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Since they were so close to an Underground Tunnel, they were just going to leave Alex and Doctor Sebastian here with the kids and continue on with just the Three of them. The smaller group was easier to work with and least likely to be noticed. They were able to move easily to the tunnel if it was just them. Plus, Nick was going to need to go ahead and gather his contacts.
There was no telling who they could trust once they got there. Nick had to go in alone and do a scouting of the People there, while Travis and Scarlet tried to get a way to the land. Nick said that the place was huge and that there were a Million different tunnels. Even with what he knew there were still tunnels being made all the time. The structure takes up the Whole Mountain and goes just as Deep Underground as well.
It's like a volcano with the tunnels going for Miles in all directions. They could be rigged to Explode or trapped in anyway. With the way Matt thinks and how paranoid Tony can be, things were going to get tricky.
The Kids didn't like it when they heard that their Mommy was going to leave. Parker was the One that handled it the hardest and tried everything that he could to stay with her. In the end Scarlet had to knock him out, feeling terrible as she did it.
The group decided to leave that Night it would be quicker and easier with dealing with the Kids as well. After she gave them, some love and told them that she would with them again soon she turned to her Males.
She gave Doctor Sebastian a kiss and told him that she loved him, promising to be careful. With Alex she promised not to use his Power if she could help it finishing with an 'I Love you' and a kiss she left with the Travis and Nick.
They traveled fast in the night and gave themselves time to rest and eat just before Dawn. The distance that they traveled that night was greater than they originally thought they could cover. That meant that they could put their plan into action sooner than expected.
As they made camp Nick was making food and Travis and Scarlet started to Explore the area with their Energy. Realizing that what Nick said about what the place was like and what they had imagined was something completely different then what they found.
The place was HUGE!!
It made since if you thought about it with them being huge Dragons but when you really seen and experienced it.
Wow!
They really needed to work on mapping things out. The Mountain was still a Day away, but the tunnel travels quite a distance. The Mountain has been insight for a while now, but it still didn't compare to seeing it up close and personal.
Nick had some good food ready in no time and they were able to eat and finish mapping things out before getting some rest. It turns out that they had treated this place like an 'Old Egyptian Tomb,' filled with all sorts of fun traps along the way. Scarlet kept that to herself and didn't say anything to them because she didn't want them to worry about her even more. The air was already so thick with their worry it felt like it was choking her.
Nick left to find his people after he finished eating, while Travis and Scarlet were getting some sleep because the search of the place took a lot more Energy than they thought it would. Since Scarlet needed as much information as she could get in such a huge area, it was very taxing.
Since Scarlet hid Nicks Power to not cause unnecessary trouble, they also covered his Bands so he could be free to move around in there. Leaving Scarlet to try and not to be worried about him and rest of her Family as best she could. It was Noon when Nick returned, and he brought some of his people with him.
They needed to have all the information they could get, and he said that they could trust them. When the group of about Six arrived, they were shocked to come face-to-face with Scarlet. When they First heard Nick say that the 'Great Spirit' was his Female they didn't believe him, but since they were here, they decided that they would believe everything that he said from that time on.
Scarlet stretched and looked up at him saying sleepily "Food?"
Nick laughed and rubbed her head saying, "I will have it ready soon 'My Sweet.' These are the Males that I told you about and they have Good Information."
Hearing that Scarlet's eyes moved to the other Males and said "Oh, okay."
Stretching again she sat up with Travis' help and said, "So what do you got for me?"
They were still in shock at the sight of her. They thought that she was beautful with her small fair face and big round eyes, with her hair that seemed like it was made of Fire. When she spoke her sleepy voice sounded so captivating that they didn't know what to say to the question.
Travis cleared his throat said, "She just asked you a question!"
Nick turned to them and said "Tell them what you know. Now! She is here to take care of those Strange Males. She knows about them and is able to handle herself against them better than any Male."
The Red-haired Male was the First to speak up after hearing that and said "You're going to let your Female handle them?! You are just a Weak Male without Bands just like you've always been!! You…"
Before he could finish speaking, he was swallowed by the Earth leaving the other Five Males shocked and they couldn't understand what had just happened.
Nick looked at Scarlet and said "Rex is just talking like any Male would in this situation. Hearing something like this is hard for some to take. Please let him up."
Scarlet looked at Nick and said in an annoyed tone "Fine! He gets One more chance and you will not talk me out of it if it happens again!"
When she finished, she moved her hand and Rex popped out of the ground and said, "Next One to bad mouth any of my Males doesn't get another chance understand?!"
They shook their heads and the next One to speak up was a Blond One. He said "My name is Lock and we have been keeping an eye out for every trap that they had set up. We have about Sixteen other Males that don't have Bands that have been able to run around under their radar. With Nick still being without Bands it will be easy to show him around. We…"
Before he could continue, Nick interrupted and said, "I have Bands now." Looking to Scarlet he said, "How much cover can you give me?"
As Scarlet was about to answer but Rex said, "Having One or Two Bands won't be too much of a problem. It's not like you could have more than that in such a short time."
Scarlet Cut him off by saying "My Male has Four Bands, and it depends on how far down you go. I can only give you so much reach if I'm going to find Matt and Tony. Going to them is the only chance of making it out of this alive. It won't matter if we know where the traps are if they can still set them off at a distance. Plus, if they know I'm here before I get to them, they can bring this whole place down before you know that you lost."
The Males couldn't believe their ears after hearing that. Scarlet looked at them and said, "What do you think about being proactive and making those Males pay for messing with this place?"