Sorry it took so long to update guys! I was having a bit of trouble writing out what I wanted to happen with Dustfinger in this chater, and now finally I got it down! XD BUT, anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, cause finally Dustfinger and Ann are reunited!! Although, Capricorn is still trouble for everyone, he is still fighting for Ann, even if it means that she doesnt want to be with him.
I'll shut up now, enjoy!
A loud thump woke Dustfinger from his sleep
A loud thump woke Dustfinger from his sleep. Though it was peaceful, and Dustfinger felt a bit better, he was unnerved for his dream was nothing but black. Never before had that ever happened to him. But he didn't ponder on it. In the world he was in, nothing was weird about not having a dream. The fire-eater glanced at the others who were awake the same as he. The only problem was that they were all deathly silent. Dustfinger slowly rose from his seat, almost being tripped by the tied up Basta, who had tried and maneuver his feet in his way as to trip him up. The man felt an urge to kick the tied up knifeman, but held back his anger knowing it would do him no good beating up a man that couldn't fight back. Also, if Basta ever got out of his restraints, then he would most defiantly give Dustfinger a few more cuts on his already marred face.
When Dustfinger looked around, he noticed that they were at the road when the bridge connected to the village. He looked around for Silvertounge to ask him what the devil they were doing at the entrance and just sitting there, he noticed that the man was outside of the van and now looking over a tire with the fat woman and his daughter.
"Silvertounge, what's going on?" Yelled the fire-eater from the inside of the vehicle. The reader looked up from his examination of the car and had a look of annoyance on his readable face.
"There was glass on the road, probably thrown here by the men, and it seems that we now have a flat tire and cannot go any farther." Silvertounge sighed and ran a hand through his hair angrily. The fat woman looked at both of the men and then her face grew red as a beet.
"Well we can't just stand here and wait for more men to show up at the bridge Mortimer! We have to get this damn car somewhere and fast. Or would you rather we were taken inside of the village by force instead of sneaking in as originally planned?"
The woman put her hands on her hips as she waited for a reply, making the night silent where the animals in the night could make themselves heard.
"Mo, how about we move the van…well we might have to push it over the drop next to the bridge. We obviously can't move in into the woods, it would never get past any of the trees. So we might have to push it over the cliff like we had to do with Elinor's car…like last time."
Dustfinger looked at Meggie with sadness and with awe. He knew that it hurt her to think of the last time that she was at this village, and yet she was calm and was now telling her father something that he should have thought of in the first place.
"Silvertounge, I think your daughter is right. We can't push it up back to the road or push it into the woods, so our only choice is right off the cliff. And we need to do it quickly otherwise we just might be going to the village as hostages rather than sneaking in." With that said Dustfinger went back inside of the van and started dragging the struggling knifeman out of the van. "And, I'm quiet surprised that I would ever be saying this, but we need to bring him along. I don't agree with killings unless I'm in a position where it's my life over his that instant. So, we bring this idiot along, and then once across the bridge, we can leave him at one of the abandoned houses. Maybe one of his comrades will find him.
Basta gave such a heated glare towards Dustfinger, that he was actually thinking of leaving the man inside of the van after all.
"Your right Dustfinger. I know that this man would kill us on the spot, but I don't like senseless killings either. So, lets get the van off the road now and head to the village quickly."
Everyone helped with pushing the van (besides the tied up 'idiot') and they successfully were able to get the van over the cliff and they watched it fall into the black depths below the bridge. After getting the van off of the road, Dustfinger and Mortimer grabbed Basta and dragged him across the bridge with Elinor and Meggie behind them following quickly, remembering how far the drop was and how even the first time they crossed it they weren't comfortable.
Once across the bridge, the village was only a couple miles of a walk. But they soon found out that those few miles was taking more out of them than they thought. And soon, all of them were barely walking. Meggie was so exhausted that she looked to be falling asleep standing up, Elinor was sitting on the ground grabbing her feet mumbling about her poor darlings that were once again suffering because of the atrocious village, and Dustfinger and Mortimer were having it they worst. It seemed that Basta was finding it the perfect time to make the walk miserable by kicking his feet and even struggling while the two men tried dragging him along. Soon, after Basta successfully struck Dustfinger in the back of his leg, making him stumble once more, the fire-eater stopped dragging the man and turned to Basta.
"That's it!" He yelled. "That is the fifth time you've made me stumble over my own damn feet and I'm tired of it." And before anyone could stop him, Dustfinger kicked Basta, aiming for the gut, and ended up hitting the man right where the sun don't shine.
Basta immediately stopped struggling and gained an expression of immense pain in his eyes, almost to the point of tears.
Silvertounge grabbed the venting Dustfinger and slowly pulled him away.
"That was a little uncalled for Dustfinger, I mean right there? I know that he's been causing trouble for everyone so far, but he's just trying to make you crack, to finally give in. All you're doing is making things a bit more painful to bear."
"Oh don't worry Silvertounge; I think he's doing the pain bearing right at this moment." Dustfinger chuckled, looking at the still pain struck Basta.
The moon glowed brightly over the shackled home of the Devil's Village. Dustfinger swiftly moved from shadow to shadow, avoiding the gleams of the moon as wells as the search lights that Capricorn had secured around the area. He knew that they would try and sneak in, but he didn't know that there was only one of him and that he didn't have to worry about Silvertounge and the others getting harmed by bringing them along.
"It was stupid of me to bring them along anyway. Capricorn wanted them in the first place to make his plans successful. And I was the idiot who didn't think about that and brought them along. Like death with open arms." He mumbled to himself as he narrowly avoided another light.
Silvertounge and the others had to stop after night avoided them while they were walking. And once the sun came over the hills, they all needed a rest. The fat woman could no longer walk, along with Meggie who was practically sleep walking, and Silvertounge, who had been carrying a man for miles along with Dustfinger, was exhausted. They could no longer walk any farther and had to find a secluded spot to rest.
But as soon as Dustfinger saw the day slip by, and the others weren't waking any time soon, he took his chance and headed towards the village himself to retrieve Ann.
"All I have to find out is where's she's at, find a way to let her know I'm here, and then get her out of this village once an for all." He stopped and ruffled his hair as he realized how ridiculous he sounded. Everything in his mind was so easy, when actually he knew it was going to be near impossible to get inside. But he was willing to try anything.
After searching through the windows around the church, he finally realized that that was exactly where Ann was at. He found out that Ann's room was right next to Capricorns room. When Dustfinger heard that, he could barely manage not burning the man who had been talking about the girl. But before losing his temper, he quickly ran to the church to see Ann. The whole way to the church his body was shaking, from either fear, or eagerness, he didn't know. All he knew was that he was about to see Ann after several weeks.
Once reaching the church, Dustfinger found a way to reach the rafters at the top of the building, and an idea struck him. He climbed up the side of the church with the help of loose bricks and thick vines, Dustfinger was able to crawl through a small space in the wall, and finally managed to get inside.
The first thing that came to his mind was the smell. Fresh foods, wines, and other foods drifted up to the rafter. A celebration was going on below.
Ever single black-jacket seemed to be in the church. All of them were drunk laughing, and dancing around a small fire burning with the help of chairs and pews from the church. And it seemed that the men had nothing to fear at the moment as their leader sat at the front of the church with his prize on his lap.
"Ann!" Dustfinger seethed in anger as he saw Ann sitting in the arms of Capricorn, looking miserable, while the leader stroked her hair in a calming motion. Ann looked tired, and silent. No expression was showing on her face as the party continued around her. He saw Capricorn whisper something in her ear, and it seemed that she looked like she was about to break down. But Ann merely stood up and moved her arms in a familiar motion.
Soon, the fire exploded into separate directions, and the flames turned into men looking flames. And the fire creatures soon began dancing just like the crows.
Ann stood looking at her creation with a smile glimpse of a smile on her face as she saw what she was able to create. Then, Capricorn stood up and walked behind Ann, putting his arms around her and smiling like a boy who had gotten his way. The girls smile disappeared as soon as the man put his arms around her.
"That's right my men! Enjoy this joyous occasion in which we will all soon be back in our own world, ruling what is ours, and taking what we want! And once Silvertounge is here in our grasp, he will read us into our world, along with our fire-eaters, who will help with our rule."
Ann looked away from the grinning stares as the men cheered on with their ruler. Dustfinger knew that he had to get her attention somehow. But how?
Then while thinking, Dustfinger remembered the matches that lay at the bottom of his jacket and knew that if Ann looked up at the rafters she would be able to see a small light coming from the matches' flames. They only draw back was that if any of the men happened to look up before her, they would realize that he was in the church. He had to try though.
Finally Ann looked up at the rafters after what seemed like hours, and then she saw Dustfingers small flame.
A smile came across her face and she finally realized that he had come, that Dustfinger was there to save her. At that precise moment Capricorn saw the small flame and realized the same thing as Ann did. And quickly, he grabbed a small pistol from one of the drunk crows, and shot at the men with lightning speed.
"NO!" Ann yelled, moving Capricorns hand at the last minute, making his aim off. None the less, the bullet skimmed Dustfingers arm, and with a quick shout, Dustfinger lost his footing in the rafters, and fell from the ceiling.
"Dustfinger!" Ann pushed away from Capricorn and ran to where Dustfinger was falling, which happened to be right where the men had set up the small bonfire.
Capricorn laughed as his hands turned dark, and Dustfinger slammed into the ground besides the fire, his body consumed with the blackness from Capricorns hands. Ann too was covered in the dark as Capricorn slowly walked up to the girl and the struggling fire-eater.
"Hello Dustfinger."
Capricorn always has to have the last word lol, but now things are all starting to come together and Capricorn may be gettting what he's wanted all along!
R&R and I'll try and update as soon as I can. Thanks so much to all you reviewers and those silent readers!