Episode 7 (Scars)

WARNING: EPISODE CONTAINS VIOLENCE, MILD LANGUAGE, BULLYING, AND EMOTIONAL SCENES.

"You coming, Scarlet?" Greely asked. I hadn't realized everyone except the two of us hadn't jumped in the portal. "Oh. Yeah." My voice cracked drily and another depression hormone was released. "I know this is hard, Scarlet, but we are going to try to save her, I promise you!" he smiled. "Whatever." His smile disappeared. "Oh My Zios! I JUST SAID WHATEVER TO AN ALPHA!" one of my thoughts said. "Let's go," He gruffly said and jumped in. We landed in the same place where we had left, but all the phantoms were gone. Mr. Blizzard and Snaps were nowhere to be seen. "Hmm, I wonder where they went," Cosmo said. "HELP!" A very quiet scream that sounded like Peck came from one of the corridors near us, followed by a "SHUT UP!' and Peck screaming in pain. "Come on!" We ran to dark room with a door where a lot of noise was coming from. We peeked in the door's window and were shocked. The King was clenching Peck in one hand, Foxy in another. For the first time in my life I swore as another depression hormone was released in my brain. Peck was dripping in blood and crying and Foxy was bleeding horribly too. "There has got to be at least a hundred phantoms in there!" Seashell whispered. I heard a whip crack and Foxy screaming. I swore again and clenched my fists.



Suddenly, we heard footsteps. "Hide!" Greely said. I ran behind  a phantom sunflower. "Well, well well. It looks like the alphas came back for dessert!" It was Mr. Blizzard! I heard some chains being thrown on everyone-but Mr. Blizzard forgot about me! "The king will be coming in to torture you in a few minutes. Have a nice day." I heard a door slam. I trembled for at least 10 minutes after the King left the room Foxy and Peck were in once I was sure all of the phantoms were gone. I came out from my hiding spot and threw open the door. Foxy and Peck lay unconscious on the floor. "FOXY!!!" I whispered. "PECK!" Foxy's eyelids fluttered open. "Scarlet. Save the others. Don't worry about me. I don't matter. I don't protect Jamaa. They do. Focus on Peck. Not me. I love you, Scarlet." "No! I can't let you go!" I picked her up, blood flowing from huge open wounds.


"Foxy?" Her breathing had slowed. "Wwwaat." "I'm taking you and Peck to Gabby's animal hospital.. I'll get the other alphas later." "And if I don't make it remember me," Foxy said. I scooped up Peck and after seeing her wounds too my heart felt like it shattered into a million pieces. Suddenly, I heard a voice. "Scarlet. Get them to safety. I know you can do it. Zios and I are proud of you. The others are okay for now. Just focus on saving them first." It was Mira! I thanked her and without running into any phantoms, jumped into the Kimbara Outback portal. I left Foxy and Peck inside without saying anything except "Please keep them safe and help them," before dashing out. I ran a few miles to Jamaa Township, and luckily the phantom portal was still on the ground by Mira.