Axis Of Heroes [Book One]

Episode 2: The Quest for Answers

Away from the darkness came sunlight. The darkness continued to stretch and stretch, showing the cerulean eyes of Blake as he opened them.

The black haired teen got up and yawned, stretching his arms and legs. Suddenly, he found that he was no longer inside of the tent. He was on the hard ground of the cave.

"Huh..." Blake said, blinking in confusion. "I don't usually have a bad sleeping pattern. How'd I end up out here?" he asked himself, rubbing the back of his head.

"Morning." Roy greeted, grinning.

Blake shaded his face from the sunlight and looked at Roy from the legs up. The redhead was in a black jacket with the long sleeves cut off. He wore a red undershirt with the capital letter "R" on it. His also wore black jeans and red shoes with white laces and bottom. However, he kept the headband on and his hairstyle did not change.

"What's with the change of outfit?" Blake asked.

"I've been wearing the ones I wore last night for three whole days." Roy said, pointing at the area where the fire once was.

Blake looked, spotting scorched clothing. "Ah."

The redhead smiled. "These suit me better. Now come on! We got to begin your training!"

Blake got up. He was still in the same black underwear from last night.

"Where are we going?" Blake questioned.

"I told you already—I'm going to start training you. I doubt you know how to fight."

"H-hey! I can fight! Sort of...!" Blake said, looking away in embarrassment.

"If you could, you wouldn't have ran away from those drones." Roy pointed out, stifling a chuckle.

Blake continued to avoid his gaze, possibly denying the truth.

"We need to get you some proper clothes. We can't have you walking around in that everyday." Roy said.

"R-right." Blake said, ruffling the back of his head timidly.

Roy and Blake stepped out into the warm sunlight. Roy smiled as he enjoyed the heat while Blake listened to the birds chirping and the butterflies flying around a beautiful patch of flowers.

"So... Where am I gonna get new clothes?" Blake asked.

"In Sangston City of course." Roy said.

Blake gave him a confused look. "Sangston City...?"

"It's the city closest to us of course..."

"Really... I thought it was..." Blake began, before suddenly pausing—his face blank for a moment.

"Meraville. I know." Roy said. "Now I'm convinced some of your memories are gone."

"Meraville... That name sounds so familiar but..." Blake said, holding his head.

"What did I just say? Your. Memories." Roy exclaimed, pointing at his head for extra emphasis.

Blake shook his head and continued walking normally. "So where is Sangston City?" he asked.

Roy pointed at a city to the east of them. However, It was so far that it seemed blue.

"That's the nearest city?" Blake yelled in surprise.

"Yep!" Roy said.

"Then why are we walking!" Blake asked in confusion.

"Oh, right." Roy said, chuckling. Roy jumped back and threw Blake's arms over his shoulders. "Now we're set! Let's go!"