The Chaos Chronicles/ Chapter Twenty-One

Quartz gets rescued by a mysterious young woman. Honey and Daisy investigate the Mystic Ruins. Noon and Aurgentum get closer. Rose witnesses strange behaviors.
==Included Characters==
Thorn the Fox
Honey the Cat
Kyle the Squirrel
Rose the Hedgehog
Daisy the Dog
Cocoa the Dog
Quartz the Dog
Nails the Bat
Noon the Echidna
Aurgentum the Dog
Lana the Cat
==Chapter Twenty-One: Great Expectations==
A young, purple cat was dragging Quartz through the forest. Quartz's body was full of slashes and he had puncture wounds on his neck. He was barely conscious.
"The claw wounds on your neck...it's how they steal memories." the cat said.
Quartz groaned.
"Come on, Quartz!" the girl said. "Work with me..."
She dragged him to a black and purple motorcycle hidden behind the brush. The girl carefully got Quartz onto the motorcycle and began to drive away.
Two figures bounded after them.
"The wolves..." the girl muttered. She stepped up the speed on the motorcycle.
Quartz fell sideways and unbalanced the motorcycle. The motorcycle skidded around, hitting a tree.
The two blonde, female wolves were getting closer.
The girl pulled out a gun from the holster on her side. She fired it at the two girls, head on. They were blasted back with a shot of electricity. They laid twitching on the jungle floor.
"Come on, Quartz we're almost there!" the girl told him.
Quartz weakly got up and followed her.
"Who...who are you?" he asked.
"I'm Lana." she replied.
Thorn, Kyle, Rose, and Cocoa went to the library in Central City.
"How's Chester doing?" Cocoa asked.
"He's doing better." Kyle said.
"I can't believe it's been a month since it happened..." Rose said.
"Yeah..." Thorn muttered.
"How's your leg doing, Rose?" Cocoa asked.
"It's better. At least I can walk with a boot on." Rose replied.
"That's good." Cocoa said, smiling.
Thorn and Kyle went to the back of the library.
"Where do you think Nightshade went?" Thorn asked.
"I dunno." Kyle said. "We haven't seen her since she saved Chester."
"If we meet her again..." Thorn said, "I don't know if we should try to stop her. I mean...what if she's changed?"
"Really?" Kyle asked. "You really believe that?"
"It's possible..." Thorn replied.
Honey and Daisy were riding in a helicoptor above the Mystic Ruins.
"Your assignment is to locate a mysterious source of energy our scanners have found in the Mystic Ruins." Commander Tower explained. "Good luck ladies."
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Honey asked Daisy.
"Of course." Daisy replied. "Besides, you might need a medic along the way, so I'll be your back-up."
The helicoptor landed near the train station in the Mystic Ruins. Honey and Daisy followed the scanner through the jungle. It lead them throughout many twists and turns, and it finally became evident that they were lost.
"So what do we do now?" Daisy asked.
"I don't know!" Honey exclaimed.
"Wait...what is this place?" Daisy asked, walking towards a hut.
"Looks like someone's house." Honey said.
"It looks abandoned." Daisy said.
Storm clouds darkened the sky.
"Come on. We should get inside for shelter." Daisy said.
"I don't know..." Honey hesitated.
"Do you want to sleep in the rain?" Daisy asked.
"No." Honey followed her inside the hut.
The hut contained numerous fishing rods, lures, and bait. There were pictures of a large, purple cat alongside his pet frog. Other pictures showed the purple cat with a pink hedgehog, cream-colored rabbit, and a chao.
"We'll start looking again in the morning." Honey said.
The next morning, Thorn, Kyle, Rose, and Cocoa returned to the G.U.N. Fortress.
Noon and Aurgentum were holding hands.
Nails looked on with a pained expression.
"Hey," Thorn said.
"Hi..." Nails replied.
"What happened?" Thorn asked.
"We...grew apart, I guess." Nails said. "I don't know why I'm so...jealous. I mean, I was the one who broke it off."
"You still have feelings for him..." Thorn said.
"Come on." Kyle said. "I'll go make some coffee."
"Rose, what happened to your arm?" Cocoa asked.
"Bubbles, my chao, bit me!" Rose exclaimed. "She just totally freaked out."
"And then, when I was driving, a deer ran into my car." Rose told him.
"That's really weird." Cocoa said.
"I don't know...I feel like bad things happen in threes." Rose said.
"What makes you think that?"
"It's just...Topaz had three victims. I mean, Chester didn't die, but still. And now..." Rose replied.
"One, the deer. Two, Bubbles." Cocoa said.
"And three?" Rose asked.
Honey and Daisy wandered throughout the jungle. Honey's ears began to prick.
"You hear that?" she whispered.
"No..." Daisy replied.
In a flash, Honey and Daisy were surrounded by three cats. Honey's eyes widened in recognition at the leader.
"Lana?!" Honey exclaimed.
"Honey!" Lana cried.
They ran to hug each other.
"I think you need to see something." Lana told Honey.
Thorn, Kyle, Rose, Cocoa, and Nails decided to eat at break in the courtyard in front of the G.U.N. Fortress.
"Hello." Aurgentum said, walking up to them. "May I sit with you all?"
"Sure," Nails said.
Thorn shot her a confused look.
"So, how do you like being back?" Nails asked.
"It's been a little difficult." Aurgentum said. "You know, what with me being gone for six years."
"Where were you, exactly?" Thorn asked.
"Studying abroad. I was attending school in Soleanna." Aurgentum explained. "Noon's been so helpful to me this past month."
"I'll bet he has..."  Nails muttered.
"Sorry?" Aurgentum asked.
"Oh, nothing." Nails told her.
"Aurgentum, what are you planning on being in G.U.N.?" Cocoa asked.
"I'm not really sure." Aurgentum replied. "I mean, I would love to be a medic and help people, but I suppose I'd like the pride of being a soldier out in the field."
"Ah." Cocoa said. "Well, Noon's taught me a lot. I'm studying to be a medic."
"That's good for you." Aurgentum told him, smiling.
Commander Tower came up on the loudspeaker.
"Attention, trainees. I have an announcement to make." he said. "One of G.U.N.'s most elite teams, the Alpha Squad, will be arriving soon. I expect you to treat their members with the upmost respect."
As if on cue, a helicoptor came down in the courtyard.
As the helicoptor landed, a flock of ravens blocked out the sky. They suddenly began pecking each other, killing themselves.
"Oh my God!" everyone exclaimed.
"There's your third..." Cocoa told Rose.
The Alpha Squad stepped out of the helicoptor.
The first and second wolves both had blonde fur, one more shinier then the other. The third wolf to come out had dark brown fur.
The final wolf, who looked to be the strongest, and leader, of the four, had sleek black fur.
"Hello," the leader said. "My name is Jonathon. These are the members of my Wolf Pack: Robert, Elizabeth, and Emily."
Aurgentum's eyes flashed in anger at the sight of the Alpha Squad.
Quartz's eyes shot open as he awoke in an unfamiliar room.Category:Sub-pages