Team FLME Volume 8

Trails of Fred

After the opening, Fred walks into a brand new setting, the Emerald Forest. Fred looks around in some awe before he shakes his head and regains some focus. He takes a deep breath and he hears a motor coming in from behind him. His eyes widen a bit as it is a familiar sound.

Fred: Crimson Dynamo?

Fred turns and sees someone riding his motorcycle, making a B-line straight towards him. Fred cartwheels backward and avoids the hit as whoever drives it, comes in for a slide. Fred looks back and sees Leia remove a yellow colored helmet from her head and give you a smirk. He walks over to her as Leia pats the bike softly.

Leia: Surprised?

Fred: Hardly. You always did say you liked the bike.

Leia: True. You ready?

Fred: I believe so. What's the test?

Leia: You won't always know.

Leia revs the engine and takes off.

Fred: Hey, wait!

Leia doesn't stop and keeps driving. Fred growls and leaps up into the trees. He climbs up a bit and looks around and sees the temple from the Initiation. He gasps slightly, realizing the intended destination and began to leap from tree to tree. As he is moving, some of the trees begin to uproot themselves and the ground rises and falls. Fred stops running when the ground shoots up and creates a massive wall of rock.

Fred: Oh come on!

Fred hears Leia giggle and looks up to see her along the wall.

Leia: There's always an easier way! And you won't always see the trials ahead of you. Or their solutions!

Leia revved the engine again and took off. Fred growled a little before jumping onto the wall. He slowly began to climb up the wall until he heard a screech. He glanced back and saw Nevermore flying around the cliff. It screeched again and charged towards Fred. He gasped and leaped from rock to rock, trying to avoid the Grimm. The beast slammed into the wall and then did so again and again, chasing Fred down.

He pants slightly as he looks back to the Nevermore and sees it break out from the rock. He places his forehead onto the cliff and takes some deep breaths.

Fred: Think. Easier way. Hidden solution. There is...

Fred gasped as he looked over and saw some roots along the cliff. As the Nevermore came down again, Fred leaped over and grabbed the roots. The grimm screeched again and went into an attack once again. Fred pulled the roots out from the cliff and watched as the Nevermore swooped down towards him. Fred took a deep breath and leapt off of the cliff, pulling the roots with him so the Grimm would bite down on him.

The plan worked and the Nevermore bit down along the roots and pulled them out. Fred swung around and landed on the monster's back and pulled the roots to act like a leash. Fred leaned left and began to navigate the Grimm towards the temple. He looked down at the ground and saw Leia riding the motorcycle. She looked up and saw Fred on the Grimm's back and smirked a little. As Fred passed over the temple, he jumped down and landed onto the ground, ran over and grabbed the key just as Leia pulled up.

Leia: (Laughs) Nice going there. You win.

Fred nods and walks to where the yellow crack in reality. He placed the key inside and walked on through.

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Fred walks through another door. He gasps slightly and looks around. He is standing inside Signal Academy's training hall.