Remi was far from better, but he could still stand and walk with mild pain. Even with the others constant persisting for him to rest he refused, saying things like, 'we aren't getting anything done,' or, 'we have to find the others.' Fighting was the last thing they wanted so they agreed begrudgingly. The group decided to head down the beach and follow the ocean. As Remi hobbled along Neville was there to catch him if he fell or just needed support. On one occasion Remi stepped to fast and the sharp pain that followed brought him to his knees for a bit. And Remi still refused every single offer to rest and still continued to walk. Honestly Remi didn't want to stop because he wanted to find someone and get a little hope that the others are ok. And his prayers were answered, because as they continued for the next 15 minutes they came across Kellan, Travon, and Glen. A soon as Glen laid eyes on Remi his eyes switched back and forth between relief and concern. Happy that Remi was ok, but worried about him when he saw the treatment to his side.
"What happened to you?" Glen asked, inspecting Remi. Said monster just gave a smile and looked at Rachel.
"She helped me after one of those rocks got me in the side." He explained to Glen.
"Obviously it isn't Trinity quality, but it will have to do." Rachel said, knowing that when, not if, when they run into Trinity she can do a much better job at patching him up. Suddenly and dark shadow streaked across and pounced at Travon, tackling him to the ground. It was Neville, and he had a huge smile on his face. He nuzzled himself into Travon's face and sobbed.
"I'm so glad your ok." He said, clutching Travon thinking that if he let go of him he would disappear. On another note, Travon was also taking this meeting quite emotional as well. Sobbing along with Neville about how he thought he might never see him again, or how he feared something might have happened to him.
As the two wyverns hugged it out Gabe walked up and glanced at Kellan, the elder dragon looked like a huge weight has been lifted off his shoulders. Gabe nudged Kellan in the side, reassuring him that everything will be ok. And Kellan seemed to really need that.
Remi needed the rest but was now more pumped than ever, knowing the others could still be alive. The group continued down the beach. As Remi walked along, instead of Neville helping him Glen took the job to help his best bro. When ever Remi fumbled Glen propped him backup, and when ever Remi needed to lean on someone for support, Glen was there. And Glen never took his attention off of Remi. When ever he noticed the slight flinch he would press himself against Remi and act as support. Glen can't exactly grab Remi if he were to fall, however, he can use his giant head to catch under Remi, though slightly risky considering he has many horns and could further hurt Remi. When ever Glen went and held Remi up with his head, it was constant anxiety. Like 'did I hit the wound?', 'did my catch hurt him?', 'I hope my horns didn't stab him.' Glen didn't want to leave Remi, but he also didn't want to be the cause of more pain towards Remi. He was in abind, but soon decided that sticking with Remi would be the better choice.
Rachel had taken to the skies to be a scout, and warn them of anything up ahead that could pose a serious threat. Down on the ground however, someone else saw her first. And that person was Yuma. Her small figure looked like a normal size wyvern flying above them. He watched her from down below, but didn't know it was her at first. So he quickly scrambled over to Magnus and pointed to the sky, tugging on his arm to get his attention.
"Flying wyvern." He said in a shaky voice. Magnus looked up and instinctively put a wing around Yuma, holding him close to him while Yuma dug his face into Magnus's side.
"Mates, heads up, literally." He said, not taking his eyes off Rachel. But to Rachel, they just looked like a huge congregation of her friends, so she started to come in for a landing. But to the others, they mistook her landing to an attack. Lamar charged himself in the water, Chaos spread the black mist, Grant widened his stance, and Randall shot up into the sky to intercept the attack. As Randall charged he heard a voice from above.
"Hey bro!" The voice said, and it sounded an awful lot like Rachel. Upon closer inspection he realised it was her. They met mid way in the air and danced around, happy that they found each other. As Randall decened along with Rachel at his side that signaled everybody below that who ever was up there can be trusted. The siblings landed and Rachel was greeted. Yuma ran up and gave her a big hug. As she basked in her friends company she remembered why she was here.
"Guys, wait here. I was with others and I'm going to go get them." She said quickly and took off. She could hardly contain herself as she brought back the news. But that big smile on her face soon disappeared as she continued to fly up the beach. She saw her group of friends but also a large pool of blood. She dived down quickly and caught herself before she could hit the sand. She glanced at them and Remi was laying on the ground, the huge gash on his side was spilling blood all over the sand. The temporary bandage didn't hold and Remi was starting to lose blood again. Glen's face had gone pale and he kneeled down against Remi, comforting him. Travon and Neville looked away, as the sight of the blood made them sick. Kellan and Gabe had just gotten back from collecting herbs. Glen looked at Rachel.
"Did you find anyone?" His voice cracking and worry was all you could see on his face. Glen had just found his best friend, he didn't want to lose him again. Rachel quickly nodded and lead them to the others. Glen carried Remi on his back carefully, but quickly. Glen's mind was racing. They were just talking then all of a sudden Remi fell to the ground in a heap. At first Glen thought he missed Remi falter and he tripped, but when there was no remark or attempt to get up Glen got worried. He flipped Remi around and saw the bandages laying next to him and a pool of blood starting to form. The wound was covered in sand and his blood stained the sand in red. Glen needed to calm down, as panicking isn't going to help Remi. So he continued on and helped Remi. After a bit they came across the group Rachel had found. Glen didn't waste a beat. He picked Trinity out from the crowd and brought Remi over to her, as well as Kellan and Gabe who were holding herbs. Trinity audibly gasped but quickly got to work, doing the same thing she did with Kade. Not long after, the remedy was applied, sealing the wound. Remi slowly opened his eyes and gave a weak smile.
"Thanks." Was all he said before getting a well deserved rest near Kade. As Glen got over the shock that was when he realised that Garrett was also there and was already checking on Remi. Glen was so happy the Flag was back together. Trinity soon walked over to him and nudged him.
"Glad you're ok Valdo." She said with a smirk.
"Same goes for you Tama." He answered back. As the duo shared a laugh Garrett walked over and gave Glen a pat on the head. The Flag members never left Remi's side while he recovered.
Night soon fell on the group. It was going to be their first night out in this unknown place. As everyone got settled in, Chaos and Gabe secured the perimeter with the black mist to warn them about intruders. If anything passed the rising mist either Chaos or Gabe would know. Tomorrow they will find the rest of their friends.
Kade didn't sleep very well, as the constant pain was bothering him. Not to mention the material on his neck was hard and he couldn't properly move his head. Kade attempted to get comfortable, but as he did he sensed the many warm body masses around him. He knows that others are still missing and hoped they were in better condition than he was. Suddenly he sensed movement next to him and didn't even bother to move his head to say something.
"Remi?" He asked, just to be sure. He heard a low groan and felt someone sit up next to him.
"Yeah, its me." Remi replied, voice laced with tiredness and pain. Kade could now sense Remi trying to stand up. He didn't know what Remi's injury looked like, but he knew that it was enough to keep him grounded and give him a difficult time when walking.
"Hey, you should rest." Kade said, trying his best to face his friend. Remi sighed, but he still complied.
"I can't believe you're the one telling me that." Remi stated, voice hinting he was smiling. Kade chuckled.
"You guys always do it to me, might as well return the favor." Kade replied. Now Remi laughed, though wincing slightly as it caused slight pain, but he could take it.
"You awake the same reason I am?" The Khezu asked.
"Probably." Remi replied. That was when Remi finally got a better look at what was done to him. Against his dark green scales was a patch of equally dark green stuff. And considering how big it was he knew his wound wasn't a tiny gash. 'That's gonna leave a nasty scar.' He thought as he laid his wing over the patch. He then looked over at Kade's injury, considering he hadn't had a proper look at it yet. He couldn't exactly see the wound, but based on the placement of the patch, and by how big it was, Kade had it equally as bad as he did.
"How are you holding up with that injury?" Kade asked, wondering if Remi would be well enough to travel, considering some of their friends haven't been found yet.
"I'll be fine." Remi replied. " How about you?" He asked back.
"I'll live." Kade said. Remi looked up at the sky and watched the stars twinkle. He then glanced back at Kade, eyes drooping.
"We should go to sleep." Remi said followed by a yawn. Kade chuckled.
"Yeah, we should." He got into the most comfortable position he could.
"Goodnight." The Khezu said as he drifted off to sleep, the pain fading as he plunged into his subconscious.
"See you in the morning." Remi replied and followed Kade into a deep sleep, forgetting about his injury as sleep washed over him.
