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Chapter Three
Bane and Melody placed their food back in their bags and continued on their journey.
"I'm telling you that you're plan is not going to work," Squall insisted.
Melody shrugged, "Why are you so concerned about if our plan works or not? You won't be there. You have all ready told us that you're only going as far as a few hours before entering the Springs."
Squall sighed, "I guess I am going to have to join you after all. Without my help, you're apparently as good as dead."
Melody turned to Bane, looking disappointed. "You changed you're mind then?" she asked Squall.
She then turned to Bane, "What was wrong with my plan? I thought it was a good idea."
Bane shook his head, glaring at Squall. "There was nothing wrong with the plan. But now there is. We can't say that we're on a honeymoon with Squalk tagging along."
Squall rolled his eyes, "It wouldn't have worked anyway."
Melody grit her teeth, and lunged for him. She pushed him to the ground, grabbing hold of his robes. "Then tell me, what would work? You think you're so much better than us, lets hear you're plan!"
Squall swallowed hard, "I... I don't have a plan yet." He glared at Melody, watching Bane pull her away. "Once I do come up with a plan, it will work better than the one you came up with."
"What is your problem, you are always so arrogant. You instantly think that you are better than us," Melody growled.
Squall laughed, straightening his back. "No, I don't think I'm better than both of you. I know I am better than only you. I have nothing against Bane."
Melody grit her teeth, lunging at him again. Bane held on to Melody tight, squirming to break free from his stong grip. His arms wrapped tightly around her waist.
"You wait until I get my hands on you. I am going to strangle the life out of you!"
"Calm down, Melody," Bane muttered.
"Calm down? His opinion of women is a disgrace!" She raged.
Melody squrimed out of Bane's grasp and walked away, grumbling to herself.
Melody paused, staring at the bushes that appeared to be moving. The leaves rustled.
A man jumped out. Melody screamed.
He was wearing a black robe. His hair was red and stringy.
"What do you know about the fragments of truth?!" he yelled angrily.
Melody shook, "I don't know what you are talking about!"
"Don't lie to me.I just heard you talking about it to your friends!"
"I think you must be hearing things." she said, slightly shocked.
"Don't play dumb with me, you fool!"
Melody laughed weakly, "You think I am a fool, you think I would just tell you what you want to know? Guess again."
The man stepped closer, revealing a scar going across his left eye.
"Oh, you will tell me. I will make sure of it."
He rushed at her, throwing her over his shoulder and carried her away.
"Put me down!" she growled, thumping him on the back.
"No! You're coming with me!"
Melody rolled her eyes, obviously left with no choice in the matter.
As they rushed into the shadows, Melody could hear Bane calling for her.
With all her might, she screamed as loud as she could. The man placed some tape over her mouth, unable to continue screaming, she was carried away unheard.
Bane looked around, wondering where Melody could have got to.
He heard a scream. He strained his eyes, struggling to see through the darkness.
"Squalk, did you see which way she went?"
Squall shook his head, draining his water from a small flask.
"Just as well, I should have known you wouldn't pay any attention."
Squall shrugged his shoulders. "I thought she said she can take care of herself."
Bane grabbed hold of Squall's colar, pulling him close. "We have to go after her!"
Squall shoved him away, "There's no point. She is probably already dead."
Bane punched him in the face, "Don't you ever say that. Got it, Squalk?"
Squall sighed and shrugged again. "Whatever. You go and save her then whilst I look for the fragments?"
Bane raised an eye brow. "No. We'll save Melody, then look for the fragments."
Squall sighed heavily before nodding reluctantly.
They packed up their belongings and began to look for where Melody was taken from.
A few minutes later, Bane noticed some footprints. "Let's follow these footprints, then we can rescue Melody; wherever she is."
Bane begun to follow the path the prints had lead them.
Eventually the path began to fade with the day light. The sun was setting and it was getting dark rapidly.
"We will have to continue looking for her in the morning," Bane muttered, frowning up at the night sky.
The men set up their camp site and began to get ready to get some sleep.
As Bane laid rhere, his face glowed from the fire light.
The flames danced in the cold breeze.
Melody grunted as the man finally threw her on to the ground.
She looked around in silence, surrounded by trees of all sizes. He clawed through his bag, pulling out a flask of water and some bread.
Melody sighed reluctantly as she did the same. She thought for a moment, wondering if she could get close enough to knock him unconsious so that she could escape.
"Who are you? Where are we going?" Melody demanded.
The man glared at her, wiping his mouth across his robe sleeve.
"I am Malgar Blaze. I am taking you to the Empire of the Springs. I am sure that my friends would like to ask you lots of questions. If I were you, I would be very eager to talk."
Melody stepped back, "Why do you want to know about the fragments of truth so much? Why are you trying to make sense of meaning rambles?"
Malgar laughed, running his hands through his bright red hair. "The fragments of truth is worth a lot of money, of course. If I got hold of it, I could sell it to the Lord Croydon himself. I would be rich."
Melody frowned, "Who an earth is Lord Croydon? What would he want with the fragments, assuming that they exist at all?"
Malgar grinned, revealing his crooked yellow teeth. "They definately exist. Lord Croydon Malice has already found the first fragment."
Melody's eyes widened, "You're lying. You haven't even heard of it until my friends and I mentioned it."
Malgar snired at her, slamming the back of his hand across her face. Melody yelped, falling backwards on to the ground.
"The first fragment is already in the hands of Lord Croydon," he repeated firmly "It is very small and it is red. It looked as though it sparkled like the stars."
Melody sat back, wondering how she was to retrieve it.
She watched as the moon shone brightly through the pink clouds that seemed to follow them.
Melody sighed, looking around, waiting for Malgar to fall asleep.
An owl flew over and landed on a tree branch above them.
Melody looked up at the barn owl. She smiled, the owl hooted in the night, watching over her like an angel.
Squall threw some more wood into the fire, sniring behind Bane who sat quietly.
He remained silent, wondering how worried Bane really was. Once the fire had enough wood for half the night, he took another look at Bane.
Bane was sitting crossed legged, facing the fire with his eyes closed. "I never considered you to be the type to meditate," Squall muttered, amused by the thought.
Bane sat motionless, as though he hadn't heard a word.
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Chapter Three
Bane and Melody placed their food back in their bags and continued on their journey.
"I'm telling you that you're plan is not going to work," Squall insisted.
Melody shrugged, "Why are you so concerned about if our plan works or not? You won't be there. You have all ready told us that you're only going as far as a few hours before entering the Springs."
Squall sighed, "I guess I am going to have to join you after all. Without my help, you're apparently as good as dead."
Melody turned to Bane, looking disappointed. "You changed you're mind then?" she asked Squall.
She then turned to Bane, "What was wrong with my plan? I thought it was a good idea."
Bane shook his head, glaring at Squall. "There was nothing wrong with the plan. But now there is. We can't say that we're on a honeymoon with Squalk tagging along."
Squall rolled his eyes, "It wouldn't have worked anyway."
Melody grit her teeth, and lunged for him. She pushed him to the ground, grabbing hold of his robes. "Then tell me, what would work? You think you're so much better than us, lets hear you're plan!"
Squall swallowed hard, "I... I don't have a plan yet." He glared at Melody, watching Bane pull her away. "Once I do come up with a plan, it will work better than the one you came up with."
"What is your problem, you are always so arrogant. You instantly think that you are better than us," Melody growled.
Squall laughed, straightening his back. "No, I don't think I'm better than both of you. I know I am better than only you. I have nothing against Bane."
Melody grit her teeth, lunging at him again. Bane held on to Melody tight, squirming to break free from his stong grip. His arms wrapped tightly around her waist.
"You wait until I get my hands on you. I am going to strangle the life out of you!"
"Calm down, Melody," Bane muttered.
"Calm down? His opinion of women is a disgrace!" She raged.
Melody squrimed out of Bane's grasp and walked away, grumbling to herself.
Melody paused, staring at the bushes that appeared to be moving. The leaves rustled.
A man jumped out. Melody screamed.
He was wearing a black robe. His hair was red and stringy.
"What do you know about the fragments of truth?!" he yelled angrily.
Melody shook, "I don't know what you are talking about!"
"Don't lie to me.I just heard you talking about it to your friends!"
"I think you must be hearing things." she said, slightly shocked.
"Don't play dumb with me, you fool!"
Melody laughed weakly, "You think I am a fool, you think I would just tell you what you want to know? Guess again."
The man stepped closer, revealing a scar going across his left eye.
"Oh, you will tell me. I will make sure of it."
He rushed at her, throwing her over his shoulder and carried her away.
"Put me down!" she growled, thumping him on the back.
"No! You're coming with me!"
Melody rolled her eyes, obviously left with no choice in the matter.
As they rushed into the shadows, Melody could hear Bane calling for her.
With all her might, she screamed as loud as she could. The man placed some tape over her mouth, unable to continue screaming, she was carried away unheard.
Bane looked around, wondering where Melody could have got to.
He heard a scream. He strained his eyes, struggling to see through the darkness.
"Squalk, did you see which way she went?"
Squall shook his head, draining his water from a small flask.
"Just as well, I should have known you wouldn't pay any attention."
Squall shrugged his shoulders. "I thought she said she can take care of herself."
Bane grabbed hold of Squall's colar, pulling him close. "We have to go after her!"
Squall shoved him away, "There's no point. She is probably already dead."
Bane punched him in the face, "Don't you ever say that. Got it, Squalk?"
Squall sighed and shrugged again. "Whatever. You go and save her then whilst I look for the fragments?"
Bane raised an eye brow. "No. We'll save Melody, then look for the fragments."
Squall sighed heavily before nodding reluctantly.
They packed up their belongings and began to look for where Melody was taken from.
A few minutes later, Bane noticed some footprints. "Let's follow these footprints, then we can rescue Melody; wherever she is."
Bane begun to follow the path the prints had lead them.
Eventually the path began to fade with the day light. The sun was setting and it was getting dark rapidly.
"We will have to continue looking for her in the morning," Bane muttered, frowning up at the night sky.
The men set up their camp site and began to get ready to get some sleep.
As Bane laid rhere, his face glowed from the fire light.
The flames danced in the cold breeze.
Melody grunted as the man finally threw her on to the ground.
She looked around in silence, surrounded by trees of all sizes. He clawed through his bag, pulling out a flask of water and some bread.
Melody sighed reluctantly as she did the same. She thought for a moment, wondering if she could get close enough to knock him unconsious so that she could escape.
"Who are you? Where are we going?" Melody demanded.
The man glared at her, wiping his mouth across his robe sleeve.
"I am Malgar Blaze. I am taking you to the Empire of the Springs. I am sure that my friends would like to ask you lots of questions. If I were you, I would be very eager to talk."
Melody stepped back, "Why do you want to know about the fragments of truth so much? Why are you trying to make sense of meaning rambles?"
Malgar laughed, running his hands through his bright red hair. "The fragments of truth is worth a lot of money, of course. If I got hold of it, I could sell it to the Lord Croydon himself. I would be rich."
Melody frowned, "Who an earth is Lord Croydon? What would he want with the fragments, assuming that they exist at all?"
Malgar grinned, revealing his crooked yellow teeth. "They definately exist. Lord Croydon Malice has already found the first fragment."
Melody's eyes widened, "You're lying. You haven't even heard of it until my friends and I mentioned it."
Malgar snired at her, slamming the back of his hand across her face. Melody yelped, falling backwards on to the ground.
"The first fragment is already in the hands of Lord Croydon," he repeated firmly "It is very small and it is red. It looked as though it sparkled like the stars."
Melody sat back, wondering how she was to retrieve it.
She watched as the moon shone brightly through the pink clouds that seemed to follow them.
Melody sighed, looking around, waiting for Malgar to fall asleep.
An owl flew over and landed on a tree branch above them.
Melody looked up at the barn owl. She smiled, the owl hooted in the night, watching over her like an angel.
Squall threw some more wood into the fire, sniring behind Bane who sat quietly.
He remained silent, wondering how worried Bane really was. Once the fire had enough wood for half the night, he took another look at Bane.
Bane was sitting crossed legged, facing the fire with his eyes closed. "I never considered you to be the type to meditate," Squall muttered, amused by the thought.
Bane sat motionless, as though he hadn't heard a word.