Ticking Time Trouble (PpgzxRrbz Kids) |Book 4|

Chapter 13 (Bast)

Bast slammed against a hard stone wall. Her side flared with pain but she didn't have time to cry out because Zoey grabbed her by the hair to pull her back. Bast grabbed at her hair to hold the roots in place. Bast was tossed to the ground. Her hair laid around her, since her rubberband is now broken. 

Bast stood up on her feet and looked around. She could tell that she is back in Greece. Bast knows that palace anywhere. Bast groaned but formed her weapon ready to fight. The wind blew past her, and she cursed the fact she is wearing a skirt with slits on each side. She wished girls back them would have worn pants.

"You know," Zoey said as she laughed. "It's sad that you sad that you got the looks. You have no idea how to use them!" 

Bast coughed, "My looks?"

"You guys all the same! Every single girl out there with pretty faces are so full of themselves!" 

"I'm not!" Bast said then shook her her. "You act I want my looks. You can take them, I don't want them."

An arrow flew past Bast, slicing her cheek. Bast blinked from the sudden movement. Then red eyes faced her with a smirk. Bast noted how fast Zoey can move but she made sure not to show fear. Her father, Butch, taught her that. Never show fear to  your opponent they will use that against you.

Bast straighten her back. Then she thought about what Jian always told her. Keep your back straight, Bast. You will never stand up to your dad if you don't. His voice caused her shoulders to drop. Bast couldn't help but to frown. Of course, Jian would pop up in her mind.

That's all Bast seems to think about these days.

"Someone isn't tough, now are they?" Zoey sang.

"I'll put my spear right through your chest. Don't test me." Bast hissed.

Zoey laughed. Bast raised her fist and punched Zoey in the stomach. Zoey gasped from the impact but glared at Bast. The redhead grabbed an arrow and cut Bast's bottom lip and all the way down to the chest. Bast let out a scream of pain as she jumped back.

Bast reached her hand over to her neck. She noted that it was deep enough to kill her but deep enough to draw blood. Bast, without thinking, threw her spear forward causing it graze Zoey's leg. She put her hand up for her spear to return. It slammed against her hand, Bast tossed it up in the air to make her shield and put it front of her body.

The shield started to take the arrows flying wildly. Bast put her feet firmly in the ground. She tried to think of a plan. 

Right now, her family is lost through time. Bj, her brother, is missing and probably doing something stupid. Benjamin is being a hothead could be burning down whatever is right near him. Bentley might be somewhere no one knows how to use mind shields. Beatrix could be fighting for her life with Shadow. Bartholomew and Python could be anywhere and most likely keeping each other alive not caring about themselves.

She needs to find them. She needs to take down Zoey so she can leave and find them. But she couldn't help to think that Zoey is also her family. Shouldn't Bast try to save Zoey? No, She thought. Zoey isn't family if she targets one of us and wants to hurt one of us, She thought.

An arrow grazed her ankle snapping her out of her thoughts. Bast tossed the shield in the air for it to change back into a spear. Zoey smirked seeing and thinking that Bast isn't thinking clearly. Bast looked into a crowd of people and nodded to herself.

This idea might get people killed but it's the only plan she has. She willed her shield changed into her headband. It landed on her hand. Bast turned around to run into the crowd and tied her hair into a ponytail. Zoey screamed out coward but Bast didn't look back.