[they soon managed to lose the chase n was slowly flying towards a place where there seemed to be a lot of abandoned bodies of bones in a barren land]
Wander: (whew) Thank grob, finally.
Hat: [jiggled, as if reminding him tht this might be the place tht Brad had mentioned in the video msg]
Wander: (nod) (looked around for signs of the man)
[the place had a deathly feel to it, like a graveyard of sorts, but more like a massacre might've taken place with all the abandoned skeletons everywhere]
Wander: (felt a little unnerved) ...Brad?...Brad, you here?
[no reply, just the echoes of Wander's voice]
Wander: ... Bratley??
[still no reply, bt there seems to be a slithering sound silently echoing ard]
Wander: ... Ugh, where is he?? (kept looking around)
[the slithering sound got louder as it seemed to go closer]
Wander: ? (glanced behind him for the source of the noise)
[the source couldn't be seen, but the wave movement of the skeleton bodies showing that something was coming towards him]
Wander: ... (flew upward just in case, still looking around for Brad)
[a hand suddenly reached out to grab his ankle n pull him dwn before he got off the ground, making him fall flat on his bk before the thing tht was coming towards him suddenly jumped out, revealing to be a skeleton serpent that was 50 feet long n was as huge as Wander's own mothership, if not bigger, snapping at air just barely missing Wander's head before diving bk dwn into the pile of bones n slithered away]
Wander: O_O...What...the flarp...??
??: [whispered] Shh! Shut up, unless u want that thing to double bk n bite u in the ass again, furball
Wander: ?? (looked around)
[a few moments later, just enough time for the skeleton serpent to leave, Brad revealed himself from underneath a pile of bones from hiding]
Wander: :O Brad!
Brad: Shhh! It's not safe here. Come with me [gestured him to follow him]
Wander: (looked back for the skeleton serpent and hurried towards Brad)
Brad: [led him thru more n more piles of bones before they reached some sort high ground n finally a small cave]
Wander: (settled down) Okay...what's happened to Hatey?
Brad: Geez, ur blunt, aren't u? First things first, I'm starving. I just ate my last ration 3 days ago
Wander: :^) Mhm. (digs into his hat to pull out something for the man)
Brad: Beef jerky n a bottle of gossleberry juice? Oh well, it'll do [shrugged n devoured them]
Wander: (waits as Brad ate up)
Hat: [continued to spit out small snacks for the man while he started his tale]
Brad: Well, as u can see, Boney is not with me. He's held captive, locked up in the palace dungeon as we speak
Wander: Of his own father...?
Brad: Technically yes. His younger brother Grimm has finally taken the throne as Lord Grimm the Great, n his dad stepped dwn to become his advisor, bt it's pretty obvious tht his dad still calls most of the shots evn tho Grimm is in the seat of power
Wander: (growled)
Brad: Boney took ur advice n tried the pacifist approach, to come to the palace in peace to speak to his dad n maybe at least settle things in a civilized manner, get some closure. Him n Lord Grimm pretended to call it a truce, to talk things thru ovr dinner, bt then... [hesitated]
Wander: ...He took him as prisoner...his OWN brother...
Brad: Like I said, his dad is the one calling most of the shots, I could tell tht he didn't reli want to do it
Wander: ...So what do we do now?
Brad: Tbh, I'm not reli sure. The only thing I can think of is infiltrate n rescue, bt they've doubled the security n patrol aftr Boney sacrificed himself to let me get away, n I couldnt get within 5 feet without them detecting me, and now with u ard being all suspicious, I bet they've tripled the effort
Wander: True... (think) But there has to be some way...
Brad: Better not think of it right now. Adrenaline is running high, n u just got here. Take a break, rest ur mind. We can work fresh in the morning
Wander: (seems reluctant but sighed) I suppose that'd be best...
Brad: I bet ur wondering wat exactly is this plc
Wander: ...Where?
Brad: Like I said in my vid msg, this is the Land of Bones. Boney told me abt it wen we sorta secretly land here instead of at the main landing docks, so tht we don't cause too much of a scene wen we show up at the palace. This used to be a place where Boney's great-grandfather fought a civil war n ended in a victorious massacre. Now it's a place where they dump bodies after they execute convicts, criminals n prisoners
Wander: I see...
Brad: N tht big ass snake there is like a guard dog, guarding this place from intruders. It's thanks to Boney knowing how to navigate ard this area that we were able to bypass it n get to the palace
Wander: Hmm... (tired)
Brad: Woah, u OK, furball? U look tired
Wander: (shook his head) Huh? No, I was...listening, just... (tired)
Brad: Ur tired, I can tell. It's been a long day. U better rest. We can continue this in the morning. I'll stay up n keep watch for now
Wander: Mhm... (yawn)
Brad: [hands him his hat so he could tuck into it before making his way to the entrance of the cave to keep watch]
Wander: (climbs inside his hat like it was a sleeping bag) |-) Zz...
Brad: [chuckled n shook his head, then leaned against the wall of the cave n stared out the night sky] I hope ur OK, Boney...
Wander: (in his sleep) Zz...Hatey...
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