Chapter 20: Ru

I'm starting to worry. It's been so long, after all! Then I hear a howl.

"NO! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!" Hey! It's Jason!

"Hey, Jason are you there?" I call.

Lightning starts cawing, too. For some reason, the peach doesn't seem to have the same effect as the other fruits, and Lightning himself realized it too. Ever since we got here, he's been anxiously waiting for another peach.

"HELP, RU! THIS WIZARD IS TRYING TO DO MAGIC ON ME!" Jason appears lying on a stretcher and carried by Mel.

I stood up. "Where are you taking Jason?"

"His many wounds can be healed by some simple spells, but he refuses to let me strike him with my wand, even though it's to numb him for the spells!"

"No! I am not letting him do some voodoo on me!" Jason thrashes around on the stretcher.

"Jason, listen," I say. "Let Mel do it. He has never failed, you know. You are in safe hands."

Lightning starts acting out what will happen if he doesn't agree, and Lightning's actions are so funny, Jason begins laughing and Mel is able to strike him with his wand.

"There! That wasn't bad, was it?" Mel asks.

"I..feel sleepy," Jason mumbles.

"Do not worry, you'll be up in 20 minutes." I soothe Jason and he closes his eyes.