Zane's pov:
Zane had gotten home a bit late from school. He and Cole had stayed a bit to talk with Jay. He had accidentally bumped into her crush, Nya, Zane remembered. They had both fallen and Jay had giving them a 'help' stare. Cole couldn't help but laugh at this. Zane by the other hand had tried to calm him down.
At least he was now at home relaxing with a book. Though, that didn't last long since he received a message from Cole in their group chat.
'Guys! I need help!!' it read.
'What happened man?' Jay texted
Zane didn't type anything since he didn't consider that to repeat the question was necessary. Soon, his phone received a call from Cole. Zane was quick to accept the videocall. There appeared Jay and... Cole? Well, at least some parts of him. He was running in the forest. At least since it was noon, so he could still see Cole clearly.
"Cole, are you okay?" Zane asked
"No! I'm not okay! The creature you described from your dream is chasing me!" Cole said.
"What? That's impossible! It was just a dream, you said it yourself!" Jay said. Zane was confused, but couldn't help but agree, it was impossible for such creatures to exist. But something must be happening for Cole to be like this.
"Yeah? Well then explain this zaptrap!" Cole said, he then turned his phone so it revealed a creature that indeed looked like the one Zane and Jay had saw in their dream.
Zane was shocked, how could this be possible? It didn't matter now. What mattered was that Cole was in trouble and he needed help.
"What?! Where are you Cole?!" Zane bursted out. He got up quickly and and started heading out of his house.
"In the forest!" Cole shouted.
"How did that thing appeared?! And why were you on the forest?" This time it was Jay, Zane in the meantime was looking for a flashlight. It was going to get dark soon, so he might need it.
"I don't know! I went out for a walk and that thing just appeared!"
"But HOW?!" Jay asked, clearly he was freaking out.
"Help now Jay, ask later" Zane said. "We'll be there asap Cole, just hold on" Zane said. And with that, he hung up, took his shoes and headed out of his house.
Since he lived near the edges of town, it didn't took him long until he reached the forest. It was already dark, so the flashlight proved to be pretty useful. Zane was glad he had took it. It was very cold outside, he couldn't feel anything around him. At least Zane had his sweater on. He had been looking for Cole for some time now. He didn't dared to shout out for him in case that the creature could hear him. But soon that wasn't necessary. Zane heard a horrible scream. Cole. It wasn't that far. The only person who could scream like that was Cole. Zane hurried to where the sound came from. He was scared that he was too late. That Cole might be hurt or even worse. Soon he was in front of the creature itself.
It seemed as the creature was annoyed, deciding if it should just cut his friend into pieces or something even worse
Cole was stuck under the branch of big tree that had felt. He couldn't move. It was up to Zane to distract the creature and help Cole.
He then spotted a little rock near him, it wasn't too big but it should do. He then took the rock and throw it to the creature.
"Hey!" Zane shouted.
The creature turned to him and now he could see him clearly. It was bigger than him, enough to beat anyone who dared cross him, it had horns and some armor. It's skin was a dark purple and it's eyes were a brighter shade of purple, glowing in the dark. It looked really creepy. If it wasn't for Cole who had shouted him to run, Zane was sure he'd paralyzed right there. He did as Cole said and started running. The creature was really fast, it would catch Zane. How did Cole managed to escape from it that long? Zane then spotted a little cave, the entrance didn't looked stable enough to hide in it but an idea came to his mind. That was exactly what he needed. He then turned off his flashlight and put it aside to start with his plan.
Zane run to the cave and when he was at the entry he stopped and catch his breath. He then turned to the creature that was still chasing him. Just a meter from Zane, the creature throw itself towards him. Zane had expected that and so, he dove out of the way just in time. He could see how the creature turned to see him when he dodged the attack before crashing with the entrance.
The entrance collapsed and captured the creature in it. Zane took a moment to breath and process all that had just happened. Suddenly he felt how the creature fought against the giants rocks to escape. Zane crowled backwards to create some distance between him and the cave. He knew that wouldn't stop it for long, so he went to look for Cole.
Soon, he was back to where he had found Cole before. He was still under the big branch trying to move it.
"Cole!" Zane said then, rushing to his trapped friend.
"Zane! You're alive!" Cole said, once Zane got closer he noticed that it wasn't just a big branch but multiple that hold Cole captive. No wonder he couldn't escape.
"Okey, I'll try to move the branches in the other side while you try to move the one over you" Zane said
"Thanks buddy" Cole said, he just had one arm out while the rest of him was stuck under the branches. How had he even ended there? It didn't matter at the moment.
"Don't thank me yet" Zane said. They both tried to move the branches but with no results. They were stuck between them, so they couldn't move them easily. Right now Jay could be very helpful. Speaking of him, where was he? He should be here now. But then again, he didn't know where exactly Zane and Cole were. He might be still looking for them right now.
Just then a light came up pointing at them.
"Jay" Zane asked while covering his eyes from the unexpected light
"Who?"
A boy with brown hair was holding up his phone with the flash on. Besides him was a black-haired girl and to the other side a blond boy. Zane recognized these people. They were on his school. And the girl, Nya, she was Jay's crush. So, he knew at least something of them. Her brother was the brown-haired boy, Kai, and the blonde guy was Lloyd.
"Are you okay?" Nya asked Cole
"um- yeah, just stuck" Cole said from the floor
"How did you ended up there?" Lloyd asked. Cole gave a look at Zane, he didn't know if they should tell them. Zane wasn't sure himself but though it would be best not to.
"That's a long story" Zane answered trying to change the subject "Perhaps you can help get my friend out?"
"Sure" The brown-haired boy said. He turned off his phone and putted it into his pocket. The three of them went to where Zane and Cole were and took a branch each.
"Okay, at three" Zane said. "one, two, three!" They all started pushing the branches and could actually move them a little. That was enough since Cole could free himself and started to get out. The boy in red, Kai, helped him out before they let go of the branches
"Thanks" Cole said once he was free and up.
"How did you got stuck there?" Kai asked him again.
Cole looked at him nervously and chuckled. He turned to see face Zane but he didn't know what to say
"Um- well.." Cole started but was interrupted by a large crash from rocks.
"What was that?" Lloyd asked. His voice was shaky. Clearly he was scared of whatever made the sound. The red haired boy walked over to him.
"Hey, don't worry" he said.
"I think it would be best to worry. We must hide quickly!" Zane ordered as he and Cole started to take the other guys with them to hide behind rocks and the branches that once trapped Cole.
"What? Why?" The girl asked. She was hiding behind the branches with Kai and Zane. Cole had took Lloyd and hide behind a big rock nearby.
"no time to explain" He said. But as he finished, they all could feel the earth beneath them trembling. Like giant footsteps.
"Don't make a sound" Zane said quietly.
Soon enough they all saw how a giant figure of the creature that Cole and Zane had saw, appeared from the shadows. It was the double of what it had been. But how? That was when Zane was really shocked. Worried started to spread all across his body. Cold filled his body at the image he had in front of him. He had been focus on helping Cole and with these guys that he had forgotten about the creature, it sure had freed itself long ago. Why hadn't it went after Zane and Cole again? The answer was right in font of them now. Literally.
In front of him and between the rock where Cole and Lloyd hide stood Jay, he was backing away from the creature slowly. He then spotted both of his friend. Zane just shocked his head in no. Right now there wasn't much they could do. The thing was, who was going to do the first move?