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The forest was different than it was before. Jacob couldn't tell what it was, but there was something about it that put him on edge. It was cold.

He was right about his theory of the spread of snow. Patches of the white stuff were scattered all around the forest, on the ground he walked and on the trees overhead. The chill that came from the village was here too. It wasn't a cold chill, but a chill that made him think. Think about what was starting to happen.

He shuck his head at the thoughts, and continued on his walk to find Rhodes and start this mission, even though this wasn't the mission he wanted to do. PK and Sorbert made it clear that he wasn't allowed to join the mission, yet he wanted to prove his worth in the guild, more than anything.

"Excuse me?" said a timid voice, "are you with the Merchant Guild?"

The Scyther swiftly turned to his right to see a young Sneasel with a green scarf, sitting on a low branch of a tree. He had a scar of claw marks on the right side of his face, obviously from a fight with one of his own Jacob thought. Strangely the Sneasel flinched at the sudden turn, which wasn't something he saw in other Sneasels.

"Yes," Jacob answered after figuring this character was not an enemy, and was the one the note talked about. "My name is Jacob, and my partner Joe." He gestured behind him, not looking back. "You must be Rhodes."

The young Sneasel nodded his head. "Yes I am."

"Would you know how many of the others have joined?" Jacob aske.

"Uh...the only ones I know about are apart of the Pathfinders. Other teams have come by to convince others, but I can't be sure if they will keep there word."

"Would there be anything we should be careful about when talking to them."

Rhodes thought about this for a second before answering. "Don't mention anything about Slasher, our old leader," he answered. "Some of the Sneasels still respect him."

A thought occurred to Jacob. "By any chance, is he a dead Weavile?" he asked.

"Yes. Some may still be touchy on the subject and might lash out on you, but it's better for them to know that they are better without him."

Though he didn't let it show, Jacob became slightly worried. He only hoped that they don't run into one of the Sneasels that saw him and Joe accidentally desecrate the Weavile's make shift grave. "Don't worry," Jacob replied, "we won't talk about that stuff."

"That actually leads me to a question of my own," Rhodes responded with.

"What's that?"

"Who's 'we?'"

At first, Jacob thought he was referring to the idea that he wasn't going to help them out. Then Jacob realized what he was talking about. The Scyther turned his head to look behind him, only to see that Joe was not there with him.

He started to look around, shouting out his name. "Joe? Joe! get your cotton hide down here!"

But Joe didn't come.

Now the thoughts of where his friend was filled his head. Whether he was, he only hoped he was safe.

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Part Two of Mission 4 for Team Bug Out [link]

Hopefully what's about to happen in the story next is allowed. Don't want to break any rules or anything.

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Description
The forest was different than it was before. Jacob couldn't tell what it was, but there was something about it that put him on edge. It was cold.

He was right about his theory of the spread of snow. Patches of the white stuff were scattered all around the forest, on the ground he walked and on the trees overhead. The chill that came from the village was here too. It wasn't a cold chill, but a chill that made him think. Think about what was starting to happen.

He shuck his head at the thoughts, and continued on his walk to find Rhodes and start this mission, even though this wasn't the mission he wanted to do. PK and Sorbert made it clear that he wasn't allowed to join the mission, yet he wanted to prove his worth in the guild, more than anything.

"Excuse me?" said a timid voice, "are you with the Merchant Guild?"

The Scyther swiftly turned to his right to see a young Sneasel with a green scarf, sitting on a low branch of a tree. He had a scar of claw marks on the right side of his face, obviously from a fight with one of his own Jacob thought. Strangely the Sneasel flinched at the sudden turn, which wasn't something he saw in other Sneasels.

"Yes," Jacob answered after figuring this character was not an enemy, and was the one the note talked about. "My name is Jacob, and my partner Joe." He gestured behind him, not looking back. "You must be Rhodes."

The young Sneasel nodded his head. "Yes I am."

"Would you know how many of the others have joined?" Jacob aske.

"Uh...the only ones I know about are apart of the Pathfinders. Other teams have come by to convince others, but I can't be sure if they will keep there word."

"Would there be anything we should be careful about when talking to them."

Rhodes thought about this for a second before answering. "Don't mention anything about Slasher, our old leader," he answered. "Some of the Sneasels still respect him."

A thought occurred to Jacob. "By any chance, is he a dead Weavile?" he asked.

"Yes. Some may still be touchy on the subject and might lash out on you, but it's better for them to know that they are better without him."

Though he didn't let it show, Jacob became slightly worried. He only hoped that they don't run into one of the Sneasels that saw him and Joe accidentally desecrate the Weavile's make shift grave. "Don't worry," Jacob replied, "we won't talk about that stuff."

"That actually leads me to a question of my own," Rhodes responded with.

"What's that?"

"Who's 'we?'"

At first, Jacob thought he was referring to the idea that he wasn't going to help them out. Then Jacob realized what he was talking about. The Scyther turned his head to look behind him, only to see that Joe was not there with him.

He started to look around, shouting out his name. "Joe? Joe! get your cotton hide down here!"

But Joe didn't come.

Now the thoughts of where his friend was filled his head. Whether he was, he only hoped he was safe.

======

Part Two of Mission 4 for Team Bug Out [link]

Hopefully what's about to happen in the story next is allowed. Don't want to break any rules or anything.

Previous: [link]
Next: [link]