Independence- chapter 1 (Japas fanfic)

Chapter 2:

Betsy’s worst Fear

When she came out of the cave, Japas was at the bottom of the hill, talking amongst a small group of zoras. He looked up when he saw her, “Kandace!” He called. She walked down to them.

“Okay guys,” Japas said to the others, “This is Kandace,”

“Pleased to meet you, I’m Lulu,” Said a female zora who was wearing an Indigo dress.

“I’m Evan,” Said a male with gold colored scales.

“Mikau,” Said one covered in tattoos.

“Tijo,” Said a rather large one.

“Hey y’all,” She said awkwardly. She turned to Japas, “She says my sister is here, and she’s at the observatory. So I have to go get her,” She looked hopefully at him, “Can you guys show me where that is?”

“Sure, why not,”

“We don’t have anything else to do right now,”

So the group set off towards the observatory.

“So where are you from?” Lulu asked.

Kandace remembered what the Great Fairy had said. What am I supposed to tell her? “I- Ah!” Something wet hit her cheek.

“Hey!” Something hit Evan, too.

The little kid nearby laughed, “Oops, sorry,” he said in mock regret, “You’re big heads got in the way,”

“Hey, kid!” Kandace called, “You better apologize!” another spitball hit her forehead.

“Come here, brat!” Kandace exploded. He ran as fast as he could in the opposite direction. She caught up and held onto his arm so he couldn’t get away, “I hope you like pain!”

“What are you gonna do?” Lulu cried.

“Atomic wedgy!” She left the little monster hanging by his underpants on a wooden fence on top of the hill, “That’ll teach you to shoot spit balls!”

She went back down to her friends. They were all gaping at her.

“What? He was askin’ for it,”

“Uh… right,” Evan said.

They went to East Clocktown, where a boy guarded an underground passage to the observatory.

“Let us through,” Kandace told him.

“You can’t pass unless you’re a kid,” The boy told her.

“Why are all the kids here so annoying?” Kandace started toward the little kid.

“That, like, won’t be necessary,” Japas restrained her.

Mikau lifted the kid off the ground and stood aside. The kid cried out and swung his fists at Mikau. Everyone entered the passage. Mikau set the kid down and followed the others. They followed the tunnel down a slope and through a sewer and down a ladder and up a ladder until they reached the observatory.

The observatory was the most intriguing place Kandace had ever been to. On the bottom floor was a variety of things: Chickens in cages, a bobble head cow, a scarecrow. The group went up the stairs. As they traveled up, things began to change color. The steps were now in rainbow colors and the walls were also brightly decorated.

They emerged into a large round room and gasped. The floor was made up of red, orange, yellow, pink and purple, diamond shaped tiles. The dome shaped ceiling was a map of the stars and was lined with lines of latitude and longitude. In the middle of the room was a circular platform with a giant telescope. An old man, bent over with age and wearing all blue was talking to someone behind the telescope.

Kandace went to the edge of the platform, “Excuse me,”

The old man looked over at them, “Hello,” He limped toward them, “I’ve never seen your faces before. Are you here to do something for me?”

“I’m afraid not,” Kandace replied kindly, “I’m looking for my little sister. I was told you know where she is,”

“I just might,” He turned to the telescope, “Betsy?”

“Yes, professor?” Betsy’s head poked out from behind the telescope and spotted Kandace. She walked over to her sister and jumped down off the platform looking annoyed, “What are you doing here?”

“What do you mean what am I doing here?” Kandace shot back, “I can’t go home without you. Dad would ask questions,”

“I don’t want to go home yet,” Betsy argued.

“Well we can’t stay here,” Kandace snapped.

“Why not?” Betsy asked.

“Because I said so,” Kandace replied angrily, “Now come on. We’re going back to Clocktown and we’re going to figure out how to get home,”

Betsy then noticed the group of Zoras, “AHHHHHHHHHHHH!” She had always thought they were scary. She shrieked and ran towards a door nearby, they all moved to stop her, but she was too fast. They followed her outside.