Chapter 3: The City of Teal
We put the tent away gathering what we had left. Equius sighed as he pointed ahead to Teal City. The structure was fantastic from up top the hill we stood. I decided to run down before toppling down and rolling. It was fun but Pounce stopped and got me on her back before I destroyed something.
The City of Teal made me happy. They were quiet trolls who were regal as well as artsy a and judicial. Their art was wonderful. "Olive bloods are extinct. Yet they say one survived the revolution." Some trolls said as Equius grabbed a hold of me and put a cloak over me hiding my tail. "You are the only troll with a tail. Hide it." He told me as I nodded. We went out as Pounce ran into the forest. Guardians like Pounce could get killed because they were said to bring disasters.
I sat beside Equius sitting on a bench. It was peaceful. I closed my eyes as Equius held onto my hat in his backpack. With my horns hidden I was safe. A girl sat a bench across from ours as I felt safe. She was about our age as she giggled eating red chalk. "Hello," Equius said as she cackled laughing. "Hello," she said back. On her back was a scalemate backpack.
Her red glasses appeared over blind eyes. "I can tell you guys are sitting beside me, but I think you are new to Teal City," the blind troll grinned. A dragon flew overhead as it chills through my spine. "What's your names?" She asked as she bit into another piece of chalk.
"I'm Equius," he told Terezi as she licked his face getting a sense of what he looked like then the same to me. "I'm Nepeta.." I said as she paused. "You are a rare blood in these parts." She told me as I cocked an eyebrow. "You're very rare.. I thought your clan was wiped out," she got up and looked like she was about to scream as Equius got up standing in front of me. "I'm honored, but an olive blood in this city.." She trailed off. "I won't tell Redglare, but I think my sister would like to meet you." She told me.
We started to follow her as she used her dragon cane to find her house. "Redglare is at Town Hall, bringing justice to the court, so you are safe at my home for now. I forgot, I'm Terezi Pyrope," she cackled as we followed. "Nice to meet you Terezi," I smiled.
We got to her home soon after this as I began wondering how the Pyropes worked. Were they all blind? "WATCH OUT!" I heard as I ducked out of instincts. A female troll on a skateboard flew overhead landing a few feet away from my tail that exposed. I kicked the cloak off as the troll laughed highfiving her sister as another troll tried a landing as he fell.
He was a goofy looking troll with a yellow and black suit as well as a yellow helmet with a red and blue visor. His hair was messy and the female troll recovered his helmet. "Sup sis," Terezi grinned as the female troll removed her glasses. She could see! "I spy a cat troll. How did you find her?" She looked at Terezi who had a look of confusion.
"Latula, I think she means how did you find the kitty cat?" The male asked. "Mituna, I know you ran away from your town but judicial matters call babe." Latula kissed him gently as I hopped backwards. "Sis, fetch the dragon cane sword." Latula told her as I backed up with Equius.
Were we going to be persecuted? I felt a lump in my throat as I extended my claws. Mituna fetched the dragon sword as I could tell there would be a strife. There were two swords in one. Both almost dagger like, yet sharp. "I want to battle cat," she grinned. Her fangs were almost as sharp as the daggers. Her horns were the same as well as Terezi's.
Bouncing backwards I used the few skills I learned from Pounce. "Sis don't kill her.. Olive bloods are rare," Terezi begged as Mituna sat and watched with Equius. Both questioned my strength. I looked at the radical troll before me and shook my head. I couldn't fight her as I started to walk away.
A boot came in contact with my back as I hissed. "What's wrong kitty cat? Scared?" She asked as I got up. "I'm not afraid of you," I hissed. "Fight me then," she grinned as I ran at her avoiding her blades as I wondered what was her weakness. "A weak kitten is what you are," she told me. "Weak kitten my ass," I hissed as we continued to walk in circles around each other. "I think you are scared. That's why you are attacking the little troll," I spat.
"You are an outcast, the stories say your clan was wiped out. Yet how did you survive?" She asked. "Lucky, I guess." I grinned as she continued circling me. I continued to watch her footing. It was that of a slitherbeast. She'd uncoil and lunge at me as I jumped back. I was getting her madness.
We continued to circle as I felt dizzy. Her daggers pointed at me as she attacked. As I felt pain in the side of my arm, my trench coat had split open at the arm as olive blood ran down. "Very good," I grinned. "Thank you?" She asked as I grabbed onto the blades with both hands getting a foot against her stomach as I sent a smooth kick sending her flying as I held the blades sitting on top of her as I pressed the blades into the sides of her shirt pinning her until they were stuck in the ground. "I give.. You have some skills, but you can do so much better," she told me.
I sat on her as I hissed in her face. "You could've killed me, yet you did nothing.." I glared. "Yeah but you wanna know something my lone survivor?" She asked.
"Radical moves," Mituna and Latula said in unison smiling as I was confused. "What?" I asked. "Those moves were amazing!" She told me as I removed the daggers helping her up. My arm was still bleeding but whatever. My hands were fine except two cuts where I held the blades. I gave her a hand helping her up as Equius stood there. We bandaged my wounds as Terezi munched on some red chalk. "How did you get here?" Latula asked. "We are on an excursion, Teal City was on our way, yet we still have a long journey." He told the sisters.
"Where are you headed?" Terezi asked as she joined her sister and Mituna. "Wherever the road may take us," I sighed. I had no defiant answer. "We are trying to find the olive bloods," Equius told the sisters as they looked at each other. "There was rumor a troll with mutant blood lives a few towns away, but the olive bloods are extinct," the three said.
Mituna was looking at the mailbox as he opened it to a letter. He looked upset as Latula looked at him. "What's wrong babe?" She asked as he handed her the letter. The City of the Gemini was attacked. "Sollux and Psionic are probably safe," she hugged Mituna as he cried.
"Babe, you need to go, make sure everyone is alright.." Latula coaxed as he shook his head. "I cannot go alone," Mituna shook and stuttered. "I'll go with him sis," Terezi volunteered. "Sis you are blind.. I don't want you to go, plus I'm faster on a board." Latula sighed as the Libra sisters fought. "We will take him," Equius looked at me as I nodded.
"Whatever you do.. Don't die, keep him safe!" Latula yelled at Equius as he looked like he was about to say something. "I will," he said as a dragon flew down landing on the roof as a tall slender troll with red eyes stood in front of me.
I got nervous as I bowed out of fear. "No cat troll, I am not here for your demise. I'm here because you are a survivor. My daughters found you; yet my Lusis told me you came with Terezi. I had to see you for myself," she smiled. "Redglare, may I ask permission to journey with these trolls?" Terezi asked.
I felt uncomfortable yet the wise Redglare was nice. "Terezi, I feel you may partake in this journey, you'll advance in your skills. Once you master the skills of the dragon Lusis, may you take over for me. Your sister could care less, but she's happy and in love with the Captor troll." Redglare smiled bestowing her dragon cane to Terezi who got ready. "Speaking of supplies, we need to pick some up," I looked at Equius who looked preoccupied.
Latula was admiring his art in his sketchbook which made me question how could he draw. He was too STRONG, so what gives? "Destrengthener gloves. How I love you so," he grinned drawing some distasteful art. I went with Terezi into town after grabbing my hat and a stack of boondollars.
"So, you need supplies." Terezi looked in my backpack. "You have a sturdy canteen. You should buy another, you need food too. You have mostly what is essential when traveling, but you ever thing of taking hoofbeasts?" She asked. "Hoofbeasts?" I asked as I heard neighs. Behind us in a stable was a few hoofbeasts. They whinnied and greeted us with a cheery nicker. It made me hungry yet I wouldn't eat them. "Hoofbeasts are a great way to travel," Terezi grinned as her cane hit the side of a stall. She pulled a carrot from her bag and fed it to a hoofbeast as I watched.
"Your mother has a dragon guardian.. I just got one myself," I grinned as she gave me a look of "oh?" I tried the call of Pounce as something white darted past me as I noticed Pounce. "Hey girl," I smiled petting the cat as she hissed at Terezi. "No! Pounce.." I dug my heals into the ground as I held onto the guardian. "She has a guardian too," I heard a voice.
"Terezi?" I asked as she shook her head pointing to Pounce. "She's blind, yet the dragon taught her well." Pounce looked at me sitting on her haunches. "I will be your guide on this journey. I had to say this now," Pounce told me as I nodded my head to the guardian.
"She can hear me too because that's her best skill is vibration and sounds." Pounce said as I nodded my head. "I trust you," I said to the cat as she moved closer to me. "I found you for a reason girl." My guardian hisses as I jumped backwards. "One day you will master the skills. Until then, I'll go into the forest and wait for your party then," Pounce said and ran off as I gathered and paid for the last supplies.
We had to get moving, and soon. I sensed smoke in the distance as I felt my throat starting to knot. I could only sense fear as we went back to gather Equius and Mituna. Latula gave us all a hug as she smiled with Redglare standing beside her. "Be safe my friends. Be safe!" They yelled as we got to the east gate as I looked behind us. The city was smaller as we left Teal City behind us, hoping they would be safe as well.