Are You There? By: Chibiki
Chibiki: Okay, I got your reveiws. And well, I was thinking of taking down the first chapter 2 and put up this one, but since I got a nice one, I will let you decide which one you like best, then we will continue from there.
Chapter 2
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"Are you serious?!"
My brows went into a frown. Here I was, sitting up in bed thinking about my dream again, when Isaac, Garet, and even Ivan came in to tell me to stay in Tolbi while they go and look for some clues about Alex in the others.
"No way! I'm NOT going to stay in here, all cooped up while you guys search for Saturos and Menardi!" Ivan, who had been silent during the whole conversation, decided to speak up. His voice calm. "But Mia, you've fainted three times already. We're just worried about you."
"But...! But I want to go with you!" "We know, we just think that it's best if you stay here and rest up." My brain ached for more excuses.
"But what if you get seriously hurt? Who will be there to heal you?" Garet gestured a gloved hand to Isaac, as if showing off a prize. "Isaac is a pretty good healer. And besides, if you are out there, what if you faint again in the middle of a battle? You'll be more vulnerable than any of us."
My hands clenched on the cool white sheets. "I won't faint! I'm fine!" The jupiter adept walked over to me and stared right into my azure eyes. I didn't feel my mind being read, but I knew he was looking for something. I blushed lightly.
"What?"
His amethyst orbs closed slowly, a gentle sigh left his lips. "Mia... please understand. this is for your own good." Ivan walked back, out of the sunny room. Isaac followed after him while Garet was looking at me. "We'll be gone for five days. If you need anything, just ask the inn man. Oh, and... sorry."
He shut the door softly, my stare following after it. And I was left with my thoughts. 'This can't be!'
~*
"Why don't we just get rid of them? They're an annoying bunch of children." Menardi, who had been keeping watch on the teens with Alex, complained outloud.
" 'Watch the kids.' Saturos says. 'Don't kill them.' Saturos says. Arrgh! I just want to cast a Pyroclasm up his-" "Will you shut up?" The Mars adept snapped her head back to see an irratated Alex. His potion floating in mid-air and his hands glowing light-blue.
"If you dislike being here, then why don't you just leave and save my ears the trouble of hearing more of your worthless babble?"
Menardi's left eye twitched with fury. But she kept her scilence because she had no answer. "Hmph. Well, we've been here for hours. What are you doing to pass the blasted time?" The ingrediants started to swirl again. Alex's eyes closed with concentration.
"What do you think? I'm making a potion." He stated it so flatly, Menardi couldn't tell wether if it was an insult or a fact. But nevertheless, she had gotten interested.
"What's the potion for? If it's another 'healing potion' don't bother. We won't be needing those for awhile." Alex held one hand over his pouch, while his free hand kept the items afloat. A green shaded bottle rushed into the air.
"Whoever said it was a 'healing potion' in the first place?" Alex looked at Menardi slyly. The blonde couldn't get it. "But Saturos said we couldn't kill them." When Alex added some kind of powder from the green bottle, the potion turned smokey mist.
"What did you do?" The blue-haired man took out an empty jar and led the mist-like liquid into it. He started to put things away. "Shinkar mushroom. After a Ghoul dies, these sprout from it's corpse." Her eyebrow raised slightly, and was about to ask a question, but he cutted her off. "I used it for the colour."
Menardi turned back to the position she was in, watching the younger adepts. "What's the point? Huh?" The Mercury adept kept silent.
~*
It was nightime when she awoke. Just as the azure haired teen had guessed, she snuck out holding her things with ease. Leaving a letter on the inn's desk, she looked for the woman she had spoken to a few days ago. But the woman was nowhere to be found.
Not wanting to waste more time, Mia headed out into the cool night. Hoping with all her heart that the boys were alright.
~*
I yawned loudly, watching over the fire we had made for warmth. Looking over to Garet as he layed upon the grass, star gazing, I let my mind wander off. Isaac had went to get more fire wood. Though I had wanted to go with him, he told me he could get it himself.
Hearing a rustle, I saw Garet moving his amrs upward, clasping his fingers together under his head. My mind briefly wondered what would happen if Garet were to be a girl. He does have the attitude.
~*
'What's that sound?' I looked at Ivan with a questioning eyebrow raised up. He was trying to stifle a laugh. And by the looks of it, he was really lousy at it. "Hey, why are you so giggly?" He waved a hand at me, not looking at my face because he was hunched over still laughing.
"Ivan, hey, what's so funny? Come on, look at me idiot." When he did look at me, he bursted out again. Not willing to cover up the laughter, and falling back, hugging his stomach. Gods, what's wrong with him?
~*
Deciding to go back to camp, since my arms were overflowing with sticks, I strolled down the path I went. Stopping now and then when a weak monster tried to kill me. Thinking if Mia was doing well, even if we just left seven hours ago. 'Mia... how long have I've known her?'
I started to throw a stick in the air and catching it while I was walking. 'I first saw her when we walked into that elderly house, and she was treating the grandpa. She looked like a goddess really. Her hands were glowing a beautiful shade of blue. Her eyes so crystal clear. Even though she was glaring at us.
Hah, I even remembered when she had tried to kill Garet because he had asked if she was FULLY a turquoised haired girl. North and, ha ha, south. Ivan had to cast sleep on her until she had calmed down. But still... all those times, she really cared for us quickly. But there's something about her these days. That feeling I got whenever she would faint.
Even if I wasn't there to witness it, I just felt a sudden jolt in my heart. It was really unsettling. Maybe that's why I didn't speak. Ivan must have felt it too. Since he was the one to suggest this whole 'vacation time' for Mia. And Garet? Well, he's a Mars adept. He probably won't feel anything 'cause he has a weaker link with Mia.'
I let the twig fall to the ground. Not wanting to bend down and stuff just to pick up one stick. (A/N: This is just random thought at the moment.)
~*
I stopped, a hard stabbing sensation slammed against my chest. Gasping weakly, I fell against a tree. "No... not... now.. please..." And just like I had asked, the pain suddenly lifted from my body.
Sitting on my legs, puzzled, I decided to stop and rest for now. I have been searching for the boys for about six hours. Nodding in agreement, I took out a sacred feather and on it's pointy tip, I drew blood. The feather glowed a bright blue and attached itself to the middle of my chest.
I made a bed out of the pllow and blanket that I had whenever we would sleep outdoors, and layed down facing the stars.
~*
"Ready?" He gestured to the blonde. "Yeah."
~*
The Jupiter adept stood up quickly, hairs on end. Garet looked up from his soup. "Hey Ivan, what's wrong?" A frown knitted his brows together. And he pulled out his sword like rapier. Isaac stared at him in question to. "Ivan, hey! Put that down! We're protected!" He didn't listen to Garet, only stepped further out of the little camp haven.
"Don't you feel that? A presence... is coming." And as if by magic, (or psynergy, whatever) Menardi stepped out of the trees into the clearing. Isaac gasped in shock and quickly picked up his Gaia sword. Garet swung his Demon axe at Menardi as a warning, but she kept that smirk on her face and did not budge. Instead, she spoke.
"Hello again children. How is..." She trailed off, bringing along the boys curiousity. But they still held their weapons up defensively. Garet was the one to speak first. "What are you doing here?" Instead of answering his question, she asked another.
"Where is that blue-haired girl that follows you? Mia was it?"
"None of your damn buisness." Garet growled.
Her face spoke of untold humor, and she started to laugh. A sharp, high, blood curttling laugh. She whispered to herself, "This'll be easier than we had planned..." Ivan called up Breeze to raise up their resistance. But Garet had a different idea, and used Heat wave. The blonde haired woman dodged it easily and was stilll smiling with that sly gleam in her eyes.
"Try and catch me if you wish to know my plan." And with that, she backed away slowly, as if a child fooling the bullies, into the bushels and mighty trees that she had protruded from. Garet, being his rashful side tried to dash after her, but ceased when Ivan's hand held him still.
"What are you doing? We have to get her!" Ivan shook hi head and said camly to the red head, "And run right into a trap? Garet think for a moment will you? Why would Menardi come out of nowhere and run away without even delivering a counter to that Heat Wave you did? And why would she appear just by herself? Geeze, without Mia, you seem even denser than before."
Garet spat at the ground and ran a gloved hand through his hair. "Yeah, but at least we know it's damn trap. We'll be prepared." The Jupiter adept shook his head again sadly. "But what about Mia? If anything happens to us..."
"Come on you Ivan, this might be our chance to nail those two once and for all! And then all we have to do is look for Jenna and the others. She's right there waiting to be defeated, and all we do is think about the what if's!"
Ivan couldn't help but feel the confidence in Garet's voice, and nodded almost robot like. "Fine, we'll chase her. But stay alert and don't rush off into closed areas." Garet and Isaac had already bolted off without hearing another note of Ivan's voice. Ivan mentally slapped himself and sprinted his way towards where the other had gone.
~*
::Haunted darkness in the deep. Dreamless nights for you to keep.::
Murmuring voices sprung out in the cold black void. It's tone echoing and fading into nothing, leaving only it's meaning to surround a wandering figure. The figure looked around nervously.
"Who's there?!"
::Little girl so lost and dead. Noone sleeps inside her head.::
Again those little whispers sent shivers down the girls spine. Another dream swallowed Mia relentlessly but this one was different. It had some dark twist in it she couldn't understand
'Lost and... dead?!'
::Calling for the one once lost. Healing for a priceless cost.::
She stopped, and thought about her other dreams. All of them had a sickingly gore filled scene of Ivan being slaughtered but it would always open like that. Not showing how she got there or what had beaten him so brutally.
"What do you mean?! 'Healing for a pricless cost'?! Please, tell me what you are talking about!"
Scilence.
::Never one to kiss the cure. Never one to act so pure.::
And then Mia woke up.
~*
Menardi was running with blinding speed, darting in and out through the forest trees. And Isaac and Garet followed suit, though much slower. Ivan had also slowed his pace to a little jog, but still far away from the other two adepts.
The blond haired Mars adept veered right into a large clearing, and stopped at the other end if it, waiting for the boys. "You run so slowly for one your age." She stated. Then, as if on cue, Isaac first emerged from the bushes and trees and Garet was close behind, Garet panting slightly.
Ivan was still making his way. Meanwhile Garet had recently casted Inferno but it was doged easily by the agile Mars adept. Isaac chanted the spell for Mother Gaia when a spear like jet of water came out of nowhere and hit Isaac right in the arm which held his sword. The sword fell with a dull clank and Isaac fell to his knees, holding his bleeding arm and trying to heal it with Cure. Garet looked up beyond the trees and saw Alex floating in mid-air, water swirling around him and his face emotionless.
"Alex! I told you not to come and follow me!" She screamed. Alex simply shrugged and looked at the situation between Menardi and the two boys. His eye brows raising up in question.
"Where is Mia?" He said in a flat tone. Garet snarled evily and clenched his axe harder. Fire coloured eyes blazed at him. "Why the hell should I tell you?" He spat. Again, the Mercury adept shrugged and floated down the the grassy floor next to Menardi, though his eyes flashed with unknown plans.
Ivan was almost there, because he could hear Garet and the others talk.
Garet casted Inferno once more, but it hardly came close to Mernardi or Alex. Garet growled in irratation. Isaac was finished healing his arm and picked up the fallen object that was his Gaia blade. His face contorted to one of anger and bitter hate and he rushed up to Alex to try and stab at him. Alex shot a geyser right at Isaac but he wasn't quick enough to dodge it, so the Venus boy sailed backwards slamming against a tree and growing unconcious.
"Isaac!" Garet wailed. He rushed to help his friend when Alex said something that drawn Garet's attention. The red head stared at Alex when a little bottle popped out of Alex's hand. 'Oh damn...' Garet thought.
Alex smirked wickedly and threw the bottle at the two boys. The glass shattered and the mist that was trapped inside spilled out and surrounded the two boys. Garet tried desperately to not breath the mysterious smoke, while trying to stop it from going into Isaac's system. Garet heard Menerdi's shattering laugh before he fainted.
Ivan made it to the site where he had heard Menardi laugh and saw a mist cover the whole area. He casted Whirlwind and blew away the mist only to find Garet and Isaac on the ground, both knocked out and hardly breathing. He gasped and ran to their sides, while his hands were already going inside his pouch for some Water Of Life and some Elixer. After he was done he bandaged Isaac's back and head. Then he waited for the two to wake up, which wasn't to long afterwards.
"Augh... damn, my head hurts." Garet said quietly. He looked at Ivan which was watching them both wake up. He frowned in anger. "You know, we could've ussed your help back there." He retorted. Ivan just glanced at him and raised one eyebrow. "I didn't really think someone as big as you could actually keep up with Isaac."
Ivan got up and started to get the axe that Garet dropped when he ran to Isaac. Ivan showed some difficulty when heaving it around. "Especially when you carry something this big!"
Garet leaned on one elbow, stomach on the ground. "Get used to it... Oh shit!" Ivan almost jumped out of his skin when he heard Garet shout like that. "What?"
"What about out camping stuff? It's still there!" Ivan gave him a blank stare before he realized what Garet meant. Garet picked up the still unconcious Isaac and ran as fast as they could towards their camp. Alex hovered in the air before grinning broadly and whispering to himself.
"And so it begins..."
~*~
Chibiki: Yay! So, which one do you like better? The one where Mia tells Ivan or the one where Alex made a weird potion and used it on the boys. Which, which?!
Sara: Stop it, you'll scare them.
Chibiki: I'll give a picture of your favorite character if you give a reveiw! So go ahead! R+R
Chibiki: Okay, I got your reveiws. And well, I was thinking of taking down the first chapter 2 and put up this one, but since I got a nice one, I will let you decide which one you like best, then we will continue from there.
Chapter 2
***
"Are you serious?!"
My brows went into a frown. Here I was, sitting up in bed thinking about my dream again, when Isaac, Garet, and even Ivan came in to tell me to stay in Tolbi while they go and look for some clues about Alex in the others.
"No way! I'm NOT going to stay in here, all cooped up while you guys search for Saturos and Menardi!" Ivan, who had been silent during the whole conversation, decided to speak up. His voice calm. "But Mia, you've fainted three times already. We're just worried about you."
"But...! But I want to go with you!" "We know, we just think that it's best if you stay here and rest up." My brain ached for more excuses.
"But what if you get seriously hurt? Who will be there to heal you?" Garet gestured a gloved hand to Isaac, as if showing off a prize. "Isaac is a pretty good healer. And besides, if you are out there, what if you faint again in the middle of a battle? You'll be more vulnerable than any of us."
My hands clenched on the cool white sheets. "I won't faint! I'm fine!" The jupiter adept walked over to me and stared right into my azure eyes. I didn't feel my mind being read, but I knew he was looking for something. I blushed lightly.
"What?"
His amethyst orbs closed slowly, a gentle sigh left his lips. "Mia... please understand. this is for your own good." Ivan walked back, out of the sunny room. Isaac followed after him while Garet was looking at me. "We'll be gone for five days. If you need anything, just ask the inn man. Oh, and... sorry."
He shut the door softly, my stare following after it. And I was left with my thoughts. 'This can't be!'
~*
"Why don't we just get rid of them? They're an annoying bunch of children." Menardi, who had been keeping watch on the teens with Alex, complained outloud.
" 'Watch the kids.' Saturos says. 'Don't kill them.' Saturos says. Arrgh! I just want to cast a Pyroclasm up his-" "Will you shut up?" The Mars adept snapped her head back to see an irratated Alex. His potion floating in mid-air and his hands glowing light-blue.
"If you dislike being here, then why don't you just leave and save my ears the trouble of hearing more of your worthless babble?"
Menardi's left eye twitched with fury. But she kept her scilence because she had no answer. "Hmph. Well, we've been here for hours. What are you doing to pass the blasted time?" The ingrediants started to swirl again. Alex's eyes closed with concentration.
"What do you think? I'm making a potion." He stated it so flatly, Menardi couldn't tell wether if it was an insult or a fact. But nevertheless, she had gotten interested.
"What's the potion for? If it's another 'healing potion' don't bother. We won't be needing those for awhile." Alex held one hand over his pouch, while his free hand kept the items afloat. A green shaded bottle rushed into the air.
"Whoever said it was a 'healing potion' in the first place?" Alex looked at Menardi slyly. The blonde couldn't get it. "But Saturos said we couldn't kill them." When Alex added some kind of powder from the green bottle, the potion turned smokey mist.
"What did you do?" The blue-haired man took out an empty jar and led the mist-like liquid into it. He started to put things away. "Shinkar mushroom. After a Ghoul dies, these sprout from it's corpse." Her eyebrow raised slightly, and was about to ask a question, but he cutted her off. "I used it for the colour."
Menardi turned back to the position she was in, watching the younger adepts. "What's the point? Huh?" The Mercury adept kept silent.
~*
It was nightime when she awoke. Just as the azure haired teen had guessed, she snuck out holding her things with ease. Leaving a letter on the inn's desk, she looked for the woman she had spoken to a few days ago. But the woman was nowhere to be found.
Not wanting to waste more time, Mia headed out into the cool night. Hoping with all her heart that the boys were alright.
~*
I yawned loudly, watching over the fire we had made for warmth. Looking over to Garet as he layed upon the grass, star gazing, I let my mind wander off. Isaac had went to get more fire wood. Though I had wanted to go with him, he told me he could get it himself.
Hearing a rustle, I saw Garet moving his amrs upward, clasping his fingers together under his head. My mind briefly wondered what would happen if Garet were to be a girl. He does have the attitude.
~*
'What's that sound?' I looked at Ivan with a questioning eyebrow raised up. He was trying to stifle a laugh. And by the looks of it, he was really lousy at it. "Hey, why are you so giggly?" He waved a hand at me, not looking at my face because he was hunched over still laughing.
"Ivan, hey, what's so funny? Come on, look at me idiot." When he did look at me, he bursted out again. Not willing to cover up the laughter, and falling back, hugging his stomach. Gods, what's wrong with him?
~*
Deciding to go back to camp, since my arms were overflowing with sticks, I strolled down the path I went. Stopping now and then when a weak monster tried to kill me. Thinking if Mia was doing well, even if we just left seven hours ago. 'Mia... how long have I've known her?'
I started to throw a stick in the air and catching it while I was walking. 'I first saw her when we walked into that elderly house, and she was treating the grandpa. She looked like a goddess really. Her hands were glowing a beautiful shade of blue. Her eyes so crystal clear. Even though she was glaring at us.
Hah, I even remembered when she had tried to kill Garet because he had asked if she was FULLY a turquoised haired girl. North and, ha ha, south. Ivan had to cast sleep on her until she had calmed down. But still... all those times, she really cared for us quickly. But there's something about her these days. That feeling I got whenever she would faint.
Even if I wasn't there to witness it, I just felt a sudden jolt in my heart. It was really unsettling. Maybe that's why I didn't speak. Ivan must have felt it too. Since he was the one to suggest this whole 'vacation time' for Mia. And Garet? Well, he's a Mars adept. He probably won't feel anything 'cause he has a weaker link with Mia.'
I let the twig fall to the ground. Not wanting to bend down and stuff just to pick up one stick. (A/N: This is just random thought at the moment.)
~*
I stopped, a hard stabbing sensation slammed against my chest. Gasping weakly, I fell against a tree. "No... not... now.. please..." And just like I had asked, the pain suddenly lifted from my body.
Sitting on my legs, puzzled, I decided to stop and rest for now. I have been searching for the boys for about six hours. Nodding in agreement, I took out a sacred feather and on it's pointy tip, I drew blood. The feather glowed a bright blue and attached itself to the middle of my chest.
I made a bed out of the pllow and blanket that I had whenever we would sleep outdoors, and layed down facing the stars.
~*
"Ready?" He gestured to the blonde. "Yeah."
~*
The Jupiter adept stood up quickly, hairs on end. Garet looked up from his soup. "Hey Ivan, what's wrong?" A frown knitted his brows together. And he pulled out his sword like rapier. Isaac stared at him in question to. "Ivan, hey! Put that down! We're protected!" He didn't listen to Garet, only stepped further out of the little camp haven.
"Don't you feel that? A presence... is coming." And as if by magic, (or psynergy, whatever) Menardi stepped out of the trees into the clearing. Isaac gasped in shock and quickly picked up his Gaia sword. Garet swung his Demon axe at Menardi as a warning, but she kept that smirk on her face and did not budge. Instead, she spoke.
"Hello again children. How is..." She trailed off, bringing along the boys curiousity. But they still held their weapons up defensively. Garet was the one to speak first. "What are you doing here?" Instead of answering his question, she asked another.
"Where is that blue-haired girl that follows you? Mia was it?"
"None of your damn buisness." Garet growled.
Her face spoke of untold humor, and she started to laugh. A sharp, high, blood curttling laugh. She whispered to herself, "This'll be easier than we had planned..." Ivan called up Breeze to raise up their resistance. But Garet had a different idea, and used Heat wave. The blonde haired woman dodged it easily and was stilll smiling with that sly gleam in her eyes.
"Try and catch me if you wish to know my plan." And with that, she backed away slowly, as if a child fooling the bullies, into the bushels and mighty trees that she had protruded from. Garet, being his rashful side tried to dash after her, but ceased when Ivan's hand held him still.
"What are you doing? We have to get her!" Ivan shook hi head and said camly to the red head, "And run right into a trap? Garet think for a moment will you? Why would Menardi come out of nowhere and run away without even delivering a counter to that Heat Wave you did? And why would she appear just by herself? Geeze, without Mia, you seem even denser than before."
Garet spat at the ground and ran a gloved hand through his hair. "Yeah, but at least we know it's damn trap. We'll be prepared." The Jupiter adept shook his head again sadly. "But what about Mia? If anything happens to us..."
"Come on you Ivan, this might be our chance to nail those two once and for all! And then all we have to do is look for Jenna and the others. She's right there waiting to be defeated, and all we do is think about the what if's!"
Ivan couldn't help but feel the confidence in Garet's voice, and nodded almost robot like. "Fine, we'll chase her. But stay alert and don't rush off into closed areas." Garet and Isaac had already bolted off without hearing another note of Ivan's voice. Ivan mentally slapped himself and sprinted his way towards where the other had gone.
~*
::Haunted darkness in the deep. Dreamless nights for you to keep.::
Murmuring voices sprung out in the cold black void. It's tone echoing and fading into nothing, leaving only it's meaning to surround a wandering figure. The figure looked around nervously.
"Who's there?!"
::Little girl so lost and dead. Noone sleeps inside her head.::
Again those little whispers sent shivers down the girls spine. Another dream swallowed Mia relentlessly but this one was different. It had some dark twist in it she couldn't understand
'Lost and... dead?!'
::Calling for the one once lost. Healing for a priceless cost.::
She stopped, and thought about her other dreams. All of them had a sickingly gore filled scene of Ivan being slaughtered but it would always open like that. Not showing how she got there or what had beaten him so brutally.
"What do you mean?! 'Healing for a pricless cost'?! Please, tell me what you are talking about!"
Scilence.
::Never one to kiss the cure. Never one to act so pure.::
And then Mia woke up.
~*
Menardi was running with blinding speed, darting in and out through the forest trees. And Isaac and Garet followed suit, though much slower. Ivan had also slowed his pace to a little jog, but still far away from the other two adepts.
The blond haired Mars adept veered right into a large clearing, and stopped at the other end if it, waiting for the boys. "You run so slowly for one your age." She stated. Then, as if on cue, Isaac first emerged from the bushes and trees and Garet was close behind, Garet panting slightly.
Ivan was still making his way. Meanwhile Garet had recently casted Inferno but it was doged easily by the agile Mars adept. Isaac chanted the spell for Mother Gaia when a spear like jet of water came out of nowhere and hit Isaac right in the arm which held his sword. The sword fell with a dull clank and Isaac fell to his knees, holding his bleeding arm and trying to heal it with Cure. Garet looked up beyond the trees and saw Alex floating in mid-air, water swirling around him and his face emotionless.
"Alex! I told you not to come and follow me!" She screamed. Alex simply shrugged and looked at the situation between Menardi and the two boys. His eye brows raising up in question.
"Where is Mia?" He said in a flat tone. Garet snarled evily and clenched his axe harder. Fire coloured eyes blazed at him. "Why the hell should I tell you?" He spat. Again, the Mercury adept shrugged and floated down the the grassy floor next to Menardi, though his eyes flashed with unknown plans.
Ivan was almost there, because he could hear Garet and the others talk.
Garet casted Inferno once more, but it hardly came close to Mernardi or Alex. Garet growled in irratation. Isaac was finished healing his arm and picked up the fallen object that was his Gaia blade. His face contorted to one of anger and bitter hate and he rushed up to Alex to try and stab at him. Alex shot a geyser right at Isaac but he wasn't quick enough to dodge it, so the Venus boy sailed backwards slamming against a tree and growing unconcious.
"Isaac!" Garet wailed. He rushed to help his friend when Alex said something that drawn Garet's attention. The red head stared at Alex when a little bottle popped out of Alex's hand. 'Oh damn...' Garet thought.
Alex smirked wickedly and threw the bottle at the two boys. The glass shattered and the mist that was trapped inside spilled out and surrounded the two boys. Garet tried desperately to not breath the mysterious smoke, while trying to stop it from going into Isaac's system. Garet heard Menerdi's shattering laugh before he fainted.
Ivan made it to the site where he had heard Menardi laugh and saw a mist cover the whole area. He casted Whirlwind and blew away the mist only to find Garet and Isaac on the ground, both knocked out and hardly breathing. He gasped and ran to their sides, while his hands were already going inside his pouch for some Water Of Life and some Elixer. After he was done he bandaged Isaac's back and head. Then he waited for the two to wake up, which wasn't to long afterwards.
"Augh... damn, my head hurts." Garet said quietly. He looked at Ivan which was watching them both wake up. He frowned in anger. "You know, we could've ussed your help back there." He retorted. Ivan just glanced at him and raised one eyebrow. "I didn't really think someone as big as you could actually keep up with Isaac."
Ivan got up and started to get the axe that Garet dropped when he ran to Isaac. Ivan showed some difficulty when heaving it around. "Especially when you carry something this big!"
Garet leaned on one elbow, stomach on the ground. "Get used to it... Oh shit!" Ivan almost jumped out of his skin when he heard Garet shout like that. "What?"
"What about out camping stuff? It's still there!" Ivan gave him a blank stare before he realized what Garet meant. Garet picked up the still unconcious Isaac and ran as fast as they could towards their camp. Alex hovered in the air before grinning broadly and whispering to himself.
"And so it begins..."
~*~
Chibiki: Yay! So, which one do you like better? The one where Mia tells Ivan or the one where Alex made a weird potion and used it on the boys. Which, which?!
Sara: Stop it, you'll scare them.
Chibiki: I'll give a picture of your favorite character if you give a reveiw! So go ahead! R+R