Chapter 11
Countdown: 2 1/4 days
Cornelius walked along the passages of his mind. It was familiar yet strange. He heard pawsteps. "Hello? Who's there?"
"I am the one who brought you here."
"Who are you?" Cornelius took a step forwards.
"I'm surprised you don't know me."
"Allayne?" Cornelius looked puzzled. "I thought you were senseless."
"I am." Her form appeared. "So are you."
Cornelius backed away, fear present in his features. "No... It doesn't seem like it. Who are you, and where are we?"
A new voice came from behind Cornelius. "Believe what she says. We are here to help."
Cornelius Turned. "You!"
Sister Lisa was in the infirmary, with Allayne, Cornelius, and a bound Morty, all lying on beds, senseless.
She was ministering tothe wounds of the otter Morty has hit with his tail. The other was sitting on a bed, Coughing with each breath. Sister Lisa finished binding the otters eyes, and said, "I've never lied to a patient about their condition, and that includes not telling them. You..." She paused, pitying the otter. "You're going to be blind. If we get out of this."
Friar Bob entered the infirmary later that day, holding his paw. Rodney entered behind, saying, "I'm sorry! I did't know the pot was hot!"
The Friar glared at him, and then trned to Sister Lisa. "Sister Lisa, I have a burned paw."
She turned from what she was doing, which was examining Cornelius, to see why he had fainted. "How bad is is?"
"Not to bad. Anything you have that'll help would be good."
The infirmary keeper moved over to her storage of herbs, revealing her three patients. The otters had left.
Both the Friar and Rodney spoke. "What happened?"
Sister Lisa didn't look up. "I don't know. I can tell you what I do know as soon as I find what I'm looking for." She turned as a thunking noise sounded behind her. "Rodney?"
Rodney was lying on the floor, knocked out for no apparent reason.
"What are you doing here?" Cornelius was facing the newcomer.
"I'm only here to help." Morty approached.
"You tried to kill me!" Cornelius Moved closer.
"No, thats the Shadow Slayer." Morty spoke as if nothing were out of the ordinary.
"The what?"
Allayne moved forwards. "The Shadow Slayer. A ghost bent on revenge."
"Revenge on who?"
Morty spoke. "Me."
Sister Lisa was ministering to Allayne, and felt the recorders pulse strengthening. Hopefully they would be awake soon.
"You? Why you?" Cornelius asked the Abbot.
"From before I came to Redwall, I killed many. It may be one of them." He froze. Allayne started shacking.
"Whats wrong?"
Both of them spoke. "Its here!"
Sister Lisa was startled as Morty began to shake around, but still obviously senseless. Attempting to restrain him, she grabbed more rope.
Morty was fighting with it, but quickly being overwhelmed. Rodney appeared, and immediately knew what to do. Throwing himself upon it, he fought alongside the abbot, and they both yelled. "Allayne, Cornelius! Go!" The abbot was suddenly engulfed in it, and Rodney was thrown.
Allayne and Cornelius had gotten away, but were still scared. Allayne looked at Cornelius. "There's only one thing we can do. I can give you my seer powers. Its after me now, but Redwall needs a seer. Do you accept?"
Cornelius responded instantly. "Yes." Suddenly he awoke. Sister Lisa was staring at the forms of the Abbot, Rodney, and Allayne, with their eyes open yet still. Cornelius started to sit up. Sister Lisa held him down. "Your not leaving until I know whats wrong with you. Is there anything you can think of that you saw while you were out?"
Cornelius shuddered. "More then you'll ever want to know."
WA: They'll be back.
Also, I miscounted on several chapters. This is the last one I've finished, though I'm almost done with 12.
"I am the one who brought you here."
"Who are you?" Cornelius took a step forwards.
"I'm surprised you don't know me."
"Allayne?" Cornelius looked puzzled. "I thought you were senseless."
"I am." Her form appeared. "So are you."
Cornelius backed away, fear present in his features. "No... It doesn't seem like it. Who are you, and where are we?"
A new voice came from behind Cornelius. "Believe what she says. We are here to help."
Cornelius Turned. "You!"
Sister Lisa was in the infirmary, with Allayne, Cornelius, and a bound Morty, all lying on beds, senseless.
She was ministering tothe wounds of the otter Morty has hit with his tail. The other was sitting on a bed, Coughing with each breath. Sister Lisa finished binding the otters eyes, and said, "I've never lied to a patient about their condition, and that includes not telling them. You..." She paused, pitying the otter. "You're going to be blind. If we get out of this."
Friar Bob entered the infirmary later that day, holding his paw. Rodney entered behind, saying, "I'm sorry! I did't know the pot was hot!"
The Friar glared at him, and then trned to Sister Lisa. "Sister Lisa, I have a burned paw."
She turned from what she was doing, which was examining Cornelius, to see why he had fainted. "How bad is is?"
"Not to bad. Anything you have that'll help would be good."
The infirmary keeper moved over to her storage of herbs, revealing her three patients. The otters had left.
Both the Friar and Rodney spoke. "What happened?"
Sister Lisa didn't look up. "I don't know. I can tell you what I do know as soon as I find what I'm looking for." She turned as a thunking noise sounded behind her. "Rodney?"
Rodney was lying on the floor, knocked out for no apparent reason.
"What are you doing here?" Cornelius was facing the newcomer.
"I'm only here to help." Morty approached.
"You tried to kill me!" Cornelius Moved closer.
"No, thats the Shadow Slayer." Morty spoke as if nothing were out of the ordinary.
"The what?"
Allayne moved forwards. "The Shadow Slayer. A ghost bent on revenge."
"Revenge on who?"
Morty spoke. "Me."
Sister Lisa was ministering to Allayne, and felt the recorders pulse strengthening. Hopefully they would be awake soon.
"You? Why you?" Cornelius asked the Abbot.
"From before I came to Redwall, I killed many. It may be one of them." He froze. Allayne started shacking.
"Whats wrong?"
Both of them spoke. "Its here!"
Sister Lisa was startled as Morty began to shake around, but still obviously senseless. Attempting to restrain him, she grabbed more rope.
Morty was fighting with it, but quickly being overwhelmed. Rodney appeared, and immediately knew what to do. Throwing himself upon it, he fought alongside the abbot, and they both yelled. "Allayne, Cornelius! Go!" The abbot was suddenly engulfed in it, and Rodney was thrown.
Allayne and Cornelius had gotten away, but were still scared. Allayne looked at Cornelius. "There's only one thing we can do. I can give you my seer powers. Its after me now, but Redwall needs a seer. Do you accept?"
Cornelius responded instantly. "Yes." Suddenly he awoke. Sister Lisa was staring at the forms of the Abbot, Rodney, and Allayne, with their eyes open yet still. Cornelius started to sit up. Sister Lisa held him down. "Your not leaving until I know whats wrong with you. Is there anything you can think of that you saw while you were out?"
Cornelius shuddered. "More then you'll ever want to know."
WA: They'll be back.
Also, I miscounted on several chapters. This is the last one I've finished, though I'm almost done with 12.