It's kinda obvious by the fact that I'm taking the time to write this that I got what I was asking for. So here's the next chapter.
Disclaimer: Nope. Don't own it.
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Chapter 5: Who's doing the Rescuing?
All was quiet in the village. They had waited for the hunting parties to leave before entering.
Jared looked around. "Which one's the chief's?"
"This one, come on!" Kit ran to a large building that might have been the fort's stables at one point. It was the largest building in the whole village.
They entered the building.
"The chief added a prison cell onto the back, this way."
There was indeed and iron door at the back. Jared tried to open it without luck.
Mallory, being the tallest, peered in through the tiny window. "There's no one in there."
"What!" The others cried.
"T-that's impossible! I saw them drag him off myself!" Kit cried.
"Well, he's not in there."
"But then…where else could he be?" Jared asked.
"Maybe they took him with them on their hunt," Simon suggested.
"I doubt it. He'd only be a distraction for when they go for the kill."
They suddenly hear the front door squeal open.
"Kit?" The rough voice asked.
The companions turned around. Standing in the doorway was Talon.
"What? But…How'd you…I saw…" Kit stared at him, dumbstruck.
"Kit? I thought they captured you!" Talon joined them on the other side of the room, "I had come to rescue you."
"Rescue her? She came and asked us to help rescue you!" Simon was equally as baffled as Kit.
"No…I led them away and…"
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Flashback:
Talon had led them far enough away. He figured that they had managed to escape just fine.
"So where are these humans you told us about?" One of the chief's party members asked.
"I don't think there were any. You just tricked us into leaving the village!" The chief roared.
Talon ducked the mighty blow that came from the chief, slipped, and fell off the cliff ledge. He would've died had he not grabbed a jagged rock, slightly cutting his hand open.
One of the members was about to attack him when the chief stopped him. "Leave him, there's only one way out of that position and that's to fall to his death."
They left, howling in joy as they did.
Talon gritted his teeth and tried to find strong footholds in the weak rock. His fur soaked in blood from the rock; he eventually managed to haul himself back up. Not wasting any time, he ran off to try and find Kit. He reached the village and found her unconscious form surrounded by the villagers.
"She and Talon have conspired against us. They are followers of Mulgarath who are attempting to enslave us for him. Mulgarath only pretended to be dead so that we would drop our guard. Talon tried to lead my hunting party away whist Kit led the vile ogre into the village." The chief pointed to Kit. "Take her away!"
End Flashback
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"But…If Talon wasn't imprisoned…and Kit wasn't…who are we rescuing?" Jared asked.
"Good question…but it really doesn't matter since I have all of you where I want you!" The chief stood in the doorway.
"What-?" Talon's eyes widened.
Cackling, the chief changed form and suddenly, a great ogre stood before them.
"Mulgarath!" Mallory cried.
"But that's impossible! We saw him be devoured by Hogsqueal!" Simon stared at the monster before them.
"The Field Guide! Now!" Mulgarath ordered, heading towards them.
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So…yeah…that's the next chapter.
mrutrtle518: Thank you for saying that. But as I said in my review, you don't give yourself enough credit. It's really good.