Private A World That Time Forgot

Naturally at home among the trees, Marluxa galloped from branch to branch with the speed and grace of feline yet swinging about with dexterity like a monkey. While their coloration makes them stick out somewhat among the treetops, the thick foliage does well to conceal them under the shade of the leaves. With a few licks in the air, they could make out James position among all of myriad of scents that permeate throughout the forest.

"Greet greet friend James!" chittered Marluxa as they climb down one the trees and crawls on over next to James "Ready ready for adventure?"

Marluxa pokes their head through a bush, their ears listening for any disturbances within the DCA ruins. Right now, all seemed quite and unlike last time they could not detect the presence of security nearby.

"Rhmm! Lets go go!" cried out Marluxa as the gallop over to the wall and leaps on top of it. After a quick scan around Marluxa hangs their tail down, ready to pull James up and over should they need the help.

While the coast was clear, the old academy was in even more disarray than when they last remembered it. All of the buildings where still there was much more foliage about and parts of the buildings have collapsed. The halls Marluxa once knew so well they were going to have to now relearn.

"Marluxa hear nothing nothing. Gym gym used to be just over here here. Now just fallen over in disrepair-pair. Shall Marluxa show James Marluxa's favorite perch perch?" suggest Marluxa as they pointed out one of the taller still standing structures.

"Marluxa always careful careful." replied the gleed as the leap down with feline grace. Even with the disrepair Marluxa lead James down the memorized path. When arriving to the front door there was caution tape plastered on the door. Marluxa ignored the warnings as they pushed the door open and wanders into the dimly lit halls.

"Phelh! Dusty dusty here." complained Marluxa as the feel the dirt between their fingers, giving it a quick taste and spitting it back out.

"Forward forward! Got to go up up to the stairs stairs!"

Marluxa scampers over to the stairs that James was speaking about and inspects. They lay a paw on one of the steps as they listen for the creaking, then look up as they make predator-like clicks.

"Rhmmm... Marluxa know know of elevator nearby... don't know if it will work work..." recalled Marluxa as they start to walk back into the hall "... and more stair stair further down down."

Marluxa first makes their way to the nearby elevator and tested the button. As expected, nothing seemed to have happened. They tried for a moment to pry the elevator door open but they were sealed too firmly.

"Rmmm... next set of stair stairs?"

Marluxa took Jame's words as a challenge. A challenge that Marluxa aimed not to lose.

"Well well Marluxa won't see see you at top top but Marluxa will beat beat James to top! Then James will be smelly smelly egg!" declared Marluxa, wasting no time as they leap into the railing and climbs their way to the top.

The rusted metal creaked as they support the weight of the Gleed monkeying her way past James. While clearly unssafe, Marluxa was unconcerned as they climbed the railings up like this hundreds of times. As they hoisted themselves over the final set of railings, there was a loud pop. Before Marluxa could react the the railing bars suddenly snapped, causing Marluxa to fall with the several spear-like metal rods.

As gravity pulled them down, Marluxa was able to catch themselves on the next set of railings on the floor just below the top as their tail reached out to grab the falling metal rods. Each of the split ends of the tail where able to scoop up and coil around the falling metal bars but one piece slips just beyond their grasp and falls straight down.

"Ears up up friend James!" cried out Marluxa, warning their friend of the incoming metal projectile.