Remember Me

by Agent Everfree

Chapter 2

So they came, the monsters of the forest. Many had only come to see what had made the noise and left soon enough, but others came to challenge, wanting my home and food, but they were not going to have it.

I met them head on; defending what was mine and mine alone - and one by one they fell, returning to the forest much worse than they had arrived to my nest, I had not come out all to good myself though. Everyday my body would be covered in more scars; the plants of the forest do well to heal them, but not enough to really heal them.

In the time I had been fighting something was different in the forest. I was unclear as to who but the other creatures of the wood were talking about it, and the only thing I could make of it was...

Something new had entered the forest.

I would have checked to see what it was but I could not leave my home without the fear of others coming to take it. So I had to remain here and wait for my wounds to heal, just for another fight to come.

Talk of this new being in forest had died down soon enough, to the point that it was like it had just gone. It was not dead, or else calls of victory would have traveled through the trees, it was just gone. I to had to move; my food was running low and nobody had come to challenge me. I would have guessed they had given up on that - trying to fight me was a suicidal mission, but it mattered little to me, as I was on my way to hunt.

I had arrived at the lake glade to see it had not changed. I took a small sip from the lake; careful not to swallow any bugs. As I was ready to begin my hunt, I heard talking.

TALKING!?
I backed up into a bush as the voice came closer. No creature of the forest had ever used my words - we all speak the language we grew up with, mine coming from my teachings but what ever was coming was using it fine. So I waited, and was greeted with... Not what I expecting.

Two new creatures had arrived at the edge of the lake. They were just shorter than me and one had a horn like me - but they were not like me. One was white with gray stripes, and the other was a light purple with a image on her flank of a star, but looking at the lashes on their eyes, they seemed to be female.

Who were these creatures? Were they friends, or another enemy?

I could not make out what they were saying, but they were collecting water from the lake. When they had collected all they seemed to need they turned and left. My hunt would have to wait - I needed answers. I climbed the trees and followed after them from high above.

I followed the two for a while, until they had stopped at an old hollowed out tree which seemed to serve the striped one as a home.
How long had this been here?

They seemed to have said their goodbyes and the purple one took to leaving. I would have gone to the striped one with questions, but the other had my attention - she had a horn so maybe we were connected somehow.

The sky was getting darker as did the forest. The purple one seemed to feel this too, as she picked up the pace. I was still following in the trees, I did not know how I was even going to start. How could I?

For many moons I had remained in the woods alone, with only the voice, but with her gone I had nothing. Only my will to live. I crawled down the tree until I was on the ground. I waited in bush, planning my approach when I heard a growl from behind me.

"Oh bother..."

I turned around only to be met with a wooden paw to my face, sending me from my spot to the opposite tree. I looked up, to see a lone Timberwolf.

It must have been stalking the purple one, looking for a meal.

I stood up tall again, glaring at the wolf, who in turn began to charge towards me.

"Will they ever learn?" I blasted the wolf with a fire spell - sending him into the forest yelling in pain like all the others. Before I could enjoy my small victory, I heard a female voice call to me.

"Don't move!"
In the attack I had forgotten I was only a short distance from her, so she clearly must have heard the fight. I looked over to my right and sure enough there she was, pointing her horn at me - ready to fight.

This is what I get for getting too excited and not watching my flank. Well it's now or never. Got to put those words to use after all these moons.

"Err... err." Smooth.
The purple one did not seem to care, as she kept pointing her horn at me, but then she spoke.

"What are you doing here Changeling?" She asked like I was a prisoner, who was only just freed and found doing wrong again.
What mattered to me though, was not her tone, but what she called me. Changeling? What is that? Is that what I am? Does she know my kind? I had to know, but I must make sure she stopped pointing her horn at me.

"Erm... Greetings... could you-"

"Stop it - I asked what you're doing here, not if you wanted a chat." She spat at me. Rage had filled my body none like any other - here I was after being attacked, being questioned with nothing but hate, when all I wanted was some answers in my life for once.
"HOW DARE YOU!" I roared at her, making her take a step back. I crouched low to the ground, ready to attack if I needed to.

"I came to you with questions that you may have answers to. For many moons I had waited for a sign, and all I get is you ready to attack me? No!" She still seemed really confused and unsure what to do, but I couldn't stop - I was just so angry.

"Get out.." I said

"W-What?"

I fired a blast just in front of her. "GET OUT OF MY FOREST!" I yelled and she did. She turned and ran as fast as she could. I took some deep breaths to calm myself. After my breathing became normal again, I looked down in sadness. I had lost the only chance I had of finding were I belonged.

Something hot and wet when down my cheeks. I was crying - something I had not done since I was young.

With nothing else here, I turned and went home.

All alone.