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Every sunrise brings me more and more, so much to explore

"Okay, let's see... I headed east from Rhyming Rock that day..."

Gobo was poring over his maps, ready to fill out a new part onto one. He tapped his pencil against the page as he tried to recall- Ah!

...Ah.

"Right, and that was as far as I got before the doozers' construction work stopped me. Hmm." He scrunched his snout up in clear annoyance, tapping the pencil harder and more quickly, now. "Guess there's nothing for me to add, after all..."

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"Gobooooooo!" The call WELL preceded Wembley, coming down the tunnels at high speed. "GoboGoboGoboGoboGobo- WHOA-!" Up tail over nose down the stairs leading into their room. Wembley, as ever, recovered quickly and popped back up, shaking it off.

"Gobo! Guess what I found! I found a really neat place and and I wanted to ask if it was on your maps!"

Honestly, Wembley’s entrance was so typical that Gobo barely looked up- Not that he’d usually ignore his best friend, but he was still focused on the hope that he’d remember something to add to his map…

And then Wembley said that. Now he had Gobo’s full attention, as the fraggle’s head whipped up so quickly you’d swear it made a sound.

“Yeah, Wembley? What did ya find?” he asked, with an eager grin.

Seeing Gobo light up like that, he bounced on the balls of his feet, even more excited now.

"It's really cool! I don't know what it's called but you know when sometimes you're in the water and you go underneath it and you take up a mouthful and spit it out? Like that, but just the spitting part! And the one doing the spitting is the cave floor! Doesn't that sound amazing?"

He couldn't help laughing at how Wembley chose to put that, even as he nodded. "Yeah, I know whatcha mean, and it is pretty amazing! It sounds like you found a geyser out there, Wembs- Well, what are we waiting for?"

He rolled up the map he'd been working on and grabbed his pack off of the cave wall. "Show me the way!"

Wembley bounced with a bright "Woo-hoo!" at that and immediately sped out of the cave, taking the stairs two at a time. He went one way down the tunnel, then skidded around and took the other direction.

"This way, Gobo!"

It wouldn't be accurate to say Wembley led him unerringly to the special cave. There were a few other missteps and missed turns but finally, at last, they came down a lush tunnel that smelled of clear spring water. It opened up into a cave that had a few small waterfalls at different levels, feeding into each other and then down into pools. The middle "platform" of the cave had some cracks in it, and it was at these that Wembley pointed eagerly, looking between them and Gobo and back again and back again, waiting to see his reaction.

Gobo more or less took the missteps in stride, too excited about the idea of somewhere new to map - and explore! - to get really impatient... Even if, by the time they got to the cave, Gobo was starting to wonder if they were going to find the place again at all, a little worriedly.

There was no denying, however, that the cave Wembley took them to wasn't on his maps! Gobo grinned and set down his pack, then did a small doubletake and glanced at Wembley-- Where was the geyser?

But Wembley sure looked expectant, so Gobo kept his eyes fixed on the cracks- And was rewarded before long with a squirt of water in his face. Geysers may not have been the most accurate term, they were more like- Well, exactly like Wembley had described. It looked just like the cave floor was spitting out water in little bursts, and he laughed delightedly as he shook the water out of his hair and fur.

"Well, would ya look at that!"

That got a hearty laugh out of Wembley, rolling back for a few moments. Then he popped up and bounced over, smiling broadly at him.

"It's really cool, isn't it!" He went over to one of the pools and leaned over, looking at his ripply reflection. "I wonder how no one has found this place yet?"

Gobo rubbed at his chin as he looked around. It was a good question! Honestly, though, he was starting to suspect that the tunnels and caves around here just... Changed! Especially after what had happened after Doc and Sprocket had moved out of their old place.

"I'm not sure, Wembley," he admitted as he shrugged off his backpack. "But you found it, now, so I can add it to my map! --Oh! And Wembley, you get to name the place, now!"

Oh no. He knew the moment he spoke the words that they may well have been a mistake... Wembley trying to pick anything was likely to take hours.

Wembley's head popped up at that, and he looked around at Gobo in wonder. "Me? I get to name it?" When Gobo nodded, he turned to look up at the waterfall closest to him, tumbling down into the pool. "Wow..."

He did indeed stand there for a minute or two, but then he looked around with a bright smile. "I know just what to call it. Crystal Falls. Like the Crystal Caverns? It's a secret place, and look how clear the water is!"

He giggled some, kneeling down and waving his fingers through the pool. "And well... I found this too. So it should match."

Okay, but how could he feel too much dread about the name-picking when Wembley looked so honored to get the chance? Gobo smiled, though - since he still didn't relish the idea of just waiting for Wembley to pick something - he did take the time to get out his supplies.

But Wembley surprised him by offering up a name before he could even get started on the map, and Gobo's smile grew at what he'd chosen.

"I'd say that's the perfect name for this place, yeah."

Wembley absolutely glowed at Gobo's response. He! He, Wembley Fraggle, got to give the official name for a new place in Fraggle Rock! Sure he'd discovered the Crystal Caverns, but they'd already had their name. This... this was different. And it made him feel special.

Coming back over, he wiped his hand dry on his shirt and then plopped down beside Gobo, to watch him draw the map. He kept quiet so his best friend could concentrate, because this was a momentous occasion! ...Well, alright. Mostly quiet. There was some soft humming, as he wagged his tail across the ground behind him. But he was just so happy! It was hard to keep it wholly inside.

Gobo cast a sidelong glance at Wembley, hearing him hum, and chuckled. It was impossible for the little fella to be truly quiet, huh? Well, at least he was trying- It was considerate. 'Course, that was just how Wembley was...

He was always trying to do right by his friends, and Gobo couldn't help feeling that he needed to be more that way, himself. Might as well start now, eh? Once he finished up the map's addition and set his pencil down, he looped an arm around Wembley's shoulders.

"Good job, Wembley. I'm really impressed!"

If Wembley could pop with pride before, he absolutely could now. He looked up at Gobo, amazed at the clear pride in his voice.

"Aww, really Gobo?"

"Well, yeah, a'course!" Gobo said, getting to his feet and then offering a hand to Wembley so he could do the same. "You found a whole new cave that I've never even heard rumors about... That's pretty amazing, just like this place is. And now we can go for a swim!" he added with a snicker.

He stood up with Gobo, his tail popping up behind him and wagging brightly all over again. "I did! And then you made a map about it!" Laughing, he smiled happily. "And we can go for a swim, like ya said!"

Wembley headed to the end of one pool, pausing to watch the mini-geyser as it spat up again. "It's amazing to think about. Not just finding and naming this place, but that it exists. I wonder what makes the water go up like that? Or how long the waterfalls have been going to have the rock look all smooth and shiny like that?" Rather than swim, at least right away, he sat down at the pool and dipped his legs in. It was delightfully chilly, which sent a little shiver up his spine with a giggle. "That's more than I can figure out! But it's fun to think about anyway, isn't it?"

Gobo chuckled, nodding. "Yeah, it's honestly more than I can figure out, too... But you know..." he began, kneeling beside Wembley to pull off his vest, in preparation of swimming. "I'm not surprised you have fun thinking about it. I mean, it is fun to think about, for one thing. But besides that, you always have fun imagining how things might happen."

He got back to his feet, thought for a moment... He'd seen Wembley's shiver, but if the water was cold, there was really one best way to get used to it, he felt. So Gobo took a few steps back then made a running leap and in he went.

It was chilly, yes, but he was still grinning when he bobbed his head back up to the surface.

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