*Jason POV*

When walked through the gates people started to ask all of us if everything was okay. Sky told everyone to meet up in town square.

This was going to hit hard, but it hit Sky the hardest. Everyone stopped talking when Sky cleared hit throat.

"We have bad news, Deadlox has been taken. ("Again?" Asked someone in the crowd.) and we have no idea what the squids are planning, but we need the recruits to work very hard in training that Aphmau, Lazari, and Penny will be teaching until we get Ty back." Sky said, letting a few tears fall to the ground.

The townspeople whispered to each other about how Ty was always the one being taken. "He's not strong enough to be a general." Someone laughed out.

Sky looked at the crowd, trying to find the person who said that untrue remark about Ty. "Up here you idiot!" Said the voice again. Sky looked up at a tree. There was a hooded man sitting on a branch.

"Why did you put such a weak person as general anyway? Out of pity? Was he a great fight when you first hired him, and if you got rid of him you would feel guilty?" This man is asking for a death wish.

Sky's grip tightened around the sword. Before Sky could throw his sword, a apple whiz by, hitting the little bitch in the head.

He fell of the branch. I looked behind to see that Jin, Tyler, Ross, and Max had a bucket of apples. "Gotcha!" Tyler said. The kid got up and ran.

The look on Sky's face made it clear that he didn't care if that kid got away, he was just glad he was gone. "Anyway, I think we should talk about what happened back there." Penny said looking down at the gadget that Squillium used on Ty.

We all nodded and walked to the house. We sat in the conference room. "What's so special about that thing that you got from Squillium that can't wait a few days?" Max asked sitting down.

"This thing is more important than you think, this is a Veno." Penny said putting it on the table. "A what?" Red asked. (A made up word. Except a lot of made up words in this book. I'M LIKE DOCTOR SUES OR WHAT EVER HIS NAME IS!)

"A Veno is something that can calms down animals. Only very intelligent life forms can make them." Penny explained. "This means that they are either forcing people to make them weapons or they are smart enough to make them." She added.

"Is there anything else a Veno can do?" I asked. Penny nodded slowly. " They can unleash someone's wild side. Plus, if some poor animal gets too relax because of a Veno, they can become puppet-like and all they need is someone to pull the strings." Penny replied sadly.

"Is it possible that they have more of those things?" Aphmau asked. "Venos take years to make, so I hope this is the only one." Penny answered.

We all sat and stared down at the Veno. Lazari snatched it from the middle of the table which made almost everyone jump.

"Oh no....." Lazari mumbled tracing an engraving on the handle. Penny looked over her sister's shaking shoulder. "What?" Penny asked trying to take the Veno out of her sister's grip.

Lazari put the tip of the Veno to her lip and whispered something. Everyone looked at her because, to be honest, it was a little unsettling.

Then there was a little spark from the other end of it. Lazari's eyes widen with fear. "Someone I know made this thing." She mumbled to us.

"Who?" Sky asked. Lazari looked up. "It's better you don't know."

"We should continue our work, training is starting soon." Sky ordered. Everyone nodded and walk out, but Sky stayed in there.

*Sky POV*

I put my head in my hands. All I could feel was guilt throughout my body. My imagination was running wild, making very realistic picture of Ty being tortured.

"Hey," Someone said putting their hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see Lazari. "If you need anyone to talk to, I'm here for you, I know how it feels to lose someone that is important to you." She added.

I stood up and turned to her. She hugged me. "Just.... Just don't think that it's your fault." She said squeezing tightly.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." I told her. She let go of me and I walked out.

*2 day time skip*
*Aphma POV*

The recruits have been doing well. Only some had trouble with holding there swords.

"Penny! I got a cut!" Said a guy. Penny took out some bandages and something to clean the cut as well.

She put the cleaning stuff on first, then wrapped the bandages around the cut. "Try not to cut yourself again Jimothey." She asked kindly and the kid nodded. ( Yes, his name is Jimothey, I didn't spell it wrong! Only one pal will get it)

I started up the lesson again after Penny dealt with the cut.

This is going to be a long 3 months of training.

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