Right I can't believe I have to do this but I do not own ElfQuest. If I
did would I be here writing about it? No, so stop flaming me!!!!! I'll hunt
you down and hurt you if you do!!! All I own is Moonfell, Katty (who is
Moonfell), and Crescent...you take them and I'll not only hurt you but I'll
tie you up and throw you in Lake Erie. (Sorry if I seem a lil mad, as in
crazy, but some person already stole me characters and it made me really
pissed!!!)
And this is the last chapter tear. I will put in a sequel when I get an
idea. But this isn't the last time I'll be talking to ye. After this I'm
gonna come back and thank me reviewers who kept me goin when I thought I
should just quit.
So now on to what you've all really wanted to read!!!!!
Chapter 9
Saying goodbye...
I stared at the sky as I waited for the Wolfriders to howl for their wolves. The wolves and Crescent and I came up with a plan to tell the Wolfriders that we were in the pack. I would come running down with them when they were called. I had to tell them, and man was it hard to communicate with other elves wolves.
'I wonder why I didn't go home.' I thought to myself. Looking down I started to put on knee high black boots that I borrowed from some Sun Folk. I would try and at least look like the young Moonfell, for this.
Hearing another rumble I sighed, "That had to do it."
'What's wrong?' Crescent tried to life my head with her muzzle
"I don't know, I just feel grave. Like this is only the beginning and I have this big gut feeling that one of us will get hurt very soon." I looked at her.
'You should learn from that feeling, let it teach you.' She came closer and sat besides me, I wrapped my arms around her, 'we are bonded by more than you think; I will be your only Wolf friend. I will die when you do, we will always be together. I'm only a thought away, even if your on Earth." She liked my face and I smiled.
"And how do you know all this?" I asked but she never answered because of the Wolfriders started to howl.
I quickly mounted Crescent and followed the wolves to their riders.
"Look! Here they come!" Pike shouted, than everyone noticed me come into sight.
"Moonfell?" almost everyone asked as Crescent and I charged down to the ground. I was having a hard time, in the end I had to leave the upper part of my body back. Running on a wolf down hill was hard for the rider.
"Sister, you're joining us?" Cutter asked once I reached him, this made me smile.
"I am a Wolfrider, I protect my territory like all Wolfriders. It is in my blood." I tell him and he give me a questionable look. I wasn't there when he gave his speech about how the Wolfriders would drive the zwoot herd away, how could I know what he said?
Slowly everyone started to get their wolves ready, they looked almost angelic. But the Sun Folk didn't notice, well most of them.
Leetah watched at every Wolfrider as they some how played with their wolves. Cutter was receiving a lick from his wolf, while Strongbow and Moonshade put little Dart on the back of Strongbow's wolf. She watched as Redlance scratched his wolves back and Skywise as he petted Starjumper's muzzle. Finally her eyes turned to me, where I was laying down on Crescents back, just rubbing her fur, we were deep into conversation and didn't notice her star.
'They look a lot a like. Both are black in their own way' Leetah thought to herself as she watched me finally get up and walk with Dewshine into the caves, looking for things that we could use, Crescent waited at the entrance. Not really wanting to loose sight of me.
"Look! We found ropes in one of the caves!" Dewshine said as she ran to every one, I was right behind her with more ropes draping from my body.
"It's perfect! Not only can we turn the herd, but catch some at well!" I shouted at the Wolfriders, my family.
"Y-You're not going with them, are you?!" Leetah asks and Dewshine slows, I do not. I was still a little mad at her.
I passed around the ropes and mounted Crescent once again; just as head covers were beginning to be passed around.
I had let my hair down a while ago, wanting to feel the wind in my hair. But looking at everyone putting on clothes I hope of that shrank.
"Don't want to get over heated, do you?" Vurdah smiled as she put a cloth around my head, looking out of the corners of my eyes I saw Skywise look at her in a way I didn't like.
"Thank you Vurdah, you are very kind." She smiled at me and looked at Crescent longingly, "What's on your mind?" I ask
"She is so beautiful, you two seem like a match made for each other. I only wish- nay, it's stupid." She started to turn away.
I quickly turned her around and looked at her, "Wishes are not stupid, tell me.... I'll won't tell a soul if you don't want me to."
Vurdah looked around, as if to make sure no one was listening, "I sometimes wish...I wish that I could ride a wolf like you and your tribe, to be like you." She smiled, her cheeks going red.
I smiled, "We'll I can't do anything about that..." 'Unless I wish it' "but I can ask Crescent if you could become, a.....lets say somewhat a friend to her?"
Her eyes widened, "oh would you?!?" she seemed like a little kid on Christmas morning.
I nodded and asked Crescent, how agreed, "Yeap, she said it would be fine. All you have to do is this." I put my hand to my lips and whistled, it sounded like a morning bird calling its mate.
Vurdah needed help getting her hands in the right position, but after a few tries she made the perfect sound.
I smiled at the sound she made, "Now all you have to do is make that sound and Crescent will come to your help." I told her before Crescent and I moved to be besides Cutter. Slowly we made our way of the Bridge of Destiny and waited for the herd.
"Let's run at them now, cousin!" Dewshine said, excited
"No!" Cutter said and I finished for him
"The Wolves are not made for this heat. Let the zwoots come to us." I told her looking behind me. She gave me a smile of welcome. And so we waited.
"Wolfriders ready..." Cutter ordered us, "GO!!"
Crescent and I immediately started off, my hair blowing behind me. I quickly turned to the left, not a lot of Wolfriders were that way.
I quickly helped Skywise, Pike, and Cutter turn one of the head zwoots. I hardly notice when Cutter left us to it and went to another zwoot.
Slowly the herd moved and passed the village by. As a celebration we all took off our head coverings off and held them up, this is what a true Wolfrider was. Free to hunt and protect.
I let out a howl as I slipped to the left of Skywise and Starjumper. I laughed as Pike swung from the tail of a small zwoot. I sent a smile at Skywise and we made our way to right behind Cutter, who was yelling out an order to the Wolfriders.
"Come on! We'll drive them through that gap in the rocks ahead! It leads to a dead end!" He ordered and Strongbow opened sent to all of us.
'We saved the village! Now the hunt can begin!'
Something came over me at that time. I red spark appeared in my eye at the prospect of a good bloody hunt. Wolfriders only took what they needed, but it was the heart they put in the hunt that set them apart. Even the gentlest of Wolfriders rode on the urge of the wolf hunt. Me on the other hand was looking exactly like Bearclaw as I took out Full Moon and raised it above my head, an evil smile on my face.
I heard one of the Sun Folk yell from behind me but I paid it no mind. I was in a Wolfrider hunt, I was a Wolfrider now. In blood and in heart. The spark of red in my eye proved that, it was in all the Wolfriders eyes. And like all the other Wolfriders I zoned out a zwoot to bring to the Villagers for training.
It wasn't that big and it wouldn't give much of a fight. Rounding in on it I readied my rope.
I got it on my first try and had to jump on its back to keep it from kicking me.
'Send to it!' Crescent sent to me, she seemed urgent, so I obeyed.
'Calm down grass eater!' it stopped almost instantly. I raised an eyebrow as I got of it's back and mounted Crescent's back. "What was that?"
'You can do anything Savah can do. Thanks to your necklace.' Was all she said to me and we made our way to the caves. Just as Savah was talking to a different zwoot.
"Savah!" I shouted and brought the little one up to her, "I'm going to let you give this to someone who needs it, while I go get another one." I handed her the rope and she smiled.
"I know just the elf who needs a good strong zwoot." She said looking at it.
"My rope!" hearing Dewshine's voice made me snap my head around to my right. Scouter and Dewshine had roped the largest zwoot and it was acting up.
I quickly ran to their rescue, the very thing that Leetah did. I saw my little cousin get thrown on a rock and Leetah start to run with her in Leetah's arms. The zwoot ran after her, I had to save them. If not for my cousin and friend, but for my brother who's lifemate was if danger.
Coming to a stop in front of the zwoot I growled and took out Full Moon, strangely the zwoot stopped at hearing my voice. Lifting an eyebrow I gave a small musical note. In an answer the zwoot got down on its knees, lying on the ground.
I tried to move, but the zwoot wouldn't let me, do Cutter had to set Scouter. Staring at the zwoot in wonder I hardly noticed Cutter and Treestump come up to Dewshine and Leetah. Why wouldn't the zwoot let me pass?
I tried again but the zwoot gave a snort and moved so everyone else was blocked with its big bulk. Was it protecting me, or something along those lines?
Sighing, I sang another note, which got everyone else's attention. They weren't happy that I was singing when one of my family members was hurt. They glared at me until the zwoot got up and circled me, all because I was singing. I opened my mouth wider and the song got louder. The zwoot started galloping around me. I stopped and it lay down besides me, putting its long face close to my waist.
Everyone stared at me, I tried again. I sang a country song that I remembered that my mother loved. "Save a horse (ride a cowboy)" by Big & Rich, my mother just loved the song.
(A/N: I'm not lying!!! Me moms loves this song and now I have it stuck in me head!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! I better turn on some Rasmus, I got to get that song out of me head!!!)
By the end of the song I finally noticed something was wrong. One was that I was glowing. And the other was that the zwoot was asleep!!
Wait, I'm glowing!!
"Cutter!!" I yelled but it came out just a whisper that sounded like the wind. I ran to him, he just stared. I was returning, I knew it.
I said his name again, than covered my mouth when they didn't hear it. Cutter tried to hug me, but he went right through me!!! I was slowly disappearing!! You could already see through me, and that wasn't normal.
Savah showed up than and smiled, "You wished to go back didn't you?" she asked, and I nodded.
Treestump looked shocked, as did Leetah. "You wished to go back to that? From what you told me, that life wasn't good." Treestump glared down at me, I had sat down. I couldn't even tell him that I would be back. I just needed time to leave the life I had for myself back on Earth.
"She will be back. No doubt she is the real Moonfell, that is who she is. She just needs to tie a few things up before she settles here, am I right dear?" Savah explained as if she could hear my thoughts.
I jumped up and nodded while smiled. I will be back, like it or not, I was Moonfell. Moonfell was I.
"What are you going on about Treestump?" Cutter asked looking at his quickly disappearing sister.
Treestump started the tale of Katty of Earth and how she came to find she was really Moonfell of the World with Two Moons. One wasn't listening, Skywise.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Skywise asked. He had followed me off to the side. I didn't want them to see me leave, too late.
I shrugged. It wasn't true that I didn't know, I knew. It was the fact that every time I talked it sounded like the wind. So I tried sending.
'All my life, up until I disappeared to Earth, you were my brothers best friend. So I though that I should keep it that way.' I sent to him, 'I guess I thought you wouldn't understand. I know about what humans did to your parents. So I thought that if you knew you would do something that I didn't want to happen.' I looked down to the ground. Hoping that he heard me in his mind.
"I'm sorry." Skywise said stepping closer to me, I looked up, "I didn't know you felt that way." He had obviously heard what I said.
I smiled and went to hug him but before I could I started to burst into little orbs of light. Starting from my toes up. I simply waved at everyone and than nothing...
"Katty!" a woman's voice shouted, "Oh thank the heavens, you're safe!"
I went into a hug with someone I could hardly see. Once my sight got better I saw it was my mother and what looked like a dozen other people surrounding me. I quickly got up and ran faster than any human out of the circle they made and into a tree. I was still a Wolfrider after all.
"Katty!" my mother shouted looking up at me in shock.
I glared at all the others; I didn't want them to be here with my mother. I tried to send to them but found I couldn't. Than it all hit me.
My eye's widened as I slipped out of the tree and into my mother's arms. I had wished to go back and here I was. But I thought that I had just been knocked out. What happening while I was gone? I decided to ask.
"Mom, what happened?" I asked, grabbing her by the shoulders and pushing her away from me so I could look into her face.
"You disappeared!" her mother sobbed, "One minuet you were there in the park, I had come to bring you back in the house, and I just blinked than you were on the ground. I ran to you and you disappeared in my arms." I hugged her.
"How long?" I asked darkly
"A month, or more I was so worried I didn't count." So ElfQuest was in the same time line at Earth. That meant I was gone for a long time, my poor mother worried while I was having fun.
"I'm back now. Everything's ok." I whispered and got up, time to make things right so I can go back to Skywise, Cutter, Savah, Leetah, Treestump and the rest. That was where I belonged.
Both my mother and I knew that.
THE END!!!!!!
Chapter 9
Saying goodbye...
I stared at the sky as I waited for the Wolfriders to howl for their wolves. The wolves and Crescent and I came up with a plan to tell the Wolfriders that we were in the pack. I would come running down with them when they were called. I had to tell them, and man was it hard to communicate with other elves wolves.
'I wonder why I didn't go home.' I thought to myself. Looking down I started to put on knee high black boots that I borrowed from some Sun Folk. I would try and at least look like the young Moonfell, for this.
Hearing another rumble I sighed, "That had to do it."
'What's wrong?' Crescent tried to life my head with her muzzle
"I don't know, I just feel grave. Like this is only the beginning and I have this big gut feeling that one of us will get hurt very soon." I looked at her.
'You should learn from that feeling, let it teach you.' She came closer and sat besides me, I wrapped my arms around her, 'we are bonded by more than you think; I will be your only Wolf friend. I will die when you do, we will always be together. I'm only a thought away, even if your on Earth." She liked my face and I smiled.
"And how do you know all this?" I asked but she never answered because of the Wolfriders started to howl.
I quickly mounted Crescent and followed the wolves to their riders.
"Look! Here they come!" Pike shouted, than everyone noticed me come into sight.
"Moonfell?" almost everyone asked as Crescent and I charged down to the ground. I was having a hard time, in the end I had to leave the upper part of my body back. Running on a wolf down hill was hard for the rider.
"Sister, you're joining us?" Cutter asked once I reached him, this made me smile.
"I am a Wolfrider, I protect my territory like all Wolfriders. It is in my blood." I tell him and he give me a questionable look. I wasn't there when he gave his speech about how the Wolfriders would drive the zwoot herd away, how could I know what he said?
Slowly everyone started to get their wolves ready, they looked almost angelic. But the Sun Folk didn't notice, well most of them.
Leetah watched at every Wolfrider as they some how played with their wolves. Cutter was receiving a lick from his wolf, while Strongbow and Moonshade put little Dart on the back of Strongbow's wolf. She watched as Redlance scratched his wolves back and Skywise as he petted Starjumper's muzzle. Finally her eyes turned to me, where I was laying down on Crescents back, just rubbing her fur, we were deep into conversation and didn't notice her star.
'They look a lot a like. Both are black in their own way' Leetah thought to herself as she watched me finally get up and walk with Dewshine into the caves, looking for things that we could use, Crescent waited at the entrance. Not really wanting to loose sight of me.
"Look! We found ropes in one of the caves!" Dewshine said as she ran to every one, I was right behind her with more ropes draping from my body.
"It's perfect! Not only can we turn the herd, but catch some at well!" I shouted at the Wolfriders, my family.
"Y-You're not going with them, are you?!" Leetah asks and Dewshine slows, I do not. I was still a little mad at her.
I passed around the ropes and mounted Crescent once again; just as head covers were beginning to be passed around.
I had let my hair down a while ago, wanting to feel the wind in my hair. But looking at everyone putting on clothes I hope of that shrank.
"Don't want to get over heated, do you?" Vurdah smiled as she put a cloth around my head, looking out of the corners of my eyes I saw Skywise look at her in a way I didn't like.
"Thank you Vurdah, you are very kind." She smiled at me and looked at Crescent longingly, "What's on your mind?" I ask
"She is so beautiful, you two seem like a match made for each other. I only wish- nay, it's stupid." She started to turn away.
I quickly turned her around and looked at her, "Wishes are not stupid, tell me.... I'll won't tell a soul if you don't want me to."
Vurdah looked around, as if to make sure no one was listening, "I sometimes wish...I wish that I could ride a wolf like you and your tribe, to be like you." She smiled, her cheeks going red.
I smiled, "We'll I can't do anything about that..." 'Unless I wish it' "but I can ask Crescent if you could become, a.....lets say somewhat a friend to her?"
Her eyes widened, "oh would you?!?" she seemed like a little kid on Christmas morning.
I nodded and asked Crescent, how agreed, "Yeap, she said it would be fine. All you have to do is this." I put my hand to my lips and whistled, it sounded like a morning bird calling its mate.
Vurdah needed help getting her hands in the right position, but after a few tries she made the perfect sound.
I smiled at the sound she made, "Now all you have to do is make that sound and Crescent will come to your help." I told her before Crescent and I moved to be besides Cutter. Slowly we made our way of the Bridge of Destiny and waited for the herd.
"Let's run at them now, cousin!" Dewshine said, excited
"No!" Cutter said and I finished for him
"The Wolves are not made for this heat. Let the zwoots come to us." I told her looking behind me. She gave me a smile of welcome. And so we waited.
"Wolfriders ready..." Cutter ordered us, "GO!!"
Crescent and I immediately started off, my hair blowing behind me. I quickly turned to the left, not a lot of Wolfriders were that way.
I quickly helped Skywise, Pike, and Cutter turn one of the head zwoots. I hardly notice when Cutter left us to it and went to another zwoot.
Slowly the herd moved and passed the village by. As a celebration we all took off our head coverings off and held them up, this is what a true Wolfrider was. Free to hunt and protect.
I let out a howl as I slipped to the left of Skywise and Starjumper. I laughed as Pike swung from the tail of a small zwoot. I sent a smile at Skywise and we made our way to right behind Cutter, who was yelling out an order to the Wolfriders.
"Come on! We'll drive them through that gap in the rocks ahead! It leads to a dead end!" He ordered and Strongbow opened sent to all of us.
'We saved the village! Now the hunt can begin!'
Something came over me at that time. I red spark appeared in my eye at the prospect of a good bloody hunt. Wolfriders only took what they needed, but it was the heart they put in the hunt that set them apart. Even the gentlest of Wolfriders rode on the urge of the wolf hunt. Me on the other hand was looking exactly like Bearclaw as I took out Full Moon and raised it above my head, an evil smile on my face.
I heard one of the Sun Folk yell from behind me but I paid it no mind. I was in a Wolfrider hunt, I was a Wolfrider now. In blood and in heart. The spark of red in my eye proved that, it was in all the Wolfriders eyes. And like all the other Wolfriders I zoned out a zwoot to bring to the Villagers for training.
It wasn't that big and it wouldn't give much of a fight. Rounding in on it I readied my rope.
I got it on my first try and had to jump on its back to keep it from kicking me.
'Send to it!' Crescent sent to me, she seemed urgent, so I obeyed.
'Calm down grass eater!' it stopped almost instantly. I raised an eyebrow as I got of it's back and mounted Crescent's back. "What was that?"
'You can do anything Savah can do. Thanks to your necklace.' Was all she said to me and we made our way to the caves. Just as Savah was talking to a different zwoot.
"Savah!" I shouted and brought the little one up to her, "I'm going to let you give this to someone who needs it, while I go get another one." I handed her the rope and she smiled.
"I know just the elf who needs a good strong zwoot." She said looking at it.
"My rope!" hearing Dewshine's voice made me snap my head around to my right. Scouter and Dewshine had roped the largest zwoot and it was acting up.
I quickly ran to their rescue, the very thing that Leetah did. I saw my little cousin get thrown on a rock and Leetah start to run with her in Leetah's arms. The zwoot ran after her, I had to save them. If not for my cousin and friend, but for my brother who's lifemate was if danger.
Coming to a stop in front of the zwoot I growled and took out Full Moon, strangely the zwoot stopped at hearing my voice. Lifting an eyebrow I gave a small musical note. In an answer the zwoot got down on its knees, lying on the ground.
I tried to move, but the zwoot wouldn't let me, do Cutter had to set Scouter. Staring at the zwoot in wonder I hardly noticed Cutter and Treestump come up to Dewshine and Leetah. Why wouldn't the zwoot let me pass?
I tried again but the zwoot gave a snort and moved so everyone else was blocked with its big bulk. Was it protecting me, or something along those lines?
Sighing, I sang another note, which got everyone else's attention. They weren't happy that I was singing when one of my family members was hurt. They glared at me until the zwoot got up and circled me, all because I was singing. I opened my mouth wider and the song got louder. The zwoot started galloping around me. I stopped and it lay down besides me, putting its long face close to my waist.
Everyone stared at me, I tried again. I sang a country song that I remembered that my mother loved. "Save a horse (ride a cowboy)" by Big & Rich, my mother just loved the song.
(A/N: I'm not lying!!! Me moms loves this song and now I have it stuck in me head!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! I better turn on some Rasmus, I got to get that song out of me head!!!)
By the end of the song I finally noticed something was wrong. One was that I was glowing. And the other was that the zwoot was asleep!!
Wait, I'm glowing!!
"Cutter!!" I yelled but it came out just a whisper that sounded like the wind. I ran to him, he just stared. I was returning, I knew it.
I said his name again, than covered my mouth when they didn't hear it. Cutter tried to hug me, but he went right through me!!! I was slowly disappearing!! You could already see through me, and that wasn't normal.
Savah showed up than and smiled, "You wished to go back didn't you?" she asked, and I nodded.
Treestump looked shocked, as did Leetah. "You wished to go back to that? From what you told me, that life wasn't good." Treestump glared down at me, I had sat down. I couldn't even tell him that I would be back. I just needed time to leave the life I had for myself back on Earth.
"She will be back. No doubt she is the real Moonfell, that is who she is. She just needs to tie a few things up before she settles here, am I right dear?" Savah explained as if she could hear my thoughts.
I jumped up and nodded while smiled. I will be back, like it or not, I was Moonfell. Moonfell was I.
"What are you going on about Treestump?" Cutter asked looking at his quickly disappearing sister.
Treestump started the tale of Katty of Earth and how she came to find she was really Moonfell of the World with Two Moons. One wasn't listening, Skywise.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Skywise asked. He had followed me off to the side. I didn't want them to see me leave, too late.
I shrugged. It wasn't true that I didn't know, I knew. It was the fact that every time I talked it sounded like the wind. So I tried sending.
'All my life, up until I disappeared to Earth, you were my brothers best friend. So I though that I should keep it that way.' I sent to him, 'I guess I thought you wouldn't understand. I know about what humans did to your parents. So I thought that if you knew you would do something that I didn't want to happen.' I looked down to the ground. Hoping that he heard me in his mind.
"I'm sorry." Skywise said stepping closer to me, I looked up, "I didn't know you felt that way." He had obviously heard what I said.
I smiled and went to hug him but before I could I started to burst into little orbs of light. Starting from my toes up. I simply waved at everyone and than nothing...
"Katty!" a woman's voice shouted, "Oh thank the heavens, you're safe!"
I went into a hug with someone I could hardly see. Once my sight got better I saw it was my mother and what looked like a dozen other people surrounding me. I quickly got up and ran faster than any human out of the circle they made and into a tree. I was still a Wolfrider after all.
"Katty!" my mother shouted looking up at me in shock.
I glared at all the others; I didn't want them to be here with my mother. I tried to send to them but found I couldn't. Than it all hit me.
My eye's widened as I slipped out of the tree and into my mother's arms. I had wished to go back and here I was. But I thought that I had just been knocked out. What happening while I was gone? I decided to ask.
"Mom, what happened?" I asked, grabbing her by the shoulders and pushing her away from me so I could look into her face.
"You disappeared!" her mother sobbed, "One minuet you were there in the park, I had come to bring you back in the house, and I just blinked than you were on the ground. I ran to you and you disappeared in my arms." I hugged her.
"How long?" I asked darkly
"A month, or more I was so worried I didn't count." So ElfQuest was in the same time line at Earth. That meant I was gone for a long time, my poor mother worried while I was having fun.
"I'm back now. Everything's ok." I whispered and got up, time to make things right so I can go back to Skywise, Cutter, Savah, Leetah, Treestump and the rest. That was where I belonged.
Both my mother and I knew that.
THE END!!!!!!