Raven: The Ice Queen.
Day 17: the Village.
Raven stood in front of the camp, watching the six remaining warriors, Samantha, Thomas, Oliver, Bridget, Charlie and Charlotte prepare themselves for the journey in the village.
" Last time, the seals Samantha, Thomas, Charlie and Charlotte were declared official leaders of the trials, and took the first few spots in the portal, meanwhile, the remaining eight warriors, Ben and Michael for the Polar bears, Bridget and Isabel for the Penguins, and Oliver, Tabitha, Sophie and William for the wolves took part in two redemption trials, the gauntlet of redemption was one, and Tabitha, Sophie and William perished, meanwhile the other five Oliver, Bridget, Isabel, Ben and Michael took part in the labyrinth of redemption, and Isabel, Ben and Michael perished there, while Oliver and Bridget were picked to join the seals in the final week of the quest", said Raven.
The six remaining warriors began to leave and make their way to the village.
" Today, they'll be going to a village, where there is a game they can play that'll earn them gold coins, that they can use for supplies, as well as a place to sleep tonight, these remaining few days will be hectic for them", said Raven.
Jason, Jeanie, Bethany, Dominic, Sophie, William, Tabitha, Ben, Michael and Isabel sat in their cells, and then the ice queen approached them.
" Well my new minions, it seems that the warriors are making their way to the village as we speak, and to my knowledge there is a festival going on, now, who should I have sabotage the warriors, they'll be in there all day gathering supplies and food, but I like someone to go in the village, and take care of business, let's see, Jason and Jeanie, you two perished early now's a chance for revenge, Jason, take this", said Verna giving Jason a blue Vial.
" What is it", said Jason.
" That contains a hallucination potion, not the kind you're thinking, it's best used so witnesses won't be able to see anyone commit a crime, that could be good use, and Jeanie, take this", said Verna, giving Jeanie a pink vial.
" What is it", said Jeanie.
" A poison, once the warrior have a beverage to drink, put the poison in the drink, they'll all perish in an instant", said Verna.
" I won't do it", said Jeanie.
" Oh yes you will", said Verna, grabbing Jeanie and Jason's shoulders, causing their eyes to spin in an hypnotic trance, " Jason will find a way to sabotage any witnesses from seeing your crime, and Jeanie will poison the warriors tonight", said Jeanie.
Final week: Day 1
Samantha: Former seal- cloud, (Leader).
Oliver: Former wolf- mountain, (Vice-Leader).
Thomas: Former seal- wave, (Third in Command).
Bridget: Former penguin- sun.
Charlie: Former seal- moon.
Charlotte: Former seal- tree.
Challenge: Ring Toss.
Saboteur: Jason.
Samantha, Thomas, Oliver, Charlie, Charlotte and Bridget arrived at the village, and approached a stall, where a merchant was standing.
" Well greeting fellow guests, I welcome to my stall, today, for one time only, I am given away gold coins those who succeed in my challenge, one game per customer, they must toss these rings, into the bottles", said the Merchant.
" What's the catch", said Thomas.
" No catch, you six will each be given three rings, and you must toss them and get them around the bottles, ten gold pieces will be given to you each time you get one in", said the merchant.
The team then huddled up.
" So all we need to do is get at least 12 rings in and we can afford to each have an individual deluxe room", said Charlie.
" I don't know, this looks like a pretty simple game, something's up", said Bridget.
Meanwhile, unknown to them, Jason approached the stall, and slipped a potion in the merchant's drinking cup, he then hid behind under the table where the bottles are.
The merchant drank from his cup and turned to the warriors, " When you're ready, you may begin".
Charlie went first, he threw his first ring, made it in, threw his second ring, missed, then threw his third one, made it in.
" Thank goodness you got two out of three, back in the day, I used to throw anyone who missed more than twice in the lake", said the merchant, rewarding Charlie 20 coins.
Charlotte was next.
She threw her first ring, missed, she threw her second ring, got in in, she threw the third one and got it in.
" Well done, two out of three", said the merchant, given Charlotte the 20 coins she earned.
" Was the table supposed to be moving", said Charlotte.
" I don't know what you're talking about", said the merchant.
Bridget also suspected something was up, she went next.
She threw the first ring, missed, she threw the second ring, made it in, then she threw the third ring, and made it in, she claimed the 20 coins she earned, giving the team a total of 60.
" Charlotte's right, something's up with that table", said Bridget.
" That merchant said it isn't, he's a liar", said Charlotte.
" It must be part of his game", said Samantha.
" He could at least tell us there was a catch, instead of being so secretive", said Thomas.
" Seriously, I have no idea what you're talking about, the table is solid as a rock", said the merchant.
Thomas went next, he threw the first ring, missed, he threw the second ring, made it in, he then threw his last ring, and made it in, and earned 20 coins giving his team a total of 80.
" You know nothing good comes out of being dishonest, you're just going to get serious karma you know", said Thomas.
" I'm telling you, the tables aren't moving", said the merchant.
Oliver went next, he threw the first ring, missed, he threw the second ring, got it in, and then threw the last ring, missed, as he only got one in he earned 10 coins, given the team a total of 90.
" I swear this is rigged", said Oliver.
" Okay, you know what, the next person who accuses me of dishonesty is going to lose all their teeth", said the merchant.
" Let it go guys, it's my turn, I just need to get all three in, and we get 120", said Samantha.
She threw the first one, got it in, she threw the second one, made it in, it was now down to the final ring, she threw it...
...
...
.. And it missed.
She earned 20 coins, giving it a total of 110.
" The game is now over, now be gone, and take your accusations with you", said the merchant.
" Thank's for nothing, cheater", said Charlie.
Final Week: Day 1- part II.
Samantha: Former seal- cloud, (Leader).
Oliver: Former wolf- mountain, (Vice-Leader).
Thomas: Former seal- wave, (Third in Command).
Bridget: Former penguin- sun.
Charlie: Former seal- moon.
Charlotte: Former seal- tree.
Challenge: Tavern.
Saboteur: Jeanie.
Samantha, Oliver, Thomas, Bridget, Charlie and Charlotte arrived at the tavern, where the innkeeper was waiting.
" Welcome warriors, what can I do for you", said the innkeeper.
" We would like to rent some rooms for tonight", said Samantha.
" Of course, which would you like", said the innkeeper.
" Yes", said Samantha, " Two deluxe rooms, one for the boys, one for the girls".
" Very well, 20 coins per deluxe room, so that'll be 40 gold coins then", said the innkeeper.
Samantha handed the innkeeper the 40 coins required.
" So i see you're heading off afterwards to the castle of the ice queen, I see your well prepared", said the innkeeper.
The six warriors nodded.
" Okay then, well, as you should know, there's something you should be aware of, getting there will be very difficult", said the innkeeper.
" What are we up against", said Samantha.
" Well, the castle may be a dangerous place to go to, but the island itself is just as bad, once on the island, the only way you can get to the castle is by imprisonment by the guards when they detain you, to get to the island, you need to get across a giant lagoon, many mortals who swam in that lagoon have drowned before they could make it halfway, to get to the lagoon, you have to journey through a path a few miles East, in the woods, and be careful when getting there, the woods outside the village, full of wolves, bears, snakes, bandits, but they usually appear at nighttime, so if you're venturing in the woods, it's best you do it during the day, anyway, if you overcome these situations, without backtracking you would make it to the castle in three days from now", said the innkeeper.
The warriors kept note.
" Also somewhere in the beach is a rare treasure called the pearl of protection, make sure you get it before traveling on the island, once you're on the island, the queens minions will capture you, especially at night, but with the pearl, they'll keep away from you, and you can sleep safely, but it'll only last for one night once it's used", said the innkeeper.
" In the meantime, why don't I fix you six with a drink, a nice pint sized mead, made by yours truly, on the house", said the innkeeper.
Unknown to them, Jeanie approached the bar table, opened the mead bottle, and slipped the poison substance into the bottle before making off.
The innkeeper grabbed the bottle, and poured the mead into six cups.
The six warrior grabbed the cups, and raised it.
" To the final stage of the quest", said Samantha.
" Agreed", said Thomas.
They were about to drink from their cups, when they heard a shout.
" WAIT, DON'T DRINK THE MEAD, IT'S BEEN TAINTED WITH", they turned to see a commoner approach them.
There has been murmuring, and then, Raven entered the tavern.
" What's the commotion", said Raven.
" I saw someone put something in that bottle of Mead, it's probably been tainted with, probably poison", said the witness.
Raven then picked up Charlie's cup, inhaled the aroma from the mead, then turned to the innkeeper.
" It's true", said Raven.
" No wait, I didn't do it, I was just giving these kids directions, I didn't know the mead was tainted", said the innkeeper.
" It wasn't him, I saw some hooded figure do it", said the witness.
" Are you sure", said Raven.
" Yes, I swear", said the witness.
" I can assume the attacker is long gone, or out of sight, and they have full intent on harming my warriors", said Raven.
While the warriors rested in their rooms in the inn for the night, Raven looked from outside the village.
" And so, the warriors have more knowledge on what to do these remaining few nights, they nearly got poisoned, but I am confused, who tried to poison them, but I can assume, and most likely be correct when I say this, whoever tried to poison them is working for Queen Verna, as she is now aware of the warriors being on their way to the fortress, the warriors now know the route to the fortress, and they only have four days remaining to get their and break the curse, before it is too late", said Raven.
Meanwhile, Verna looked through her crystal ball, seeing the six warriors still at large, and she was furious.
" They may have all survived tonight, but they better not get too comfortable, tomorrow I will capture one of them, they are going to the forest after all", said Verna.
Next time on Raven the ice queen, the six warriors begin their journey down the path to the lagoon, through a forest, they will come across traps, set by Verna's minions, and one trap will guarantee to eliminate one of the remaining warriors.
To be continued.