Hello everybody. I am back. My computer is still acting up but I can still update. I hope you all didn't wait to long. To make up for it this chapter is a little bit longer. Now for chapter 8 of bonded.
Chapter 8.
Danny and Ember watched as Max sat there eyes gawked wide open. "five days I was asleep?" he asked. amberlyn nodded. "we found you walking along the road and you just collapsed." She said sitting next to Max. Hugh spoke up after amberlyn. "you looked like you hadn't slept or eaten in days." He said. Max looked up shaking his head. "no I didn't I was headed….somewhere and I hadn't packed anything." He said frowning. Trisha looked and smiled sitting next to him across from amberlyn. "well young man you can stay with us as long as you need to." She said.
After they had finished talking amberlyn got up along with Trisha. Max was about to get up when he felt his head get light and he saw stars. Amberlyn sat him back down. "you need to rest. Youre still pretty exhausted and weak." Max began to protest. "what if I fall asleep for days again? Or worse what If never wake up?" Hugh spoke up. "don't worry yourself young man. That's very unlikely." He said as Amberlyn pulled the blanket over Max.
Danny and Ember watched as clockwork pressed the switch on his staff. And at once it was morning. They watched as the family including Max got up and ate their breakfast. Later on Max wanted to help out with the dishes. But amberlyn told him to sit down. he was still having shivers and shakes even though he was recovering. Hugh and Trisha took care of the dishes. Amberlyn and Max sat down and pretty much talked. Amberlyn talked about how she wanted to go to the city and learn how to sing and act. Danny could actually see a little bit of Ember in her. While Ember on the other hand saw a little bit of Dannys kindness in Max as he sat and listened to Amberlyn talk rather than interrupt.
Finally after a while amberlyn turned to Max. "so tell me max where are you from?" she asked. Max looked down sadly. "im from salem Oregon." He said rubbing his arm. Amberlyn raised her eyebrows. "where they hunt witches?" she asked. he nodded. "yes I ran away from there because I couldn't handle it. I had seen most of my friends burned or drowned because of it." he said wiping a tear from his eye. Amberlyn had a look of sympathy on her face and was about to say something when they heard a yell in agony and pain from the other end of the house near the barn. They looked at each other and without hesitation ran to see what was wrong.
They got there to see Hugh on the ground holding the side of his bleeding head Trisha holding him in her lap shaking with fear. "get on the ground all of you." They looked to see two men both rifles in their hands. Amberlyn and Max both got on the ground next to Amberlyns parents. "this place is now on property of lord Mastres anyone got a problem with that dies." The tall blonde one said smirking. His partner walked up to Amberlyn kneeling down. he pulled her chin up to his face gently. "well hey there pretty lady." He said with an evil smile. "leave her alone!" Max said glaring. The man got up and smashed the butt of his gun into maxes gut.
"you better watch your mouth son or Ill do worse." He said glaring at the boy. He turned to his partner. "take loudmouth out to the forest and teach him a lesson." He said. the other man nodded grabbing Max by the scruff of the shirt and dragging him along. Danny and Ember watched as they were helpless to do anything. Clockwork watched as the events unfolded. "what do you want from us?" Trisha asked eyes filled with tears. The man reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper and showed it to the family. Amberlyn looked at the picture to see a boy with red hair and a strange crescent moon shape on his right eye. "were looking for this young lad anyone seen him?" he asked. "lets just say our bosses want this young man dead." Amberlyn shook with anger. "and what did this young man do?" she asked.
The man glared. "witchcraft is what he did." He said. "our bosses Vladimir Mastres and Jack nightingale want to burn this boy to the steak." He said putting away the paper. "we don't know anything about this boy were just a family trying to earn a living is all." Hugh said holding in the pain. "well were just gonna have to check wont we." The man said. at that moment however something flashed past Danny and Ember. they at once noticed the boy from the picture holding the man by the neck with his own gun.
"y-y-y-y-you." The man said through what little gasps of air he could get. "you will not harm anyone else anymore. Ive had it with you witch hunters." The boy said bringing the body of the gun up cracking the mans neck." He turned to the family now scared shaking. "don't worry im not going to hurt you." He said. he walked up carefully next to Hugh. "hold still this might hurt a bit." He said. he raised his hand and gently placed it on Hughs wound. Soon there was a glow and at once the injury was gone.
Amberlyn looked at the stranger with interest but flinched when he looked at her. "your friend was in the woods when I found him. Hes okay but pretty banged up." He turned and was about to leave when Amberlyn called him back. "wait. Who are you?" she asked. the figure turned and smiled. "I am called Nightmare." He said as he then vanished. Amberlyn once she was done gazing ran into the woods calling maxes name. she found him on the ground rubbing his head. "are you okay?" she asked. Max nodded. "yeah some guy knocked out the guy over there I think hes dead." Amberlyn looked at the none moving corpse. "he deserved it." Max said getting up leaning against the tree for balance. Amberlyn didn't hear. She was to busy thinking about the mysterious hero who had saved her and her family.
Later.
The three ghosts made their way back to clockworks lair. "so who was the cute guy we just saw?" Ember said. dannys heart fell to his stomach yet for some reason he didn't know why. "that miss mclain was Max Nightmare." He said putting the medallions into the black liquid. Danny and Embers eyes widened. "what?!" they asked at once. Clockwork grinned. "all in do time for now I would suggest going to miss mclains place and grabbing a few of her things. I talked to the council and they agreed to bring up the lockdown for a day. That way you could grab the things you needed miss mclain." Clockwork said smiling. Danny and Ember looked at each other said goodbye to clockwork.
Clockwork watched as they left. Once they had gone he turned to one of the screens and watched a scene that he had to wait to show the two teens. Max nightingale was being dragged by the man and was pushed to the woods. Max stood there as the man pulled the gun to his face. To the mans surprise he didn't even flinch. "so youre not afraid to die huh boy?" he asked putting his finger on the trigger. Max only smirked. "you wish." The mans eyes went wide as a pair of black rings formed and made their way around and separated. His clothes were replaced with black robes and a pair of small black daggers. His hair went from jet black to blood red. His blue eyes went to white and finally a crescent moon shape formed on his eye. Clockwork smiled. "Max nightingale and Max nightmare. Nice ring to it." he said as he watched the young warlock halfbreed make quick work of the man.
I hope you all aren't to mad at me for taking forever to update and I will update next Sunday. Depending on if my shitty computer listens to me. Until then blackwood out.