The Guardians Of Jamaa

Sapphire’s POV
 I sat up and yawned. It was so very cold…. I got up and fetched some wood, then some flint, and finally I made a spark, and that spark became my warmth, my fire. Like life, I thought, You find something, that ‘thing’ leads to another thing, then the two ‘things’ combine to make a spark of hope, or comfort. I realized just how true that was. I smiled, then frowned. It was like me and Hector. We lost each other, we came together, then we lived together, and that sparked comfort and contentedness in our little den. Everyone still looked at me in pity when I went to ‘Phantom Diaries’. It was a month ago when Hector died, for Mira’s sake! I went to the living  room, and sat down. I needed to think.

Sludge’s POV
 It was morning. I yawned, and leaped outside. “Oof!” I yelped as my Fedora slid out of place. “Sludge! Its Zoi (pronounced as Zoe)!” My friend, Zoi called out. “Oh hi…” I mumbled. Being a raccoon is annoying sometimes. My friend, my ONLY friend, calls me ‘Ranger Rick’! I sighed as she slammed a Ranger Rick magazine into my paw. “There ya go Ranger Ricky!” she squeaked. “Can you please just call me Sludge for once?” I asked with an exasperated sigh. She left eventually, hollering good-bye. I sighed, and grabbed a book. I was very happy, but yet, longing.

Ray’s POV
 “Come back, come back Ray, please…” the voice faded. “What…..” I mumble in confusion. It was that… horrible, horrible dream. I had left Paw Island 4 weeks ago, and my mother pleading, “Come back” was my horror movie, or rather, dream. I sighed and went to wash my poor dirty paws. The garden was all I had been doing, and my carrots were  doing quite decent. I could harvest them already, but that would make them spicy, and sour. I learned that lesson some time ago. I chuckled, as I pulled up a fat, ripe, carrot. “Wow!” I squealed, as I pulled up one third of my vegetable garden: radishes, carrots, strawberries, you name it! I yanked my glove up, it was one size bigger. I smiled and finally began to laugh as I grabbed some baskets to harvest my crops. “This harvest is wonderful for me so far, how about you, Flame?” I telephoned my BFF, Flame. “Great!! My grapes are all ripe! Everyone of them!” he told me. I smiled as I listened to his exuberant chattering. I went to wash my body. I laughed as I saw how the rich dirt had caked my body. I began to wash, my thoughts filling my mind..

Sky’s POV
 I looked at the clock. 3:00, it read. Hmmm Interesting. I’ve never woke this early. I thought. I smirked. Saturday. My lazy day! “Ha! Ray is gone spend her time on her garden. Silly!” I burst out laughing. Who even spends their days doing a garden? Ray, obviously. Me, a croc, doing a garden? Ray had suggested that not but a few days ago. I laughed at the thought. “Its breakfast! Dear Zios!” I shrieked. My appetite had built up those hours at night, as usual. I began to wonder, was Ray really that normal bunny everyone said she was? I shoved that thought away. But, I could try to be nice, to see how she is…….

Crystal’s POV
 It was the afternoon. I quickly telephoned my friend, Giant. He’s a goat. And funny too. He snorted salt once, and he still says his nose stings. Ha! He is really a true friend. I gave him some medicine for his nose yesterday. I smelled my food, and then I wondered, where did I get all my veggies, I am a vegan….. I chuckled. I grew them! With Flame’s help. Flame told me he was entering a Veggie Contest, and is entering his Bananas for it. I know he will win! “Tis a lovely afternoon, aye?” I asked to no one in particular. “Open up, Crys!” Flame said. I opened the door, and he came in. “How’s the contest so far?” I asked him. “Great! My grapes are all good. Sally’s corn is wonderful!” “Sally?” I asked, and we stared at each other. One second, two seconds, three seconds passed, then we burst out laughing. Sally was his ‘Corn Leader’, as he insisted. He talks to his plants, and so do I. It works! He stayed till 7, and he said he was having dinner with a ‘friend’, as he said. I believe he likes her. I know he does.

Sapphire’s POV.
 I spent my morning in thought, deep thought. I put pepper in the mushroom stew instead of salt, and nearly put syrup on my burritos! I laughed. “I really need to pay attention!” I exclaimed, laughing. Then it came. A tornado. I grabbed my baskets of fruit and food, and stuffed it in my cellar. Then I went out to bring the poor souls in. “Hello!” I screamed. A bunny hid under me, her fruit and baskets of food everywhere. A crocodile, a raccoon, and a horse gathered. We ran to my cellar, and stayed in there. “Hey…” the crocodile mumbled, embarassed. It turned out, we all became friends! The croc was Sky, the raccoon, Sludge, the horse, Crystal, and the… bunny! “Umm guys where is Ray?” Sky asked with concern. So she was Ray! “I’ll go out to get her. Sky, you stay. All you stay. K?” I asked, and they nodded.

Sludge’s POV
 Sapphire had been gone more than an hour. “Guys, where is Sapphire now?” I asked, hardly any hope left. They all joined my worried look. “Gee, I don’t-” the cellar door opened, and Sapphire was there, carrying a limp bunny in her jaws. Sky looked shocked. “How?” I mumbled. “She was in the storm, I think she tried to save her friends..” Sapphire replied. “Well, it’s over, and we can come out.” she announced. I exclaimed, “We can take what's left of our shelter and look around for bricks, and remains of scrap we can use to make a big, sturdy shelter, and then build it over Sapphire’s cellar!” everyone cheered, “YEAH!” and Sky grinned at me. I grinned back. We started by organizing the cellar, to make a makeshift bed for everyone.

Ray’s POV
 When I woke, I don’t know. Sky tells me stories and makes jokes so I can be entertained, for the while. Everyone had apparently made  a big room, for a couple of beds. I was on a multi color couch, with sewed pillows, that were filled up with leafs, big, wide, leaves stuffed in it. Wha…. I thought… They made this for me! I was pleased. And disappointed when Sapphire told me my friend Flame was dead. The horse was too. I got mad. “You don’t know Flame!” I yelled at her. The horse looked sad… and pulled out a photo of Flame and she working in a garden. I gasped, before a coughing fit. “I’m sorry…” she mumbled, “I’m Crystal.”  I smiled at Crystal, and we quickly became friends.

Sky’s POV
 I still felt guilty for being mean and teasing Ray, so I helped. Not because I mean, I like to help, but because I felt responsible for her getting hurt. So, I entertained her, which I have always been good at, and while I was doing this, I heard a zap. Zap crackle pop. I slide to the door, to meet a phantom! Ray screamed, as it went towards her, and I, being angry, was going to him when- POP! Crackle! Crackle! The phantom ‘screamed’ in pain and I burned it again and again, til it disappeared. “Sky! How’d you do that!” Ray cheered, laughter in her eyes. “I dont know!” I replied, laughing. Crystal came in, with wind flowing from her.

Crystal’s POV
 I burst in, to find them laughing. “Guys!” I gasped, “I think I have powers!” They laughed. Crystal heard her jaw drop. “You dont believe me!” I exclaimed. “I don’t cause Sky is the only one who does!” Ray snapped. Sapphire and Sludge walked in. “Umm guys. Why don’t you believe Crystal?” Sludge asked, a smug look on his face. “Ha! Thats a laugh!” Ray said. Crystal’s face turned red. A strong wind literally blew Ray off her paws. Sapphire laughed. “Guys, we ALL have powers! And we have a new recruit. Meet Turquoise!”

Turquoise’s POV.
 I shuffled my paws, anxiously. “Hi…” I mumbled. Sapphire smiled and introdued the others. Crystal was real friendly, despite me being a snow leopard. She smiled at me, and I smiled back. Then I remembered. “Why are you even here? You need powers, right?” the bunny asked. Sapphire laughed. “She has the powers! Mira and Zios sent her to us! She’s out LEADER!” she cheered. Everyone did the same. “Crystal, I’m sorry…” Ray, the bunny, whispered to Crystal. Sapphire’s purple fur was fluffed, and I laughed. Everyone joined. I heard a knock. I answered, to meet the Alphas. I blacked out.

Sapphire’s POV
 “Guys, what was that?” I asked. We heard a thump, and then a moan, and then Turquoise ran to get us. “The- alphas- here!” She burst out. I gasped. Ray fainted. Sky nearly did too. Turquoise and Crystal had greeted the Alphas. “Greetings, Guardians!” Sir Gilbert boomed. Liza went to Ray, and nudged her awake. “Mira told us to follow a Snow Leopard named Turquoise. We supposed she was the one, Mira gave us a description. She fits the description.”  Graham added, “And not only, there is a prophecy, of a group of animals called Guardians. The animals were: a snow leopard, a fox, a horse, a crocodile, and a bunny. You are, a snow leopard, a fox, a horse, a croc, and a bunny!” Peck perked up. “Greely didn’t want to come, he said, ‘I need to study’. Again!” Peck snapped. The Alphas’ looks ment they were aggravated. Liza broke the silence. “We need your help to protect Jamaa. Will you?” The Alphas now looked grave, and even pleading. “I will.” Turquoise said. The others looked shocked.

Sludge’s POV.
 “I will. I’m with Turquoise.” I boldly added my agreeance. “I will follow my leader, for the rest of my days!” Crystal firmly agreed. “I am.” Sapphire added. “I have to, even if Ray won’t. If Jamaa is in danger, I’m all in!” Sky shouted. Ray was silent. “I- I cant…” She whispered. “If you don’t Ray, Jamaa is still you’r home. Do you want to lose it?” Turquoise asked. “I have!”  Ray snapped. Peck asked. “How about losing Jamaa for GOOD?” Turquoise shot her a grateful look. “Fine!” Ray replied. I cheered, “Lets go!”

Ray’s POV.
 I really wanted to go. I really did. I just didn’t like the thought of getting nightmares again. “Thanks for making me go, guys.” I thanked them. Peck smiled. We were on our way! I was with peck, Sludge with Sir Gilbert, Sapphire with Amelia, Crystal with Liza, and Turquoise with Graham. We teleported. I fainted.

Sky’s POV
 I sighed in relief. We were at Alpha HQ. Thanks Zios! Teleporting is very weird. Your in one place a second, then your in another for a second, Ect. I sighed again. “Ray, thanks for coming.” was all the joyI could express. She smiled and waved. Sludge and Sapphire were chatting, then Turquoise called us to a room. “Guys, we need weapons. Sky, I’m thinking a sword for you. Ray, I’m not sure. Sapphire, you can use a bow, right? And Crystal….. A glove? Ray, you could use it too.” she told us. We nodded. “Come on!”

Crystal’s POV
 We’d have a couple of trials! The first was cooperation. I was stuck with sky, Ray with Sapphire, Sludge and Turquoise  as partners. “Good luck guys..” I told them. Turquoise had a ‘look’ in her eyes. We all groaned and went. We had to climb a tower, climb back down on the other side, climb over another, again and again. We had done it! My hooves were aching, cause I literally CAN’T climk. We did the first trial again, everyone had failed. Except for Turquoise and Sludge. Turquoise could climb really good, but they redid it, “I want to stick with my team and do it again, so they won’t be alone.” is what they quoted. We redid it so that we would be able to do it, and not feel the ache. The next trial was, Stealth.

Turquoise’s POV.
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> Stealth! My worst trait… I’m not noisy, I can be quiet, but I dont usually use Stealth. Oh great Mira! I sighed. Crystal’s eyes glittered, as if she was excited. Oh yeah, she thinks its a lot better than climbing towers. Yeah, it is. I thought, amusement shining in my eyes. Sludge did real good at the start, stepping lightly on thick sticks and trunks, without Liza hearing him. Me? I leaped up trees, into bushes, without a huge noise, the other half, was no cover. I handed Sludge a backpack, and  he changed. He had been wearing a bright red shirt, and now he went to a grey one. I didn’t. I showed Sludge how to slide without it hurting, and not making any noise. We did great! Sapphire and Ray were best. The next Trial was…. Fighting. Ohhh heck yeah!