A Royal on Skull Island Ch. 06
After a while of searching, the scouting party is once again getting on edge.
Briar lets out a huff, "How much further, Raven?"
The witch can be seen eyeing the compass. "We're almost there."
"Wait!" Cerise shouts, catching everyone's attention. "We're going in circles."
"What!?" everyone except Raven shouts.
Rosabella eyes Raven while asking, "Are you sure?"
"Definitely!" the hooded girl points at a tree with a scratch mark. "I marked this tree so we can find our way back to the beach."
The group turns back to the witchling. "Raven," Briar steps up to her. "Are you certain that compass is leading us in the right direction?"
"O-of course it is," Raven stutters to defend herself. The compass is then snatched from her hands.
Darling stands there with the tool. She turns in one direction, then another. "This isn't leading us to Apple," she shows them the compass to reveal the truth, "It's not leading us anywhere."
Briar glares at the witch. "You mean to tell me you got us lost?"
"What!? No!" Raven starts nervously rubbing her arm. "At least, I didn't mean to."
The Sleeping beauty finally snaps. "Are you kidding me!? Raven, I know that you want to find Apple. I want to as well. Believe me. But we're on an unknown island with no idea what's on it."
"I didn't know the compass wouldn't work. I thought—"
"Thought what!? That it still had magic! Why would it have magic when you don't even have magic!? Those of use who did have magic no longer do!" Briar then shoves her MirrorPhone into the witch's face. "These don't even work! They might as well be regular hand mirrors. You are some lousy—"
"Quiet!" Cerise whispers as she scans through the trees.
Daring tiptoes next to her. "Are we being watched?"
"No!"
The prince wipes his brows. "That's a relief."
The Hood girl's eyes turn golden. "We're being hunted."
At that moment, several dragon-like creatures jump out in front of the group, standing on their hind legs with razor sharp claws and teeth.
The Charmings draw their swords. "What are these?" Darling asks as the creatures seem to be wary of the weapons.
Daring subconsciously steps in front of his sister which irked the youngest of the siblings. "Some sort of small, wingless wyverns perhaps.
One of the creatures go to pounce on the siblings. Luckily their training kicked in and the duo jumps out of the way. Another goes for Daring, but one quick swipe and his life was saved. Another thought Darling would be an easier prey, but the princess jumps and kicks it in the jaw.
Others start gathering around the rest of the group. The ones without magic and weapons, Cerise is the only one standing between her friends and these predators. The hooded girl carefully watches the creatures, waiting for them to make the first move. What makes a great predator is patience. Waiting for the perfect moment to strike their prey. Being who Cerise's father is, it's a question of who will strike first.
Cerise catches movement from the corner of her eye and was quick to punch it in the side of the face. That's when the others surround her to try striking at the cloaked girl. One of them got a hold of her hood and tears it off, exposing her ears. It left her in so much shock that she was unaware of the pouncing predator.
"Cerise!" Raven smacks the creature away with a large stick. The Charmings were instantly by their side.
Daring looks over and spots Cerise's unusual trait. "Your ears?"
The Ridding Hood finally snaps out of her trance and kicks an oncoming creature. "Explain later!" she growls as she claws at one of the creatures.
Soon, the group was backed into some large boulders. One of the predators approach them. what sets this one apart from the others is that it has feathers on top of its head.
Rosabella tells everyone, "That must be the alpha."
Raven steps up to swing her stick, only for the Alpha to catches it with it's jaws and snaps it in half. The witchling takes a step back and braced herself as she can tell that the predator is ready to strike.
The Alpha jumps and just as it was midair, something falls on top of it. The other predators are quick to attempt to save their leader, but the Alpha's assailant is fast, using a spear to either smack away the creatures or stab them.
Everyone in the Scouting party stare agape at their savior. Wearing pink cloth around the waist stopping at her knees, a red top around the chest, some string of pink leaves wrapped around the wrists and ankles, a satchel hanging over the shoulders, and a headpiece decorated with red, pink, and yellow flowers resting on top of their blond-haired head. The being has yellow marking etched at various parts of the body. Turning around they revealed their piercing blue eyes and a set of two scars across her cheek.
Raven smiles and sighs with relief. "Apple."
End