"Ahhhh-" 

"Maggg--" 

"cough cough. Stooo-"

Zelia looked at Trex when he pointed out the weird noises that she had only just now noticed. She opened her mouth to answer but Trex had already leapt off the cart and tossed her the reins. She yelled, "Trex!" as she pulled the horses to a stop, watching her friend run off. She quickly made her way off the cart and looked at Skye when she showed up next to her asking why they had stopped. Flynn popped up a moment later and Zelia shook her head slightly, "I don't know... Trex and I heard laughing and some kind of crying... Then he just jumped off."

She ran a hand through her hair, she was debating running after him. She figured that if it was just a couple of kids that Trex could easily handle himself with whatever was happening. However, she didn't know that it was [I]just[/I] kids. The crying seemed to have stopped by Trex still hadn't emerged from the alley. She stepped forward, "I'm going to go make sure everything is okay. You two stay here with the horses. Then we'll head back to Magnolia."

"Actually," Flynn said quickly, "Skye and I figured that we would stay here and see if we could find anything on the colour keys in the library. The two of us will be just fine to do some researching and I know we didn't pay for too many days with the old man... So, once you grab Trex we'll part ways and you guys can deal with the horses."

Zelia blinked a few times before glancing at the alley. Still no Trex. She nodded, "Okay... Um ya... We'll give you guys your portion when we get back," She then ran off after Trex. 

Flynn beamed as he looked at Skye, "And that, my dear, is how it is done." 

He climbed onto the cart and grabbed the reins, "Come on let's get this thing off the road."
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Bodo coughed as the barrel below him was invaded by a root that caused it to lose all of the water inside. He struggled against the ties that bound him as the two attackers were thrown backwards by a man who then walked up to him and released him from his enchainment. Bodo looked up at him with his big eyes, more than thankful for this man's help. He was placed on the ground a moment later and the man started to leave. Bodo reached out, "Wait! Please don't go."

The man turned around, clearly surprised by him speaking. He apologized to him for thinking he was a cat and asked if he was okay. Bodo was amazed, without his Dragon Slayer this was the kindest human he had met. He nodded his head before running to him and hugging his leg. He looked up at the man, tears at the corners of his eyes, "Please... I've lost my Gyatsu... Can I come with you... I want to find my Dragon Slayer."

He looked up at him when a blonde woman rounded the corner. She stopped abruptly and seemed to laugh a little, "Of all the things I imagined were keeping you, Trex... This... Was not one of them."

She looked at the little Exceed and walked closer to Trex before crouching down and smiling at him, "Hello there.... I'm sure Trex is being his usual hardened self... I'm Zelia."

Bodo looked around the man, Trex's, leg at Zelia, "Are you friends with Trex? Will you help me find my Gyatsu?"

Zelia smiled at the cat and glanced up at Trex, "Trex and I are great friends.... And I'm sure he would love to help you find your Gyatsu... just like he is helping me find my father.... But we still have to work and go on job... but you could search while we do that, like I do. What do you think, Trex? Can your new friend join us?"

Bodo nodded, looking up at him, "Please... Pretty, pretty please."