Well so far we have four favorites and five alerts. But we do six hundred and sixty two view. I have to say I'm honestly happier that you guys have kept with me for this entire story. I am now trying to write this with my mic. Just writing this bit was hard but im going to try to this entire chapter. We'll see how it goes.

Chapter 11

The Man

He tried to open his eyes but the light burned.(At this point I gave up because it took me fifteen minutes to right the first line. Not because I couldn't think of how to say it, because The mic kept thinking I said "B"or "OP" when I kept seeing what it thought I said when I said "v".)He had no proof that they did it recently, but he could feel the drugs running through his veins. His head felt numb and he couldn't move his arm. They must have overdosed me, he thought.

He heard foot steps outside his door and began honning in using his breath to 'see'. He sensed the small crossbow on a table with a wide opening in it. Then he 'saw' the person walked in. With only his breathe he could not tell who it was.

"Are you awake Gregor?"Said a familiar voice.

Gregor tried to talk but the effort was useless. He was too weak and numb to be able to. All he could do at the moment was open his eyes - which burned - or open his mouth. He started moving his mouth, no noise coming out.

"So you are."Howard said. Then he turned and put his head out the curtain."Who gave him his medication? He is unable to talk, barely able to open his mouth and probably can barely twitch."

Gregor heard more yelling. Then Howard walked back in with a needle. He put it in Gregor's hand, not the palm. Within minutes Gregor started to be able to move his arms.

"There now you should be able to move. That idiot Jeremy had given you to much of the pain killer. A little more and you could have died."Howard said sarcastically.

"That is not the kind of thing to be joking about, especialy with me right now."Gregor said angrily, though it seemed like Howard did not register that. Gregor slid to the side of his bed, letting his legs feel lose.

"You should not be walking. You have only now gotten over an overdose an-"He stopped himself when Gregor stood.

"So where is Luxa and Ripred?"Gregor said after a short moment of silence.

"Ripred is here in the hospital. He nearly died. Luxa was not with you. We thought you were se-" Gregor put his hand on the man's shoulder. He pushed him aside and walked around the bed and grabbed his crossbow(Can't think of what you would call it other than a crossbow).

"Where have you been searching?" Gregor asked as he walked towards the hall.

"We have been searching in the dead lands. Where else would we look when rats take you two?"Howard said as he blocked Gregor's path."You can't leave the palace. You have only now gotten back."

"You fools have been going the wrong way. They were holding us a good weeks walk up to the north."Gregor said calmly as he pushed Howard aside. The man didn't move. Gregor pushed harder and nearly knocked the man over.

"Gregor,"Howard said as he grabbed the man's arm. He took another needle and put it in his shoulder."I am sorry but you cannot leave yet. You are injured with minor wounds but with enough that you could die should you not have them tended to properly."

Gregor felt the fatigue coming and fell to his knees. He fought as best he could, but it was taking him. Then he remembered why he had to keep fighting it and why he needed to leave. He had to go find Luxa.

He felt a surge of strength and climbed to his feet."Howard you would rather have me stuck here than helping your own cousin. That is just cold. If you can't see that then that vow about protecting anyone in peril with water and your being a doctor is all fake."With that Gregor left the room, a shocked look plastered on Howard's face.

He began walking around not knowing where he was going. He could not remember the halls with his head so light."Gregor." said a cheerful voice behind him. He turned to find Hazard there.

"Hey Hazard."Gregor said with a wave."Do you know where Perdita might be?"

Hazard walked up to him."She might be in the war room. Why?"

"Because according to Howard you all have been searching in the oppisite direction." Gregor said. He put his hand on the wall to stop from falling. It was becoming harder and harder to resist the fatigue.

"Gregor you don't seem well. What is wrong?"

"Howard gave me something to put me to sleep. I am barely fighting it now. Can you show me the way, it is hard enough to think right now."Gregor asked.

Howard nodded and started walking down a hallway to their left. They walked for a while not talking. They had to stop twice for Gregor to stop from falling unconcious. Soon they found their way to the war room which luckily did have Perdita in it.

"Gregor you are here? Should you not be in the hospital?"Perdita asked looking confused.

Gregor raised his hand, his other on the wall."You have been searching in the dead lands, is that right?"

"Yes, but Gregor you need to head back down to the hospital. You look like you are going to pass out."Perdita said walking over to Gregor.

"That can be thanked by Howard. But you guys have been searching the wrong way. We were held to the north. Luxa was with us. But the rats that attacked us when you found me took her."Gregor was begining to lose conciousness.

"Gregor we will find her, but you need to rest, we will begin the getting information in the morning."

"Don't start without me."With that Gregor fell asleep not able to fight it any longer.

When he awoke he found himself strapped to a bed. He tried to move his arms, though they were too secure for him to break. He gave up. He looked around the room and found that he was in a similar room to the one he was in yesterday. He 'saw' the crossbow on another table to his left.

Someone walked in. Gregor still felt groggy and could not 'see' straight, so he could not tell who it was. Then he heard the voice and he felt the rage surge through his veins.

"I am sorry Gregor, but to attack Howard to leave the hospital, we need to make sure."Said the voice he had listened to just the last time he was concious.

Attacked Howard? I never attacked him, Gregor thought. He tried to tell Perdita but all that came out was a rasping sound that was his voice, for he could not feel his throat.

Perdita held a cup up to his mouth."Drink Gregor, it will help you heal. Your throat, I have been told is going to be in pain for a week."

Gregor looked into Perdita's eyes trying to show her that something was serverly wrong. He tried to say that he was talking perfectly fine yesterday, though it was still just a rasping scratchy breath.

"I must go Gregor. Howard is in the hospital now. He is serverly injured. I don't even know how you would have been able to cut him, you two had been in even an arguement in the past. At least that is what I have seen." With that Perdita left.

Gregor tried to move but it was rather impossible at the moment. His left leg's binding was rather loose, though he did not have the energy to fight it. Have to wait here then, Gregor thought.

Within a few minutes a man walked in. He had a tray of food with only a knife on it. Gregor found that weird for they always had spoons and there was no food they had that required a knife in the hospital.

The man set the tray down and grabbed the knife."You have been so trouble some. Taking out our assassin. Then finding your way here. Then leaving the hospital when our men came for you. Had to put that poor doctor out just so he wouldn't tell. Now framed you and poisoned you so you can't talk."

Gregor began to try and yell but all that came out was the rasp.

"Don't bother that poison won't let you talk. And no one is in the hall you are all helpless. The fools we already have so many to become traitors. The others even that fool of a general are believing that you are a traitor just like they are the queen. Now it is time to take you out. You. You patheticing, how you were able survive the poison is suprising enough."

Gregor shifted his body begining to gain adrenaline.

"Oh how adorable the human tries to... oh bye the look on your face you don't even get it. There have been other places Sandwhich spent his time in. Such as the dead lands. Not all he knew was just prophicies. He also saw "witch craft" as he called it. More specifically, he saw how to turn another animal into a human. The same way around. The genius never thought the rats would find it, but oh we did."

Gregor began to fight faster.

"All it had was a few herbs put together and you have it. The pain it brought hurt but know I see what it was worth. My father was brought back by it. Now he is dead because we won't revive him. He was a fool. But you. You are more of a fool than him. But the rest of the humans are worse than you. But now, now it is time for you to die."

With that the man walked towards him. slowly flipping the knife and catching it.

Gregor tried harder and harder to break the bonds. Finally he felt the left leg's loosen. Gregor loosened his leg so it wouldn't show he had. A the man got closer Gregor prepared.

The man was now within range of his leg. Gregor used all the force he could muster and slammed his legs into the man's face. The man fell to the ground with a loud thump. The blade fell off the hilt of the dagger as it hit the floor. The blade bounce out of the door way and Gregor hoped someone heard that.

The man climbed to his feet and ran to the doorway, leaving the hilt and blade there."You really are a slippery one. But don't expect these to stop. The rats shall not lose this war." He turned his head to the right then ran to the left.

Almost as soon as he turned the corner Gregor began to hear foot steps coming. Two people barged into the room and saw his leg was out and one went to grab a suringe. Gregor turned his head towards the doorway and began his rasping breaths trying to get their attention.

They both went over to a sort of Box and began looking for some kind of medicine. Gregor had no choice. He flung his leg towards his arms. He heard a loud crack and emense pain, though the bound broke. Gregor began to break the rest of his bonds and ran to a doctor.

The doctor turned and shock was evident on his face. Gregor grabbed him by the shirt and held him facing the knife. Gregor kept trying to talk and the doctor saw the blade. The doctor laid a hand on Gregor's showing that he understood. Then Gregor felt something into his back and he began to fall. He walked back to the bed and let it control him. Within seconds he was asleep.

Who is this man? What is his name? Maybe you will find out next chapter. Maybe you won't (I actually don't have a name for him yet PM me to submit a name, keep in mind he is a rat so make sure you give two, one fake and one true name he was born with). Well this chapter is longer than most because I just didn't post it in time and decided to write some more. I am going to try and do so, but I feel it nice to be able to write in short bursts but if you guys ask me too (PM or review) I will try to.