Chapter 14

Bumblebee flew over the vast ocean. The wind and the smell were much better than back home. The scent of clean water was much calmer than the dark smoke of the steamboats. Despite that, she was missing home.

I wish I had never helped Snowflake. I wish I were back home, sitting at home, reading my book. Man, I sound so lazy. I miss Luna, I miss Moon, I miss Sundew, and I miss Dawny.

Bumblebee looked behind herself, thinking she would see the heroes, but forgot she made them invisible. She looked at the beach where they were meant to land, covered with other hivewings. Bumblebee took a hard right and landed on a rocky cliff, away from the army. She made herself invisible and moved in closer. All of them were asleep.

" What do we do? " Cricket asked.

" We continue. They don't even know we're here. " Bumblebee said.

Bumblebee flew off toward the void entrance. It didn't take long since they knew where they were going.

" So... that's the place? " Asked Sky.

" It's inside the cave. " Said Bumblebee. " Everyone, be safe. Anything could happen. "

Bumblebee made a small flame with a stick and a couple of rocks. Bumblebee stepped inside first. The paintings on the walls were much dirtier and older than what Luna's tapestries made them out to be. Bumblebee stopped in the middle of the cave.

" Wait... We could wait for Luna. " Bumblebee said.

" But we're so close! We could save the world right now! " Said, Wren.

" Listen, I don't know what could happen if the wrong person jumps down there. Anything could go wrong. I want to be safe, better than sorry. " Bumblebee said.

" That's great, but I think you're missing the point. WE COULD END IT RIGHT NOW!!! You could probably cut the roots with your tail! " Winter said.

Bumblebee looked back at her tail.

He could be right. I could go down, cut the connections to the breath of evil, then come back and save Luna. But what about the timeline? Would I be the savior of Pantala instead of Luna? Would Luna even grow as a hero?

Bumblebee took a deep breath, but she felt someone on top of her before she could even think. Bumblebee grabbed the person and spoke to it in human.

" What do you think you're doing? " Bumblebee asked.

" MY JOB! NOW LET ME GO!!! " Said the human.

No, it can't be. In my grasp, I hold Raven. The human who pushed Dawny down into the abbys.

" I'm not the one he wants. " Bumblebee said.

" How do you know my language? " Raven said.

Bumblebee pointed to Wren.

" She taught me everything. Now, I'll let you go, and I'll tell you what you want. " Bumblebee said, placing Raven down slowly.

" Fine. What am I supposed to grab? " Raven asked.

" A leaf wing... " Bumblebee said.

Raven placed both her hands on her face.

" THAT HELPS ME EVEN LESS! WHAT'S A LEAF WING? WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO FIND ONE? JUST ANY OR A SPECIFIC ONE? " Raven was distraught.

Don't tell them. If they know, they'll capture Sundew.

Wren walked past Bumblebee and began to talk with Raven as well.

" Sorry for the interruption... my friend here is a bit of a mindless drone. " Wren said.

" I can speak your language, mouse brains. " Bumblebee responded.

Wren took no notice of the insult and continued.

" Who are you? Why do you need a dragon? " Said, Wren.

" I don't know. The guardian of the abbys asks for a lot of weird stuff. It could just be another sacrifice, but he looks pretty persistent with this idea: My name's Raven, and it is not much of a pleasure to meet her. " Raven said, pointing at Bumblebee.

Bumblebee heard the sound of skittering on the walls. It was too big to be a bug but too small to be a Hivewing.

Vole, he's here.

" Wren... we need to go. " Bumblebee said with a shaky voice.

" Why... what's going on? " Wren said.

Vole dropped onto Bumblebee, covering her eyes. She tried grabbing him, but that seemed to do nothing. She banged her head onto any nearby rock, but Vole was brilliant and could move out of the way in time, making Bumblebee smack her face into the rocks.

" COTTON MOUTH, STOP!!! " She said, roaring as loud as she could. Vole climbed off of Bumblebee and stared into Bumblebee's eyes.

" You're more special than I thought. " Vole said, with Cotton mouth's words. " Maybe you are the one I want. Tell me, how do you know me? "

" I... come from the future. I know how to stop you. " Bumblebee said in response, still a bit shaken.

" Hmm... then you are perfect. " Vole said.

Bumblebee noticed how close she was to the abbys. Anything could bring her down there.

" WREN, GET ANYONE, QUICK! " Bumblebee ordered.

Wren ran as fast as she could. To Bumblebee's surprise, Seahorse raced through the entrance and smashed into Bumblebee. The two began to tumble down into the abbys. Bumblebee caught Seahorse, then rolled into the throne room, which was creepier than in the pictures.

" Seahorse... " Bumblebee said, petrified and almost frozen. " I need you to be as fast as you can. I need you to."

But before Bumblebee could even finish, Bumblebee was wrapped in vines. Seahorse looked over at Freedom and Cottonmouth.

" SEAHORSE, DO IT NOW! " Bumblebee ordered.

Seahorse climbed onto the throne, but vines wrapped around Bumblebee's eyes and snout. The two woke up what seemed to be home. The homes, the garden, and the clouds reminded Bumblebee of her home. But Bumblebee knew better.

" The Scorching... They're showing us the Scorching! " Bumblebee said.