Hunt 30: The Rescue

It's been 1 week since Zedept was captured by Dr. Floss. After sending letters to Abagret, Novastag and Garetaten, Everyone has been searching for the underground hunters' hangout spots for information.

Abagret: Mid-Day

Kristia is surrounded by paperwork. "I need anything we have on them now!" Kristia yelled. "Understood, Ms. Kristia!" A few people said. "Zedept, please hang in there, don't you die on us." Kristia thought in her head.

Western Continent: Same Time

"Gaaah." A hunter said being knocked out by Calvis. Calvis walks over and picks up the hunter. "Where is Floss hiding?" He asks in an angry voice. The hunter looks at Calvis and spits on his face. "Why you little." Calvis said as he goes to punch him with his right fist but Haben grabs his arm. "That's enough Cal." Haben said. "Tch." Calvis said and releases the hunter who runs away.

"We all are worried about Zedept." Sky said. "I know, but this is Floss we're talking about." Calvis said. "We know, we can't waste time." Haben said. "So let's continue." Sky said. Calvis and Haben nod and runs off to their next area.

Garetaten: Guild Leader's Room – Same Time

"Is there any word on Floss's location yet?" The leader asks. "Not yet sir and we're searching as fast as we can." Moke said searching through paperwork. "Any word from The Creators yet?" The leader asks as he shifts through paperwork as well. " Not since last time." Moke answers.

Garetaten: The Creators HQ – Same Time

The HQ is in a major ruckus. "Is there any new information yet?" Rocks asks loudly. "None yet sir." A male member said. "Hurry up, Zedept is one of us, even if he did quit, he is always a friend, understood?" Ave said to everyone. "Yes sir!" The entire group replied. "Floss is causing us trouble again." Tre said flipping through papers. "And Kana's group ran back to Icajuinawe when they heard what happened." Myst said receiving more paper.

"She does love him after all. She even changed her hunting style and her hair because of him." Tre said. "Iy's also because of him that we still have Garetaten." Rocks said. "He's the best member we've had so far." Ave said. "Agreed, now let's find him." Myst said. They all look at each other and nod.

Icajuinawe Guild: Same Time

Xross Blades is resting after searching for Zedept. "Damn it, still nothing." Lyra said exhausted. "We'll find him." Link said as he sits down. Raylin remains quiet and she checks her ammo and her gun's barrel. Lyra looks over at Raylin. Lyra goes to speak but Raylin stops her.

"Don't say anything." Raylin said in a somewhat angry voice. Raylin reloads her gun and stands back up. "Where are you going?" Link asks. "Going scouting." Raylin said. As she goes to leave, Kana's group comes flying in. "Lyra!" Kana yelled. Lyra quickly gets up and sees Kana charging her with her greatsword unsheathed.

"Ahhh!" Kana yelled as she swings and destroys the table. "What the?" Link ask as he blocks his face against the flying pieces of wood. Lyra jumps back and unsheathes her long sword. "What the hell was that for?" Lyra asks. Kana swings downwards and Lyra blocks it. Raylin goes to aim at Kana but Taylor already had her bowgun pointed at Raylin.

"Let them handle this." Taylor said in an innocent voice. Raylin looks at Taylor who's smiling and then back towards Lyra. Link goes to draw his switch axe when he felt a blade to his throat. "Don't even think about it boy." Angel said from behind him with her long sword at his throat. Link gulps and removes his hand from his weapon's handle. Kana continues to attack Lyra. "Why, did, you, let, him, get, captured?" Kana said with every swing.

"I didn't know he was being watched." Lyra said as she either blocked or dodged the swings. Kana swings downwards hard and Lyra blocks it with a downwards swing herself. The 2 weapons collide. As the 2 of them stare at each other, Lyra sees the anger and the sadness in Kana's eyes. "Damn it Lyra, I love him and yet you." Kana said.

"I love him too." Lyra said interrupting Kana. Kana starts to cry. "You don't get it." She said as her grip loosens and she falls to her knees with tears flowing down. "Floss had been after Zedept for years, now since he has him and his weapon, Floss won't keep Zedept alive for much longer." Kana said in a weeping voice as she cries.

Everyone lowers their weapons. Raylin and Link looks around the guild's main hall and sees that Lyra and Kana wrecked the place. Lyra goes to her knees. "Explain." She demanded. "Floss is the leader of the underground hunters." Kana started to explain as the others gathered towards them.

"After Zedept joined us, we found out that he put away some of the underground hunters on the Western Continent (talking about Zedept's days with Calvis's group). We also heard that during some of the captures, he killed a few of the hunters by accident and it comes to find out that two of them was Floss's siblings, one brother and one sister." Kana explained.

Xross Blades is shocked. "So as revenge, Floss has been going after Zedept's life and now he has Zedept in his grasps." Angel said. "Floss also found out about Zedept's master and found out about the rare greatsword he had and now he has that as well." Taylor said. "So what you're saying is that." Link said. "If we don't find them in time." Raylin said. "He will be dead." Taylor said. Xross Blades is stunned by what they heard and Kana continues to cry. Lyra extends her right hand to Kana. Kana looks up and sees Lyra's hand. "We won't let him die." Lyra said with confidence.

Kana wipes her tears. "Just this one time, I'll help you." Kana said as she takes Lyra's hand. They both look around and sees the damage they've done. "Guess we went a little overboard." Lyra said. "Agreed." Kana said.

Icajuinawe: One Week Later – Mid-Day

Xross Blades returns from another day of searching. "I'm exhausted." Link said stretching. "It's been 2 weeks and we still don't have a single clue." Raylin said as they walk back to the guild. "About time you got back." Kana said leaning against the right side of the entrance. "What is it?" Lyra asks. "Follow me." Kana said as she enters the guild. Xross Blades follows her into a back room. Xross Blades is shocked of what they see.

Calvis, Sky, Haben, Kristia and The Creators (Rocks, Ave, Myst and Tre). "Why are you guys here?" Lyra asks. Kristia pulls out a piece of paper and slams it onto the table. "This." She said. Xross Blades looks at the paper and it's a map of the Northern Continent with a black circle on a mountain.

"Is this?" Raylin asks. "Yes, where Floss is keeping Zedept. Everyone's search has paid off." Sky said. "And that's why we're here. We all are going to rescue him." Ave said. Xross Blades looks at everyone. "Thank you." They said bowing. "Now let's go and rescue our friend." Angel said.

Everyone extends their right fists to the middle of the table. "Yeah, for Zedept." Raylin said. Link smiled. "Time to go." Lyra said and they leave the guild.

Outside Icajuinawe

Everyone is gathered outside. "Now then, how do we get there?" Haben asks. "Leave that to me." Kristia said. Everyone looks at her as she pulls out a Giggi shaped whistle. "What are you going to do?" Tre asks. "This." Kristia replied and blew into the whistle. 1 minute later, 4 Gigginoxes landed in front of them.

They all back up with their hands on their weapons. "Easy, they belong to me." Kristia said. Everyone is confused. "After Zedept's last encounter with that Tigrex, it got me thinking, what if we can tame them?" Kristia said. "So you tamed these guys?" Ave asks.

"Yep." Kristia said. Everyone is speechless. "Ok, The Creators on one, Scarlet Flames (Calvis, Sky and Haben) on another, Kana's group on one and I'll join Xross Blades on the last one." Kristia said and they got on the Gigginoxes. "Ok everyone, up there." Kristia said pointing towards the mountain where Zedept is being held at. The Gigginoxes started to run at incredible speed.

After 5 minutes, they arrive half way up the mountain. "We have to stop for a bit to let them rest." Kristia said. "Understood." They said and they got off. Kristia pulls out the map. "Listen up, thanks to the Noxes, we saved a few hours." Kristia said.

"That's great." Lyra said. "Good Giggi." Raylin said petting one. "ROOAAAAAARRRRR!" Everyone suddenly got into a defensive position. "What was that?" Calvis asks. "A roar." Ave said. "No duh." Haben said. "Kristia, Lyra, doesn't that roar sound familiar to you too?" Raylin asks. "It does." Lyra said. Suddenly a loud crashing sound happens right in front of them. They all look to see what landed near them. The snow settles to reveal a scarred Tigrex. Kristia, Lyra and Raylin recognize the Tigrex. "It's ok guys." Lyra said relaxing her body.

They are confused. Kristia walks up to the Tigrex. "Hey there, so you heard about it too huh?" Kristia asks. Tigrex lets out a small roar, responding to her. "What's going on?" Rocks asks.

"Did Zedept ever tell you about a Tigrex that he always fought against?" Raylin asks. "No." Kana said. "Well, that Tigrex is the one that gave Zedept the scar on his left eye." Lyra said. Everyone is stunned and they look at the Tigrex. 3 more Tigrexes appear. "They've grown." Kristia said. Lyra and Raylin looks and sees them. "Hey you guys. You've gotten big." Lyra says as they go closer them the Tigrexes and pets them.

Everyone else, including Link is surprised by what they're seeing. The scarred Tigrex is letting out a series of small roars. "I see, thank you." Kristia said. "What did it say?" Taylor asks. "They know where the entrance is at and are going to take us there." Kristia said. "That's great." Sky said. The Tigrexes lower their heads, inviting them to get on.

"Gigginoxes, rest here, the Tigrexes are going to take us the rest of the way." Kristia tells them. The Noxes nods and leaves. Everyone gets on the Tigrexes. "Take us to him." Lyra said. The Tigrexes jump and they fly to where Zedept is at. "We're on our way, please hang in there." Everyone thought as they fly on the Tigrexes.