Chapter 22: Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover

"I'm bored," Rusty complained.
"We're not even out of our territory yet!" Dust shouted.
Ash rolled his eyes.
"If you're bored, think about how happy you'll be once we get there," Charlotte said calmly.
"Wanna play a game?" Eclipse suggested.
"Like what?" Light snorted. "I don't want to play, 'Bender Trivia.'"
"We can play 'Enemy'....who wants to?" Dust said.
"How do you play?" Ash asked.
"We look out for any enemies, hence the name," Rusty rolled his eyes.
"Like there will be any Firebenders around," Stone snorted.
Well, there was. Ash thought silently. Downstairs.
Suddenly, a twig snapped. The patrol froze.
"Care to re-think what you said, Stone?" Said Dust with a smug tone.
Stone glared at the apprentice, but said nothing.
There was another twig snap.
Airia sniffed the air. "Not a Firebender."
"Good," Fan nodded. "But what is it?"
"Deer," Eclipse replied instantly.
"A big one," Charlotte's eyes grew wide.
Then, the bushes rustled. Charlotte was right. A male deer poked his head out of the bushes. He had many antlers, and he looked huge.
"It's just a deer," Light rolled her eyes. "They're prey."
The deer started snorting angrily. It jumped out of the bushes and ran toward the patrol.
"Split up!" Creature shouted.
Airia grabbed Charlotte by the scruff and flew into the air. Fan glided to a tree branch.
The others, having no way of flying, were trapped. Ash ran to a tree and sunk his claws into the bark, trying to claw his way up, but he fell down.
Creature bared his teeth and snarled. Ash looked up, and saw Airia put Charlotte on a tree branch. She flew down and got Stone and Dust, and carried them up to the top of a tree.
The deer looked at Ash and began charging at him. Ash, with his eyes wide, tried to dodge, but the deer scraped him in the side with his antlers, making Ash bleed.
"Airia! Get Ash!" Charlotte wailed.
In pain, Ash closed his eyes tight. It felt as if his side was on fire.

Author's Note:
Who ever knew a deer could be so threatening? XD I'm so evil. >:D