Zaylee managed to get herself to a secluded part of the cavern she had been in previously before sliding off her mecha and leaning against the nearest rock. She gripped her leg in pain, tears stinging the corners of her eyes. But she didn't cry over pain. Even if the cut was deep and she had to have lost an unhealthy amount of blood.
She looked down. It was bad; the dark red liquid had even stained her boot. She leaned her head back against the rock, struggling against the pain. She had not planned ahead for getting almost killed. She took another deep breath, scrunching her face up against the burning, throbbing pain.
Suddenly, it vanished. This was it, she had passed out from blood loss, she was going to bleed out and die. Xia was going to so kill her in the afterlife. But then she opened her eyes. She was not dead in the least. She was still in the cavern, still pointlessly clutching her leg.
She looked down. Every last bit of blood was gone; there were only the faintest three scars visible underneath the rips in her pants where the Shadow Monster's claws had been. Zaylee's jaw fell slack in amazement and confusion, maybe she was dead. However, a chirping in front of her changed that idea. There between her legs was a pale green slug. A Boon Doc.
"No way…" Zaylee muttered. She had searched one for all her life, and she finds one here? Could they even survive here?
"Hey little guy." She smiles at the slug. "Thanks for that, I was in quite a fix there."
The slug smiled in appreciation and hopped closer to Zaylee. He had a scar across his face that had blinded his one eye. Zaylee carefully ran her thumb across the top of the scar. The slug backed away uncertainly.
"Hey, I don't mean any harm I'm just curious."
The Boon Doc hung his head, sad, as if the scar would scare Zaylee off.
"Don't be sad, I'm just wondering how you got it."
The slug continued to pout, and began to hop away.
"No come back! I didn't mean to upset you! It's not a bad thing!" Zaylee reached after him. "Look, we can be pals." She pointed to the new scars on her legs.
The slug looked back at her hopefully, even blind, he still seemed to know exactly what was going on around him.
"I could really use a Boon Doc." Zaylee offered, "I bet all of us would be glad to have you on the team."
Rexy stuck his head out of his tube and squeaked in agreement. The Boon Doc grinned widely and hopped back to Zaylee.
"I bet with a battle scar like that you've got loads of experience too. You seem like the perfect match for me. How about the name Paeon?"
The little green slug grinned even larger and found an empty home amongst Zaylee's tubes on her belt, making quick friends with the rest of her slugs.
Zaylee sighed; it had been an exhausting morning. She hoped Mfalme would come and talk to her about what all of that was.
Again, I'm really sorry about the inconsistency and the short chapters and the not posting as much as I should for you avid readers who make my day constantly; however, I literally am leaving for home in two days and I have to get my life together before then so just bare with me and thanks for all the support and reviews! They always make my day!