"Where do you think you're going!" Red shouted after Kryptid as he raced past, running away from the city. "And where the hell is Blue?"
He didn't answer. Kryptid just continued running across the crag. He stopped and started puffing.
"I've never ran this far before," he puffed.
"What the hell is going on?" Red shouted.
"They captured Blue. And I think they have a beacon preventing me from teleporting."
"What do you mean, they captured Blue?" Red asked angrily.
"They captured Blue!" Kryptid shouted, testing his teleport and appearing beside Red. "We need to go back to the town and then come back and save her!"
"How did she get captured?" Red shouted.
Kryptid shook his head. "I just said! They shot her, and I couldn't teleport, so she told me to leave her!"
Red looked at him. "What happened?"
"I just told you!"
"No. I mean what happened?" Red asked, raising her eyebrow.
"Nothing," Kryptid said. He shook his head. "Seriously, she got captured. We need to come back and get her WITH the others!"
"Right. Yes. Let's do that," Red said, still not convinced. Lief jumped up on her shoulder and meowed. Red nodded.
"You're right. I'll stay here in case she escapes. Take Lief back to the town, and I'll meet you here with when you come back with the others.
Kryptid stared at the ocelot. She hissed at him, and he scowled.
"Fine. Get your stupid tail over here, you cat."
Lief climbed up onto his shoulder, and bit his ear. Kryptid scowled, forcing himself to not rip its head off. He turned and threw an enderpearl as far as he could. He had to hurry.
Steve watched June as he sat cross legged in the forest, meditating. Mushrooms sprung up around him, and they slowly grew up his legs and body. Steve spun around at the sound of footsteps, and Duck stood behind him.
"He's a strange one, that June," Duck said, smiling.
Steve smiled, and continued to watch as June was completely enveloped by mushrooms.
"How the hell does he do that?" Steve asked, turning back to Duck.
"No idea. No one does."
"What the hell?" Steve said, as a giant mushroom suddenly sprung up, swallowing June whole.
"I guess we know where those come from now," Duck laughed, gesturing to a few other giant mushrooms around the forest.
Steve watched in amazement as June rose from the forest floor. He opened his eyes, and stared at Steve.
"Hello, again."
"I'm not even going to ask," Steve said as he turned around and walked back into the town.
Kryptid ran through the forest, Lief curled up asleep inside his cloak. They had grown to tolerate each other over the past day, but they both still despised each other.
"Wake up, you dumb cat," Kryptid said, bursting free of the tree line and seeing the mountains. It wasn't far now, and then they would be back at the town.
Lief hissed, and crawled out of Kryptid's cloak and onto his head. She lent over his head, and peered into his eyes. Kryptid scowled, and shook his head, trying to throw her off. Lief meowed condescendingly, and clung on tight.
"Fine," Kryptid said. "But you better leave me alone when we get to town."
Steve joined Rookie as she absentmindedly patted her pig Jeffery in front of one of the many graves in the graveyard. The stone was covered in moss.
"How long has this one been dead?" Steve asked.
Rookie sighed, shaking her head. "I can't remember. There's been so many. Its been a while."
"Who was it?"
"Someone. People die," Rookie said. She scratched away some of the moss, revealing a name.
"Ben," she said. "I think I remember him. Died fighting a horde of monsters on his own. Gave us all enough time to close the gates and barricade them. Saved dozens of lives."
Steve didn't speak.
"It sucked. But it was his choice, and everyone appreciated it."
"Okay," Steve trailed off. "We need you in the town hall. Kryptid's back."
"So soon? What about Blue and Red?" Rookie asked glancing at Steve.
"They're not here. Lief is with him, but not the others."
"There are two ways we can handle this," Kryptid said, after answering most questions the others had for him. Lief sat on his head,
"And what would they be?" Rookie asked.
"We COULD sneak into the city by climbing over the wall and quietly taking out the guards before searching the city," he said.
"But...?" Destructo asked, smiling.
"I believe we should get everyone who is willing to fight, go to the city, completely destroy the wall, take out the beacon that stops me from teleporting, save Blue, find the 'king', possibly kill him, and kick some ass while doing it!"
"Yes!" Destructo shouted.
"No," Rookie scowled. "We sneak in."
Kryptid sighed and Destructo let out a cry of desperation.
"But if it all goes to hell, that can be plan B."
Kryptid shrugged and Destructo jumped in delight.
"We had better hurry though, or else Blue might already be dead when we get there," Steve said.
"That would probably be a good idea."
Another chapter down. Stop harassing me Byron.
~ DarkKryptid