No prompts used. This is set sometime after FFM 2022 27: After Vengeance.
Challenge: Write an adventure story featuring at least three characters who take part in the adventure. A character must do at least one act of MacGyvering during the story.
“So,” Scarlet said, cocking her eyebrow, “you’re telling me that we, as in all three of us,” she gestured at the trio in the room, “must cross this ravine filled with murder vines so that Jaden can get this ‘magnificent’ pegasus for your breeding program?”
“That’s the idea,” Miakil confirmed. “Of course, if you want to stay behind and miss out on seeing how I handle vines that are not happy about my presence for a change, that’s fine by me.” He turned to Jaden. “You got any protests?”
Jaden huffed. “I trusted you alone to keep me and our animals safe before Scarlet came along. Unless you’re telling me you’ve lost your touch after she joined us, I think I can trust you on this one too.”
“Like hell I’m letting you have all the fun,” Scarlet snarled. “I’m in.”
Miakil grinned. “Splendid.”
Had she been a mere mortal and not a half-demon, Scarlet might have been concerned for her safety when Miakil commandeered the first massive vine that tried to drop them off the face of the cliff. “I thought you implied that you would have problems with these vines.”
“Oh, I can handle one all right.” Miakil laughed and swept his arm over the horizon. “It’s the bazillion other vines that will be the problem.”
“Oh joy,” Scarlet deadpanned. She stepped on the vine, crossing her arms. “Well, show me what you can do, mage boy.”
“It’s ‘dark artist’, sweetie,” Miakil said. “Jaden, you ready?”
“Hmm, give me a couple of secs.” Jaden prodded at the gadget he had. “Do you think either of you could snatch a piece of a vine that tries to get us? I think I got your gemstone to resonate with the antennas, but I need to calibrate the frequency to get it to repel the vines properly.”
Scarlet told herself that she was here because it would be entertaining. “Uh… what?”
Miakil chuckled. “TL;DR: Jaden picked up an old radio, one of my repellent gemstones that’s too weak to do anything real, my lunchbox and who knows what else-“
“Three batteries, an egg timer’s insides and duct tape,” Jaden interjected.
“Yeah, I’m not even going to ask why you have an egg timer’s insides with you.” Miakil shook his head. “Anyhoo, Jaden does wacky stuff like that with wacky ingredients. It’s techno magic as far as I can tell. It comes in handy every so often.”
“…Techno magic. Sure.” Scarlet turned her attention to the horizon. “I’ll get that vine you want.”
“Sure thing.” Miakil pumped his fist high up. “Let’s go!”
“Thank you,” Jaden said.
Scarlet could have burned the vines that came too near, but even as they dodged for their lives, she had a gut feeling that her companions would not like the suggestion. Hence, she only focused on snatching a vine for Jaden — an easy feat when the vines were more than happy to come within arm’s reach — and then dodging as the man worked on his thingamajig under Miakil’s protection.
Frankly, she was more surprised that the thingamajig worked than the fact that Miakil was not able to protect both of them. Was it a test, something to measure her capabilities? A limitation of being a mere human? Or was the man just being petty? It was hard to tell at this point.
Nevertheless, it was a relief when the vines recoiled from their near vicinity, even though the vine they were traveling on faltered.
What a load of stupidity, this whole quest.
Well, even Scarlet had to admit that the pegasus they had come for was marvelous. A nearly iridescent sheen on its hair and feathers, strong and wide wings and the most noble form she had ever seen… It truly was as Miakil and Jaden had said: magnificent.
Scarlet smiled to herself as the two men gushed over the winged horse. Perhaps she would not mind sticking around for longer.
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