Sorry guys, but I've been getting a lot of homework and I've had to do a
lot of work lately. That and I've had some doubts on continuing the story
b/c there are people out there that say my story is stupid and "sickening"
it's up to you, if you want me to keep writing the story please say so. If
not then I will delete it and you wont have to worry about it anymore. But
I like getting reviews when the review DOESN'T SAY MY STORY IS SICKENING.
AND ITS NOT A MARY SUE STORY EITHER. IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT ALEX! Like I said
before, the first few chapters are only introducing everyone and everything
and later the story will NOT revolve around Alex all the time!
Chapter 10: A New Place and A New Friend
Cutter and Skywise were silent the rest of the trip, until they reached the troll caverns. They explored the troll caverns.
Meanwhile, Alex and Midnight went further than they thought. It had been 4 days since they left Sorrow's End. She looked around, to find out where they were. They had reached the Forbidden Grove.
"Hey, Midnight? Did we really go that far? Wow, I didn't mean to leave the guys that far behind." Alex said.
Midnight started to growl. "Shh. I think I know where we are." Alex said making Midnight be quiet.
Alex looked around the forest. "Hey, we're in The Forbidden Grove." Alex said.
She froze when she heard a noise behind her in one of the bushes.
"Soft pretty high thing come see Petal Wing and others." A little voice whispered. Alex turned around and looked closely at the bushes. She slowly moved toward the bush, and heard another noise.
"Berry Buzz and Petal Wing run! Soft pretty high thing find us if we don't go." A voice shrieked.
Alex walked even closer, putting her finger to her lips to shh Midnight's growling. "Don't be afraid." Alex said stopping in front of the bush.
"Soft pretty high thing found us!" A little voice shrieked, and flew out of the bush.
"Soft pretty high thing not hurt Petal Wing! Please!" Another voice from the bush yelled.
"No, No! I won't, I promise." Alex said brushing back her hair with one hand and held out her other hand for Petal Wing.
Petal Wing looked up at Alex, shaking.
"Petal Wing, I won't hurt you." Alex said, smiling.
"Petal Wing stopped shaking and looked at Alex. It smiled slightly and flew out of the bush. Alex's eyes followed it.
"Hey wait--" Alex said watching Petal Wing fly off. Petal Wing stopped and flew back to Alex.
It landed with a plop in Alex's hair. "Hey." Alex said, smiling slightly.
"Soft pretty high thing Petal Wing's friend?" Petal Wing asked.
"Yea, that's right." Alex said, and Petal Wing jumped onto Alex's shoulder.
"But promise me something Petal Wing." Alex said.
"Petal Wing promise anything to soft pretty high thing." Petal Wing said.
"Don't cover me or my wolf with your wrap-stuff." Alex said.
Petal Wing looked a little disappointed but then it smiled. It nodded frantically and said, "Promise! Promise! Petal Wing promise!"
Alex smiled and went to Midnight. "We have to go, Petal Wing." Alex said.
Petal Wing frowned and flew off. Alex got on Midnight and waited to see if Petal Wing would come back.
"Petal Wing come with! Petal Wing stay with soft pretty high thing! Keep safe from ugly bad big things." Petal Wing shrieked and flew back and into Alex's hair.
Alex smiled and Midnight turned to walk out of the forest. "It night, night. Fur soft big wolf thing and soft pretty high thing, go sleepy sleep." Petal Wing said.
Alex looked up at the sky, or what she could see of it through the thick trees of the Forbidden Grove. "It's right, Midnight. We should get some rest." Alex said patting her friend's head.
"Are you sure we should do it here?" Midnight sent.
"This is as safe a place as any." Alex said swinging her leg over Midnight's back.
She sat down against a tree and Midnight lay next to her. "Petal Wing--" Alex said. Petal Wing looked down at Alex in wonder.
"NO WRAP-STUFF." Alex said. Petal Wing smiled and sat on Alex's head watching and making sure no one put wrap-stuff on her or Midnight.
Alex put one hand on Midnight's back and the other hand near her knife. After a while Midnight fell asleep, Alex followed shortly behind.
"No wrap-stuff." Petal Wing said to itself. Berry Buzz came flying over to Petal Wing. "Put soft pretty high thing in wrap-stuff is no no Berry Buzz. Not fur soft wolf thing either, so go away." Petal Wing said.
"Berry Buzz just want see soft pretty high thing." Berry Buzz said getting close to Alex's face.
"Don't you dare, or I'll tare your wings off." Alex said with her eyes still closed. She moved her hand to Berry Buzz's Wings. "Try me, Berry Buzz. You won't fly again if you even spit one stand of wrap-stuff in my face."
Berry Buzz looked at Alex and became frightened. "No hurt Berry Buzz, please." It said. Alex let go of it's wings and it flew off immediately.
"I say no wrap-stuff. I promise." Petal Wing said. "I know." Alex said going back to sleep.
Morning came and Alex and Midnight, along with their new friend went out of the forest. Alex was holding Petal Wing in her hand, listening to it talk about the palace and the high ones. She jerked her head up. Her smiling face became nothing but intense listening.
"Home was so pretty---" Petal Wing said not realizing Alex wasn't listening right then.
"SH! Just for a minute Petal Wing, please." Alex said listening.
Petal Wing put it's hands over it's mouth and waited. Alex listened for a moment. She could feel someone sending. It got closer and closer.
"That sounds like--" Alex paused sending to Midnight.
"The children's 'elf lady.'" Midnight sent. Alex nodded and Midnight turned toward the sending.
"Soft pretty high thing, ok?" Petal Wing asked.
Alex put her finger to her lips, which meant 'hush,' and Petal Wing was quiet again. Alex looked in the distance. She thought she might find Winnowill or the Blue Mountain or something. Instead, riding toward them was, the two people she wasn't expecting to find.
Petal Wing hid when it saw the two figures. Alex was still listening to the sending, when Cutter and Skywise saw her.
"ALEX!" They yelled riding to her. She wasn't listening to anything except the sending.
"Don't they hear them?" Alex sent to Midnight. Midnight just shrugged.
"Alex?" Skywise said seeing her not move or say anything.
"Let's go Midnight." Alex finally said. "That way." Alex pointed.
"Alex?" Cutter and Skywise said together.
"What? Oh, hi guys. Where have you been?" Alex asked.
"Looking for you." Cutter said. "Really?" Alex asked. Cutter nodded.
"Well you found me, now, let's go." Alex said. "What? Where?" Skywise asked.
"Blue Mountain." Alex said and Petal Wing flew out of hiding.
"Soft pretty high thing can't go there! Is dangerous! Soft pretty high thing get hurt!" Petal Wing shrieked.
"Why? What's so bad about that place?" Alex asked. "Big bad scary fly high things and scary bird monster there. Wicked soft pretty high thing, magic bad." Petal Wing said flying around frantically.
"Ok, ok! Stop yelling you ugly bug. We won't go to this Blue Mountain." Cutter yelled.
Petal Wing paused and looked angrily at Cutter. "Mean soft pretty high thing make Petal Wing very, very vexed!" Petal Wing said under its breath.
Alex looked back at Cutter, hearing what Petal Wing just said. "You might want to apologize really quick Cutter. Or it will--" Alex paused. It was too late, Petal Wing had already spit its wrap-stuff all over Cutter's face.
"Why, you little!" Cutter yelled as he waved his arms around trying to find Petal Wing. "EEP!" Petal Wing yelled and flew to Alex.
Alex couldn't help but smile at what just happened and Skywise was laughing so hard he almost fell off Starjumper. Cutter was finally able to get the sticky wrap-stuff off his face and saw Alex and Skywise smiling.
"You think this is funny? Just wait till it happens to you." Cutter said.
Skywise's smile went away, but Alex was still smiling.
"I think that smile should be wiped off your face. That thing could do the same to you." Cutter said.
"My chief, are you sure about that?" Alex asked with an even bigger smile.
Cutter nodded and crossed his arms at her doubt.
"I am sorry my chief, but-no-it wouldn't. It promised it would never do that to me or Midnight." Alex said, laughing while she said it.
Cutter's mouth dropped. "What!" He asked, surprised.
"I told it to not even bother trying." Alex said. "How long have you been here Alex?" Skywise asked.
"Umm, let's see. All day yesterday, last night, and I'm here now. Am I right Petal Wing?" Alex asked 'the bug.'
Petal Wing only nodded its head because it was too afraid to say anything because of Cutter. "EEP! Mean soft pretty high thing!" It yelled hiding.
"That's the way my brother is sometimes. So your ganna have to get used to it, Petal Wing." Alex said. When she realized what she said she moved her hand to her mouth.
"Oh crap!" She thought. "I hope he thinks I mean soul brother, because he wasn't 'sposed to know yet."
Cutter didn't think anything of it. But Skywise thought otherwise. But he kept his mouth shut until he could talk to Alex alone, about it.
Chapter 10: A New Place and A New Friend
Cutter and Skywise were silent the rest of the trip, until they reached the troll caverns. They explored the troll caverns.
Meanwhile, Alex and Midnight went further than they thought. It had been 4 days since they left Sorrow's End. She looked around, to find out where they were. They had reached the Forbidden Grove.
"Hey, Midnight? Did we really go that far? Wow, I didn't mean to leave the guys that far behind." Alex said.
Midnight started to growl. "Shh. I think I know where we are." Alex said making Midnight be quiet.
Alex looked around the forest. "Hey, we're in The Forbidden Grove." Alex said.
She froze when she heard a noise behind her in one of the bushes.
"Soft pretty high thing come see Petal Wing and others." A little voice whispered. Alex turned around and looked closely at the bushes. She slowly moved toward the bush, and heard another noise.
"Berry Buzz and Petal Wing run! Soft pretty high thing find us if we don't go." A voice shrieked.
Alex walked even closer, putting her finger to her lips to shh Midnight's growling. "Don't be afraid." Alex said stopping in front of the bush.
"Soft pretty high thing found us!" A little voice shrieked, and flew out of the bush.
"Soft pretty high thing not hurt Petal Wing! Please!" Another voice from the bush yelled.
"No, No! I won't, I promise." Alex said brushing back her hair with one hand and held out her other hand for Petal Wing.
Petal Wing looked up at Alex, shaking.
"Petal Wing, I won't hurt you." Alex said, smiling.
"Petal Wing stopped shaking and looked at Alex. It smiled slightly and flew out of the bush. Alex's eyes followed it.
"Hey wait--" Alex said watching Petal Wing fly off. Petal Wing stopped and flew back to Alex.
It landed with a plop in Alex's hair. "Hey." Alex said, smiling slightly.
"Soft pretty high thing Petal Wing's friend?" Petal Wing asked.
"Yea, that's right." Alex said, and Petal Wing jumped onto Alex's shoulder.
"But promise me something Petal Wing." Alex said.
"Petal Wing promise anything to soft pretty high thing." Petal Wing said.
"Don't cover me or my wolf with your wrap-stuff." Alex said.
Petal Wing looked a little disappointed but then it smiled. It nodded frantically and said, "Promise! Promise! Petal Wing promise!"
Alex smiled and went to Midnight. "We have to go, Petal Wing." Alex said.
Petal Wing frowned and flew off. Alex got on Midnight and waited to see if Petal Wing would come back.
"Petal Wing come with! Petal Wing stay with soft pretty high thing! Keep safe from ugly bad big things." Petal Wing shrieked and flew back and into Alex's hair.
Alex smiled and Midnight turned to walk out of the forest. "It night, night. Fur soft big wolf thing and soft pretty high thing, go sleepy sleep." Petal Wing said.
Alex looked up at the sky, or what she could see of it through the thick trees of the Forbidden Grove. "It's right, Midnight. We should get some rest." Alex said patting her friend's head.
"Are you sure we should do it here?" Midnight sent.
"This is as safe a place as any." Alex said swinging her leg over Midnight's back.
She sat down against a tree and Midnight lay next to her. "Petal Wing--" Alex said. Petal Wing looked down at Alex in wonder.
"NO WRAP-STUFF." Alex said. Petal Wing smiled and sat on Alex's head watching and making sure no one put wrap-stuff on her or Midnight.
Alex put one hand on Midnight's back and the other hand near her knife. After a while Midnight fell asleep, Alex followed shortly behind.
"No wrap-stuff." Petal Wing said to itself. Berry Buzz came flying over to Petal Wing. "Put soft pretty high thing in wrap-stuff is no no Berry Buzz. Not fur soft wolf thing either, so go away." Petal Wing said.
"Berry Buzz just want see soft pretty high thing." Berry Buzz said getting close to Alex's face.
"Don't you dare, or I'll tare your wings off." Alex said with her eyes still closed. She moved her hand to Berry Buzz's Wings. "Try me, Berry Buzz. You won't fly again if you even spit one stand of wrap-stuff in my face."
Berry Buzz looked at Alex and became frightened. "No hurt Berry Buzz, please." It said. Alex let go of it's wings and it flew off immediately.
"I say no wrap-stuff. I promise." Petal Wing said. "I know." Alex said going back to sleep.
Morning came and Alex and Midnight, along with their new friend went out of the forest. Alex was holding Petal Wing in her hand, listening to it talk about the palace and the high ones. She jerked her head up. Her smiling face became nothing but intense listening.
"Home was so pretty---" Petal Wing said not realizing Alex wasn't listening right then.
"SH! Just for a minute Petal Wing, please." Alex said listening.
Petal Wing put it's hands over it's mouth and waited. Alex listened for a moment. She could feel someone sending. It got closer and closer.
"That sounds like--" Alex paused sending to Midnight.
"The children's 'elf lady.'" Midnight sent. Alex nodded and Midnight turned toward the sending.
"Soft pretty high thing, ok?" Petal Wing asked.
Alex put her finger to her lips, which meant 'hush,' and Petal Wing was quiet again. Alex looked in the distance. She thought she might find Winnowill or the Blue Mountain or something. Instead, riding toward them was, the two people she wasn't expecting to find.
Petal Wing hid when it saw the two figures. Alex was still listening to the sending, when Cutter and Skywise saw her.
"ALEX!" They yelled riding to her. She wasn't listening to anything except the sending.
"Don't they hear them?" Alex sent to Midnight. Midnight just shrugged.
"Alex?" Skywise said seeing her not move or say anything.
"Let's go Midnight." Alex finally said. "That way." Alex pointed.
"Alex?" Cutter and Skywise said together.
"What? Oh, hi guys. Where have you been?" Alex asked.
"Looking for you." Cutter said. "Really?" Alex asked. Cutter nodded.
"Well you found me, now, let's go." Alex said. "What? Where?" Skywise asked.
"Blue Mountain." Alex said and Petal Wing flew out of hiding.
"Soft pretty high thing can't go there! Is dangerous! Soft pretty high thing get hurt!" Petal Wing shrieked.
"Why? What's so bad about that place?" Alex asked. "Big bad scary fly high things and scary bird monster there. Wicked soft pretty high thing, magic bad." Petal Wing said flying around frantically.
"Ok, ok! Stop yelling you ugly bug. We won't go to this Blue Mountain." Cutter yelled.
Petal Wing paused and looked angrily at Cutter. "Mean soft pretty high thing make Petal Wing very, very vexed!" Petal Wing said under its breath.
Alex looked back at Cutter, hearing what Petal Wing just said. "You might want to apologize really quick Cutter. Or it will--" Alex paused. It was too late, Petal Wing had already spit its wrap-stuff all over Cutter's face.
"Why, you little!" Cutter yelled as he waved his arms around trying to find Petal Wing. "EEP!" Petal Wing yelled and flew to Alex.
Alex couldn't help but smile at what just happened and Skywise was laughing so hard he almost fell off Starjumper. Cutter was finally able to get the sticky wrap-stuff off his face and saw Alex and Skywise smiling.
"You think this is funny? Just wait till it happens to you." Cutter said.
Skywise's smile went away, but Alex was still smiling.
"I think that smile should be wiped off your face. That thing could do the same to you." Cutter said.
"My chief, are you sure about that?" Alex asked with an even bigger smile.
Cutter nodded and crossed his arms at her doubt.
"I am sorry my chief, but-no-it wouldn't. It promised it would never do that to me or Midnight." Alex said, laughing while she said it.
Cutter's mouth dropped. "What!" He asked, surprised.
"I told it to not even bother trying." Alex said. "How long have you been here Alex?" Skywise asked.
"Umm, let's see. All day yesterday, last night, and I'm here now. Am I right Petal Wing?" Alex asked 'the bug.'
Petal Wing only nodded its head because it was too afraid to say anything because of Cutter. "EEP! Mean soft pretty high thing!" It yelled hiding.
"That's the way my brother is sometimes. So your ganna have to get used to it, Petal Wing." Alex said. When she realized what she said she moved her hand to her mouth.
"Oh crap!" She thought. "I hope he thinks I mean soul brother, because he wasn't 'sposed to know yet."
Cutter didn't think anything of it. But Skywise thought otherwise. But he kept his mouth shut until he could talk to Alex alone, about it.