Thanks for reviewing! It really made me want to continue with this story, haha. Let's see what happens in this chapter!
P.S. Some straight forward swearing in this chapter. Just a heads up.
"Ok, the most logical thing to do would be to... set ourselves up?" Khela usually gave good advice, no matter what kind of army was chasing them. Today was different, because even Khela was a bit confused in his mind.
"Well, 48 security guards heavily clad in armour don't have magic - I hope - and so it will take them about 3 hours non-stop trekking to the Rimmington House Portal... So, we have 3 hours to do something. Well, I'll go and get something to drink." Avali went off to get something to drink from the Kitchen, while Khela and Reupex sat down in the cosy rocking chairs around the marble fireplace.
Avali quickly walked back into the main room, holding 3 glasses of fine, Asgarnian Ale. Handing one to Khela and Reupex, they sat rocking in peace for a few moments, sipping at their Ales.
"I've had enough of this. We're gonna fight them, and I know how. The twins." Avalia was sipping on his beer, and at that moment "the twins" came out of Reupex's mouth, the beer sprayed everywhere. Khela let out a pained sigh.
"We are not resorting to the twins. It could just backfire on us!" Avali made sure his point was made, as he stood up and thumped his foot against the floor.
"Then don't come. Sit here, drinking your beer and waiting the inevitable. I'm not sitting back and waiting for the storm." Reupex ran into Khela's bedroom - bad decision. Khela did not like anybody invading his private space - not even his best friends.
"Get out of there, or, by Saradomin, I shall cast a Fire Wave on your ass!" Reupex shot out again, half-scared by Khela's threat, but he had what he wanted.
"I got enough runes to teleport to Varrock. From there, I'll get to the twins myself. Thanks for your help. Not." Reupex had basic magic. He wasn't experienced, but he could do a few things. Within seconds, a beam came down and Reupex was gone.
"ARGH! Why does he have to be such a stubborn bastard!" Avali was usually a peaceful guy, but sometimes his tougher side came out and it wasn't pretty.
"Calm down, Avali. Leave him to what he wants to do. He expects us to follow - in fact, he knows we will. Ignore him." Avali didn't like the idea of leaving his best friend to fight for himself. It would still be busy enough in Varrock for him to be noticed.
"Let's just hope his hood keeps him hidden enough..." Downing the rest of his beer within 20 seconds, Avali belched loudly and kicked the rocking chair right over. Khela sipped slowly from his ale, not wanting to get involved in Avali's rage.
Meanwhile, in Varrock...
"Criminal! Criminal!" An innocent townsperson of Varrock was shouting at Reupex. Without realising, Reupex hadn't put his hood up to conceal himself. It was only a matter of seconds before someone had spotted him.
"Uhh... I shouldn't of done this... Why bother reporting me anyway?" Well, Reupex already knew the answer. The people to get any outlaws caught would get a huge cash reward. Everybody wanted a chance to get that reward, no matter how rich they were already.
Reupex ran as fast as he could, out the Dark Wizard exit from Varrock. He quickly shot the two guards with two Adamant Arrows (his most used arrows) and ran as fast as he could, towards Lumbridge. He saw at least twenty or so people, running behind him with whatever weapons they could get. A few were shooting arrows, and one person had some runes with him, and then a bolt of fire soared through the air towards Reupex.
"Ouch! That hurt.. Son of a... I'm gonna kill whoever shot that Fire Bolt." Reupex didn't have time to show off his archery skills, as he was barely in front of everyone. Then, a Mithril arrow shot through the air, piercing Reupex's back. Reupex let out a loud scream, stumbling forward and losing valuable distance.
"This is bad... Real... *cough*... bad!" Now, Reupex had a few arrows stuck in his back. In great pain, it was hard to keep in front of everyone. Two or three people had caught up to him now, and the leading person had slashed Reupex's right arm with an iron longsword.
"You... fu-..." Reupex collapsed on the floor. Within seconds, twenty tired people were on Reupex like bears. Slashing him, shooting arrows into him and kicking and punching him. Then, the saviour.
"Come with me!" The Freaky Forester had popped up, teleporting Reupex away into the small forest area the Forester resided in.
"I was looking around for help, when I saw you getting attacked by the villagers! I know who you are, and I'm not going to do anything, and certainly not hand you in to the authorities. I'm going to help you."
"Th... ank... y.. *cough*... ou." The Forester helped Reupex onto a small tree stump.
"Here's a jug of water. You must be thirsty." Reupex nodded his thanks, drinking deeply from the jug, while the Forester started to bandage a few of Reupex's wounds up. It took a while, but within 20 minutes the major ones were covered up.
"Ok, now take this." The Forester handed a nice, big chunk of three-tailed pheasent to Reupex. Within seconds, the meat had disappeared down Reupex's throat and shortly after Reupex was in a lot better condition than earlier. Reupex knew he should never of tried to go out in public, but he did it anyway - just to try and rub it in Avali's face.
"Thank you... so much, for all of your help. You really saved me there. I was... done for. Thank you so much." Reupex couldn't express his gratitude in words. He was going to die if the Forester hadn't shown up.
"It's really no problem. You needed help, more than anybody in the whole world. I couldn't just ignore you." Neither of them had much else to say. Nothing else to say. The Forester pointed Reupex to a tent, big enough for maybe 3 people. It was to be Reupex's bed for the night. The Forester had his own tent.
"Have a good night rest." The Forester left, going off to his tent for a night of thinking.
Back in Khela's house...
"I wonder what's happened to him... How much time has passed?" Khela was now worrying, his smart-ass mind sort of jumbled up.
"It was his fault. If he's been jailed up, he's done for. And it's been... an hour and a half." Avali pretended not to care, but in fact he really did care. He was putting on a... shield, so to speak.
"We have to do something, before the security guards get here. We have half our time left. We can't do anything to barrier ourselves in, so we better go somewhere. What about the Rogue's Den?" Of course, as outlaws, they had a pretty high thieving and agility level. They were considered idols in the Rogue's Den. If they visited, they would be swamped by wannabe thieves.
"Well, it'd be the first place in a few they would check. But, then again, it would be one of the best choices for now. Ok, let's go." Avali had mixed thoughts about this. The Rogue's Den was well known by the King, yet hadn't been closed down (for some reason). However, it was an obvious place for them to go.
"The quickest route would be... hmm... aha! My games necklace, it'll teleport us to the bar. From then, we run through Burthorpe, down into the den and we're there. Let's go." Khela went to his room, grabbed his necklace and gave his spare to Avali. They teleported to the bar, and because Burthorpe was usually empty, tonight was no different. They shot through, into the bar and down the ladder to the Den.
As they walked in, the rogues inside couldn't believe what they saw.
"It's the number one most wanted outlaws! Avali, Khela and... not Reupex. But who cares, 2/3!"
"It can't be! Why would they be here?"
"Oh Zamorak, I need to get an autograph on my a-..."
"Shut up, Jimor! We need to help them in whatever they need, not make them autograph your a-..."
"Oh, will you all just be quiet. They have probably came here for a safe spot, not to be famous. Leave them alone." That final comment was Martin Thwait, Master Thief and well known bad ass.
"Greetings, Martin. Long time, no see." Avali and Martin used to be good friends, until a whole mess of stuff happened. Yet it seemed as though they had taken the same career choice.
"Haha, yes, my friend. Anyways, what brings you here? Running from the kings army?" Martin seemed to be royal, more so than even Khela.
"Not so much. Four dozen, armour clad security guards."
"Ahh, I see. Well, this brings me to ask you, where is Reupex?" Well, the question wasn't going to stay in everybodies mind forever. It was going to come out, sometime.
"The stubborn idiot went off to Varrock, to try and get the Twins to help him." A gasp echoed around the Den. Nobody would of ever thought about going to the twins, yet they were fine about the number one outlaws. Of course.
"Hah. Wrong decision. Either he'll be caught by the public, or the twins will, literally, eat him up."
"Who cares. The fool made his own decision, and he shouldn't of done it - and I even advised him not to. Did he listen? No." Avali's fist started to shake, in rage for his friend. He wasn't so much angry, just angry at himself for covering his true thoughts up and not helping Reupex.
"Well, you may stay with us for as long as you need. However, they will check down here sooner or later. So, if I were you, when you have a plan, follow it. I must be getting off to sleep now. Everybody, masks on." Martin was super secretive about his "secret lair". Everybody had to be blindfolded and ears blocked so that no traces of his person place was kept secret.
"Follow me." Martin took Avali and Khela (who hadn't spoken a word yet) into his chambers. A totally camoflauged brick was pushed inwards, making the wall open up. It was immense. 4 large chambers, all with deluxe beds, wardrobes - the full works, really.
"Pick whichever you want, but the Eastern one is mine. Good night, fellows." And that was all it was. Avali and Khela spoke for about half an hour, trying to ignore the thoughts of Reupex in there mind. They bid their goodnights, and walked off to their seperate rooms. However, neither got much sleep at all. Their thoughts of Reupex were stuck in their minds like glue.
So, now we have two small stories. Reupex and then Avali and Khela. Well, I hope this chapter was enjoyable. Thanks!