Dimension Traveling: Beast Quest
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: I don't own Beast Quest only my own characters
Tom, Elenna and Andrew rode away from the Northern Mountains towards the Central Plains. As emerged over the top of a hill and gazed down at the plains beneath them.
The rode down onto the Plains with Silver rushing on ahead in the knee length grass. They smelt smoke on the wind and Andrew remembered there being a stampede and quickly called Silver back before charging ahead towards the stampede on Gogoat calling out Rhydon to create some walls of rock to trap and protect the cattle.
Rhydon did this while Andrew jumped off Gogoat before landing on Blastoise who then ran towards the fire. Once at the fire, Blastoise started using hydro pump and surf to put out the fire and stop it from spreading past this point.
Once the fire was out he called back Blastoise before casting a wide-range calming charm on the cattle, placating them immediately. He then called Rhydon back after taking down the rock walls. He calmly walked back to Gogoat who bent down for him to get on just as some angry townspeople came up and started accusing him of starting the fire.
"He started the fire."
"There's soot all over him."
Andrew looked down and noticed the soot before casting a quick cleaning charm on himself causing the people to gasp, "Yes, I'm a wizard. Yes I put out the fire. Yes I calmed your cattle. No I did not start the fire as my friends and I only just got here. Anything else."
"Have you seen my son, Victor?" A tall man asked.
"I haven't seen him but I may be able to find him. All I need is a little blood from a family member and this…" He dug through his pack before pulling out a compass with many runes on it, "little device."
Victor's father put his hand up, "I'm Adam. Please help us find my son."
Andrew held up a small ritual knife and pricked Adam's finger who didn't feel any pain. One drop fell on the compass before the wound closed up amazing the people. Andrew then said, "Point me, Victor."
The compass needle pointed towards the lake and the compass started to glow a bright red that Andrew knew meant he was in grave danger. Andrew jumped on Gogoat yelling out, "Get some healers he's hurt really bad."
Half the townspeople followed him while the others ran back to town to get healers for the boy. "He's down at the lake." Andrew shouted back at them.
Once at the lake the compass pointed towards some bushes. Andrew jumped off Gogoat and ran forwards just as the townspeople caught up with him. "Is he here," Adam asked.
"Yes. Just in those bushes."
They pushed aside the bushes to find a bruised and battered young man with a large bruise on his head bleeding slowly out of some cuts on his cheek.
"Victor, it's okay. We are getting healers from the town just now to help you."
Five minutes later, the rest of the men from the village showed up with two healers that immediately started to clean a dress the wound.
Half an hour later, Victor was up and able to walk back to town with someone supporting him. Once at the town Adam asked if there was anything they could do to repay them. Andrew replied with, "May we join the next cattle drive as I may be able to help protect the herd."
"Of course. I believe the next one leaves in just under two days and is the largest one of the season so far."
"Thank you we accept."
They slept for the night in Adam's house and helped out for the next day in getting things ready for the cattle drive.
Tom and Elenna prepared Storm and got the cattle used to Silver while Andrew cast many long lasting calming charms on the cattle.
The next day just before dawn everyone was preparing the cattle for departure. As dawn broke the drive started moving with many families waving them off.
After hours of riding they stopped at a river where they would be camping for the night before heading further south the next day.
After setting up camp for the night away from the other campers where they could keep watch in peace. Andrew quickly crossed the river and sat down to start meditating listening for the smallest of sounds.
Close to dawn Andrew heard and felt a thumping in the ground that was coming towards the river at a great speed. He quickly sent a warning towards Tom and Elenna waking them immediately. They grabbed their weapons and Blastoise silently brought them across the river to stand beside Andrew before crossing back to get Storm and Silver. By the time Storm and Silver had crossed they could clearly see Tagus charging towards the river.
"Rhydon out you come," Andrew said, "Tom hop onto Rhydon's back. Jump onto Tagus when you get close and hold this mirror up to his face but don't look into the mirror. Rhydon go!"
Rhydon took off running towards Tagus, slowly speeding up, with Tom on his back holding tightly onto the mirror. The two beasts slammed into each other, Rhydon gripping Tagus' shoulders while Tagus put all his strength into moving forwards with little success.
Tom readied himself and jumped from Rhydon to Tagus without a hitch. As he gripped Tagus' broad shoulders with his arms and held up the mirror to his face.
Andrew had been watching and when he saw Tom in position he shifted to his Basilisk form and slithered forward before rising his head up and looking directly into the mirror just as Tagus looked through the mirror at him.
Instantly, Tagus froze and Rhydon lifted Tom to the ground before being called back. Tom gazed up at Tagus and asked, "What did you do? Is he dead?"
"No not dead but paralysed. Long enough for you to take that horseshoe off of him and maybe a bit longer."
Tom bent down and ripped off the horseshoe before Andrew forced a Mandrake Restorative Draught down Tagus throat. Tagus woke and looked around in confusion before spotting Tom, Elenna and Andrew standing near him. "You are free from Malvel's curse Tagus. You may go back to protecting the Plains." Andrew spoke
Tagus nodded a thanks before charging after a cougar that was slinking towards the herd.
Tom looked at the horseshoe he was holding and instinctually held out his shield before placing the horseshoe into the centre of the shield. The was a now familiar flash of light and when the light faded Andrew's staff held a piece of the cold horseshoe for him to use.
"Well done my young heroes," wizard Aduro's voice came from behind them. They jumped around at his voice.
"Hello Aduro. Our next quest is in the north correct."
"Indeed it is, Andrew."
"Very well. We shall finish this cattle drive and then to save time I'll teleport us back to the tops of the Plains. Farewell Aduro."
"Farewell young ones."
With that they went back to bed for the rest of the night.
AN-Sorry it's taking so long to get these chapters out nut chapter 5 complete and only 2 away from completing the first part of this fanfic.
