The next morning, Alexander took over like a true leader. He rapped out orders to search for food, cook breakfeast, and called other commands. All were full time warriors, but he gave them other part-time jobs. Cooking, foraging, scouting, weapon making, Medics, and base defense. The WoA woke up early. Many of the warriors, had families to go to, but they promised they would return. There were also many that had nowhere to turn to, so they followed the team. One mouse said he had a family in the northlands.
Since there were many vermin still scatterd around Mosslfower, Alexander ordered to split up. They would go off in seperate directions, travel in a straight line, then loop back around and meet back at the camp. They all agreeed. They put out thier fires, and gathered thier weapons. They would also recruit any mice they could find along the way.
Alexander was teamed up with Erik,Simon,Louis,Jhon and a mouse named Peter. They grabbed thier weapons and headed southeast, which was thier scheduled direction. They were to attack any found survivors. The slaves were eager to slay the vermin, the ones who had tortured them on the Redtide. They were hungry for revenge.
They were reminded though to stay passionate. If they were to turn thier vengeance into bloodlust, they were just as bad as the the vermin.(Straight out of Wc3)
They scattered about, and Alexander sparked a conversation with his newfound allies. They walked under the morning sun, watching the clouds roll by.
"So, where did you guys come from"
" I came from an island out in the far ocean. The beasts took my family, and took me. I swore never to give up. But we dealt them justice that night on the Redtide.", said Peter.
Peter hung his head.
"It's alright, you have us now. We have vowed to fight against evil, and the wicked!",said Erik.
Simon and Louis were brothers. As babes, their parents were slew, and then the small children were chained, shackled, and thrown aboard deck. They lived as slaves, learning to be tough. Alexander felt sorry for them.
Jhon just shook his head when they tried to get to get him to tell his story. He said he'd rather not tell them. He didn't want to attract too much attention. Jhon was a good-hearted mouse. He was brave at times, but often slow. He was very hard working, and always forgiving.
Erik then started whistling a tune. It then grew into an old ditty he used to know. It was a very catchy one if I might add.
"Come on. sing it with me!", said Erik.
The rest sang the chorus while Erik sang the parts in between. It was a humorous old ditty, about lots of food. As they rolled out the last note, Simon looked at Alexander.
"Hey come on man, why aren't you singing"
"Yeah, I've noticed that too! Come on!"
Alexander sighed. He didn't want to sing really. To be truthful, he never liked singing at all. He just hung his head, and sighed again.
"I can't sing."
By noon they had almost reached the southeast point of Mossflower. Thye decided they would eat. They used what provisions they had in thier sacks, and searched the nearby area for enemies. They sent Simon and Louis out for seaching for vegetation. Alexander and Erik stood gaurd, while Peter used his utensils to cook. Peter loved to cook, and he enjoyed watching things roast, or sizzle, or bake. It fascinated him. He was, by far, the best cook in the WoA.
Simon and Louis were brothers, and they loved science and learning. They usually had parchment and charcoal sticks in thier backpack. So far they had taken notes on plants, and took created theories of what sicknesses certain herbs and plants could heal. They were the scientists of WoA.
They sat under the cover of the trees, eating thier lunch. They looked around, also keeping watchy at the same time. Alexander looked up at the sun. A little past noon. They should get going. They packed up camp and headed southeast.
After an hour, they saw no sign of vermin. There was nothing.they were coming to the edge of the forest, and were about to turn around. They were just about to loop around, when they heard a bloodcurdling scream from the cottage out on the hills. They dumbfounded mice froze in thier tracks. "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Let's go! Hurry!", screamed Alexander. They unfroze and took off towards the cottage down the hill. They heard a woman screaming, and they ran even faster.
After coming to the cottage, they saw at the back of the house a huddled group of mice. It was a family. The family looked at the warriors. "Please, help! The snakes!", cried the woman. She pointed at 4 large snakes over by the edge of a large hole in a hill.
The warriors needed no further warnings. They flung themselves at the reptiles. Erik charged and attempted to stab a snake, but was flung away like a ragdoll by it's head. Alexander drew his sword and charged a snake. He backstepped the snake swiftly, then thrust back in wirth his sword. The snake screeched and flung its head madly. Louis then drew two daggers and jumped on the back of the snake, and stabbed its head repeatedly. The warriors used this tactic to kill the other snakes.
The family watched as the five parried, dodged, slashed, and stabbed the monsters. When they were done, Alexander, Erik, Simon, Louis, and Peter marched toward the family. It was a mouse family. The father introduced himself.
"That was some fine fighting there. I am Gale,this is my wife, Sharon, and this is my boy Jacob. We are very grateful for what you did. Who are you, and where did you come from.?"
Alexander saluted smartly. "We are the Warriors of Alexander, defenders of Mossflower. We are with about another score of mouse warriors. We scour Mossflower to keep the peace. I am Alexander, leader, this is Erik, my right hand, Simon and Louis, and Peter"
"Well thank you for helping us. But I am afraid that it is not over. The snakescum.. they.. they... Took my son..
Please.. G-Gett him back.", said Sharon. Gale put a comforting arm around his wife. "Now, now, its ok. It will be alright.
Jacob pointed to the cave entrance. There, they took him there. Our youngest son, Nicholas. Please, get him back. Please go.. Before it's too late. Alexander looked toward the cave. He readied himself. "Come on men.. Let's go."
Hey, how did you like this chapter? I'l update probably on Monday or Tuesday. The next chapter will be called, "The Belly of The Beast." There will be lots of Indianna Jones type traps, and lots of snakes. Thanks!