Author's Note: Ok this chapter may have been sloppy, but I really wanted to get this done. Hopefully this is good.
Chapter 6: An Answer
Hunter knocked on his mom and dad's room and waited for one of them to respond. He knew Axel would be waiting but he had to take care of his son first. After a minute of waiting the door slowly opened to show that it was Shadow who answered, rubbing his eyes he was curious to why Hunter was here. "What is it, is something wrong?" then he noticed that he was all dressed, preparing to go somewhere.
"Dad look I'm sorry but I just thought of something that could help out with the others and I need you and mom to keep an ear out for Christian," He answered as he held out the monitor.
All the sleep left Shadow as he heard this and took the monitor, "Really, how?"
"It's not a guarantee but it's maybe the last chance we have, we'll explain it all once we get back ok." All he received was a nod, taking that answer he rushed down the hall towards the hanger. Once there he found Axel already there waiting for him. "Do you have them?"
He nodded as he held up the box, "Yeah, luckily they're his favorite kind."
"Good, now let's go," he responded as they walked towards the sky Rover and hopped in and soon they were off.
An hour or two later they were nearing their destination, as they looked around Axel turned to Hunter, "you think that Confuse-Us can really help is?"
"He's the wises dog known, so if doesn't know than no one will," He responded, keeping his eyes forwards.
"If that happens, then where do we go from there?" He asked, leaning back in the co-pilot chair.
Hunter sighed as he shook his head, "There will be nothing we can do, that's why Confuse-us is our last option." Nothing else was spoken as they neared their destination, landing on the bottom of the mountain the two Rovers hopped out and began to ascend the long stairway. After a few minutes of climbing them they finally reached the top, they found Confuse-Us meditating on his rock and apparently unaware of their presence. "Oh great Confuse-Us we come to seek your knowledge and wisdom."
The dog's ears flickered as he came out of his trance, opening his eyes he leaned forwards, "Did you bring the cocktail weenies!"
"Yes sir," Axel responded as he grabbed the box and handled it over.
He gladly took the box and started eating some, "Ah the cheesy kind, good. Alright now what can-"It was then that he finally noticed that there were only two of them, curious he asked. "Hey where are your other friends?"
"Well that's why we came to you," Hunter responded, finally getting to the reason why they were here. "We need to know if you have any knowledge on the flower called nightglow."
Confuse-Us began tapping his head as he began thinking, "Ah, that's a name I haven't heard in a while."
"So you know about it?" Axel asked, his hopes starting to spark.
Nodding he began to explain, "It's a rare plant that has hazardous properties because of the pollen it has. It gets its name from the fact that the pollen glows when night comes around, but it also has a long going effect. Anyone who breathes it in will end up in a sleep which they will never wake up from, which is why it's everyone should avoid it if spotted."
"Yes, that's it," Hunter responded, confirming that it was the same flower they were talking about. "Our team walked into a trap and breathed in the pollen, and now they are down and won't wake up. We come to ask, is there any way to cure them of this?"
The question was said, and now there was silence between the three as the two Rovers awaited for an answer. They both were feeling uneasy when he didn't respond yet, their hope for a cure started to die off. It was then a smile from the dog brought their hopes up, "Yes there is matter of fact."
"Where!" They both asked, both wanting to know desperately.
"Now, now hold on there, with good news comes some bad news as well," Saying that made them drop their jaws a bit, not liking the strings that were attached. "Now the good news is that the counter agent you're looking for is another flower called Gold Spring. It's a rare plant that seems to glow like gold, take the pollen from that and turn it into a serum and you'll have the cure you'll need."
They both understood what he said but then remembered that the bad news was coming. "But what's the downside?" Axel asked.
Confuse-Us took a deep breath before resuming, "The location of said plant is unknown to me, that'll have to be your job to do."
Their hopes were shot as he said that last part, how would they be able to find the plant if Confuse-Us didn't even know where it was? But at least they had a name to work with, so they would have to accept that. "Thank you, you helped us a lot just giving us a name, but we'll be off now," Hunter responded as he motioned for Axel to follow.
"Anytime, good luck with your mission and next time bring the large box!"
As the two Rovers walked down the steps they talked about the information they received. "How do we go on with just a name?" Axel asked.
"I don't know but it's something," Hunter responded, hand on his chin trying to think. "Maybe Professor Hubert can look around to find it."
"Possibly but we don't know how long it can take."
"I know it's hard waiting but we're going to have to." The retriever finished as they reached the Sky Rover.
A few hours later the sun started rising just as the Sky Rover landed in the hanger, once it was firmly on the ground everything was shut off as the two Rovers left. Just as they exited they were surprised to see the Master waiting for them. Walking up to him they listened to what he had to say, "Where were you two?"
Hunter decided to answer for the both of them, "Sir we went to go see Confuse-Us, we both realized that he was our last chance to find a cure."
That seemed to intrigue the Master as he responded, "And what did he have to say?"
Axel took it from there, "There is a cure, a flower called Gold Spring, but he doesn't know where it's located."
The Master suddenly turned and walked out, not before motioning for the two to follow him. "Master is something up?" Hunter asked, curious to why he walked off like that.
"Something just popped into my mind just now," He responded as he took an occasional glance at the two. "If there's a cure then mostly likely Havoc may know there one also. And since you two are still up and moving he knows you both will try to save everyone."
"Where is this getting to?"
The Master stopped and turned to Hunter and Axel, "If he knows that you two know that there's a cure most likely he'll go to the plant's location-"
"And destroy it," Hunter paled as he finished the sentence.
"Precisely," he responded as he continued walking. "We need to find the location fast, otherwise all will be lost."
"But then once we have the location, then…" Axel started but couldn't finish.
"It's going to have to be a two Rover mission," That made Axel and Hunter freeze in step. Just the two of them on a mission; that has never happened before, which made them worry. They had no idea how they were going to pull this one off.
A/N: Hope you like, I tried with this chapter and really wanted to get it out of the way. Now things should start picking up.