Can't Catch Me

Chapter 14

I woke up the next morning to Zedd moving beside me. I looked at him and rubbed his back. I smiled as he made purring sounds. I turned around to see if Corey was still there to see him curled in a ball with Quinnie wrapped around him. Suddenly I felt bad. I stood up and stretched, making my way over to them. I gently piled up a bunch of leaves and clicked my fingers. A small spark eruped from my fingers and made its way down to the leaves which promptly caught on fire. I walked back to my fire and put it out. I yawned. I had been dreaming about fighting with a sword made of fire with a bow and quiver on my back, all made out of flames. I rubbed my eyes thinking how it would be much easier to have weapons then burning everything to the ground. I sat down again as Zedd woke up.

Good morning Zedd. I said to him rubbing his head.

Good morning Luna. He replies

How did you sleep?

Very well, thank you.

He looked over at Corey. I see you had a change of heart after all. You gave them a fire.

I snorted leaning back on my hands. Im not Prometheus. I didn't do it because I felt sorry for them. I told him I didn't want him to complain about it when he woke up.

Alright.

I looked at my familiar. What's wrong? I asked him.

Nothing. He said back.

I decided to change the subject. What do you think we should call them?

Call who Luna?

The agency who are trying to get us. What should we call them. Im thinking about "Power-Down"

That sounds terrible.

I made a face at him. Then you come up with a name.

I do not need to. He said. They already have a name.

What is it?

"Black Ink"

Really?

Yes.

"Black Ink" as in the stuff in pens or "Black Inc" as in "Black Incorporated"?

Zedd was quiet of a moment. Im actually not too sure.

I thought about it. Thats actually a pretty good name. Im thinking about calling people with powers "Supers".

Thats adequate

Thanks Zedd.

We continued talking together for a while, with Zedd lying on my stomach with me either resting on my hands or lying on my back. Suddenly we heard groaning and looked over at Corey who had just woken up. Zedd jumped off of me and I put out the fire. Quinnie unwrapped herself from around him and slithered to Zedd who was also walking towards her.

We will be back Luna. Zedd said without turning around.

Great.

I reluctantly stood up and stretched. I walked over to my plate of berries and started to eat them, one by one, letting the sweet flavor burst in my mouth. Corey rolled over onto his back and stared at the sky. Neither of us said anything for a few minutes. "So," I said. "What made you come back? I heard you leave last night. Where did you go?" He still didn't say anything. Angrily, I stood up and wiped my hands on a cloth from my bag. I put the rest of the berries in the bag, gently, along with the plates and the canteen of water.

Zedd. I called out for him. Im going to start walking. Im walking towards the sun.

Alright. He replied.

I stormed past Corey and made my way to the forest. "If you dont want to be left behind, hurry up." I said to him over my shoulder. I heard him scrambling up from the floor. I kept walking.

When we met up with our familiars we kept walking in silence. No doubt Quinnie was talking to Corey just as I was talking to Zedd

What time do you think it is? He asked me.

I checked my watch. 11:36. We have been walking for about 3 hours. Are you alright?

Im fine. Although I do not think Corey is holding up so well...

What?

"Uhh... Luna..." Corey called from behind me. "I don't feel very well..."
I turned around, feeling worried even if I tried to stop it. "What's wrong?" I asked rushing over to him. "I don't know..." He said holding his stomach. He looked very pale and sickly. He moaned and then colapsed. I caught him just in time before he fell on the floor. I half carried- half dragged Corey to a fallen tree and sat him down. I crouched down so I could keep his head from dropping and held it straight. "Corey." I said looking into his eyes which had a cloudy look to them. "Where did you go last night?"

"I went to get something to eat."

"Why didn't you just eat the food I had gotten?"

"I didn't trust it."

I fumed silently. "What did you have?"

"Berries."

I felt my blood go cold in my veins. "What- What did they look like?"

"I don't remember" he mumbled quietly. It was hard to understand him.

"What colour were they?"

"I don't remember." He groaned.

"Damn it Corey!"

Quinnie remembers. Zedd said to me. She says they were a green-blue colour and they came from a bush with black flowers.

I was silent for a second. I knew which berries Quinnie was talking about. "Corey..." I said "How many did you have?"

"I dont know, alot?"

"How much is alot?"

"Well, I was hungry before I found them and I ate enough that I wasn't hungry afterwards." He said, seconds before he let out a loud moan and slumped, holding his stomach and his head lolling.

Oh no. "Corey... those berries were poisonous."

Suddenly I heard rustling from the trees in the distance from where we came from. I heard yelling coming from the over growth.

"Lets go get them!"

"Come on!"

"They cant have gotten far!"

I looked at the others, Corey in no condition to start running for our lives. "Crap" I sighed.