The Doorway Into The Unknown

       Jake woke up to a loud blood-hurdling scream of a familiar friend. The place Jake found himself in a very dark place. As if light had never touched the dirt here. Not even moonlight could get in. He couldn't tell where he was. Jake got up in an attempt to find Blake. Jake blindly traversed the dark place when suddenly something bushed ageist his arm. Jake flung himself in the other direction. WHACK! Jake ran into a bark like pillar.

"Stupid trees.." He muttered to himself. Jake took a few dazed steps back just to get tripped by a large root. "AHH!" Jake hollered tumbling to the ground. Jake instinctively flung his arms around in a desperate attempt to latch onto something, but nothing was there to stop his inedible ground hitting demise. He hit the ground in an arch, lower back first. The lightless dirt was very resilient to Jake's fall. Jake let out a loud growl. Then the sound of stepped on leaves appeared behind him heading around him in a straight line. He froze in shock as he was confused if it was hunting him or curious of what he is. The sound of crushing leaves appeared directly in front of him. Scared, Jake's body exploded with goose bumps and he laid perfectly still in attempt to make the thing wonder off. Adrenaline kicked into his body getting ready for any situation.

The creature wandered off as planned the leaves where crunching elsewhere and slowly fading. Jake stayed still for another 2 minutes just in-case. Jake was sure it was gone, but knew it would be back if he stepped on leaves. Jake got back up and took a step on the root that had tripped him. Using his foot, he stepped only on roots and trunks while using large branches as safety bars. He repeated this process for about 3 minutes. Jake stopped to look around. He looked to his left. He squinted at what he thought to be a light. The light he was real. Exited he began his journey towards the light, disregarding the rule he made, he walked slowly towards the light.

Crunnchhh. Jake paused to hear that he had stepped on leaves. Then he heard 3 more crunching form 3 directions, all closing in on him. He glimpsed at the light, noticing it was rapidly getting bigger and brighter. Jake reacted by jumping onto a tree trunk. The tree he leaped on had a big branch that was half a foot in diameter. Jake grabbed it and pulled himself up.

The three crunchy sounds as well as the light ended up right below him. Jake put his arms behind him to latch onto the tree and hope the light doesn't give him away. The light gave away a figure that resymboled a horse and held a lantern in its mouth. It looked light brown with a black main and tail. That was all Jake could see from his current standing.

"Did you find it yet?" A shadowed figure said.

The one in the light slowly shook his head. Then stopped, looking in the direction of Jake. Jake noticed that his arms where lit up by the lantern. Jake wasn't willing to just give up. The lantern gave way to another branch on the same level as the one he was standing on. Jake leaped towards it and jumped off it. After landing he bursted into a adrenaline filled sprint. Judging by the sound only 2 of them gave chase. Jake's reflexes where heightened, he used his hands as a pressure plate. When he so much as touch something his whole body jerked another direction. He dodged tree after tree. The sounds behind him became fainter and fainter. He was able to make a sharp right and stop to breath. The two sources of sound gave up as they moved at a walking pace towards Jake but unaware of where he is. They walked near the tree but not too close. Jake hear them say:

"Damn! Its too fast!."

"If it made it far, Skytrack will catch it."

After that it was all nonintellageable. The voices kept talking but the leaf sounds stopped. There was a quick shake of the leaves that were on the trees as if a big bird had flown in. whispering halted. Jake thought they had just stopped talking and sat down. Jake started to walk on the roots again. He now knew that anything and everything in the forest he was in was hunting him down. Why? He didn't know. Jake was still puzzled on where he was. Jake didn't know of any forest where the trees are tight enough that not even moonlight can shine though. With that how would he know if it was day or not?

There was another strange sound. It was as if there was a light wind pushing the leaves around. Jake didn't feel any wind. The light sound came closer and closer very slowly. He stood perfectly still hugging the tree while still facing outward. he waited tell the sound was right next to him. His heart was racing in fear. He mentally started to sweat unknowing of what to do in-case the thing finds him.

A light feather brushed agents his face. He went into a panic, going into another full sprint somewhere away. Before he got far he felt himself being tackled into the ground by a strong force. He soon got pinned by the creature. His arms and legs where being stepped on.

"Why are you trying to KILL US?" The creature said with a loud female voice as Jake's arms became painfully numb.

Jake tried to talk but it all came out gibberish and muffled since he was in shock and being held ageist the ground.

It repeated "TELL US W--"

Jake felt his left arm and leg being unpinned. The creature yelped and growled as it quickly unpinned him as if it was getting rammed.

"JAKE!?" Blake's familiar voice yelled in blind confusion. Jake tried to get up and help Blake but his arms where too injured and numb. He was also too far into shock to even say a word.

"Sharpsight! Nighthunt!" The creature hollered in an angry tone.

The light that had caught Jake had appeared into view again. He was still on the ground in pain.

"He better not be dead, or you'll soon join him." Blake's sharp voice echoed across the trees.

"Sharpsight, take the injured one." The same angry voice said as calm as it could be while angry.

Jake felt something bit him on the ankle and started toughing. The toughing started to drag Jake faster at a low pace.

Jake heard a lot of growling and barking as the creature and Blake yelled at each other back and forth. The dragging stopped and the pressure on his ankle let loose. He soon got bit again on the right arm and tossed over forcefully. Jake closed his eyes to play dead to avoid further pain and suffering. He felt a rope being tied around the opposite ankle that was bit. The dragging continued away from the light and into the darkness of the lightproof forest.

The path of dragging was a very bumpy drag. The large roots of the trees were bumping his head to the ground. Eventually the roots knocked Jake unconscious once again.