Chapter 2:

"Where are we?" Iolaus asked, looking around the cave.

"The only place on the forest your attackers don't know about." Fern stated.

"You'll be safe here." her brother added.

"And you are...?" Iolaus questioned.

"I am Ferlan. Ferns brother." he replied.

"Oh okay. Nice to meet you, Ferlan." Iolaus said.

"Likewise." Ferlan said.

"We need to get you back to your friend. But it's not safe in the woods for you at the moment. If you tell me where he is, I could go get him." Fern suggested. Iolaus nodded and explained Hercules' location.

"Okay. I'll be back as soon as possible. Ferlan, you better stay here with Iolaus." she said to her brother. He nodded.

"Take care." he said.

"I will. You too." she replied, and ran out of the cave and into the forest.


'What am I doing?' Iolaus thought to himself. 'I've just revealed the whereabouts of my partner to people I hardly know! What if they're on my attackers side? This could all be a show!' Iolaus panicked for a moment, then shook the thought away. 'No. They're trying to help me and they already saved my life!' he argued.

"You should try and get some sleep." Ferlan said suddenly, making Iolaus jump.

"Yeah, okay." he replied and laid out a bed roll Ferlan gave him. He lay down on it and slowly drifted off to sleep.


"Iolaus. Hey, Iolaus! Wake up buddy! It's me!" a voice said and a large hand began to shake him. He rolled onto his back and looked up to see Hercules smiling down at him.

"Herc! Boy, am I glad to see you!" Iolaus exclaimed and jumped to his feet. He looked over to the other side of the cave to see Fern and Ferlan cross legged on the floor, discussing something.

"Me too. Are you okay? Fern explained what happened. Where's the bump?" Hercules asked.

"I'm fine. Will you poke it if I tell you?" Iolaus replied.

"What? No! Why would I poke it and when have I ever poked one of your bruises?" Hercules answered.

"I have no idea. I don't really want to show you. I'm afraid I'll poke it myself, to be honest." Iolaus laughed, and Hercules joined in.

Fern stood and cleared her throat. "I hate to break it to you, but Iolaus still isn't safe here."

"Now you're here, it should be safe to go out and find a safer place for you 2 to stay." Ferlan informed.

"But first, we need to go back to our camp site." Fern said.

"Okay." Iolaus said. Hercules on the other hand wasn't so sure. He didn't want to stay in the forest for too long if it meant endangering Iolaus for even 1 minute more than necessary.

As if he had read his thoughts, Iolaus said: "Don't worry, Herc. It'll only be a minute."

Hercules nodded reluctantly.

"Good. Let's go then."