Softest Sea

Chapter One
''Beep! Beep! Beep!''

Cherry woke up to the sound of her alarm clock.

”Ugh, it’s time for school.” She sighed, rolling her eyes. She staggered out of her soft bed.

”Now that I think about it, I was having a weird dream about something soft. I wish I could remember it... It seemed sorta important.” She thought to herself. Cherry was a curious fox, her full name being Cherry Snowypaws. She put on her favorite fuzzy hat, her family was quite wealthy. She put on a teal long spiked collar, and got her things into her bag. Her charcoal tail sweeped the floor as she walked. She was a black and white fox, with light blue heart marks dangling on her fur. On her way to school, she heard people telling rumors of scammers, like usual. She ignored them all, for she knew that, although there have been scammers, jamaa was a safe place. She continued to trot along to school, when she reached the door. Her friend Dreamy Jellyfoot was there. Dreamy was a pastel aquamarine and pastel royal purple raccoon. Her other friend, Dreamy‘s brother, was also there. He was a black and purple raccoon, with blue lightning marks. His name was Snowy Jellyfoot.

“I can’t wait to get out of school! Me and Dreamy are gonna go hang out at Mount Shiveer and get hot coco. Wanna come?” Snowy asked. Cherry nodded. At the end of school, although it was only four thirty, it was sunset, Cherry’s favorite time of day. The sky was a wine red color, fading into an amazingly beautiful pastel pink. In between the two colors was a coral orange, a soft yellow, a baby blue, and finally, a calm purple. Cherry had never seen so many colors. The clouds started off as a marshmallow white, and at the bottom, they were decorated with a dazzling pink. Cherry had never seen something so beautiful. But as they traveled to Mount Shiveer, the sky seemed to turn darker, duller, and more monotonous. They noticed there were some bulky arctic wolves there, and they seemed to be guarding the entrance. The three friends went up to them to inquire what was happening, but before Dreamy, Snowy, or Cherry could open any of their mouths, the two arctic wolves blocked them.

”Halt! Kids like you cannot enter here.” One bellowed. He spoke in a furious, but somewhat nervous tone.

”What do you mean? We come here everyday for Cocoa.” Snowy inquired. The other one glared at them, but whispered something to the first wolf and they both made a small passage for them.

”Take your Cocoa and leave.” The second one spoke in a raspy tone. The friends trotted towards the cocoa hut and got their cocoa, when Dreamy gasped and pointed.

”Look! It’s Mira!” She sputtered. They turned their heads, but had to sneak past her to get out when they were all shocked by a female voice.

”Wait a minute, children! Please, do tell me how you got in?” Mira approached them and spoke in a soft, caring voice, then glared at one of the guards. He whimpered.

“Well, we just wanted some Cocoa, and they let us in, miss Mira.” Cherry spoke in a formal, yet somewhat casual tone.

”Well, would you like to help me investigate? You do seem like such curious children.” Mira patted Dreamy on the head, which seemed to stop her from hyperventilating. Not trembling though.

“Yes, we’ed love too, Miss!” Mira smiled at Cherry.

”Please, just call me Mira.” Cherry smiled back. They followed Mira around, as she explained the case. Cherry jotted down some notes.
 * Phantom goo found.
 * Rabbit covered in purple goo sent to medical center.
 * Panda covered in goo given therapy.

Cherry looked at her notes, then noticed something orange zip past her in the corner of her eye. She pushed Mira out of the way, when an orange phantom approached them. It didn’t do anything though. It just floated there, staring at them with it’s enormous, round, black eye. It’s thin, long tentacles, dangled from his body. They seemed to dance when the fierce winds blew. Cherry slashed at it with one claw, and embers spewed out of it, melting all the snow it touched, into gooey piles of slush. Cherry took a step back, pushing her friends out of the way. But it wasn’t far enough, for an ember burned her foot. She winced, but grit her teeth, for the monster reformed. Cherry leaped into the air, and grabbed onto it’s forehead. She clutched onto it as the beast thrashed about as Cherry crawled from it’s back onto it’s forehead, her tail cutting through the air, and slashed at it’s eye. It threw her off, but she grabbed onto an arm, and slashed at it’s eye with both claws, using her legs to hang on. It exploded, and she leaped off, rolling in the snow.
 * All animals covered in goo given medical attention.

Chapter Two
Mira was shocked at this performance.