CHAPTER 5: WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT – A BRIEF INTERLUDE
After he recovered his sight, Luva stood up and dusted off his robe. He was looking terrible after stumbling into a few trees and falling more than once. His face was covered with dirt and scratches, sticks and leaves were scattered in his hat and hair. What was Zephel doing here, anyway, and what have just happened?
- Zephel! Zephel!
- Hey, hi Luva. Watcha doing here? - Zephel popped from a bush, handling his bike - Don't tell me you came to scowl me for THAT…
- Huh? Was it your doing?
- Oh, hell, yeah.
The tanned youth made a 'victory stance' and cheering could be heard from… Well, somewhere.
- THE GENIUS GUARDIAN OF STEEL, ZEPHEL, WITH HIS STUNNING O-0Bv1.0 – He flashed his weapon – BECAME HERO OF THE DAY AFTER DESTROYING THE MENACING FALLING METEORITE!!! – Another pose, pointing to the sky.
- Oh, Zephel… You couldn't… How many times I explained about getting permission to-
Luva turned the 'preach mode' on and Zephel interrupted before it got worse:
- H-hey! Cut it out! You CAN'T be serious! I just saved the whole damn Sanctuary! If you REALLY came here for that…
He hopped in his bicicle and the older guardian stood in front of it and grabbed it, the boy was always so fast and he needed to make sure he wasn't going anywhere before he delivered the message.
- Huh, no, wait Zephel. I was looking for you because of something else…
- What is it?
- So, Rosalia came by my mansion tonight and, ah first she passed by yours and you weren't there, so she called me and…
Zephel rolled his eyes.
- And she told me that she couldn't find you and she asked if you were at my place and I said no…
Zephel slapped his forehead:
- Oh, come on, Luva!
- Huh?
- What was she doing at my house, anyway?? Spill it out!
- Oh, right. There is an urgent meeting with the Queen, right now! All Guardians must be there!
- ARRRRGH! Why didn't you tell me earlier? – He glared angrily at Luva, who stood with his 'Oro?' face – Julious will have my skin after being SO late! Not to mention Randy, who will spend the rest of the MONTH bugging me about it!
- Ahhhh… Sorry…
- Stop apologizing and let's go!
- Oh, yes!
Luva turned away and started running down the hill, still disoriented after all the forced exercise and the flash. He wasn't used to all this hiking. Zephel just stared at him in disbelief. Was Luva planning to run to the Palace while he had a bike at hand? He should remove his hat once a while to air his brain a little… He saw Luva stumble down, trip in a root, fall against a rock and when the clumsy 'wise' guardian got stuck between some branches, he started do ride and stopped by his side.
- That way you will never make it whole to the meeting! If you make it at all! Hop on!
- Huh?
After another slap in the forehead, Zephel breathed deeply and paced himself, not knowing that Marcel was doing the same:
- You… On the bike… NOW!
Luva got the message (finally) and sat right behind Zephel in the place used to carry baggage. He tried to make himself comfortable and grabbed his robes, so it wouldn't get stuck in the wheels or something like that. Then Zephel started to move.
- Hold on tight, 'cause we're going!
Luva got a hold in his seat, but wasn't prepared for what was to come. When they entered the trail, Zephel pedaled faster and faster, making they descend the hill at top speed, and then zooming by the houses. The passerby could only feel a strong wind and hear two distinct voices:
- YAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! – That was Zephel.
- WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! – That was poor Luva.
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This small chapter was really part of the next, but it became very long and tiring. Since this part works on its own, I turned it in chapter 5 and the other in chapter 6.
In chapter six: Zephel's HORRIBLE punishment! Ò_ó