A/N So here it is. The sequel! I wanted to post it before I go into the next few hectic days. The premiere of the school play is in two days, and I'm stressing out! a lot! General stuff mostly. Do I know my lines? Will I freeze in front of an audience? (with me there's a huge chance I will.) Why on earth did I sighn up for this again? Stuff like that. But here's the first chapter. Tell me what you think!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Ranger's Apprentice. I do own: May, My laptop I use to write, and the books I bought. without further delay here's the chapter:

Chapter 1.

May:

"So this is Redmont huh?" I ask Gilan, who's riding beside me. I can't exactly see much, because it's dark. We've been on the road for about a day now and It's very late. We're almost at Halt's place.
"Yes. You've been here before, a few months ago. Don't you remember that?" "
Nope. I was kind of focused on getting out of there. Not that I don't like it. it's just that, because of the infirmary thing." I can hear Gilan laugh beside me.
"Yeah, I remember that. I was there remember?" He says.

"Oh really?" I say, my voice full of sarcasm. "I don't remember that. All I remember is a slow, tall shadow far, far behind me." I smirk at him. "Rematch?"
"Rematch!" And without a warning he and Blaze sprint away.
"Will you look at that. Come on boy let's show 'em how it's done!"

about twenty minutes later. Gilan stops and I finally catch up with him.
"We're here." He says. I look out and see a small cabin at the edge of a forest. It looks exactly like the one we live in. Without anything else we ride to it in silence.

When we get to the cabin two horses whinny, and Gilan signs that I should be silent. He dismounts Blaze and walks to the door. He's about to knock when Halt opens the door and says:
"Gilan, what brings you to Redmont at such a late hour?" Gilan groans and then answers.
"How could you possibly know that it would be me knocking on the door?"
"Well Abelard and Tug whinnied, so it must be another ranger." He says casually. So his horse's name is Abelard. Never knew that. It sounds Gallican.
"Yeah, and that just narrows it down to 50 men give or take." Gilan says.

"I've listened to you stumbling on this porch for five years. I think I can recognize the noise." Halt says. And I laugh. "Good to see you too May."
"Hi Halt. Same for you." I say.
"Why don't you come in for a cup of coffee and explain why you're here." He says.
"I'd rather take care of Hunter first Halt. If it isn't too much trouble." I say.

"No of course not. Go ahead." He nods to the small stable behind the cabin. I dismount Hunter and take him to it. When Hunter's taken care of I walk back to the door and enter the cabin. It's pretty much the same as ours, except for Halt and Gilan who are looking at a very confused looking Will.

"Oh hello May. Have a seat." Says Halt, who hands me a mug of coffee. I gratefully take it and sit down next to Gilan. There's a long sort of akward silence, untill Will jumps up.
"Can someone explain what's going on here?" He asks.
"Isn't it obvious? Gilan is asking for my permission to take you to a mission in Celtica." Halt says dead-serious. "The thing is, can I miss my apprentice for so long?"

It's very hard not to laugh at Wills expression. It went from confused, to overly exited, to nervous. All that in 10 seconds. And I'm just sitting here trying not to laugh. After another long silence Will's the one to break it once again.
"Well can you? Please Halt I really want to go?"
"Are you asking me this, or are you saying it?" He asks.
"Oh come on Halt, I think you teased Will long enough now." Gilan says. Halt sighs.

"Fine. Yes you can go. Now off to bed, my guess is Gilan wants to leave as soon as he can. May you can sleep here. Gilan and I need to go to Redmont first." Halt says. "Fine with me. We leave at sunrise. Be ready by then." Gilan says as he gets up. I nod and lie down on the couch. Will also gets up and goes to his room.
"Goodnight." He says before shutting the door. Halt leaves the room and Gilan gives me a kiss.
"Goodnight." I close my eyes and soon I'm asleep. Darkness. That's the first word I can think of. Darkness, because everything is pitch black.

There's no light, No sound, No sky, nor ground. There's nothing but darkness.
"Little sis… I will never forget what you have done" The silent whisper sounds like a loud scream in this silence. Over and Over again.
"I will never forget. Never. I thought you would come back for me. You didn't, but that's okay. Big brothers should protect their little sisters, because they're weak!" The last word isn't a whisper anymore. It's a hateful snarl.
"Just like you are. Weak. You always where. Mother and Father should have left you behind. They should have left you to rot! Why take a weakling like you with them." I can see my brother standing before me. At least a head taller than me. Curly brown-red hair. And the same green eyes I have. He's covered in blood, and his clothes are torn.
"Please Daniel, don't say this." I beg him. I fall down to my knees, tears streaming down my face. "I'm not weak. I wanted to come back I did. But I couldn't. I just couldn't. Please don't hate me!"
"Look at you, crying and begging for mercy. Like I said. Weak!" He snarls.
"Please."
"May!" He says. But not with his voice, but with Gilan's. "May, you have to wake up." I look up to my brother, and he stares at me with dead eyes.
"May! May wake up!"

I sit up on the couch, breathing heavily. I clutch my head and start to cry. It was all so real. My brother's voice still goes through my head. 'You're weak!' I can feel two arms wrap around me. "It's okay." I hear Gilan say. "It was all just a dream. It's over." It's not over. It never is, and never will be. I nod and rest my head on his chest. "It's over." He says. "Go back to sleep. It'll be okay. I promise."

A/N Tell me what you think.