The Enderlox Trilogy III: Seto's Triumph

S E V E N T E E N: Back In the Game

***MITCH'S POV***

Fire. It was fire. It burned and it ravaged the forest we were camped in. Everybody was scared for their lives, they had every right to be. Seto and Sierra hovered above us, trying to cast spells to put the fire out, but it didn't seem to be working. Ashley and Ty were flying, doing their best to stay in the air, but the smoke had gotten into their lungs. They were tired. We all were.

All of a sudden, my vision changed and the fire flashed green. Just for a moment, for half a second, all of the fire, all of it, the fire that engulfed everything that I could see turned a bright lime green color. Seto and Sierra noticed, they seemed defeated. They stood next to each other on the forest floor, looking hopeless, hand-in-hand.

Sky was standing next to Jason, both of their heads darting around in fear and astonishment. Quentin stood next to Ian and Nooch, and Woofless was with them as well. They looked horrible. Cuts and bruises covered their bodies, and Quentin walked with a limp. They all looked dilapidated and broken.

I felt more terrified than they did, I'm sure. I couldn't find Jerome. My head darted around in fear. I didn't see him anywhere. It was like he just disappeared completely, like he vanished off the face of the earth.

I tried to call out, tried to say his name, but no words came out. Why?

That was when I felt the ropes binding my wrists and the gag in my mouth. Who could do this; why? What could anybody want so badly that they would do this?

"What's up?" Says an evil yet familiar voice.

Absolute horror shoots through my body. This isn't my Jerome. This isn't the Jerome I fell in love with. This seemed to be--

The exact opposite.

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I wake up to find that part of my dream has come true. Thankfully, Jerome is by my side, his arm around me. I breathe a sigh of relief to find that I'm not bound in any way, but there's no mistaking that crackling sound, or the intense heat that fills the tent.

At that moment, I don't worry about waking Jerome. I pull away from his grasp and burst through the front of the tent.

"Whoa, Mitch. What's up?" Says Sky. "Want some breakfast?"

"Huh? Yeah, okay." I reply. I walk over and sit on the log next to Sky. The smell of the fire is warm and smoky; the crackling sound of the sticks burning is rather inviting. I shake my head, feeling suddenly nauseated. This is too weird.

"Dude, are you okay?" Sky asks.

"I don't know," I reply.

"Tell me what's wrong," so I do.

I tell sky everything that happened during my dream. What I can remember, at least. When it's over, his eyes light up.

"What?" I ask him, confused.

"I know where we need to go," he says. "I know where the portal is."

"Where?" I ask, my eyes lighting up too.

"Where Ty and I went on our first mission against the Wither Worshipers."

"Where is that?"

"Green Fire Point. It's off to the south. Get the others. We've got to get ready to go. Now."

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IT'S A SHORT CHAPTER BUT ITS SOMETHING!! SORRY I'VE BEEN GONE SO LONG I GOT GROUNDED FROM MY PHONE AND COMPUTER SO I COULDN'T WRITE ANYTHING. ANYWAY HAI!!!!!!!!!!

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