"You have not finished me," something said.
I gasped.
It was . . . Lord Kromazor! Had he survived the explosion?
"You have not finished me," Kromazor said again.
I looked around. Had he gotten a radio?
"You will have to do better than that. I will be back . . . For revenge."
Everyone was quiet. Lord Kromazor stopped talking.
"Did he . . . Survive the explosion?" Mina asked.
"I guess so," Max said.
"That's almost impossible . . ." Maya said.
Chapter 1
Raven
I was in the middle of the forest with Blade by my side. We were walking through for no reason at all. I did this often- It relieves stress, sort of. God knows I have enough of it.
The Raiders had decided to recruit me into their little group ever since Turv died and Slash had 'disappeared.' I hadn't been on any adventures yet, and I was hoping one would come up soon.
Mina and Halen broke up a while ago. Mina's going to send her kids to a boarding school to keep them safe. She said something about not being able to look after them both while keeping herself safe.
Their most recent adventure was the one where they had to go to the moon to rescue The Detonators. They were a group of foxes who fought crime, like us. We were more active than them, though. I tried to have them tell me the whole story in detail, but they all shook their heads and said 'we don't want to talk about it right now.' I don't know if the horror was so bad they couldn't even speak of it, if it was the fact that they lost a friend, or that they just didn't want to talk about it every day.
I had my doubts on the last one.
I kept asking them... They still haven't told me. I've given up by now. Blaze was getting a little testy.
My ears twitched as I heard something rustle the trees. Yeah, the trees rustle in the wind, but there was no wind. A dark figure seemed to crawl through the trees. It wasn't coming at me, though. It was going in another direction.
I shrugged, thinking it was a giant mole or something. I didn't need to mess with it right now.
I sighed and leaned against a tree. I actually didn't know why I did this sort of thing, because I'm more of a get-out-and-do-stuff person than a sit-around-and-do-nothing person.
All of a sudden, something grabbed me by the shoulder and pulled me back. I yelped in surprise and instantly drew my sword. The pull made me lose my balance. My back hit the ground and I looked around. Nothing was there...
All of a sudden, a figure loomed over me. It was close to my face, so I assumed it was kneeling over me. I scooted backwards against a tree and help my sword to the figure's neck.
"Who are you?!" I shouted.
"P-Please..." The thing said, "I need your help... I'm... I'm dying..."
The thing crawled closer. I kept scooting back until my back hit a tree.
The figure came into view. It was a yellow fox. He was gripping his stomach. Blood trickled over his white glove.
I instantly dropped my sword and crawled over to him. He wasn't faking. I could tell.
"What happened?" I asked anxiously.
"Big ship landed in jungle..." He said, panting. "Big dragon-like creature came out... Long neck... Fir strips on the sides of its muzzle... It saw me... It knew I saw him land... He beat me up... I guess he thought I was dead, so he..." He paused for a moment, "he walked away."
The fox gasped a few times and fell over on his back. His eyes started to cloud up.
"P-Please... Tell... Tell me you'll do something about it..." He pleaded.
"I-I will... I promise..." I said quickly.
He smiled faintly. "Don't... Don't want... Everyone to be killed..." He gasped once more and his eyes looked off into the sky. They clouded up more and he took his last breath.
I sighed quietly. I really didn't want to touch this bloody fox, but I had to. He could have family... They'd want to have a funeral.
I stood up and grabbed him, heaving him over my shoulder.
"Blade!" I called.
Soon my horse came galloping over. He stopped beside me and I flung the fox at the base of his neck. I hopped on behind the fox and gripped his back with one hand and Blaze's mane with my other hand. I rode bareback. Blade doesn't like saddles. It's the way I was raised, too.
"To Mystic Ruins... And hurry!" I whispered in his ear.
Blade neighed loudly and took off into the jungle, his hooves kicking up dirt as he flew through it.
I gasped.
It was . . . Lord Kromazor! Had he survived the explosion?
"You have not finished me," Kromazor said again.
I looked around. Had he gotten a radio?
"You will have to do better than that. I will be back . . . For revenge."
Everyone was quiet. Lord Kromazor stopped talking.
"Did he . . . Survive the explosion?" Mina asked.
"I guess so," Max said.
"That's almost impossible . . ." Maya said.
Chapter 1
Raven
I was in the middle of the forest with Blade by my side. We were walking through for no reason at all. I did this often- It relieves stress, sort of. God knows I have enough of it.
The Raiders had decided to recruit me into their little group ever since Turv died and Slash had 'disappeared.' I hadn't been on any adventures yet, and I was hoping one would come up soon.
Mina and Halen broke up a while ago. Mina's going to send her kids to a boarding school to keep them safe. She said something about not being able to look after them both while keeping herself safe.
Their most recent adventure was the one where they had to go to the moon to rescue The Detonators. They were a group of foxes who fought crime, like us. We were more active than them, though. I tried to have them tell me the whole story in detail, but they all shook their heads and said 'we don't want to talk about it right now.' I don't know if the horror was so bad they couldn't even speak of it, if it was the fact that they lost a friend, or that they just didn't want to talk about it every day.
I had my doubts on the last one.
I kept asking them... They still haven't told me. I've given up by now. Blaze was getting a little testy.
My ears twitched as I heard something rustle the trees. Yeah, the trees rustle in the wind, but there was no wind. A dark figure seemed to crawl through the trees. It wasn't coming at me, though. It was going in another direction.
I shrugged, thinking it was a giant mole or something. I didn't need to mess with it right now.
I sighed and leaned against a tree. I actually didn't know why I did this sort of thing, because I'm more of a get-out-and-do-stuff person than a sit-around-and-do-nothing person.
All of a sudden, something grabbed me by the shoulder and pulled me back. I yelped in surprise and instantly drew my sword. The pull made me lose my balance. My back hit the ground and I looked around. Nothing was there...
All of a sudden, a figure loomed over me. It was close to my face, so I assumed it was kneeling over me. I scooted backwards against a tree and help my sword to the figure's neck.
"Who are you?!" I shouted.
"P-Please..." The thing said, "I need your help... I'm... I'm dying..."
The thing crawled closer. I kept scooting back until my back hit a tree.
The figure came into view. It was a yellow fox. He was gripping his stomach. Blood trickled over his white glove.
I instantly dropped my sword and crawled over to him. He wasn't faking. I could tell.
"What happened?" I asked anxiously.
"Big ship landed in jungle..." He said, panting. "Big dragon-like creature came out... Long neck... Fir strips on the sides of its muzzle... It saw me... It knew I saw him land... He beat me up... I guess he thought I was dead, so he..." He paused for a moment, "he walked away."
The fox gasped a few times and fell over on his back. His eyes started to cloud up.
"P-Please... Tell... Tell me you'll do something about it..." He pleaded.
"I-I will... I promise..." I said quickly.
He smiled faintly. "Don't... Don't want... Everyone to be killed..." He gasped once more and his eyes looked off into the sky. They clouded up more and he took his last breath.
I sighed quietly. I really didn't want to touch this bloody fox, but I had to. He could have family... They'd want to have a funeral.
I stood up and grabbed him, heaving him over my shoulder.
"Blade!" I called.
Soon my horse came galloping over. He stopped beside me and I flung the fox at the base of his neck. I hopped on behind the fox and gripped his back with one hand and Blaze's mane with my other hand. I rode bareback. Blade doesn't like saddles. It's the way I was raised, too.
"To Mystic Ruins... And hurry!" I whispered in his ear.
Blade neighed loudly and took off into the jungle, his hooves kicking up dirt as he flew through it.