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"Here..." Exza said, wrapping some bandages round the alien's eyes. "Should help a bit until your eyes are better..." She sat next to him.
"Thank you. Where's Honeydew gone?" Xephos asked.
"He's gone to see where we are, here, I found a pool of water. Drink some..." The fox girl passed him a flask full of water. He thanked her, drinking some.
"Don't you want any...?" He asked, holding the flask out, not really knowing where he was holding it.
"No... Didn't bring any sugar with me so. I can't really drink or eat anything we find..." Exza answered, holding his arm out and pulling out a wipe and some disinfectant. She began wiping carefully at the grazes he held from falling onto the sand.
"That's nice and cold..." Xephos said and they chuckled.
"Honeydew should be back soon so if you're hungry he can make some food. We've been here for about half an hour now... It'll get dark in a couple of hours, seen as we're in a desert." The fox girl said, finishing off cleaning his wounds. "There we go... All better." She smirked and stood. "Anyway, we need to focus on getting your eyes better. You need to teleport Ridge to us..." She knelt in front of him and lifted his bandages, looking into his eyes. The whites were red, the usual bright blue was still there but looked strange when mixed with the red. "Can you see anything?" She asked.
"Its too blurry... I can hardly see anything... Its better than earlier though, it was just... Black earlier." The alien answered. And though he couldn't see he seemed to be looking her straight in the eye.
"Well, at least they're getting better... And at least you can keep them open for the most part." Exza sighed and put the bandages back over his eyes, standing back up. "Bad day to not wear your contacts right?" She joked.
"Yeah, first time in a while and this happens." The spaceman answered, sighing and resting his head on his hand.
Exza sat next to him and spotted the dwarf on his way back. "So how's things at gemstone fort?"
"Alright, bit boring since Chris went on holiday. You know I don't really get along too well with the gemstones... Just because I'm not a gemstone myself." The fox girl answered. "I haven't really been there much recently, just needed to clear my head."
"Its OK Exzy, don't worry about it." The spaceman carefully attempted to find her shoulder and then rubbed it in a comforting friendly kind of way.
"I know. Its fine, you don't have to worry about me." Exza said, standing.
"Hey guys." Honeydew said as he came over to them, causing the spaceman to jump slightly. "Well I've figured out that in that direction is Rythian, Zoeya and Teeps base. And that way is the way back to the Jaffa factory." The dwarf said, pointing in either direction.
"Which ways?" Xephos asked.
"Oh yeah, um..." The dwarf lifted the spaceman's hand and pointed it to the left/up of them. "Rythian's." He pointed it the other way. "Jaffa." The dwarf said. "Man I wish it would have been me who got sand in their eyes, I mean I'm used to it being dark digging my holes."
"Its fine Honeydew..." Xephos answered looking down.
"Yeah but I know you're scared of the dar-"
"I said its fine." Xephos said, snapping slightly. "I would honestly rather have it myself instead of burden my friends..." He was looking down.
"I didn't mean it like that mate..." The dwarf said. He sat on the floor, pulling out his frying pan and some food to cook, including some stuff he'd found on his little scouting mission.
"Well... I guess either way I would be a burden..." The spaceman spoke.
"You're not a burden Xeph." Exza said.
"I can't see Exza. Not exactly a massive help am I?"
"Look all we need to focus on at the moment is helping you to teleport to Ridge. That's gonna mean you'll probably have to be quick, and take the bandages off when you do go, just so you can see something and see if you're near Ridge. And then you just need to focus on here again, and try not to get more sand in your eyes." Exza stated.
"Yeah, I'm gonna start cooking for all four of us so if you wanna go now...?" Honeydew asked.
"I can come with you if you want?" Exza asked.
"Yeah... Yeah that'd probably help." The spaceman said, standing.
"OK so focus on Ridge, well... Near Ridge, and I'll tell you when to teleport back." The fox girl said, and the spaceman nodded. He put his hand out and she put hers on top. A few seconds later the dwarf was on his own, the sand lifting where the other two had been stood.
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They appeared in a straw field, Exza quickly stood to one side and looked around. The straw was high, but she was tall enough to see over it. She turned in a circle, looking for the reaper.
She spotted him, and the crystal close behind him. The reaper spotted them and came dashing over through the field, Exza grabbed his arm and then grabbed Xephos as well. The spaceman nodded and teleported, but not before a small crystal was thrown at them like a dagger, teleporting with them...

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"Here..." Exza said, wrapping some bandages round the alien's eyes. "Should help a bit until your eyes are better..." She sat next to him.
"Thank you. Where's Honeydew gone?" Xephos asked.
"He's gone to see where we are, here, I found a pool of water. Drink some..." The fox girl passed him a flask full of water. He thanked her, drinking some.
"Don't you want any...?" He asked, holding the flask out, not really knowing where he was holding it.
"No... Didn't bring any sugar with me so. I can't really drink or eat anything we find..." Exza answered, holding his arm out and pulling out a wipe and some disinfectant. She began wiping carefully at the grazes he held from falling onto the sand.
"That's nice and cold..." Xephos said and they chuckled.
"Honeydew should be back soon so if you're hungry he can make some food. We've been here for about half an hour now... It'll get dark in a couple of hours, seen as we're in a desert." The fox girl said, finishing off cleaning his wounds. "There we go... All better." She smirked and stood. "Anyway, we need to focus on getting your eyes better. You need to teleport Ridge to us..." She knelt in front of him and lifted his bandages, looking into his eyes. The whites were red, the usual bright blue was still there but looked strange when mixed with the red. "Can you see anything?" She asked.
"Its too blurry... I can hardly see anything... Its better than earlier though, it was just... Black earlier." The alien answered. And though he couldn't see he seemed to be looking her straight in the eye.
"Well, at least they're getting better... And at least you can keep them open for the most part." Exza sighed and put the bandages back over his eyes, standing back up. "Bad day to not wear your contacts right?" She joked.
"Yeah, first time in a while and this happens." The spaceman answered, sighing and resting his head on his hand.
Exza sat next to him and spotted the dwarf on his way back. "So how's things at gemstone fort?"
"Alright, bit boring since Chris went on holiday. You know I don't really get along too well with the gemstones... Just because I'm not a gemstone myself." The fox girl answered. "I haven't really been there much recently, just needed to clear my head."
"Its OK Exzy, don't worry about it." The spaceman carefully attempted to find her shoulder and then rubbed it in a comforting friendly kind of way.
"I know. Its fine, you don't have to worry about me." Exza said, standing.
"Hey guys." Honeydew said as he came over to them, causing the spaceman to jump slightly. "Well I've figured out that in that direction is Rythian, Zoeya and Teeps base. And that way is the way back to the Jaffa factory." The dwarf said, pointing in either direction.
"Which ways?" Xephos asked.
"Oh yeah, um..." The dwarf lifted the spaceman's hand and pointed it to the left/up of them. "Rythian's." He pointed it the other way. "Jaffa." The dwarf said. "Man I wish it would have been me who got sand in their eyes, I mean I'm used to it being dark digging my holes."
"Its fine Honeydew..." Xephos answered looking down.
"Yeah but I know you're scared of the dar-"
"I said its fine." Xephos said, snapping slightly. "I would honestly rather have it myself instead of burden my friends..." He was looking down.
"I didn't mean it like that mate..." The dwarf said. He sat on the floor, pulling out his frying pan and some food to cook, including some stuff he'd found on his little scouting mission.
"Well... I guess either way I would be a burden..." The spaceman spoke.
"You're not a burden Xeph." Exza said.
"I can't see Exza. Not exactly a massive help am I?"
"Look all we need to focus on at the moment is helping you to teleport to Ridge. That's gonna mean you'll probably have to be quick, and take the bandages off when you do go, just so you can see something and see if you're near Ridge. And then you just need to focus on here again, and try not to get more sand in your eyes." Exza stated.
"Yeah, I'm gonna start cooking for all four of us so if you wanna go now...?" Honeydew asked.
"I can come with you if you want?" Exza asked.
"Yeah... Yeah that'd probably help." The spaceman said, standing.
"OK so focus on Ridge, well... Near Ridge, and I'll tell you when to teleport back." The fox girl said, and the spaceman nodded. He put his hand out and she put hers on top. A few seconds later the dwarf was on his own, the sand lifting where the other two had been stood.
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They appeared in a straw field, Exza quickly stood to one side and looked around. The straw was high, but she was tall enough to see over it. She turned in a circle, looking for the reaper.
She spotted him, and the crystal close behind him. The reaper spotted them and came dashing over through the field, Exza grabbed his arm and then grabbed Xephos as well. The spaceman nodded and teleported, but not before a small crystal was thrown at them like a dagger, teleporting with them...