Hey guy here's the next chapter! I hated writing this chapter, I had writers block all throughout it, for the first time and it sucked! Anyways, read away!
Chapter 9
Gregor said goodbye to Nerissa and him and Vikus walked out the door into the hallway. After a few minutes of silence Gregor spoke up. "So how long exactly has this war been going on?" Gregor asked. He found out how started but not when it started.
"Well, it started a few months after you left. The cutters surprise attacked us as we were rebuilding the city. We had finished building the north and east side of the city but when we started the south side we didn't expect the cutters. They came through a breach in the wall that we we're going to begin working on the following day, but we we're too late. Many lives were lost." Vikus said.
"That's horrible." Gregor said. He wanted to say more but he was speechless. The cutters are such a powerful and brute force that doesn't care for any warm blooded creature. But wait didn't that mean… "Hey Vikus, If the cutters hate warm bloods, why did they side with the rebel rats? Aren't they warm bloods too?" Gregor asked.
"That is the mystery we have been trying to figure out. We believe that the cutters think that Stallord is going to help them rule the Underland. We have intel that say's that Stallord plans to turn on the cutters once they have won the war. Sadly the cutters will never realize this. They are powerful and smart on the battlefield but general knowledge and thinking is what they seem to lack." Vikus said.
"So what are we planning on doing? I mean, are going to try and convince the cutters that Stallord is going to turn on them?" Gregor asked. "No. It would be very pointless. The cutters would attack us on sight. They no longer care what we have to say. They just wants us all dead." Vikus said.
Gregor was shocked. He had never heard Vikus talk like this. Vikus always saw a chance to make things right without having to fight the enemy. This war needs to end soon.
"So how soon will we be able to go on the quest?" Gregor asked. "In two days at the most. I will take Luxa to the council and we will discuss the trip today. Then we will take a day to prepare everything." Vikus replied.
"Ahh, we are at the royal quarters hallway now." Vikus said.
They walked into Luxa's quarters and saw Lizzie, Boots and Hazard sitting on the couch talking. "Hey guys!" Gregor said and they all ran toward him and embraced in a hug.
"Oh Gregor. We thought you were dead." Lizzie said. She's such a worrier. "C'mon, you know it's gonna take more than a fall to kill me." Gregor said.
"Hazard, it's good to see you again. You've grown a lot since we've been gone." Gregor said. "It has been 3 years." Hazard responded. "Yeah I know. Trust me I wanted to come sooner but there was just no way for me to get done. Our mom just wouldn't let us come back." Gregor said.
"Hazard where is Luxa? We have need for her in the council room." Vikus asked the boy. "She's in here room sleeping." Hazard said. "I'll go and wake her and then well leave for the council room." Vikus said and walked toward her room.
"So Gregor have you read the prophecy yet?" Boots asked. "Yeah I have. That's why we need to go to the council room. We have to go on another quest, even ya'll two." He said.
"So you aren't sending us back up yet?" Lizzie said with excitement. "No not yet. I couldn't even if I wanted to. After the rats attacked us on our way here they started guarding the entrances to the Overland so we aren't going back up until the war is over." Gregor said.
"But wait if the rats are guarding the gateways, what if mom and dad try to come down here looking for us?" Lizzie said starting to panic. "Oh no, I didn't think of that." Gregor said. "Vikus is there any way we can get a note up to my parents?" Gregor asked as the man walked out of Luxa's room. "It will be difficult, but we will get someone to do it when we get to the council room." Vikus said.
"So what is so important to wake me up for Vikus?" Luxa said as she walked out of her room. She looked over at Gregor and stared. Gregor stared back and said "Hey". "Hello Overlander. So why are we going to the council room Vikus." She said tearing her eyes away from Gregor. "Umm. We need to discuss the quest for the Prophecy of Stallord." He said looking between her and Gregor.
"Well alright then. Will you be attending the meeting Overlander?" Luxa asked Gregor. "Uhh yeah I will." Gregor said confused. He thought she would be excited to see him. But she just acted as if nothing was new. And she was calling him Overlander. She only did that when she was mad at him.
"Good. Then we shall leave. Hazard, Lizzie, Boots you may stay here. Hazard you're in charge." Luxa said and then walked past them all and walked out of the door. Gregor stared at the door in confusion, thinking of why she would be mad at him.
"Well, let us go Gregor." Vikus said and they started for the door. "Maybe she's mad that I never came back. But she knew I couldn't. We all thought I was moving to Virginia. And she said in note that she missed me. What's her problem." Gregor thought to himself.
"It was nothing you did Gregor." Vikus said as if reading his mind. "Then what is it?" Gregor asked. "I will let her tell you." He said.
They were silent the rest of the way to the council room. Once they got there everyone, except for Luxa, got up and bowed at Gregor. "Thank you all." Gregor said nervously. "Ahh, I believe we are the ones that should thank you mighty Warrior. Please take a seat next to the Queen." Mareth said gesturing to the vacant seat next to Luxa.
He walked over and sat down next to her not saying a word. She gestured for everyone to sit and Vikus spoke. "We gathered you all here to discuss the plans of the quest for the Prophecy of Stallord." Vikus said.
"The prophecy calls for a warrior, two queens, a princess and her sister, two gnawers, three bats, a medic, and a crawler. I believe we all know who the warrior and queens are." Heronian said.
"The princess would have to be Boots, and Lizzie is her sister so they will be going on the quest too. This will be fine right Gregor?" Luxa said asking for his permission for them to go on the quest. "If it's what the prophecy calls then yeah it's okay." Gregor said.
"Now we are guessing that your bond will be going correct Queen Luxa?" Another man said. "That is correct. And since Nike is the other Queen that will be going there is only one other flier to find for the quest." Luxa said.
"So that just leaves the crawler, the medic, one other bat and two gnawers. Who will the crawler be?" Nike asked. "Go, I will, go." Temp said. "Are you sure you are up to it Temp?" Vikus asked. "Why not? He has been on every other quest we have taken. He has also been the one to figure out the outcome of two prophecies." Luxa stated. Which it was true. When they had all lost hope and thought they lost the cure for the plague, he realized that they weren't at the cradle. And again when the mice were dying from the poisonous gas when Luxa was ready to go out and try to save them.
"So that just leaves the two gnawers, a medic and a flier." Mareth said. "I will go." Lapblood said. "And I can think of another gnawer that would love to go." She said. "You mean Ripred?" Gregor asked. "Yes, Ripred. He should be back from the stingers land tomorrow. If he isn't I will have a backup gnawer ready when we depart." Lapblood said.
"Well then. That just leaves a medic, and a flier." Heronian said. "I can think of none other than Howard. He is the best medic we have in the hospital." Mareth said. "I also say that Hades should be our last flier. I'm sure he would be honored to go." Luxa said. "Alright then it's agreed. These are our questers. Anyone disagree, please speak up now." Vikus said.
Everyone was quiet. "Then I shall go and tell those who aren't already here when they should be ready." Vikus said and then walked out of the room.
Everybody got up and started to leave. Gregor got up and luxa whispered in his ear. "Meet in the museum in an hour." Luxa said and then walked out of the room.
He sat there and thought for a second and then Mareth came and brought him out of his thoughts. "Gregor! Since the quest is only two days away you should probably get some training done." He said. "Yeah you're probably right. I haven't fought with a sword for three years." Gregor said. "Alright then! We can't get any training done today. The fields are occupied by new recruits. We will train tomorrow. See you then" Mareth said clapping Gregor's shoulder and walking away.
Gregor started back for Luxa's quarters. He still had about fifty minutes until he needed to go to the museum. When he finally found it he found Lizzie, Boots, Hazard, and Temp playing a board. "Candyland? Where did you guys find that?" Gregor asked. "Dulcet found it in the museum. We're teaching Temp and Hazard how to play." Lizzie said. "It's a very fun game! Will you play it with us?" Hazard asked. "I'd love to but I have to go meet Luxa somewhere, so I'll play with you guys after that alright?" They agreed and Gregor left to go find the museum.
He guessed he spent about twenty minutes trying to find Luxa's quarters so thirty minutes seemed like enough to try and find the museum.
After about 15 minutes of walking he finally found it. He walked inside and found Luxa sitting down looking at something. He walked up and sat down beside her. "What you got there?" He asked. It was the picture of them dancing at Hazard's birthday party. "Do you still have the picture of us." She asked. He pulled it out of his back pocket. "I never go anywhere without it." He said.
She looked at him for a second and then leaned into him and hugged him. He hugged her back and said "I thought you were mad at me?". "I was never mad. I just had a lot on my mind." She said and pulled away from Gregor and pulled back in for a kiss. After their lips parted he said. "What did you have on your mind?" Gregor asked. She paused for a moment and looked him in the eyes and asked. "Do you love me?". "Yes. I do." He replied.
"Then will you marry me?" Luxa asked.
So what did you guys think? For some reason I had a lot of trouble writing this chapter. Anyways I hope you liked it and please review, I really want to know what you guys think. Also who do you guys like better, Nike or Howard? I like Nike better, because Howard is trying to stop Luxa and Gregor from falling in love. Anyways please let me know who you guys like because your opinion will affect the story later on!