"Thank you, we will be sure to clear that up with the Founder then." Jesse said an indisinguishable look on his face. "Just leave me alone!" He cried. "Don't worry, you probably won't see us again." I said, trying to reassure him. Jess motioned that, no, that was not a good thing to say, and I cringed. "Let's just go and see where this Founder can be located." Petra said lowly, before we all headed back out into the city.
"That was kind of a disaster." Ivor tried to say jokingly. "I scared him badly." I said bluntly. Everyone winced at that. "They just aren't used to you." Jesse tried. "Yeah, the way this place looks, they might have never even seen any kind of mob." Lukas added. I shrugged, before actually looking around. The place seemed to be brightly lit all day and night by torches. "You might be right." I began. "But we should just focus on finding the Founder and the Blaze Rods." Everyone nodded, and we split up. I decided to stay on this side of the city, now that the citizens were all heading out of their houses, and into the plaza. I walked into an alley, and saw a place that was called Milo's Inn. A very interesting place to have when it seems like outsiders are a very rare thing here. But I shrugged it off, and walked over to it. A guy with bright blonde hair was talking to a guy wearing a black hoodie.
"Yes, just give me the sticks and I will put them away." I heard, even though they were talking so that only those two could hear. 'Okay, sketchy.' I thought. "Hello." I tried, waving down the guy with blonde hair once the guy in the hoodie had left. He let out a gasp of shock when he saw me. "Oh my!" "Hey, it's fine, I'm not here to hurt you." I said, putting my hands in the air - a sign of surrender that I was taught by Jess. "Oh thank goodness." He said, putting his hand over his heart. "You scared the daylights out of me." He shook his head. "My name is Milo, what is your name there, stranger?" "My name is Kyle, and I just wanted to ask if you had seen a group of people calling themselves the Blaze Rods?" I asked. "No, I haven't, but may I ask why you are looking for them?" I hesitated for a moment. "They are a group of trouble makers, they have done some things where we come from, and we have to take them back before they hurt anyone here." I finally said. "Oh dear..." Milo said, looking at his Inn for a moment. "I... May have left out some information... but what, may I ask... was it that they have done?" "They have tried to hurt my friends, they have tried to kill my friends, and I fear that as long as they are here, they will try to control all of you, and kill anyone who opposes him." I buntly replied, staring at him. "The Blaze Rods... They were heading to meet the Founder." Milo said, suddenly talking very fast. "If what you say is true, than Sky City is in real trouble. The Founder lives in the castle, you can't miss it, just head to the plaza." "Thank you." I said, before hurrying back to the plaza.
"Where's the fire?" Lukas joked, and I turned to see that he had just been heading over to where I was. "At the castle - that's where we will find the Founder and the Blaze Rods." I said. "Oh no." Lukas looked concerned and... guilty? "It's not your fault that they have some issues now." I said, looking directly at him. "That doesn't matter right now, we have to tell the others!" Lukas said, stubbornly. I nodded, knowing that there was no way to convince him right now that Aidan's power trip was not his fault. "Guys!" Lukas yelled out, catching everyone but Ivor's attention. "I'll get him, you fill the others in." I said, before running over to him. Ivor was mainly talking to the citizens like they were infants. "Ivor, stop treating them like babies and get over here." I said, grabbing his arm, and ignoring the looks of surprise and terror. "We know where the Blaze Rods and the Founder are." I said, as I let him go. "Well that's good to hear." Ivor started. "But where is the Eversource?" "Dunno, didn't really come to mind." I said. "I mean, there is no ground here, that we can see, anyways, so they must depend on the Eversource to live on a day to day life." I shrugged. "Well, maybe you are right." Ivor said, grumpily, just as we got back to the group. "Okay, so we just need to-" Petra was cut off by the sound of a guard yelling out "Everyone, town meeting! Attendance is manditory!"
"I wonder what this is all about." Lukas asked himself. "Probably the bridge we built." I winced. "Well, we should probably listen in, but don't be seen." Jesse said, looking over at the castle. We all nodded, and went back by the alley where I met Milo. I put a finger to my lips, to signal that everyone should be quiet. "Thank you everyone for making room in your busy lives to come here." 'Wow, what a choice you gave them.' I thought sarcastcally. "I have gathered you all here for a very serious reason." "What is going on?" Ivor demanded. "Shh." Jess shushed him. "Someone has built a bridge into our fair city!" Everyone in the plaza seemed to have let out a gasp of shock. "If anyone has any information on who has done so, is to come forward immidiatly." "What is going on!" Ivor shouted in my ear. I put my hand to his mouth, hoping nobody else heard. Through my now ringing ears, I heard the Founder say "Does nobody here know who has built the bridge?" I held my breathe, hoping the guy from earlier did not say anything. I was wrong to jinx it. "T-there are outsiders here! I- they- one of them is a monster!" "Fuck." I whispered under my breathe. "Language." Jesse scolded slightly. "They know about us, and they know that we built the bridge." I said, before listening in again. "That's who I was talking about - the monster pet of the Order of the Stone!" 'Oh fucking Hell, can nothing be easy for us?' I asked myself, before relaying the information to the others. "Aidan is here, and the Founder is listening to him and his lies about us." "What chance do we have of getting out of here now?" Ivor demanded. "Probably none." Lukas responded. "Unless of course, someone made a really good friend here?" I blinked. "Actually... Milo might help us out." "Who is Milo?" Petra asked, looking over at me. "He runs the Inn that way - he's the one who told me about the Blaze Rods, and the location of the Founder." "Well, he's our only bet - so let's go and see Milo."
(I guess there is a limit to how long I can make each chapter lol)