Ok, so this was the type of virus and it did this so, oh hi! I was checking up on the virus and I got a little

information. About the story, Clay has come back to life and Fox and Clay are in that wooden fort. So

this chapter they will get to the hollow and, man why am I telling you? Find out for yourself, ok! Here is

chapter 8.

Fox stared open mouthed at the reborn tiger who had a gleeful look on his face. Fox couldn't believe

it, Clay was back to life! Clay knew Fox was stunned but he expected him to talk by now, so he started the

reunion though it had only been 30 minutes since Clay had died.

"Um, hi Fox." Said Clay in a cheerful tone the smile staying on his face.

"C-Clay, i-is that y-you?" said a still shocked Fox, he was so happy that his friend was alive but he

wondered why.

Clay chuckled and said, "yep, it's me, body and all."

"OH MY GOD CLAY IT IS YOU!" Yelled Fox a wide grin spreading across his face.

The two excited mammals walked towards each other and embraced. After they pulled apart Fox and

Clay high-fived each other and started walking trying to find Tricky.

"So Clay, what was it like in the afterlife?" Fox asked in an obviously curious tone.

Clay started thinking right away, he knew this would be one of Fox's questions but he seemed to have

forgotten the answer.

"Um," Clay said in a low whisper, "it was dark with a big bright light at the end of some tunnel."

"How did you come back?" again asked Fox with the same curious expression.

Again Clay knew this would be one of Fox's questions and thought trying to remember.

"Well, this voice said that I was pure of heart and that they could bring me back so I accepted." Replied

Clay. Fox looked astounded and looked at Clay with an interested expression. Clay knew what Fox's next

question would be so he saved him the breath.

"But you don't want to go there, it's not pleasant."

Fox closed his mouth and blushed and looked forward keeping an eye out for the prince. Clay suddenly

remembered that he hadn't seen his sword since he died so he felt behind his back and sure enough there

was the handle to his sword so he put his hand down by his side. Clay also remembered that he hadn't

seen what had happened since his meeting with the inferno of the lava.

"Hey Fox what did I miss when I was on my little journey?"

"Well, first we were walking through the snow then I was hit on the back on the head by a sharpclaw and

dragged off and then you rescued me." Replied the vulpine who was still trudging through the snow.

"Hey Clay, what happened when you hit the lava and when you came back?"

"Um, the lava was so painful that I died instantly, and when I came back I fell from the sky above the lava

and used the sword to fly over it."

"WOW!" yelled Fox stopping and staring at Clay.

"Yeah, it was ok." Said Clay who was looking over his sword.

The two had started walking when all of a sudden Clay stopped again and just stared forward getting

Fox's attention.

"Clay, what's wrong?"

"I have an idea of who brought me back." Clay said in a low whisper.

"What!" Fox said in amazement, "WHO?"

"Well, the voice sounded familiar, like it was two people talking at once."

"WHO DID IT SOUND LIKE?" Yelled Fox who was hopping in suspense.

"It sounded like, our fathers." Clay said in a mysterious tone.

Fox stopped hopping, their fathers? James McCloud and Tom Claws had been dead for 12 years! Though

it dawned on him that Clay had been in the afterlife so it was possible for him to make contact with their

deceased fathers.

"Our fathers?" asked Fox with a half-surprised look on his face.

"Yeah, weird huh?"

"Sure is, any way we can talk about this later we have to find tricky."

"Hey how was Tricky when I died?" Asked who started walking again.

"Um, he took it okay but he started crying too though I don't know how he's doing now I haven't seen him

since I was captured."

"Oh man I guess we better find hi quick then." Replied Clay.

All of a sudden the two heard a shrill cry come from ahead of them. When they saw what it was they

were relieved and alarmed at the same time. A few yards away was Tricky being chased by four

sharpclaws with clubs swinging through the air wildly. Clay and Fox ran forward quickly taking out the

threat to the prince and tried to calm Tricky down. Tricky was yelling about how the sharclaws had been

chasing him and how they had beaten him.

"And they started hitting me so I ran and that's when you and Clay came and" Tricky stopped

remembering that Clay had been one of his saviors.

"Wait a minute, CLAY! YOUR ALIVE!" yelled Tricky as he leapt into the tiger's arms.

"Yeah, I'm alive and kicking but we have no time to explain Tricky we have to keep going." Said Clay

putting Tricky back down on the ground.

The three had been walking for a while when all of a sudden they came to a large cliff and at the

bottom were about 15 Snowhorns!

"So I guess this is Snowhorn Wastes." Said Clay who was looking over the map.

"Yep, and next stop Thorntail Hollow." Exclaimed Fox and the three went down the cliff into the next area.

Great! Now they're in Snowhorn Wastes. Nothing new about the virus though I'm still looking. I

guess I can try to talk with our stars again if I'm not attacked.

Fox: Now things are getting interesting.

Clay: I hated the afterlife, though our fathers were a nice touch.

Tiger64: Do you still like it?

Fox and Clay: YES!

Tiger64: Good! Now to think about Krazoa Palace, hehehehehehe

Clay: Did you say something?

Tiger64: Oh crap I better leave, for now anyway!