Volunteering.... and Keeping a promise.

As i reached the hut, i heard a mans voice comming from the inside and it wasn't matt's. I stood by the door to listen to the inside conversation, preparing to run in as i grabbed the axe, listening for any hint that matt may be in trouble. then i heard the mans voice and matt talking again.

"Matt we need ye, jus not in dat way." said the man.

"Well ye need what me knows, so let me fight!! me have rights to fight jus as anyone else."

"Matt stop being a mule!! ye know yer to old to be fighting. da kings guards would rip through ye."

Understanding a little of what was going on i knocked on the door, being called in by matt. The man whose voice i didnt reconize was of a normal hight stocky man, who'd looked as if he'd been without rest for a while. Matt motioned for me to sit while he and the man finished the business at hand.

"Now matt can ye give me the map?" the man asked like he had done it already many times.

"NO! not unless ye let me fight too.. I want me vengance too." Matt replied loudly.

"so ye gonna let sweet rose rot in that castle, jus cause ye be to stubborn to understand ye be to old to fight now!!!" Said the man losing his composure for a second.

The mention of the girl triggered something in me, then i remembered the girl being dragged away unconscious. Not knowing why i did it, or what came over me i spoke up, "I'll fight for you Matt, i'll get you your revenge. Please that girl needs help."

Matt seemed to ponder for a moment then sighed. "alright Robert, i'll give ye the maps, IF my friend here can fight in my stead."

The man named Robert seemed to eye me for what seemed like years when he finally agreed, and pulled forth a couple sheets of parchment and began writing as matt told every detail of the inside of the castles. I was confused. How did Matt know all this? When matt had finished with the maps he offered Robert a place to sleep, but he declined. He said he had other people to rally up. I sat staring at Matt long after Robert had left. After a while he seemed to give in and spoke.

"I bet ye be wondering why me know so much?" He asked, but all i could manage was a nod.

"Well come wit ye, and foller me. me've got something for ye as i tell ye." He answered my silence, as he stood up and walked back to his room. I followed and as he opened a chest he began tellin me a story.

"Ye see me use to be one of da guards, had it good me did. Then one day deys come to me and says, ye gotta kill this here boy." Matt pulled out a big metal ringged shirt and held it up to me, it wouldn't fit, so he went back into the chest." Da boy was no more then a youngin, and all he did was take food for his ma." He pulled out a small daggar and belted it around my ankle. " Me told em that me not be killin that boy. den they dismiss me from the castle and send me and me wife to live out here." He pulled out a massive axe, that seemed to develope him. It looked as it was going to crush him when i reached out and grabbed it. "Den ye know rest, me wife got sick and cause me didn't kill da boy she got no healing. " Lastly he pulled out and tied to me the strap that held the battle axe to my back. " Ye fight with honor. Now go get yer some sleep." Matt ushered me out of the room and as i walked away i heard him saying a prayer for me.

The next morning i was sent to the place where Robert had told everyone to meet. With weapons attached and sharp i headed out of matts with him staying in his room the entire morning. When i got to the place they told me to go, there was already many people there armed with different weapons. i caught a glimps of Robert talking with a man that looked very familar. If i could of had a better look i might have been able to tell who it was. It wasnt soon after i got there that i heard the orders being passed among the ranks of people there. Then seconds later the famiular man began leading the mob towards the castle. Once again i caught a glimps of the mans face and once again i got the feeling i knew him, but just as quick as i saw it, it was turned and i was staring at the back of many heads but the main one being a redish brown dirty haired leader. If you told me what would happen next i would call you a liar........

Boulder.... TiIIIMMMBBERRR>>>

As i hit the tree line it was starting to cool and darken, i set the ax next to a big oak. huh i remembered the name of the tree, and all the others around. After resting a while against the huge tree waiting for twilight to finish, i picked the ax up and looked around in the moonlight. There was a small elm close to the oak, and i decided that was better than trying to hew through this behemeth. i rubbed my hands and gripped the axe tight, i pulled back and pulled the axe forward in at an angle. SSSSThock! The blade bit into tree trunk leaving a scar about a blade deep. I pulled back again, and this time brought the blade at the oposite angle. SSSthock! again the blade bit into the wood, creating a V shape. The tree took a good 5 swings before it began to fall. i put my hands to my mouth, and not knowing where it came from hollered "TIIMMBBBER!!!"

Once the tree was layed out on the ground, i took my time cutting the logs to the right size. a wolf howled out in the night, and i knew it was time for me to be headed back. i took what was left of the tree and rolled it over by my oak, then i grabbed two heavly thick set of branches and set the stack of wood and axe on them. the Wolf howled again this time closer, with him looming nearer put speed to my feet as i grabbed both sets of branches and began dragging them away to the hut. On my way back i passed a group of soldiers heading down the road, There was many of them. luckiely their armor told me they were commin long before they got to me so i was able to stay out of the way. Then i noticed something wierd, there was a girl being drug unconsciece between two guards, they were all headed towards the castle.

Out of instict i moved myself closer, preparing to help the girl when i noticed more soldiers running down from the road comming from the castle looming high in the distance. my advance had caused a bird to fly from a bush nearby and what seemed to be the captian stared hard in my direction trying to pierce the night. Luckily for me he couldn't, and shrugged it off, though he kept looking behind him time and again before he got outta eye site. That was puzzling, i must ask matt about this when i get back. And i began my last run back to the house. i just hope that girl will be alright for a short time....

Boulder...wakey wakey

"Come on son, yas food be getting cold" The man said as he lightly shook me awake.

i yawned and stretched as i opened my eyes and smelled a sweet smell comming from the fireplace. Once the man was satisfied that i was awake, he went about just like i hadn't slept. He grabbed two wooden bowls and two wooden mugs from a shelf and went over to the fireplace, where he pulled out the pot and a kettle. He dipped out two big ladle scoops of soup into each bowl and poured a strange liquid into the mugs. The man pushed the pot and kettle back close to the fire, then walked over to where i was still sitting in the chair. He handed me a bowl and mug and went and sat across from me in a wooden chair.

"tuck in, don't wanna let it get cold" the man said as he started to eat his soup.

"mmmmm....... this is goood" I said as i tasted the delicously flavored soup.

"Thank ye" the man chuckled between mouthfulls.

As i ate i decided to try the strange beverage the man had poured for me. As i pulled the mug up to my lips, the sweet smell and taste of honey came flooding through my lips and gums, straight to my stomach where it gave me a warm feeling. The man chuckled some more as i drank deeply of the sweet drink. WoW this man was a great cook, i asked for seconds of both soup and beverage twice. When i had finished the man took the bowl from me and put it in a small barrel and poured me some more of the sweet drink. As he sat down across from me with his own beverage, he eyed me quizzically.

"Thank you sir, that was wonderful" I complimented.

At that the man started to laugh, "I told ye once, ye dont need be callin me no sir. Me names mattimeo, but you can call me matt."

"Yes sirrrr....i mean matt." I caught myself.

"and what be yas name?" Matt asked.

"my name............" i trailed off try to remember my name, but all that came to mind was blankness. I couldn't remember my own name.

"Can't remember eh?" matt said seeming to read my mind again, "Well till ye do, just pick yas one."

hmmm to pick myself a name, that was a good idea. I began to think of names that i would like, then one stood out and made me laugh to myself. It fit perfectly with what i can remember, as i looked at matt in a small chuckle simular to his i said, "My names Goat."

"Well that there be a good name, goat." matt chuckled back, "So where ya be headed?"

"well i aint got no place to go, i dont even know where i am, or how i got here." I replied.

"Hmm... if ye want ye can stay here, it would be nice to have some company and help." matt suggested.

"don't you have a wife or anything though?" I asked.

"Aye i did, but she gone away bout a year ago. That stupid castle and king made a lot of people poor, and i couldn't get her no doctor when she got sick. I swear i'll have me revenge on that kindomship for her death." Matt replied tears and hatred springing to his eyes.

"Then i don't mind sticking around and helping out, what would you like me to do first?" I asked trying to bring his mind off the past.

"Well me need some wood, an ye look like a nice strong lad" matt said questionly.

"Ok where do i get it from?" I asked.

"There be an ax on the side of the house, ye would have to be going past that meadow yonder there an get a tree from the forest line. one would be enough, chop it nice and small and bring yon peices back here." Matt said sighingly glad to not have to do it.

"Ok i'll be back when i'm done." I said standing up and heading towards the door.

"One more thing lad," Matt quickly piped up, "Do watch for yonder guards, they be the kings enforcers and they love to pick on us villagers."

"dont worry bout me matt, i'll stay clear of em." i replied with a smile, taking caution to matts words.

As i walked outside and around the house, i found the small axe leaning against the side wall, with weeds growing up the handle. It must've been a while since matt went and gathered wood, o well i'll bring him enough to repay for the food and drink which had made me feel a lot stronger and awake than when i first woke up in the field. I begun walking across that very place, and as i passed the creature from which came my name, i started to whistle a tune i didn't know, or where it came from, but i didn't care i just kept walking and whistling across the meadow.

Torch....Forest....oh my

"ooohhh my head..." Torch groaned sitting up....

"Shhhh......" Forest said quietly, " we're not in our world anymore...."

As Torch groaned some more, Forest shot him and evil look and motioned for him to look out the broke out window. Torch slowly got to his feet his head still pounding like a jackhammer, and stumbled over to the window. Torch bout threw up, all around the buildings were half burnt or sucked of life, and what affected him the most was all the dead bodies around. It was like a horror movie come to live, there was people half hanging out of the windows and others like cold corpses on the side walk and streets. The things and people that didnt look like they'd have everybreath pulled from them were killed by some kind of puncher wounds.

"Where are we?" Torch asked getting sick.

"I dont know but i think we're in the future!" Forest wispered, "What plants that haven't been sucked of light and life have been burnt to the ground. I know longer have any powers in this place."

"Well lets take a look around and see what we can find," Torch said wiping vommit from his mouth.

As the two headed towards the door, they heard a loud screeching that made them drop to the ground holding thier ears. As they looked at each other they knew who had made those screems, then they really knew it when they heard a mans voice boom out in challenge. "Lets go, i'll tear those wings, like plucking em off a butterfly!!!" As Torch and Forest looked towards the window they saw a car fly past. The two rushed over and looked out the window.... down on the ground they couldn't believe what they saw. It was Polar except he was twice his normal size and looked more like a polarbear then a man, his arms were completly iced over and his muscles bulged as his eyes glowed a deep blue. Then the two looked in the direction the car was thrown, and fear started to grip them, there flying high and beeming down in hatred was Cove fully mutated and barely a hint of human left in him, as his wings made a helicopter sound quiet his glowing red eyes burned into Polar.

"What's going on here?" Forest wispered in question to himself.

Just as if they were waiting for the question, Polar and Cove exploded into their fight. Torch was watching polar and forest Cove, all of a sudden Torch grabbed Forest and yanked him across the floor as a 2100 ford came crashing through the window. torch watched cars passing the window in blurring speed as polar easily tossed them at the gaint creature of the sky. Then it was Forest's turn to react, he grabbed Torch and pulled him towards the door.... Just as they made it through Cove let out a screech blowing wall, glass, and car towards them. Torch and Forest blacked out as they were knocked down the stairs by the debree...........the last thing Torch heard was another Challenge from Polar, "I'm gonna kill you or be killed Today!!!" Cove responded, but Torch didn't hear as the blackness took him.................

no memory....Boulder

where am i? i think to myself, who am i? i try to remember anything from ten seconds ago and i can't. I look around to where i have just woken up. it seems to be some kinda of field. Something stirs behind me, i spin around and i'm face to face with a little white animal with hair on it's chin and two horns comming out of it's head. That's when i noticed my hands they were stone i mean pure rock. I start screaming and try shaking it off, slowly my hands turn back to normal. "what's going on here?" I say to myself. I notice a man running towards me shouting, when he reaches ear shot i hear the words, " Are Ye alright?!" Then man stops in front of me, panting and out of breath.
" Are Ye ..... Alright?" he asks again.

"Yes, i'm fine. i'm just lost and confused at the moment." I reply as the man cocks a puzzled look to his face and eyes.

"Ye not from around 'ere are ye?" Then man asks.

"I dont know. i can't remember anything except that i woke up here. " I answer.

"Ye 'ave a strange speach to ye, but come wit ya, best be getting you some food and water. Ha even tho ye look like ye've had enough already." The man laughs helping me up and leading me across the field.

The man leads me all the way to a small road and up to a small building. As the man pushes open up the door i assume that this must be his home. As if he were reading my mind the man turns around and smiles, "Welcom to me home." Though it was small from the outside, his home was huge on the inside. It held all kinds of furnitiur, a desk with paper and pencil, and a small fireplace in the main room. Each item i looked at i remembered the name and purpose of, but still could not remember the name of the creature i met in the field.

"S'cuse me sir, what was that beast that was out there in the field?" I asked the man as he threw some wood in the fire place.

"hahaha that be no beast, that be a goat son... haha an i aint no knight son, so ye dont gotta go callin me sir." The man laughed.

at the name of the animal, i remembered it and what they're used for. i watched as the man lit the fire and swung a small pot over the fire. Then the man ushered for me to take a seat in what looked to be a huge puffy chair. As i did what was asked the man went busy going threw baskets and jars and all kinds of containers... i let my eye lids slowly close as i watched the man pull out an onion and throw it in the pot. then all faded as i slipped of into sleep.....