What's this? Another chapter? I know, I am too much, but this is just because I didn't want to put a metamoor scene in with an earth scene, ya know?
Anyway, forgive the simple cartoon-ness of this chapter, but in chapter 5 comes a comic-y part or two that I think ought to be here (they're just too awesome!) also, if I can, I hope to be done with episode one by the end of next week. At the latest.
Enjoy!
In the dark plains or thick forests..
One piece of advice is always good during hunting..
If it's bigger than you, you should probably be the one running.
The two youngsters kept running. They did not trust Phobos to leave them without a search of sorts. After all, it was not any rebel who had stolen from his armory. Caleb knew that there was someone behind them. Not how close or far, but they were definitly being hunted.
"I told you to take a rope." Aldarn breathed heavily, his limbs seizing from the running.
Caleb simply grinned mischievously at his tired friend, his own capacity for the labour of the journy was far larger. "You also told me that I couldn't get into the castle."
"Who knows whether they can sense you or smell you or whatever!" Aldarn wheezed.
"Here. Here's your father's bow. At least this won't be used against us- Whoa!" He skidded to a halt at the edge of a quarry. He could hear the yells of an approaching army that was far too close for them to turn around. Below he looked as a squawk emitted from below. "Hoogongs.."
"Hoogongs!" The pair grinned at one another.
"How far down do you think it goes?"
"Jump," Caleb's green eyes sparkled with humor, "And I'll tell you." Aldarn was one of few people he allowed himself to be informal with, and the first person with whom he had ever shared a joke.
The two rebels began decending the wall of the canyon by climbing and, once close enough, Caleb jumped onto one of the Ostrich-like beasts, pushing the wall for extra momentum. Aldarn quickly followed.
"Easy boy! Woah!" Aldarn laughed at his friend, daring him to make a joke, "I said 'woah', you over-grown chicken! Wooaahh!" The hoogongs took off, startled into motion by the surprise 'attack' of the boys now riding them. They took off west, aware that the canyon would be enough to prevent them being followed further. "Yeah!"