Linkin Pony - Recharge: Revamped

Chapter 40

After the outpost incident, all was quiet around the camp; FeatherTune had found no more Hybrid activity in the area. SpinningNote decided this was a perfect time to explore the desert since there were no enemy threats. It was late in the morning the next day when Spinning decided to gather supplies together and go out adventuring. Feather, EchoBeat and BlazingFlair agreed to come along.

"Are you sure you don't want to come?" Spinning was asking CharmingRhythm.

"I'm completely sure. Someone has to watch the camp while you're out anyway," Rhythm insisted.

"Well alright." Spinning shrugged. "I'll be sure to report back everything we find!"

"You better summarize it, because I'm not listening to an hour monologue," Rhythm replied in a jokeful tone. He then added, "But if you guys get into any trouble, come back here. We'll need to know what we're messing with."

"We'll be fine!" Spinning dismissed him with a wave of a hoof. He headed towards the main room where the others were waiting.

"So that's the only reason you're coming?" Feather appeared to be questioning EchoBeat.

"Well, the main reason, yes. I guess it's good to go on a quest with you guys again," Echo said.

"What is it?" Spinning injected and cocked his head.

"Echo wants to come so he can study plants," Feather explained quickly, with an expression that displayed how annoyed, yet amused at how predictable Echo was.

"Don't you know about all the plants around here?" Spinning wondered.

"I don't know that until I've had a look at them," Echo justified.

"Eh, let him look for his plants!" BlazingFlair defended and placed a foreleg around Echo's neck. "The more the merrier."

"Saying that sounds like we're bringing the plants with us," Spinning joked.

"Hey, plants could be friends too," Blazing grinned.

Spinning had begun slowly moving towards the door. "Oh yeah, just watch one start a conversation!"

"Pretty sure Echo already talks to them," Feather muttered. Echo only gave him a hard stare.

The four of them made their way to their cab, FeatherTune sitting with them for once. Spinning took the wheel.

"What's the fun in adventuring if we're going to be driving?" Blazing pointed out, somewhat disappointed.

"Ah don't worry. We'll just drive for a bit to get away from the camp, then we'll explore around on hoof. Or by fight," Spinning assured, with his head nodding back to Feather behind him.

"So which way are we going?" Feather asked.

"I don't know," Spinning said dryly. "Maybe drive into the ocean?" He then countered with, "We're going east, duh."

After riding into the desert for a minute, Echo remarked, "I vaguely remember what this area was like the first time we found it, but that was two years ago."

"That's why I want to get a better look around," Spinning addressed. "We've been here, but do we really know the area?"

"I know it," Feather chimed in.

"Yeah we're not talking about you. We know you know it. You're the scouter," Spinning stated flatly Feather scrunched his nose. Spinning glanced back at him and teased, "But I guess your help would be useful."

"So anything we should be aware of O' Wise Scouter?" BlazingFlair pondered.

"I mean, all I've seen around here are mountains. I think I saw a few caves," Feather recalled.