I'm baaack! Hello readers! This is the sequel to The Past comes Back to Bite (Buck vs. his own world). I'm just going too say that the point of view has changed slightly from being mostly Buck's, to be from his kids point of view. but there will be Buck chapters and other original characters. I would also like to state that this story is also going to have an actual story line, instead of just winging it like i did in the other one. It is planned out way more than the other one was. My writing has also improved tremendously since i started my first story, so you won't want to gouge your eyes out reading it. Here ya go! Don't forget to leave comments and stuff!
"RUN JAI!" came the yell that was too amused for Jai's liking. He knew to bloody well run. What else could you do when Taino was chasing you? Jai could hear the not-too-happy raptor behind him. His bloody sister had done this. They'd been out simply strolling through the jungle, at their father's request. Jai's sister got too bored in the meetings their father sometimes took them to, so today he'd said they should just go have fun. They hadn't been out more than two hours before Jai's sister decided it was a good idea to piss off Taino, the largest raptor in the surrounding jungle. She'd thrown rocks at him, then hid, letting Jai get chased by the reptile.
Jai heard another snap near his tail, and he gave a huff of annoyance. He could hear his sister's laughter in the trees as she swung alongside him.
"Distract him!" Jai yelled at her in annoyance, as he ducked at the last minute, and felt the great dinosaur go over his head, and landed with a skid in front of him. The great creature shook its head in irritation, and hissed, the feathers at the back of its head and on its sides rustling.
"You're no fun." Was the response from his sister. When Taino came rushing back at Jai, a red ball of fur crashed into the side of his head. Reptile and weasel went tumbling through the underbrush. Jai gave a shake of his head, and wandered in the direction of where the two had disappeared among the green. He could hear the screeches of the raptor, and the taunts of his sister.
"Come on you bloody lizard! Oh, nice try… Whew, that was a close one. Say, you're getting good."
Jai parted the leaves in front of him to watch the squabble. Taino swung around quickly, whipping his tail, but Jai's sister ducked and rolled in time, and dodged the pair of jaws that came at her head. She was right, Taino was getting better. Taino was a raptor that their father had been fighting since…forever. He had a large scar down his side, and a temper shorter than Jai's claw.
Jai's sister always got a rush out of fighting dinosaurs, just like their father. Jai didn't see the fun in almost getting your head bitten off, but he always seemed to get stuck in the same squabbles as his sibling and father. Jai sighed as he watched his sister stab with the spear she held, and swipe it sideways, narrowly missing Taino's eye. She would never hurt Taino. Again, like their father, she knew exactly where she wanted her weapon to go. It was the same with anything like this. Jai was almost as good, but didn't enjoy it near enough, and was better at archery than anything else weapon related.
He liked quieter activities like carving, studying plants, observing the patterns in seasons and animal migrations.
Jai watched as his sister finally decided enough was enough, and gave Taino a few quick whacks with the blunt end of her spear, to his ear holes, eyes and snout. Jai took the time to scale a nearby tree and grab a pair of vines. Giving one last whack, his sister clawed her way up to him quickly. Below them, Taino gave a hiss and a huff, then trundled grumpily away. He knew it was useless now, to try and catch them.
Jai's sister, only slightly panting, watched the lizard slink away.
"That was so fun, but he's losing his edge, don't you think? Or are we just getting better?" she said. "I'll have to tell mum and dad about it later."
"No. Mum does not need to know about this. She already hit dad with a spoon last time you fought Taino." Jai said with a smile. His sister winked, and they dropped from the branch with vines in hand, and began their journey home. Jai was rarely ever jealous of his sister. She was too good to be jealous of. Her eyes may have been a rare turquoise colour, but that was just creepy. She may have a rare fur colour, but it was also too malicious to Jai. Her swinging ability, now that, he could be jealous of. As they were approaching home, he fell behind, knowing it was because he just simply was not as good at it. He had a broader build that his sister, but more strength. But also more weight. This would normally be an advantage, but it increased your speed, and Jai was always afraid that if he was going too fast, he'd slip.
Jai saw his sister flip off of another vine, but landed on the ground now. She rolled and came to her feet as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Jai always seemed to stumble with his extra weight, so he simply landed on a branch, and shambled his way down the trunk, and jogged to catch up with his sister.
Before them was a small clearing, with one of the largest and oldest fig trees in the whole jungle. It was technically many trees in one, with huge root systems poking out of the ground, curving this way and that, creating a maze of hollows and chambers within it. You could walk straight to the heart of the base if you had the flexibility. For instance, if you were a weasel. Jai to this day felt intimidated by the old tree, as if was a grandfather, scowling at you every time you came home. "look at your fur," it seemed to grumble, "what have you and your sister been up to, hmmm? Oh, mister guilty over here. At least clean up before dinner."
His sister found the small gap in between two roots where she stashed her spear, making sure it didn't have any serious cracks or abrasions first.
Jai licked his paw and ran it through his fur, and picked out remnants of trees and leaves, before he and his sibling entered the home. They could hear light chatter and laughter coming from down a root-roofed tunnel. Jai's sister shook out her fur, then ran her hand down it, but it didn't do much to get rid of the dirt, mud and general muck streaked through the red. She'd always been the one to come home without bothering to clean up, even when their mother fussed about it.
They both entered a large chamber, with small gaps in the roof to allow light from outside to filter in. It would be a while yet for the sun to set, but that never bothered the Weasels of the Underground. In the chamber sat their mother and father, along with Aunty Jess and their cousin Adrian. Their mum came over immediately and flicked her daughter's nose.
"Ouch mum. The nose is sensitive." She complained, grabbing it and swatting her mother's paw away.
"You're filthy! Look at this! You could have at least swam in the stream. You stink as well. You never know when we're going to have those snotty council members in here." Huffed their mother, staring her daughter down. Which was harder than normal, because Jai's sister was almost taller than their mother.
"Leave 'er be, love." Chuckled their father, his blue eye glittering in the filtered sunlight. "She's been fightin' again. You can tell from 'er-,"
"Smile." The whole room finished. Buck laughed again.
"I should jus' shu' my trap. The rest o' you already know what comes out o' my mouth half the time anyway."
"Yeah, garbage." Jokes Jai's sister. Their father flicked a cherry seed and her, and she ducked away in time, the seed hitting Jai's arm. He barely flinched. It took a lot more than a seed to make him duck.
"Coz, how are you?" Jai said, turning to Adrian. The young male smiled.
"Buck's been bringing too many council member around here. You sound so formal." He said. He'd grown into a very handsome weasel, thirty now. He was a leading trainer in the village, along with Trudy and Buck. A scar ran along his chest, and he had chips in his ears, but his coat was thick and shiny, and his face made most of the village females giddy.
"I don' like those council members any more than the rest o' ya, but they do need to be given some evidence of…hospitality, sometimes." Buck said from the corner. Everyone laughed a little, before Adrian turned back to Jai.
"I'm good, Jai. We're planning another trip up to Above-grounders village."
"Really?" Jai asked, with a little more enthusiasm than intended. He saw his sisters ears twitch back. She had strangely pointy ears for a weasel, and it always reminded Jai of a bat.
"Yes, and I've been talking about it with Buck." Adrian said. There was a small silence.
"So…" Jai said, and his father cut in.
"You can only go if ya do some work experience, an' Adrian will teach you everythin' you'll need to know in that field. And if ya behave."
"But knowing you that won't be a problem." Said Lucy.
"If it was your sister on the other hand." Said Jess from where she sat. Everyone laughed.
"I'm not that bad." Said Jai's sister from where she'd sat on the ground.
"Yeah sure, sure." Said Jai.
Everyone continued with their discussions, very rarely turning to serious topics. Jai always quietened at this point. He wasn't his sister. No, definitely not his sister. He was an introvert. He wasn't sure how he'd become like this. He was the black sheep. Always had been. While Buck, his father, told stories of his sister as a kit getting caught in vines, or almost being trodden to death in a stampede, he told stories of Jai at the same age freaking out over losing a particular stone he thought was a rare beauty.
Brother: quiet, obedient, formal, introvert.
Sister: loud, trouble-maker, informal as you can get, extrovert.
Eventually it came to the point where Jess and Adrian left, and the world was starting to darken. Jai's mum and sister went down to the stream to catch fish, while Buck and Jai collected fruit from the fig, and surrounding trees. They ate a typical feed, starting a fire outside, and listening to some of Buck's best stories.
Jai was just starting to drift off peacefully, when he felt something suddenly land on his head, and unpleasantly crawl around his ear. He jumped up with a yell, and swiped the crawly thing from his head. A large centipede landed near the fire, and crawled away into the jungle. His sister rolled back, grabbing her tummy as she laughed from here to kingdom come. She had tears in her eyes and was failing at trying to compose herself.
"Jeez, you really are a bitch, Calamity." Jai said. Calamity winked.
"Never would have guessed." She said in between chuckles.