When Ash went to sleep last night, he dreamt about something but wasn't quite sure what. His eyes were barely open in the dream, and Ash's mother's scent wreathed around him. He could feel himself pressed against a bigger she-wolf, who Ash figured was his mother. A pup who smelled a lot like Hazen was jumping around nearby, and so was a she-wolf who looked like Ash himself. "When is he going to open his eyes? He must be weaker than the rest of us."
Ash didn't hear his mother's reply, but could smell another scent - something familiar, a scent he knew but could not exactly lay his paw on it...
"Ash. Ash!"
Ash woke with a start. Rusty was standing over him.
"The patrol's been missing for three days," Rusty commented.
"It's going to take a while to get the Earth Kingdom out," Ash yawned, "give them their time."
"Should we send some others in?" Rusty asked.
"They'll be fine," Ash mumbled. He wished Rusty didn't wake him up - he was dreaming about the time he was a pup, Ash knew that. Hazen was his brother, then. But the look-alike was there, too. Had she lived in the same place Ash was born, too? And what was that familiar scent?
"Whatever you say. Our loss," Rusty muttered, and trotted away.
Ash closed his eyes again, still sleepy, hoping to enter the dream again. He could hear a voice muttering.
"Bunch of idiots...gonna take forever..."
Ash recognized it as Tiggerpaka, but Ash kept his eyes closed.
"Guess I'll have to go in myself...I've always had to save their rear ends..."
Ash felt too tired to stop Tiggerpaka, as he heard the gates open and then close.
Tiggerpaka ran through the gates and followed the path to the next gate, guarded by a huge bear, a battle-scarred black male wolf, and a black she-wolf. Tiggerpaka approached them.
"Halt," growled the bear, "who are you?"
"I am Tiggerpak--er, I mean..." Tiggerpaka scratched his head. "Let's see...Ash told me to tell you that I'm a traveller and not to use my real name. But I can't think of a made-up name at the moment..." He looked around then grew wide-eyed. "Aha! My name is Tiggerpak. Yep, just Tiggerpak. No addition to the name, just Tiggerpak."
The guards all exchanged looks.
"This guy must've been in the desert for a while. Probably went crazy," commented the bear.
"I am not crazy!" Tiggerpaka insisted.
"Have you heard of the Firebenders?" the she-wolf growled.
"Sorry, lady, fire-what?" Tiggerpaka cocked his head.
The she-wolf narrowed her eyes. "So you don't know..."
"Don't know what?" Tiggerpaka asked.
"Don't know a lot of things, that's what," snorted the bear.
"Look, buddy, I tussled with chipmunks before, I'm not afraid to smack you!" Tiggerpaka exclaimed.
"...He's crazy," the bear muttered once more.
"Told you, am not!" Tiggerpaka exclaimed.
The she-wolf showed Tiggerpaka her claws. "I'll kill you if I must, kid. Now, come with us and we'll see what our deputy wants to do with you," she growled, eyes gleaming threateningly.
"Yeah, yeah, hurry up already. You're wasting time," Tiggerpaka glared.
"Don't be such a smart-aleck or you will be killed before you can say 'I'm an idiot'," grumbled the male wolf.
"You're an idiot," Tiggerpaka responded. "See? I'm not dead."
The male wolf lunged, but the she-wolf pushed him aside. "Fang, dear, leave the poor guy alone. Poisonfang probably has a lot of horrible stuff in store for him, she won't want you doing his job."
Fang glared at Tiggerpaka. "Fine."
Tiggerpaka jumped on the bear. "Let's hop to it, subjects! I must approach this Losingfang, since he wants to see me so badly."
The bear knocked Tiggerpaka off with his powerful paw. "First of all, it's Poisonfang, and 'he' is a she. Second of all, don't ride on me, show some respect to the leaders of the land."
"Okay, um...your name is...uh..." Tiggerpaka eyed the bear.
"Orion," the bear narrowed his eyes at Tiggerpaka.
"Alright then, Onion," Tiggerpaka said.
Orion snarled at Tiggerpaka, and Fang glared at Tiggerpaka. "You have the right to remain silent," Fang spat.
"I do?" Tiggerpaka said.
Fang gave Tiggerpaka a murderous look.
"I mean...I do!" Tiggerpaka gave a nervous grin. "Just, you know...walking 'long here..." his voice trailed off and he walked alongside Fang nervously.
They escorted Tiggerpaka inside, and Tiggerpaka looked at all the animals in there. None of them were the patrol from The Bending Tower. "'Scuse me," Tiggerpaka said to a passing animal, an orange female tiger.
"Mm?" the tiger said.
"Where is the patrol Ash sent in to spy in here?" Tiggerpaka asked.
The tiger looked at Tiggerpaka. "What do you mean?"
"Don't listen to him, Nova," Orion grumbled, "he's crazy from the desert. We're taking him to Poisonfang." Orion then bared his teeth. "And why aren't you hunting? Go, you moron, go! We're not gonna get any more food while you louse around all day!"
Nova gave a quick, nervous nod and darted off towards the gates.
The group kept walking along, and Tiggerpaka looked at the animals they passed. When they walked by two pretty female lions, Tiggerpaka nodded his head. "How ya doing? I know your species. Crabby things, you lions are, indeed."
The lions snarled at Tiggerpaka, and Tiggerpaka looked at them with an unimpressed expression. Fang looked at the lions. "Calm down. We're going to handle him soon enough. And you two need to be hunting. We need more food."
"Yes sir!" both lions nodded, and then ran for the gates.
"I love it when they don't talk back," the she-wolf muttered.
Finally, a huge building came into view. Tiggerpaka marveled at it. It had gates bigger than the ones at the entrances, and stairs leading up to it. The building was on a large hill. Outside, a male buffalo and a male white wolf were standing guard, looking fierce and dedicated to their duty. Tiggerpaka looked at them. "As you were, boys, as you were," he said.
Fang hit Tiggerpaka in the head with his paw. "We're here to see Poisonfang," Fang nodded.
The buffalo and the wolf bowed. "Enter, our faithful leaders," they both said at once.
"This is more like it!" Tiggerpaka smirked.
"It's not for you," the bear snapped.
The group walked inside the building, which was like a palace. There were pillars holding the roof up, and the floor had no dust in it whatsoever. It had windows in the side, and wind blew in through them. Tiggerpaka looked around. "This must be my palace they're giving me," he whispered.
The group approached the gates at the end of the hall. Two more guards were standing there: a white-gray tiger, and a light yellow lion.
"Sheesh, how many guards d'you need?" Tiggerpaka snorted.
"Enough to keep idiots like you from invading so we can put them to death," growled the tiger.
"Hmm. You got a temper. I like it. You make a good guard," Tiggerpaka nodded.
"Enter," muttered the lion.
The gates opened, and the group walked inside. There was a big table at the end of the hall with three chairs behind it. The rug on the floor was soft, soft enough to make you wan to take a nap on it. Tiggerpaka looked outside the windows, which showed a wonderful view of the ocean.
"Fang, Darkclaw, Orion!" a yellow snake slithered forward. "Who have we here?" she said in a soft voice.
"Greetings, m'lady. The name is Tiggerpak. By the way, there is no addition to the end of my name, and I am not making my name up to keep my true name hidden. I have come to visit your fine place here to give you the grace of seeing me," Tiggerpaka gave a slight bow to show respect.
"At least he knows he's supposed to bow," Darkclaw muttered.
"This meerkat was causing trouble, Poisonfang. Trying to get in. He's going crazy from the desert, though," Fang growled.
"I am not crazy, Flake!" Tiggerpaka kicked Fang's paw. Fang didn't flinch or yell out.
"I gotta admit though, he's pretty amusing," Poisonfang snickered.
"Of course I am," Tiggerpaka smiled.
"He could be quite...entertaining," Poisonfang added. "Dusk!"
A purple-black female cougar came in through a small door. "Yes, my leader?" she murmured, looking tired.
"Put Tiggerpak here in the small prison room while I think about the plan I have," Poisonfang smirked.
Author's Note:
Alternate chapter title: "Tiggerpaka Makes a Bad Decision For Like, The Billionth Time This Book".
Check my Warriors story if you haven't already. ouo
Ash didn't hear his mother's reply, but could smell another scent - something familiar, a scent he knew but could not exactly lay his paw on it...
"Ash. Ash!"
Ash woke with a start. Rusty was standing over him.
"The patrol's been missing for three days," Rusty commented.
"It's going to take a while to get the Earth Kingdom out," Ash yawned, "give them their time."
"Should we send some others in?" Rusty asked.
"They'll be fine," Ash mumbled. He wished Rusty didn't wake him up - he was dreaming about the time he was a pup, Ash knew that. Hazen was his brother, then. But the look-alike was there, too. Had she lived in the same place Ash was born, too? And what was that familiar scent?
"Whatever you say. Our loss," Rusty muttered, and trotted away.
Ash closed his eyes again, still sleepy, hoping to enter the dream again. He could hear a voice muttering.
"Bunch of idiots...gonna take forever..."
Ash recognized it as Tiggerpaka, but Ash kept his eyes closed.
"Guess I'll have to go in myself...I've always had to save their rear ends..."
Ash felt too tired to stop Tiggerpaka, as he heard the gates open and then close.
Tiggerpaka ran through the gates and followed the path to the next gate, guarded by a huge bear, a battle-scarred black male wolf, and a black she-wolf. Tiggerpaka approached them.
"Halt," growled the bear, "who are you?"
"I am Tiggerpak--er, I mean..." Tiggerpaka scratched his head. "Let's see...Ash told me to tell you that I'm a traveller and not to use my real name. But I can't think of a made-up name at the moment..." He looked around then grew wide-eyed. "Aha! My name is Tiggerpak. Yep, just Tiggerpak. No addition to the name, just Tiggerpak."
The guards all exchanged looks.
"This guy must've been in the desert for a while. Probably went crazy," commented the bear.
"I am not crazy!" Tiggerpaka insisted.
"Have you heard of the Firebenders?" the she-wolf growled.
"Sorry, lady, fire-what?" Tiggerpaka cocked his head.
The she-wolf narrowed her eyes. "So you don't know..."
"Don't know what?" Tiggerpaka asked.
"Don't know a lot of things, that's what," snorted the bear.
"Look, buddy, I tussled with chipmunks before, I'm not afraid to smack you!" Tiggerpaka exclaimed.
"...He's crazy," the bear muttered once more.
"Told you, am not!" Tiggerpaka exclaimed.
The she-wolf showed Tiggerpaka her claws. "I'll kill you if I must, kid. Now, come with us and we'll see what our deputy wants to do with you," she growled, eyes gleaming threateningly.
"Yeah, yeah, hurry up already. You're wasting time," Tiggerpaka glared.
"Don't be such a smart-aleck or you will be killed before you can say 'I'm an idiot'," grumbled the male wolf.
"You're an idiot," Tiggerpaka responded. "See? I'm not dead."
The male wolf lunged, but the she-wolf pushed him aside. "Fang, dear, leave the poor guy alone. Poisonfang probably has a lot of horrible stuff in store for him, she won't want you doing his job."
Fang glared at Tiggerpaka. "Fine."
Tiggerpaka jumped on the bear. "Let's hop to it, subjects! I must approach this Losingfang, since he wants to see me so badly."
The bear knocked Tiggerpaka off with his powerful paw. "First of all, it's Poisonfang, and 'he' is a she. Second of all, don't ride on me, show some respect to the leaders of the land."
"Okay, um...your name is...uh..." Tiggerpaka eyed the bear.
"Orion," the bear narrowed his eyes at Tiggerpaka.
"Alright then, Onion," Tiggerpaka said.
Orion snarled at Tiggerpaka, and Fang glared at Tiggerpaka. "You have the right to remain silent," Fang spat.
"I do?" Tiggerpaka said.
Fang gave Tiggerpaka a murderous look.
"I mean...I do!" Tiggerpaka gave a nervous grin. "Just, you know...walking 'long here..." his voice trailed off and he walked alongside Fang nervously.
They escorted Tiggerpaka inside, and Tiggerpaka looked at all the animals in there. None of them were the patrol from The Bending Tower. "'Scuse me," Tiggerpaka said to a passing animal, an orange female tiger.
"Mm?" the tiger said.
"Where is the patrol Ash sent in to spy in here?" Tiggerpaka asked.
The tiger looked at Tiggerpaka. "What do you mean?"
"Don't listen to him, Nova," Orion grumbled, "he's crazy from the desert. We're taking him to Poisonfang." Orion then bared his teeth. "And why aren't you hunting? Go, you moron, go! We're not gonna get any more food while you louse around all day!"
Nova gave a quick, nervous nod and darted off towards the gates.
The group kept walking along, and Tiggerpaka looked at the animals they passed. When they walked by two pretty female lions, Tiggerpaka nodded his head. "How ya doing? I know your species. Crabby things, you lions are, indeed."
The lions snarled at Tiggerpaka, and Tiggerpaka looked at them with an unimpressed expression. Fang looked at the lions. "Calm down. We're going to handle him soon enough. And you two need to be hunting. We need more food."
"Yes sir!" both lions nodded, and then ran for the gates.
"I love it when they don't talk back," the she-wolf muttered.
Finally, a huge building came into view. Tiggerpaka marveled at it. It had gates bigger than the ones at the entrances, and stairs leading up to it. The building was on a large hill. Outside, a male buffalo and a male white wolf were standing guard, looking fierce and dedicated to their duty. Tiggerpaka looked at them. "As you were, boys, as you were," he said.
Fang hit Tiggerpaka in the head with his paw. "We're here to see Poisonfang," Fang nodded.
The buffalo and the wolf bowed. "Enter, our faithful leaders," they both said at once.
"This is more like it!" Tiggerpaka smirked.
"It's not for you," the bear snapped.
The group walked inside the building, which was like a palace. There were pillars holding the roof up, and the floor had no dust in it whatsoever. It had windows in the side, and wind blew in through them. Tiggerpaka looked around. "This must be my palace they're giving me," he whispered.
The group approached the gates at the end of the hall. Two more guards were standing there: a white-gray tiger, and a light yellow lion.
"Sheesh, how many guards d'you need?" Tiggerpaka snorted.
"Enough to keep idiots like you from invading so we can put them to death," growled the tiger.
"Hmm. You got a temper. I like it. You make a good guard," Tiggerpaka nodded.
"Enter," muttered the lion.
The gates opened, and the group walked inside. There was a big table at the end of the hall with three chairs behind it. The rug on the floor was soft, soft enough to make you wan to take a nap on it. Tiggerpaka looked outside the windows, which showed a wonderful view of the ocean.
"Fang, Darkclaw, Orion!" a yellow snake slithered forward. "Who have we here?" she said in a soft voice.
"Greetings, m'lady. The name is Tiggerpak. By the way, there is no addition to the end of my name, and I am not making my name up to keep my true name hidden. I have come to visit your fine place here to give you the grace of seeing me," Tiggerpaka gave a slight bow to show respect.
"At least he knows he's supposed to bow," Darkclaw muttered.
"This meerkat was causing trouble, Poisonfang. Trying to get in. He's going crazy from the desert, though," Fang growled.
"I am not crazy, Flake!" Tiggerpaka kicked Fang's paw. Fang didn't flinch or yell out.
"I gotta admit though, he's pretty amusing," Poisonfang snickered.
"Of course I am," Tiggerpaka smiled.
"He could be quite...entertaining," Poisonfang added. "Dusk!"
A purple-black female cougar came in through a small door. "Yes, my leader?" she murmured, looking tired.
"Put Tiggerpak here in the small prison room while I think about the plan I have," Poisonfang smirked.
Author's Note:
Alternate chapter title: "Tiggerpaka Makes a Bad Decision For Like, The Billionth Time This Book".
Check my Warriors story if you haven't already. ouo
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ReplyDeleteTo be honest I think it's Ash who made the bad decision; if the patrol's been missing for three days I think being the leader he'd care XD
ReplyDeleteAgreed! Mistakaroo----Ash is OUT, Tiggerpaka is IN!
DeleteI agree with Mingy. c8
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DeleteTrololololololo Tiggerpaka. /leagreewithMingy8D
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ReplyDeleteThere is NEVER anything SMALL about any of MY Adventures!!!! I demand a Re-Write!!
ReplyDeleteLOLOLOLOL Love the alternate title
ReplyDeleteLol my favorite chapter :3
ReplyDelete~Leafy
LOL THIS CHAPTER IS HILARIOUS!
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ReplyDeleteI have decided to quit The Worlds Unknown. :c
Buuut, with this bad news I bring good news, because I have created an ALL NEW STORY BLOG! You can follow the link below to see it. :3
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ReplyDeleteNice to know my character [Nightgale] Didn't die. XD