Silver the Warrior Chapter IX: The Grand Escapade Part I
Sorry for the lateness. So busy and a bit of a block here. So here we go! I dont own redwall or Sonic and Co.
After walking for a while, Silver and the others were on a ledge looking over the waters. Silver and Amy look over. Dead end.
"-sigh- Julie-Su, does any of this looks familiar to you?"
She shakes her head and says,
"No, they blind folded me when I was captured by the tribe."
Silver and Amy look at one another and Knuckles.
"We're bound to find some land marks somewhere that could lead us to Hacienda." Amy said
"I doubt it, Amy." Knuckles replied. "I am sad to say this, but these eyes won't be seeing home again."
Hearing those words made Amy and Julie-Su feel a sense of hopelessness. Silver didn't like it and said,
"That's enough, Knuckles. As long as we stay true to our quest, something or someone will help us."
"I'm hoping your right, Silver."
"Come on, let's get moving." Silver replied.
They nod in agreement and they keep walking away from the dead end. What they didn't Know was that someone was on their tail and was watching their every move.
Back at Fort Marium, Ivan and his cronies catch Jonas and they question him.
"So, Jonas. You've been working for us, eh?"
Before Jonas responds, he looks behind him and sees two of Ivan's cronies and he then says,
"Yes, sir."
"So, a reward seems in order."
Then another one of his cronies placed a wooden tablet with food and a bottle of imported wine from the crusaders.
"Eat…"
He was hesitant until the tyrant ordered,
"EAT…my little friend."
Jonas looked at him wide eyed for a moment and he then snapped out of it and got to eating. He ate wildly, due to eating scraps most of the time.
"While you're eating, tell me if I got this straight. You know the prisoners escaped from the pit, but not how."
After swallowing a piece of meat, he answers, "That's right, sir."
"Now really? Now do the ringleaders have buried weapons, but you don't know their plans, do you?"
"Yes, sir."
He didn't like the answers and shouted,
"RWARW! IS THIS ALL THE INFORMATION YOU GOT!? I CAN SAY THIS IS YOUR LAST MEAL!"
Then Jonas remembers something.
"I-I know where the weapons are buried."
"Very good, Jonas! Now eat…drink…and be easy."
He nods with fear and he keeps eating.
Outside, A mongoose shouts, "C'mon, look lively!"
All the prisoners lined up in a single file line and as they line up, they begin to whisper, askng fellow mates of what is going on.
"What's going on, Cornelius?" asked a blue echidna.
"I don't know, Azulon."
"SILENCE!" Shouted the mongoose.
Ivan comes in and he looks at the slaves.
"Why you lookin' so worried?"
"What do you want from us?" Azulon asked.
"Azulon, is that your name?"
The slaves gasp.
"Yes…sir."
"I thought so. Now which one of you goes by the name of Cornelius?"
All gasp once more and the black and red hedgehog steps forward.
"I. Am. Cornelius."
"And Sapphire?"
She looked wide eyed and didn't answer,
"Now where would she be?"
"I'm Sapphire, sire."
"A bet, ey? Well, you can tell me which of the bats go by the name of Rouge."
They gasp again and she replies. Before she does so, Sapphire, her sister, shakes her head and she ignores her.
"I am, sir."
He growls and drags her to a location. He then hands her a small shovel and he orders her to dig. She starts digging and everyone was about to panic. Ivan notices.
"Is something wrong? Any reason why she shouldn't be digging here?"
Before anyone said a word, Sapphire spoke for all.
"No, sire."
Ivan snarled and he tells Rouge to keep digging. After about half an hour, no weapons. Ivan was getting angry.
"Big Claw, Tain, get in the hole. You get out."
Rouge flies out, only to crash on the floor, due to a broken wing. The two mongooses get in and dig.
They look at one another and Cornelius shrugs. They group up and they whisper among themselves.
"What happened?...what's going on?...."
He then realizes that there were no weapons there.
"GET OUT OF THE HOLE, FOOLS!"
They stop and they try to get out. When one of the cronies fell in the hole, the slaves laughed.
After a few minutes, they line up and Ivan snarls at them.
"You think this is funny, ey?"
He then snags Sapphire's scarf.
"double workloads tomorrow for you!"
She then spits on his face and he snarls at her, wiping the spit off. He leaves in anger and Rouge looks at them.
"I don't understand. What happened to the weapons."
"Yes, I wonder what happened to them…" Sapphire replied with sarcasm.
Cornelius gasps and says,
"It was you! You reburied the weapons, but why?"
"Remember when my sister buried the weapons we had stolen?"
They nod.
"I saw Jonas spying on her. So when everyone went to sleep, I reburied them. Where you may ask? Right where Ivan was standing."
They laughed and chuckled at what she said and they head back to their bunks.
Back with Jonas, he was pigging out on the food he was rewarded.
Before he knew it, Ivan was right next to him.
"NO ONE MAKES A FOOL OF ME!"
He then kicks his chair and uses his foot to pin him to the ground.
"YOU MADE A FOOL OF ME, JONAS!"
"NO— Mercy!"
"FOR NOW, YOU KEEP SPYING FOR ME. FOR NOW." He said, pointing at the mole.
"But understand one thing. MAKE A FOOL OF ME AGAIN, AND YOU WILL REGRET IT!"
He sneered as he grabs the mole by the collar. He nods his head quickly and he was dropped.
What they didn't know was that Sapphire and Cornelius heard everything.
"So the spy is Jonas?"
"Oh dear. We have to be more careful now."
"At least we know the spy is Jonas."
"We need to better conceal our weapons and pray for Silver and Shadow to return. That is if they ever do return."
"What do you mean, Cornelius?" Sapphire asked, with concern.
"Don't tell the others. But there are times where I think where Shadow and Silver aren't still alive."
"They better be, Cornelius. Without them, we all be lost."
She pats the elder hedgehog on the back and helps him to walk to his bunk and she goes back to bury the weapons.
Back with Silver and the gang, they climb up another cliff and the echidnas begin to be a bit jumpy, especially Julie-Su.
"Silver, maybe we should stop for the night." Amy said.
"That's a good idea." Julie-Su commented.
"I don't know. I'm not sure its safe to stop."
"Wh-wh-what do you mean?" Julie-Su asks.
"Nothing, Julie-Su." Silver replied. She nods and they keep walking. Silver pulls Amy aside and tells her,
"Someone's been following us since early this morning."
"I haven't seen anyone, have you, Knuckles?"
"I don't think so." He replied.
"Why didn't you say anything, Silver?" Amy asked.
"I didn't want to frighten anyone." Silver replied.
Amy was mad for a moment.
"Oh really? And what makes you think I'm frightened."
Silver puts a hand on her shoulder and says,
"It wasn't you I was worried about. Its Julie-Su."
He points at Julie-Su who walks shakily and when she hears ruffling, she jumps in fear.
"SOMETHING'S FOLLOWING US! WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HE—AHH!"
"JULIE-SU!" Silver shouted.
My fav song!
Cliff Hanger, Hanging off a cliff, And that's why its called cliff hanger!
CAN'T HOLD ON MUCH…LONNGER!
More coming at cha!