It was a perfectly sunny day at Gemshadow cavern. The babbling streams made a melody of music, sounding like soft bird's song. The mushrooms grew aplenty, making their small but colorful presence known. A little cocoon was nestled into a mossy blanket. It began to wriggle around, making soft babbling noises as the moth inside got used to her new body. As the moth inside gained more energy, the wriggling and bouncing cocoon began to split. Soon? A little purple paw popped out! It made a fist bump, freedom! Another paw bust out, and the two worked in tandem to pry off the cocoon. Amalthea was free! She bounced up, a wide grin on her face. "Oh, what a nice day out! I cocooned when it was so dark and stormy..it feels like the sun is welcoming me back!" She then sat down, head in her paws. "...now what the heck do I do?"
      She grimaced. "Well I can't just sit around all day, I know that!" She determined, getting on her paws. She ventured away from her broken cocoon, loving the soft moss on her paws. She goes to the streams, sitting in them. She then began to float slowly down them! She was not alarmed however, the stream was not terribly fast or deep. She found herself floating into a small forest. Excited to see where she will go, Amalthea let herself float. The birds sung their sweet songs over her head as forest critters chased each other playfully. Amalthea smiled. "I love this place...oh?" She felt herself stop, as she was caught in a thornless rose bush. She poked her head out, and was immediately fascinated...
      "Oooh..a thornless rose bush? I have never seen something like this before! It could be useful for me, I can see me planting this!" She picked some flowers, and collected the seeds. Amalthea got up, brushing dirt from her back legs. She then ventured deeper into the forest, eyes always directed down. She marveled at the little seedlings and plants she saw on the ground. Snails would cutely eat blades of grass, and glowbugs would move about, getting ready for their night. Amalthea noticed all this, but she was most interested in the plants! The different seedlings would have unique patterns and colors, some being blue, red, and she swore she saw a rainbow one somewhere! She collected them all, her paws getting full..
        Amalthea looked over her collection, her heart filling with pride. She now has   at least 10 different seeds and seedlings to grow! She smiled warmly. "This is a great starting collection! I imagine they will already brighten the cavern!" Amalthea placed them all in her neck fluff, giggling as she now smelled of gentle perfume. "Oooh these smell wonderful too! Absolutely perfect! Now, how to get home.." she noted her wings were not dry yet, so she could not fly home. She thought aloud, tapping her paw. "Hmmmm. That stream can't change directions, and I dunno how far I floated. I might just have to wander for a bit." Amalthea followed along a smaller stream, marveling at the beautiful small fish swimming down it. She saw the stream led to a pond, and she shook her head. "Not it.."
      Amalthea saw a promising stream, it warm and slow. She took a chance and went in, floating on her back. She yawned and fell asleep, now back home. A friendly face popped up, and she was taken deeper into the cavern...