only accept a gift which they can feast on and not a hunter which they can only kill or play with!, on Guard Breaker said in a big scary tone.

You know English, good! Then, we offer this medallion of mine. This belonged to my grandmother. Accept this and more will come once we return from the games. I will personally send the gifts in exchange of our friend's good health!, Yuna explained and threw the medallion which her grandmother gave her when she was just a little girl.

Okay, wi!, you may enter and leave the hunter in our care. She can walk after two weeks and that will be enough time for you to claim her back, a Gatherer said in a melodious and calm voice reverberating in the mountains. Chana then was lifted by an energy and a Guard Breaker took her to the mountain and disappeared.

Take care Chana!, Keyoshi said teary eyed.

You too, win the game for me!, Chana said and blew a kiss for Keyoshi. Yuna looked the other way and felt a little jealous of the scene. Let's go!

Okay!

They drove the jeep towards the end of the isle and saw an opening beneath the cave. They left the jeep and caught some big leaves to hide it from the other hunters. Both girls wore their suit. While undressing, Yuna felt shy and turned her back from Keyoshi. Keyoshi smiled and sneakily looked at Yuna's body while she was wearing the suit. Yuna caught what she's doing and threw her light armor towards the girl smirking. Haha! What?, Keyoshi replied laughing.

Stop it and focus on the games! Idiot!, Yuna said angrily. Why what's the matter? About Chana, I !

Stop it. I don't want to hear it, okay!

Come here! Yuna, please! She is a close friend and I love her like my eldest sister. Don't worry I am a good girl because I already know who I like!

Aha, really! Who then?, Yuna added now smiling.

Ah….of course, it's ….., Keyoshi said but Yuna's eyes got bigger. Behind you!

What?

Roaarrrrrr.....a some kind of a lion but about 100 feet big. He was growling and wanted to eat, maybe because he was hungry and hadn't been eating lately.

Run...Yuna said and took Keyoshi's arms to run and jump towards the ocean. Let's go!

Is that a lion!

Yeah, but a large monster like a lion!

There are many animals here that we don't know yet, so we need to be careful!, Yuna added and dove with Keyoshi to the underground cave.

When they saw a bluish and gold sparkles beneath they knew that that's the cave to Yoshi Island. It's a long dive but it's so beautiful below that they can hold their breath for a couple of minutes more. When they couldn't breathe anymore they would breathe in a small canister which was made out of rare plants that emits oxygen, made by Keyoshi's sister Kera. They wonder what could the other hunters used to breathe under here. But Keyoshi thought that some warriors have gills and are water creatures so it won't be an issue to breathe under water. But Yuna saw one or two hunters who didn't make it and already dead, bloated when they saw them below the sea. So maybe we only have ten warrior hunters still alive in the competition.