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It was all in vain though, she didn't wake up, she didn't even move a muscle. The group didn't know what else to do so they kept speaking to her and continued begging her to come back. They let her know that they weren't mad at her and if she came back to them then they would do anything that she wanted.
Meanwhile,
In the Dark Rock Dragon Clan things were becoming chaos and Young Chef Josh was doing his best to weed out the traders but it was proving difficult. The people were all acting the same way, they were panicked about the future without the 'Great Spirit'. Everyone was devastated until he noticed for the First time that Jewel was acting different from before. She was more confident and threw her weight around more than before.
It was then that Young Chef Josh was approached by One of the Doctors that the 'Great Spirit' put in charge with Reggs' treatment. As he tore his gaze from Jewel Young Chef Josh had turned towards the Doctor and said, "Speak Quickly."
Even though he didn't have time to deal with this now, he made time because Scarlet had wanted to make sure that the Male in question was safe and well cared for. After what happened on the battlefield at the Breezy Meadow Horse Clan he couldn't fail in his responsibilities again.
After the Doctor filled him in on what was happening with Reggs he said "Keep the Male calm and keep doing what the 'Great Spirit' ordered you to do before. Nothing can happen to this Male. If anything happens to him then you will be held responsible and suffer the consequences the 'Great Spirit' had set before she left us. Do you understand?"
The Doctor shrank back in terror from Young Chef Josh and said "Yes, Young Chef I will do whatever you ask of me." He bowed and got away from him as quickly as he could so not to upset him any further.
As the Male disappeared into the crowd another Three Males came up and the Leader of the Three stepped up and said, "Young Chef Josh we have a report and need to see you immediately."
Young Chef Josh didn't hesitate and walked with them to a room that no One would be able to overhear their conversation. The Males all gathered into the room and once the door was securely closed behind him, he turned to the Males and said, "Now tell me what is so important."
Since the Males were sent on an important mission it was imperative that he know what they had found out.
The One that spoke up earlier, stepped forward and spoke up again "There are Males moving in to try and take us over. They are certain that the 'Great Spirit' is still alive and that we are hiding her here. Young Chef Josh, if she is in fact alive, we will need her to win this battle. If she is able to just show her face the Males on our side would be able to hod the line and fight them back."
Taking a breath he finished "Young Chef Joah, without the 'Great Spirit' our people will have no will fight. We are defeated before we even start."
With this shocking news Young Chef Josh was taken back by what they said, and it took a minute to put it together. Looking at the group he kept his face unreadable as he said, "Where did this information come from and how did you come to know this." Because he knew that she was in fact here and alive he needed to know how others knew this as well. He also needed to find out who was coming quickly.
There was also a possibility that it could just be a procession because there was a possibility that she was still alive. They could be sending people here because this was the last place that she was and possibly seen as a safe haven for her to return to.
If another Strange Male was on his way here, then it would be real trouble for the People here. With the 'Great Spirit' hurt there was no way that she would be able stand against them.
Looking at the group, they all had grave expressions on their faces and the Leader said "Young Chef Josh, it is said that there are followers of the Strange Males coming here and should be here within the next few days. In about Four or Five days and the war will begin. Without the 'Great Spirit' on our side I don't know how long we will last against them. Even if we pull all Three Clans together it may not be enough to stand against the weapons that the followers have. We need the 'Great Spirit' with her knowledge and ability to rejuvenate the Spirits of the warriors."
Young Chef Josh knew that if she were able, when the enemy got here that we would need her to fight with us. With her by our side the fighters will have greater Determination to fight for their lives. We need her. She is our only hope of survival.
He repeated what he already knew again leaving Young Chef Josh torn. There was no possibility that they could beat the Strange Males as they were now, and those that they had empowered with their strange weapons. Looking back to the group of Three he said "The 'Great Spirit' is gone and cannot help us now. I watched her and her Family get swallowed into the Earth. All that we can do is prepare any and every warrior anyway that we can. We are the Dark Rock Dragon Clan! If we are to go down, then we will go down giving it all that we got!"
With that said he excused the Three with orders to go out and find out all that they could about what they were up against. As they left the room Young Chef Josh tried not to look at their distressed faces and wanted nothing more than to tell them that she was here and really was not able to fight.
Young Chef Josh didn't realize just how much he had attached himself to the 'Great Spirit's' safety and security. It wasn't until he only had her memory to work with that he realized, without her, he was nothing. They could never Win this battle without her.
He sat alone in the room and thought about what she would do next. Being unable to just go to her and ask, he needed to learn to stand on his own Two Feet and try to be the Leader that his people need him to be.