I know this chapter isn't much longer than the other one.
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The edge of the forest was like a curtain. It held back the darkness that encroached into the opening where Scott's wooden cabin sits. The trees sheltering anything that hid beneath them with the shade they provide. Not even the moon's light shone through the dense vegetation.
Scott halted his advance right before entering the darkness of the trees. He stared deep into the void and saw only the veil of flora that blocked the light. He looked left, then right. Still, he could see no clear path into the forest. The only path he could think of was route to his cabin, but that only leads to the main road, not towards the sound's location.
He thought about going to get a flashlight, but realized that it would take too long. I want to see what happened out there. I don't care how dark it is, I'll just have to find my way through if I want to find out what it is before anything happens to it. With that thought, Scott stepped between the trees and started his quest into the woods.
"It's not as dark as I thought it was." Scott said quietly to himself. "At least I can kind of see the outline of what's in front of me."
Every step he took made a squishing sound as he continued on. It had been raining quite frequently the past few weeks. It didn't bother Scott though. He liked the rain. The sound calms him and helps him think. He never really went outside anyway, unless it was needed.
He felt something wet drip onto his face. He looked up and saw that the sky had become slightly more red than usual. "this isn't good, I need to hurry." With those words, he began to jog towards the origin of the noise.
"The noise was further than I thought." Scott managed to say between breaths. He had managed to maintain a jog for 2 minutes. He was becoming tired and exhausted. "I really should have just went to bed."
He steadily went on until he noticed something blocking his path. It was a tree, knocked down and bruised. And it wasn't the only one. A whole row of trees had been seemingly torn from their bases, leaving jagged stumps.
Scott stepped into the now open path and looked both ways. The trees were all laying in the same direction, the tops of them all pointing one way.
"I could go one of two ways. Left, where they're pointing, or right. Judging by what knowledge of physics and probability I have" Man, I should have went to college. "I'm going to say that It's that way." Scott then proceeded left.
His feet slowed when he started to realize that the trees were closing in on him once more. A feint darkness covered him as he took one step after the other. The drops of water hitting him became slightly more frequent. His breath quickened, his heart raced, his brain tried to think of what he would find. Maybe it was just the trees, or a meteor. What if it's dangerous? Should I even continue? I could get hurt, or die. Do I even care if I do? I never lived up to anybody's expectations anyway. Might as well do it. I don't have much to lose.
He immediately froze and hid behind the nearest standing tree, his back against the bark. There's something there. What is it? It doesn't look like anything that i've ever seen before. Is it some kind of monster? Is it an animal?
He decided that the only way to find out was to look behind the tree. He slowly went into a crouch and peeked his head around the side of the bark.
It looks like some kind of small dragon. But I thought those didn't exist! How is one here now? Why did it crash? Is it hurt? Should I help? Will it attack me?
Amidst the ramblings in his head, Scott stood up and approached the creature carefully. It was on its belly. He took note of how its lower body mostly consists of the color red while the top half is mostly white aside from a red triangle crest on the top of its head. It didn't appear to have any arms or legs, so he believes that it must fly everywhere. So, he then looked at the wings. "How does it fly with those thin wings?" He asked himself, only to go immediately silent afterwards. Did I wake it up? He checked the thing on the ground now that he was close enough and saw that it was breathing, but no eyes were open. He saw that it was about up to his neck in length. He could also see darker patches of red on its lower half and some on the other side that he didn't see from his prior angle.
It must be hurt! Should I help it? There is still danger with it. Do I take the chance of it being an evil dragon and help it? Well, like I thought before, what do I have to lose?
He moved to bend over it. Then gently slid his hands underneath it. One under its neck, the under beneath the lower body, making sure not to hurt it further. He put its neck onto his shoulder and supported the rest of its body with both hands. He stood up straight once more, then began walking back to his cabin.
"It has a really soft down." He unknowingly said aloud. "Don't worry, I'll get you to safety." He then moved his feet faster.
The heavy rainfall is mere moments away.
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