Chapter 7

Gerald and Red approached the plane at its end. Cassie was refueling it and Jason was doing last-minute checks of the flight instruments. The duo walked into the aircraft and approached the cockpit. Jason could hear their footsteps as they got behind him.

"We will be ready to go as soon as Cassie is don with the refueling. All instruments are working fine. It's going to be good being in the air again."

"Remember just don't crash" Gerald softly chuckled.

"Don't jinx us. I rather not need to buy another one when this is over."

Cassie approached the man and reported in. "All done with the refueling, we are all set to go." She moved past Red and took her seat next to Jason. Jason turned to look at his granddaughter.

"Oh no, you aren't going with me this time. You are staying here to watch the shop."

"Come on grandpa its been 2 years since last we flew. I want to come with. Watching the shop is boring as hell."

"I said no. And no means no."

"Please grandpa, pretty pleassssssseeeeeeee." said Cassie as she gave him a puppy eye look.

"Oh fine. God, why do you have to be so persuasive."

"Haha yeah!"

"Well, this means that I should be taking my leave now. Watch your self out there kid and good luck," said Gerald. "And I will be seeing you two in about a few days I promise this time."

Jason simply smiled at his old friend and said: "I will hold you to that."

Gerald walked to the exit with Cassie following close behind. Once he exited she pressed the button and the door started closing.

"See you around uncle G.," she said as she waved him goodbye.

"See you soon Cassie." He took a few steps back and looked at the plane. "I hope everything turns out well for you Red."

Cassie returned to her seat and put the headpiece on as Jason started powering on the engines. Soon they started moving down the runway and a few seconds later they were in the air. Once they were above the water the radio turned on and a commanding female voice was heard coming from it.

"Unknown aircraft you do not have permission to fly in this area please turn back or suffer the consequences "

Jason responded to the message "Hey Cordovin it's nice to hear your voice."

"Jason, what do you think you are doing?"

"You see I have to deliver a packing to Atlas for a friend and I'm going to need you to not blow me out of the sky."

"And give me one reason not to do so."

Jason smirked "Remember that little favor I did for you two years ago, well I think I will collect my payment now. If you let me pass I will forget your debt."

"Fine, but you are lucky those rookies were total idiots, or else this wouldn't have been happening."

"Thanks, Cordovin I always knew you had a good hart."

"Just go before I change my mind," Cordovin said angrily.

Red was relieved that he wasn't falling out of the sky in a burning plane right now. "That was close. I think that I will go lay down in the cargo hold."

"Fill free do to as you wish kid it's going to take some time before we reach the town, so rest."

Red lay his back to the first cargo crate saw and fell to sleep. At first, there wasn't anything out of the ordinary about his dreams but then out of nowhere, a strange dream came to him. Everything around him was in ruin or burning and in front of him were two figures. He couldn't see their faces but one of them had blond hair and she charged at him. At that moment he awoke in a cold sweat and breading fast. Cassie walked up next to him with a concerned look on her face.

"Is everything alright?"

"Yeah, It was just a bad dream nothing more."

"You sure. I'm here if you need to talk about it."

"Don't worry I'm fine. Just another bad dream. Did you need something?"

"Actually yes, I wanted to know how long has uncle Gerald been training you?"

"Not that long to be honest."

"Did you ever go Grimm hunting with him?"

"Yes, I did. I took down this large bear Grimm some time ago."

"That is so cool. I always wanted to a huntress." Red smiled at her excitement but he knew the downside if that job.

"Why it isn't exactly the safest of professions."

She looked at with a trace of sadness in her eyes. "My mom was a huntress. Ever since I cant remember I wanted to be just like her, to do good to help people."

"Why dint you?"

She crossed her arms and turned her back to Red. "My grandfather forbade me from ever trying to a huntress. Its too dangerous he says. I did try to get uncle G to train me but he refused because he knew my grandfather's opinion on that. I did manage to practice in secret when I could and even got a few lessons from a traveling huntsman couple months back I know that that isn't enough."

"Can you hold your own in a fight?"

"I think I can. I have been in a few tight spaces before and mostly came on top."

"Then maybe you should listen to your grandfather, then again who I'm to tell you what to do I'm only a guy who can't even remember his own name."

She turned around a smile on her face. "Sooooo what is the reason you are going to Atlas?"

"You really don't give up, do you?"

"No. Grandpa says that that's one of my biggest straights." she said with an even larger smile "Now that you know that I'm not going to give up might as well tell me."

"Fine I-i lost my memory some time ago and I think that there are some people in Atlas that can help me get some answers."

"Oh, i-am sorry." Cassie really did feel pity for him, no one should forget who they are.

"There is nothing for you to be sorry for. I should have simply told you when you first asked instead of reacting as I did."

"So what's behind the mask?" Cassie went to touch it but Red quickly got up to stop her from doing so.

"Please don't." his voice was filled with pain. He didn't know why but he was too ashamed, he was too scared to take off the mask, and Cassie noticed this.

"Alright do as you want. The reason I came to you is to tell you that we will we landing soon so brace yourself." And with that, the young blond went back to her sit in the cockpit.