5 Days Later...
Vector stared out the entrance to their hideout, knowing the Hunter would be waking soon.
He shuddered at the memories of the other years of it's hunt.
Violet soon woke up and stretched. "It's today, isn't it?"
Vector nodded absently.
"Well, as long as we stay here, we should be fine, right? After all, it's too big to get in here." Violet added helpfully.
"What about Valen?"
"What about him?"
"He left early like he usually does. What if he doesn't make it back? I may hate him, but I don't want to see him torn to pieces either..."
Violet sighed. "I know, but he can take care of himself."
A horn sounded in the distance.
Violet winced. "It's started..."
After several hours, the first signs of the Hunt showed themselves to the siblings in hiding.
The screams came first; long and agonized.
Next was the thundering of the Hunter's feet racing across the ground chasing it's prey.
Finally was the silhouette of the creature itself, not even 10 miles away and getting closer.
It can't get us in here... It can't get us in here... It can't get us in here... Vector thought over and over, desperately hoping it was true.
They moved as far from the entrance as they could, and tried not to look outside in case something happened they wouldn't want to see.
Though, a few minutes later, the sound of someone running their way was heard.
Vector's first hopes were that it was Valen returning, but when he peeked out of one of the many holes in the walls, he saw it was a different Barian, and the Hunter was
chasing him not far behind.
He won't last much longer... Vector thought.
Deciding something had to be done, Vector crawled closer to the entrance of the tree-crystal and waited for the Barian to get closer.
"Vector, what are you doing?!" Violet asked, worried.
Instead of answering, Vector grabbed the Barian's ankle and dragged him down under the tree with him and quickly moved away from the entrance, just as the gigantic paw of the Hunter slammed down where the Barian had been.
"Are you okay?" Vector asked him.
The Barian nodded numbly, exhausted and terrified.
Now that he was closer, Vector could actually make out details of what he looked like.
He had yellow-gold skin and blond hair with bright blue eyes. He also held something small and squirming in his arms.
"My name's Vector, and this is Violet. Who are you?" Vector asked, still eyeing the small creature curiously.
"I'm Misael and this is my friend Tachyon." He answered, gesturing to the small reptile. "Thank you for saving me..." He added quietly, looking embarrassed.
"You can stay here until the Hunt's over if you'd like." Violet offered.
Misael bowed his head. "Thank you very much. I appreciated it."
Vector couldn't help but wonder if Valen was okay. And if he was, how would he react when he found Misael was staying with them?