Chapter 23: Strange Stuff Happens

Ash opened his eyes. He was alone in the forest. The river flowed, fish going through it. No one was around.
"Charlotte? Eclipse? Creature? F-Fan....?" Ash called out.
No response.
Was that all a dream? Ash thought regretfully. Am I still a loner, and I dreamt about becoming a Bender?
Suddenly, there was a blow to Ash's side. He closed his eyes tight. Opening them, he saw a black she-wolf standing over him.
"Who are you?" Ash thought nervously.
"Your kin," the she-wolf replied. "You are dreaming, Ash. While the deer had knocked you out, I thought this was a good time to visit you."
"You're dead?" Ash gasped in astonishment.
"Yes. Ash, I'm your mother," the black wolf said. "My name is Midnight."
"What happened? I-I can't remember any of my history," Ash's legs trembled with anxiety.
"Because, Ash, you were abandoned," Midnight sighed with grief. "I don't know what I was thinking. But The Bending Tower is where you are supposed to be."
As Ash was about to ask more questions, the dreaming world around him began to get blurry.
"No, no, don't leave me!" Ash wailed.
"We're right here, Ash."
Ash woke up, startled. Eclipse, Fan, and Charlotte were standing over him.
"Where-where'd the deer go?" Ash asked.
"Creature took Stone and Airia to chase it and kill it," came Dust's voice, and the young apprentice came over.
"Will he live, Eclipse? He's losing a lot of blood," Charlotte looked at Eclipse nervously.
"Most likely, he will," Eclipse nodded. "But you're right; he's laying in a lot of blood."
Ash looked at his side. There was a puddle of blood.
"Do something!" Ash cried.
"Rusty is looking for cobwebs," Eclipse promised.
"Back," came Rusty's voice. He gave Eclipse some cobwebs. "They were so hard to find!"
Eclipse took the cobwebs and placed them on Ash's side. "This will stop the bleeding."
"Should we get him something else?" Fan asked.
"Yes," Eclipse nodded. "Get a moss ball and soak it in the nearest river. Dust, you go too."
Dust ran off, and Fan followed.
"You will recover," Eclipse nodded, "if things go well."
But, as Ash was about to sigh with relief, there was the call of a hawk.

Author's Note:
Ash is going to live, thanks to Eclipse! But the question is...who is that hawk? 0_0