Power in the Wind

Chapter 2

        Running thought the hillside and slanted trees Fred could hardly keep his feet under him.

"Hay Jake! Slow down!" Fred called his long red hair covering one eye.

The boy named Jake slowed to a mild jog. "Come on Fred if we don't get back to the box by sundown were dead!"

Fred was a tall slender boy his face covered in freckles. where as Jake was a Mildly sized boy with dirty blond hair. both of them looked like they were training to run a marathon.

"Look Jake if we keep this pace ill die from a heart attack by the time we get home."

Jake sighed. "OK fine ill let you lead." Jake looked up the sun had just reached noon. "lets stop and eat first though."

"Sounds good to me." Fred replied

Ten minuets later Jake and Fred had eaten the sandwiches they had packed and were now running yet again. They dint talk again until a camp fire came into view and even then it was just encouraging words.

"Jake! Fred your back!" A tall man who looked to be about fifty had gotten up from one of the fires and was walking over to great the two. "We were so worried!"

"Why would you be worried?"Jake replied.

"Nikolai spoke out and they didn't give him a warning this time." The mans face was so saddened made him look to be almost 80 years old.

"You mean they killed him!" Fred now spoke. He looked like he was about to die."He...He was my brother!"

"Fred calm down." Jake had both hands on Fred's shoulders. "Going crazy isn't going to change anything."

Fred looked down and knottiest that he had grabbed a stick and was squeezing it so tightly that it had snapped. "Jake.....Promise me something." Fred let go of the stick and found that it had splintered and cut his hand. "Promise me that you will make LEAF set us free make them stop these experiments. Take down the walls."

"Fred I..." Jake was shocked at what Fred had told him. "I.....I promise ill make them pay." He finally got the words out.

"Thanks. Because I'm heading out today."

"What Fred if you leave then you'll die you know that i cant let you leave!" Jake almost slapped Fred.

"I know the risks Jake let me go i'd rather join my brother than stay here."

"I..." Jake sighed. "Fine go... Go befor i change my mind."

With that Fred turned and walked back into the forest. Jake had just turned around when there was a loud bang fallowed buy a blood curtaling scream.

"Im sorry about Fred Jake. theres no hope for thoughs who enter the forest in hopes of death." the old man sayed holding back tears.

"No sir im the one who should be sorry. They were both your sons." Jake hung his head down and walked past the man.

"Jake please call me Ron."

"Ok." and with that Jake and Ron walked back to the camp to get some food and rest.