Chapter 162 - Going In (1/2)

Laz had to activate a new phone before he could use it. Fortunately, he had purchased quite a few burner phones just in case stuff like this happened. They weren't anything special, but they worked.

He actually only knew Leona's number as she had passed it to him one day on a piece of paper. At first, she just suggested he put it into his phone, but he had her write it out for him since he knew that something on paper would be much more permanent for him. He was now glad he insisted on it. He had her call Ruby to verify she was goign to be free today too.

Laz sometimes forgot which day was which and since the club wasn't open on a sunday, neither he nor Ruby had to go to work there. Of course, he had no idea what her other job entailed, so he wasn't sure she would be free later. But as it turned out, she was.

It was getting to be evening by the time both girls showed up. Since this wasn't his first time in the cave, the stuff he brought was much less than he had brough the first time. In fact, although he didn't want to show off, he found it was much easier to use the pouch he had gotten than to lug a bag around. Maybe he was being a bit spoiled because of it, but that wasn't going to stop him. Besides, as it turned out, fashion was a weird thing in a general sense. When you wore something large and weird, people would look at you weird. But when you wore something that just looked like a pouch attached to your belt, a lot of people just assumed it was some sort of phone case and didn't bother with it. This was something that worked out well for him.

The girls were waiting outside with the few things he had asked them to pack and all that was left was to say goodbye to Vivi.

”Alright, I'm off. What about you? You've got that thing to do right?” Laz didn't quite understand what thing a small wolf pup would have to do that she couldn't go with him, but he wasn't about to question her. He just figured there was some show or something that she didn't want to miss. Especially when he considered that this wasn't exactly going to be a fun time for her, Laz just figured he would let her do as she pleased.

*Yep. I might be gone when you get here, but I will be back soon. Ok?*

”Uh... sure!” Laz started to think that maybe he had guessed wrong, but he still trusted her all the same.

Seeing Laz walk out the door, Vivi turned over to her laptop that was open and started typing with her little paws. The message just said that she was ready. As Laz, Ruby and Leona had rushed out past the back field and started heading up the mountain, the camper was no longer in sight.

It didn't take long before a black limo pulled up and a man got out from the driver's seat. Without thinking about it, he got out and opened up the door while waiting.

”Why the hell was I sent out to this shit hole to pick up a special guest... And what the fuck does it mean that the guest was going to be different and not to ask questions?” the middle aged man couldn't help but grumble to himself while thinking about the assignment. Before he knew it, Vivi had walked out from the trailer and pulled the door shut, locking it. She had even put a bow on so that she would look her best since she didn't want to disappoint the girls she was going to go see. Seeing the man stand there with the door open, she simply nodded her head to him, hopped up and got in. The man was so shocked that he simply closed the door behind her without saying a word, got in and started driving. He recovered pretty quickly though.

”Ah well. Not the first time i've had to do this.” The man didn't say anything more and focused on the drive ahead.

...

As they approached the abandoned area with the well, the girls started looking around in confusion.

”So... why are we here?” Ruby asked in doubt. She had a backpack slung over her back with the few things that Laz asked them to bring, one of them being a swimsuit. Although she was confused, she did it anyway. It had sounded like they were going to some spot for training where they would even need to swim, so seeing the vacant cabin in the clearing just ended up raising doubts. Leona felt the same way, although since she had already done some individual training with Laz, she already felt like there was something else to this from the beginning.

”To train.” Laz's response was short and to the point.

”Where?”

”There,” Laz said as he pointed to the well.

Both girls looked at the well in confusion and then looked back at Laz who only laughed. Walking over to the well, he could still see down to th bottom pretty well in the light of the evening and it didn't require a flashlight. Before the girls could see what he was doing, he ended up pulling a long rope out of nowhere.

”Huh?”

”How the hell?”

Ignoring their questions for now, he walked over to an old post and tied the rope to it. Walking back to the well, he threw the rope down and simply said,

”Follow me.”

The girls watched as Laz made his way down the rope before looking over the side of the well to see him end up on a small ledge with a strange rock formation. As their shock grew, Laz pushed the rock in and over, revealing a doorway. Without hesitation, Laz walked inside.

Leona and Ruby, took a brief look at eachother and smiled, knowing that this wasn't going to be a simple thing. Then without complaint, both girls ended up following Laz down the rope and into the doorway.

The small hallway was cramped and dark, despite the light coming through. Laz once again surprised the girls by pulling a flashlight out of nowhere and waving them in close.

”Alright, down this area and behind a large rock, we are going to see some things that you will have to fight. That also means you will have to have a way to fight. Now, I know Leona has her claws to use, but what about you Ruby?” Laz asked. He wanted to make sure to know what to look out for when they entered and the only way to do that was to find out what the girls were going to do.

Ruby pulled a small survival sword and large bowie knife out of her backpack and showed them to Laz.