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Tik Tik smiles and grasps the beetle hero's hand, shaking it. “Nice make new friends, but you know Tik Tik?"

Cynwrig nods, clacking his mandibles together. “Sure do! The party I helped rescue told me to let you know they were safe, well, safe from the water creature, at least. The gnoll did say she was sorry she probably won't be able to meet up with you, though."

Tik Tik frowns. “Why wouldn't Tik Tik be able to see Adaeze?"

Cynwrig shrugs. “Beats me."

“I know," Kera says, emerging from the underbrush. Her habit is ripped and dusty, but that's not what Tik Tik is looking at.

Snarling, the kobold launches herself at the little half-naked gnome dragged along by the feline. The two tumble back, falling into Tik Tik's drain. The two splash around in the mud, scratching and biting, punching and kicking.

“Cut it out, you two!" Kera shouts, wading into the mud and picking them both up, Gimmegee by the hair and Tik Tik by the horn. Both of the little ladies swing at each other, causing the catgirl to fall in.

Cynwrig walks up to the edge of the hole, clacking his mandibles together as he watches as the feline frantically grabs at the two, only for their muddy bodies to slip free from her grasp, splashing mud into her once-white face.

Trying to wipe the mud from her eyes, Kera is distracted as the two get back to their wrestling match. Caked in mud and with their foreheads pressed against each other, both of the short girls growl as they fight for dominance. “Where is Tik Tik's book!?" Tik Tik snarls.

“Maybe if you wouldn't attack me, I'd tell you!"

“Then you give up." Tik Tik snaps.

“And let you jump me again!?"

“Ladies, wait, please don't…" Cynwrig says, lazily holding his hand out.

Tik Tik wraps her arms around Gimmegee's neck and falls back, knocking the two into the muddy ground, rolling over like a crocodile on top of the gnome.

Gimmegee, meanwhile, spits, catching Tik TIk in the eye. Tik Tik's recoil gives her a chance to push her up and stumble to her feet in that little pit.

Kera wipes the mud from her eyes finally, roaring out in her feline fury. She tackles both girls up against the muddy wall and shouts. “If you two are done acting like barbaric men, we need to talk about this mess, now!"

Gimmegee struggles a moment in Kera's grasp, but finally stops, looking over to Tik Tik “She started it," she grumbles.

“You took Tik Tik's book!" Tik Tik snaps back.

“I was under the influence of the Lily Nymph!"

“Bring book back?" Tik Tik says.

“Well, I wanted to give it a look over myself, first…" Gimmegee mutters. “I'm a quick reader. I even made some notes, myself. It's all quite fascinating."

“It not yours!" Tik Tik kicks. Kera lets go of the gnome to wrap both arms around the kobold, Tik Tik's claws doing their damage against the catgirl's clothing, but even so, she keeps holding tight.

“It's not yours either, you stupid girl." Gimmegee snaps. “That's a powerful grimoire written by some mighty wizard. It isn't some toy for your personal pleasure. Obviously, it belongs in a university, where real academics can study it."

“Tik Tik is a wizard!"

“Oh yes," Gimmegee continues. “Anyone can find a spellbook and read the spells, but are you really a wizard? I doubt it. You didn't even notice the security measures that were on it."

“S… security measures?" Tik Tik asks, her struggles becoming less and less pronounced, until she finally rests in Kera's arms. At this point, the feline drops her and stands up, holding her muddy and destroyed habit with a frustrated sigh.

“Yes, Gimmegee says." Luckily, I was able to activate it and stop someone else from taking it. A right nasty beast she was, too. Like some sort of demon or something. So, I activated the spell, and it kept the book out of her grasp."

“Buuut…" Kera says, placing her hand on the muddy wall.

“Buut…" Gimmegee adds, “it split the book into four elemental beings., and they sort of rampaged…"

“The Earth Elemental had Gimmegee pinned down. I heard her cries and investigated," Kera says.

Gimmegee glances over towards Kera.

“And I suppose our friend in the mud pit was the water elemental?" Cynwrig says, shaking his head. “Guess that means my mission isn't over."

“And why Tik Tik won't meet up with Adaeze," Tik Tik says. “Tik Tik has to do what to get book back?"

“Didn't you hear what I just said?" Gimmegee says. “There's some demon after your book. A flippin' demon! You think you should be holding that thing right now?"

Tik Tik nods. “It's Tik Tik's book. Tik Tik won't be able to help tribe, won't be able to learn, without her book."

“Well, if you really want to get your book back AND get a demon on your tail, then, what you have to do is subdue each of the elementals.

Tik Tik looks around. “Water subdued?"

“It would appear so…" Kera says, walking carefully up along the ditch, though the muddy ground makes her paws slip every so often. “And I took care of the earth elemental."

“It was a sight to behold. You still kick ass, even without the Lily Nymph's magic," Gimmegee says.

Kera glances to Gimmegee this time, an annoyed growl rising from her throat. “Slusk taught me," Kera says, keeping her eyes forward as she marches up, soon making it to the top.

“So, where to next?" Tik Tik says. “Where is other two?"

“Well," Cynwrig says, pointing up to the tree line. “I think I know where the fire elemental is!"

Smoke rises, a black mass of charred fumes.

“Looks dangerous," Tik Tik says, staring at the smoke that billows up from the forest in front of them. “How will Tik Tik get through there to get book back?"

Cynwrig stands up beside her, placing a hand upon her shoulder and giving her a 'thumbs up. “No need to worry, Tik Tik. It'll be an honor for a heroic fellow like myself to help you out!"

Kera sighs and walks up behind Tik Tik. “I suppose this is just my life now, isn't it? Well, I've lived in this forest long enough to know that there are plenty of creatures who don't deserve to be burned living here."

“And of course, I'm going to need to follow up on this," Gimmegee responds. “After all, this is sort of my fault. Also, I really want that book, as well."

“Well," Tik Tik says, nodding to each in turn. “Tik Tik supposes a party of adventure will work. Let's go!" She says this, charging forward into the shrubbery and the darkness beyond.

“And, there she goes, “Kera says. “We'd better catch up. There's no telling what trouble she'll get herself into."

“Agreed," Cynwrig says. “Off to aid the Lady Tik!" He thrusts a fist into the air and rushing into the conflagration himself.

A massive draft of hot wind blows him back, sending him tumbling right into Gimmegee. The gnome squeaks as the bug boy collides right up against her half-naked frame.

Kera's ears flicker as she turns her attention to the smoke swirling in front of both of them. “You said there were four elementals, right?"

“That's right!" Gimmegee shouts, laying on the ground, trying to push Cynwrig up off of her.

Cynwrig mumbles something with his face squished up against her chest, but with the gnome's help, he's lifted enough to see what Kera sees. “Oh. There it is!"

The air tiptoes around them in a ring, taking the smoke from the fire and throwing it around like a ribbon dancer.

“The elements are working together, it seems," Gimmegee says, scrambling to her feet.

“Then, perhaps," Kera begins, “It's time for us to do the same." She extends her claws and spreads her legs. She pounces towards the thin humanoid form, but it swirls around her, spinning around, and smacking her with heated air right on the ass!

Cynwrig hops up into the air, spreading his wings and rushing forward with his fists cocked for action. But the elemental leaps up, spinning its body, the trail of heavy smoke twirling around its ethereal form a few times before it flings the streak down, smacking Cynwrig with the heat.

“Oh, come on!" Gimmegee says. “What are you doing!? It's an air elemental. You think you can fly in front of it. And you-!" she shouts to Kera. “Your fighting style does not work with your restrictive clothing. Take it off!"

“Bu… but my flying flurry attack!?" Cynwrig gasps, pushing himself up.

“And expose myself!?" Kera says. “You said I still had it, and I was wearing this! Why don't you help us"

“Quit being a baby!." Gimmegee growls. “Besides, the hell am I going to do against this thing, but tell you what you can do to fight it!" Gimmegee steps back as the elemental turns towards her. “Fight together, fight on the ground, take off you- aag!" Her eyes widen and she grabs her throat, falling to her knees.

The elemental faces her, the smoke and dust from the area around Gimmegee pulls away from the gnome and spin around the elemental. The gnome croaks, trying to breathe, yet the air around her quickly disappears.

“Gimmegee!" Kera shouts, scrambling onto her knees. She looks down to her tattered rags and frowns, tugging at them. “I… it's not…"

Cynwrig stands up to his feet, clacking his mandibles. “I don't care if I can't use my best moves!" he shouts. “I won't let you harm my new friends. Haaaaaa!" He runs right towards the elemental, unleashing a dizzying, yet off-balance flurry of attacks.

The smoke ribbon twirls in front of it, swinging in a figure eight and catching each of his punches with a timed and practiced grace.

Gimmegee's bulging eyes and gritted teeth turn toward Kera, who stares wide-eyed back at the gnome. The feline then turns to Cynwrig, who pants as he punches, the attacks slowing down, his legs wavering.

Growling, Kera stands up and tugs her habit over her head, getting herself stuck a moment in the ripped up thing before she finally pulls it completely up and over herself.

She had discarded the 'clothing' the Lily Nymph provided her, which left her without a stitch on, showing off her white fur, dotted with the dirt of the road from the tears in her outfit, leaving a pattern that marked her as the unclean being she felt herself as. “Hey, you!" she shouts, baring her teeth.

The elemental looks over towards her, not slowing down its defense against Cynwrig, but as Kera jumps at it, it lifts the arm sucking the air from Gimmegee and hammers all that extra air down onto Kera.

But the feline swiftly dodges the attack, spinning around herself, tiptoeing over the foliage and rocks, and she dips herself down, only to rise up, her claws extended, performing a swooping uppercut at it.

The elemental backs off, raising its smoke to send Kera spinning back, but because of that, it lets up from Cynwrig.

Inspired by Kera's bravery, Cynwrig lets a new burst of energy take over for him, and he pounds the air with great speed. So fast are his punches, that the air that comprises the elemental pushes back and mixes with the smoke and the ash from the growing wildfire, until, eventually, it disappears completely.

Cynwrig slumps forward, panting heavily, but giving Gimmegee a thumbs-up.

The gnome takes large gulping breaths and then finally shouts up. “We have to get to Tik Tik. If it's this bad around here…!

Kera's ears pin back and she shouts back to them, “Grab my outfit!" before she darts off in the direction that Tik Tik traveled. But, as she makes her way through, a large tree, covered in flames, topples over, falling just in front of her.