Mibbet was not happy, to say the least, to say the most, she was definitely not happy, and was completely freaking terrified. They’d barely started off across the shadowy plain, when a new creature emerged.

Usually that would imply it had been looming hereabouts previously, in this case, not so much. They just appeared from nowhere, like a landlord's inspection letter when you forgot the housework for a few days, and were too knackered to subject yourself to a terrifying, last minute, sudden, scurryfunge to sort something out.

One second, nothing, next second, something, and to make matters just that bit worse it seemed to be largely composed of eyes and ears, it would have been reassuring if it had a squint, or at least a pair of glasses to imply it may have difficulty detecting their presence. But the bat like ears, and dinner plate sized eyes presumably were performing 20/20, which was far from ideal.

Mibbet started to creep forward, this was not going to be easy, of all the people to select, for what was rapidly becoming a stealth mission, the glowing boulder, and the brick outhouse clad in polished plate were far from the ideal candidates.

Yet somehow, despite all these deficiencies, they somehow seemed to be managing. As they bolted from cover, to cover, as quickly and stealthily as they could possibly manage. (In other words, given their team members, about as stealthily as a particularly clumsy, and extraordinarily drunk, brass band, clad in a bumper pack of glow-sticks, under a flashing magic signpost, pointing directly at them, they were doing decently.)

Now it was only a matter of getting through quickly, and hoping that the creature continued to not notice them.

********************************************************************************************* Se-h’m Pye, The All Seeing, was not given his title for nothing, he had indeed noticed them, hard not to, really.

But thus far had found the antics of lesser beings, trying to be sneaky as amusing, maybe even cute. Did they not even realise he was seeing them in fifty alternate realms at once? Yes, even a couple of moustache ones. You did not get the realm seeing eyes for decoration.

But it was so fun watching them work their little Flargops off to get past. (Did they even have Flargops? From what he could see they seemed unfortunately deficient in that department, if they didn’t have Flargops, how did they ever manage to Glank their Fleebops? Or even Flubarak with a Frangap? Poor little things.)

All Se-h’m Pye could do to cheer the poor things up, was play along. He started playfully searching everywhere, but their hiding places, loudly exclaiming, maybe they’re here, or over here? Or in this place they couldn’t possibly fit into. He overturned a Trelbok, looking beneath, like they would ever choose such an obvious hiding place. Keeping a careful eye open, to make sure they didn’t get hurt. ********************************************************************************************* Now, for Mibbet? Things had gotten scary, whatever the hops that thing was, it was searching for them. As for that sound, it had emitted? It would haunt her for the rest of her days. It sounded like somebody playing a tuba, underwater, in a circle of hell, (not sure which one of course, Mibbet does not have an extensive infernal property portfolio, nor would she ever, if it was avoidable.)

She got ready, and bolted to the next cover when. EEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPP. ********************************************************************************************* Sir Leeroy wasn’t exactly happy either, they had all being avoiding a terrifying, be-fanged, grove of nightmarish looking tendrilled things, when that creature had suddenly turned the entire place upside down, and effortlessly tossed it aside.

Still, they had a job to do, if they didn’t get that beacon lit, then the whole world was doomed, so they slunk forward, once again, pausing as the baleful gaze passed over them, breathing a sigh of relief as it swept by. Then started running again, just a few, short, clumps of cover, and they would enter the ruins. Then it was just a matter of time. ********************************************************************************************* Se-h’m Pye glanced past them again, it seemed they’d changed games, this was turning out to be a fairly fun game, he couldn’t even remember the last time he’d had this much fun playing with lesser beings. (Well he could, sort of, but ancestral memories didn’t count in his opinion, besides grandpa had been old school, and very strict about proper places. “A mortal's place is in the cult,” “you dare approach me lesser being, your mind will be forfeit,” or “provide the sacrifices, mortal, and I shall let you live,” Yadda, yadda, yadda.)

Not his bag, The lesser beings were far too cute for that, (in a good way, he wasn’t one of those tentacle creeps, not to be judgemental or anything, but, ICK, really not his scene.) Well, a few more passes, and they finally got to the best bit of the game, as they set foot on the first step of the ruins.

“READY OR NOT, HERE I COME,” Se-h’m Pye The All Seeing shouted, finally, it was time they realised he had noticed them. ********************************************************************************************* Mibbet finally set foot on the first step of the ruins, when the creature turned, glaring through a multitude of baleful eyes at them, and emitted some kind of Mind-bendingly terrifying screeching gibber, before starting to come at them in a run. Mibbet SCARPERED.

They sprinted through the ruins, nightmare creature in hot pursuit, twisting carefully around a corner, in a leaping sprint, Sir Leeroy, and Addy, found places they could fit, and took cover, before starting to seek out better paths to their goal.

Right now The Princess was definitely taking the lead, and all they could do, was provide as many distractions as they could to buy her time. Addy quickly threw a few rocks, kicking up as much fuss as she could. Before taking cover in an arched ruin, popping out in random places to throw some more. While Mibbet quickly made for the great platform above, upon which the beacon was placed, if they could get there, maybe they could get through this mess in one piece.