What Do You Mean Were Travellers! Chapter 3: Saint Dane enters the picture, a pendragon fanfic

hiya Parathy How's it been? well anyways alots happen scine I last wrote you lets begin when I hit the rock.....

I awoke and saw again blurry shapes all leaning over me. I coughed and spat up a few mouthfuls of water and felt a hand behind my back. It put me into a sitting position and started hitting my back not at all hurtful but hard enough to make sure I got it all outta me.

Opening my eyes again my visiopn started to clear. I looked at the faces surrounding me and started to find that I recognise a few of them. The one propping me up was a boy my age with long brown hair. It was that guy Pendragon again, I felt thankful for him helping me but then remembered from before and got pissed again. I stood up and wobbled for a few seconds and saw Katie I think it was stands up and grab my arm by the elbow to help me stand. "Thanks." I mumbled to her and she said nt to worry about it and lead me over to a rock under a dead tree that was black and charred.

"What happened?" I asked her still rubbing my head. She lookde at me and I saw something that seemed to be tension or fear in her eyes. "Well, we came back to the bridge to try and find you but when we got there you weren't anywhere to be seen and the bridge was half collasped. Spader guessed what had happened and was about to jump in when Pendragon had already dove in. Spader waited in the shallow area for him and a few seconds later he came up and you were unconcious with a trickle of blood starting to form on your forehead."

Looking up I saw the three guys conversing and noticed that Pendragon kept glancing at me. I growled at him slightly and Katie placed her hand on my back. "I think you should apologize to him." I glared up at her, "For what?! I didn't do anything wrong!" She shook her head and looked over at him for a second before continuing. "You hurt his pride slightly." I looked at him then back at her. "How so? He doesn't seem that hurt." Katie looked over at the bridge, "He was embarrassed that you saw the easiest way across the river before him. I think he feels like he should know everything, and he doesn't like to be shown up." She sighed sadly and then looked back up at him, "I feel sorry for him, I feel as though he was also dragged into this life just like we have been. Only his role is larger than ours and more difficult."

She patted me on the shoulder twice for comfort then went back over to the group to allow me some thinking time. Now that I thought about it, Pendragon must not like being the leader. He'd probably like to follow someone else or not even be here at all like me. But he had learned to work with it and so should I. If this was going ot be my new lifestyle, I should at least get use to it./quoteI looked back at the group and sighed. Time not to be a know it all I said to myself. Because there's no I in team. I then got myself up, not that good, but there was no way I would let anyone esle help me now. I walked over to the group and rubbed my forehead what would I say to Pendragon it was hard to say sorry for me as everyone knows I never liked saying sorry first but this time I had too I thought up my word carefully and my actions too, took a big breath and hugged Pendragon and whisphered in his ear "I'm sorry and thank you"Everyone just looked at me and Pendragon, Pendragon pushed me away gently and for the whole trip so far I think I seen him smile! I looked at Katie she had a smile on her face as well I rolled my eyes and smiled too and walked beside her "thats the last time i'm listening to you" I said.

Well all started walking again but this time Gunny at the back and Spader and Pendragon at the front Katie and I were in the middle it felt like it did when we walked in New York City when they thought we would run away and I still had those thoughts in my head but I push them a side. We still didn't know why we were here, and who were surpose to help but I have the feeling were soon going to find out! I kept having a feeling that Katie kept looking at me and it was sort of driving me crazy but everytime I looked at her she would look away I then cot her when both cot each others glaze "why are you keep on looking at me?" I asked "I just can't beilive you did what I said" she said with a little giggle at the end "and you hugged him" when she said that I put my head down and and blushed "well I guess I hit my head pretty hard to do that" I said trying not to think I did what I did "but its not like I kissed him or anything" I snapped at her "but you don't hug anyone!" she snapped back at me "well I hug you don't I?" I asked "well I don't count were best friends you justed hugged a boy" she said sounding like a tease I rolled my eyes "please don't go all girly on me" I said abit afriad of the thought she shook her head and smiled "your one of a kind Jessie" I smiled at her comment "and if you did go girly on me" I said "How about you and Spader?" she then looked down at her feet and blushed a bright pink I smiled again "there now were even this convo is over" I said putting my arm around her shoulder and she did the same.While we trudged on I remembered what we were wearing and looked down at my clothes and grumbled to myself. Katie looked over at me and gave me a quisical look, "what's wrong now?" She said with a calm tongue. I looked up at her and nodded towards her garments and then she looked down then we both giggled.

I saw Katie turn to look back at the boys and followed her still giggling. The guys were giving us weird looks and we just turned back to each other and giggled our heads off. I sent her a message through our mind link that of which got another burst from her. &&I love it when they get confused, don't you?&& She nodded slightly while in a fit of giggles and sent me one back. &&I remember what it was like to confuse you and Adrian. Though, I could never get Parathy confused. That just shows how much more intelligent she is than me.&& We both stopped giggling right then and there as we began to think of you guys. It was a sad thought knowing that you'd have most probably arrived at the cottage by now. Sorry, Maybe Katie's mom may be able to fill you guys in on a few things. Although she doesn't even know where we are and from what I've leant, Don't tell her okay? It may be better if she hears it from her own daughter.

WE walked in silence and I could feel the eyes of Pendragon and the other guys on our backs. They must be really confused from watching us one second giggling out of control, then next we're walking in sad silence. I was not about to tell them that I was homesick and Katie didn't seem in an all great talking mood so they'd just have to figure it out on their own.

I looked up at the dlackening sky and then stopped and Katie stopped beside me because I was holding onto her arm. She sent me a mental note, &&Why'd you stop.&& I pointed upwards and her gaze followed."It's getting dark," I said alud so that the guys could hear. I turned to them, "I think we should set up camp or something like that." Gunny grinned at me fiendishly as he heard my words. "Afraid of the dark are we Missy?" I growled at him which freaked me out and yelled at hhim. "I thrive in the dark Dimwit!" Katie backed me up, "If I guessed, I'd say you were afraid of the dark Mister Gunny." she raised and eyebrow at him and he puffed out his chest indignantly. "I will have you know that I'm not hte one that's afraid of the dark." He pointed at Spader with his good hand. "He's the one who gets scared like a baby." Spader looked aroun dat us not understanding things exactly then got upset when he figured it out. "Hey!!! Don't call me a baby!"

As they got into a fight Pendragon, Katie and I went off to find some shelter. That of which was very difficult and we didn't have much prgress until we split up and me and Katie were the ones who foudnd the cave. It was at the base of a large mountain that was really tall and rock. It also seemed to give off it's own heat but no one else but me and Katie seemed to notice so we figured we were bewing paranoid about having to sleep on the ground.

But of course you know me I love sleeping on the ground,Remember in Ottawa? Well anyways this ground wasn't like the floor you would sleep on in your kichten floor or even a the outside floor you would feel camping, it was more ruff and hard and a pian in the neck you could say.

I sat on the groundand watched the group talking about tomorrow and what we were all surposse to do, to me it made no sense probaly because when they were talking to me it was more like "blah blah blah" I didn't understand I looked over to Katie she was listening too but she nodded to what they were saying which meant she understood. I wasn't about to ask anyone etdier because that is not what I do and thats probable why I am in speacil ed! I giggled at what I was thinking only to have everyone looking at me "Whats the matter missy? You think what were talking about is funny?" Gunny asked. I shaked my head "no sorry I was just thinking of stuff and to tell you the trust I have no idea what you guys are talking about" I said still giggling at what I was thinking.

They all shaked thier head and turned back to their group all except Pendragon. I put my head down then started to play with my fingures just like I would do in class when I was bored and the teacher justed yelled at me for day dreaming. I could still feel Pendragon's glare on me.

I sighed and looked back up at him to see that he wasn't sayign anything in the main conversation anymore and was standing up unoticed to walk over and sit beside me. I looked at him unsurely because this didn't seem like him from what I'd seen. He put a hand on my shoulder and I moved away from him thinking &&Oh god, this guys possessed!!&& He smiled and patted my shoulder ad I just got so confused! "It's alright. We're just talking about where we're going tomorrow. You just lay down and get some sleep."

He left and after he did, I fell over anime style and he didn't notice I was happy to see. I didn't get back up but curled up to keep my body heat with what little coverage I had. I was about to fall asleep when I felt something get put over me and mumbled a thankyou then felt extremely tired and couldn't do anything anymore.

When I awoke eceryone else was asleep but there was something missing. Katie wasn't there. I got up and the blanket that had been placed on me last nigth fell off. I went over ot hte cave mouth making sure not to step on the coals from lsat nights fire and saw her outside sitting by a rock nearby. I went over to her and put a hand on her shoulder which made her jump. I patted it while asking her worried. "What's wrong? Couldn't sleep?" She shjoke her head and looked away from me. "It's not that...." I looke dat her waiting for a reason. "What is it hten Katie?" "I miss home...." She mumbled out, and by the sound of her voice, she was on the verge of tears. I sat down beside her and wrapped my arms around her shoulders tryingot comfort her. "It's alright we'll go back sometime soon, you just wait."

"but Jessie I miss my mom,dad,Adrain and even Ben! Havn't you missed your family?!" she said with now tears going down her face "yah of course I have I miss my two brothers and my sister I miss my mom,dad,grandparents and everybody but all we can do is hope we get throw this and make sure we see them again" I said wiping her tears off her face I knew how she was feeling and I felt the same way too. But there was nothing I could do except make her feel better I patted her back and hugged her and she hugged back "for now we have each other and our family close with us in our hearts" I said and smiled slightly I would of never thought up that line, and the only way I did was by my Brother Branden. "If yah want you can sleep on my lap" I said with a smile "If I was happy I would say no but right now you feel like my only family" she said I hugged her again and she layed down, I wasn't sleepy anymore and as she feel asleep I was left alone with my thoughts.

It was now bright enough for everyone to wake up I watched as the funny looking birds fly by I then shaked Katie gently to get her up she moaned and rolled over so I shake her again "come on Katie wake up" she moaned some more it was pretty hard to wake up Katie because she liked to sleep in no matter what the torture was I then started to tickle her she rolled around and started laughing "no fair Jessie you cheated!" she shouted I giggled and the boys all laughed at what I was doing.

I stopped and Katie looked at me smiling. I heard her thoguth in my head as the boys started wlkaing towards us, &&Thanks for last night Jessie. I needed that.&& But then she stood up and jumped at me and started to tickle me! &&But I didn't need to be tickled!!&& I started laughing and fell off the rock landing on my already bruised butt from yesterday. "O-okie!! I-I gi-give!!" I got out between laughs and when she stoppe I was about to start tickling her again but I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up to see Pendragons' arm attached to the hand on my shoulder. "Hiyaa!!" I said to him gleefulyly for the first time since he dragged me here.

HE just smiled at me andI could see in his eyes he was on teh verge of laughing so I stood up and started ot tickle hima dn Sent Katie a mental note telling her to help me. She did and Pendragon started to laugh and then he fell onto the ground. We got dowon on our knees to make it easier but Spader stopped Katie and Gunny stopped me. "C'mon guys," SPader said, "We gotta get going now missies" He said directed at us. We both nodded and put out our right hands to hlp Pendragon up.

he grabed our hands and we lifted him up he then brushed his self off and walked up to Gunny. Spader then went in the middle of Katie and I "So mates lets hope we don't get our self into as tum-tiggers today" he said with a smile I looked at him abit confused and looked at Katie she looked as confused as I was "whats a tum-tigger" I asked well thinking of two things the medice you take when your not feeling well called tum and a famous book called winne the pooh one of the charaters best friend was Tigger I had no idea what tum-tigger meant and man it was driving me crazy unleast I am already crazy "humm you mates don't know what tum-tigger means?" he then thought of away to explian it but couldn't "it means trouble,problems and all that kind of stuff" Pendragon said well still walking, I think scratched my head and thought what they were saying "umm ok I get it" Katie said with a smile.

We kept on walking and well you know how I get inpateint well that was how I was feeling right now I hated walking for along time and not do anything thats when I asked "where are we going and how long is it going to take?" Gunny turned around and looked at me "you should know this Missy we discussed it last night" I put my head down "well like I said last night I had no Idea what you were talking about" I said trustfully,I then seenn Pendragon whispher into Gunny's ear and he nodded, "were going to a villiage knew by it will take about 20 more mins. I then rolled my eyes and sighed "thats going to take way too long" Katie smiled and shake her head "oh stop it Jessie and be patient for once" she said as a tease "but I can't" I wined "its not in my nature!" I said standing up tall , She then shake her head again and laughed "well everything in your nature is crazy" she said and gave me a playful punch.

I looked at her and made a sound that I think was like a growl. I was startled and happy for me to see that only Katie noticed. She looked at me confused and we both looked at the others to make sure they didn't see. then we kinda hung back and she asked me. "What was that you did? Sounded like a growl." "I know" I whispered back slightly freaked. "Maybe you shouldn't punch me anymore, not even playfully." Katie nodded not really liking the idea of me growling at her.

We stayed at the back of the group for the rest of the journey. When we arrived at the village though we didn't like it as much as we had thought we would. the buidlings were charred like the land around it. The actual buildings that were there had many windows that were always open trying to get as much wind in it as it could. The place smelled horrid, like an outhouse. For some reason Katie and I didn't like the smell as much or the others didn't notice it as mucha s we did but anyways we covered our faces and continued after the boys. they went over ot the larger of all the buildings and entered without a knock or anything. I looked around the inside and it looked like the outside. Icky and smelly. I would have stayed in there but I felt like I was going ot faint from the smell and from Katie's expression, she felt hte same. WE went back out side and Spader came out soon after waving a hand in front of his nose. "Man does it smell bad in there." Katie and I nodded hands still over our noses. "What's wrong mates? The smell that bad?" WE nodded and wished for a breeze to come along to make the smell go away.

But the breeze never came, to bad we found out from Pendragon that pluging your nose around here meant you would be sentence to death or something like that! Katie and I looked at each other well he was explaining this and couldn't beilive what he was saying I could see in his face he was trying his best not to breath to much in ethider, we then unpluged our nose it was horried,I couldn't beilive how people could live like this it wasn't right, I only been in this villiage for like 5 mintures and I couldn't stand it how could these people stand it? I looked at Katie's face it looked like she was going to be sick and even for me I may have a strong stomach but I felt like getting sick right then and there, Have these people ever heard of a bath?! Argh I felt like I was lossing my air the clean air but I guess I was going abit crazy like usally.

I walked up to Pendragon and whispered into his ear "what do these people need help with? cleaning their air or polluting it?" I asked Pendragon shake his head "I'm not sure yet" he said abit embrassed "well I think this sinks real bad" I said trying not to pluge my nose he pat me on the shoulder and shake his head and said simpely "deal with it" I watched him walk past me I screwed up my face and started mumbling to myself "deal with it why doesn't he deal with it" Katie started giggling and looked me in the face "whats with your new face Jessie?" I put my face back to normal and looked her in the eye "you know its my mocking face" I said with a wink "the mocking face that usally sends me to dention"

I then started following Pendragon but with Katie by my side thats when I was in thinking mode &&humm something werid has been going on around here but I can't recall what it is&& I then looked at Katie it looked like she was easdropping in my thinking &&what Katie?&& I said wondering why she was listening &&sorry Jessie I am getting pretty bored and I just thought it would be fun listening to you think&& I looked at her confused she giggled at my face I rolled my eyes and went back to thinking but this time she was joining me &&first we felt warmer in the cave then well lets see I growled a werid and real growl at that then the smell was stornger to us then them this makes no sense&& Katie then looked down at the ground and thought for a second too &&your right Jessie something is wrong here, do you think anyone has notice?&& I wondered for a second &&no I don't think anyone has noticed or maybe I'm making this all up&&

Katie shook her head ta me, &&I don't believe that you are. Haven't you felt it?&& She asked me. I nodded slightly confused by what she mean tby felt. &&I mean, different. Haven't you felt any different since we arrived here?&& She speicified her question and then I undertsood. &&Yah, kinda. I feel kinda, well&& I looked up trying to find the correct words && more intune I guess. Is that what you mean? && She nodded. I guess from her asking she felt that way but just didn't want to be the only one. I looked up at the rest of the group and they didn't seem to have changed at all. So for the rest of the time we walked in silence until we came apon a mountain.

We stopped at teh base and a man wearing hte same style of rags as Pendragon and the other guys were wearing came out and started speaking to Pendragon. After Pendragon explained who we were he left and went back to wherever her had come from. Then Pendragons started off again and I looked at Katie confused. &&They speak engliish here?&& She srugged and I walked up to Pendragon. "hey." He turned to me, "Yah? what is it?" I looked back to where the man had disappeared then back to Pendragon, "How do they know englis here?" I asked him openly. He smiled at me, "It's part of being a traveler. He wasn't speaking english, you can just understand and speak his language." I was about to question adn say that I didn't know much of any other language other than a few french words but he interupted, "Don't ask me how, I couldn't figure it out either." I shrugged it off and went backto standing next to Katie where we continued our conversation on our feelings.

All of a sudden ?I felt hte ground start to move and we were like already a good 100 or so feet up on the mountain so it freaked me and KAtie ou real good. Katie lost her balance and fell on me knocking me to the ground only to soften her fall. i looked up at her and she sent me a mental message saying &&Sorry&&and I smiled and she got up and helped me up. The ground stopped and I looked up at Pendragon who didn't seemt o having any difficulties with standing. "what was that?" Katie asked speaking my thoughts.Gunny came oiver to us and whispered, "Don't panic okie?" We nodded and he continued, "It was a tremer." I was about to ask what that was when Katie interupted and explained it to me in my mind, &&A tremer happens during earthquakes or before a volcanic explosion.&& I nodded toher at first the information not seeping in at first but when it did I freaked.

&&Katie what do you mean Volcanic explosion&& I yelled at her in my mind she looked at my face abit shocked &&Jessie cool your jets I'm just saying it might be a earthquake or a Volcanic explosion&& I stared at her angery &&thats great Katie real great lets all die together in a smelly place like this&& I said sacasticly &&Jessie your over reacting&& I looked at her and she seen my eye twitch a couple of times &&no I'm not over reacting the Vocano is not me&& I pointed to the top of the moutian we were climbing she shook her head and patted me on the back &&Jessie you heard what Gunny said and don't painic&& I rolled my eyes then thought of something that would caim me down and the only things that every did caim me down is screaming in a pillow,crying,drawing,beating up my brother and well thinking of my friends and family I then sighed &&I don't belong here&& I told her she looked at me again &&why do you say that?&&she asked me I looked over to her &&I been holding everybody back and I over react and, and, well I can't be myself&& I said putting my head down I could still feel her eyes on me &&Jessie is that what you think?because if it is. it's not true&& she said now looking infront of her thats when we felt it again the ground shaked more this time Pendragon fell on Spader and Spader fell on Gunny and Katie fell on me again we then all looked at each other and all I could do was ask "why are we up here again?" I said looking down watching rocks fall down "we have to mak it to the top!" Pendragon said getting up "Gunny are you ok?" I asked scine he was old and now squiwed, Spader now got up and so did Gunny.

I looked at Katie and She smiled slightly and got up again and helped me. I looked at ehr sternly and sent her a message. &&Do that again and I'll squish you&& She smiled and knew I was only joking so we looked ahead at Where the guys were only to see that they were now way ahead of us. "C'mon mates!" Spader yelled loking behin dat us. "We've got a long way to go!" WE nodded and ran up catching them quickly even though they were a good 60 or so metres ahead. I didn't notice tht my breathing was fine even thoguh I did have asthma. Katie jogged beside me as we were still slightly behind so that if one of them tripped or fell because of another tremour we wouldn't get squished by them.

I looked up at the mouth of the volcanoe just as it spouted a jet stream of hot air and steam. I shuddered slightly at the thought of being there when magma comes out and Katie saw and put a hand on my shoulder. &&Don't worry Jessie. we're too far away, if it does start spewing molten rock then we have enough space to turn and run without even feeeling the heat.&& I nodded and felt slightyl reasurred.

Then I started to get this weird felling int eh pit of my stomach and my head started screamind duck and run. I didn't understand it and was about to tell Katie when the ground shook again with the largest tremour so far. I then understood why it had been telling me to run because a rock flew out of the mouth of the volcanoe and shot right at us. Everyone looked up and Gunny screamed, "Run!" We all doged to different sides. Me and KLatie went off to teh right and The guys all went off to teh left. Katie had fallen and sprained her ankle by landing on it funny so I picked her up with ease and put her arm around my shoulders so she could lean on me. &&You okie Katie?&& I asked her and she nodded, &&Yah, I'll be fine in a little while. But did you get that feeling too?&& I nodded without having to ask what she meant and we both started ot think about why we were now like this when Pendragon's voice got me out of my thoughts. "HEy come on! We gotta huryy before another rock comes and kills us!!" WE nodded and together we started to run after them. For the first few minutes Katie leant on me for support but then her ankle must have felt better because she let go me and ran by my side without aid.

&&That was fast&& I said to her in my mind &&How did it heal that fast?&& I asked she shruged &&I don't know but lets hurry&& I nodded and followed thats when I had the feeling again but this time it said its going to knock you over, what every these new feeling were they were driving really crazy I thought my consinse was surpose to tell me good things like hey keep up the good work just run alittle faster or good job you douged that rock real good but no it was more like put downs I looked to see that Katie ran in front of me this time I guess I was running way to slow for her, we were getting closer to the top but the closer we got the more rocks came tumbling down thats when my feeling came ture I could see a rock rolling down the near the top it was real big I yelled to the rest of the group because it was my job "more rocks" I said they looked at them tumbleing down and got the clue and started running I ran too Katie was slowing down from running so much and soon came up to my speed, The rock was now getting closer and closer "we have to run faster Katie" I said having a worried feeling "I know but I can't run at faster" she said back "I can't etdier but we have to try" I said losing my breath I guess my astma was starting to act up but I didn't have my puffer here to get my breathing right again and not have and astma attack.

Thats when the rock hit both Katie and I off the eage right into our side I could feel the pain in my side now and it hurt real bad we were falling asnd I knew that if we hit the ground down there we would most proably be dead, I tryed looking for Katie, but I couldn't turn myself around its not like I have never tryed sky driving before, I have, and I didn't like it proably because I didn't understand it! Thats when I felt a hand grab my arm I looked up to see Katie looking down at me and trying to pull herself up and me at the same time, I could see I was way to heavy for her to do so so I looked for a rock I knew I could climb I seen it and looked up to Katie and yelled up to her "its ok I found a place I can climb just let go of my hand and pull yourself up" she looked down at me to see if I was lying to her not just trying to save her and not me she stared at me for a feqw mins and let go of my hand I then put my feet in place and climbed she got herself up as I started to get closer to her she bent down and reached for my hand to help me up but I wouldn't let her, because I could do it myself she shook her head at me and said "Jessie stop being so stubborn" I looked up at her and growled which surprised me again she looked at me weridly and backed away I then pulled myself up to the surface nd looked at her "I'm sorry I'd scared you but just to let you know I scare myself too" we then hugged each other and tryed to climb up to where the boys were again.

Pendragon, Gunny and Spader watched as Katie and I fell but seen the rock hit the ground "Mate are they ok?" Spader asked Gunny, Gunny looked down near the bottom for a feel more seconds and looked at Gunny "the missys can handle they seleves I think they'll be fine" he said trying to sound like we would but they still weren't sure Pendragon was still looking down and seen us swinging on the leage he then pointed to us"their right there" he said "I can barly them but I think their right there" he said still watching what we were doing "should we help them mate?" Spader asked "I think what Gunny said is right they can handle thier seleves we still have to make it to the top" Pendragon said while getting up to start walking again "Spader I think you should go might them half way while Gunny and I do what we have to do at the top ok?" Spader just nodded "ok I'll go do that" he said runninng the oppsite way of Pendragon and Gunny

I was so annoyed. From what I could see no one was coming to help us. "What jerks." I said with a pissed/annoyed look on my face. Katie heard me and laughed. "They might not have noticed us yet and may be looking. Don't label them so fast." I grumbled and continued up hand over hand and found that they weren't hurting like how they had when we had climbed up that rock wall in that building.

While we were going up and were almost all the way to the place where we could start walking I felt the rocks start to shake and tightened my grip expecting to be thrown off and saw Katie do the same. When it stopped I looked over at her. "What happened?" she started to talk because she had gotten 86 in geography and that stuff she knew what was going to happen. "For you, in lamest terms. The calm befor-" The rocks that Katie and I were holding started to shake and fell out in a large group all at once and we both screamed but they got caught in our throats.

A millisecond after that happened I felt my right wrist grabbed and closed my eyes as dust poured down. I opened them after I felt eh dust stop falling and looked up to see Spader Leaning back to support mine and Katie?s weight. "Hey mates. You'd be in a big tum-tigger if you fell down there. I think you'd be better up here." HE leaned back more and stepped back with his left foot and I reached with my left and planted my feet to help him. He pulled us up and we lay there, all of us, breathing lightly. "Thanks." I said simply with a bit of gratitude in my voice still looking down. "Thank you Spader!" I looked up and was caught off guard to see Katie giving him a huge hug around his neck. He patted her back and smiled like he was enjoying it more than he should of. "It's okay. Couldn't have let our new travelers fall and get hurt." I noticed his hand moving down her back and I growled at him. "Don't even think about it." HE smiled awkwardly and removed his hand.

Katie let go and sent me a thought. Hmmm, he may have looked cute but he is such a She finished the rest in vocal. "MIROKU!!!" I nodded and giggled at her use of the name. Good choice of words. WE both started giggling and he looked from me to her confused. "What's so funny?" She sent me a thought, her laughs subsiding. Guess he doesn't watch anime shows.... I stopped with her finding it less funny because he didn't understand. Yah. I feel sorry for him.

Thats when I couldn't beilive that he didn't know what we were talking about if he didn't know any anime shows espeacily Inuyasha where did he come from thats what I wanted to found out "umm Spader" I started he turned around to look at me "yes?" he asked with a really dorkie smile that made me and Katie laugh "where exactly do you come from I mean don't you have tv there?" I asked really wanting to know he looked at me weridly "I come from Coral! and we don't have anything there thats called a tv" I looked at him weridly Katie and I came from coral was a kind of plant under water he couldn't of lived in a plant "how can you come from coral? isn't that a plant?" I asked, he shaked his head and laughed "humm I think I better explian it better when were done what we have to do" he said grabing Katie's hand, and Katie grabing my hand and ran to Pendragon and Gunny.

They were now at the top of the moutain or volcano thing and so were we but we had to wait intail they finshed talking to the smelly people there I still couldn't understnad why it smelled that bad there were alot of rivers and lakes around here to take a bath in. I tryed not pluging my nose remembering what Pendragon said about the law.Which to me made no sense these people smelled way to bad to not pluge your nose I rather die instead of smelling these people. I then walked away not understanding why we were here and I didn't want to get use to it ethier I just wanted to go home and pet my cat name smokey and bug my younger siblings also to annoye my parents but to me it seems I'm never going to get back. I sighed and waited for them to tell me what we were going to do next, I proably glaze off anyways if they did.

While I was waiting I saw Katie coming towards my and turned slightly to watch her. Her face had this really weird expression that looked like she was kinda robotish. Like emoshionless you could say. I gave her a quisical gave and saw her do a tentitive sniff then totally like fell over and lay down propping her back on a rock on the angle to look at me. I burst out laughing, "What was that about?!" She giggled, "I couldn't stand the smell anymore. Tried holding my breath but had to make sure the air was nicver here before breathed." I freaked, "You've been holding your breath this whole time?!" She nodded and looked like it wasn't a big deal. "It's been like seven minutes since we got here! God!" I looked at her flabberghasted. "What? I thought it was like a minute at most." I held up mywrist and showed her my watch, "we got here at like tenish, and now it's like seven past." I saw her get up quickly adn look around to see if anyone was whatching then grabbed my new watch I had just gotten. "hey!" I yelled and pulled my wrist back. "What's with you?" she looked up and went around and blocked me from the others sight.

"You're wearing a watch!" sahe whispered practically hissing in my ear. "Yah so what of-" I remembered what Pendragon had said about not bringing anything from home adn felt totally embarrassed. ""Ooops." "Ooops is right" she whispered not hissing this time I noticed. ""We have to get rid of it." I nodded anbd glanced up noticing that Pendragon was looking at us suspiciously. I looked aroudn and saw the very top where they were near. "If this is a volcanoe then lets throw it in."

Katie nodded and looked over to Pendragon who was till looking at us "we better hurry because I think Pendragon thinks were up to something" Katie told me "well I think he thinks that were always up to something" I told her then ran off she then ran after me, I then sat on a rock and pulled her down too "what is it Jessie?" I looked over to her "Pendragon watching still we have to go when hes not looking at us" I told her she nodded we the protented that we were just trying to get away from the smell Pendragon stoped looking at us then we ran up the moutain.

We got to the top and looked at the inside it was truly a volcano I then walked backwards beside katie "good bye watch I'll miss you" I kissed my watch then throw it in. We watched it sink in to the magma and then melt I put my head down and sighed "I just got that for my birthday" Katie patted me on the back "don't worry Jessie I'll buy you a new one when we get home" I sighed again "but it was from my papa bear" I said thinking of my papa name joe she then smiled and shake her head "its ok I'll buy you one so give it up and if that won't work to your papa that you lost it and make him buy you a new one" I smiled "ok then" we then turned around and bushed into someone I was about to yell at who every it was ((most proably Pendragon)) but noticed when I looked up it wasn't even close to being Pendragon it was a really pale old guy he didn't smell bad like the others did and he stared at us happy I looked at Katie and she looked at me "umm sorry" we said together to the man he smiled at us all I could do was fell like he was bad news "you two have to come with me" he said to us I looked at Katie and she looked at me I said to her in my mind she laughed at me she said back the man smiled again "ahh I see your using your minds to talk" he chuckled "you didn't think I could hear you did you?" I looked at him even more confused "umm W-who are you?" I asked

I saw him smile and wondered where Pendragon and the otehrs were. "I'm someone that you'll get to know very soon." He was tall, very tall. I saw Katie cringe and shiver beside me and I knew that she was thinking about his head. There was no hair! It was covered in disgusting red lines that looked like burn marks starting at his forehead then going right along his skull to the back of his neck.

He laughed and it sent shivers down my spine and I backed up but stopped remembering the volcanoe. I heard someone yell and me and Katie both looked around the tall man with his evil cold light blue eyes to see Spader, Pendragon and Gunny heading over with a few of the smelly guys behind them. I sighed in relief but felt a hand with really sharp nails grabs my arm at the shoulder and I felt a pain go through my arm and then it went numb. I could hear in my mind that Katie was having the same sesation in her arm too. "Don't you worry." He whispered coldly and menacingly in our ears. "I'll be back again for you." Then before we could say or do anything, he disappeared and We both grabbed our arms feeling a new pain going through it instead of the numbing.

I clenched my teeth as Pendragon got to us and came to me as Spader got oto Katie. He ased me "Are you alright Jessie?" He asked slightly upset. I noded and found Spader doing the same thing with Katie but he was already examining her arm. Pendragon started to do such with mine but found nothing externally wrong. "Hmmm... It's on the inside." He started to squeeze my arm around the place that it hurt the most and I let out a yell cause it hurt more when he did that I opened my left eye and saw Gunny telling hte smelly people something but I couldn't hear what. Pendragon was saying something to me and I found I couldn't really hear him either. I got a thought in my mind from Katie I sent back a message agreeing.

Thats when I felt my eyes close I couldn't feel my body I just seen Pendrgon shaking me and my eyes then closed. From there I didn't know what happen to Katie and I Pendragon and Spader told me I'll tell you what tell told us Parathy.

Pendragon kept shaking me and seen that there was know way of getting me to wake up he looked over to Spader who was doing the same but had the same affect as he did "stop Spader" he told him "Mate whats wrong with them?"Spader asked "I don't know" Pendragon repiled Pendragon then layed me flat on the ground and then listen to my heart beat "her heart beat is getting faster" he said worried he then went over to Katie to see how her heart beat was "her's too" Spader looked at Pendragon confused "what does that mean Pendragon?" Pendragon scratched his head "I'm not sure thier going to be ok" Pendragon then looked over at Gunny "we need to bring them down to the villiage from there I don't know what to do" Gunny nodded it picked up katie and put her on his back Pendragon did the same with me, Spader's job was to watch for any fallen rocks.

well I was sleeping I seen werid things in my mind it made me feel sick or at least I thought it did it shown that Pendragon,Spader and Gunny were all bad people which made no sense at all because I knew them for about two days already and there was nothing bad about them thats when That werid guy kept coming up in my dream that I could feel myself jump I tryed hard to talk to katie but something was blocking it and it made me feel weaker then I was already was.

The groggy feeling I was getting made me feel like throwing up, and I found out afterwards from Pendragon that I had, all over his back too. I giggled when he said that but that isn't the point right now. During my fitful dreams I also saw Katie, weird yah I know but we tlaked and she seemed the same but there was something wrong with her attitude, anyways it turned out that it wsan't her but that tll man in her form. The only way I had figured out it wasn't her was because he smelt different, kinda old and llike burnt and rotting meat. Very disgustiin smell for someone. But I had run away from him and had soon awoke in a small hut with a blob over me. It focused and turned out to be Pendragon. "Hiyaa." I mumbled and he smiled. "Nice to have you back." I nodded and he went off to talk to some of the smellies. That was what I was now going to call them, the smellies.

I looked over to my right and saw Katie in a bed like mine but she wasn't awake yet and Spader was right beside her holding her wrist awith two fingers on her veins. I put my middle and index finger in that little spot on your neck where you can check yuou pulse and found mine slightly faster than that I thought should be and I looked back over at Spader. He had a sad expression on his face which probably meant that Katie's pulse was maybe faster than mine. Pendragon came back adn placed his hand on my shoulder. I looked at him and saw he was smiling, "Will Katie be okie?" I asked him. He glanced over at her and looked back at me, "I don't know. But you came back so she probably will, but her pulse is still very quick. What did Saint Dane say to you?" He asked me sitting on the bed that I was on by my feet. "Saint dane?" HE started to explain to me about Saitn DAane and how he was evil and how he wanted to take over Halla whch turned out to be everything int eh entireliving thing and was made up of all the teritorries.

"I'm confused" I told him "I don't get why this Saint Dane wants to take over...what was it called Halla doesn't the bad guys always lose?"I asked Pendragon he shake his head"not all the time Saint Dane already had one victory" I sighed "I didn't need to know that" I said looking over to Katie I then got up and held her hand Pendragon came over as well I closed my eyes ready to do what every I had to do to talk to her thats when Pendragon asked what what I was doing "what are you doing?"he asked
I turn to face him "doing what I always do talk to her throw our minds" I then turned back to her but he put his hand on my shoulder "are you sure thats safe?" I looked at him again "of couarse it is like I said I do it all the time" I then turned back to her and forcsed I swear Pendragon said one more thing but I was all ready in her mind I yelled out thats when I got a repile she asked unsure she asked I thought for a second I then seen a figure come out of the dark she then sighed I then thought for a few more seconds I said she nodded and we held each others hand tightly I soon found myself awake and looked up at katie to see her slowly waking up "Are you ok?" I asked her while giving her a hug

She smiled back at me slowly focusing on me and hugged me back lightly at first then tighter. When we let go Spader hugged her tightly and Pendragon was looking at me slightly shocked. "What? You never seen good friends hug before? I asked him teasingly then turned and walked out of the hut suddenyl feeling ill fromt eh stentch of the smellies. He followed me and tapped my shoulder. I turned and looked at him slightly sadly, "Is this why you brought me and Katie here? To fight This Saint Dane with you?" He nodded and Io looked away unable to meet his gaze, had I, I'd probably have burst out crying. I felt anger and sadness also a feeling that said that I should be there. It was very confusing and it made my headache hurt more than it already was.

"Pendragon..." "hmm?" He hadn't really been with me that much, "Can we get going as soon as Katies' better?" He nodded and I could tell that he knew all I wanted was to get home. But my thoughts were busted with the arival of Gunny who came along with a group of 15 Smellies. I turned and walked back to Katie and Spader knowing I'd be of no use to the conversation. Spader was whispering to Katie all that had happened but when I came in I told him about the Smellies and Gunny's arrival and he left after patting Katie's hand. I sat down on a roughly made chair and smied at her. "What's going to happen now Katie?" She asked nme still a bit weak. I took her hand in min and oculd feel her pulse was still faster than it should be, "Well, we have to stay here for a bit longer than I hoped." Katie understood and fell silent.

I didn't know what esle to say so I looked around the room thats when Pendragon came throw the door, which made me jump because I wasn't expecting to see him for a few more mins, he looked at me abit confused "whats wrong with you?" he asked me I felt abit embarassed "umm nothing" he shake his head and smiled "ok then" he then wqalked over to Katie who was now giggling at the sence I put on for her I let go of her hand and stood up because I knew what Pendragon was going to do he put his two index fingers on Katies wrist and checked her pulse "your Pulse is back to normal he said" after a few mins I let out a sigh of reilife "so I guess were going now?" I asked him he nodded "as soon as Katie gets out of bed and ready" he said ready to walk out the door "Pendragon" I said before he actally went he turned around "yes?" he asked "I was just wondering.." "go on" I shook my head "oh nothing" he looked at me weridly then smiled and shake his head too "Girls" he let out and then left. Katie smiled "what were you going to ask Jessie?" I smiled "nothing, nothing at all" she shake her head as well and got up out of the smellie bed. "we better get going the faster we get all of this done the faster thier done with us and we can go home" she said thinking of her parents even her Brother Ben "ya I can't stand not teasing and arguing with my brothers and sister" I said thinking of my brothers Branden and Jordarn and then my sister Brooke "and I miss my parents broking up the fights between Ben and I" she said happierly "I know what you mean I miss smokey" I said protenting he was in my arms "and I miss my new kitty Shawdow" Katie let out we then let out a giggle "and most of all" katie begain "I miss Adrain" I looked at her "it doesn't seem like it" she looked at me and blushed "oh you mean it doesn't seem like it because of Spader?" I nodded she let out a little sigh "well you have to amitt that both Pendragon and Spader are good looking guys" I smiled and nodded "I wonder what Gunny's been up to?" Katie then nodded as well "I was just thinking the same" we bothe giggled again and walk towards the door then I felt something in my stomach I looked over to Katie and she was feeling the same thing "it feels like butterflys" I said "and my heart beat feels really slow" Katie said I smiled "proably just our imaginations" I said running out the door she then followed after and we still notice that the others were still talking to the smellies I sighed "man it feels like my dad talking to his costumers" I said remembering the time I went to work for my dad roofing "I know what you mean" Katie said so we sat on the rock closes to us

AS we waited I could still feel that weird feelign and by the look on Katie's face, she did too. I glanced back at the boys and the smllies and grumbled finding them still deep in conversation. Katie laughed lightly then stopped and I looked back at her. "Wanna go for a walk to see if we'll feel better?" She nodded and I thought she just didn't want to talk but something said she couldn't. We got up and I looked at Pendragon thinking, Then we turned and left for a nice walk to settle our stomachs. That was when Katie brought up the weirdesta dn most random topic.

"Did you know that cows can chew the same piece of grass like 4 times?" I looked at her and almost tripped. "Where'd this come from?" I asked starting to smile even with the feeling in my gut. "Hehe. Just thought it called for a laugh, and that's the first thing that popped in my mind." I nodded chuckling and thinking of my own topic, "Well, I've heard that dogs and cats both have grass to settle their stomachs if they hurt." I saw her look around adn laughed, "You really want to try that?!" She smiled and chuckled, "Well, It hurts a lot, and if it works for animals, I might as well try it." We both giggled and then heard a howl.

Turning ot look ahead we saw a wolf. we hadn't seen much if any wildlife in teh area and I didn't think that wolves even lived here. "What's that doing here?" Katie asked from beside me. I shook my head confused, feeling like I'd seen it before. It looked at us with the coldest eyes I'd ever seenthen it hit me "I saw that on the way to the flume in the car!" I yelled pointing at it. Katie looke shockingly at me then I actually saw her ear twitch which gave me a fright and then we both turned to see the wolf runnng at us. "I don't think a walk was a good thing now!!" Katie said slowly rising in pitch. I nodded and turned with her to face the opposite direction, "I think you're correct with that idea!" Yells at her and then we btoh ran back towards the village of the smelliesadn for some reason I could hear my heart beating quickly again adn my breaths quick and deep. But I could also hear Katie's beating heart and the wolfs' too for that matter. It freaked me because my hearing was never this good./quote
I told her in my mind running as fast as I could to get back to the smellies Katie looked at me rolling her eyes all I could do now was look behind us to see the black wolf and I stoped Katie turned around help on running "Jessie what are you doing?!" I looked back at her "its not chasing us anymore kates" I said looking at her confused Katie then stoped and turn completly around to face me to see to her surprise that what I was saying was true "where did it go?" she asked me I shruged "I don't know but I think we should head back to Pendragon and the smellies I feel much safer there" katie nodded in agreement "I think so too" we then started walking back to the villiage when something came out of the bushes it was a big ugly reptile with big red eyes it look more like a raptor from the movie Jussic park Katie and I screamed or heads off and looked at each other in fear "hi girls" the reptiled talked thats when katie and I turned around running the other way we just came from Katie climbed up a tree I looked up and my legs started shaking "I can't climb that" I yelled at her she then reached down for me "jump I'll grab you" I didn't have time to think so I did as she said and she grabed my wrisk and the started pulling me up I finally got to the branch I could reach and pulled myself up. thats when the reptile was smelling the air I was just terrified my legs shaking I looked over to katie she was shaking too. the reptile then disapeared I looked behind me to see where it went I asked katie she was still shaking I nodded I didn't want to move etdier.
A few mins later we both stop shaking a little bit I first hoped down looked around to see if there was any sign of a wolf or reptile around and seen nothing I signaled Katie to come down when we heard another sound in the bushes I said in my mined Katie said back I nodded katie nodded again then jumped down i asked katie said looking abit pal "whatever been happen here is making me feel sick" I told her "me to" she anwsered back "I don't understand a thing thats has been going on" she nodded again "same" we then thought for abit and kept silent on the way back