We reached the mouth of the cavern the vile Chikorita called home. It didn't look like much, just a crack in the cliffside, but I knew... oh I knew what those little trolls had inside.

The tribe looked unconvinced, though.

"This is the great hiding place of the grandest treasure the world has ever known? A hole??"

I just smiled.

We each entered the cave. The mortals struggled to get in, not being cleverly compact as I was. We decended further and further. The tribe bickered and complained and whispered amongst themselves. Aubry called it a deathtrap. Robert had to be held by the arm a few times to get down the tall stone steps. I just marched along and paid them no mind.

It wasn't long until we found them... the Chikorita. I never make mistakes, but if I did, they would be it. Disgusting creatures for the most part. Gray little things with fangs... with one exception. I looked around. No sign of the treasure. We would have to deal with these things, first.

"CHARGE!!!" Coach. Of course. The second he laid eyes on the Chikorita, he needed to fight. So much for stealth!

The Ifbith ran in, spears and axes blazing, and the Chikorita fought back just as quickly. I watched them as they struggled. One fell from one tribe, then one from another. When it started to look like my people might lose, I knew I had to step in.

My whistle filled the air and echoed off the cavern walls. Everyone stopped to look at me, as they should. Then, I pulled out one of the trinkets I had invented. I called it a Flippy-brighty, but in five thousand years when one of the mortals created one themselves, they would call it a lighter.

The Chikorita were overwhelmed, and soon they were tripping over themselves to leave the cave. When the eight of them were gone, the fallen members of my tribe picked themselves up, brushed themselves off, and stared at my light.

I had won. I always do.

With the trolls cleared, the mortals picked through their things. They seemed to like the gold and jewels, but that wasn't what I was here for.

No, I saw the door that would lead me to my new prized possession. I walked over, and proudly opened it.

I smiled. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever created.


"No! No!!! NO NO NO NOT YOU AGAIN!!!" screamed the voice inside.

He tried to run, but I stopped him. I placed a ring on his finger, and then another on mine. He tried to leave, but couldn't. He was bound by the power of holy matrimony.

"Everyone! Meet my new husband, Nick!"

I had found my treasure.


And the Ifbith found some stuff too, I suppose.

We reached the mouth of the cavern that the vile Chikorita called home. It didn't look like much, just a crack in the cliffside, but I knew... oh I knew what those little trolls had inside.

The tribe looked unconvinced, however.

"This is the great hiding place of the grandest treasure the world has ever known? A hole??" Sandra barked.

I just smiled.

We each entered the cave. The mortals struggled to get in, not being cleverly compact as I was. We descended further and further. The tribe bickered and complained and whispered amongst themselves. Aubry called it a deathtrap. Robert had to be held by the arm a few times to get down the tall stone steps. I just marched along and paid them no mind.

It wasn't long until we found them... the Chikorita. I never make mistakes, but if I did, they would be the one. Disgusting creatures for the most part, gray little things with fangs... with one exception. I looked around. No sign of the treasure. We would have to deal with these things, first.

"CHARGE!!!" Coach screamed. Of course. The second he laid eyes on the Chikorita, he needed to fight. So much for stealth!

The Ifbith ran in, spears and axes blazing, and the Chikorita fought back just as quickly. I watched them as they struggled. One fell from one tribe, then one from another. When it started to look like my people might lose, I knew I had to step in.

My whistle filled the air and echoed off the cavern walls. Everyone stopped to look at me, as they should. Then, I pulled out one of the trinkets I had invented. I called it a Flippy-brighty, but in five thousand years when one of the mortals created one themselves, they would call it a lighter.

The Chikorita were overwhelmed, and soon they were tripping over themselves to leave the cave. When the eight of them were gone, the fallen members of my tribe picked themselves up, brushed themselves off, and stared at my light.

I had won. I always do.

With the trolls cleared, the mortals picked through their things. They seemed to like the gold and jewels, but that wasn't what I was here for.

No, I saw the door that would lead me to my new prized possession. I walked over, and proudly opened it.

I smiled. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever created.


"No! No!!! NO NO NO NOT YOU AGAIN!!!" screamed the voice inside.

He tried to run, but I stopped him. I placed a ring on his finger, and then another on mine. He tried to leave, but, of course, he couldn't. He was bound by the power of holy matrimony.

"Everyone! Meet my new husband, Nick!"

I had found my treasure.

..And the Ifbith found some stuff too, I suppose.