Chapter 1: Lost

It was two weeks since Eragon had freed Murtagh from Galbatorix's control, and the two brothers were out hunting to get away from the Varden for a while. Eragon woke up to find that Murtagh and Thorn were nowhere to be seen.

"Where have those two gone now?" Eragon asked with a sigh.

" Probably gone to find some Urgals. You know what those two are like." replied a sleepy Saphira.

"I hope they haven't gotten into any more trouble. It would be just like them to get half the kings army after them." said Eragon.

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Meanwhile Murtagh and Thorn, who had left to have an early morning fly before Eragon woke up, had gotten themselves lost.

"We're lost." stated Thorn. "We are not lost! We just went the wrong way." said Murtagh.

"Sure. Just because you keep saying it doesn't make it true." replied Thorn.

"Shut up, you stupid overgrown lizard!" said Murtagh.

"Well. That's just mean." said Thorn. Murtagh just laughed. "Even in the worst situations you can still make me laugh." said Murtagh. "What are friends for?" replied Thorn. "You mean other to annoy the crap out of you and cause trouble?" said Murtagh, trying hard not to laugh.

"I thought that was your job." replied Thorn grinning.

"Well, you little…" "Murtagh, what's that over there?" interrupted Thorn quickly.

"That would be a tree, Thorn" replied Murtagh. "No, you idiot. Behind the tree!" said Thorn. "Don't call me an idiot Thorn, and I don't see anything." said Murtagh.

"Look closer." replied Thorn. Murtagh walked closer to the tree and looked behind it. "Oh, that can't be good" said Murtagh as the two stared at what was behind the tree.

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Eragon and Saphira were relaxing waiting for Murtagh and Thorn to return. They had been waiting a little over an hour and Eragon was begining to worry.

"Where are they? They should have been back ages ago. What if something happened to them?" asked Eragon in a worried voice. "Nothing happened, they just got delayed that's all." replied Saphira in a calm voice. "Well maybe we should go look for them?" asked Eragon. "If it will make you feel better we can go look for them." replied Saphira. "Thanks" said Eragon, and they left the camp.

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Murtagh and Thorn stared at what was behind the tree.

"It's an elf." said Thorn. "Yeah. I wonder what happened to her?" replied Murtagh. "Is she alive?" asked Thorn. Murtagh knelt down next to the elf and checked her breathing. "Yeah she's alive. Pretty hurt though." replied Murtagh. "We should bring her back to camp." said Thorn. "One problem. We're lost." replied Murtagh.

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After an hour of walking around the forest, Eragon and Saphira still hadn't found Murtagh and Thorn.

"Where could they be?" asked Eragon. Just then he heard a noise behind a tree. He pulled out his sword, that the elves had given him after Murtagh had taken Zar'oc, and pointed it where he heard the noise, when Murtagh and Thorn walked out from behind the tree. Much to Eragon's surprise, Thorn was carrying an elf on his back.

"Murtagh, there you are. We've been looking for you for ages!" said Eragon, looking away from the elf. "Sorry, we got a little bit lost." replied Murtagh. "A little bit?!" asked Thorn, But stopped when Murtagh glared at him. "Yes. A little bit. But during one of our daily arguments, we noticed the elf behind a tree. So we brought her with us." said Murtagh. "Okay. Do you know what happened?" asked Eragon. "We have no idea. We figured we could check it out when we got back to camp." Murtagh replied. "Good idea. Lucky for you two, we know the way." said Eragon. "Oh thank God!" said Murtagh.

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When the group had returned to their campsite, Eragon lit a fire, while Murtagh and Saphira tried to contact the elf to find out what had happened. Without much success. "This is hopeless. We are all exhausted. No wonder this isn't working. We should all get some rest, and try again tomorrow." said Saphira. "I agree. We're getting nowhere and we need our energy." said Eragon. "Okay. You're right. We're useless tired." said Murtagh.

They all slept soundly that night and when they woke up, they found they were surrounded by Urgals.

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Hey. I know this is a short chapter, but I couldn't come up with anything else. I know this is a really bad story but it's my first one, and I couldn't think of anything else. And I really wanted to get my first story started. Who knows. It could get Better with practise. Now please review! Constructive criticism is welcome. Thanks for taking time to read.

Selene