Author's Note: I am trying to decide if this story should be rated K+ or T. I know there is not much violence before this, but the following chapter IS quite violent. However, neither this chapter, nor any of my future ones, will contain cussing, gore, etc. Please tell me in your reviews what rating this should be. Thank you.
Ripred Dominates
Gregor was shocked at the sight of the jabbers. They were in a wide range of colors, from brown to red to blue to even gold. They were about the size of the crawlers, except with harder armor, and sharp pincers.
Also, it looked like to Gregor, they had an enormous amount of endurance. He didn't know the signs if a bug was tired or not, but most of the jabbers seemed to be quite healthy. Unlike the human army, which appeared to be tired, demoralized, and underfed. They had probably fighting for hours.
The humans definitely needed help.
As soon as Ripred saw the jabbers, he shouted, "Get your family to Regalia! I'll go help!"
Gregor didn't particularly like this. He wanted to help the humans as well. But he knew Ripred was right. Lizzie, Boots, and Gregor's dad needed to be brought to safety. So as soon as Ripred ran off he told his family to follow him. They darted to the walls of the city and ran to the gate.
"It's locked." Announced Gregor.
"Figures." Answered his dad." The Regalians don't want the jabbers to be let in. How are we going to get it open?"
"We knock." Said Boots simply. "We knock on door, they open door!"
Gregor looked up. "Wait a moment. I have an idea." Suddenly, he started shouting at the gate.
His dad stared. "Gregor, they can't hear us." He said.
"Quiet!" Gregor snapped, and his dad drew back in surprise. Gregor then continued shouting. He was getting angrier by the second.
He got so angry, in fact, that his rager side kicked in. Once he had it, Gregor shouted one more time and gave the door a mighty kick.
CRACK! Part of the door cracked open, and the family went inside and, unsurprisingly, found themselves surrounded by Regalian archers with their arrows at the ready. They were surprised when they saw Gregor, but they didn't have time to react. Gregor told his family to go to the palace. Then he asked the soldiers if one of them had a spare sword.
After he got a sword, he ran to join the battle.
The Regalians quickly noticed Gregor, and soon the air was filled with shouts of, "The Warrior has returned!" and, "The Overlander is here!". It was a major morale boost, and it showed.
Gregor found Ripred, and the two began killing jabbers left and right. They were much harder to kill than gnawers, though, because of their thick armor. Also, Gregor found out that the pincers were surprisingly great weapons, and he was constantly harassed by them. They held on, however.
Because of the humongous morale boost Gregor gave the humans, the Regalians managed to push back the jabbers. Soon they were in a route, and the human army eagerly chased them.
"Come." Said Ripred breathlessly. "Let's go."
When they got to Regalia, they were hailed as heroes. Gregor beamed as he looked across the crowd that greeted them. Ripred, seeing the expression on his face, rolled his eyes. "Don't get used to it." He said.
When they reached the palace, they were greeted by Vikus and Luxa.
Luxa's eyes lit up when she saw the pair. "Gregor, you have returned!"
They embraced, then Gregor turned to Vikus. "Good to see you again, Vikus."
Vikus smiled. "Oh, it is a pleasure to see you, too, Overlander."
Gregor looked out the window at the mass army of the jabbers running away. "I guess you've had some tough times with the jabbers, haven't you?"
"Our diplomats, such as myself, have had quite a bit of trouble making peace." Admitted Vikus, following Gregor's gaze. Then he turned to Ripred.
"Where are those two mapmakers? I understand it that you were helping them through the Deadlands."
"Oh, it got boring." Ripred told him. "I had absolutely nothing to do. I almost screamed with boredom. And those two charters were content all day with drawing little pictures. It goes to show you, humans are very easily amused. In fact, they-"
"Thank you, Ripred." Interrupted Vikus. Then he turned to Gregor. "Come, Overlander. I must take you to the briefing room. We have things to tell you."
"About the jabbers?" asked Gregor, recalling his conversation with Ripred outside Regalia.
"Yes." Replied Vikus as the two walked down the hall. "But also something else."
"What?"
Vikus stopped and looked at Gregor.
"You have a new quest."
Okay, I know you probably saw that one coming. And yes, I ended up having almost no violence, so you can call off the vote. But I still may need it later on, however. See ya next chapter!
Ripred Dominates
(which he does)
