I grab two of the bags that we packed full of food and other things up from Bree's floor while she talks to her mom downstairs, telling her that we decided to go camping tonight and tomorrow. It's spring break so we don't have to go to school for a week from tomorrow.
I walk past them with the bags, trying not to have her mom notice me. I get outside and put the bags down behind the tree branches where the forest starts and walk back inside to grab a few more bags. I see Bree walk out with two of the biggest bags so I walk in and grab the last three small bags.
I walk outside and into the forest, picking up the other two bags. We walk for a while, talking about what the different worlds will be like. I shift the bags' weight in my arms, almost dropping one of them. Bree quickly catches it and hands it back to me.
Our fingers brush as she hands me the bag and I blush lightly, turning away from her so she doesn't see my red face. I readjust the bags and we finally get to the shed. I set a few bags down and open the door slightly before picking the bags back up.
"Hey Gold!" How'd you sleep? " I ask, pushing open the door to the shed the rest of the way with my foot and walking inside. Gold lifts her head up from her paws and trots over to where me and Bree are standing, putting her head down to let us pet her.
We set the bags down on the floor and let her softly on her head and back. She purrs and I can feel the whole floor rumble. I laugh and keep petting Gold until she moves away from our touch, having had enough pets.
"I slept well Cloud. Thank you for asking," she replies. She walks over to her saddle and takes it off the wall, dropping it at our feet. I pick it up and Bree helps me put the saddle on Gold, is occasionally bumping hands as we put it on.
We get it on and we start putting the food in the bags into the saddle bags. Bree puts the blankets and other sleeping stuff in the biggest bag, along with some other stuff that we may need while we're away. I put the bag that Gold gave me into the pocket in front of my saddle and then turn back to where Bree is standing.
"Where are we going first?" Bree asks after a few seconds of us all standing there in silence. I shrug and look over at Gold, wondering if she has any idea where the queen may be. Gold looks as clueless as we do and I sit down on the floor to think.
"I think that we should check the planet that they were on during the war. Someone there may know, " I finally say. Gold looks at me and nods, laying down on the floor so we can get on her back. I climb into the front saddle and reach my hand out to Bree, helping her up into her saddle.
Gold walks out of the shed and starts running through the trees. The soft yellow light starts to surround us and I look back at Bree, making sure that she's okay. She nods and I look forward just as the yellow light gets to bright to look at and I have to close my eyes.
When I open them, we're in a ruined city. I look around and see that almost every building in this place is destroyed, most of them looking as if they were burnt down. Gold walks through the city, none of us talking as we take in all the debris.
We make it to a castle looking structure that is still somewhat intact. Gold walks inside the castle and lays down so we can get off the saddle. I walk around the bottom floor, walking through the kitchens and ballroom.
I walk back to where the staircase is and see that Gold is still standing there waiting. Bree walks over to us from a small closet, holding two weird sword like things in her hands. They have a strap on them and are really curved.
"Those are cat swords," Gold says, looking down at the weapons. She stretches a law on and Bree hands her one of the cat swords. Gold slips the strap into her paw with her teeth and swings the sword around. The curve helps so that she can't accidentally hurt herself with it.
She pushes the strap off her hand and the sword clatters loudly to the floor in the empty hallway. We start walking up the stairs, Bree setting the other sword down next to the one that Gold was using. We make it to the second floor and walk around opening doors, finding mostly bedrooms and living rooms.
"They have huge pillows for beds," Bree whispers in awe beside me. I nod, and we keep walking through the second floor. Gold doesn't really seem interested in looking around, but she does look at all the cats in the paintings hung up on the wall.
Me and Bree finish looking through the second floor and we walk back over to where Gold is standing. She leads us to another door and opens it with her paw, showing the staircase up to the third floor.
"Last floor," I say as we walk up to the third floor. we make it to the top and look around the third floor. Most of the walls have fallen apart and there only seems to be a few rooms that could be functional. Me and Bree walk over to one of them and open the door.
"What the heck?" Bree exclaims, stepping outside of the door in shock.