The forest breeze would have felt great on Robert's face if Kate wasn't dragging him along. She never complained about him being heavy, while she was running at an extreme speed, but he was holding on so tight to her waist that it was uncomfortable when Kate jumped because Robert's fist dug into her stomach.
Mike didn't have to deal with such a situation. All he had to worry about was keeping up with the other two. On his mind was the dream Robert must've had, but that would be important till they got to his home. Overall they were ahead of Mike's planned schedule, so he told Kate that they could take a break because she and Robert didn't look too well.
Finally coming to a stop after what felt like four hours to Robert, Kate let Robert down and said, "don't hug my waist so tight next time; I felt like throwing up."
Robert said in a muffled voice due to his face being on the ground, "I didn't ask you to drag me for hours on end and you're lucky I didn't throw up from motion sickness" Then Robert got up, but was slightly hunched over and knees bent.
Mike, while laughing said, "To be exact it's been eighteen minutes and twenty-three seconds. You don't seem like the type to have motion sickness, Robert."
"Before now I didn't," Robert said while learning at Kat.
"Whatever, I'm not dragging you all the way to the cave. You should carry me." Kate said slowly getting on Robert's back. After putting one leg over his back, she got off. "I'll be back. Don't follow me." Then Kate ran away from the open area they were in to go into the woods.
Robert asked Mike, "Where is she going and where are we going, The only cave I could think of that's nearby is… The Cave Of Awakening."
"BINGO!" Mike said.
The Cave Of Awakening is home to The Comet Tribe, one of the four great tribes. The Comet, Galaxy, Force, and Supernova are located in each division of the world. Rolly was located in the NorthEast District, a territory the Comets have control over. Marcellious City was the capital, the only place the four great tribes didn't have control over. Any land on the borders of these nations would be negotiated through various means.
"Why are we going there? Wouldn't it be out of place for a nobody such as me to be there, even if you and Kate are in the tribe," questioned Robert.
"It will be alright, I'm sure my mom will like you," Mike assured Robert.
Robert hoped Mike was right, plus if she happened to accept him into her home, he wouldn't have to live on the streets. Most people under fifteen didn't stand a chance at getting hired even at a job as simple as being a waiter at a 3-Star restaurant, especially if they had never been to school. Robert had neither of the qualifications. The Adventures Guild had a required age of thirteen and high-tier quests that paid more were taken by special people with abilities. His only saving grace could be delivering papers, but he couldn't live off of such a little amount of money.
Three minutes later Kate walked back over to Robert and Mike. She was thoroughly brushing down her long red skirt. A slight blush of a similar color showed on her face.
"Alright you two let's be on our way," Kate said ecstatically.
"So, decided not to ride on my back." thought Robert, relieved she didn't go through with the idea.
"Oh and Robert let me get on your back," Kate said getting behind Robert without him noticing.
Robert pivoted his feet, dodging Kate. Kate tried again Robert just slid out of the way. Every time Kate attacked Robert, Robert would either pivot or slightly push Kate to propel him away from her. Eventually, Kate gave up on trying to use Robert as stead. Instead, all three of them on their own two feet ran for twelve minutes. Mike got tired of running, although he was fast, his stamina couldn't compare to Robert and Kate's. Robert decided it would be best to carry Mike.
"So you can carry Mike, but you refuse to carry me," Kate said with a pout.
"He's a little kid, unlike you and me, so I'll give him a pass," Robert said looking at Kate with Mike on his back.
"For your information, we are both younger than Mike," Kate said before covering her mouth.
"What do you mean we're younger than Mike? He looks like your average six-year-old to me. Robert said confused by Kate's response.
"Never mind her Robert, she's just a little jealous," Mike said mischievously, then he covered his lip with one figure telling Kate not to speak anymore about this.
After ten minutes, the group's pace slowed to a walk, but in an hour The Cave Of Awakening was on the horizon. From far away, the outside looked like an ordinary indent in the mountain, but as they got closer the sight of it became more clear. There were metal doors with a code and key lock on it and two guards outside this Comet estate.
One of the guards asked Kate, "Who have you brought home with you today? He looks like a commoner."
Instead of Kate responding Mike did, "This here is Robert. He has had the dream, so we brought him here before anyone demon murdered him."
"Is this true…" the other guard asked.
Robert did not respond immediately. He had already regretted coming here. Robert felt out of his element even though he was only standing outside The Cave Of Awakening.
"Speak boy or we will have no choice, but to kill you where you stand." the first guard said.
Robert quickly responded after hearing that, "Yes sir I had a dream where someone came to me and told me about the demons. I had also narrowly escaped a vampire. Your territory Rolly up north has been attacked by vampires. I don't know if anyone survived besides me."
"Understood, Mistress Kate and Master Mike, we will proceed to open the gates," both guards said at the same time.
One of the guards grabbed a key from the inside of his chest plate. Then walked over to the keyhole. The guard put the key in the other guard pushed a button on the keypad. The guard turned the key to the left. The other guard pushed the same button and then another button. The guard turns the key to the right. The other guard pressed the same button and another new button. Finally, the guard brought the key to the position he originally put it in, and the other guard put in the same numbers with a new number.
Slowly the doors opened up. The giant pieces of metal pulled apart revealing a bright light. As the light began fading, revealing a beautiful dungeon labyrinth.