(You guys weren't waiting for me, were you? o.o You were welcome to keep going! I had quite a few pages to read, took me a few days
Also, I'm not sure if you had anything planned for the next room, where my character is, so I'm leaving the description intentionally vague. Hope that's okay.)
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"...when the worlds of good and bad collide, gotta fight...day and night...~"
In the area on the other side of the magma cavern, a cheerful tune echoed and cut the surrounding silence. A figure marched along happily, her footsteps in time with the beat of the music. The quiet trundle of wheels on stone accompanied her as she went along her merry way, seemingly oblivious to the perils of the temple.
"Now, where is that treasure..."
Jessica Black stopped in her tracks, and looked back into the deep metal cart that she was pulling along. It looked emptier than it should be. There was a metal crate inside, which seemed to emit rainbow glows through the cracks in its lid. But other than that...the cart was filled with only a handful of shiny precious stones, jars of collected herbs and spices, and the odd golden block scattered about.
The girl's face fell. "If I don't find some expensive treasure soon, I'll barely break even for this trip!" she whined, apparently a big fan of talking to herself. Well, there wasn't anyone else to talk to after all...
Fidgeting with the goggles on her forehead, the fox looked around, hoping to spot a path that might lead into the depths of the temple. The best treasure was always underground, right?
Jessica's ears twitched, as an abnormal sound pierced the darkness. Yells and screams? ...The snarling roar of a giant beast?? The sounds were muffled. She looked to her right, where she saw a giant stone door blocking her path. Yep, the commotion was definitely coming from the other side.
"Hmmm~ And here I thought I was all on my lonesome!" she huffed, and rather than being relieved, as you'd think someone would be in a place as dangerous as this temple...she actually looked
annoyed! "Well if they think they're gonna steal my treasure, they've got another thing coming!"