Earth Protectors
---Begin Chapter---
"Are we there yet?" Alex asked for the millionth consecutive time. Every growled.
"NO!!" They all shouted. And Alex finally shut the hell up. Alex just sighed heavily and layed back on Sun scale's back.
"Congratulations, Alex," Artemis said. "I do believe you set a new record for asking that fucking question in a row."
"Thank you, thank you. I'd like to thank the Academy, and my old baby-sitter, Lock-nah," Alex said, a little ego-inflated. Finally after an hour, the Frost mountains came into view. Everyone whooped in in delight. But then were silenced by the immense coldness. They all stopped their cheer, and bundled up close to each other, and shivered.
They all met at the bottom of the mountain, where there other non-flying animals were.
"Hey! Why are we coming down here?" Ashleigh asked. Moro came up.
"Because, a part of the training is to hike up the Frost mountains," Moro said. Everyone looked up.
"Umm, can't we just fly?" Alex asked. Nny elbowed him.
"Hey, lazy ass, we have to be prepared don't we?" Nny said. Rain nodded in agreement.
"He speaks true, this should be a good work out," Rain said, kind of showing off his muscles. Lyra elbowed him in the side.
"Please excuse the stupidity of this male specimen that so happens to stand next to me," Lyra said. Rain just kind of looked hurt, but he didn't show it. Everyone laughed at what Lyra said. And Lyra smiled, she felt accepted now. Okay, maybe she doesn't like me, Rain thought, as they started on the hike up the mountains.
---two hours later---
The past two hours no one talked, all thinking in their own world. But then after two hours the chill air started to come, as wind, colder than ice, gusted by them, the held their sporty camp clothes made for summer tight to them. They hadn't changed since they arrived in the world. And only thing they got close to a bath was the swim in the shark infested and piranha infested lakes. Finally, one of the dragons came up and gave them all trench coats, like soldiers wore in WWII Russia, and some scarves and a working-class man type hat, like the ones mad in the 1900's early 1900's to 1950's. You know what I'm talking about? Well anyway on with the story.
Like I said, it was fucking cold, I mean so fucking cold that the coats didn't provide much warmth. Then a snow storm set in, frost formed on the coasts and ears of everyone. No one was really in the lead, they all walked near each other, to help keep warm. Bundled close they continued a long, perilous and cold trek up to the peak. The Frost mountain's smallest mountain was the size of Mt. Everest! Our heroes were climbing it too.
Artemis had appointed herself scout, and went off ahead to look for any dangers, taking Selena with her. There came upon a glow in the distance, and they went to investigate. They came upon a cave where a few animals were and a girl. The girl wore baggy black pants, baggy blue Hurley shirt, black gauntlets, orange vest with knife sheaths. black Nike sneakers. Her hair was Green with blue highlights and
Spiked. She had a little muscular build, and had a blue eye and a brown eye.
Artemis sent Selena back to lead the others to the cave as Artemis went in to introduce herself.
"Hey," Artemis said startling the woman. "Sorry. Who are you?"
The girl backed up a bit. She studied Artemis a while then said, " I'm Ava de Longe. Who are you?"
"I'm Artemis Pretty Weasel. Where are you from?"
"I'm from Scotland. You?"
"I'm from America, it's where I was born at least. I'm Native American (half), and a quarter Greek, and a quarter Egyptian. What about you? What's your heritage?" Artemis asked sitting down near the fire.
"I'm Scottish, Irish and Egyptian." She replied also taking a seat, and stirred something in a pot over the fire. Artemis looked in the pot. It seemed to be a stew or roast of some sort.
"You cook?" Artemis asked.
"Yes, I'll leave it to you to decide if it's good or not. Would you like some?" Ava asked getting out a bowl. Artemis nodded eagerly and got out from her coat a little Japanese like bowl, and accepted the food eagerly. Ava gave her some bread as well. Artemis took out her chop sticks and tested the taste. She licked her lips a little, her face a picture of thought and decision, then she smiled brightly and dug in. Speaking between mouthfuls.
"Mrphf! Thish ish vreal goo'! **gulp** You are a great cook!" Artemis said then dug in some more. Ava smiled.
"I'm glad you like it!" Ava watched, chuckling at the voraciousness Artemis was showing. Yes, Arty was very hungry.
A few minutes later the others showed up. Rain and Nny leading with Selena ahead of them. Ava looked as the travelers, all whom were hungry came up. Ava offered them all food and they gladly accepted, each digging into their meals as voraciously as Artemis had. Then the animal in the cave went up to Khan. It was a coyote, a large one, I mean it was taller and a bit wider than a regular coyote. It had piercing golden, brown eyes.
"Hello Wahkan," it said. Khan looked at it, his face a picture of puzzlement. The Coyote snickered, "it's me, Mai."
"Mai?" Khan repeated, still confused. Then his eyes went big and he said in a rez accent, "Oh! Hey yeah! Mai! I remember you, from my dreams as a young 'un! How are ya Mai?"
"Mai?" Alex repeated. "Talk about a strange name."
"Tach! Alex, mind yore manners! D'you know what Mai means even?" Kahn said whacking Alex's head. Alex recoiled, shaking his head.
"Mai means, Coyote in Navajo!" Khan said then pulled Mai into a bear hug. Mai's eyes bulged a bit, then hugged back somehow. So they were re-united! **cue big cheer from audience**
All the others just went, "ahh, oh cute!"
Then Artemis rather shakily said, "Does anyone believe in the Abominable Snowman?"
---End Chapter---
Okay, Ava, I need to know your boyfriend's description, and your animal, and his animal. And the rest of you, I need to know, do you believe in the abominable snowman???!!!
Jester
PS sorry for the long update, school hath started, and I'm also working on other works, which you should read plZ. And Remember I will advertise your own stories.