Chapter 2

Playing with Fire

Everyone stuck their heads on water just to see nothing. They brought their heads above surface and looked to Zleda in disbelief. Zleda sticks her head in the water to see just water. Until she saw something move at the bottom of the sea in her peripheral vision. She sees what she saw before and pushes her way to the surface and she yells," Run! It's a Royal Ludroth!" As soon as she says that everyone looks into the water towards the bottom of the sea. They see the Royal Ludroth charging towards them so everyone torpedoed out of the way as it shot right out of the water and landed back in.

Nathan ordered for everyone to head back to the village as fast as they could. Nathan stayed to distract the great beast. Once everyone was safe they evacuated the city and closed the Moga woods gate so nothing could get to them. Nathan swam his hardest while going in serpentine patterns so it would not take off his legs. Nathan got to the docks and was assisted by Kiyl and Hailey. The three of them ran as fast as they could to get off the dock because they could see the Royal Ludroth readying to jump out of the water. Once the Royal (PAIN) Ludroth managed to launch itself it flew high and crashed through the wooden dock right back into the water.

The R. Ludroth was completely confused on how it went right through the solid surface but felt confident in thinking it did not know its own strength. The Royal Ludroth fled the scene when Bonsedius started shooting and breaking of his spongy hide.

Everyone pitched in to help fix the dock. Bonsedius were in the water to watch just in case that cowardly Royal Ludroth came back. It took exactly the whole day to finish and improve the dock but it was worth it because where else would the fishing fleet park their boats.

The next day the team got an urgent quest to kill a Qurupeco. At first they thought that the guild was pulling a prank on them or something for they have killed but only 3 Great Jaggi. As Nathan turned to Bonsedius and Hailey who were the most not wanting to go Nathan exclaimed," Suck it up BUTTERCUP." Nathan accepted the quest and before they knew it they were sailing away to a new hunting ground called The Sandy Plains.

When they got their Zleda wiped her forehead with her arm and started complaining like she always did when the temperature wasn't right. When the fleet got off the sand rider boat which we had to switch from because we ran out of sea, everyone stretched their legs and got ready. The fleet headed down the path to the area which Hailey being technical and all calls number one.

When they got to Area one there was not a Qurupeco in site but there were a couple Rhenpolos. The fleet had decided to leave them alone as they went to number 4 there was still not a Qurupeco in site. Until they heard the famous great jaggi called so they rushed to eight only to see that it was mimicry of the qurupeco calling a great jaggi. It must have sensed that they were here. Once the great jaggi came, the Qurupeco took off and watching its shadow it had went back to four. Nathan decided not to tangle with the great jaggi and go to four.

Once they got there they hear a faint flapping and notice that it is getting closer. They all looked in the same direction as a big thud as the Qurupeco landed on the dry cracked ground. It didn't notice them for a while because they all hid behind the anthill. It walked around for a bit then Nathan stood up and yelled "CHARGE!"

The Qurupeco turned around fast to see that Nathan, Zleda, Kiyl, and Hailey charging towards it. Bonsedius stayed back of course because he has an accurate gun. Everybody pulled their weapons out and kept running in the direction the Qurupeco was standing.

Surprised by this, the Qurupeco stepped forward with its left foot and let out its battle cry which stopped the team in their tracks. As the Qurupeco let out its last breath and sucked in and stared at the fleet intimidatingly and darted towards them.

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