Chapter 5 Runaways
Author note: just to remind everyone that Zatch and Zeno are three years old right now.
Zeno and Zatch were now a little over three years old and were both still enduring the grueling training regimen their father had put them through. Zatch was sick in bed for today while Zeno was forced back into training.
"Zakerga" Zeno shouted and destroyed another target. "It's almost time for me to leave so how about we wrap this up" Zeno stated then aimed at the rest of the targets "Ganreizu Zakeru" multiple cylinders and then shot multiple Zakers destroying the rest of the targets.
"Hmm, it appears you used up all your energy destroying the targets" the instructor stated
"Yep, listen I would like to chat but I got to go" Zeno said it while he was totally exhausted.
"We didn't have a sparring match yet Zeno so don't go anywhere" the instructor shouted then picked up a mace off the wall.
"But we only have ten minutes left" Zeno retorted, Zeno was already beaten and worn out.
"It's not my fault you ended the target practice early" the instructor stated then charged after Zeno.
"Damn" Zeno was able to dodge the first few swings until the man with the mace got serous. The instructor smashed the ground with the mace casting a spell, 10 rock pillars gutted out of the ground and one smashed into Zeno's chest.
"Don't think I'm going to go easy on you Zeno" the instructor said, and then charged after Zeno again about to cast another spell.
Zeno did the same he charged the instructor. Zeno used his speed to get his hand in close to the instructor's face "Zaker" the electric shock was pretty small but was enough to cover the man's face in electricity. "As long as I keep you blinded you can't hit me" Zeno said smiling knowing he caused at least a little pain to the man who would put him through hell six days out of the week.
"Impressive Zeno, your speed has improved" the instructor stated then dropped the mace. "Let's see you dodge this" the instructor shouted then aimed his hand at Zeno, the man's hand turned into a rock then started to shoot bullets made out of rock. The bullets went screaming through the air only to be caught by Zeno cloak.
"Oh would you look at the time I got to go" Zeno stated then ran out of the training room then headed to the castle to see how Zatch was doing. When Zeno walked into Zatch's bedroom he expected to see him covered up in blankets trying to go to sleep, but instead he saw Zatch on top of his desk reading a book about training and survival.
Zatch noticed Zeno "hi Zeno, they didn't push you to hard did they" Zatch said it with a sympathy in his voice. "What's wrong" Zatch asked looking at his shocked brother then put down the book and jumped off the desk to walk over to Zeno.
"What's wrong, what's wrong you're not sick that's what" Zeno shouted then closed the door behind him for no one would hear.
"Zeno I was sick I just got better that's all" Zatch said trying not to look suspicious.
"Zatch that's the fifth time you got sick, Mamodo usually don't even get sick once a year" Zeno exclaimed.
"Well I didn't lie the first time I got really sick" Zatch explained. "Since I was reading that it is bad for your health to train like that all the time" Zatch explained to Zeno. "Not only that it if you overdo it you can make your skills worse" Zatch stated then picked up the book and showed it to Zeno.
"Excuses that's all that is" Zeno said then sat down on Zatch's bed to rest a little bit. "We need to take a break from all this Zatch" Zeno said closing his purple eyes. "That book talks about surviving in the wilderness don't it" Zeno asked then started to go under the blankets.
"Unu, why do you ask" Zatch said climbing on to his twin sized bed.
"I doubt you would want to do it" Zeno said
"Do what" Zatch asked confused
"Runaway to the woods until the royal guards found us" Zeno explained
"That sounds like a great idea" Zatch said. "There is a lot of food in the woods, and what we been through surviving won't be that hard" Zatch stated thinking how much fun it would be.
"You would really do it" Zeno said with enthusiasm. "I will get the food packed you get things we need to survive" Zeno ordered Zatch around, then left to get the food while Zatch got a few packs ready.
"Alright Zeno I'm done what about you" Zatch said putting two packs on his back.
"Yes I'm done but we have to wait till night time" Zeno stated. "Luckily the chefs didn't ask me anything considering they thought you were sick" Zeno said packing in the canned food.
"How are we gonna get out of the Castle without being seen by the patrol guards" Zatch asked.
"Leave that to me I've been working on a new technic that I think you would like" Zeno stated. "Not even my instructor knows that I can do it" Zeno stated then put the bags under the bed and Zatch did the same.
"Mother will be coming soon to cheek on us" Zatch whispered.
"Quick turn off the lights we have to pretend to be sleeping" Zeno whispered then jumped into Zatch's bed, Zatch turned off the lights and did the same.
The mother 5 minutes later quietly opened the door to see the twins sleeping in the same bed which wasn't unusual for her to see. "They must've had a hard day, good night you two" the mother whispered, then closed the door.
10 minutes later Zeno popped out of the bed "come on Zatch time to go" Zeno whispered.
"Uhh any longer I would've fallen asleep" Zatch said with a groggy voice, and then got up to get the bags.
"We each carry two bags, if all goes well they will find out that we are missing at dawn" Zeno stated then picked up two bags and put them on his back. "Ok Zatch grab on to my cloak" Zeno said and Zatch did. "Here we go" Zeno whispered, and then teleported about a mile away from the city and the castle.
"Whoa how did you do that" Zatch was impressed.
"This break is gonna be way better than the one day off we get" Zeno stated then looked up in the sky.
"Hey I worked hard to convince Father to give us Saturday off" Zatch retorted
"Yea you did, but this is better" Zeno responded then ran into the forest with Zatch following. "We have to get far away from the castle the farther the greater chance we have of not getting caught" Zeno said then grabbing his brother for a hug. "Ready to go again" Zeno said, and then the cloth wrapped around them both teleporting them even further. Zeno did this about five times until he ran out of energy.
"Hey, Zeno have this" Zatch said, and then handed the worn out Zeno water.
"You know Zatch… this is the first time… I used this technic" Zeno said drinking the water.
"What then how did you know it would work?" Zatch thinking they could've teleported into a wall.
"Well I used it to teleport 5 feet once, after that I just kept it to myself" Zeno stated. "Since I'm new at it takes me a lot of energy to use" Zeno still was breathing heavily.
"Not only that you had training today" Zatch said, while pulling the blankets out of his pack, then laying them out for him and Zeno to sleep in. "I wonder how worried our parents are gonna be" Zatch asked looking at his brother who was getting confortable in the blankets.
"They will be fine and I'm sure mother would understand" Zeno stated, while making a slight pillow with the spare blanket. "I was able to teleport us about 10 miles from the castle we should be fine until tomorrow"
"It's so pretty isn't it Zeno" Zatch said while pointing in the night time.
"It is, we haven't been able to look at the night sky like this in a while" Zeno whispered with his eyes starting to feel heavy.
The twins stared at the stars and the two crescents moons in the night sky; they stared at the night sky for as long as possible until their eyes gave out on them and fell asleep.
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