Birds of Prey

Chapter 8: The Hunter and the Prey

Notes from the author: Nyssa must find a way to survive as she is being hunted  by Allison. Happy reading!
Barry pokes his head out of the tent and sees two tribal men carrying a cage with Nyssa inside to the woods.
"What did you see?" Laurel asked as Barry pokes head back inside.
"Two men where carrying a caged Nyssa into the woods." Barry replied.
"What are they going to do with her?"
"I don't know, but we better hurry or will be too late to find out."
Inside Allison's tent, she was being face painted in her traditional hunting face paint as a tribes man checks the sharpnesses of Allison's sword and knife. Another one was loading arrows into a quiver while another strung the bow together after everything was finished, Allison stood as the tribes man holster the sword and knife and put them on the belt before he fastened it around Allison's waist. The next one sticks the quiver onto her back and fastens the strap across her side. The last one hands her the bow as exits the tent.
Barry waits for her to Leave before popping back into the tent.
"Allison left. I think I know what's going on." Barry tells Laurel.
"So do I. We need to do something." Laurel said.
"I agree, but your stuff is in Allison's tent."
"Take out the guards and bring me my things."
"Ok." Barry zooms out of the tent and knocks out the guards outside Allison's tent, runs inside and grabs Laurel's bag and runs back over to the other tent.
"Thanks." Laurel said as she opens the bag then she turns around a gives Barry the look.
"What?" Barry asked.
"Can I get some privacy." Laurel tells Barry.
"Uh...sure." Barry stammers and exits the tent to let Laurel change into her canary costume.
In the Woods
Nyssa wakes up to find herself locked in a cage, but that didn't last long as the door to the cage starts to raise up. Nyssa crawls out and starts to run, she doesn't know how close or how far away Allison is, but if she was to bet, Allison's probably armed to the teeth and sooner or later she would have to get a weapon or she wouldn't be able to defend herself.
Allison walks into the woods and pulls an arrow from her quiver and loads it onto the bow. She knew that she had to have an arrow ready or Nyssa would take her out before she could blink.
Nyssa came to a stop at a cave. Off to the right was a tree and straight ahead was a stream. Knowing that she needs a weapon, Nyssa walks over to the tree and breaks off a branch. Then she picks up a rock and sharpens it into an arrow. Next, she ties it to the end of the tree branch and enters the cave.
Back at the Camp
"We have to find a way to slip past the rest of the guards." Laurel announced.
"And how do you plan on doing that?" Barry asked knowing he could use his speed to get past the guards, but Laurel would have to fight her way past the guards and she was good, but there was no way she take on a whole tribe by herself.
"There's a trail behind us we can go through." Laurel tells Barry.
"We don't know where that trail goes to." Barry replied.
"Then stay here, but I'm going to help Nyssa.
It didn't take long for Allison to pick Nyssa's trail. She followed the assassin's tracks until she came to the cave. There were several set of bootprints which belong to Nyssa, but Allison didn't know which one to follow. At that moment, Nyssa decides to throw the spear. Allison sees it coming a mile away and ducks as the spear goes flying over her head. Then Allison turns around and gets ready to shot an arrow at Nyssa, but a high pitch cry sends Allison flying and knocking her into a tree and knocking her unconscious.
"Wow! That is still amazing to watch." Barry said.
"Thanks." Laurel replied. Nyssa comes walking out of the cave and sees Allison laying on the ground.
"What happen?" Nyssa asked.
"She was hit with the Canary cry."Laurel replied.