Chapter 58: Following The Scent

"Alright now," Ash sniffed the air, "it appears that the patrol has already been through here..."
Nightgale sniffed the air too. "And a peahen! Hmm, prey..."
"She's not prey!" Ash snapped, "that's Fan, she's part of the patrol!"
"Oh... Sorry," Nightgale apologized.
Ash shook his head and trekked through the forest. It was still night, and the forest was very dangerous during nighttime.
Ash started off at a run, and Nightgale followed. Sniffing the air, Ash could still smell that the patrol had been through here. The scent was fresher, and Ash got more excited. He kept on moving through the dark forest.
"Scared?" Nightgale joked as she watched Ash running.
"No, I'm not," Ash snapped, still running, "I just want to get to the patrol faster.
Nightgale sighed and picked up the pace.
Ash could smell a strong scent of Rusty. He followed the scent to the top of a boulder. He followed it, and could smell at the scent dropped to the bottom of the rock.
Heh, Rusty fell off the boulder, Ash laughed to himself. He jumped off the boulder and kept following the scent trail through the dark.
Finally, the trail lead into a cave. Ash ran into it and saw the patrol, all of them asleep.
"Found them," Ash whispered to Nightgale.
"You have an odd team," Nightgale shook her head.
Ash settled by a rock near Airia and Dust. He curled up and fell asleep.

Author's Note:
That was quick. XD