Chapter 10:

It was noon Beetle woke up with a hunger. He sat painfully – he still wasn't well – and woke up Jenna. With the first call Jenna woke up

"Beetle, is everything fine?" Said Jenna looking a little uneasy

"Yup."

Jenna also sat "It's noon we better hurry."

Beetle felt embarrassed for saying "Can we eat something first?"

"Oh, Sorry Beetle. I'll go and find something." Said Jenna she had forgotten what stage Beetle was in. She looked around all she found was grapes. "Here nothing better out here." She gave them to Beetle.

"Aren't you eating?"

"No, thank. I'm full you better eat them all. You lost to much blood." Said Jenna "Speaking of which how you feel? Better?" She resumed

Beetle nodded.

"Let me have a look." Said Jenna came forward and unwrapped the ribbon. There was a big livid scar on Beetle's waist "It's gotten worse. I suppose it's because there were no medicine to put on."

Beetle couldn't talk, when Jenna accidently touched the scar it pained so much that he closed his eyes.

"Sorry." Said Jenna and went back, she immediately searched her bag

Beetle now could talk "What are you looking for?"

"Clothes." Said Jenna and took out the only cloth left. It was an old jacket "Well, you have to wear your old shirt but wear this jacket so if anyone sees us they wouldn't ask why your shirt is red."

Beetle took the jacket it was double his size so he changed the subject "What is the next item?"

"The key stone. I don't know anywhere to find it."

Beetle thought for a moment "I'd say we should go somewhere magykal with lots of stones then with some luck we might find the key."

Jenna wasn't so sure about that "We better just give up on finding these items and go to the ice tower immediately and hello! From first of our journey were we actually lucky or had any luck?"

"We found the first object." Said Beetle slowly

"But still we don't have much time to find Sep and –"

"Let's just try this once if failed I promise you that I'll give up and go anywhere that you say."

Jenna nodded "So where's this stony place?"

"You see ice tower was a kingdom long time ago but because of the cold weather people left there and then the earth got warmer and melted all the ices except the ice tower and ground around it about 2 kilometers… anyway … the parts that were melted turned to stones so I think it's the perfect place to go and look for the key stone." Finished Beetle hope that convinced Jenna

"And that's why the name is the key stone."

"What?"

"No one ever found it because no one needed the key stone but we need and it's a key to find Sep that is found it the stones." Said Jenna rapidly

Beetle never thought about it but if it convinced Jenna that was enough "Yeah then let's go, oh and this time we are travelling on feet the magyk is finished." Said Beetle who wished that he wasn't injured now he couldn't walk properly.

Jenna thought the same thing "It's ok, you just rely your weight on me that way you can also walk."

Before Beetle had even time to disagree Jenna packed everything while she was wearing her boots she took of her boots heels.

"What are you doing?"

"Don't want to get stock in the woods again and risk your life." Said Jenna, she stood up and helped Beetle up. Beetle putted his hand around Jenna's shoulder for his balance he felt bad for letting Jenna carry his weight too, he wanted to object but when his pain started his mouth got shot.

Jenna was actually glad that she was carrying Beetle she could see the pain in his eyes. His scar was on his waist but with every move it would hurt now that Jenna was carrying him it was less.

"How long is the way?" Asked Jenna breathless

It was hard for Beetle to think in that situation but because of Jenna he did "5 kilometers by this speed … it will be until night."

"Perfect couldn't be any better." Said Jenna trying hard to be positive.

They walked until it was sunset. Jenna who hadn't eaten anything and was carrying Beetle was about to faint, Beetle could see this from her face. Many times he had insisted that Jenna would rest but she refused but this time she was looking so bad that Beetle couldn't be quite any longer

"Jen, you have to rest. You don't have any energy left."

"No, we … must ke … keep going … no … matter what." She said breathless partly agree with Beetle but the thought of Septimus kept her going.

Beetle never knew that Jenna was this stubborn, the only thing that came to his mind that would make Jenna to stop was for him to be as stubborn as her, so he took off his arm from Jenna's shoulder and sat down. Jenna stopped and looked back worried

"Why you stopped? Are you having pain?"

"Yes, I… can't go on any further. Please let's rest now, it's night and we've been walking since noon." He lied, since lying was the best option to his opinion

Jenna sat down "Ok, we'll rest, but we don't have anything to eat." She said who was really going to faint she hadn't eat anything for hours "Sorry Beetle. Guess we have to sleep like this."

Before Beetle even had time to feel guilt for his lie and answer her she had took off the tent. She waved him and went inside to sleep and left Beetle alone to sleep with his guilt.

In the morning Jenna went out and woke Beetle up to ask him for the time. Beetle woke up and took out the time piece it was hard to read

"It's… It's… 11 am"

"11? Come on Beetle get up, we only have 2 hours left." She screamed

"How do you know that we have two hours left?"

"I was waked up by a message that said if we aren't in the Ice tower within 2 hours they will kill Sep." Said Jenna and ran to pack everything "Ready?"

"Yeah" Said Beetle

Jenna went forward with her bag in her hand, she wasn't talking to save her energy. Beetle noticed that she was shaking while walking and wasn't going on normal speed

"Are…are you ok?" Asked Beetle carefully for Jenna had became very sensitive lately

"Yeah"

They walked for an hour now they could see top of the Ice tower which meant that they were close to the stony place near Ice tower. Jenna's tears was falling on her cheeks quietly and slowly, her best friend was injured, her brother was kidnapped and she hadn't ate anything within a day she was about to tell Beetle to stop so they can find something to eat then she saw it. A black figure was coming forward, a tiger or was it lion but it also looked like other wild animals too

Jenna screamed "Beetle"

Beetle had seen it also he took Jenna's hand and they began to run

Merrin and Linda were watching this with happiness and Septimus with horror. He had to think of something…

They ran as fast as they could but that thing was getting closer. Beetle got caught by it and the first thing that Jenna saw from the black figure was a wolf so she shouted and tried to get its attention but it had Beetle and wasn't looking at her so she

"Ahoooooooooo….Ahoooooooooo" Jenna screamed and threw a stone at it. The thing left Beetle and ran to Jenna. Jenna ran as fast as she could followed by darkness which was followed by Beetle.

They were near somewhere very high and if they weren't careful they would fall. Just then the thing jumped on Jenna and she slipped from the edge

"Aghhhhhhhhhhhhh…."Jenna screamed

"JENNAAAAAAAAAAA…..JENNAAAAAAAA….." Beetle shouted but Jenna was gone or….

Another chapter is over and I really hope that you liked it. I maybe won't be able to update soon but I'll update as soon as possible