Chapter two

The quest goes wrong and I get blamed…again

Zoe p.o.v

Zane kept glaring at me as we flew to the state Lokar specified. I was tired of it but what could I do? "You better not screw up again," he growled in my direction. I ignored him, making him think I hadn't heard him. I tugged at Zair's hand and pointed forward. She turned to me.

"You want to race?" she asked. I nodded. "Alright then. Ready, set, GO!" We took off, going as fast as we could. As it came time to land, I dropped out of the air again and caught myself with my feet just a few inches below the ground. Zair touched down just next to me, smiling.

"Guess you won you crazy rabbit," she laughed. I giggled, making her smile more. I'd gotten the nick name from Maya, Zair, and Boomer when we were at the monastery. Back then, I had the habit of jumping on stuff, and any carrot or carrot flavored treat in the monastery disappeared near me…right to my stomach. I did that with Atoch's carrot cake slice when he came to visit, so he called me a rabbit. I guess it stuck. Zane jumped down right next to me making me jump.

"Zair just let you win," he growled lowly, so only I could hear. I instantly stopped giggling and walked ahead. My x-reader was different than everyone else's. Lokar had reluntantly gotten me one that was smaller than the others. It was about the size of that new Iphone six, and fit into those cases, so I ended up stealing one that had dream catcher on it. Zane hated it and said it made me look like a good guy. I didn't care. Right now I was really mad him, and I was definitely letting him know it. Zane often guided me with his arm out of habit. It was the only thing he did that let me know that my brother was in there somewhere. When I was really mad at him like this, I didn't let him do that. I walked ahead following my senses which were stronger than Maya's as long as I was within a mile radius. The rest of the team followed me.

"What did you do?" I heard Zair question Zane. She didn't sound to happy. Zane shrugged.

"Dunno," he said. Zair whacked him across the forehead. "Hey!" he exclaimed. Zair just him again and pointed ahead. Right where team Stax and the kairu was. I took off running before anyone could stop me, and hid in a bush. Ky turned around but didn't see me.

"What was that?" he asked.

"That would be us team stax," Zane called. I jumped out of the bush, landing right next to Zair.

"Zane, what's with sneaking in a bush?" he asked. Maya looked at me with a confused expression.

"Why does it matter? Kairu challenge!" Zane yelled.

"Challenge accepted!" Ky returned. We gave the custom bow and shifted. Zane and Ky locked on to each other and battled fiercely. Meanwhile, Zair and Maya circled each other, waiting to pounce. Boomer and Techris forgo using attacks and used muscle to fight. I circled and blasted the enemy at random. Our first problem came when Zanes attack missed the mark and hit me, putting me down for the count. I crashed into Boomer's Froztock form with a lot of force. Enough to bring him down, actually. But before I could, Boomer took Techris out. Zair glanced over at me to make sure I was okay. Maya took advantage of that and blasted her. At two to one, Zane didn't take long to lose. Once they were finished with us, they took the kairu and left. Zair sat up holding her head. She groaned and stood up. Zane, Techris and I followed. We took to the skies to see Lokar.

"You all failed?!" he yelled.

"Yes master," everyone choursed. Lokar growled.

"Sir, we would've won, but Zoe screwed up, as usual," Zane cut in. Lokar growled, walked over to me, picked me and threw me across the room. I hit the wall with a sickening thud.

"Dismissed," Lokar growled. As everyone walked out, I struggled to get up. Heavy footsteps echoed through the room as Lokar approached. He picked me up by my arm and forced me to walk out of the room. Once I was out he threw me to the ground and slammed the huge door behind me. It felt as if all my bones had been broken. My x-drive was next to me, conveiniently displaying the attack, instant warp. I grabbed ahold of the x-drive and used it to get out. I was now in a small clearing in a forest. I lay there for a moment, allowing my body to heal. The grass was soft, warm, and pretty. Just as I completely healed, I felt something lick me. I giggled and sat up, coming face to face with a chocolate lab.

"Pretty Puppy!" I exclaimed, saying my first words in weeks. Too bad Zane didn't hear them. I hugged the pretty puppy as it licked my face. I touched it and flinched. My eye was swollen and bruised. The injury was too small for my kairu powers to heal, but it hurt a great deal. The pretty puppy seemed to be trying to help and I had to admit that it was cute and endearing. I smiled and continued to pet him.

"Nugent!" I heard a voice call. He perked up and grabbed a hold of my sleeve.

"Nugent, there you are. Come on! Sam and Emily have been looking…oh did you find a frie…" a young boy started, but trailed off after seeing the bruise. Hey kid, do you need help?" he asked. I shook my head and stood up. "You sure, that's a nice shiner," he tried again. I grabbed my x-reader and quickly warped home. I never even looked that boy in the eye.


"Where have you been?!" Zane demanded to know. I looked at right him for a second, before turning away. A small amount of food was on a plate for me. A little bit of stake, and a big carrot. I ate the steak first, saving the best for last. As I reached for the carrot, Zane snatched it and began to eat it. I just stared at him. when he finished he smirked. I clenched my fists. I rarely talk. I've never said anything bad...until now.

"I hate you!" I yelled, before taking off. Zane looked at me in shock. I ran into the forest and sat on a log as the tears fell.