Shadows Of The Past Novel: Stolen Heart (Jakovi Poza)

Chapter 7

The sun was slowly disappearing to the west, Foxy sat outside with a menacing expression on his face.  He wondered what punishment he would give Dark for risking the life of his deputy and beloved.  He knew, however, that this punishment had to be strong for him to regret what he had done.  Suddenly Roxanne came out of the house, Foxy immediately looked at her and walked over to her, she looked worried and embarrassed.
"Something happened?"  Roxanne asked.
Foxy shook his head.
"No, nothing is happening..."
"Be honest with me."  Roxanne interrupted him quickly.
Foxy felt Roxanne's hand on his hand, he felt as if all the hate had vanished from him and love had returned.
"You think it's because of Dark that this happened?"  Roxanne asked quietly, giving him a sad look.
Foxy pushed Roxanne's hand away, he had the impression that she was eavesdropping on the conversation between him and Gold.
"Oh, Foxy!"  Roxanne screamed, "It's...it's not his fault!"
"Are you sure?"  Foxy asked firmly.
"Yes, please don't make a fuss about it."  Roxanne replied.
Foxy took a step back, he suddenly felt uncomfortable with Roxanne saying that.  Does she even know I'm doing this for us?  Foxy thought furiously.
"I do what I have to do."  Foxy mumbled.
Roxanne then cuddled up to Foxy, Foxy shuddered at that.
"I understand, but if you're going to punish anyone, it should be me."  Roxanne said seriously.
Foxy was surprised, he never thought of punishing someone he cared about.  He just wanted to do like a true leader, why is she doing this?  Foxy didn't know what to say when Roxanne stopped hugging him, he grabbed Roxanne's hand.
"I..." Foxy stammered uncertainly.
"Unless you prefer to obey yourself and rule unjustly."  Roxanne said.
"Roxanne, I want the best for all of us."  Foxy mumbled.
As he placed his hand on Roxanne's cheek, she suddenly burst into anger and pushed Foxy's hands away.
"For everyone?"  Roxanne repeated in disgust.  "Or is it just for both of us?"
Foxy fell silent, awkwardly stopped looking at Roxanne.  He felt as if Roxanne was trampling on his feelings again.  He heard Roxanne take a deep breath and exhale.
"Foxy," she began in a calm voice, "I understand that you're worried and don't trust Dark, but believe me, he's not bad."
I almost lost you because of him!  He wanted to shout Foxy, but held back because he didn't want to argue with Roxanne again.
"He wants to find a place with us and he's a good man, why is the only person who can't see that it's you?"  Roxanne asked, frustration evident in her voice.
Roxanne turned her back on Foxy as if she was hiding her emotions.
"Hey, what's going on?"  Foxy was surprised by Dark watching them.
Foxy gave him a hostile look, Roxanne looked at him immediately with a slight smile on her face.
"Nothing's going on,... we're talking."  Roxanne replied politely.
Foxy watched Roxanne furiously as she walked towards Dark.  He longed to call Roxanne, but he felt an anger inside him that couldn't stop.  Watching her and Dark disappear into the house, Foxy growled angrily.  Suddenly, remembering what Roxanne had said, Foxy felt tears in his eyes.  He quickly, however, wiped his eyes in tears quickly, then headed towards the forest.  As he walked, he noticed Alex sitting under a tree, Foxy ignored her and moved on.  As he stepped onto the moor, he looked up at the sky with a sad expression. He began to wonder if the vision of The Sisters was going to punish him for the rest of his life.  He imagined himself suddenly as the most powerful leader of the Sisters.  He started walking towards the Tall Tree's territory, when he heard someone step on a branch, he quickly looked back.  His gaze showed Sting with a worried look, Foxy seeing his friend started walking towards the Tall Tree again.  Sting stopped him though, what does his friend want this time?
"I heard your conversation between you and Roxanne."  Sting confessed with a serious face.
"And what?"  Foxy asked.
"You have no right to punish Dark."  Sting said.
Foxy rolled his eyes and dodged Sting as he entered the Tall Tree's territory, he being stopped by Sting.
"Why are not you listening to me?"  Sting asked firmly.
"I don't have time to talk."  Foxy replied, avoiding Sting's gaze.
"Can I at least know what you're doing here?"  Sting asked quickly.
Foxy sighed heavily and made a sad face.
"I went for a walk...that's it."  Foxy said then walked away from Sting.
Then he no longer felt his friend's presence, as he stood there alone, he imagined himself and Roxanne happy.  The Sisters, tell me it's not too late.  Foxy thought.  Suddenly, he noticed dark magic on his hands that was rippling in Foxy's hands.  Foxy trembled with fear, he tried to extinguish the magic, but the dark magic would not let him rest.  What's going on?!  Foxy asked fearfully.  His heart began to beat faster, he felt as if he was glued to the ground and could not move.  A dark mist surrounded him, Foxy looked here and there.  He was afraid it might be another prophecy from The Sisters, or worse.  Before he could escape the mist, darkness overtook him.
Foxy woke up in a dark place, levitating as if in space.  When Foxy put his feet to the ground, he stopped levitating, he began to wonder where he was and what it meant.
"Hello, is anyone here?"  Foxy called.
Dead silence answered him, Foxy began to walk straight, looking here and there.  Did The Sisters imprison him?  Is this another omen?  Before he could scream again, he heard footsteps in the distance.  Foxy made a battle stance, making a threatening face.  However, inside he felt a great fear that he could not quench.
"I know I'm not alone here, show yourself."  Foxy growled, looking around.
There was silence for a moment, but then he saw shining white eyes in the darkness.
"I didn't expect intruders here."  The unfamiliar man watching Foxy spoke up.
"Who are you?"  Foxy asked.
"I should be the one to ask you that question."  the man mumbled.
Foxy was embarrassed, he took a step back, breathing uneasily.
"You have nothing to fear," the man reassured him, "I just want to know if your intentions are bad or good."
"I...I don't know how I got here, will you help me get out of here?"  Foxy mumbled grimly. Then a tall figure stepped out of the shadows, wearing a mask with a white smile on his face.  He was taller than Foxy and was wearing a cape.
"The question is can I even trust you?"  the man asked in a low voice.
"No," a new voice suddenly spoke in the shadows.  "He's not one of us, he's mortal."
Foxy looked back into the darkness where another figure lurked in the shadows.  He was afraid it might end badly.
"Is it true?"  the man asked.
"Yes but..."
"He's here for a reason."  A figure said, then he came out of the shadows.  He was as tall as the other man and had the same mask on, but he also had a bowler hat, with a white feather in the bowler hat.  Foxy felt like he was about to be attacked by two men he didn't know, but realized he couldn't show his fear.
  "Yes, I came here for a reason, I will leave this world when you answer my questions."  Foxy answered them.
The two men looked at each other, then back to Foxy.
"Why should we answer you?"  The man with the bowler hat asked.
Foxy straightened up.
"I'm more powerful than you guys can imagine, if you want me to go away and leave you alone, start talking."  Foxy threatened.
"You have no right to make threats in our world!"  The man with the bowler hat snorted, then he made a battle stance.  Then a man without a bowler hat stopped him from attacking.
"Once we answer your questions, will you leave forever?"  the man asked firmly.
Foxy nodded uncertainly. The man with the bowler hat watched Foxy closely, and Foxy watched them both in case they tried to attack him first.
"What kind of world is this?"  Foxy asked.
The man without a bowler hat hesitated at the question, but he said, "We're in the Void world, it's a world for the forgotten spirits."
Foxy was shocked at this, now he had more questions than before, is he dead now that he's here?
"Are there only dead people?"  Foxy asked, giving them a grim look.
The man with the bowler hat shook his head quickly.
"There are also some mortals among us, they joined us sooner to be forgotten by the world and remembered here."  The man with the bowler hat replied.
"Is Void only a world for ..ghosts?"  Foxy asked more calmly.
"No, there is also the opposite of our world, there are well-remembered ancestors and ... ancestors of The Sisters."  A man without a bowler hat replied.
Foxy got excited, so The Sisters really do exist, but how will he find them?
"The Sisters exists?"  Foxy asked quickly to make sure.
"Yes, they often visit us here."  The man without the bowler hat said.
Foxy smiled slightly with excitement, now he has a chance to find out where to find The Sisters.  But before he could ask anything, he heard a scream in his head.  Foxy looked at the two apparitions that were slowly disappearing from his eyes.  He noticed that his vision began to disappear.  No! Not now!  Foxy pleaded mentally.  He suddenly woke up in the real world, he opened his eyes, he saw Gold and Sting staring at him in horror.
"Foxy? Can you hear us?"  Gold asked sharply.
"Yes, I hear."  Foxy replied tiredly.
Sting helped Foxy to his feet, Foxy then shook his head to wake himself up, he heard a beeping in his ears.
"What happened?"  Sting asked.
Foxy sighed heavily and clutched his forehead.
"It's nothing."  Foxy replied.
"We found you unconscious!"  Gold screamed.
Foxy was confused, he thought it wasn't a dream, it all seemed real to him.
"You have a headache?"  Gold asked uncertainly.
"Let's take him to Whiteflower."  Sting said, giving Gold a friendly look.
"I'm fine."  Foxy said, but Gold had already grabbed his wrist and started dragging him towards the forest.
"Let's go home, Whiteflower may be able to help you!"