CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO, THE DARK FOREST
() Good golly gosh, I haven't updated for a while, 'ave I? GASPERS! Whoa. Crazy. Well, I have good plans for the future. Veddy good plans. Heeheehee. ()
Yuppas Scuttwitch stopped, panting. The Redwallers and other volunteers to finding Varsha stopped behind him, gasping for breath. Tyrossa made his way up to where Yuppas was.
"Scuttwitch, mate, we need to find Varsha. Did you realize that Korufylo Speechyard, Lilyblossom, Majjit, and Egua Rarfin are all wi' Varsh?"
Yuppas' eyes grew wide. "No! I coulda sworn that I saw 'em 'ere!"
The hare looked around the group that had wanted to help find Varsha. They were leaning against trees or sitting on the ground. Dewstar came up to Yuppas.
"What's wrong, wot wot?" asked Dewstar.
"Koru, Lily, Majjit, and Egua all 'ave gone after Lady Varsha before'and!" exclaimed Yuppas.
"WHAT?" exclaimed Dewstar. "But...but...Lily's my sister! She's too young t'be out there!"
Tyrossa heaved a haversack onto his back. "I'll run ahead and see if I can find them. We've been travelin' through the night, but I 'ave some strength. I'll ask Redrudder and Moonflash t'come."
Soon, Tyrossa, Redrudder, and Moonflash each had a haversack on their backs. Redrudder was a rust-red otter with wide blue eyes. Moonflash was a gentle looking otter, a dark gray, with light gray eyes. The three otters set off at a lope, following the path of broken trees and bent bushes that Varsha had gone along.
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Waterfish was sitting cross legged, her head bowed down. She had her eyes closed.
"Song..." came a whispery voice. Waterfish looked up. She had gotten so used to being called "Waterfish" that she had forgotten about her real name. "Song..."
"Who's there?" called back Waterfish. She realized that she was near a large, gold gate. There were dark trees around the gate. The only thing shining and light was the gate.
Waterfish stood up. She put her right paw on the gate.
"No," cried the whispery voice. Out of the forest in front of her strode three otters. Who were they...?
"Songtamer! Songtamer!" cried the foremost one, the one with the whispery voice. Waterfish's eyes widened. It was Honeyflower, her mother! The two otters behind Honeyflower were Bowfire, her brother, and Eyeshine, her father!
"What are you doing here?" gasped Waterfish.
"Don't go through these gates," exclaimed Bowfire, her voice very firm. "Do not enter."
Waterfish placed her left paw next to her right paw. "Why?" she asked.
"This is the Dark Forest, dear. Don't come through," shouted Eyeshine
It seemed to last for days that Waterfish wanted to enter through the gates. Her family wouldn't let her. Hyas Stickspike, Loynia Stickspike, Nottane Zeespike, Skipper, and many other friends, and beasts that she did not know but where connected to her somehow, came to the Gates of the Dark Forest.
"Waterfish, go back," cried Skipper, holding the Gates closed firmly.
"You mustn't enter, Song," Hyas cried.
"Go, ottermaid, go help your friends," exclaimed Loynia.
"Help my son in yer quest," whispered Nottane. "Fshio needs help. He is but a young lad. Orruman was right to send him with ye, of course, but he is still a hoglet at heart."
"Good luck," chorused all of the voice. Waterfish backed away from the Gates. As she began to come back to reality, she heard a voice cry, "Give my son my love and my luck, Songtamer Swordslash."
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It was three days since the Screamhole.
Fshio woke up to hear someone mumble, "Songtamer Swordslash." The hedgehog saw Waterfish sitting up.
"You're alive!" he cried in a happy whisper. "Who's Songtamer Swordslash?"
Waterfish shook her head. "Someone I knew in the far past and someone that I will never see again until we recover Martin's sword."
Waterfish began to tell Fshio about her adventure in Dark Forest, and about Fshio's mother.
() Okay, that's a wrap. Tell me: do you like shorter or longer chapters? Lately these've been 2-3 pages, but I was checking back to see if I had Nottane's name correct and that chapter was six pages long! Should I do 2-3 page long chapter, or 5-6-7 page long chapters? Or in between? Tell me what you think. ()
)( About the Dark Forest: Mr. Jacques has never really described what the Dark Forest is like, so I decided to describe it how I thought it was like. Hope you like my description! )(
() Good golly gosh, I haven't updated for a while, 'ave I? GASPERS! Whoa. Crazy. Well, I have good plans for the future. Veddy good plans. Heeheehee. ()
Yuppas Scuttwitch stopped, panting. The Redwallers and other volunteers to finding Varsha stopped behind him, gasping for breath. Tyrossa made his way up to where Yuppas was.
"Scuttwitch, mate, we need to find Varsha. Did you realize that Korufylo Speechyard, Lilyblossom, Majjit, and Egua Rarfin are all wi' Varsh?"
Yuppas' eyes grew wide. "No! I coulda sworn that I saw 'em 'ere!"
The hare looked around the group that had wanted to help find Varsha. They were leaning against trees or sitting on the ground. Dewstar came up to Yuppas.
"What's wrong, wot wot?" asked Dewstar.
"Koru, Lily, Majjit, and Egua all 'ave gone after Lady Varsha before'and!" exclaimed Yuppas.
"WHAT?" exclaimed Dewstar. "But...but...Lily's my sister! She's too young t'be out there!"
Tyrossa heaved a haversack onto his back. "I'll run ahead and see if I can find them. We've been travelin' through the night, but I 'ave some strength. I'll ask Redrudder and Moonflash t'come."
Soon, Tyrossa, Redrudder, and Moonflash each had a haversack on their backs. Redrudder was a rust-red otter with wide blue eyes. Moonflash was a gentle looking otter, a dark gray, with light gray eyes. The three otters set off at a lope, following the path of broken trees and bent bushes that Varsha had gone along.
()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
Waterfish was sitting cross legged, her head bowed down. She had her eyes closed.
"Song..." came a whispery voice. Waterfish looked up. She had gotten so used to being called "Waterfish" that she had forgotten about her real name. "Song..."
"Who's there?" called back Waterfish. She realized that she was near a large, gold gate. There were dark trees around the gate. The only thing shining and light was the gate.
Waterfish stood up. She put her right paw on the gate.
"No," cried the whispery voice. Out of the forest in front of her strode three otters. Who were they...?
"Songtamer! Songtamer!" cried the foremost one, the one with the whispery voice. Waterfish's eyes widened. It was Honeyflower, her mother! The two otters behind Honeyflower were Bowfire, her brother, and Eyeshine, her father!
"What are you doing here?" gasped Waterfish.
"Don't go through these gates," exclaimed Bowfire, her voice very firm. "Do not enter."
Waterfish placed her left paw next to her right paw. "Why?" she asked.
"This is the Dark Forest, dear. Don't come through," shouted Eyeshine
It seemed to last for days that Waterfish wanted to enter through the gates. Her family wouldn't let her. Hyas Stickspike, Loynia Stickspike, Nottane Zeespike, Skipper, and many other friends, and beasts that she did not know but where connected to her somehow, came to the Gates of the Dark Forest.
"Waterfish, go back," cried Skipper, holding the Gates closed firmly.
"You mustn't enter, Song," Hyas cried.
"Go, ottermaid, go help your friends," exclaimed Loynia.
"Help my son in yer quest," whispered Nottane. "Fshio needs help. He is but a young lad. Orruman was right to send him with ye, of course, but he is still a hoglet at heart."
"Good luck," chorused all of the voice. Waterfish backed away from the Gates. As she began to come back to reality, she heard a voice cry, "Give my son my love and my luck, Songtamer Swordslash."
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It was three days since the Screamhole.
Fshio woke up to hear someone mumble, "Songtamer Swordslash." The hedgehog saw Waterfish sitting up.
"You're alive!" he cried in a happy whisper. "Who's Songtamer Swordslash?"
Waterfish shook her head. "Someone I knew in the far past and someone that I will never see again until we recover Martin's sword."
Waterfish began to tell Fshio about her adventure in Dark Forest, and about Fshio's mother.
() Okay, that's a wrap. Tell me: do you like shorter or longer chapters? Lately these've been 2-3 pages, but I was checking back to see if I had Nottane's name correct and that chapter was six pages long! Should I do 2-3 page long chapter, or 5-6-7 page long chapters? Or in between? Tell me what you think. ()
)( About the Dark Forest: Mr. Jacques has never really described what the Dark Forest is like, so I decided to describe it how I thought it was like. Hope you like my description! )(