Chapter 17: Return to Blue Mountain
Author's note: Hey guys I'm back for now...I thought about the next chapter. I don't know how long its ganna be though so just give me some time ok. So let's see what happens now that Cori and Jayra are teenagers.
Pike and Scouter went to see what happened to Tyldak and Rayek. They were gone for a while.
"What's taking Pike and Scouter so long?" Treestump asked.
"I don't know. They should be back by now." One-Eye said looking at Clearbrook.
They stood looking at the height difference of Cori and Jayra. Cori was now a half a head taller than Alex and Jayra was eye level with her. They were interrupted by Scouter and Pike when they both yelled and came running back to the village.
"They're gone!" Scouter yelled.
"Black hair left with that bird elf!" Pike said as they stopped in front of the tribe.
"What?!" Leetah asked surprised.
"He's gone...I saw them flying over the mountain where the zwoots live." Scouter said out of breath.
"Why did he leave? Where is he going?" Leetah asked worriedly.
"Back to Blue Mountain...please don't tell me we have to go back, Cutter." Alex said looking at him.
"I don't know, Alex." He said.
"Please beloved, we must go get Rayek! He's in danger if that bird elf can do what he did to Cori and Dart...then he can do that to all of us, even Rayek. We must save him." Leetah said.
Alex just looked at Cutter. Cutter looked at his lifemate and thought for a moment. Then he looked at Alex as though he was apologizing. He had chosen Leetah, he beloved lifemate, over his sister.
"We'll go find Rayek. We'll bring him back." Cutter said.
Alex looked at the ground angrily. Putting her hands in fists she turned around and walked away from everyone.
"Alex, wait!" Cutter sent.
"Leave me alone!" Alex sent angrily.
The Wolfriders watched Alex walk to the caves. Cutter looked at Skywise and Leetah. Leetah looked a little upset about making Cutter do something that one of her best friends had asked not to. She felt guilty.
"I'm sorry beloved. I just don't want Rayek to get hurt..." Leetah said sadly.
"It's not your fault...don't worry about it." Cutter said with a small smile.
Jayra and Cori tried to go to Alex but Skywise stopped them. "No cubs, let her be." He said trying to decide if he should talk to her.
"Tonight we shall talk...we shall talk about what we will do." Cutter said. "Time to hunt..."
Leetah looked at Cutter wondering if he should be hunting at a time like this, after he had just disregarded his sister's words.
Later that night the Wolfriders had a council. Jayra and Cori sat by Skywise who they now consider their father even though he and Alex are not lifemates. He acts like a father to them.
"We shall go help Rayek. We will bring him back here." Cutter said.
"We'll try anyway." Treestump said.
"When are we leaving cousin?" Dewshine asked.
"Tomorrow..."
"Alright! Let's get some sleep so we can be fresh tomorrow." Pike said smiling.
"Pike's right. If we're to leave tomorrow then we must get our rest." Cori said and the Wolfriders stared at him. He blushed slightly and stayed quiet.
"Leetah, you and the cubs will have to stay together." Cutter said.
"I can help father! I can!" Ember yelled.
"Sh! Cub do you want to wake the sunfolk?" Cutter snapped and Ember shut up.
"Father we have to be careful. I sense evil magic where Rayek went." Suntop said.
"I know cub...I know the magic in that mountain." Cutter said.
"What about mother?" Jayra asked slowly.
"She will come if she wants or she can stay here." Cutter said.
"My chief...I must confess. I told Alex I would stay with her whatever her choice." Clearbrook said.
"What?!" Scouter, One-Eye and Cutter said at the same time.
"She is my friend...I must stay with her...She trusts me." Clearbrook said.
"Then I must stay as well my chief...if that is what Alex wants. She is like a daughter to me...I cannot leave her." Strongbow said quietly.
Moonshade stared at her lifemate for a moment. "I must stay with Strongbow." She finally said.
Cutter counted the people who were to stay with Alex if she didn't go with them. Strongbow, Moonshade, Cori, Jayra, Clearbrook, most likely Skywise and One-Eye would stay with the ones they loved so they would be left behind as well.
Almost half his tribe to stay with his sister...she would be well protected. But somehow he has got to get her to come with them. No matter what.
"Alright as you all wish." Cutter said slightly angry.
The council was over and everyone had finished eating. Cutter and his family went back to Leetah's hut to get some rest. Everyone else went into the caves to sleep. Skywise, Cori and Jayra went in the hut in the middle of the village.
"Cubs get some rest. If I know Alex...we've got a long hot day ahead of us tomorrow." Skywise said tucking Jayra in bed.
"Goodnight daddy." She said smiling.
Cori was quiet. He did not call Skywise his father but he knew that he was the closest thing he had to it. He was treated like a son in Skywise's eyes so Cori considered him his father.
Skywise left the hut and went looking for Alex. Petal Wing showed up and started flying around his head. "Where have you been, bug?" He asked it.
"Listening to soft pretty high things voice...pretty, pretty. Petal Wing think not as pretty as me but still Pretty. Soft pretty high thing sing when sad. Silver hair soft pretty high thing go cheer cheer." Petal Wing said.
"Where is she?" Skywise asked.
"Follow voice..." It said. "Petal Wing go sleep with midnight growler thing."
Skywise watched Petal Wing fly off to find Midnight. Then he listened to see if he could hear Alex. He did hear a faint sound so he went to check it out. When he got to the top of the mountain he found Alex sitting on a rock playing a flute.
"There you are." Skywise said.
The flute stopped. Alex put it down and looked over at Skywise.
"I'm only going because I don't want anyone to get hurt." She said.
"So you are going?" Skywise asked happily.
Without answering she looked down at the flute in her hand. "Redlance made this for me...he said it would make me feel better when I got sad...it works a little."
"Come on, we've got to get to bed. If we plan on leaving tomorrow." Skywise said smiling.
"I'm not tired. It seems Redlance and Nightfall aren't either...hello friends." Alex said with a small smile.
"Alex...will you be coming with us?" Nightfall asked.
"Yes, unfortunately." Alex said.
"Well, I for one am glad to hear it. You've gotten quite good on that flute I made you. I would like to hear you play sometime while we are gone." Redlance said smiling.
Alex looked at him and nodded. "Of course. As long as I don't have to play for Cutter."
Nightfall and Redlance laughed a little. Skywise looked worried. "You don't have to play for you brother. We promise that." Nightfall said.
"Come, let's all try to rest. We have a big day tomorrow." Redlance said taking Alex's hand and pulling her down the mountain.
Nightfall and Skywise stayed a little behind. "I worried, Nightfall." Skywise sent.
"As am I, my friend." Nightfall sent.
"What are we going to do about them?" Skywise sent looking down at Alex.
"I do not know. I will talk to Cutter, later. Let us all get our rest." Nightfall sent looking at him and then they walked down the mountain to catch up with Redlance and Alex.
Author's note: Hey guys I'm back for now...I thought about the next chapter. I don't know how long its ganna be though so just give me some time ok. So let's see what happens now that Cori and Jayra are teenagers.
Pike and Scouter went to see what happened to Tyldak and Rayek. They were gone for a while.
"What's taking Pike and Scouter so long?" Treestump asked.
"I don't know. They should be back by now." One-Eye said looking at Clearbrook.
They stood looking at the height difference of Cori and Jayra. Cori was now a half a head taller than Alex and Jayra was eye level with her. They were interrupted by Scouter and Pike when they both yelled and came running back to the village.
"They're gone!" Scouter yelled.
"Black hair left with that bird elf!" Pike said as they stopped in front of the tribe.
"What?!" Leetah asked surprised.
"He's gone...I saw them flying over the mountain where the zwoots live." Scouter said out of breath.
"Why did he leave? Where is he going?" Leetah asked worriedly.
"Back to Blue Mountain...please don't tell me we have to go back, Cutter." Alex said looking at him.
"I don't know, Alex." He said.
"Please beloved, we must go get Rayek! He's in danger if that bird elf can do what he did to Cori and Dart...then he can do that to all of us, even Rayek. We must save him." Leetah said.
Alex just looked at Cutter. Cutter looked at his lifemate and thought for a moment. Then he looked at Alex as though he was apologizing. He had chosen Leetah, he beloved lifemate, over his sister.
"We'll go find Rayek. We'll bring him back." Cutter said.
Alex looked at the ground angrily. Putting her hands in fists she turned around and walked away from everyone.
"Alex, wait!" Cutter sent.
"Leave me alone!" Alex sent angrily.
The Wolfriders watched Alex walk to the caves. Cutter looked at Skywise and Leetah. Leetah looked a little upset about making Cutter do something that one of her best friends had asked not to. She felt guilty.
"I'm sorry beloved. I just don't want Rayek to get hurt..." Leetah said sadly.
"It's not your fault...don't worry about it." Cutter said with a small smile.
Jayra and Cori tried to go to Alex but Skywise stopped them. "No cubs, let her be." He said trying to decide if he should talk to her.
"Tonight we shall talk...we shall talk about what we will do." Cutter said. "Time to hunt..."
Leetah looked at Cutter wondering if he should be hunting at a time like this, after he had just disregarded his sister's words.
Later that night the Wolfriders had a council. Jayra and Cori sat by Skywise who they now consider their father even though he and Alex are not lifemates. He acts like a father to them.
"We shall go help Rayek. We will bring him back here." Cutter said.
"We'll try anyway." Treestump said.
"When are we leaving cousin?" Dewshine asked.
"Tomorrow..."
"Alright! Let's get some sleep so we can be fresh tomorrow." Pike said smiling.
"Pike's right. If we're to leave tomorrow then we must get our rest." Cori said and the Wolfriders stared at him. He blushed slightly and stayed quiet.
"Leetah, you and the cubs will have to stay together." Cutter said.
"I can help father! I can!" Ember yelled.
"Sh! Cub do you want to wake the sunfolk?" Cutter snapped and Ember shut up.
"Father we have to be careful. I sense evil magic where Rayek went." Suntop said.
"I know cub...I know the magic in that mountain." Cutter said.
"What about mother?" Jayra asked slowly.
"She will come if she wants or she can stay here." Cutter said.
"My chief...I must confess. I told Alex I would stay with her whatever her choice." Clearbrook said.
"What?!" Scouter, One-Eye and Cutter said at the same time.
"She is my friend...I must stay with her...She trusts me." Clearbrook said.
"Then I must stay as well my chief...if that is what Alex wants. She is like a daughter to me...I cannot leave her." Strongbow said quietly.
Moonshade stared at her lifemate for a moment. "I must stay with Strongbow." She finally said.
Cutter counted the people who were to stay with Alex if she didn't go with them. Strongbow, Moonshade, Cori, Jayra, Clearbrook, most likely Skywise and One-Eye would stay with the ones they loved so they would be left behind as well.
Almost half his tribe to stay with his sister...she would be well protected. But somehow he has got to get her to come with them. No matter what.
"Alright as you all wish." Cutter said slightly angry.
The council was over and everyone had finished eating. Cutter and his family went back to Leetah's hut to get some rest. Everyone else went into the caves to sleep. Skywise, Cori and Jayra went in the hut in the middle of the village.
"Cubs get some rest. If I know Alex...we've got a long hot day ahead of us tomorrow." Skywise said tucking Jayra in bed.
"Goodnight daddy." She said smiling.
Cori was quiet. He did not call Skywise his father but he knew that he was the closest thing he had to it. He was treated like a son in Skywise's eyes so Cori considered him his father.
Skywise left the hut and went looking for Alex. Petal Wing showed up and started flying around his head. "Where have you been, bug?" He asked it.
"Listening to soft pretty high things voice...pretty, pretty. Petal Wing think not as pretty as me but still Pretty. Soft pretty high thing sing when sad. Silver hair soft pretty high thing go cheer cheer." Petal Wing said.
"Where is she?" Skywise asked.
"Follow voice..." It said. "Petal Wing go sleep with midnight growler thing."
Skywise watched Petal Wing fly off to find Midnight. Then he listened to see if he could hear Alex. He did hear a faint sound so he went to check it out. When he got to the top of the mountain he found Alex sitting on a rock playing a flute.
"There you are." Skywise said.
The flute stopped. Alex put it down and looked over at Skywise.
"I'm only going because I don't want anyone to get hurt." She said.
"So you are going?" Skywise asked happily.
Without answering she looked down at the flute in her hand. "Redlance made this for me...he said it would make me feel better when I got sad...it works a little."
"Come on, we've got to get to bed. If we plan on leaving tomorrow." Skywise said smiling.
"I'm not tired. It seems Redlance and Nightfall aren't either...hello friends." Alex said with a small smile.
"Alex...will you be coming with us?" Nightfall asked.
"Yes, unfortunately." Alex said.
"Well, I for one am glad to hear it. You've gotten quite good on that flute I made you. I would like to hear you play sometime while we are gone." Redlance said smiling.
Alex looked at him and nodded. "Of course. As long as I don't have to play for Cutter."
Nightfall and Redlance laughed a little. Skywise looked worried. "You don't have to play for you brother. We promise that." Nightfall said.
"Come, let's all try to rest. We have a big day tomorrow." Redlance said taking Alex's hand and pulling her down the mountain.
Nightfall and Skywise stayed a little behind. "I worried, Nightfall." Skywise sent.
"As am I, my friend." Nightfall sent.
"What are we going to do about them?" Skywise sent looking down at Alex.
"I do not know. I will talk to Cutter, later. Let us all get our rest." Nightfall sent looking at him and then they walked down the mountain to catch up with Redlance and Alex.