I don't own Timecrest all right belong to Sneaky Crab
Authors note
I want to apologize for what I did in the last chapter. I think I got games not games but stories confused I've added the villain I mixed up the villains. Tom is the villain from Country Hearts and I accidentally put him in a twisted fate. I am apologizing to the villain and this is not Tom. I don't know why I said that, ignore that it is Nathan. Nathan is the villain in all right then thank you.
end of author note
In this chapter, the team goes to the nightshade forest, but before they do that they go and look for the rest of Ash's team. Also, I added Allison to the team. She is now part of Ash's team as well, and like I said in the last chapter at the end, no one else knows except Ash and the girls. Roger Elise and AC don't know that Allison has been added to the team.
I did it because I didn't think it was fair that she died in the game so I'm gonna have her have a chance to live being in the team gives her a little bit of immunity from dying in the guild all right then.
we will get started on this chapter soon.
and we start with Nikki's point of view.
Nikki's point of view
in the ministration chambers, a Timecrest Guild.
we stood there and waited till Ash completed the map and asked the human. Where did we want to go next?
Then it said Granberry, so that's where we had it next.
so we headed to the grand library OK, the grand library it is we weren't far from the grand library for the ministration chambers.
we were allowed to travel teleport throughout time for the field. We walked to the grand library, though it was good for us to walk there. It took us a while, but it didn't take as long as we thought.
we walked in. We saw Roger arguing with someone in the library and I guess what do you mean you don't have it? We heard him say.
I mean, who else would borrow Master Frost's home look you see here in the library and say we didn't think you wanted anymore so we had it? Your name was crossed off on the list and gave it to the next person on the list.
well, at least the last next person on the list yes, we borrowed it out to release Maybelle great every while for I'll get it back what would Elise and necromancer go with the water mage Home water master home we just thought you didn't want it anymore. That's why we gave it to her the next person on the list said the librarian.
then we saw him and waved at him. Oh hi guys, Ash girls Allison what are you doing with them? Allison spoke up. I joined the team. Allison said my team was killed so I decided to join your team. Is that OK? Roger Roger just simply knotted yes that'll be fine with me he said, you're all by yourself. I don't know how Sierra would take it though. I think Elise would be fine with it. It's AC. We have to worry about commented Noel Joel knotted and Nikki and I did as well.
well, that is good I guess hey though I can't talk. I need to get my hands on that Tom I just finished reading Master Frost's First Home and I just need to get my hands on the second one.
Roger, we can't just teleport directly out of here and you can't travel by yourself. Noel said yeah Joel said in return you can't we have to travel as a group too we have to leave out of one of the main gates now and the Griffin transports to go anywhere.
That's a stupid rule commented Roger. I know we said and Ash was not in agreement and Allison too, but it's the only thing it's because of the trials I guess.
Still stupid Roger commented hey if it makes it feel better, I said once we take over this skill rules like that will not be a thing I hope that'll be sooner or later Roger said you three seem like you know what you would be doing more.
let us go now.
Ash asked the human if should we teleport to the gate or walk there. The human said let us walk so we walked to the gate. It was the southern gate. I think we want to do it and walk out.
The watch said the system message Ash and Roger were walking nightshade forest.
and Allison and the girls.
Nightshade forest
Nikki
we walked we finally made it to Nightshade Forest. I heard Ash say Roger said Nightshade Forest is so creepy. He has to find a ghost like that's what Elise was looking for. Ash said no we'll probably find the woman in the bone mask more likely second thought I'd rather take the ghost.
it was daytime, but I shared Forest was very dark.
that's what we heard him say we know noticed it as well. It was very dark inside the nightshade forest was hard to find her way so I used my fire magic to light our way just enough so we could see not enough to burn down these mushrooms but just enough or we could have some light Thank you, Nikki, you're welcome helped as well. We both made torches so we could see.
then we saw Elise she was backing us. She had the tone that Ash was wanting, not Ash, but Roger was wanting look there she is she saw us.
didn't you see, she saw us Roger said, reaching for the tomb, but not yet she disappeared why did she disappear again? Roger asked. I think she's trying to play a trick on us. Noel said Joel just said yeah that could be the possibility Roger aside staring at him.
three people are in front of us, two people in black and two black hooded cloaks, and a person with a white moon face and a white and a white robe or white cloak, as said to the human girls, and I blinked and saw her the girl with the bone face smiled us.
Talking to the woman with the bone face
Nikki
I walked up to her the two black clothes boys stopped me. You shall not get close to her. The woman said it was OK. I know them she said sending her or she couldn't send her radius out to us, but she walked to us cause she heard our voices, she hugged us three of us what are you three doing out here we're a team now no from the trials she nods understanding OK but why are you in nightshade Forest? It was one of our quests I explained. as the girls put a protective bubble over the three of us for a moment.
what are you doing out here to keep Merrick and Alan out of trouble Alan oh yes, Alan right do you think they are up to something bad? Scarlet nods yes how's Luther doing? Fine, I guess we haven't seen him in a while. The last time we saw him. It was after the funeral for the trials. Yes, I know Scarlett said.
and he didn't look happy I said, of course, he didn't look happy. I mean half of those people died in the trials Scarlett said, and you know I had nothing to do with it. Yes, we know for sure that you haven't been.
we know for a fact that you haven't been working on yourself with your brother for those trials the three of us and Scarlet the four of us stood there talking. Scarlet hugged each of us close to her. Will be home soon. I know you will. Luther will be worried of course he would be, but will be back soon I will tell him that I said, as I hugged Scarlet and my sister, too she stood out the way, and the protective shield came off of us for a moment.
Roger asked what was that all about that was none of your business my sisters and I said.
It looks like an intense conversation Ash asked, instead, we nodded. Don't worry. None of it was bad. I figured not as much as Ash said.
then we stood there waiting and silence came out well we weren't expecting that the three of us stood there. I mean, we played the game, but we didn't expect it so sudden like this in our team that normally wouldn't be part of the game code Allison also commented, yeah that's crazy.
it is besides Scarlet there were two other people there they both were wearing black cloaks and had hoods on them one we recognized as Merrick and the other well pulled down his hood. We knew that that was Alan. Rogers said Alan what are you doing here? why aren't you back in Windsor Howellcera?
It funny how I should say the same thing Roger when you were the one who left us suddenly he attacks Roger watch out, but Roger doesn't listen and tries to help, but Mary gets in the way i'll be telling all this to Luther tonight.
I'll be staying with him tonight instead of in our room tonight my sisters will stay in there in the room, but I'm going up to ion tonight anyway the fight continued but Alan succeeded in destroying Roger Merrick almost succeeded in hurting Ash.
then we heard Scarlet and Ash say that he heard the woman in the bone mask say he's calling dark appear under their feet hey I'm not done with him yet. Alan said we also heard Merrick say something about Ash defending him earlier that day and asking who Ash was talking to.
then he said something about the perfect world to be born and if you're not for us, you're against us.
Ash was a little weak so we waited for a moment and Elise came out a good show. She says Elise we just hiding behind that mushroom Roger asks why didn't you help it was more fun for me this way settle lease as you try to take off the mask, the bone woman with the bone mass mask says yes oh he's gotten injured. My sister healed him there be careful next time and Joel said at the same time I knotted along. you're gonna get yourself killed one day.
Astra smiled and said OK I'll wait here till my porus rise off.
after that, Roger asked, did you take Mr. Frost home on purpose? Oh yes, settle the lease as he tried to hand it to him. He fumbles it and it falls to the ground and he picks it up. OK, I made it my mind. I'm going back to Windsor House.
I need to figure out what's going on with Alan Asher Creed. I need to know who Alan is working for Ash said also if I see the woman in the bone mask again I want to ask her what her deal is. Maybe she sees the imposter then she'll know his whereabouts.
Roger said you don't wanna get mixed in my business as if the woman in the bow mask was in charge of this or the imposter. I need to check out this anyway Ash said it's not just my business and yours and everyone's Ash commented.
OK, it decided Ash was going back to Windsor Howell with me then I heard Ash ask what the woman and the bone mask in the others doing here in Nightshade Forest. Oh, I might know something about that saddle if you come with me for a moment OK I'll follow Elise for now. Wait Roger said I thought you were going to Winsor Howell with me. It seems like you only wanna do your own thing, I told him I will do this one thing with Elise then I will go to Winsel with Roger. I promise and do not break a promise.
good then I can start packing Roger said.
then we waited for a bit for Ash to heal for a moment.
The bomb
ash
Great my my paralysis is worn off. I told Roger that we would go to whatever he needed to with what we needed to do with Windsor Howell but first I needed to follow Elise. Elise wanted to show me something important. The girls agreed that this was more important than Rogers's little pity party on the moment about him and himself.
Allison agreed what Ashli needs to do is probably more important than your little pity party said.
OK, Roger said fine. I hope I don't take too long. We fall the lease watch said system message. The team is following Elise. We followed a lease into a clearing.
there was a silver case in the middle of the clearing that was supposed to be almost buried, but it wasn't well who put that there commented the girls Noel and Joel, and Nikki said what is it? I asked don't touch it. Yeah, it looks dangerous. I got to fiddle with it, I said as I opened the case, it was a silver case like a suitcase thing when I opened it, there was a contraption inside with divers and things that hadn't been started that said to me Step away or you'll get hurt I started describing the object. My human said it's an abomination suitcase.
if it's a human object, it is dangerous said Roger anything from the human world is dangerous. I felt Noel pull me back. No Ash stepped back she said OK I trust you. I guess good one. She said good child he said good holding me close to her for the time being but at least touched it. Oops, she said I couldn't help but it was not enough. There's too much talk and not enough action she said, my human companion said it's gonna blow up. You need to get back far away.
OK, I asked how far should I go back. I wanna draw a spell but I still wanna be far enough away that I won't get hurt go at least 45 m away. OK, I told the team that we need to go at least 45 m away. the girl said good, we stepped back that far and I drew a spell of the word, and came to me, but I had no time to try it out yet Nightshade Forest was on fire.
I say, Elise said my shade and mushrooms make us poisonous small or gas when damaged great Roger said fire isn't good poisonous gas isn't good. Ash asked you to listen to me. We need to go back to the guild and report this.
Ash Ash, are you listening to me? I said to my human my human heard what Roger said can you say something to get through to Ash?
there are at least a few choices a couple of them the human chose for us to stay. The girls agreed if there's anyone trapped here or anything trapped here we should save them. That's the right thing to do. And the unselfish thing to do.
Nikki said that is what Luther would done that's what he would do if he was in the situation probably why do you bring my brother up for this? I asked her if it was just truthful. He wouldn't leave anyone left here and I know you wouldn't either if you're like him, his head no you're right you were right.
that's not the answer I was hoping for Roger said, as he left to go back to report the fire to the guild.
Allison also agreed to stay I'll stay Allison said besides what else am I supposed to do today?
Searching for people
Nikki
Astros the right thing to go search for others to see if anyone was trapped in the fire I would've done the same and my sisters too since we're gonna be in charge of Valencia and a few short months ago months ahead and then I will become the second page of Valencia. I must keep everyone safe, I'll fix the problems that my father had messed up on but first I need to save these people if there is anyone trapped here.
Allison was put on the team for a reason she couldn't use her fire magic obviously but she was very helpful. We don't need mages to put out this fire. I said to my sisters, we can go ahead and use one of our other spells since we're no longer in the trials, what do you have in mind, the girls knotted Aquarius they said putting out the fire. There's too big of a fire but at least it cleaned out some of it so we can travel through at least.
we used a barrier to keep out the poison. My sisters and I used our magic to cover the team. You don't need to get covered by the smog so we can stay out longer knotted. That's a very handy spell commented on that too. It kept getting sicker too now you all are safe under this barrier. I said we could travel better.
ash commented, thank you, ladies. He says we have to take care of you but we did ask. How do you take care of the how do you keep yourself immune to poison? They asked Elise we asked Elise and Ash too and Allison well Elise said I use shadow roots how do you get your hands on that? I Have my Way, Elise said.
maybe I'll show you, girls, sometimes we nodded as we traveled through the mess and the smog, but did not get hit by any of it the barrier kept safe for the time being.
this is as bad as when Nathan attacked me so this is OK. I thought to myself sides. I'm keeping the youngest Timecrest safe. I have my arm around Ash you're my charge now not OK. And I'll try my best to trust my brothers for your sake, Miss Nikki I don't want to miss your party, but it'll take me some time. OK Leonard we know that he admitted things to us that we could not, but she would not admit to anyone else.
not even to the watch.
The Muffins
ash
we walked a little ways the girls and I under our protective barrier and the rest of the team Nikki, Noel, Joel, and Allison we continued to walk until we heard some Muffies wow muffins we should save them. We bring them into us to us.
we can't let them die. We brought in the Muffies and took them. We searched a little longer, though, but it was getting too bad.
Countering Connor
ash
we continued again because they wanted to search to see if there was anyone else out there Connor was here. Why was he here and what was he doing? He said I'm here to put out the fire just like you he says. Unlike you, I'm gonna put out this fire and you will go back to Timecrest Guild.
Who is the tell us what to do the girls answered you all are just bronze level he said to go back to the safety of the guild.
Fine, we'll go back. Heard the girls say. but you pay for your crime soon enough crimes Connor said, looking at them you girls are no authority over us over me he said.
we will be one day the girl said as we left and went back to Timecrest Guild.
Back at the guild
Nikki
re-returned back to the guild and we received our payments and the Memphis. The Muffies gave us so I am from themselves. Ash got one from the largest Muffy good job. I said to him, he smiled.
Roger came up to us and said I know you just got here but the administrators want to hear from you. What about your gold? I heard Ash ask the goal doesn't matter to me right now. I'm just gonna go get ready to start packing to go to Windsor, how would you take care of getting my reward for me I heard them say to Ash OK Ash said as we left to go get our money reward money he gave us a slap on the wrist and 200 for the quest completion.
now we're gonna go get ready to go to Windsor house oh great and adventure Elise says standing next to us. Oh you know Elise you don't have to come Roger said and you girls don't have to either. We have to go over wherever Ash goes I said ashes, simply knotted and said yeah unfortunately they have to go wherever I go.
AC came out to us and said oh great what's going on? Oh, we might need your help. AC is not the most pleasant to be around but he's his best for this mission. I heard Ashli say.
fine, are we going? We're going back to my hometown of Windsor how Roger said there's some business I need to take care of there.
That sounds good we will meet you there. We'll meet in the ashes room at sunrise. I can go get started. Hacking now said Roger.
if you're gonna travel around the guild, we don't need to travel with you. We're gonna go back home for the time being we need to rest anyway Nikki I just nodded and the girls did too. OK Ash said don't forget to meet me in my room at sunrise won't they said we said in unison.
Then Ash went
off to do his own thing and we left to go back to Ion.
wow, what a day I can't wait to tell Luther all about it he'll be happy that I went on a full mission and then I'll be going on a mission with Ash soon too again should we return to our room or
our villa? I think we should return to the Villa tonight the girl I heard my sister say I'm thinking of a teleport orb. I said you want to go to Ion all right then see you later bye.
then we parted and I was on ion.
Ending here I hope you enjoy this chapter. It was so much fun and I got to have Nikki to hang out with Ash, Nikki, and the girls to hang out with Ash for a bit. I mean it's just as important for him to for them to hang out just as much as it is for her to hang out with Luther as well. Don't worry there'll be more adventures as well, but I'm gonna take a break for the Ash and have Nikki have some time with Luther in the next chapter soon, all right I'll see you then.
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