Chapter 3- Gale Wind
Davis was getting annoyed. Despite the fact that the rest of the team couldn't keep up, Kari and TK were still racing through the forest. The only times they stopped was when TK had tripped over a root that he had missed or something. Kari just never seemed to fall. "Kari, TJ, slow down! We can't keep up!" he yelled at them, but the wind whipped his words away. That was the other reason he was annoyed. The wind kept getting stronger and stronger, so that, at times, they all had to cling to trees to avoid being blown away.
TK and Kari suddenly stopped, teetering over the edge of a cliff. They were at the edge of the forest they had been running through, and had almost run over the edge of a cliff. The fall wouldn't have been very fun, for there were branches and rubble protruding from the side of the cliff, and besides, it was several thousand feet high. Well, it seemed that tall anyway.
"Finally, just when they're about to go over a cliff, that's when they stop." Davis muttered under his breath. But he couldn't stay angry with Kari for long.
Kari smiled at Davis, but her words were poisonously sweet. "Just what were you burbling about there Davis?" He couldn't say a word.
She looked around the area. It was a dismal enough place; its dark bushes and dead roots made darker by the approaching fog and night. The cliff had one way down: a narrow pathway that had long since been overgrown by shrubs and covered by rocks, but nonetheless, a pathway. Once down in the cliff, one would be able to see numerous caves and depressions that dotted the sides of the cliff. There was a surprisingly smooth crater-like area towards the side of the cliff that was opposite to them. They would be safe there; how many things would willingly go down that precarious pathway in the middle of the night, and it would be very hard to land a flying creature without making a very loud racket with all the loose rocks and dry wood. The dry wood would also make a great fire, and she'd seen the glimmer of a stream in the woods they'd just come out of. They would also be protected from the wind that was rapidly growing in momentum, since the cliff would take the wind. However, going down the thin pathway in the dimming light would be precarious, especially with all their gear. But they would have to chance it, they couldn't spend the night in the woods and anywhere else they would be easily spotted or blown away by the wind. "Guys, let's go down the cliff side, there's a good spot to crash there, see? And there's a pathway down, so we could get down without too much trouble."
By this time, everyone was too tired to argue. Well, almost everyone. "Kari, you want us to climb down the side of the cliff in pitch darkness and set up camp there? What if we get hurt?" Whined Davis.
"If you have any better ideas, I'd be glad to hear them." Kari said, her usual kind voice tinged with just the slightest bit of annoyance. Then again, everyone got annoyed with Davis when he whined, and Kari had been losing a lot of sleep lately, thought Gatomon at this unusual occurrence. TK, on the other hand, thought it was because Kari was worried about her dreams, or, better called, premonitions, as she had told him during their talk.
Davis had nothing to reply to that, and mutely admitted defeat. "All right then, let's get going, shall we?" Said Sora, who was eager to get out of the harsh wind.
The group climbed slowly down the limited space of the path. Once down, everyone started to put down their packs until Kari pointed to the crater and said that that was where they were spending the night, not here, and what did you think, we're going to sleep in the middle of a gale?
They settled down in the crater and found that it was, indeed, the ideal place for camp.
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A/N Nice ta meet ya! Okay, I know that chap was short, but … well … best part to come!!
