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Runaway to the forest of Death
By Breanne Schmidt


Chapter 1
Where am I? Who am I? Wondered Lucas, What happened to me? Why do I hurt? His entire body ached and parts felt num. He heard people’s voices, it was faint but he could hear them. Luke couldn’t open his eyes or speak; he couldn’t hear too well what they were saying. He realized that he was moaning and then heard a door open. Someone came in the room he was in, “Everyone, he is waking up.” He wanted to ask who every the person was some questions but he couldn’t talk or see. He felt something go down his sore throat, “There that should help with the pain.” Luke slowly opened his eyes and saw blurs and shadows and his throat felt num, he wondered what the person gave him. His vision cleared up a bit and saw some people around the bed and at the foot of the bed, an old man in a white robe and holding a dark oak staff, “How do you feel?” he said kindly. Luke blinked and swallowed, “You are lucky to be alive; I thought you were dead for a while there but you still might die so I want you to take it easy.” The old man had grey hair and green eyes. He shooed everyone out the house and then went back to Luke, “You will be alright, just rest.” And Luke fell asleep. The next morning, or at least that is what he thought, he heard shouting in the other room, after a while it stopped and the old man came into the room, “You were asleep for a long time, anyway I have to leave for a while so my grandson will look after you for now.” He looked to the other room, “Come on in and say hello, Nick.” A man with dark blond hair, bright green eyes and an eye patch over his left eye walked in. He smiled, “Hello.” The old man and Nick talked a bit and said bye as the old man left. Luke still could be wake for long or talk, he still didn’t know what happened to him or who he was or where he was. He heard footsteps above and wonder who that was, “Ah, looks like some are wake, I’m going to make some breakfast and don’t worry if some walk in here, they are nice people.” And he left. Luke wondered what he was talking about. He saw people come in and out throughout the day and all, he notice, were hurt or sick. Am I in an infirmary? Will came back in the door with some broth, “You need to have something in your stomach. I’ll feed it to you since you can’t move your arms too well.” He took a stool and sat near the bed, he spooned the broth in Luke’s mouth. After all the broth was gone Luke fell back asleep and Nick quietly closed the door as he walked out and walked up stairs, Luke could still hear the echoes of his footsteps.
“Can I please walk around just for a bit? I’m tired of just sitting in the bed.” Karma said, “I won’t go outside I just want to play with the others.” Nick laughed, “You can’t be running around, you just recovered.” He said as he changed the bandage on her arm. She went on her knees in her bed and begged, “Please Nicky.” She said as she stuck out her lower lip a bit and blinked. Nick and Karma seen each other a lot, she was like a little sister to him. Her parents were farmers and she was an only child, she didn’t have much friend’s ether cause she always got into trouble by sneaking about. “Ok ok but don’t go outside or fight.” Karma hugged him and run downstairs. She tied her hair up so it wouldn’t get in the way and there were other kids in the house who were getting ready to play a game, “Ok now on the count of 3 you hide, got it?” Karma run up to them, “Can I play?” They looked to her, “Sure ok, anyway, 1, 2, 3.” Everyone ran to a different spot. After a while everyone got bored of playing hind and seek and ran off to do something else. Karma sat on the couch and sighed, “I’m bored.” And felt a hand on her shoulder, it was Will, “I have someone you can talk to.” Will lead Karma to a room on the main floor near the stairs, he opened the door and she saw a 15 year old boy in the bed asleep, his hair was a dark brownish-red and he was covered with bandages, blood, burns, and bruises, she hid behind Will a bit, “We don’t know who he is and he seems not to know who or where he is, he can’t remember anything. You can talk to him so he feels more comfortable here.” He said as he left and shut the door. Karma looked at the door for a while till the person in the bed moaned. It made her jump a bit. She didn’t know what to say when he woke up, what would she say when he did. She felt a hand go on her knee; she jumped out of the chair and saw he was awake. She stared into his hazel eyes, “Sorry…if I…scared you.” He said. His voice sounded raspy and harsh. He looked sweaty and pale; his eyes were red as was his nose too from him being sick. Karma wasn’t that good with healing and medicine but she knew when someone was sick. “No it’s ok, I’m Karma.” She said as she pulled the chair up and sat back on it. “I…can’t remember…my name…I wish I did.” Karma heard people shouting a week ago, something about the coastal guards. She heard one name that was said a lot. “I remember people shouting a week ago, the same day you came. They said one name a lot. I think your name is Lucas, Lucas Andrews.” He turned his head to stare up at the ceiling, “Yes…I remember now.” He looked back to her, “That is…my name.” He swallowed to wet his throat, “But…I still can’t…remember what happened…I wish I did.” Karma bit her lower lip, “I think I might know what happened but not many details were told. Maybe if you heard then some of your memory will come back.” She shuffled in her chair a bit and cleared her throat, “From what I heard them say, you were going to be arrested for treason and the captain of the guards was with a group of coastal guards, talking about something. You were trying to find someone to help with your case but the coastal guards found you 1st.” Luke looked up to the ceiling again, “I remember…that part, but…there is something…missing…where am I…and who was I trying…to find.” Karma smiled, “You are in Redwood forest. This is a small clinic and infirmary.” Luke coughed, “I remember…the captain…beating me up with…the coastal guards.” He said as he looked up to the ceiling, “They held me down…as he tortured me by hitting me…burning me…stabbing me. I thought…I was going to die…I watched them…kill my parents…they said I was next to die…but I escaped to the deep forest.” Karma was tearing up a bit at what he said, “I’m sorry to hear that.” He turned to her and lifted his shaky bandaged hand to her cheek, with his thumb, he wiped a tear off her face, “It is…ok…I’m alive at…less.” He coughed again and laid his hand across his middle. “You should rest; you are still in a bad condition.” He closed his eyes, “Thank you…Karma.” He whispered as he fell asleep.
Weeks passed away as the autumn rolled by, Karma and Luke spend a lot of time just talking and helping Luke to remember stuff about who he was. Luke was a novice healer and one the day they took him in, he was studying with his teacher and they came in to arrest him for helping out a certain person whose name he forgot and he was going to find that person and ask why he got in trouble for helping. It didn’t make sense that he would be killed for healing someone. Luke was getting better and better, he could be awake longer and talk better. He still couldn’t walk yet but most of his injuries were gone and his heath was back to normal. Karma was better too, before she was at the infirmary cause she broke her arm but she was better so she got to go back to the farm but she visited Luke every day.
Luke heard a knock on the door, “Come in.” Since Luke had no home, he got to stay at the infirmary but as long as he helped out when he was better. Nick opened the door, “Hey morning, how are you feeling?” he said as he walked in. “Good but my leg still hurts.” He said as he smiled. Nick laughed, “I expected that, I got something for you.” He said as he pulled out an old book, “It is a novice healer’s book, since you are a novice healer.” He handed it to Luke and Luke opened it. It had info on plants and tips on healing; it was same as the learner’s one but with more advance stuff. “Thanks Nick.” “No problem, it is something for you to do while Karma isn’t here.” It was the middle last fall and the ground was covered with red, yellow and orange leafs. Luke like the fall, it wasn’t too hot or cold, it was cool, he wanted to go outside and take a walk but his leg was still broken, it was going to take the rest of fall to heal. “Only 2 more weeks then I can finely walk around.” Nick laughed, “Yeah, I can’t wait till the winter cause then I can get the medical supplies for cheaper.” Luke was confused, “But in the winter, there is no vegetation and more people get sick and hurt from all the ice and snow, how is the supplies cheaper.” Nick put a foot on the foot board and rested an arm on his knee, “In the winter, medicine goes for cheaper to allow people to stock up, so they charge more in the fall then in the winter. Get it?” Luke nodded, “Anyway in 1 week and…6 days, it is going to be the fall harvest festival, at the speed of your recovery, you will be ok to go to the festival.” Luke closed the book, “What is the fall harvest festival?” Nick took his foot off the foot board and crossed his arms, “The fall harvest festival is a time to celebrate all our hard work. There is music, dancing, stories and more. It is a lot of fun. Well I got to go now.” Then left. Luke looked out the window at the trees, wondering who it was he was looking for and who he healed that the guards were looking for. After hours, Karma came to Luke’s room, “Hello Luke.” She said as she sat next to his bed. Luke smiled, “Hello Karma how was your day?” Karma smiled cutely, “It was great, and we are working on a play do at the festival.” Luke laughed, “That’s great, and Nick said that I might be able to go to the festival.” Karma smiled, “That’s great, well I got to get home and help mommy and daddy.” She jumped off the chair and waved, “Bye!” then left.
Finely the festival was here, everyone was going including Luke. Get got changed in his white shirt with a brown vest over top and dark brown pants and black boots. He wore leather cuffs and his dragon dagger with was just a plain leather handle and dragons tooth. His leg was better but he still had to be careful not to reinjure it. “Ready to go?” Nick said as he walked to the doorway of Luke’s room. Luke stared at him, “You look like a pirate.” Luke said finely. Nick was wearing a white t-shirt with brown pants and black boots; he was also wearing a long burgundy coat with gold trim and brown fingerless gloves. At his hip, he wore a sword and had a beat with pouches. Nick raised his eyebrow, “I always wear this coat and I have to wear this eye patch.” He said as he pointed to it. “Why do you have to wear that?” Luke had wondered that since they 1st met. “Nevermind.” He said as he rubbed his neck, “Any who, let’s go.” Luke and Nick made it to the small village of Redwood called Johnson village, the village was alive with music and people, “Wow, there is a lot of people here.”
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Short story
By Breanne Schmidt


Chapter 1

“Come on boy, wake up. We won’t hurt you…much.” Slowly Jack opened his eyes, he saw he was in a cellar with cold hard grey stone, his wrists were chained above his head as his feet dangled above the wooden floors. His head was bleeding from the men hitting him in the back of the head. “You know where you are?” Heard a voice say. “Hell?” Jack said with humor. A group of men laughed, “Oh so we caught ourselves a joker, no you’re not in hell yet. We are a group of rouges who take people and turn them into slaves then sell them off. Once we broken you into one then we might sell you if you’re lucky.” Jack laughed, “What is so funny?” Jack looked up, he saw about 10 burly men with leather armor and short swords, “You idiots, don’t think you meet me before now, have you?” Jack got a shot across his face, “I don’t care who you are.” Jack looked back at the men, “I am Jack Deviant, Guardian of Light and Darkness.” He saw the men grin, “Well, well, the son of Mastermind. We will get a lot of gold for you, most people want revenge on that bastard but I guess they could just use you instead.” The man who was talking grabbed Jack’s throat, “I also heard you’re a great thief. Tell you want, I’ll let you go but you 1st have to get us a certain slave.” All the men grinned and laughed, it made Jack sick, “You will start tomorrow.” He said as he let go of Jack’s throat and the men left. It was the next morning, Jack was awaken by an icy cold shower of water, “Wake up.” Said the same man as before, he threw the bucket at Jack’s head as he got up, “Hurry up and get changed.” He threw some cloths at Jack. It was a white t-shirt with a long brown coat and dark brown pants and black boots, there was also a pouch belt and a dagger, “The dapper will poison you if you try and use it on us.” He said as he pointed a fat stubby figure at Jack. Jack got changed, “There, now where do I go?” The man grinned then punched Jack in the head, he went flying and hit a wall, he was in a town, “Ok, that’s weird.” He said as he got up and brushed himself off. Jack changed the coat to black and felt a shape pain Interesting, but I had worst. He stuck his hands in his pockets and walked into the busy streets, Find some that are alone, they are easier to break. Jack tisked then looked around. There, see that girl, get him. Jack saw the girl he was talking about. She looked to be about 12 years old and was sitting in an ally with ragged clothes and was very skinny; her hair was a bright orange and had hazel eyes. Her hair color was the same as Heather’s. He walked over to the girl and as he did he heard, take her into the ally and I’ll transport you both back here for work. He reached the girl and looked down at her, “Come with me.” Jack said in an icy tone, the girl looked up at her, “P-please…help…m-me.” Jack picked her up by her waist and took her in the ally then, they teleported to the cellar; Jack put her on the ground. The men came in, “Finely, we have another.” Jack raised an eyebrow, “Another?” The men laughed a bit, “Another Guardian, the guardian of darkness. One of Masterminds minions.” Jack looked at the girl, “What’s her name?” One man looked in a green book, “Jennifer James.” The girl named Jen looked about with fear, the men laughed, “What a weakling, she will be easy to break in.” To men grabbed Jack’s arms and held them behind him, “You said you will let me go so do so.” Jack said in his icy tone, the head rouge punched him in the gut. “I decided to keep you after all. With your skills, I could get rich.” The men laughed again as he punched Jack in the gut again then in the face. He continued as Jen watched, finely they dropped him and the head rouge was raising a foot above Jack’s head, “Good night, Jackie.” Just before he hit Jack again, Jen ran in the way saying, “No, stop!” then got her arm smashed instead, breaking it. She fell to the ground, clutching her broken arm, “You little…you need to be taught to wait your turn.” Jack opened his eyes as they dragged the girl off. After hours they threw her back in, Jack was sitting on the floor and leaning against the wall, “Nether of you get dinner.” Then the door was shut and locked. Jack looked to the girl; she looked like she was dead. He slowly made his way to Jen and used his light to heal her, even though it brought him pain. Jen woke up and looked to Jack, “Why?” Jack asked, “Why did you help me?” Jen smiled, “I…I don’t like…to see…people…get hurt.” Jack finished healing Jen’s head and started to heal her chest, “Hold still, it will go faster.” Jen flinched. Jack finished with her chest and arms, at the end he was in great pain and panting, “There…all done.” Jen sat up, “Are you ok?” She asked as she put a hand on Jack’s shoulder, “You should rest.” Jack smiled as he still panted and wheezed, “I…am…fine.” Then coughed up blood, “Just…just…” then fell down. “Jack!” Jen was worried he might die, he didn’t look so well. Hello? Hello… Jen nearly jumped, “Who…who is that?!” Oh, I am Brianne, Head Guardian. I am trying to connect to someone named Jack but I can’t…somehow I got to you instead. “But how?!” Jen was puzzled, “Jack might be sick, he is breathing funny and coughed up blood.” Ok, where are you two? “I don’t know, somewhere in Redwood.” Dam, ok, I’ll send a team to get you. How many guards are there? “20 and they are big, do you think you can get us out?” She heard her laugh, Oh course we can, now they will get you by night three of this conversation which means you need to wait 3 nights and two days Jen nodded as she gulped, “Ok…” Jack groaned, “It’s ok Jack, people are coming to get us.” Jen laid down in a pile of hay and went to sleep.
Jack woke up as he groaned, “Oh, I feel so sore.” He rubbed the back of his head then looked to Jen. The door flew open, “Grab her.” He pointed to Jen, “What did she do?” Jack stood up. The men glared at him, “None of your business.” The men grabbed Jen and Jack kicked one in the stomach with great speed, the other one came after him but Jack flipped him over his back and pulled his arm up, snapping his arm out of his socket. The man at the door, which was the head man, swung out his sword and slashed Jack across the face, “Take him as well.” More men came in and finely got Jack and brought him to a room, “You stupid bastard.” He said as he landed a heavy blow to Jack’s gut, “You stupid, stupid, little man.” He landed another heavy blow to his gut, “You need to learn your place here.” He grabbed a fist full of Jack’s hair and wrenched it up, “You are mine now.” Then upper cut him. It felt like hours after they finished with him, they left him in the wet yet humid room with his hands still bound behind his back. “I’ll..g-get you.” The men laughed, “Looks like you want some more.” The men circled around Jack, “Let’s.” Then started to whale on him like they were trying to tenderize some rock hard meat. After an hour, Jack blacked out. Day after day, Jack was used like a punching sack, he wasn’t being feed and the food he got he gave to Jen. “Don’t worry Jack, help will be coming tonight.” There was a commotion going on outside of the door, the head man came in and his glare fell on Jen, “You…” He then turned to Jen and held out his sword, “I’ll kill you.” Jack with all his strength, shielded Jen as he got stabbed in the chest then transported away. Jack fell off Jen, he wasn’t breathing, “Jack.” Jen said as she shook him a bit. Snow slowly fell as Jen cried, “Jack…please wake up…I need you…please…WAKE UP!” She didn’t know what to do, she couldn’t move him or heal him, she was useless. Jen began to weep over Jack’s dyeing body, “He’s dead…he’s dead because of me.” She lifted his head and placed it on her lap as she knelt down beside him. Then Jen heard someone in the bushes, she gasped as it came closer. She looked down and away, shutting her eyes closed as tears streamed down her cheeks and fell upon Jack. A man came at them, waving a sword about yelling. Then he stopped as his eyes bulged, he looked down at a sword blade was right through his chest, Jen stared at him with wide eyes. Blood ran down the sides of his mouth as he collapsed to the ground, dead. Behind him was a man with dark blond hair and a brown eyes, his other eye was covered with an eye patch. He wore a white shirt with dark brown pants and black boots; he also wore a long burgundy coat with gold trim. “Are you ok?” he asked, she shook her head. “My name is Nicolas Smith, captain of the Bansworth prison fort.” He signaled for people to come, “Get them to the fort’s infirmary.”
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War for Power
Book 3 in the Guardian
Series
By B.K. Schmidt

I dedicate this book to my good friends and members of my RPG website, the Guardian Wars, Nelson, Alec, Katie, Andrew, Alex, Makai, and Breanne. Thank you guys for joining it so I can type a good book and for being great friends ^.^


CHAPTER 1

"We can't hold them off forever." said a guard who was helping sealing off a door. "They are going to escape again if we don't seal this door." said another guard, "Where is Captain?"
"He is still fending off the prisoners; he said that he was getting out the ones that were supposed to be released today." The captain had went down to the cellar to retrieve the people who were going to be let free till some of the prisoners started to escape. There were a lot of prisoners that had escape and killed many of the guards on duty so now they had defense and weapons and some where ex-murders or rapist or just skilled thieves but the point was that no one could leave and they all had to be put back in there cells.
Down in the cellar, Nick, aka Nicolas Smith the captain of the prison guards, was fighting tooth and nail to get all the people who were going to be released out. “Come on and be quick.” He said, slashing away at the prisoners that attacked him. He was having a hard time fighting them off and making sure that the people got out in one piece.
Nicolas had dark blonde hair and green eyes. He wore an eye patch over his left eye, which no one knows why. He wears a white t-shirt and brown pants with black leather boot. He also wears a long burgundy coat that has gold line trim along the edges of the coat and wore brown gloves that had no finger tips.
“Dam it, not another.” He said as he saw that one of the guards was killed. He had brought some guards down with him for reinforcements but most were now dead. Nick got his gut punched and then his ribs were kicked several times by a prisoner. He managed to cut his head off half way but now he had some broken ribs. He held where his ribs were broken and continued to fight off the attackers. “Captain, there is too many. We can’t fight them off.” Said one guard.
“All right then, find as many alive that were supposed to be released and get them out of here. There is some hiding and leave the injured ones alone but tell them to hide till we get this all under controlled.”
“But what about you?” asked the guard.
“I’ll be covering your back till your done then you get yourself the heck out of here and I’ll deal with them.”
“You’re not going to….”
“It is the only way.” Nick said with a sadden heart cause he knew that it might not work or it could kill insist people.
As the soldier took them out the secret passage way, Nick defended him and soon they were out. Nick look back to make sure he was out and closed the passage way. He got punched, kicked, slashed and stabbed as he builds up energy to make his final move. He then released it and all that energy exploded killing all of the attacker at once. Bits of hay were burned and there were a lot of charred dead bodies. Nick crumbled to the ground with a thud as he blanked out. He was covered with sweat and blood and was badly injured.
One of the prisoners crawled out from the shadows. It was a boy about 13 years old. He had white hair and wore ragged dirty clothes. He slowly crawled out and looked to make sure that all the attackers were dead and then walked with a slight limp to Nick. He bent down and looked at him and shook his shoulder a bit but he still didn’t wake up. He saw that he was in a really bad shape but still alive and could probably die if they didn’t come down. He ran limping to the door and banged on it shouting, “HE IS STILL ALIVE, HE IS STILL ALIVE!” in a horsey voice cause he was sick. The doors flew open, knocking him on the ground as guards and solders flew into the room. Some went to were Nick was and some took the injured to the infirmary. The one who got the people out came to him and bent down. “Thank you young boy for informing us. If you didn’t he would have died and what is your name?” the solder seemed nice and look very grateful that he told him that he was still alive cause he knew that him and Nick were friends. “My name is Alex….” He couldn’t finish because his throat was sore that he didn’t feel too well. The solder smiled and said, “My name is Gavin.” He looked through the book where the prison info was and said, “Ah I see, your name is Alexander Winters, right?” Alex nods his head, “It says that you’re in here for stealing but it also says that you have no other family or home and you’re not to be released till 3 weeks from now, umm, but the looks of it, you won’t last that long in your current condition.” He put a hand on his forehead and looks into each of his eyes. “You very ill right now but I’m not completely sure of that, we’ll get you checked out, ok.” He signaled a medic to check out Alex.
Gavin went to another guard, “See him, that boy with the white hair.” He said looking at Alex, “I’m going to look up more info on him. I have a funny feeling there is something about him that is making the king fear him.” He looked back at the guard, “I want to make sure that he is safe and don’t let any harm come to him or you will be in deep trouble, got it, remember the king is up to something really bad right now and he tried to kill Nick just because of that power he has and Nick is the most trust worthy person.”
The guard put his fist to his heart, “I promise.” Everyone liked Nick and respected him and everyone would rather die than let him die. Nick had a strange power that no one knew how to even describe it and before they or the king knew that he had the power, everyone liked him and went they discovered that he had that strange power, the king ordered all the solders and guards to kill him and when they refused, the king almost did but Gavin managed to save him. “All right then, can you bodyguard him till I find out more about him then?” The guard put his hand to his forehead, “I will.”
“Good.” Gavin then walked to where Nick was. He was being put on a stretcher was now being brought to the infirmary as well. “Don’t worry, he’ll be fine Gavin.” Gavin smiled because he knew that voice and he looked up at one of the nurses. She had red curly hair and had brown eyes. Her name was Heather, she was his little sister. She walked to him and with a damp cloth, she dabbed the cuts on his face. He flinched at the touch. “You can take a blow to the face with a knife but you flinch when a cloth touches your face.” She said as she put her hands on her hips. Gavin laughed a bit. “So who is he?” she asked as she pointed to Alex. Gavin look at Alex also being brought to the infirmary with Daniel walking beside him, “His name is Alexander.” He looked back to her, “I don’t know much about him yet but there is something fishy about him. Kind of like the same feeling I had with Nick when everyone knew he had the…..” His sister put a finger on his forehead with her other hand still on her hip, “Gavin,” she said in a warning tone, “remember, just because he might have it doesn’t mean that you treat him like trash.” She then crossed her arms, “You better be nice to him or I’ll have to teach you a lesson in manners.” She said with a raised eyebrow. “I will, I promise” he ruffled her hair a bit and walked to the infirmary.

Gavin was half way there when the consolers approached. “Gavin, we would like to have a word with you.” Gavin bit his lower lip as he and the consolers walked to a bench. They sat on the bench while Gavin keeled before them and bowed. “Yes my loads.” He said with his head still down, “Is something wrong?”
“We heard of the riot that happened and that Captain Nicolas Smith preformed the bomb technique. Is that true?”
“Yes but he did it to save….”
“Don’t worry, we aren’t mad at all, unlike the king, we see a person as a person no matter what they have. We also heard that there was a boy who was brought to the prison for stealing, is that correct too? And if so, please give us some info to make a positive ID to confirm our info that we have.”
“Yes, his name is Alexander James Winters. He is about 13 years old. He has white hair and blue eyes and right now wears just ratty old dirty clothes. Both his parents are dead and has no other family that will that him in so he lives on the streets.”
“Is there anything else, maybe something that you don’t wish to tell us?”
“Sorry, no my loads, that’s all I know.”
“The information that you gave us, confirms a positive ID, Alexander James Winters is the son to Edger Nor Green.”
“Edger, the Guardian of Darkness, he was a legend, a hero. I had no clue that he had…ehh, I mean has a son. Why did he keep it a secret and who is Alex’s mother then?”
“His mother is Jane Amber Green, the Guardian of Wind. As for why he did, we don’t know.”
“Does that mean?” Gavin didn’t finish his sentence.
“Yes it does.”
“But of what, what is he the Guardian of then?”
“We don’t know. We have found and told the Head Guardian and the Elders, they will arrive here in a year or sooner.”
“Then what is to be done in the mean while?”
“You will train the boy in combat till Nicolas has recovered and since he has more knowledge of the Guardians then we do, he will teach the boy all he knows till they come and while Nicolas heals and recovers from his injuries, you will be co-captain for now. ” The consolers stood up and walked away. Gavin stood up and continued to walk to the infirmary.





CHAPTER 2


His head felt like it was going to split in two, he then realized the he was alive. His whole body ached and was sore. Nick tried to look around but still couldn’t see but now had some feeling in his body. He blinked a few times and then he could see that he was in his bedroom and sat up in his bed. One of his arms was in a sling but the other one was just in a bandage. His chest was bandaged and his forehead as well. One of his legs was bandage up a bit pass the knee and was probed up a bit. On the other leg, his ankle and knee and bandage and hurt a bit to move it. He looked to his side table and there were flowers and a meal waiting for him. It was a beef stew with some buttered bread. It was still hot so it was brought in recently. He heard the door creak open and saw Gavin coming in. “So you’re finely awake. You gave us a scare there for a moment.” Gavin said with a smile. Nick chuckled bit stopped because his ribs were still sore. “So how are you feeling?” Gavin said as he sat on a stool he pulled out from under the bedside table. “Better.” He smiled and put a hand on his shoulder, “Thanks friend for saving me.”
“Oh it wasn’t me who did. I thought you died, a young boy told us that you were still alive from behind the door.” Nick looked at him with a surprised look on his face, “Oh and what is his name?”
“His name is Alexander Winters.” Gavin then looked down a bit in sadness, “There is something I need to tell you.” Nick this time didn’t show any sympathy in his face, it was straight and serious looking, “What, what is it?”
“The boy’s history is long and sad. His parents died when he was only 1 and his other family beat him as if he was a slave. They then kicked him out on the streets when he was 8 and was in the prison so many times for stealing and the punishment he got after the time in the prison was just so overboard for what he did, he died 20 times and somehow was able to survive all that and…..”
“AND WHAT, TELL ME OR SO HELP ME I WILL...”
“He is also a Guardian.” Nick then stopped. “You mean he…”
“Yes, he does, he has the power too.”
“Dear spirits, that boy….who are his parents?”
“Edger and Jane Green, the Guardian of Darkness and the Guardian of Wind.”
“Those two were legends…..I must speak with him now.”
“I’m sorry but you can’t. He is unconscious from his condition and you can’t be walking around too much till you better.”
“I see….so who have they appointed as co-captain till then?”
“Me and the consolers themselves.” Nick smiled but without looking at him, “That’s good, they couldn’t have picked the best person for the job.” Nick looked down in sadness. “What’s wrong Nick?” He looked up, “Oh it’s nothing, I’m just tired is all.” Gavin stood up, “All right then, I have stuff I need to do anyway, get some rest.” And he walked out the door. Nick ate the food and went to sleep.

The past few days, there was nothing that really happened. Alex and Nick stayed in bed and Alex still didn’t awaken yet, Gavin was busy doing regular check of equipment and people, new prisoners arrived and all was well. Gavin in his spare time would check up on Nick and Alex and tried to see what else he could find out about Alex. The only thing that happened was one of the solders is now a father.

Nick was well enough to do small things for now but before he did any of that, he wanted to see Alex to make sure he was ok. As he walked down the hallway to him, he hummed a song as he looked down.
Alex squinted in the sunlight. He looked around and saw he was in a bed instead of being on the cold hard ground. The bed was warm and cozy, he felt warm as well, probably because he was still a bit sick. He looked at his arms and hands, they were bandaged and his ankle and knee on the leg he was limping on was also bandage. He looked around to see where he was and all he saw was more beds. He sat up and scratched his head. It looked like he was given a bath because his hair was softer and the dirt was gone, he also was wearing light bluish-green pajamas. He moved his ankle a bit and it hurt so he looked around for something to use as a crutch. He saw some in a supply closet but he was a bit too far for them but he got them anyway. He slowly opened the door and looked to see if anyway as there, he turned around to close the door and as he turned and walked forward, he didn’t see where he was going and bumped into someone. He fell on his butt and looked up and saw Nick’s face peering down at him with his arms crossed and he raised his eyebrow. “You’re not well enough to be out of bed, boy.” Alex smiled and laughed a bit, “Opps.” Is all he said. “What were you doing anyway?” He asked as he helped him up to his feet (well really foot since he can’t walk on the other); “I was going to take a walk, what were you doing?”Nick scratched the side of his nose, “I was going to check up on you. So how do you feel?” Alex rubbed his neck, “Fine I guess.” Nick put a hand on Alex’s head and smiled, “I found a report on you, and it says you are a Guardian. I am one too, see.” He said as he pointed to his pendent. Alex looked at him like he was weird. Nick frowned, “Why are you looking at me like that?” he said as he scratched the back of his neck. “You don’t know anything about me; you are probably lying like everyone else does just to make me look like a fool. JUST LIKE THAT GUARD DID AND THE KING AND EVERYONE ONE ELSE I MEET, THEY ARE ALL OUT JUST TO KILL ME!” Alex had a bad temper (and I mean a really bad temper) when ever people through that he had something that he didn’t so he would yell a bit then storm off. Alex forgot that he had a bad leg and had dropped the crutches tried to storm off but when he stepped on the bad leg, he brought it back up in surprise and also tripped. He fell right on his face on the cold hard stone. Nick put his hand his face and shook his head. “You had one bad temper.” Alex slowly pushed himself off the floor, his nose was bleeding and his face hurt (no duh). Nick helped him up to a chair in the hallway and took out a piece of cloth. He dabbed the blood off and told him to press his nose together to not lose too much blood that he would feel light headed. “Sorry….it’s just….” Alex said as he looked down. Nick looked at him, he reminded him of himself went he was younger so he understood. “It’s ok; a lot of people have a reputation of bad tempers.” He laughed a bit, “I have a bad temper too.”
“Hey, I don’t have a bad temper.” Alex also never has admitted that he has a bad temper. That just made Nick laugh more and stopped, “I would never do that, Alex and I don’t think that everyone would. Someday you will find people who will care deeply for you and I, myself, would hate to see you hurt.” Alex tore the piece of cloth in half and stuck the pieces in his nose then crossed his arms with a huff. Nick went to Alex and touched his nose. “Dose that hurt?”
“No.” then he looked away. Nick then flicked him in the nose, “Ow, hey what the….”
“Dose that hurt?” Alex frowned as he rubbed his nose, “Well yeah, of course it does.”
Nick picked him up and put him back in the bed. He also took the crutches and locked the door. Alex flopped down on his bed.
Nick laughed cause he found is so funny, that boys temper, but he also knew that it would get him into a lot of trouble. “Nick, you’re up.” He turned around and saw Gavin, “What were you doing?” He looked at the crutches, “and why do you have those with you?” Nick told Gavin everything, even when he fell on his face. Gavin laughed about that part. “Oh boy, he is going to be a handful, isn’t he?” Gavin said as he crossed his arms. “Yeah he sure is, well I’m going to stand guard here then.” Nick said as he sat down on a chair. “Yeah good idea, we can afford for him to die or get taken. He has kind of the same power as you and if finds out…..”
“Let’s not start thinking about that, there are more out there and it’s our job to keep them safe from him.” Nick sighed as he rubbed his hands together, “We have a lot of work to do with the boy.”
“Remember I train him 1st then you get to.” Gavin crossed his arms. “Right then, back to work.” Gavin strode down the hall where the cellar was. Nick leaned back in his chair and grabbed the amulet around his neck thinking of what power he has. He knew that he couldn’t be the Guardian of Energy cause there hasn’t been one for years, but then again, anything could happen.
Alex heard the conversation through the door. *What the heck is he talking about?* he thought to himself. Alex was suspicious about the King’s guards, he had no clue what they were talking about, what power could he have and who did they have to guard him from? He didn’t want to stay and find out what they meant by training him. He tried to get up but his leg hurt too much to walk on, he was stuck in bed till he was healed but at least it won’t take too long…..he hoped.

Gavin walked to the cellar to check on the prisoners, to make sure they’re all there and for any weapons. Each cell was now numbered and all the prisoner had been chained to the wall by their ankle. Just when he finished, two guards came in and through someone in a cell. Gavin saw that they weren’t from the fort so he walked up to them and said, “Hello, are you dropping someone off or picking up?” One was big and muscular with a bald head and an earring in his left ear. The other guard had a shaved head with a braided red mustache and gold cuffs.
“Both.” One said. “Alright who are you picking up?” Gavin asked as he was writing down the information on the prisoner they had brought in.
“The one with white hair and ratty clothes.” Gavin stopped writing and looked up at them, “Sorry but he is staying with us for the time being.” One of the guards grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and lifted him up in the air, “You will get him now by the order of your king!” Gavin just struggled to get free but he had such a tight grip on his shirt that it was squeezing his neck. Gavin gasped for air but couldn’t. They laughed, “Well I guess you’re no use to us then.” Said the one who as holding him up as he raised his fist. “Put him down.” Said a voice. The guards turned to the prisoner that the though into the cell, “Just leave him or you will get into more trouble with the king.” The guards laughed, “And what are you going to do about it?”
“I’ll mention it in the report.” They turned to see Nick in the doorway. The guards dropped him and Gavin gasped for air. They guards made their way out but not before saying a final word, “The next time we come, he better be given to us.” The guard said pointing a finger at him. “Don’t count on that.” He said with his arms crossed and glaring at them. When they left Nick went to Gavin to help him up. “Are you ok?” Nick said as he put a hand on his shoulder. “Yeah I’m fine.” Gavin said as he held his sore throat. Nick walked to the cell where they put the prisoner. He was sitting on the floor looking at the ground, one knee was up and he rested his arm on it letting his hand dangle. He had very black hair and normal bluish-green eyes. He wore a white shirt, a black over shirt, blue pants, and brown forest boots. What caught Nick’s and Gavin’s eye was what was around his neck.



CHAPTER 3


There was a black stone with small wooden hands on it; it looked like the one that Nick wore but his was a reddish-orange color and the boys was black. “What is your name?” The boy looked up with his head tilted a bit to them, “I’m Jack Deveins.” Gavin looked through the papers, “Found it.” He handed him the paper and Nick read it. “How can you even read with that patch on your eye? It must be hard to read with it on.” Jack said with his eyebrow raised, Nick ignored that and instead said, “So you said your Jack, it says that your one of the thieves from the Guardian Isle.” He looked at Jack, “You’re a long way from home.” Jack looked straight ahead, “Yes, I guess I am.” He said as he looked back with a cocked eyebrow. “Does it say how long I’ll be in here?” Nick looked again to see then Gavin handed him the prison papers that the guards had. “Mmm.” Is all he said. The papers said that Jack was to be imprisoned for 19 months and just for stealing. The king was getting ridiculous with the time that people spent in prison and for minor things as well. “It says 3 months in prison and 10 months of hard work.” Jack laughed, “I’m not stupid, and I know you’re lying about that.” His eyes darted to the paper, “It says 19 months.” He laughed a bit and smiled, “Darn and I was hoping you were right oh well it not like I can’t escape though.” Jack looked at them both putting his hands behind his head, “It’s just too easy.” Both Gavin and Nick looked at each other. “I need to have a word with you.” He said to Gavin.

Jack just messing with people and he knew since they can’t be charmed, he’ll have to go with plan B, just like Brianna said. His eye caught a look at the amulet around the guy with the eye patch’s neck. *Just like she said, hmm, she has yet to be wrong with this.* he thought. Jack stood up and put his hands up on the bars above his head and leaned against his arms so that they saw his hands. The two guards walked away a bit to talk which gave me the perfect chance. One was facing him and the other had his back faced to him and Jack saw his keys. Jack was the master at being, as others called him, a sneaky thief. He has the power of controlling the things like shadows make ether hands, eyes, ears, mouths, or feet. He could also make people see nothing but darkness. He could also control light and with that he could make people blind with the light which is all he knew with light.
He made a shadow hand crawl on the floor towards his back then let it crawl to the keys. He made it look like he was looking outside in a window but he was really just looking out the corner of his eye to see the hand shadow and if they will notice. The hand carefully closed on the keys as to not make a sound and unhooked the keys from the belt. He slowly brought them to him but didn’t pick them up cause then they would see him do so. They walked out and Jack watched as they closed the door. Jack smiled as he bent down and picked up the keys. He twirled them on his finger, “Ha, got them.” He said to himself as he caught the keys. He put them in his pocket and laid on the beach in the cell waiting till night.
“It’s getting dark.” Heather said as she gave Gavin some tea, “You should get some sleep, you look tired.” Gavin yawned “Yeah I feel very tired. I’ve been so busy, I hope Nick heals soon.” She laughed at that part. “So how is Alex doing?” Heather sipped some tea, “He is fine, and I hear what happened with his 1st encounter with Nick.” Gavin laughed a bit, “So you heard too, well I’m going to bed.” She kissed her big brother on his forehead as she stood up. “Good night then.” And she walked back into the fort.

Nick was at his desk, in the Captains room, looking at reports, notifications, and supply lists. He was tired of sitting at his desk, looking at papers. He heard a knock on the door, “Come in.” A guard came in the room, “Captain, captain, someone has escape!” Nick slammed his hands on the desk and pushed himself up, “WHAT, WHEN, WHERE IS THE PRISONER NOW?”
“We don’t know.” Nick cursed under his breath as he pulled on his coat.
Down in the cellar, Gavin yawned as he watched the prison guard, which is on duty at the time, flipping through the prison book to see which one had escaped. Nick came down the steps, “Did you find out who yet?”
“No Captain, not yet.” Another guard was inspecting the cell and seems to have found something. “Captain, I found something!” he handed him his keys.”Captain, this cell is support to have someone named Jack Deveins.” Nick rubbed his chin, “Dam it.” He then checked his belt. “How did he get the keys?” Gavin asked, “I don’t know.”
“Do you think that…?”
“He must be, there is no other explanation.” Nick strode out of the cellar with Gavin behind him.
Back in the Captains room, Nick laid down a map of the fort. He pointed to the cellars “I want some men down in the cellars.” Then traced his finger on the wall, “and some up on the lookout points on the wall.” He then pointed to the forest, “and I want some men searching in the forest, he might have escaped in there.”
“Right.” Gavin went to give out the orders. “And Gavin, you and I are going into the forest as well.”
Gavin nodded and went out as Nick got ready.
Jack peered around the corner in the shadows then quickly stuck his head back because there were some solders that ran by him. “Good they’re leaving.” He ran to the door and pushed it open and ran down the hall because there was no one in the fort right now. He turned down a corridor and came to a large oak door. “Yes.” He said. Jack pushed the doors open.
Alex was watching outside cause he woke up with all the shouting going on. He heard the doors creak open and turned around to see who it was. He saw a boy that had very black messy hair and bluish-green eyes. “Well, well, well, you look like a mess.” Alex blinked in confusion, “What the heck is going on and who are you?” He had some clothes with him and he tossed them to Alex. “Oh come now, you don’t remember me?” Alex slowly shook his head. The boy frowned, “Umm, that fall must have made you get some memory lost…oh well, Brianna will fix that. Oh sorry I forgot my manner, since you don’t remember me, I’m Jack Deveins, the world’s greatest thief.” He said as he bowed and raised his hand in the air. Jack always thought he was the greatest thief because a lot of people said so, so he uses that title a lot. Jack straighten and turned around to let Alex get dress. Once he was finished Jack turned back to him. Alex was now wearing a black shirt with a brown over shirt; he also wore blue pants and brown travel boots. “All right then, let’s go.” Jack started to turn to the door but stopped, “Oh I forgot to give you this.” He said as he tossed Alex a foggy white crystal with wooden hands on it. “What is it?” he asked. “Brianna will tell you about it and more once we are that the place were going.” Alex tried to get up but his leg was still too sore to walk on. Jack caught him, “Mmm, this is going to be a problem.” He helped him up and supported up and then they were off.
“Captain we couldn’t find him.” Said Gavin. Nick gridded his teeth together. “CAPTAIN, Alex is missing now.” Said a guard that had rushed through the door. “WHAT, so that’s what he was after.” Nick said as he sulked in his chair. “I wonder where they are going?” he said looking out the window, “Well it looks like it’s going to rain and with Alex still injured, they aren’t going to make it far.” He stood up and walked to the window, “and the only way to the nearest town is through the forest.” Nick sighed, “We’ll search more when the storm is over.” He turned to the room full of guards, “Lock all gates and windows, it’s going to be a long and hard storm out there.” He turned back to the window with his hands behind his back, “Be careful….Alex”
“Dam, it’s raining.” Jack said as he looked up. “Then we shouldn’t be stopping then, right?” Jack looked at Alex then smiled, “Yeah your right.” Then kept going. “So where are we going?” Alex was getting sore from the walking and wanted to sit but since it is now raining, that wasn’t something they wanted to do. “We are going to the docks and sneaking on a ship to the Guardian Isle. Then we are going to Oakwood forest.” Jack explained as they made it on the boat without being seen, “Next stop, Guardian Isle; The land of Earth.”

Chapter 4
“Captain, we got a report that both Jack and Alex are heading to the Land of Earth on the Guardian Isle.” Said a guard. “Good, We can go there now and stay at an inn in town.” Nick said as he yawned. “Well you sound tried.” Gavin came into the room and shut the door as the guard left. Nick laughed a bit, “Well it has been a long day with all the stuff that has been going on.” Gavin leaned against the door with his arms crossed, “So how many people are going to retrieve to boys? Ay” He asked with a smirk on his face. Nick leaned against the wall in his chair as he put his feet up on the table and crossed one over the other, “Well you for sure but I have to stay here as much as I want to go.” There was a knock on the door, “Sir, we have another report.” Nick leaned off the wall and took his feet off the table. “Alright come in.” The guard had a piece of paper in his hands, “Here is a message from the King.” Nick grabbed the paper and read it with a glare on his face, “Shit!” He said as he grabbed his coat and rushed out the door. “Nick? Nick what is it? What’s wrong?” Gavin said as he rushed with Nick. “They are going after Alex and Jack; they know that they are on the island, The Guardian Isle.” Nick said with a scowl. Gavin grabbed hold of Nick’s shoulders, “I know a quicker way to get there.” And grabbed his arm and quickly lead him the way. “You mean the dragon?! I can’t fly that thing.” Gavin smiled back at him as they still ran, “But I can.” Nick cocked an eyebrow, “I still don’t want to ride that bloody dam well dragon.” Gavin laughed, “Well it is the quickest way to get there.” They came to a big steel door with large claw marks on it. They opened the door and a large ball of flames came to them, they dodged it just in time behind a big rock, “What do you meat sacks want now?” said the big grey angry dragon. Nick and Gavin came out from behind the rock, “We need you to take us to the Guardian Isle.” The dragon peer its large scaly head down and stared at them with its big yellow eyes, “Want if I don’t want to?” He said in a low voice. The dragons name was Koru and he was the only dragon on the fort. He had grey scales with big yellow eyes and horns that looked like ram horns and his voice was deep and loud. Koru had a bad temper and didn’t like any of the guards and especially Nick who he kept calling Pirate. Koru knew he could easily eat them all and fly away but he didn’t want to end up died or one of Masterminds puppets. Koru looked to Nick and back to Gavin, “Well, why should I? What business do you have that is so important that you had to bug me?” Gavin walked closer till Koru started to growl and puffed smoke from his nose. “We need to get 2 prisoners that escaped yesterday and if we don’t then Mastermind or the King will get to them 1st.” Koru laid down and yawned s he twitched his ears, “So? I’m not a dragon that just flies around and fetches prisoners who escape; there is something you aren’t telling me. ” He said as he swished his tail around. Gavin wiped sweat off his face, where Koru was kept was very hot and had a lot of rocks. “We believe that one of them is the son of Edger and Jane Green.” Koru stopped moving his tail, he didn’t even blink. “You know them, Koru, you know who they are?” Koru stood up and walked to a spot below a large hole in the roof, “Yes.” He said as he curled his tail, “I know them, they were the only person who I let ride me.” He sat down on his rump and looked up to the clouds, “When I was little, I was owned by the Carsions, I was there pet. I hated them all but I protected them, for my sake. All of those blond haired idiots treated me badly too, I was alone till one day, Jane was born. She was different from the rest of them. I protected her above everyone else. At 1st I didn’t like Edger but I tolerated him, after a while I grew to like so it didn’t bother me.” Koru looked down, “Then they had a son, he looked just like his mother and father. After a few years, they called me and said I could go free, I knew they didn’t want me involved with what was going on, they kept it a secret.” He turned back to Gavin, “Tell me the prisoner’s names or I shall not obey your command.” He said in his usually voice. “Their names are Jack Deveins and Alexander Winters.” The dragon huffed with anger, “NON OF THOSE NAMES ARE THE SON OF EDGER AND JANE!” Nick strode up to Koru, “He is the son of them, he has his mother’s hair and his father’s eyes. There is no mistaking that is he.” Nick pointed at Koru, “You have made a bond to the boy, and you said you would protect him till the day you die. You would know if he has died or not.” Koru turned his head away, “There is another reason why you don’t want to go. Mastermind created you, he has a son, his son is Jack. You have a bond to them as well; you voided to kill his most prized possession, his son.” Koru stopped, “Yes that is the reason. His son has control over me.” Koru turned his head back to them again, “Fine, I’ll go but one thing.” He said as he knelt down so they could climb on, “I get to kill that bastard’s son.” Nick and Gavin looked at each other, “Fine but not in the forest, when we get back then fine you can.”Nick said as he and Gavin climbed on Koru and he took off.
Jack and Alex were slow making their way to Oakwood forest, they were about 2/3’s of the way there. “We are…almost…there.” Jack said. Alex and Jack were sore from all the walking but especially Jack from supporting Alex’s weight on his shoulder. Alex looked to Jack, he looked pale and tired, “Hey, maybe we should stop and rest.” Jack looked to Alex and smiled, “Na, I’m fine and we need to get you to Brianne.” Then looked ahead. Alex was worried about Jack, he didn’t look well at all. He hoped that they would get to where ever they were going soon.
Up in the, Nick, Gavin and Koru were searching the ground, “If they go into the forest before we see them, then we will have to travel on foot to search.” Nick said. “There, I see someone.” Gavin said as he pointed to the spot. Koru saw too, “That is them, I can see a white spot.” Koru dove towards them. “You get Alex, I get Jack.” Koru said.
Jack and Alex saw the dragon coming for them, “We won’t make it Jack.” Jack grinned, “Oh yes we will, with 3 simple words.” Alex looked at him like he was weird, “HIDDEN MOLE TECHNIQUE.” Alex felt intense heat coming from the back and then all around him. He could see anything cause of the blinding light, it was making his head hurt but then there was cooling shadow all around him. Alex came to, they were deep in the forest at a waterfall, and it looked like it was going to be dark soon. Jack was out cold, “Hey, wake up.” Alex whispered as he shook him but he didn’t stir at all. Dam it Jack! He thought to himself. No need for that language, Alex.
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