The Cost Of Magic (A Yogscast Fanfiction)

Chapter 12: New Uniform

As night fell Bonnie lay in the shine of the moon. It's light charging her magical energy.
Willow and Ghost Jr hadn't left her side, both feeling comfortable around the witch.

Bonnie was raking through her brain for answers, the questions building up:

'How did Rythian know me?'

'Why was the switch between Light and Dark manna so easy?'

'Why are Duncan and Sjin hunting these people? They are no threat? They saved me'

'Why can't I remember my childhood? What happened that day Duncan and Sjin found me?'

"AHHHHH!"
Screaming at the top of her voice she let her frustration out, alerting the two wolves.

"Bonnie....?"

Looking up from her sulking position, she looked into the tired eyes of Rythian, a cloak thrown over his body in a rush, so his boxers were visible, causing Bonnie to blush.

"Sorry to wake you" she mumbled looking away.

Rythian walked down to Bonnie and sat down beside her, "I can tell your struggling and Parv sees it too, which is unusual as he isn't normally observant of others" he chuckled trying to lighten the mood.

"I'm just lost" Bonnie choked, tears welling up in her eyes.

Rythian placed his hand on her shoulder, "Aww Bonnie, I wish I could clear anything up, but even I don't know everything, but I do know one thing".

Bonnie's attention had been grabbed, "What is it?" She said sharply the idea of having some of her questions answered really excited her.

"Now isn't the time" Rythian's said, deflating Bonnie's mood, "Oh..." She sighed and the Enderborn took a deep breath, "The time will come, I want you to settle in, treat this place as your home".

Bonnie nodded and leant her head on Rythian's shoulder, "Thank you Rythian, I really appreciate it but I miss my familiar, it's been so long".

"We will find a way to get him here, just take time to heal and practice your new found magic, I would be happy to teach you what I know" Rythian said with a smile, however it was covered by his bandana.

"I would love if you taught me" Bonnie yawned before drifted off to sleep.

With a sigh Rythian picked up the tired witch and took her inside, unaware that Parv watched from the sidelines.

-~-

"Duncan any sign?" Sjin sighed rubbing his temples as his colleague entered wearing his labcoat, his goggles on his forehead.

"None, I used the technology at Hole Diggers Inc but nothing, NOTHING!" Duncan replied hammering his fist on the table, frustration radiating from him.

"Calm down Dunc, you've tried your best, we both have" Sjin said trying to soothe the scientist.

Three months and nothing, but hope hadn't gone. They both waited for the return of their beloved apprentice.

Both magicians jumped as the station alarm sounded.

"That's bizarre? We haven't had any alarms in months" Sjin said in confusion whilst he grabbed his air sled.
"Let's get going!" Duncan said trying to sound cheerful but it fell through.

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Aero sat at the edge of the Magic Police station area, his mind wandering to the wild, he could leave, he could run of and not return, but he felt a tie to stay with the two magicians.

His ears twitched as the noise of alarm rose from the station and he watched as Duncan and Sjin flew off north.

Rolling his eyes Aero padded back to the station but stopped as he felt a presence.
A deep growl rising in his throat he stared off into the woods surrounding the building. Someone was there, Aero could sense the dark energy they radiated.

Letting out an alerted bark Aero tried to hold his nerve. The stranger walked slowly from darkness of the woods, red taint staining the mans lower arms, "There you are".

-~-

Bonnie woke in the small guest room and walked out into the large halls of Blackrock.
"Bonnie come here!" Rythian called from one of the rooms which seemed to be a store room, the walls littered with chests of various sizes.

"Yea?" She questioned entering the room to find Rythian leaning over a chest.
"Catch!" He said throwing some clothes in Bonnie's direction.
Unfolding them she got a proper view of the clothes and felt giddy with excitement.
"Go try them on then" Rythian chuckled at the witches expression.
Running off she put them on and they were the prefect size.

The outfit consisted of some black trousers that tucked into sturdy but light calf high boots. A grey T-shirt under a jade coloured jacket and too top it off, a black cloak, that acted as more of a cape.
Pulling the hood over her head she smiled. It felt right.

"Suits you" Rythian smiled watching as Bonnie walked back into the room, her odd eyes glowing in the shadows of her hood.

"I love it!" She said in glee, flipping back the hood, "It just feels right".
Rythian nodded and went back to his work, so Bonnie wandered out of Blackrock to get some air and try out her new outfit.

-~-

"Well that was a waste of time, the sirens must be faulty" Duncan groaned as he and Sjin arrived back at Magic Police HQ.
"The sirens aren't faulty Dunc, something was there..." Sjin replied picking up his AirSled.

The two walked back into the station with their heads held low.
"Aero we're back" Duncan shouted expecting to get an instant response but no, nothing.
"Aero?" Sjin shouted but no response either.
Duncan looked at the farmer worry and hurt in his eyes, "We've lost them both"

-~-

Bonnie jumped from tree to tree, using the lower branches as a elevated pathway above the forest floor.
Her new cape flowed behind her, it's dark colour causing her to look like a shadow flying through the trees.

Laughing and shouting with glee she finished the loop around Blackrock territory and jumped down from the trees to land on the mossy floor.
The sun shone through the tree canopy but her new 'uniform' shaded her from it's glare.

"BONNIE!!!"
A familiar voice shouted in her head. No it couldn't be.....?
Turning on the spot Bonnie searched the forest for the owner of the voice, and there he was.

Aero sprinted through the trees, his ears pricked and tail up, glee in hi brown eyes.

Watching the wolf, Bonnie's eyes began to fill with tears. "Aero!" She shouted back as the wolf launched himself at the young witch, causing her to land in on the forest floor while her familiar nuzzled her face and neck.

"Missed you! Missed you very much!" Aero muttered, his whole body quivering with excitement.
"I missed you too! I can't believe your here!" Bonnie replied.

"The bloody armed man brought me!" Aero said but Bonnie withdrew, "You mean Parv?" She asked her voice more stern. Aero's excitement didn't fall but he could feel his bonded's uneasiness.

"Yea him! He said he was with you!" the wolf explained with a head tilt.
Bonnie sighed but nearly jumped out her skin as a voice spoke behind her, "I was expecting you to be more thankful" Parv said with a laugh.

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