The Lands of the Diamond Dolls
chapter 2
by Rose Thorne
"Lands of the Diamond Dolls" Chapter Two
5/11/01
By: Rose Thorne
E-mail to: Rose_Thorne@yyhmail.com
Site: japanimationinfatuation.freeservers.com
The Lands of the Diamond Dolls
By Rose Thorne
A Rainbow Brite/YYH crossover
~~STANDARD DISCLAIMERS APPLY!!~~
Chapter Two
Brian sighed softly, looking at the key and wondering what course of action he
should take. Ever since the problem with the Dark Princess, he'd kept the key
where he could find it, extra careful not to lose it again, but equally careful
to keep it from his mother's eyes.
He'd gotten home from school a few days before to find that the key had turned
into some sort of crystal. Of course, just his luck, it had been the middle of
the week, so he couldn't disappear without his absence being noticed. Now it was
Friday evening. "What does it mean, boy?" he asked his dog. "Is
Rainbowland in trouble?" What if something happened to Rainbow?
Brian sighed again and made a fist around the key, deciding, finally, what he
was going to do. "I'm going, boy." The dog whined at him. "No,
boy. You'll have to stay here." Brian walked to the closet and turned the
key in the lock, opening the door, pulling the key out and putting it in his
pocked. Instead of the rainbow, a solid-looking wall of the crystal substance
was in the doorway. He swallowed hard, closing his eyes tightly, and walked
through the doorway, hoping he wouldn't crash into the seemingly-solid crystal.
To the boy's relief, he went through easily. The relief faded as he opened his
eyes. Rainbowland had been transformed into crystal, just like the key. Brian
raced into the Color Castle, wondering what had happened to Rainbow and the
others.
Twink lay near the door to the Color Console room, a shocked look frozen on his
face. Brian edged around him and into the room. He froze in shock. The Color
Kids were near the console, each crystallized in the middle of their moves.
Brian could actually imagine what each of them had been doing when it happened.
Rainbow Brite stood, her frozen hand near the Color Belt, the only
uncrystallized thing in the Castle.
Brian backed away, numb with disbelief. He cried out as he tripped over Twink.
His head cracked against the crystal floor and everything went dark.
* * *
Kurama gently wiped Hiei's face with a cool, damp cloth. The fire demon remained
asleep. Yukina frowned. "How long since he's had water?"
The fox sighed. "I don't know. He didn't have anything last night, and he's
been asleep most of the day..."
Yuusuke frowned. "I can't remember him having anything except for a little
water after you gave him painkillers."
Me neither," Boton whispered. Kuwabara just shrugged.
Yukina closed her eyes. "Maybe that's why he's so
tired...Dehydration?"
"Maybe," Kurama conceded. "In any case, he needs to drink something."
The fox shook Hiei gently, waking him and helping him sit. He frowned as the
Jaganshi refused the canteen. "Hiei! You're going to become
dehydrated."
Hiei glared at him. "Kurama, every time I eat or drink something, the
crystal rises."
"What?! But when I gave you painkillers-"
"The same thing happened, but the pain was dulled because of the
painkillers. There's nothing I can do about it."
A tear gem fell beside Yukina, clinking on the crystallized ground. "Why
didn't you say something?! We could have traveled faster!"
Hiei shook his head. "We've been traveling as fast as possible. We can't go
any faster. Not with me like this."
Kurama scowled. "You still could have told us! If we'd known it would
spread, we could have amputated it!"
Hiei glared at Kurama, then sighed. "I didn't tell you before. There was
another survivor. His legs were both afflicted to the knee. When it started to
spread, they amputated them. But it continued to spread. He died." The fire
demon scowled. "At first, my foot was crystallized, but it also
spread." The Jaganshi glared at Kurama. "If this kills me, I'll die
with two legs."
Kurama sighed. "So it spreads if you eat or drink anything?"
Hiei shook his head. "It spreads all the time, but the process slows if I
sleep. My body's been trying to put me into hibernation..."
Yuusuke sighed. "So let it. I know where we are and all we really have to
do is follow the crystal."
Kurama smiled. "But first you're going to take some painkiller." He
held up a vial. The Jaganshi took it without complaint, along with the water
that the fox handed him. He quickly fell asleep, and Kurama covered him with a
blanket.
They started off again, soon reaching a field of crystallized youkai. Hiei's
battalion. Kurama helped Boton through the field, followed by the others. When
they were through, Yuusuke sighed. "Only two survivors of over a thousand
youkai, and one of them is dead."
Kurama's face was grim as he looked at Hiei's sleeping form. "And, if we
don't find a cure, Hiei will follow shortly."
* * *
Murky grinned at the portal in front of him. What luck he'd been having lately.
He now ruled two worlds, and it was beginning to look like he was going to gain
control of a third. "Lurky! Get over here!"
Lurky ran over, leading Starlite by a tough vine looped around the horse's neck.
He stopped about ten paces from his insane former friend. "Yes,
Murky?" Murky had become very unpredictable as of late, and Lurky was sure
to be very cautious around him.
"Hitch the horsey to the Crystallizer, Swampbreath. We are going to expand
my kingdom."
Lurky jumped to the task, mentally comparing Murky to the Dark Princess and
finding only one difference. The princess had been a pretty lady and Murky was
quite ugly. Lurky was beginning to wish the Murky had never invented the
Crystallizer.
"Hurry up, Bird Brain! And be careful!"
Lurky worked faster, not voicing his opinions aloud. I wish we were back in
Rainbowland...
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