15 New Friend *

After having a shower Lachlan went out to the main room to eat some dinner which Dylan cooked, it looked and tasted delicious. After finishing his meal, he complimented the chief, Dylan, and went to his room to sleep.

Sleeping was the best feeling in the world, Lachlan had finally slept in a bed once again, something he didn't realise he took for granted.

Waking up Lachlan turned towards the clock and noticed it was 6:00 am and decided to stay in bed for another hour. Looking to bed next to his, he realised Jack had already got up, probably went to have breakfast. But, that won't change Lachlan's plan to stay in.

Opening his eyes again Lachlan looked at the clock, 7:15 am, noticing it was later then he planned he shrugged his shoulders and got out of bed.

Walking into the main area he saw everyone was there, eating breakfast, a heavy one at that.

"Morning Lachlan hope you had a good night's rest," Chloe said as she walked up to him, hugging him and giving him a kiss on the forehead.

Lachlan wiped his forehead before replying, "Morning mum, what's for breakfast?"

Chloe sat down and motioned for him to join her, walking over Lachlan sat on the seat which wasn't the most suitable for his small size.

Looking in front of him was a plate full of food. There was a kransky, a few scrambled eggs, two bits of bacon, baked beans and two slices of toast.

Looking to his side he saw that Jack had already finished his breakfast while Adam was halfway through. Chloe, his mum was breastfeeding Sarah.

Walking out the kitchen were Dylan and Alfredo, Alfredo was still drying his hands, probably meant he helped clean the dishes.

Lachlan looked Dylan in the eyes and nodded, "morning". Dylan did the same, "morning". Before he sat down next to them and began to eat his own breakfast.

Alfredo stood on the other side of the counter standing, it seemed he was about to announce something, "Ahm", he cleared his throat before he began to explain the situation, "So, we have a new companion. Dylan has decided to come with us, as not only is it unsafe for him to continue to stay here, it would also become difficult to stay sane here by himself. So, with a bit of convincing, I have got him to stay with us along our journey to the Adelaide Hills. Any questions?"

Jack was the first to perk up and ask, "We only have a 5-seat car, not enough room unless we all really squeeze together. Do we have another car to drive?"

"Yes, we do. Dylan's family has a car for 7 people," Alfredo replied with.

"What about Dylan's family?" Adam asked.

Dylan responded to this question, "They're dead". It really shut everyone up and brought an awkward silence, Adam felt a bit guilty, "Sorry for asking".

"It's alright, although I'm still not over it this world won't exactly wait for me to be over it. In addition, my parents always told me to not worry about their death, but rather focus on my future and make them proud," Dylan explained, trying to help Adam will less guilt.

"How have you been able to survive by yourself for so long?" This time Lachlan asked the question, trying to get him to reveal his pets and to determine how sane he really is. After all, seeing how old he is, his parents' death certainly won't have as little impact as he explained.

"True, I suppose I haven't explained how I'm still alive. Well, it is quite simple as I'm sure you already know, I have my pets. Summon Fast and Slow!" After Dylan shouted it his back and right arm emitted a bright green/silver light before dispersing and in front of them appeared two snakes, one of which they have already seen.

It had a large light brown body with as the name should entail, a silver belly. It was maybe 8 metres long; large eyes and its body was in condition.

The other snake was much smaller, only 2 metres long, which is still long but not compared to the other snake. It seemed to be a mix of greens and browns with a fairly bright looking tail tip which was entirely green.

Taking this opportunity to see what they'll be cooperating with, Lachlan analysed them both.

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Name: Slow (Silver-Belly Snake)

Age: Adult

Attribute: Silver/Water

Level: 15

STR: 32(+21), AGI: 43(+26), VIT: 30(+24)

INT: 26(+13), PER: 27(+9), WIL: 32(+9)

Weakness: Losing its fangs

Strengths: Fast speeds, and a strong poison

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Name: Fast (Green-Tip Snake)

Age: Adult

Attribute: Earth/Water

Level: 15

STR: 24(+21), AGI: 56(+26), VIT: 30(+24)

INT: 28(+13), PER: 27(+9), WIL: 23(+9)

Weakness: Losing its fangs

Strengths: Extreme speeds, and an Extreme poison

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As Lachlan looked at the information, Dylan was explaining the names, "So I called this one Slow because that's just how it is. It rarely uses its venom and instead goes for constricting, as such, it's not the fastest killer. While Fast is exactly as its name implies, it strikes fast and kills fast, with some extremely potent poison, which I why I've been able to survive by myself for so long".

Everyone looked shocked, however, internally they were already mentally prepared. Looking at everyone's shocked expression Dylan felt a bit proud, he looked towards Adam, Jack and Alfredo and asked, "You three have tamed beasts as well right? You should summon them, so my pets know who not to attack".

Looking at each other, all three nodded.

"Summon Rocky".

"Summon Franklin".

"Summon Shadow".

A couple of different lights were emitted brightly before three more tamed beasts were standing with them.

Looking at them Dylan stopped at Shadow and looked towards Adam, "So you also tamed a venomous beast, huh".

"Indeed, it's still not fully grown yet, so I'm looking forward to when it gets stronger," Adam explained.

Dylan nodded then unsummoned his beasts, the three of them followed right after.