Chapter 3: The endless path
Joanna couldn't believe that everyone from this world could actually bear to always travel on horses. There weren't a lot of space, the creature was very slow compared to a car and it probably gives serious butt ache to stay too long on a horse that is running. The castle was no where to be seen…
"How much time will it takes before we arrive to Carrington's castle?", asked Joanna.
"We'll probably arrive tomorrow during the afternoon. And it's not Carrington's castle, it's Lord Carrington's castle", answered Jonathan.
"WHAT!? IT WILL TAKE US ALL THE DAY, THE NIGHT AND A PART OF TOMORROW BEFORE WE ARRIVE?!", asked Joanna with some symptoms of a heart attack.
"Why are you complaining? It's very near! And we won't ride tonight; we'll have to stop somewhere. The horse will need rest and I think you'll also need some after an entire day of ride. A dainty lady like you cannot be very tough after all", responded Jonathan with a smirk.
"How dare you to describe me as a dainty woman!? I'm sure I'm 10 times tougher than you! It's not because your shoulders are larger than mine and that you seem comfortable on a horse that you're as tough as this!", exclaimed Joanna.
"Why are you describing yourself as a tough lady? You aren't at all. You broke your foot just because you jumped in the well and I must say that this well isn't very deep. You should accept the truth; without this powerful and metallic weapon you have, you would need a strong man to protect you from danger", replied Jonathan.
"Oh, I see! You mean…a strong man like you?" asked Joanna with a sarcastic tone.
"Yeah! This is exactly what you need! Someone like me…" answered Jonathan with a proud tone.
"You're so stupid…First of all, my foot isn't broken at all! I wouldn't be able to walk at all if my foot was broken. Secondly, I'm sure you're a weak. The strong man from your era are fighting with sword and you don't have any", retorted Joanna.
"It's true, I'm not the strongest of all men, but I'm probably the most clever of all! Normal knight are just swinging their big swords at random places. Archers are accurate, reflective and are almost never injured!", replied Jonathan
"Maybe, but when you have the misfortune to have a knight in front of you, it doesn't take 30 seconds that you're already dead", retorted Joanna.
"True. Archers cannot fight close from their enemies. But one of the biggest advantage the archers have is to be able to kill those naughty dragons easily", replied Jonathan.
"What?! Dragons?! Did you eat toxic mushrooms or something? Dragons don't exist at all!", exclaimed Joanna.
"So how do you call this green and evil creature you killed earlier today?", asked Jonathan.
"It was a skedar, not a dragon!", answered Joanna.
"A…what!?", Jonathan questioned.
"In my world, those creatures are called skedar. The only difference between those skedars and the one I saw in my world is that they actually are on Earth! It's not normal!"
"There aren't any of those creatures on Earth in your world? Then why are you pretending you know what they are?", asked Jonathan.
"I didn't see any on Earth…but I saw a lot of them on their native planet", responded Joanna.
"Native planet? You mean…they aren't coming from Hell?", asked Jonathan with a puzzled tone.
"Hell? Hell doesn't exist…", replied Joanna.
"What?! In what kind of world are you living? The criminals won't burn in Hell when they'll die?", Jonathan asked.
"No"
"So there isn't any punishment for them…I guess that the place you're coming from is a world of lewdness and violence", commented Jonathan.
"You're far from being wrong", replied Joanna with a sigh.
Nothing else was said for a while…
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A few hours later
The dusk could be seen now. The horse wasn't running fast anymore. Jonathan guessed that it was probably the time to stop and take rest. Joanna was literally sleeping on the horse. She was shored on Jonathan. They stopped at the entrance of a forest. It was a good place to rest. Dangerous animals won't bother them and they won't miss any wood for the fire. Joanna opened her eyes as the relieved horse listened to the order of his master and stopped.
"Wha…What's happening?" asked Joanna.
"We're stopping for the night", answered Jonathan with a weary tone.
"…Finally…"
The two get down of the horse. The horse automatically lay down and fell asleep. Jonathan looked at the forest with a demoralized gaze.
"Why do you look so tired? Weren't you supposed to be strong?", asked Joanna with a sarcastic tone.
"Hey! I'm not the one who fell asleep on the horse", retorted Jonathan.
"Whatever…where are we supposed to sleep now? On the ground?", asked Joanna.
"Yes"
"Oh…damn…You don't have any pillow?"
"…No…Now if you stop annoying me silly questions, I'm going to search for wood. This night is going to be a cold one, we'll need a fire"
Joanna looked at him enters the forest. She sat near the horse and shivered. Her clothes weren't very warm. Even with a fire, she was going to freeze tonight. Jonathan already arrived with a big pile of wood.
"What the…You already took all those branches? You were very quick", commented Joanna.
"There were a lot of branches lying on the ground. The job isn't finished, I'll have to make the fire now", replied Jonathan with a deep sigh.
"Don't worry…just put the branches on the ground and get back", ordered Joanna.
Jonathan did what she asked him to and looked at her with a puzzled look. She approached the pile, took out her falcon 2 and shot at it. Smoke began to come out from the pile.
"Wow…that was easy", commented Jonathan.
"Now that I helped you, you'll have to help me",
"What do you mean?", asked Jonathan.
"I don't have any sheet, I'm going to freeze tonight", answered Joanna with a slight smile.
"What do you want me to do? I cannot give you my cape, I need it", replied Jonathan.
"…Your cape seems to contain a lot of fabric…we could share it", suggested Joanna.
"…"
"Come on! I'm not going to kill you or anything!", exclaimed Joanna.
"…Okay…"
Jonathan took off his quiver, his bow and his cape. He lay down on the grass and Joanna went next to him. The cape was big enough to cover them. Joanna looked at the fire that was now full of life. She just hoped that when she was going to wake up, she was going to be in her bed…
End of chapter 3
I'm terribly sorry for the delay. I was supposed to update a lot sooner than now but I didn't have the time and the desire to write. I'm not really having a good time at home (see my profile if you want more details) and I didn't really wanted to do anything. I don't really think this chapter is very interesting…but maybe that it is just my bad mood I don't know. (Sigh) This summer is incredibly shitty for me, only crap is happening. The next fic I'll update will be through his eyes but I have a lack of inspiration for this chapter…I already told you that this chapter won't be serious at all. If you have any good ideas or have special request like…I don't know…one of the pd characters going to the dentist, one of the pd characters running in g-string in James' house…sorry, those ideas really sucks. If you have good ideas, you can tell me, by review or email but email would be better cause it'll be a surprise for the others… I don't know when will be the next update for any of my story…but don't worry, I won't let any of those stories unfinished.
Fantasy Chick3435: I'm glad that the characters aren't ooc. And yes, Jo and Jon annoy each other…and again in this chapter :) Thanks for your review!
Peachrocks: :O You had a (very) different version from mine! It could have been a good idea too! Like I already said, this fic is inspired from my favorite (and the only) anime series. Thank you for reviewing.
TetraLink17: :) I'm happy to see that you liked last chapter! And I'm also happy to see that you think that Jon is funny (I'm not really talented to write funny things…sniff sniff) Thanks for your support!
Spider-bear: Lol! I really don't know why you're picturing Faramir when you picture Jon! Maybe because I said he had long and wavy hair? Anyway, I'm glad you like this story :) Thanks you for your review!
Esteban T. Rodriguez: Yeah, we could describe this story like this! :) I'm glad you too like this story. I'm surprised that so much people appreciate this story cause it's very…weird compared to the other pd stories. Thanks for your review!
Viewtiful John: :) I'm happy that you like this story! Thanks for your support!
Note: Sorry if some of you are religious and are a bit offended by Jo's point of view that is typically atheist but I don't think that the universe of perfect dark really looked like religion was very important…it looks like more an atheist world…to my point of view of course.