Thread:Abbykurle/@comment-33999335-20180520125803/@comment-30921738-20180601212140

Buttons was surprised by the voice in his head. He was about to respond, when suddenly Jetleap groaned and blood oozed from her her head. Akurle froze and jumped to Jet's side, almost knocking him off.

"Oh no.... It was that serpent, wasn't it?" She looked nervously at the wound, which was getting much worse and swelling up.

Buttons suddenly growled and jumped off Akurle's back. "Serpent?" He hissed. "I'll go get some herbs." He growled, stalking off into the woods.

.....

Mr. Buttons wandered into the darkest part of the woods, far from the others no one one could hear. A dark shadow approached him. He didn't do anything, just hissed quietly.

"You told that stupid serpent where they were, didn't you? I thought I told you to leave them alone!" Buttons growled.

The large creature chuckled. "And I told you not to tell anyone."

Buttons lashed his tail angrily. "I didn't!"

The creature laughed again. "Then what about the blue wolf? You told her to hide the shards."

Buttons' ear twitched. Then he spoke, quiet this time "She doesn't question my requests. Besides, she doesn't know what I'm planning."

The creature spread his hands. "That doesn't mean she isn't suspicous! Look here, you may be a king in your world, but here, you are nothing. In this world, I am a king, and you are my servant! Do what I ask, or all the islands creatures will be released upon your 'friends'. And if you do good, I might even show you the antidote to the serpents venom. Understand?" The shadowy creature got down on all fours and snarled.

Buttons backed away, his pupils dialated in fear. "I... I understand. I'll avoid the mind-reader." He turned to walk away, but then stopped and looked back, his eyes full of anger again. "But the creatures here bow to no one. How are you their king?"

The creature snorted. "A king in your world is different then a king in my world. I am the king, because the creatures fear me." He smiled, revealing rows of fangs, and sunk back into the shadows.

....

Akurle hovered over Jetleap, wishing she had some sort of form that could heal her. Suddenly she heard a rustle behind her, and Buttons came padding in. He looked a bit shaken and angry, but he kept calm and jumped onto Akurle's back.

"I didn't find anything, but there are many healing antidotes in my shelter." He tried not to think about his visit with the shadowy creature so Jim wouldn't know, but his fear for Jetleap was enough to keep his mind off it. He didn't want to avoid Jim, but he would have to in order to keep suspicions low.

"I can hold Jetleap, since I'm the biggest. Let's hurry, before she gets worse." Without waiting for a response, Akurle carefully hauled Jetleap onto her back. The shards under her wing clinked once as she took off into the woods, walking faster than ususal.