Who Are You?

12: Substitute

Moon was lying on the soft grass, as the wind tickled the back of his neck. He rolled over and sat up in a rush. "Where am I?"

Pete sat next to him. "It's okay Moonie, you just have to follow me. We have erased part of your memory for safety reasons, just stay calm." From Pete's tone it seemed he was bored from saying the same thing over and over again.

"What? Why should I trust you! What if you are trying to trick me." Moon shuffled a bit away from Pete.

Pete shook his head. "You're going to have to trust me, you git. And no, I didn't get rid of the others they are safe." He got up, and held out an arm to assist his friend up. But Moon got up by himself still eyeing Pete in distrust.

"Follow me," crept Pete sneaking in the undergrowth. "We are going to try and try not to make too much noise."

"What for?" Moon loudly whispered.

A roar echoed from the nearby cave, shaking the ground. Pete put his finger over his lips to signal Moon to be quiet. "There's your answer."

Moon shut his mouth but eyed the cave in curiosity. Fire burst out of the cave entrance. Moon gasped. ''A dragon but what for?''

Pete seemed uncomfortable. ''Roger's shampoo,'' he mumbled. Moon could tell he was lying but what for. He couldn't remember...

Pete gestured for Moon to say and ran into the cave. It was a couple of minutes but Pete returned with a large bottle of a strange liquid fiery substance. ''What's that?"

''Moon,'' sighed Pete. ''Please stop asking questions, how many times do I have to tell you!"

Moon stopped and thought about it. ''I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T REMEMBER.''

Pete bit his lip. ''I'm sorry, I really am. Just wish us out of here and drink this." He rubbed the ring with a little blue flower and handed the bottle to Moon.

Moon took the bottle of the strange liquid and took a sip holding the ring really tight. They began to fade out of sight.