Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Monster Hunter, only how the story goes. The characters and world of Monster Hunter belongs to Capcom. The only thing that I do own are the OC's of the story. I do apologize for any errors in grammar and/or if I was not accurate in reference to something.

A/N: We have a little reunion, an attempt to defuse some hostilities and relocation for some. And originally, the New Friends was only going to be about three mini-arcs long, but I've decided to include some more monsters. I'll list them at the bottom of the chapter.

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Chapter Fifty-Four: Friendships Rekindled

Neither Jacob nor Boltia moved from where they were standing as they stared at one another. The two were a little nervous after spending some time apart. The human was very grateful that the Tobi-Kadachi had come to his rescue in his time of need. The Fanged Wyvern gave an unsure groan and started to turn away from him. But Jacob raised a hand to her when he said, "Boltia, please wait."

The Tobi-Kadachi stopped after a few steps and turned her head back to him. Coming a little closer, lowered his arm when he said, "I'm really sorry for how things went between us the last time that we were together.

"And I don't want us to be mad at each other anymore." He added and she fully turned around to him. A small grin grew on his face as he tilted his head when he asked, "Friends?"

The Tobi-Kadachi seemed to be delighted with this as she rushed up to him with a happy sounding growl, circled around him while pressing against him. Jacob's smile didn't falter as he fought to keep his footing. After a few more passes around the teen, Boltia moved to stand before him again and grabbed the teen before pulling him into an embrace. Jacob lightly laughed as she held him tight like the morning after the Deviljho fight. But they both tensed up when they heard the howling of the wolf beast. The two moved to the edge of the arena and looked over the side. They could hear movement coming from the tunnel and Jacob shook his head, "Oh, it's coming this way. And I doubt that just the two of us can face it head on."

Boltia shared the same sentiments and quickly moved down the arena and jumped over the small drop. She looked back to the human and Jacob quickly turned to follow after her. He ran to the drop and jumped down. When he was beside her again, the teen said, "I think I may have a hiding spot for the time being.

"Come on, girl." He took off running. The Tobi-Kadachi was right behind him and they rushed down the tunnel that lead to the crossroads up or down the Ancient Tree. They turned to the right and Boltia jumped down first. Jacob was right behind her when he touched down next to her. They kept going down the hill and turned to the left at the intersection. Jacob moved to the drop before the small pond and jumped down. He landed with a splash and when he stood up again he looked up to Boltia. The Tobi-Kadachi seemed a little unsure about this as she looked about the water. Jacob reassured her, "It's okay, girl. I'm here for ya."

Boltia jumped down and joined her human friend. Jacob walked over to a small waterfall and passed underneath it. He shivered from the cold feeling with a small yelp and hoped that it would wash his scent away, though it would be a temporary thing. The human looked to his Fanged Wyvern friend and said, "Come on, girl.

"Can't risk having that thing tracking our scents." He pointed out as he walked back out of the water. With a calm gesture of his arms he said, "Come on. It's okay."

The Tobi-Kadachi was once again unsure about this, but slowly passed through the water. She too gave a surprised yelp from the cold feeling of the water. Jacob hoped that it work as he moved to a spot that he remembered months ago. The opening didn't look untouched and they both filed in. The space was a little snug for the both of them, but they thought it would work for the time being. Jacob moved over to where he found a hole while motioning for the Tobi-Kadachi to move to where she wouldn't be seen. Boltia moved a little out of the way and pressed up against the wall. Glancing out he could see the path above them and heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Turning to Boltia he lightly shushed her before looking back out the hole. Though he couldn't see it very well, the wolf like creature appeared on the path above the pond. The human could see it sniffing for him and Boltia and started to turn its head in their direction. Jacob moved his head out of the way to avoid being spotted. A moment later, the wolf creature gave a frustrated howl and he glanced out to look again. The larger Fanged Wyvern broke off into a run and disappeared down the path.

When they were sure that the wolf creature was gone, both human and Tobi- Kadachi breathed a little easier. The teen poked his head out and carefully stepped out of the hiding spot and Boltia slowly came out as well. The Fanged Wyvern with him raised her head and sniffed the air to make sure that it wasn't close by while the human kept his ears open. When Boltia started to make her way towards the vines that could get her home, Jacob rushed in front of her, held up his arms and said, "I don't think that's such a good idea."

Boltia titled her head in confusion, not understanding why. Jacob sighed and then said, "That thing's liable to circle back to where you normally go.

"And I don't want anything to happen to ya, girl." He added while lightly stroking the feathery scales on her shoulder. She seemed to be happy with his touch as she gave a small growl. It was then that Jacob got another idea and said, "Follow me."

With that said, Jacob moved through an opening in the pond and came up to the wall of vines that went around the eastern camp of the Ancient Forest. Sloshing through the water he glanced back to see if she was still with him. Jacob was thankful that she was. He climbed up them and waited for his friend to join him. She jumped up and walked alongside him. But just as they were walking through the foliage of the path and were halfway to where Jacob was thinking, Boltia tensed up and growled when she sensed something approaching. Jacob, remembering that he didn't have his Dual Blades on him anymore when Boltia had rescued him from getting crushed underneath the large Fanged Wyvern, pulled out the knife that he kept on his person. Up ahead, the foliage started to rustle a great deal and the two readied themselves. But a moment later, seven of the nine the Jagras pack that Jacob had come to know and love appeared from the brush. He figured that they must have come along a different path towards them. But before the human could relax, Boltia started growling at what she deemed to be threats. The Jagras pack growled back at her and looked as if they were about to attack each other. Quickly putting the knife away, Jacob moved to where he could stand between them. Holding his arms out to both sides he said, "None of that. We're not gonna have any fighting right now."

This made all the Fanged Wyverns on both sides look to him, but continued growling. Looking to Boltia Jacob said, "I know that this is how we had our falling out, but they're friends of mine. I care for them as much as I care for you.

"And I don't want to have another fight with you. Please." The human begged with a pleading look. Though the Tobi-Kadachi seemed to calm down a little, she remained wary of the pack in front of her and Jacob. Jacob then looked to the Jagras pack and said, "I know that you all will be wary of each other. But please just get along for right now."

They too calmed down a little. They tensed up when they heard the sounds of the wolf creature's howl echo throughout the forest. Jacob looked around for something and saw one of the climbable collection of vines. With a gesture of his head, "This way."

Moving to the tendril, he started to climb up. When he made it to the top, Jacob pulled himself over and looked down. They were all staring up at him and tilted their heads. Waving for them to follow he said, "Come on up."

The Tobi-Kadachi and the pack of Jagras looked to each other before the larger Fanged Wyvern jumped up to the hole on the opposite side of the camp. When she was in, Boltia turned around and jumped again. She didn't have to glide across since it was a small jump and managed to reach the botanical walkway. Jacob moved out of the way as she continued up before looking back down to the Jagras pack. With Jupiter and Jenna remaining on the ground, Julius, Juno, Joss, Jess, Jumpa, Junker and Juni all made their way up the collection of vines one by one. When they made it to the top, they and Jacob went up the small walkway into the eastern camp.

They found Boltia looking a little uncomfortable with her new surroundings. She fidgeted a bit as she turned around in circles and lightly brushed up against the tent and knocked it over. The fabric and the materials holding it up all clattered against the ground. The Tobi-Kadachi looked to the fallen tent before looking over to Jacob. The human just waved it off, "I hardly use it anyway."

Seeing that having them all together would be a bit of an issue, Jacob moved over to a spot by the north section of the camp. It was a bit of a struggle, but he managed to make it up to a spot that overlooked the camp. He patted the spot, "Up here, Boltia."

He scooted out of the way as the Tobi-Kadachi climbed up herself. Looking around the space he saw that she was thinking of her old spot. Even Jacob thought it was a bit snug in terms of space. The Fanged Wyvern turned her head to him and he gave her a small grin, "Hopefully you'll be able to go back to your nest soon, Boltia.

"We just have to lay low for a bit until that wolf beast is gone." He said before looking back to the nine Jagras. They were all looking at him as if waiting for him to come back down. Jacob jumped from the elevated spot and moved to stand amongst the pack. All nine gathered around him and he moved to sit on his knees. He looked amongst each of the large lizards and said, "Just a temporary fix for now.

"We just need to be careful." He said, though he had a feeling that it wouldn't be that easy. They seemed to notice how he was feeling and the four female Jagras lightly rubbed against their human packmate. They were startled when they heard growling coming from behind and they all looked to see Boltia glaring down at them. Jacob wasn't amused by this when he said, "None of that now.

"We have to get used to each other." The human reminded, even though he knew it wasn't going to be easy. Rising off the ground, Jacob made his way over to the entrance that looked into the shaded forest bit. He carefully peeked around to see if there was any sign of the wolf creature or anything else. Jacob only saw small movements from the smaller creatures and felt a little content at the moment. He turned his head to see if anything was coming down from the other way. Boltia and all nine Jagras watched as the human moved over to the spot where they had climbed up.

Jacob looked over the side to see if there was anything moving within the foliage. But once again there was nothing. Making his way back up to the camp, the teen was about to look through the third entrance just to be on the safe side when Julius moved in front of him. Jacob had a feeling about where this was going by the look in the Jagras' eye. With sigh he questioned, "Ugh! Really? Right now?"

He got his answer when the muscular Jagras gave a low growl. The yellow Fanged Wyvern crouched a bit and prepared to pounce. With another sigh, Jacob removed the Dual Blades and their holder from his back and dropped them next to the large chest. The other eight Jagras remained back to watch the show. From up in her spot, Boltia watched as her human friend and the Jagras were squaring off.

Julius was the first to make a move when he lunged at Jacob. But the human teen was quick to duck down and the Jagras sailed over him. The yellow Fanged Wyvern landed behind him and they turned to face each other again. Julius lunged again and Jacob allowed him to connect. But he managed to keep his footing and wrapped his arms around the Jagras' middle. With a twist of his body, he slammed Julius to the ground. However, before the human could claim a quick victory, Junker and Jumpa suddenly knocked into him from the front. They landed into a heap with the two Jagras on top. Jacob couldn't help but laugh as he looked up to them, "Not you guys too."

It only seemed to grow as Julius and the other six suddenly joined in. They either lightly nipped, licked or rubbed against the teen, making him squirm a bit. Jacob continued laughing while trying to gently push the Jagras away from him. The situation must have looked quite different to another as they stopped when Boltia gave a shrill roar. All nine Jagras and the human looked up to the spot just as the Tobi-Kadachi jumped down. The feathery scales along her body were raised a little and she looked like she was about to go on the attack.

Quickly getting up, Jacob moved to stand between them again and held his hands up to stop her. While slowing her pace, the Tobi-Kadachi looked between them with a small growl. He quickly reassured her, "I'm fine, Boltia.

"It's okay. They were just playing." He said when he gestured to the nine behind him. While she calmed down a little, Boltia still looked like she wanted to fight the nine of them. Jacob could see that they were all becoming a little agitated and it had hardly been five minutes. He wondered just how long they would have to wait before being able to go to their respective homes.

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A few hours had passed since relocating to the second camp. While things had calmed down a good bit, that didn't mean everyone wasn't looking bored. Since they weren't able to go back to their own territory just yet, all nine Jagras were laying in a pile dozing the day away. Boltia had returned to her perch in the spot that overlooked the camp. Jacob himself was lying on the ground between the two different species of wyvern. As he laid there on the ground, the human started to wonder what time it was.

A choir of loud growls suddenly came from all the Fanged Wyverns, scaring Jacob a bit as he sat up. He looked around, but could see that while they were wary of potential enemies, they didn't seem very hostile at the moment. Thinking that they must be getting hungry, Jacob figured that he needed to get them something to eat before he started to look delicious himself. He heard the sounds of snuffling and oinking. Everyone else must have heard it as well as Boltia lifted her head and the nine Jagras turned their heads in the direction of the sound.

Quietly making his way over to the exit on the north side of the camp, he poked his head out through the opening. He didn't see anything at first, but the sounds came from directly below him. Thinking that it was within range, Jacob looked back to his friends and said, "I'll be right back."

Slipping out through the opening, Jacob quietly landed on the root below him and peered over the side of the root. Sure enough, a small pig thing was snuffling around. Removing the knife from its sheath, Jacob waited a moment until the big was underneath him. When it was in position, he dropped down and landed on the swine's back. It gave a shrill squeal when it was knocked off its feet, but Jacob quickly silenced it by jamming the knife into its neck. A little blood spurted from the wound and the human held it there with both hands. It took a moment or more for the pig thing to stop twitching due to the blood loss. With a huff, Jacob got off of the dead creature. With a small nod put the knife away as he said, "It's not much. But it'll due for now."

Walking behind it, Jacob grabbed the pig thing's back legs and started to drag it towards the end of the root. From there he could get it up and maybe somehow get it to the Fanged Wyverns in the camp. A small trail of blood leaked from the swine as he finally made it to the root. Jacob strained as he pulled it over the root and up to the vines that would take him up. But seeing that it was a bit of a task, the teen thought it best to find another way. With a huff, he continued to drag it across the root. But he didn't have to go no further when Jupiter and Jenna stuck their heads through the opening. Thinking that they could help, Jacob struggled to lift the dead pig up into his arms. He thought he would drop it as he tried to lift the swine carcass over his head and to the opening. The two Jagras' heads swayed as did the teen when he tried to move the pig's body. Jacob was thankful when he managed to get close enough to the opening and both Jupiter and Jenna were able to grab the pig's hide with their teeth. The human pushed while the Jagras pulled. Thanks to their teamwork they got the pig inside. And it was a good thing too, for they could hear the sounds of heavy footsteps approaching. While Jupiter and Jenna pulled the swine's body into the boundaries of the camp, Jacob scrambled to climb into the camp. Making it in at the last second, he happened to catch a glance at what was coming. The shape of the monster moved through pretty quickly, but he saw that it was walking on all fours. The beast's tail disappeared around the corner and it didn't come back. He waited a moment and heard a roar. It didn't sound like the wolf creature so he wasn't entire sure what it was exactly.

Pushing it out of his mind for the time being, Jacob looked at the still form of the swine he managed to catch. But as he moved to help Jupiter and Jenna move it into the middle of the camp, a shape quickly rushed through and knocked them away from the catch. Jacob, Jupiter and Jenna fell to the ground and looked up to see Boltia holding the dead swine in her mouth. Jacob got up and said, "Hey!"

But the Tobi-Kadachi was already on the move when she quickly turned and jumped up back onto her perch. She had her back facing them as it looked like she was starting to dig in. The other Jagras quickly filed together around Jacob, Jupiter and Jenna. The human winced when they started screeching up at the Fanged Wyvern that had taken the whole catch. But they stopped when they heard the sounds of ripping and tearing coming from the Tobi-Kadachi and saw her rip the swine in half. Boltia then tossed down a bloodied half of the catch down to them and it plopped against the ground in a messy heap. They saw that she had given them the rear half of the swine. They looked back up to her and saw that she was eating the front half of the pig.

Jacob looked to each of the Jagras and took a step back to allow them to enjoy the meal. All nine Jagras looked to each other before turning their gazes back to him. They seemed to want him to be able to enjoy the meal as well. Having an idea about what to do, Jacob removed the knife again and knelt down next to the carcass. Sawing off one of the legs from the body, Jacob took it off with a slight rip and stepped back again. With his free hand he gestured to the nine, "Have at it, fellas."

None of the Jagras hesitated as they all moved forward and grabbed onto the carcass with their jaws. Jacob watched with slight discomfort as they tugged and ripped the flesh from their half of the catch. With them and Boltia taken care of for the time being, Jacob felt that it was time to take care of himself. He remembered that there was something that he had left the last time he had came to the second camp. Walking up to the large chest by the opening, Jacob placed his free hand against the lid. He strained to open the chest with just one hand and was a bit pleased to see it lifting. Jacob managed to lift the lid up and opened it to where it wouldn't fall on him. Placing a stick to keep it from falling down, Jacob took out some fire starters and some kindling he had brought the last time he had stayed in the second camp. Feeling the he had everything that he needed, Jacob moved over to the oven in the camp.

Placing the swine leg in the oven, the teen then placed the kindling down below and some sticks in the space under it. Using his knife and a rock, he struck them together to get a spark. It took a few tries, but some sparks landed amongst the kindling. Leaning a little closer, Jacob blew on it and the flames quickly grew. When the fire was sizeable enough, he cooked the meat. The human would have preferred a nice fish or some fruit, but felt that this would do for him. When he felt a presence next to him, Jacob glanced to see Jupiter sitting next to him. The Jagras' jaw was red from the blood of the kill. He glanced back to see that the rest of the pack were enjoying their meal.

It took a few minutes, but the meat looked to be done. Taking it out, Jacob took a bite to see if it was just right. While the meat lacked flavor, it seemed to be quite edible to him. He ate his fill before looking to the meat remaining on the bone. There wasn't much, and he wasn't sure if the Jagras would like it or not. Seeing the fire still burning, Jacob tossed the meat covered bone and watched it burn. The flames crackled around it and consumed the remainder of the meat.

Deciding to see what time it was looking like, Jacob got up from his spot and moved to the opening right of the chest. Going down the slope, Jacob moved to where he could jump across the thick branches. He figured that once he had a view of the open sky, he could see what time of day it was. The human teen soon made it to a spot where he could look up at the sky. Though the sky was still blue but was starting to turn another color. Figuring that maybe they would be okay to go during the dark, Jacob planned to go sometime after dark. He turned to head back and found Jumpa right behind him. The yellow Fanged Wyvern gave a small growl as he tilted his head. The jumpy Jagras must have followed him all the way and would most likely follow him back.

But just as they were about to leave, the sounds of growling made them stop and get down low. Jacob turned to look over the end of the log to see what it was. Jumpa slowly joined him and they both looked to see what it was. Though they could hardly see it with some foliage in the way, Jacob and Jumpa could see the paws across the pond at the path near the fork in the road. The wolf creature had returned and they heard it sniffing around, probably still looking for them.

Jacob and Jumpa both turned to quietly sneak back, but Jumpa's paw accidentally slipped and the Jagras started to fall. The human teen was quick to grab Jumpa's forelimb and back. They managed to keep the smaller Fanged Wyvern from falling to the ground but they appeared to have made too much noise. They heard the wolf beast growl before splashes from the pond. They looked down just as the beast managed to climb up and take a few steps into the path. It didn't seem to notice either one as they were slightly hanging over the edge. The two did their best not to move out of fear of being seen.

The wolf creature continued to sniff around and Jacob grew worried that it would smell them and look up at them. Carefully moving one arm around Jumpa, Jacob slowly rolled to bring them out of view. When he was sure that they were safe, they both laid there against the log. Below them, the wolf beast raised its head up to look above but wasn't seeing anything. It gave a frustrated growl before turning to leave.

Above with the two, Jacob and Jumpa heard the beast leaving. Carefully getting up, the human looked down below to see the wolf creature heading back in the direction of the pond. It disappeared through the foliage. They waited a moment and heard a couple of big splashes in the pond. They relaxed when they were alone again. Getting up again, Jacob gestured with his head towards the direction of the camp, "Let's be getting back now."

Taking the lead across the trunks, Jacob and Jumpa carefully made their way back to camp. The two made sure to watch each other as they made the jumps. But as they were over the last jump, they heard screeches coming from up at the camp. Both human and Jagras rushed up the botanical walkway to see what was going on. When they arrived in the space, they were wide eyed by what they were seeing. On one side of the camp, the remaining eight looked ready to fight Boltia who had come down from her perch. Having no idea what this is about, Jacob moved to stop them before they got into a fight.

The human put himself between the two sides and raised his hands to keep them back. All the Fanged Wyverns seemed to calm down a little, but remained wary of the side that looked like a threat. Looking between them he said, "I don't know what happened while me and Jumpa were gone, but let's not get into anything.

"Look, we won't be here for much longer." He promised. The teen was starting to wish that night would happen a lot sooner. Turning to Boltia he calmly moved closer, "It's gonna be okay, girl. I know that there's a lot of tension with being in the same spot for a while.

"But you have to deal with it for just a little longer." Jacob encouraged while giving the Tobi-Kadachi a light scratching to the chin. Boltia enjoyed the feeling of the scratch and turned to go back onto her perch. The Fanged Wyvern jumped back up and turned in a circle a few times. As she laid back down for the time being, Jacob then turned to the Jagras pack and walked up to them. Kneeling down he said, "Don't worry, guys. We'll get through this."

The nine Jagras responded by swarming around the human and pressing up against him. Jacob took in a deep breath and could only hope that he was right.

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Sometime later, the sun was beginning to set, and while waiting for the cover of night, Jacob and all the Fanged Wyverns had dozed off. While Boltia had remained in her perch, the Jagras were all lying about the place and Jacob in the reconstructed tent. He was lying on the ground with the journal about the monsters and maps laying on the ground next to him. But as he had been reading about the wolf creature, which he found the name of Zinogre, he had drifted to sleep.

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Jacob's Dreamscape…

In his mind, Jacob found himself laying in the middle of what appeared to be the Jagras pack's clearing. Looking around he didn't see them or anything else alive for that matter. He found that he didn't have his weapons on him.

Suddenly feeling a presence behind him, Jacob turned around and was surprised to find the creature made of wood and had an animal skull for its head. He hadn't seen it since that other dream months back. Though he was starting to wonder why the spot was so different. The being made of wood didn't make any moves against him nor look at all threatening. Jacob tilted his head and asked, "Just what are you?

"And how come I've only been able to see you these three times?" He added, not knowing why. The being of wood raised its arms up and Jacob stood back a little. But the mysterious creature only lowered his arms and pressed the tips of its fingers into the dirt. Jacob moved back as it caused roots to rise out of the ground and they moved in what looked to be a bizarre way before going back down into the soil. When it finished what it was doing, the creature made of wood removed its hands from the ground and gestured to the roots with a sweep of its hands. Jacob looked down at them but was still a little confused about what they were supposed to be.

He began to wonder about the way that the roots had arranged themselves. Deciding to try a different tactic, Jacob moved to where he could stand a little higher. When he stood on a higher spot, he looked to the creature of wood and what it had done with the roots. His eyes widened when he saw that a message was before him that read:

THE ZINOGRE IS NOT YOUR ENEMY.

Jacob looked to the creature while it just pointed to its message made of roots. He tilted his head when he questioned, "How in the world do you know about the Zinogre?"

But he didn't get an answer when the creature disappeared in a cloud of smoke and black birds. Jacob looked around to see the world starting to fade to black and he yelped when the ground disappeared from under him and he fell into the darkness.

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Jacob sat up with a gasp and took deep breaths. The message from that creature still fresh in his mind made him think. Placing a hand against his head he repeated the message, "The Zinogre is not my enemy…

"Then why did it-" Jacob started to question. Knowing that he needed answers to this, Jacob got off the ground, got all his things together and walked out. He placed the Dual Blades back onto his back when he stepped out of the tent. His commotion caused Boltia, Jupiter, Jenna, Joss, Jess, Junker, Jumpa, Juno, Julius and Juni all to look to him. The human didn't stop walking as he moved to the opening on the south east side. He moved to jump down, but before he could, the teen was stopped when he felt something grab his pack.

Looking back he saw both Joss and Jess trying to stop him from leaving. Backing up they let go and he said, "There's something I gotta do.

"I gotta find the Thunder Wolf." He told them before jumping through the opening. The two, and Jupiter rushed to the opening to see their packmate fall. He landed in the small pond with a splash. Rising onto his feet, Jacob quickly made his way to the south entrance of the shaded forest. Back in the camp, the Jagras pack and Boltia, who looked over them, watched as he disappeared into the trees. They all quickly moved to catch up with him as all nine Jagras jumped out of the opening. Boltia tried to follow through as well, but it was a bit snug for her. Backing up, she turned and went out the way she got in.

Further up ahead, Jacob came out of the shaded forest and down the slope. Slowing down at the fork in the road, he wondered how he would find the Zinogre. Looking around he muttered, "I don't even know anything about 'em."

An idea came to him and he turned to the right. As he rushed along the trail, Jacob thought about the spot where the Zinogre had taken him when it had first taken him. Having a bit of an idea on where to go, Jacob came down the hill and made for the tunnel that the Zinogre had carried him through. Carefully making his way down the slope, the teen came down to the pond at the bottom. He made his way up the slope and went through the opening on the right. And just as he made it to the clearing where he and the Zinogre had their confrontation, Jacob looked around for the Fanged Wyvern.

He didn't see anything at first, but one of the bugs that gave off a shock flew crossed his vision. More and more lifted from the grass and off of trees. Figuring that they might guide him, Jacob carefully made his way forward. When he was in the middle of the clearing he watched as the bugs floated to a spot between two trees. Jacob was surprised to see the Zinogre calmly walking through the trees. The insects floated up to the Fanged Wyvern and descended into the fur. Jacob wasn't sure about this meeting, but he knew that it must be important. The Zinogre gave a small growl before rushing up and Jacob backed up. His back hit against a tree and the Fanged Wyvern placed a paw against the boy to keep him pinned. Unbeknownst to the both of them, Boltia and the Jagras pack finally made it onto the scene.

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Author's Note: I do apologize for leaving it on a cliffhanger like this, but we'll get right into the details in the next chapter. I'm not sure how many more chapters after the next one, but we are going to be running into a couple of familiar faces up next. I look forward to reading your reviews. Be sure to leave a comment either about if I've done something wrong or if you want something specifically to happen. See you all next time.