Chapter 2- The Encounter
Soon the girl woke. As I studied her, she seemed very pretty. Her red hair and suit made me think of the phoenix gang, but I ignored it. When she woke up she felt the wheat around her. Suddenly she jumped up and just stared at me. Then she kicked me in the face and was off. I tackled her before she could get anywhere.
"Let me go!" She yelled. I had to block her before I asked.
"If you're the phoenix gang, then you can die. If you aren't, then I'll let you go."
She slumped on a hay stack. "I can go the other way, just to tell you"
"No you can't" I retorted. "Because if you go southeast, the Varrock guards will see you. If you go across the bridge, the barbarians will attack you. You're stuck, so just talk."
She looked around thoughtfully, then turned back to me. "Fine, I am called Alexis. I am part of the Phoenix gang, but I have to be. My father was part of it, my mother was too, and if I run away, well…."
"What?" I encouraged.
"I've never been outside the city ok!" She yelled. I calmed her down.
"So you are against the Phoenix gang? And why did you need this book?" I asked, pulling out "The Prophecy".
"Ok, yes I am against all gangs, except for the Black Arm. Other minor gangs I don't like. Anyways, I needed the book for Straven. I think it has to do with the gods and a war or something. I just follow orders" She explained.
"Ok, my name's Shado, and you are free to go" I said, walking back to the Black Arm.
"What! When I have the chance to get out of the Phoenix gang you just leave me!!!" She started yelling very loud. I was afraid that the guards would hear that.
"So what do you want me to do?" I snapped.
"Can I be in your gang?" Alexis asked, looking down.
"Major complications. I'm supposed to have the holy symbol of zammy in 2 hours." I said. "You would have to ask Katrine. Ok, you might betray us, so find it yourself. Or ask certain tramps…." And I was off. I was headed toward the castle again, and I would scale the wall this time. I flung a thin yet tough string up onto the top of the tower and started climbing. I looked back at the girl and she was still sitting there.
I got onto the tower and started digging with a dark shovel I conjured up. Finally I heard a clink. I dug deeper with my hands. Finally I found it. The holy symbol of Zammorack! But as soon as I touched it, I was pushed by a force coming from the symbol. I flung back onto the ground. Stupid symbol. I looked back at Alexis. She's going the Lumbridge!!!! I had to stop her. Alexis did not know there was a champion's guild further down. I ran as fast as I could and tackled her again.
"Now what!" She yelled, hitting the ground.
"You don't know the land" I said getting up. "I do. I guess I will have to show you where it is." We started walking. We were right next to the hideout, so I just climbed onto the roof, helped Alexis up, and went down a trapdoor into Katrine's room.
Katrine pulled out her long knife when we came. When she saw it was me, she put it away. "Shado, did you get the holy symbol?"
"A force coming from Zammorack flung me over the wall. I can't touch it." I answered. "And this girl got caught by the guards and I took her. Only because she was stealing a book called the Prophecy." Katrine didn't care I guess.
"What are we gonna do with her then?" Katrine asked.
"Well, she's part of the Phoenix gang, yet she does not want to be." I said, letting Alexis go. "Her parents were part of it, and she has never gone outside the city. Since she is part of it, then we could get some info." I suggested.
"True" Katrine answered. After some thought she said "Let her go back to the Phoenixes. Now listen, girl. Get info on what your orders meant. Then tomorrow meet me at…. Hm... The fountain, no too public… Okay the house right above the potion shop. Now shoo"
Alexis was wandering around, still listening. "I don't want to go back!"
"Fine here's a deal" Katrine leaned over. "You do this, then you get to join this gang. And also, if you do join this gang, take off that ugly clothing of yours. It makes me want to kill red"
Alexis gulped and then said "Fine, but I want to be partners with Shado" I sighed. Katrine looked at me. Well, she can't really, because I had my hood on. I almost never take it off. Only two people have seen me without it. Katrine, and Charlie the Tramp, when I was not part of the Black Arm. Anyways, it was a good thing I was under the hood, because I was smiling.
"Are you ok with that Shado" Katrine asked, not really caring.
"Yes I'm ok with that" I said in a deeper voice than usual, because I was smiling. Suddenly Alexis ran and hugged me. I did not know what to do. What can you do? Finally she got off me.
"You're supposed to be muggers, not huggers." Katrine laughed silently to herself. "Ok Girl..."
"I have a name you know!" Alexis shouted. "Alexis"
"Ok Alexis, remember the deal." Katrine said. Alexis left. "I don't know if we can trust her…."
"You can, and trust me" I said, going to pray in the Zammorack church. But if you didn't figure it out, I was actually following Alexis….