Chapter 5: A not so good day

The lunch bell rang and Tock gathered up his books and walked out the door.

"Okay class there might be a pop quiz tomorrow, there might not." The teacher said to his class then added. "Sleep in fear." (Transformers Yay :)

"So are we meeting up after school or not." Hornet asked, Tock groaned and slapped his fore head again.

"Sorry, dude I'm busy." Tock said. Hornet looked at him. "I mean I have better things to do than play DDR."

"What the hell is better than DDR?" Hornet Yelled but before Tock could reply Kipo walked up to them.

"Hi, guys." She said cheerfully.

"Hi, Kipo." Tock said.

"hema… uh… gla." babbled, Hornet. (Hornet has trouble talking to girls.)

"Um… OOOOK." Said Kipo

"Is he alright?" She asked, Tock just shook his head.

"I've been wondering that for a long time." Tock said. After they had a nice lunch they walked to their last period class, which is the most boring class in the world. The history of bending. Well after that class was over Tock ran to the statue of Avatar Aang (his uncle) where he would meet up with Zu-ly. He waited for about an hour until Zu-ly came busting out the door.

"I'm so sorry I'm late." She said. "We had a meeting at my bending club and I was so caught up in work." She explained, Tock laughed and took her hand.

"Hey, don't worry about it." He said; as they leaned forward to kiss something happened.

"AH HA!!!" The sudden yell caused both of them to trip and fall on each other. "I knew there was something going on with you two." Kipo came out of the bushes.

"KIPO!!!" yelled Tock. "When I get my hands on you your going to wish I wasn't your cousin." He added as he helped Zu-ly up. Kipo stuck her tongue out at him.

"I already do." She said and ran off.

"You just what until your mom here's about this." Tock yelled after her. After she was out of view Tock calmed down.

"Sorry about that rude interruption." Tock said. Zu-ly laughed.

"Come on I have a short cut." Zu-ly took Tock's hand and pulled him to a path that led into a forest.

"Come on." Zu-ly exclaimed as she walked into the forest but Tock didn't move. Even though he couldn't see it Tock could feel a cold air blowing down his back. Something about that forest made Tock cringe; the forest had something dangerous about it, something evil.

"I don't think this is such a good idea." Tock said. "Maybe we should just go the regular way." Zu-ly pouted.

"But I always take this route home It's so pretty." She said, another shiver down Tock's spin

'It doesn't feel like it's pretty' he thought as yet another shiver went down his spin.

"Come on its fine." She said taking his hand and pulling him in. As soon as Tock's bear feet touched the dead leaves, it felt like his spin was now frozen. He was now in the evil like forest. It wasn't long until Tock's scenes were on the edge, as soon as he felt movement Tock lurched into battle and shot a rock at a tree and would almost hit a squirrel. Zu-ly groaned.

"Oh, please stop." She begged. "You're going to hit one." Tock felt another vibration in the trees, but it was another squirrel.

"I can't help it, there's something eerie about this place." Tock said, still ready for attack.

"Look," Zu-ly said frustrated. "I've taken this route home all the time nothing is going to happen." She put her hand in his. Tock relaxed for a moment then he felt a vibration in a tree but it was way larger then a squirrel, it was a person. Tock pulled his hand out of her hand and shot a rock at the figure, but it was gone long before he reacted.

"Did you see that?" Tock asked, Zu-ly sighed.

"It was probably another squirrel." Zu-ly said angry.

"No it wasn't, it was way…" but before Tock could finish a stone hand came out of the ground, grabbed him by the ankle, and pulled him under, and he was gone before Zu-ly's eyes.

"TOCK!!!" she yelled, then something shot out of the ground, Zu-ly thought it was Tock at first but the figure revealed himself as a large dark person wearing stone gloves and a black demon like mask.

"Ah, alone at last." The figure said in a voice that sounded like cold raspy wind.

"W-who are you?" Zu-ly said with a shudder as the figure backed her into a tree. The figure made a windy laugh and leaned into her ear.

"I am the wind blowing thru your hair." whispered the figure, as he ran his hands thru her hair

"GET AWAY FROM HER!!!" Tock jumped out of the ground and punched the figure right in the face. With a loud crack of the neck the figure fell to the ground with a loud thud.

"What did I tell ya?" Tock said Zu-ly nodded. Then there was a faint cackling. The figure was on his feet and cracked his neck back in place.

"It seems," said the figure. "I have underestimated the boy." The figure walked up in front of Tock and leaned down so they were face-to-mask. "But that won't happen again."

Before Tock could react the figure socked Tock strait in the gut knocking the wind right out of him. Tock feel to the ground gasping for air.

"Leave him alone!" Yelled Zu-ly, the figure turned around and looked Zu-ly strait in the eyes making her shiver. The figure's eyes behind his mask had darkness to them as though nothing was there.

"Oh, trust me my darling," said the figure in his cold wind like voice. "He's not my target YOU are." Zu-ly gasped and tried to run but as she turned around to run the figure was right in front of her.

"Were do you think you're going." said the figure griping her shoulders.

"Get your hands off of her." Tock wheezed as he tried to stand up. The figure groaned with announces and pushed Zu-ly out of the way.

"Why won't you stay down" the figure blew. "You're not my target." Tock got ready for battle.

"When you attack Zu-ly you mine as well make me your target." said Tock. The figure cracked his knuckles.

"Alright," the figure rasped. "I'm flexible." Before you could blink the figure charged at Tock, uppercut him in the gut causing him to fly up in the air. The figure jump after him, he rapidly punched Tock in the gut three more times than elbowed him right back to the ground. Tock hits the ground with a loud crash and Tock is motionless.

"Now where was I." breathed the figure as he gently landed on the ground. "Ah, yes now I remember." But before the figure could move a rock pillar shot up in front of him and nailed him into the chest. The figure wasn't even pushed back by the pillar but he did groan with annoyance. Tock got up to his feet and spat out the blood that was in his mouth.

"Is that all you got." Tock said mockingly. The figure turned around and glared at Tock

"You're becoming a real thorn in my side." rasped the evil creature like human.

Time for a cliff hanger… Yes I know I'm mean but that just means I'm increasing excitement and that will make you want to read more. Now I need 5 good reviews then I'll post the next Chapter…that is if I either finish the next Chap or if I want more reviews whichever comes first well ok see ya later.

Eagle101