Fizzymagic's Big Adventure

jimbexleyspeed takes the lead, but Fizzy isn't far behind. He keeps the forward movement of jbs' hiking shoes in the flashlight's glow. Left...right...left...right... The soft and steady pace of their steps is surprisingly mesmerizing.

So hypnotic, in fact, that Fizzy doesn't even notice he's stepped in something until after it's already underfoot. Soft and poofy, almost like a sponge. jimbexleyspeed stops and glances back over his shoulder. "What is that?"

Fizzy shines his flashlight down and stares questioningly at a tuft of bright pink moss, now sending up wafts of sparkly pink particles from the imprint of Fizzy's shoe. "I have no idea..."

The light pink swirls spin higher, filling the tunnel air, drawn into lungs by shallow breaths. "Shall we keep going?" jimbexleyspeed asks. Fizzy brings his flashlight up to illuminate his geofriend's face. jimbexleyspeed blinks slowly, once, twice, and looks back into Fizzy's dazed expression. "Actually... maybe we should stay right here... hey, has your hair always been green?"

"Whaaaaaaat...?" Fizzy raises his hand to touch his head. He turns back to jimbexleyspeed. "Nuh-uhhhhhh... but I think your hair looks fan-TAS-tic in yellow... staying sounds good... right... heeeeeere..." Fizzy slowly slumps to the ground with a happy little smile on his face, and grinning agreeably, jbs plunks down beside him. Side by side, they are amazed by the wondrous rainbow of colors that fill the tunnel.

All thoughts of who might be waiting for them where are lost in visions only the two of them see. "We'll get going... eventually... just... not... yet..."
End Of Story