Chapter 5: The Big Fight
After Cutter left Alex remembered Skywise was still sitting there. She turned around, and saw him staring at her.
"What?" She asked.
Skywise shook his head.
"I think Leetah will except recognition now." Alex said with a smile.
Skywise smiled slightly and looked away for a moment.
"Something's wrong Skywise, I can tell." Alex said annoyed.
"Yea, I wonder." Skywise said. "Look Skywise, I don't want a lifemate, Okay." Alex said.
"Why not?" Skywise asked looking at her.
"Because all guys are lying, cheating bastards. They don't care about anything but themselves." Alex yelled.
"Skywise just stared. "I don't lie, I'm not a bastard and---" Skywise paused.
"Yea, I'm waiting. What else were you going to say?" Alex said crossing her arms. "Umm. I umm. Well-I've never had a lifemate before, but when I do I don't plan on cheating on her." Skywise said.
"Yea okay, What ever. In other words you cheat on all your lovemates." Alex yelled.
"Look--- we aren't getting anywhere with you yelling. How can I prove myself to you?" Skywise asked.
Alex shrugged. "I don't know" Alex said calming down. "Look I'm sorry ok." She whispered.
"Why don't you trust me?" Skywise asked. Alex shrugged again. "Bad experiences, I guess." She said with a small smile. She sat down next to him.
"Well you need to give a guy half a chance." Skywise said.
"Maybe," Alex said and looked at him. There was a long pause between the two wolfriders now. Skywise looked at Alex.
"Where did you come from?" He asked out of nowhere. Alex froze. She couldn't tell him what she really was. "I don't really know. I showed up in the middle of the desert and you guys came along." She said.
Skywise didn't say anything. "Skywise---? Other than Cutter---you have been the nicest to me, of the wolfriders." Alex said.
"When I told you the other day that I liked you, I wasn't lying. I know you more than anyone and have grown to like you the more I learn about you." She said. Skywise was still silent.
"I guess I can give you a chance." Alex said. Skywise smiled. "You won't be disappointed." He said.
"I'm going to get some sleep." Alex said smiling and stood up. She jumped off the platform and in front of the caves. She landed on her feet and looked up at Skywise.
"Goodnight." She sent.
She turned on her heel and heard a noise. She looked at her foot. A knife had been thrown at her. She turned to see who threw it.
"Aren't you 'sposed to be sleeping -- snake?" She asked seeing Rayek.
Rayek smirked. Skywise jumped down from the platform in front of Alex and drew his knife. "Didn't your mother ever teach you, never fight a lady - Black hair?" Skywise asked.
"You want to fight me?" Rayek paused and continued, "Actually I was looking for her."
"Ummmm------" Alex just stood there. Skywise ready to fight, attacked Rayek.
"AHHH! Skywise, Nooo!" Alex sent.
Skywise paid no attention. "You wanted me to prove myself and that's what I'm doing." Skywise sent.
"I wanted you to prove yourself, but not by getting yourself killed!" Alex sent. Skywise and Rayek fought anyway.
"TAM!!!" Alex sent.
A few moments later Cutter came running outside the caves. He saw Skywise and Rayek fighting. Cutter watched Skywise fall to his knees, and he took New Moon out of its sheath.
"Skywise!" Alex yelled seeing him fall. "Owch." Skywise whispered, and fell to the ground.
"Skywise! You weren't 'sposed to die in order to prove yourself!" Alex sent to him. Cutter attacked Rayek.
"CUTTER NO!" Alex sent "DON'T END UP LIKE SKYWISE! PLEASE!"
Leetah came out of her hut when she heard noises. So did some of the other sun folk. And the Wolfriders came out of the caves. Leetah stopped Cutter and Rayek. But Rayek didn't want to fight Cutter anyway. Leetah healed Skywise and looked angrily at Rayek. Then she looked at Cutter.
"Cutter --- come with me." She said taking his hand.
Cutter followed Leetah into her hut. Skywise was taken to Suntoucher's hut (Leetah father) to rest, without being disturbed. Rayek and the wolfrides stood staring at each other for a long time. Strongbow had his bow ready to fire and so did Nightfall.
"No! He's mine wlofriders!" Alex sent to all of them.
"You're dead!" Alex yelled.
She took her knife and stood in front of Rayek. He looked down at her eyes. They looked very angry, just like Cutter's when the wolf in him is aroused. Her bright blue eyes glowed brighter with anger.
"Is that a challenge?" Rayek asked. Alex nodded slowly, and the wolfriders stared at her.
"You can't fight! Remember what happened last time." Strongbow sent.
"Thanks a lot." Alex sent, shooting an angry glance toward Strongbow.
Strongbow saw her eyes and how much rage was in them. She looked really mad and he didn't want to mess with her, so he let her fight.
"Everyone be ready in case she needs us!" Strongbow sent to the others.
She smiled and turned back to Rayek. "Ready? You sorry excuse for an elf." Rayek sent, for the first time in a while.
Alex paused and held her head in pain for a moment. "Owch!" She said. "You can send?" She said, not remembering her books.
Rayek smiled and attacked her. She moved quickly away from the attack, but Rayek cut her side. Her clothes fell open at the place where he cut her, showing a long cut from her front to her back. The blood came down onto her clothes almost instantly. She stood there for a moment and looked very pissed. She picked up her bow that was laying on the ground next to her.
"O crap! No arrows!" She thought.
She stood silent for a moment and didn't move. She remembered Stongbow.
"Shoot me an arrow!" She sent to him.
"Why?" He sent looking shocked.
"Just do it!" She snapped back.
Strongbow let the arrow in his bow fly toward Alex. She caught it and quickly put it in her bow.
"Hey Magic User! Catch This!" She yelled. The arrow went flying through the air toward Rayek.
"AAAAGGGGHHHH!" Rayek yelled out. The arrow had pierced his stomach. He pulled it out with a scream of pain and threw it down on the ground. He raised his arms in anger.
"WOAH! AHHH! Hey put me down!" Alex yelled.
Rayek had used his magic to make her float.
"Put me down! Bastard!" Alex yelled.
"My pleasure." Rayek said smiling and threw her against the rocks.
She fell to the ground, not able to move. The blood from her cut spilled out on the ground. Strongbow got angry and shot an arrow toward Rayek.
"No!" Alex yelled. Rayek used his magic to redirect the path of the arrow toward Alex. She moved slowly but quick enough to get away from the arrow. She slowly stood up.
"You bastard! I completely forgot about your powers." Alex said.
Rayek was surprised that Alex knew he was one of the only people other than Leetah and Savah that had powers in the village. But he stood there and smiled all the same.
"She's like Bearclaw. She never gives up!" Clearbrook sent to the wolfriders.
Alex stood limp for a moment but then was able to stand up straight.
"Look the cut on her side is gone!" Clearbrook sent to Strongbow.
Strongbow saw but didn't believe it. It wasn't possible with out a healer's aid.
"Stop this now!" Suntoucher yelled coming outside of his hut, his wife standing next to him.
But Alex had already attacked Rayek and had him pined to the ground. She sat on top of him holding his arms down with her feet. She didn't mean to not listen to Suntoucher, but she had already started attacking Rayek and couldn't stop, so she continued.
"Can you move?" Alex asked smiling.
Rayek looked shocked. "No" He said.
"Good." Alex said lifting her knife to his throat.
All the wolfriders cheered. Alex had won (or had she).
"Alex!" Someone sent to her.
She jerked her head up. Cutter stood there looking at her. Lucky for Rayek, Cutter grabbed Alex's attention. He threw her off of himself and locked her body to the ground as he grabbed her knife away from her. He dug it into Alex's heart.
"AHHH!" Alex yelled.
Everyone became silent. The cheers had stopped and everyone just stared. Rayek got up and looked at Cutter. Smiling he started walking away. Cutter started to attack him but Leetah stopped him. The sun came over the bridge of destiny, while Rayek walked away in triumph.
"Owch!" Alex yelled pulling out the knife and throwing it to her side. Cutter bent down next to her and looked at her sadly.
"I'm fine! And NO!" Alex said weakly.
"But she can---" Cutter paused.
"NO!" Alex said.
She lay there for a moment. She stopped breathing and Cutter looked really worried. The blood from her heart stopped pouring out of the big cut over it. The cut started to disappear and she started to breath again.
"She's a----" Clearbrook paused.
"---Healer?" Leetah said.
Alex slowly sat up. She saw Cutter, Leetah, and the others staring at her. She smiled weakly and said, "What?" Alex slowly stood up.
"You've been a healer all this time and you never told me." Cutter asked.
Alex didn't say anything. She stood there thinking. Then she looked to her side and saw Midnight coming out of the caves for his master. She whistled for him.
"Come on Midnight. Let's go" Alex said and got on his back.
They walked slowly away and Alex stopped Midnight for a moment. "I'm not a healer. Not even close to it. I only am able to think about being healed and the cuts go away. I'm not even close to Leetah." Alex said and gripped Midnight's fur.
Midnight knew something was wrong so he ran away from Cutter quickly. Cutter was about to run after them but stopped.
After Cutter left Alex remembered Skywise was still sitting there. She turned around, and saw him staring at her.
"What?" She asked.
Skywise shook his head.
"I think Leetah will except recognition now." Alex said with a smile.
Skywise smiled slightly and looked away for a moment.
"Something's wrong Skywise, I can tell." Alex said annoyed.
"Yea, I wonder." Skywise said. "Look Skywise, I don't want a lifemate, Okay." Alex said.
"Why not?" Skywise asked looking at her.
"Because all guys are lying, cheating bastards. They don't care about anything but themselves." Alex yelled.
"Skywise just stared. "I don't lie, I'm not a bastard and---" Skywise paused.
"Yea, I'm waiting. What else were you going to say?" Alex said crossing her arms. "Umm. I umm. Well-I've never had a lifemate before, but when I do I don't plan on cheating on her." Skywise said.
"Yea okay, What ever. In other words you cheat on all your lovemates." Alex yelled.
"Look--- we aren't getting anywhere with you yelling. How can I prove myself to you?" Skywise asked.
Alex shrugged. "I don't know" Alex said calming down. "Look I'm sorry ok." She whispered.
"Why don't you trust me?" Skywise asked. Alex shrugged again. "Bad experiences, I guess." She said with a small smile. She sat down next to him.
"Well you need to give a guy half a chance." Skywise said.
"Maybe," Alex said and looked at him. There was a long pause between the two wolfriders now. Skywise looked at Alex.
"Where did you come from?" He asked out of nowhere. Alex froze. She couldn't tell him what she really was. "I don't really know. I showed up in the middle of the desert and you guys came along." She said.
Skywise didn't say anything. "Skywise---? Other than Cutter---you have been the nicest to me, of the wolfriders." Alex said.
"When I told you the other day that I liked you, I wasn't lying. I know you more than anyone and have grown to like you the more I learn about you." She said. Skywise was still silent.
"I guess I can give you a chance." Alex said. Skywise smiled. "You won't be disappointed." He said.
"I'm going to get some sleep." Alex said smiling and stood up. She jumped off the platform and in front of the caves. She landed on her feet and looked up at Skywise.
"Goodnight." She sent.
She turned on her heel and heard a noise. She looked at her foot. A knife had been thrown at her. She turned to see who threw it.
"Aren't you 'sposed to be sleeping -- snake?" She asked seeing Rayek.
Rayek smirked. Skywise jumped down from the platform in front of Alex and drew his knife. "Didn't your mother ever teach you, never fight a lady - Black hair?" Skywise asked.
"You want to fight me?" Rayek paused and continued, "Actually I was looking for her."
"Ummmm------" Alex just stood there. Skywise ready to fight, attacked Rayek.
"AHHH! Skywise, Nooo!" Alex sent.
Skywise paid no attention. "You wanted me to prove myself and that's what I'm doing." Skywise sent.
"I wanted you to prove yourself, but not by getting yourself killed!" Alex sent. Skywise and Rayek fought anyway.
"TAM!!!" Alex sent.
A few moments later Cutter came running outside the caves. He saw Skywise and Rayek fighting. Cutter watched Skywise fall to his knees, and he took New Moon out of its sheath.
"Skywise!" Alex yelled seeing him fall. "Owch." Skywise whispered, and fell to the ground.
"Skywise! You weren't 'sposed to die in order to prove yourself!" Alex sent to him. Cutter attacked Rayek.
"CUTTER NO!" Alex sent "DON'T END UP LIKE SKYWISE! PLEASE!"
Leetah came out of her hut when she heard noises. So did some of the other sun folk. And the Wolfriders came out of the caves. Leetah stopped Cutter and Rayek. But Rayek didn't want to fight Cutter anyway. Leetah healed Skywise and looked angrily at Rayek. Then she looked at Cutter.
"Cutter --- come with me." She said taking his hand.
Cutter followed Leetah into her hut. Skywise was taken to Suntoucher's hut (Leetah father) to rest, without being disturbed. Rayek and the wolfrides stood staring at each other for a long time. Strongbow had his bow ready to fire and so did Nightfall.
"No! He's mine wlofriders!" Alex sent to all of them.
"You're dead!" Alex yelled.
She took her knife and stood in front of Rayek. He looked down at her eyes. They looked very angry, just like Cutter's when the wolf in him is aroused. Her bright blue eyes glowed brighter with anger.
"Is that a challenge?" Rayek asked. Alex nodded slowly, and the wolfriders stared at her.
"You can't fight! Remember what happened last time." Strongbow sent.
"Thanks a lot." Alex sent, shooting an angry glance toward Strongbow.
Strongbow saw her eyes and how much rage was in them. She looked really mad and he didn't want to mess with her, so he let her fight.
"Everyone be ready in case she needs us!" Strongbow sent to the others.
She smiled and turned back to Rayek. "Ready? You sorry excuse for an elf." Rayek sent, for the first time in a while.
Alex paused and held her head in pain for a moment. "Owch!" She said. "You can send?" She said, not remembering her books.
Rayek smiled and attacked her. She moved quickly away from the attack, but Rayek cut her side. Her clothes fell open at the place where he cut her, showing a long cut from her front to her back. The blood came down onto her clothes almost instantly. She stood there for a moment and looked very pissed. She picked up her bow that was laying on the ground next to her.
"O crap! No arrows!" She thought.
She stood silent for a moment and didn't move. She remembered Stongbow.
"Shoot me an arrow!" She sent to him.
"Why?" He sent looking shocked.
"Just do it!" She snapped back.
Strongbow let the arrow in his bow fly toward Alex. She caught it and quickly put it in her bow.
"Hey Magic User! Catch This!" She yelled. The arrow went flying through the air toward Rayek.
"AAAAGGGGHHHH!" Rayek yelled out. The arrow had pierced his stomach. He pulled it out with a scream of pain and threw it down on the ground. He raised his arms in anger.
"WOAH! AHHH! Hey put me down!" Alex yelled.
Rayek had used his magic to make her float.
"Put me down! Bastard!" Alex yelled.
"My pleasure." Rayek said smiling and threw her against the rocks.
She fell to the ground, not able to move. The blood from her cut spilled out on the ground. Strongbow got angry and shot an arrow toward Rayek.
"No!" Alex yelled. Rayek used his magic to redirect the path of the arrow toward Alex. She moved slowly but quick enough to get away from the arrow. She slowly stood up.
"You bastard! I completely forgot about your powers." Alex said.
Rayek was surprised that Alex knew he was one of the only people other than Leetah and Savah that had powers in the village. But he stood there and smiled all the same.
"She's like Bearclaw. She never gives up!" Clearbrook sent to the wolfriders.
Alex stood limp for a moment but then was able to stand up straight.
"Look the cut on her side is gone!" Clearbrook sent to Strongbow.
Strongbow saw but didn't believe it. It wasn't possible with out a healer's aid.
"Stop this now!" Suntoucher yelled coming outside of his hut, his wife standing next to him.
But Alex had already attacked Rayek and had him pined to the ground. She sat on top of him holding his arms down with her feet. She didn't mean to not listen to Suntoucher, but she had already started attacking Rayek and couldn't stop, so she continued.
"Can you move?" Alex asked smiling.
Rayek looked shocked. "No" He said.
"Good." Alex said lifting her knife to his throat.
All the wolfriders cheered. Alex had won (or had she).
"Alex!" Someone sent to her.
She jerked her head up. Cutter stood there looking at her. Lucky for Rayek, Cutter grabbed Alex's attention. He threw her off of himself and locked her body to the ground as he grabbed her knife away from her. He dug it into Alex's heart.
"AHHH!" Alex yelled.
Everyone became silent. The cheers had stopped and everyone just stared. Rayek got up and looked at Cutter. Smiling he started walking away. Cutter started to attack him but Leetah stopped him. The sun came over the bridge of destiny, while Rayek walked away in triumph.
"Owch!" Alex yelled pulling out the knife and throwing it to her side. Cutter bent down next to her and looked at her sadly.
"I'm fine! And NO!" Alex said weakly.
"But she can---" Cutter paused.
"NO!" Alex said.
She lay there for a moment. She stopped breathing and Cutter looked really worried. The blood from her heart stopped pouring out of the big cut over it. The cut started to disappear and she started to breath again.
"She's a----" Clearbrook paused.
"---Healer?" Leetah said.
Alex slowly sat up. She saw Cutter, Leetah, and the others staring at her. She smiled weakly and said, "What?" Alex slowly stood up.
"You've been a healer all this time and you never told me." Cutter asked.
Alex didn't say anything. She stood there thinking. Then she looked to her side and saw Midnight coming out of the caves for his master. She whistled for him.
"Come on Midnight. Let's go" Alex said and got on his back.
They walked slowly away and Alex stopped Midnight for a moment. "I'm not a healer. Not even close to it. I only am able to think about being healed and the cuts go away. I'm not even close to Leetah." Alex said and gripped Midnight's fur.
Midnight knew something was wrong so he ran away from Cutter quickly. Cutter was about to run after them but stopped.