Chapter 17: Kidnap
I opened my eyes. Dark. All is dark. My head ached so badly and my body ached too. What happened? All I remember is been in the battlefield and a boggan hit me on the head and knocked me down. I tried to move my arms, but they were tied. I could tell that I was tied by roots. Man, they're strong. I tried to free myself, but I couldn't. It only made the roots tighter. I groaned. I couldn't get out. But where was I? Everything was dark and dead. Then it hit me. Wrathwood. But how and why? Why did the boggans brought me here? Shouldn't they have killed me or something? Not let me live. What was going on? Something must be up. Well, with the boggans, something was always up. But the real question is, Why didn't Ronin saved me? I mean, I know he wouldn't just let me with the boggans without a fight. Was the boggans stronger than Ronin and the leafmen? I just hope that they didn't attack Moonhaven. With Queen Jinny and M.K. th- M.K. Oh man, she must be broken and devastating. I promised her that I will come back, and now look at me. I'm probably on a cell on Wrathwood. I failed really bad. I just hope she doesn't think I'm dead. Man, how I wish she was here with me. She made feel warm and not afraid. With her I could be me and didn't hide anything from her. She always made me smile and if I was sad, she made me happy. Right now, I needed her, so badly. I mean not seen her, It hurts. But not going to see her again, hurts more. At least she was safe, that at least made me feel better. Just then I mysterious door opened. Light shined all over the room, and I could see it clearly. It had bones and dead twigs on the floor, the walls and roof were made of dead roots. There was only one word that could describe perfectly this place, dead. Then a figure entered. I tried to looked, but the light won't let me. Then I could see the figure perfectly, my heart started beating fast. It was Mandrake. He was grinning at me. That guy was even crazier and scarier than Ronin. I'm glad that Ronin can't read my mind. But the thought of Ronin made me feel sad again. What if I never get to see him again? The thought was out of my mind when Mandrake laughed a little.
" Well well well, well. Look who we got here. The leafmen that destroyed my chance of getting rid of the forest." Mandrake said. What he was talking about? I didn't made the pod bloomed, M.K. did. I only prevent him from getting rid of it, along with Ronin. Did he thought that I was the one that tooked his chance away? So that means, that I'm here for nothing. Then I imagine M.K. in my place. It was the worst thing that I could ever imaging. If taking her place, without Mandrake knowing, was all it taked, I'll do it. " Mmm, I wonder how it feels to have someone get rid of you?" Mandrake smiled. I looked up at him. He was going to kill me. There was no doubt on his words. I was going to die. Die like my father, but worse. I lost my temper.
" You wouldn't get away with this. They will come. The leafmen. They will come here and get me out of this dead palace." I shouted and groaned. Mandrake laughed. This man has serious problems.
" Oh they will, but will they get in. You see, I have every single entrance guarded by my dear followers. And I hardly doubt that any of your leafmen will get in… alive" Mandrake laughed. I started to fight my way out. I groaned. Every single movement made the roots tighter. Mandrake laughed. " Oh my dear leafmen, there's no escape. I mean, how can you escape from dead?" Mandrake laughed. This guy was mental. I lost my temper again. I tried to fight my way out again, but I still couldn't. The roots were starting to dig to my skin. I tried to calm, I needed to breath. Yeah right, like in Wrathwood there's any real air. I looked at Mandrake, furious and angry. Mandrake smiled.
" Oh, I will miss that… Now I got to get started on making, let's say, your doom." Mandrake laughed. I lost my temper again. I groaned. Mandrake laughed harder. " Oh you silly boy, did they ever tell you that you look like your father?" My eyes widen. How dare he?
" How dare you talk about my father?" I snarled. Mandrake grinned.
" Well, why wouldn't I. After all, I was the one that killed him." Mandrake smiled. My eyes widen so much that they almost pop of my head. It was him. I thought all this time that a boggan killed him, but it was him. It was Mandrake. This time I really did lost my temper. I started to fight again.
" You bloody evil beast" I yelled. Mandrake laughed even more.
" Funny, your dad said the same thing before I killed him" Mandrake laughed. I kept fighting.
" Funny, I wonder what was the last thing your son said" I snarled. Mandrake face change. It was full of anger and sadness. I knew I said the wrong thing, but I wasn't going to let him talked about my father like that. I gave Mandrake an nasty smirk. Mandrake looked furious.
" How dare you talk about my son?" Mandrake snarled.
" How dare you talk about my father?" I snarled back. Mandrake was really furious. He came toward me and punch me really hard on the gut. I groaned.
" Never talk about my son ever again, or what is left of you" Mandrake grinned. He then left the cell, and I was in total darkness. I still couldn't believe it. I was going to die. I wasn't going to see Ronin, Chase, Queen Jinny and M.K. M.K. I wasn't going to see her again. I wasn't going to see that sweet smile and the way she pull the string behind her ear. I wasn't going to grab her hand and walk on the river edge. I wasn't even going to kissed her again. All this made want to throw myself at the floor and form a tantrum. A tear fell down my face. I wasn't going to see anybody I loved. All those people that looked after me and helped me and made my life easier and happy, I wasn't going to see them. And worst of all, I wasn't going to see the person that I love the most.