Ash's POV

In the Morning I wake up to something sharp digging into my chest. I open my eyes to see that it is Grimalkin scratching me awake. I glare at him then get up.

"So, then you're finally awake. Took you as long as a human does." He groaned, more like complained actually. I decide on a plan for the day and recite it to him.

"First we look for something to eat for breakfast. Then we grab food for the rest of the day and enough food for the Journey, something to help our strength, well mine anyway, you'll probably just go away before all the hard work starts. So, we then find the Trod that will allow us to get as close as we can fast enough and a safe one. We find shelter and the next day we find the Sceptre and Meghan. Sound good?" I turned around to face a bored looking cat.

"Well off we go then."

We continued our journey from where it had left off last night and looked around for food. Snagging something that resembled a berry in the human world and eating it. Humans had to be careful when it came to food in the NeverNever, I remember how Meghan had reacted to the Summer Pods when Puck, the foolish faery had left them on the table, knowing humans are addicted by the taste of the fruit. So then Meghan had started laughing for no reason and had to sleep the effects off. When we came to bigger, harder fruits that wouldn't get squashed in my bag I picked them off and put them into my bag. Once I had decided I had enough for a couple of days journey, I picked another one off and ate it. During all of this time Grim had been trotting next to me with his tail swishing and his head up. I never really got how Cats thought that they own everything, like posh human people Puck said once when we were friends. My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a frozen twig snapping, I swung round with my sword at hand waiting for an attack, when one of Rowan's Thornguards came out from behind a tree. I only relaxed a tiny bit. The Thornguard's sword was out as well, he looked as if he were expecting a fight and wasn't going to back down. He then spoke.

"I am going to give you a chance, Prince Rowan says you can join us or you will be killed. I am his best fighter." He spoke smugly about himself.

"Join you in what?" I was curious and wanted to know.

"Join us in becoming the ultimate race of Fey. Part Iron, Part winter." He spoke highly of this also, as if he believed this was true and could become Part Iron fey, when in reality, he couldn't it would kill him. So, I decided, I wouldn't answer, I would just attack.

Meghan's POV

In the Morning I woke up to the sound of shuffling feet. I quickly opened my eyes and looked around, I couldn't see anyone, but I could hear something. So I got up from where I was sleeping last night to find some kind of hiding place. I found one in a tree, I climbed up and watched as some of the Guards from the Iron kingdom looked around for traces of me and if so where I had gone. After they had gone and I was sure they wouldn't come back while I was there, I climbed down. As soon as my feet touched the ground there was a tiny hand placed on mine. I looked down to see the same pack rat that had helped me before was there and he was with a friend. They had something in their hands which they offered me. One had a doughnut, the other had a small cup of coffee. I said thank you to them and gave them a kiss on the cheek each, at which they kind of blushed and turned their heads downwards in an embarrassed state. Once I had finished both of their offerings, they stood up and walked away with me following. They walked quicker today I noticed and they seemed to be headed in a particular direction. They stopped at a door made of scrap metal phone covers and batteries. On the side there was a panel that you punched in numbers to get in it was slightly off and cleverly designed to look as though it didn't work. I silently watched as they put in the numbers and the door opened, when I hesitated I got a slight push to say hurry up and get inside. I then quickly hurried up to get inside, when we were in it looked like a home. Then it occurred to me that this place was their home, their secret home so no-one finds them. They trusted me to come into their home. In one of the farthest corners there was a pile of metal. This must be where all of the stuff they collected was put. The pile wasn't big, it was enormous! There were IPods, IPhones, IPads, laptops, computer screens, car doors even fridge magnets. Anything and everything that has metal in it was there. When I looked at the rest of the room I realised that there were little piles of stuff everywhere. It looked like you couldn't go anywhere in the room without tripping over some stray object. I started to look around and noticed a kitchen, when I looked in the cupboards it looked like they had been stocked for a human. This is what they did while I was asleep then I thought. Then some more ratpack's came through the door, I had now officially named them ratpack's. I walked back into what I thought was the living room and asked one where the bathroom was, he nodded and then took my hand to lead me to the door. Once I had come out, I noticed they had all gone, so I proceeded to take out a broom and sweep all the little piles of Metal into the big one at the top. Well, I thought, this reminds me of snow white and the seven dwarfs. But now it's Meghan Chase and the nine Rat Pack's. Ha!

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