The Hole in The Wall

Chapter 2

Someone dropped out of the tree, his bow and arrow pointed at our heads. He looked us up and down, then sighed and put his bow and sheath full of arrows away.

He was a relatively young man. He was about 15 or 16 years old, yet he was almost as tall as Koty's 6'3". His ginger hair grew down to his shoulders. His eyes were as green as his outfit. He slung his bow across his back. He had a kind face, but his eyes were full of fear and anger.

"Is it okay? "The boy asked.

"W-what?" Koty stammered.

"My arrow. Is it okay? That's my last good one." The redhead said.

If looks could kill, this boy would have been an instant crisp. Koty stared hard, gritting his teeth. His piercing blue eyes burned holes into the boy's head.

"Y-your arrow? Your. Arrow? You nearly killed my sister with this arrow, but you care about the arrow, not Elizabeth? " Koty nearly yelled. His face was nearly as red as the boy's hair.

The boy scoffed. "You caught the arrow just fine, your sister is unharmed. Now can I have my arrow back? I really need it." The boy stared at Koty almost as hard.

Koty stepped up close to the boy. He gripped the arrow in two hands, and snapped it clean in half under the boy's nose. He tossed it at the boy's feet. His hands were trembling, usually a sign that he's about to pick a fight.

Koty exhaled sharply, and the trembling lessened. "There's your arrow. Now leave us alone" Koty growled.

We began to walk away. I was glad. Koty was willing to step away from the fight before it started. It was rare though. He always took on fights in school. What was different this time?

But the boy wasn't done with us.

"You're just gonna walk away? What is your problem?" The boy asked. "Get back here! Coward!"

Koty pushed me aside lightly, and approached the boy.

"Tell me, what's your name kid? " Koty asked. "That way I can put it on your tombstone when I'm done with you."

"Ash Williams. At your service my lord." The boy said, bowing in mockery. He then turned and leapt up a tree, laughing like a madman the whole way up. His moves were nimble and agile. Getting up the tree was nothing for him. He hopped from branch to branch until he found the one he wanted. He stood on his toes, keeping perfectly balanced.

The look Ash gave Koty was quite condescending. Koty simply looked right up at him and grinned. I joined plenty of principle offices to know that Dakota West never lost a fight.

Koty started climbing the tree, not as fast as Ash, but relatively quick. Koty reached him in no time. They balanced on the tree branch and in a few seconds, Koty had Ash tackled to the ground. Then they started a brawl. Punches flew, kicks landed, and before I knew it, it was over.

Ash kicked Koty's knee from behind. Koty didn't fall, but he did stumble. He was off balance enough for Ash to get behind him and hold a knife to Koty's throat.

I nearly screamed. Would Ash kill Koty? Koty looked just as scared as I felt. He had never been bested in a fight. Plus, he had a literal knife being held to his neck. Then Ash did something I didn't expect. He lowered the knife, and put it away.

"Look, I think we got off on the wrong foot here. I don't wanna hurt you guys." Did he have a faint British accent? "How about we start over." He held out his hand "I'm Ash Williams. And you are?"

Koty struggled for breath. "I'm Koty." Then Koty shook his head as though coming out of a daze. He turned around and sucker punched Ash in the gut. "You still almost killed Elizabeth! Apologize!" For good measure, Koty punched him again, almost sending him to his knees. Koty placed a knee on his back to keep him from getting back up. Guess he didn't want to lose in the end.

After recovering his wind, Koty let him up. He was taller than I thought. Also, despite the fact that he was quite lean, he was still muscular. But his smile seemed sweet, somehow. "I'm very sorry Elizabeth for putting your life in danger." He said. There was definitely a faint British accent.

"What are you?" Koty asked.

Ash laughed. "Just an elf. Like you. Oh, and I'm a messenger." He smiled proudly.

Koty scoffed. "Yeah. And I'm a dragon."

Ash looked at him in pure confusion.

"You cannot be serious. An elf? Did I hit your head too hard? You would think that long hair would prefer your skull." Dakota teased, ruffling Ash's hair.

"I'm serious. I'm an elf" Ash insisted. Looking into his forest eyes, I found it quite easy to believe him.

"Koty? I think Ash is being honest. I mean, think about it. That door? That's not really possible. Yet it was. I'm willing to believe that he's an elf." I said.

Dakota shook his head in frustration. Then he seemed to make up his mind. "Ash Williams? Look. Elizabeth and I have an issue. We don't know where we are or how to get home. Can you help?"

Ash shook some leaves out of his hair. "You're in the Runtthru Woods. Just outside of the Mamaroone Hills. About 10 miles west of Silvendale."

"Never heard of any of those places. Are we even on earth?"Koty sneered.

"Second earth, yes. Oh" Realization dawned on Ash's face. "You're from the Inside. That makes sense. I just," He frowned while looking at us. "You seriously look like elves."

"Huh?" We both said at the same time

"You just have this elven aura about you. The beauty, the grace, the strength. But, you're in another world. I can't really get you home. But the High Queen might."

Koty and I were equally confused.

"So what are we gonna do?" I asked.

Ash sighed. "I guess I could take you to my house. My parents could help us make a decision."

Koty held me back, grabbing my wrist. Not that I was gonna do anything.

"Why would we come over to a stranger's house? Especially one that nearly murdered my sister?" Koty growled.

"Do you have a choice?" Ash said.

"Actually, yes. We could try to brave it on our own." Koty said.

Ash scoffed. "Good luck on that one. You're unprotected. But, your loss." And Ash began walking away.

"Stop!" I objected.

Koty shook his head. "No funny business Ash, I mean it."

Ash turned around with a grin on his face. "Well then my inexperienced humans. Lemme show you the Outside!"

He then bowed, and showed us on. I only prayed the worst was over.