Another Time, Another Universe

I flutter my eyes open to meet the gleaming light of the sunrise. It's so peaceful and rustic, this beautiful setting; this amazing view of the orange-tinted skies of early dawn seems to make me forget about my problems. I move over to sit by the sandy shore, leaning back on the rock I was sleeping by last night, and I gaze at the sparkly ocean waves crashing lightly on the sandy shore.

A few hours later, the sun is way higher up in the sky, beaming brightly down on the humble island field of Goiky. Not long after, Leafy awakes from her sleep, stretching gently with a quiet yawn.

"Good morning, Yogurt Cup! Are you ready to go?

 Turning towards her, I nod.

"Good. We should get some breakfast first, though. Can't go traveling on an empty stomach, you know."

"You're right... but I won't be needing any. Ever since I found out what I am from looking in the ocean yesterday, I also found that as a food item, I don't need to eat," I explain.

"OK. More for me, then!" Leafy happily exclaims.

I chuckle lightly at her response as she then pulls some items out of the nearby bush she had rested by last night. Curious as to what they might be, I take a closer look. The items are a strange sight, being round and purple.

"These are yoyleberries. They're my favorite snack, and they turn you into metal temporarily when you eat one. Want one?"

"...Sure."

I hesitantly take the yoyleberry and place it in my mouth.

It tastes quite tangy and sweet, and I feel the cold of the metal taking over my body for the first time.

"Whoa... this is so cool...", I quietly murmur.

"I know! The metal effect lasts for about an hour per yoyleberry that you eat, and even though it makes you vulnerable to heat, especially open flames, yoylemetal is unusually light, so you might notice that you move faster and have more agility with its effect on your body."

Curious to try out this new physical ability, I get up and start running around. Leafy is right; I do feel faster and more agile. I run faster and more wildly, enjoying how great it feels.

"Come on, Leafy! Let's go!" Finishing off the last of her yoyleberries, she runs after me.

"Wait up, I'm coming!", Leafy yells.

This feels so wonderful...

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Roughly an hour of random running later, we begin to slow down as the last of our stamina disappears along with the metal effect on our bodies.

"Phew!... That was fun!", I note, panting for air.

" Yeah, it-...", Leafy tiredly replies before abruptly stopping to notice something up ahead.

"...Oh, no... it's the alliance."

"What's the 'alliance'? And what's wrong with it?", I confusedly ask.

"Remember that confrontation with Ice Cube we had yesterday? When she said she was going to tell everyone in her alliance about you, these are the objects she was talking about. They're called the alliance because they made a pact to get ahead in BFDI, but now that it's over, I'm not sure why they still bother to call themselves that. They're just a plain old group of friends now," Leafy explains, being quiet enough that they don't hear her.