I'm sorry if you might think you are getting a small part, but I'm trying to make it equal for everyone.
Patrick sighed and looked out from the tree that he was hiding in. Yash had shown them the way, and now they were gazing at a huge city beneath them. Men were everywhere, and they all had weapons.
"That's it, alright," Yash said and back off. "I've done what I've can."
"Wait," Spirit said, "is there a way to get in the city?"
Yash looked down. "Aye, but I won't advise you to take it."
"Show us anyways," Patrick said.
Yash nodded. "Follow me."
They followed him till they were down the hill and till they were at the other side of the city. It looked less guarded and had a smaller door, but it would be a better chance to sneak into the city.
"There's that door. Knock the guards out and go on through. Or, see that roof hanging over the fence? You can climb over that and head in. This is the less populated of the place; though I would say to only let about three of you go in."
Patrick nodded. "Thank you, Yash. Go back and stay out of the armies ways."
"Is a war going to happen?" Yash asked.
"Aye," Otaku said softly.
Yash's lip trembled and he bowed and skittered off. Patrick turned to Calladus. "We know how much men there are now. I want you and Blitzer to now go back and meet the King's army."
Calladus shook his head. "I think I should help with trying to get Lady Aay. I could easily get past the guards…"
"No," Patrick said, "If we get caught, we can't afford to loose you. You can help the King fight this army."
Calladus sighed and ran a hand through his blonde hair. "Fine. Just don't get caught, Patrick."
Patrick grinned. "We're only a little behind you in combat. We'll make it."
So Calladus and Blitzer left quietly away.
Webbuu scratched his beard. "Who should go in?"
"I'll go!" Kid Mental shouted.
Patrick shook his head. "You
would be good yes, but just in case we get put in a room full of men
and they think we're one of them… you're still a young man and
you'll stand out."
Kid Mental began to pout. "That's not
fair!"
"I know, it isn't, but you'll have to think a little more about this situation here," Patrick replied back. "I'll go, and I'll take Spirit and Silver with me."
Otaku sat on the ground. "So we'll just wait for you're return then?" she sighed.
"Aye," Patrick said.
"We better hurry up," Spirit said and he started to head towards the building.
"Why?" Kid Mental asked.
"It's getting dark, and I hear weapons clinging all around. They're moving out."
"What?" Kid mental quietly shouted.
Otaku gritted her teeth. "Even though they have Aay, they are still going to fight."
"No good…" Patrick mumbled, cursing. He slung his shield over his shoulder and quietly started to move towards the building. "Let's go, then."
Silver and Spirit followed, leaving Webbuu, Otaku, and Kid Mental behind.
Patrick held out his hands so Spirit could step up onto the roof and help pull them up. He waited for Silver to get up, and then he grabbed Spirit's hand and crept onto the building. They jumped to the ground on the other side and started to go from building to building, dodging people's view.
Thankfully all the men were now heading towards what seemed a large dome, which Patrick thought where Myla would be. She most likely was going to give a speech and tell them that they are going to head out.
"Do you think we should follow them?" Silver asked as they checked in a building for Aay that had just been emptied.
"Well, our main priority is searching for Aay right now," Patrick said.
"Yes, but if they are heading for a talk from Myla, she might have Aay right next to her to show her prize captive," Spirit pointed out.
Patrick nodded. "That sounds reasonable, but I want to check that building up there. It's guarded well, so I'm guessing that's the prisoner quarters."
Spirit and Silver nodded, and they headed over.
"How should we get rid of the guard?" Silver asked.
Spirit unsheathed a small dagger. "I'll take him out."
"Be careful," Silver warned and they watched Spirit creep over, and stopping when the guard looked their way. The guard thankfully didn't see them, for they were hiding in a building looking out a dusty window. Spirit looked at his dagger, then at the guard who had opened the door he was guarding and looked inside, and Spirit dashed as quickly as he could to the man, and he booted the guard inside the building. He went in and shut the door quickly but quietly, not making a sound.
He then opened the door and motioned to Silver and Patrick to come in.
They nodded and looked around, and followed quietly in. They saw the guard knocked unconscious on the floor.
"He won't wake up for several hours," Spirit concluded.
Patrick nodded. "I was right; this is the jails."
"Patrick?" a low voice greeted them.
"Aay!" Patrick said excitedly and headed over to where he heard her voice.
He found her in a cell near the door, and she was sitting on a wooden bench. She got up and ran to the side of the cell.
Patrick began to open the door, but Aay put her hands on his hand. "Don't," she said.
"Why not?" Patrick asked in a strained voice.
"Because I need to stay here for now," Aay said quietly. "I'll explain quickly, then you have to leave."
"Not without you," Patrick said defiantly.
Aay gave a small smile. "Listen, Patrick. Myla is heading out in maybe an hour or so, and she will meet the King's Army in battle. You must get out now, for if you are captured, they will kill you immediately. I must stay here so when I am brought along, I may get the chance to corner Myla."
"Our job was to bring you back," Silver whispered harshly.
"I know, but it won't work out that way. Now go, and alert the King," Aay replied.
"Calladus and Spirit are already headed out there," Spirit pointed out.
Aay looked around. "They're coming. Go Patrick! I'm pleading you!"
Patrick looked pained, "Aay…"
Aay put a finger to her lips. "Shh. Now go."
Patrick gritted his teeth and stepped back. "Promise me…"
"I can't promise anything, Patrick. You know that," Aay whispered and retreated back to the wooden bench.
Patrick's shoulder's slumped and he turned away. "Let's go," he said quietly to Silver and Spirit.
They nodded and they headed out the door, constantly keeping aware what was around them. They heard some people enter the Jail Cell's and a shout. They ran faster and clambered up on a rooftop.
A guard ran out of the Jail Cell. He shouted for some more guards to come over, and he explained that he found a guard unconscious on the ground.
All the yelling and cursing from the guards started to attract attention from all around them, and then they saw a woman with fiery red hair come over on horseback.
"What's the problem?" the woman asked.
The guards bowed. "Miss Myla, we found a guard unconscious."
The woman growled something intolerable. "Is Aay Black still there?"
"Aye."
"What she say about it?"
The guard scratched his head. "She says he's taken too much liquor for the day. But we found a large bruise on his forehead."
"Her friends are here then," Myla stated loudly.
"But how could they get in?" the guard asked, shocked.
"For her friends, it was probably a breeze," Myla spat out. "I want a party of men to march around the town and to search every corner. Now!"
The guards bowed and ran off to do their orders.
Patrick, Spirit, and Silver, meanwhile, were jumping from roof to roof, not having stayed to listen to Myla. They had almost reached the other side when Silver had landed on the roof and she fell through it, creating enough noise to attract attention.
"Silver!" Spirit quietly shouted and walked on the roof carefully. He looked down and saw Silver straining to stand up. "You alright?"
"Aye, though I think I twisted my ankle," she said painfully. She looked up to Spirit. "Help me up."
Spirit leaned down and picked her up by the hands, bringing her up. She stood up and winced once she tried to walk on her foot.
Patrick walked over. "We'll have to carry you," he said.
Spirit offered to carry her back, and she quickly got on his back. Spirit pulled out his crossbow and nodded. "They're here."
Patrick ducked, hearing the swoosh of an arrow being shot from the bow, and the arrow landed on his shield. "Run!" Patrick said.
The other side of the fence, a few roofs away, all the sudden became blocked by men that had jumped up onto the roof.
"Found ya," one of them slurred out.
"Keep running towards them," Patrick said and unsheathed his sword. Spririt aimed his crossbow and let one loose, and Silver had drawn a dagger from the one attached to her ankle, and she threw it, landing it into one man's neck, and Spirit had landed his arrow between the other's eyes. The last one Patrick sped at and slashed at his arm, cutting it off below the elbow. The man screamed in pain, and Patrick moved on and jumped to the other side of the fence. He turned around so Spirit could drop Silver to him, and he caught her, trying to be careful without hurting her.
"I can walk," Silver said.
Patrick nodded and put her down, and Spirit jumped down next to them. They all headed off to where Otaku, Kid Mental, and Webbuu were, but when they reached there, they weren't around. Kid Mental then jumped from a tree and motioned for them to follow him.
"The people had come around here so they had to move onward. I stayed to bring you to them," Kid Mental explained.
"Alright," Patrick answered.
"We're we supposed to meet?" Spirit asked.
"To where the horses are," Mental answered.
It took about half an hour to reach there, and when they did, Otaku and Webbuu had all the horses and were ready to go. Patrick jumped onto his horse, as did Silver, Spirit, and Kid Mental, and they sped off.
"What happened?" Otaku asked.
"Aay has a plan. We had to leave her," Patrick answered.
Otaku shook her head. "What are we supposed to do now?"
"Just head to the King, that's all," Patrick said.
Kid Mental punched the air. "I hate this. Aay got left and we're currently running from the bad people."
"Aye," Patrick said, rubbing his eyes. "I hate it, too."
Well, there's that, and I'm expecting there to be at least 5 more chapters, but lets see how it all goes, eh? It might be around six, if I plan it out good.
And I hope to finish it by the start of November, cause I'm entering in a contest where you type 55,000 words in all November, and you only have one month to do it. You could write anything! I'm writing a fanfiction to Full Metal Alchemist. I have it all planned out, and I'm ready to write it, I just have to wait till November first… :tear:
So yeah, if I don't finish this story by November, then you might have to wait a month in order for this to be updated. Though I might continue to update it during that time anyways. I don't know.
Next Chapter: About Aay? No, I think not. Its going to be in third person, and probably go to Patrick, Calladus, and the other people, like Twaksak, Tigerlilly, (and there are more) cause they aren't getting enough time in this, dammit!
But don't worry, I will return to Aay's P.O.V. soon )