Chapter 9 was inspired by the amazing song Running with the wolves.
I hope you enjoy chapter 9.
Chapter 9 Running with the wolves.
Elizabeth, Hazel and Rick have just appeared outside the entrance to the mines in the Lost Realm.
Rick can't deny his nervous he never done anything like this before.
Rick knows just how much of a deal this is if Rick fails to get the Apprentice's wand counterpart than he and his friends can't get back home to Storybrooke!
"I guess this it then," Rick said.
"Take this enchanted bag it can store any magical item and never fills up," Elizabeth spoke as she hands over the small bag.
"Good luck Rick," Hazel says as she hugs making Rick unintentionally blush.
"May the gods be in your favour child you may need to use your werewolf abilities in the mines," Elizabeth spoke.
"I'll see you guys soon make sure to check on Robin and Gideon," Rick said as he entered the Lost Realm's mines to begin his search for the Apprentice's wand counterpart.
The mines proved to be vast and wide making the job to find the Apprentice's wand counterpart more difficult.
Rick thought to himself of all the people that had to do this it was him.
How unlucky all his friends are to have just a pup, a werewolf with no training to get the one thing they need to get home!
"Come on think Rick how do you find a wand in mines," Rick whispered to himself trying to think to himself.
"I hope he okay in there," Hazel says while standing outside the mines with Elizabeth beside her.
"We must have faith," Elizabeth replied.
Back at Elizabeth's mansion Robin and Gideon appear Elizabeth's living room out of green smoke.
Gideon and Robin quickly find the note left behind telling the two were Elizabeth, Hazel and Rick are and the note also tells them to meet up there the moment the Spirit Quest has ended.
Robin then teleports herself and Gideon outside the mines where Elizabeth and Hazel have waited for Rick's return.
"Where Rick,"? Both Robin and Gideon ask in unison.
"He inside the mines looking for the Apprentice's wand counterpart," Hazel informed the two.
"We have to go after him," Gideon says.
"You can't a powerful spell was placed on the mines that prevent all magic users from entering the mines Rick is in there alone," Elizabeth said.
"He can't be in there alone he could get hurt then who would get him out," Robin pointed out.
"I have an idea we find Derek," Gideon says.
"Why Derek,"? Hazel questions.
"He a werewolf and he can go into the mines and keep Rick safe," Gideon replies.
"Very well go find him but be careful," Elizabeth spoke before Robin and Gideon teleport out in green smoke.
Gideon and Robin appear in the middle of some street.
The two know they need to use a locating spell to find Derek and hopefully convince him to help his great, great grandson retrieve the Apprentice's wand counterpart.
"Time to cast a location spell," Robin spoke.
"We need something of Derek's to find him," Robin replied.
"Easy Derek's collar," Gideon said as he held out his hand and gold orbs of light appear and fade leaving the collar Derek was wearing for so many decades.
"You really are getting good at magic," Robin says.
"Thanks, I wasn't sure if it would work but now you have something to track Derek with" Gideon spoke as he hands the collar over to Robin.
"Let's hope Derek is near by," Robin says before she makes a gesture over the collar causing it to glow a green light for a second before the collar floats in the air and flys off leading it the two teenagers to Derek's location.
Robin and Gideon find themselves standing outside a diner where Derek is.
The two enter the diner to see Derek pinning the owner of the diner's head down on the counter.
"Last time lad I'm hungry make my order or I'll have no choice but to crack your skull," Derek threatened.
"Fine, just let go of my head" The owner replied.
"Enough werewolf," Robin shouts causing Derek to let go of the owner's head and turn to face the door where he sees Robin and Gideon standing.
"Well, well what are you kids doing here,"? Derek asks.
"We need your help," Robin says.
"With what children,"? Derek questions.
"Our friend Rick, your great, great grandson has gone in the Lost Realm's mines to get us the Apprentice's wand," Gideon explained.
"WHAT" Derek shouts.
"What he said," Robin spoke.
"Take me to the mines now we haven't got much time," Derek demands.
"Okay why are you in such a hurry you've only just met him,"? Robin asked.
"He is apart of my pack my family I have a duty to him and why would anyone with sane mind send an untrained werewolf in the cave alone," Derek replied but instead of replying Gideon waits for Robin to teleport the three back to the entrance of the cave in green smoke.
The moment Robin, Gideon and Derek appeared outside the cave Derek ran straight into the cave leaving no time for questions or answers.
Gideon and Robin just stand there with Elizabeth and Hazel hoping that Rick will return okay and with the Apprentice's wand counterpart.
Derek easily and quickly picks up Rick's scent and finds Rick jumping away from a large falling stone!
"Derek, what are you doing here"? Rick asks.
"Your friends brought me here you shouldn't have entered here it's dangerous for an untrained wolf," Derek replied.
"Well, I was the only option I hate to break it you, we don't know a lot of werewolves," Rick snaps.
"Nevermind, we need to find the counterpart and get out of here fast," Derek said.
"I have no idea where to look for the counterpart," Rick spoke.
"We need to use our werewolf senses werewolves are sensitive to certain odours that magical objects give off," Derek explained.
"So we just need to follow the odour and it will lead us to the counterpart," Rick replies.
"Exactly," Derek says.
The two werewolves tracked all kinds of odours some lead to traps.
While others lead to magical items that would prove to be useless to help them to get back to Storybrooke.
However, that didn't stop Rick from putting those magical items into the enchanted bag thinking they become useful later.
Derek and Rick finally find the counterpart to the Apprentice's wand.
"We found it," Rick said.
"I think it's trapped in stone," Derek commented as he points to the counterpart wand trapped in stone.
"Then we pull out," Rick replies as he walks over to that stone and with all his strength pulls out the wand.
"What no trap," Derek says before the cave begins to shake and heavy numbers of rocks fall down on the ground and almost squish the two wolves!
"We need to get out of here like now," Rick shouts as he and Derek run, out of the area they found the wand in.
"We just need to take five left turns than a right then we're out of the mines," Derek instructs.
"Great and here I thought this would be easy," Rick replied and after they take the first left turn Rick gets injured by a medium sized boulder on his right foot.
"Ow, that hurt I think the boulder broke my leg," Rick cried.
"I'm going to transform into a wolf then you need to jump on me we need the extra speed to get out of here," Derek spoke.
"You want me to jump on your back," Rick said.
"You're too injured and inexperienced to transform just be ready," Derek says before he transforms into a wolf.
"Of all the things I've done I've never done this" Rick mumbled to himself before he jumps onto Derek's back and hissed for a moment in pain Derek as a wolf using his enhanced speed to get the two out of the cave with the wand in no time.
End of chapter 9.