Author's Note

Once again sorry for taking so long and for releasing such a short chapter but I just was busy being lazy and playing games so yeah I am sorry but I will say right now that I'm probably not going to be releasing long chapters everytime so yeah sorry. Anyways as always just comment what you liked about this chapter or hated, either one Is fine to comment as long as you comment If I'm being honest. Though other then that see ya!

A Bit Of Exploring

After eating gems for a couple of minutes I spent the rest of the time just watching Ember try and practice getting used to moving her wings.

Though I did occasionally have to make sure she took a break every once In a while since I didn't want her to push herself too much even If she was still adamant on trying to get used to her new wings as fast as possible.

So during those breaks we talked with eachother for a good few minutes about random stuff before she went back to trying to move her wings more.

I looked towards the entrance of our little hideout and was trying to decide whether or not I should go and explore a bit since not much was really happening here that required me to be here.

I looked towards Ember as she had now closed her eyes again to better focus on moving her wings and It seemed to be going well since now both of her wings were constantly twitching, still hadn't moved but I mean come on she got them yesterday.

I then look towards Garble and Smolder who were both still asleep as I saw Smolder slightly move a bit inwards towards Garble as he curled a bit more around her In response before going still again.

'Yeah they'll be fine without me for a while.' I think to myself

"Hey Ember I'm gonna go and walk around a bit outside of our little place alright?" I said waiting for her response

"OK, don't come back late because If you do then Garble will start to worry," She said with her eyes still closed.

"And what, you won't?" I asked slightly sarcastic

"Oh I will but not that much because I trust that you have enough brain In that head of yours to know when Its time to come back." She responded back

"Heh, glad you at least care then, alright see you later," I said as I start making my way towards the entrance.

"Dont die out there," Ember said before focusing on trying to move her wings again.

'Trust me I have no plan on having It happen again,' I think to myself before I finally walk past the entrance and leave our little hideout behind.

Making my way through the forest I was still trying to decide what exactly I was going to do, 'I can't spend too much time out here but I also need to find something to do that could at least pass the time for a good while, the question Is what exactly could I do?' I thought to myself as I exited the forest.

Thankfully It seems like my decision would be made for me since I had my way across the crossroads we had encountered yesterday.

"Ferb I know what were gonna do today," I said to myself grinning.

'Though If my assumption Is correct and I'm not a dumbass I'm going to go ahead and assume that If I go right then that will lead further into Equestria and that Is not something I want to even try to deal with right now, so left It Is,' I thought to myself as I made my way down the left path.

Looking up I saw that the sky hadn't gotten much darker thankfully letting me know I still had plenty of time to see If their was anything to find down this path.

'Though so far I haven't found anything else beside just tree, path, and more tree,' I thought to myself before I stopped.

"Well as much as I would just love to keep going down this path I think Its time to start heading back, don't want to head to fa-"

"Is anycreature there?" A soft female sounding voice called out cutting me off.

I pause midsentence as I slightly tense up upon hearing what I think to be a voice.

"H-hello?" I called out hesitantly only to be met with silence.

"OK then, guess It was not-"

Hello! I hear you!The female voice replied dashing any hopes that I was just hearing things.

I pause again now certain that the voice wasn't part of my imagination as I turn In the direction of where I heard It as It seemed to be coming from somewhere In the trees to the left of me.

"Shit, Hello are you ok?" I called out unsure of what else to do.

"I'm not sure, can you come here please?" the female voice asked

"Uhhh I don't know maybe I could go and get some creature else to help you out maybe?" I suggested

"Won't work, tried calling out, none heard except you." The female voice said

'Well shit, there goes that idea.' I think to myself

'Do I really want to take the chance to help this random stranger out?' I think to myself

I look back down the path and then up at the sky seeing that It was still pretty light outside.

Sighing, I made my decision as I looked back down towards where I last heard the voice, "I'm coming to help, keep talking so I know where to go!" I called out

"Thank you, I'm this way!" The female voice said sounding relieved and hopeful.

'Please I beg, whatever happens don't have whatever happens kill me please,' I think to myself before making my way towards the voice.

"What am I doing with my life right now?" I asked myself

"I do not know," The female voice replied.

"No no- nevermind," I said focusing back on my situation.

"Anyways, how far are you?" I asked cautiously cutting through the forest.

"Not far now, you are close," The female voice replied.

After a couple more minutes of passing more trees I had finally made my way across what looked like to be some sort of ritual site which thankfully didn't seem to have any blood or skulls apart of the site itself.

Instead It just seemed to have five suspicious clean stone pillars surrounding some sort of spider web markings In the ground with a green looking ring sitting In the middle of It out In the open.

"Uh hello, I'm here," I said looking around for the voice.

"Hello! I'm glad your here!" The female voice said sounding slightly more thrilled now.

I look around confused as I can't see where the voice Is coming from. "Where exactly are you?" I asked

"Down here." The female voice said causing me to look down at the ring that was inside said spider web markings

"The ring? Your telling me your the ring?" I ask confused

"Inside yes, have been for a while." The female voice said

"OK, so what do you want me to do about It?" I questioned

"I.....am not sure." The female voice admitted

"Your not sure? " I question with an eyebrow raised.

"Well I was so glad that somecreature heard me that I didn't think of that." The female voice explained

"Well then I guess we're at an impasse then, You want me to help you and yet I have no idea how to do that," I said feeling slightly annoyed and wary.

"Besides why should I help you? For all I know you could be some sort of evil creature that's just trying to trick me into releasing you so you could, I don't know take over the world," I said slightly suspicious .

"Well I don't want to take over the world, but I would like to not be stuck In a ring anymore." The female voice said

Sighing, I walk towards the ring as I bend down and pick It up as look It over seeing that It seemed to be a pristine green all around with no visible scratches or pieces of It missing.

'Please, don't let me regret this.' I thought to myself

"Well since It seemed like we don't have any better ideas I guess I'll just take you with me then ok?" I suggested

"I would like that," The female voice sinply said.

"Alright then, though I'm not carrying you around so I'll just put you on my finger to make It easier to carry you around," I said as I put on my right hands middle finger.

I close my eyes as I stand there preparing myself for something to happen as I wait for a couple of seconds expecting the worse.
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I open one of my eyes as I quickly look around checking my surroundings for anything to appear.

"Hey, are you still here?" I asked

"Yes, may I ask why you stopped?" The female voice asked

"Sorry just checki-

I try to say before falling down to my knees as I barley catch myself with my hands as they begin to shake and my vision begins to blur.

'I should've expected something to happen, goddam-' I thought to myself before I fall to the ground unconscious.