\chapter 7
"Its wont fit Shard! You need to deconstruct the tent before just shoving it into the bag!"
"I don't see why it would matter, the tent will break into its pieces if i apply enough pressure, Felicia!"
"Can you all believe this? Daniel back me up with this!"
Marcus and I enter the treehouse again to see shard with the corner of a fully constructed tent ending its way into a duffle bag with the force of the Steniths arm muscle. Said Stenith arguing with Daniel, Felicia, Eris, and Keith. Jayne and Nikki rolling their eyes in the background as Lloyd continues to stuff as many fruits ,from around the kitchen, that he can into a smaller duffel bag he then proceeds to lug over his shoulder.
"Everyone!" I screech, quieting them instantly.
"Felicia's right. Shard, you and Daniel dismantle the tent properly and repack it into the bag, leave some room for extra blankets."
Turning, I give Marcus a look, signalling him to pass out the armour and weaponry. He nods dropping the many boxes as i start giving everyone their respective weapons.
"...Shard, come take these. might be a bit big but they should do."
She gave me a questioning look and took the gauntlets i had handed her, trying them on. She smiled as she launched a hand forward, causing me to duck to avoid being hit. Thank the lords that speedsters and invisia's have naturally faster reaction times.
Glaring at her I moved on to Jayne, the last friend to deliver weapons to. Jayne was already sporting her tunic over top her standard speedster outfit. Elbow and knee pads strung to her joints as she tugged on the second boot of hers that had come within the armour pack.
"Hey Jayne." I called, causing her to look up at me from her sitting position.
"I had thought that since you need to be able to run you'd need a lightweight weapon. Marcus asked Keith for an extra sheath and now i give both keith's gift and your weapon to you. I thought a katana might do."
She gently took the blade securely tucked into its hold. She grins sincerely and attaches it to her belt that also accompanied the other armour in the boxes.
I returned her look of thanks and march back to Marcus who promptly shoves one of the armour boxes into my hands accompanied by a bag like the others.
Rolling my eyes i go to set my stuff down and organize it. I shimmy my sweater from around my waist before pulling the tunic on. The elbow and knee pads, though a struggle, were eventually strapped on as well. I throw my worn out brown boots to the side and tug the new combat boots over my feet. Then I grab the twin daggers and attach them carefully to my belt. Then proceed to thrust my bag over my shoulder after it's been filled with necessities and extra supplies.
With everyone packed up we head out, Marcus taking a few extra minutes to say goodbye to the house, we continue walking. keith guiding us with a compass he dug out of his room. As the sun sets we find a clearing, as predicted by the Helier himself, Keith, earning us a place to rest.
Daniel flat out drops his bag and faceplants into it, collecting a round of laughs from the rest of us. I feel as if Jayne would have done the same if she wasn't a speedster. She'd been literally running circles around us as we tramped through the overgrowth.
"Sam! Help me with the tent if you could?"
I whipped around to see a pile of tent pieces heaped over one another in a mess of parts, all crushing the unfortunate duo of Keith and the speedster that knocked everything over, Jayne. Lloyd struggled as he attempted to pull them out, prying poles and fabric out of his way as Nikki lay in a tree nearby as he laughed his head off.
Rolling my eyes I teleported over (Just because it's good practice) and pried jayne out carefully. Eventually Keith made his way out as well sending multiple death glares at Jayne before beginning a speech, rant on everything she did wrong. I once again lolled my eyes to the back of my head and walked off to help Felicia and eris with the fire pit.
Shard walked to us and dropped a load of rocks, then walked back into the woods. Eris grabbed some and started making a circle with them. Felicia and I joined and finished it as Shard delivered a pile of branches. I nodded to her, signalling she can go do something else. I maneuvered the wood inside the rock circle as Felicia produced a shard of flint and slate of steel from a pocket in her dress. She sparked a fire as i added the rest of the wood, it combusted into flames scaring both of us backwards before it died down to a reasonable size. A breath of relief was released from both of us before she dug through her bag in search for the blanket she had fit into her miniscule bag.
she laid it down a little ways away from the fire but close enough to feel the heat. After a while everyone had completed their tasks and grouped around the fire.
The sun began to fall out of view as the moon took its place. We all fit ourselves into the tent, as cramped as it was with us all inside, we fit.
Except Nikki who morphed into a bat as we left to sleep and just fit himself onto a branch outside the tent.
Everyone but myself had fallen asleep by now so i decided to finally push my head to my pillow, that is until a rustling shook me awake again. sitting up i questioned into the darkness.
"Who's there?"
"Um, just me." Looking up I noticed a shadow figure in the tent doorway. I couldn't mistake the fluffy brown hair and glowing pink gemstone for anyone else. Lloyd had gotten up.
"Why are you still awake?" I asked him.
He nervously shifted his weight by the doorway as he answered.
"Need to use the washroom. maybe you should get to sleep though."
I nod in understanding. You gotta go when you gotta go, am I right?
"Won't you need a light to find your way back?" I asked again. He simply shook his head no.
"I'm a Nitobi. Night vision in the power set, remember?"
We chuckled softly before bidding goodnight as i fell into a dreamless sleep.
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