Chapter 1: The Visions Begin:


"It's so hottttt…" Bren whined as they crossed another desert. The other members seemed to ignore him as they continued through the endless sand.

"Haah… *huff*... Hah…"

"Hotttt…" Another whine.

"Glasses you have to stop whining everytime we go somewhere." A small round of chuckles.

"Haah… *cough*..."

"But it's hot…"

"You're point? Bren we have to live with this for now you know?"

"You always tease me Jinja!"

"Hah… *huff, huff*..."

"The reason she teases you is because you're the only one who complains, Bren."

"But-" A thud.

"Huh?" Four pairs of eyes turned towards their youngest members collapsed form in the sand.

"Beyal?" Jinja yelped as Dax the one closest to the monk leaned down and lifted the small body closer to his own frame.

"Blimey! Little Monkfish is burning up right through the roof!"

"Why didn't he say anything and where's his sun hat?"

"Erm…" Bren looked a little sheepish as he looked away.

"Bren what did you do with Beyal's sunhat?" Jinja crossed her arms as everyone looked at the glasses wearing teen.

"Well…"

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Flashback:

Bren and Beyal were scouting ahead for food and a safe spot to rest for the night as the others deliberated their next move. A sudden gust of wind suddenly blew at them, knocking Bren back a few inches and taking his hat right away.

"Aw, come on! That's the second one this month!" He pouted a bit at the prospect of continuing through this place without it. He stopped as he felt Beyal push something into his hands softly. Looking down, he saw it was the little monks sunhat. "But, Beyal won't you need this?"

"Don't worry, friend." The silver haired boy smiled serenely. "I have the hood on my cloak. Besides, you always say something about 'burning easily'? Whatever that is."

It took Bren a moment to remember that the other male grew up on a snowy mountain that probably didn't get too much, if any sun at all.

"And you're sure you'll be fine without it?"

"Yes. I just want you to feel comfortable as well as the others."

"Well, thanks Beyal!" All he got was a beaming smile.

End Flashback

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"S-So that's what happened to his sunhat…" The brunette muttered looking away from the others guiltily.

"Why didn't you say anything earlier?" Dax groused as he shifted the unconscious boy onto his back and Jinja adjusted his position so they could begin heading to a place to get help for their friend.

"B-Because I thought he was okay…" He fixed his glasses again. "I would've thought he would have put his hood on."

"Yes, the hood of the cloak that was made to resist cold temperatures and not heat." Jinja snarked sarcastically. "That would have totally helped in the desert."

"Guys! Now's not the time to fight." Chase sighed. "We have to get help for Beyal."

A small groan caught their attention as they looked at Dax who glanced at the male as well.

Suddenly, he sat up as best as he could from his position on the others back.


Beyal's Vision:

"Come to me…" A voice cooed.

"Who are you…?" He responded instead of an immediate answer.

"Come to me little one. It's time to help the world of Monsuno!" The voice chuckled

"Help the world of Monsuno?"

"Yes. I need you! Leave your friends and come to me!"

"Leave my friends?"

"Come to me, or I'll come to you." The voice sounded more familiar.

And not the good kind.

"I don't think that is wise of me…"

But, before the voice could reply it was like static was appearing and suddenly it was over.


"Ah!" He cried body shaking in both fear and exertion. As soon as his eyes opened, they slipped closed and he was back to being down.

"Okay guys, enough stalling!" Their leader took the reigns immediately. "He needs help and we won't get that from here."

"Right!" The others agreed.

"Instead of walking," Jinja winked. "Why not riding?"

"Nice thinking Jinj!" Chase gave a sigh of relief at an agreement that they could all agree on without arguments.

"I don't think that would work…" Bren sighed sadly at the prospect of not getting a free ride.

"Why not?" Jinja pouted at her idea being shut down.

"Because the next town is a whole day away. I think we're better off taking care of him for the night. He should be better by tomorrow so, I think if we just find a cool cave for us to sleep in, we should be able to take care of him."

"That's actually really helpful Glasses." Dax snickered as Jinja and Chase laughed silently in the back.

"Hey! I have good ideas too!" A whine followed the statement.

"Alright guys, whoever finds a cave first, doesn't have first night shift!" Chase laughed after declaring that. "Dax has a ten second headstart because he's carrying Beyal!"

The lowlander whooped before rushing off with his cargo. Jinja groaned, before Chase suddenly yelled to start before they were off laughing the whole way.


About an hour later, Dax had won with picking a safe and empty cove. Chase had been scared off away from the cave he chose by wild dogs, Jinja's cave collapsed in on itself after five minutes of her finding it and Bren couldn't even locate another one.

The cove Dax had chosen was more of a large rock that had been carved in the middle to have the mouth of a cave. There were no tunnels, no animals living in it and a sturdy constitution. It was perfect for the night.

"So Dax has last night shift." Chase sighed sadly. "Who wants to help find firewood?"

"Whoever brings the most can have the shift before Dax." Bren teased standing up.

"Yeah!" Jinja giggled, hopping up.

"You're on." The black haired boy laughed running off with his two friends.

Dax hid a chuckle as he settled Beyal on the floor on top of the jacket Chase had placed for the sick boy while he placed his own on top of the other. "You should be out there with them Monkfish… get better soon…"

He leaned against the wall and pulled his beanie down and closed his eyes to wait for the others to come back. He didn't notice Beyal sit up suddenly with a gasp and wide eyes as he held his head, a new vision pulling him forward.


Beyal's Vision:

Beyal looked at the scenery around him and felt himself jump a bit at the sight of five beasts surrounding him. They were all colorless and were snarling but one of them bent down and kneeled in front of him.

He was shocked as the others began to do the same around him all snarling stopping instead for calm rumbles and purrs to go around.

"What the-"

'Young one, you are the chosen. We will follow you anywhere.'

"The chosen?"

'Your friends are back we must let you go for now.'

"Wait I don't-"


"-understand!" He cried opening his eyes again and only seeing himself and Dax in a… cove? "Huh?"

He looked around only to be hit with a wave of dizziness just as Dax opened his eyes and looked over.

"Crickey! It's great to see you up Monkfish but you still don't look to good… lay back down." The lowlander huffed. "Thanks to your help, I managed to find this place."

"My… help?" The silver haired teen didn't remember helping Dax find this place.

"Yeah, you woke up and pointed this way for a bit before I found it hidden behind some sand dunes. The minute we got into here, you passed right back out." A pause. "Not surprised if you don't remember… you were pretty out of it…"

"Oh… what happened anyway?"

"You suffered what we like to call a heat stroke." Another longer pause. "It's when you're exposed to intense heat while not drinking enough water or without break."

Beyal shuffled a bit, ignoring the aches and headache.

"Why didn't you tell us to slow down, or tell us you were tired? Hell, you could've asked for some more water!"

"But… Chase was upset with the amount of time we've been held back looking for Monsuno essence and Bren was yelled at by Jinja for asking for more water after finishing off his canteen…"

"I swear if you tell me that you gave Glasses the rest of your water I'm gonna deck you and then him."

"N-No… I finished mine…"

"How long ago?"

"Erm… a few hours ago?"

"Hm…" The darker skinned male looked over. "How're you feelin' mate?"

"Still hot and dizz-" His eyes widened as he gazed around them briefly before blinking and looking down again. "D-Dizzy… sorry got lost for a second."

He could tell the other didn't believe him but didn't have time to question him as he yawned. The older teen gently pushed him to the jacket underneath him again. "Take a nap Monkfish. The others went to go get some firewood for the night. It's close ya know. I'll wake you if anything changes."

With a nod, Beyal yawned once more before sleeping soundly.


Chase came back with the most sticks this time around. Jinja and Bren looked at each other before deciding who could come back with the water first (they had food in their packs.) would have the second shift.

"Hey, did he wake up at all?" Chase asked as he and Dax set about to make the fire.

"Briefly." Dax sighed. "He seemed confused. Hadn't drank water in a few hours, added with the extra heat explains why his body gave out during our walk."

"Why didn't he ask for more?"

"After seeing Princess bite Glasses' head off over it, I didn't even think it was worth asking."

"Fair point." The two shared another chuckle before the fire was lit. They set about making preparations for dinner when they heard the victorious cry come from Jinja's mouth as she neared the mouth of their cove.

"Aw man." Bren whined as he realised he had first night shift. "I really shouldn't have stopped for a drink…"

They all laughed and continued with their routine.