After resting for a bit, Drake continued down the road with Mike and Chad flanking him. Ruby was in her small beast form, resting on Chad's shoulder, while Renn was on Mike's.
After walking along the road for ten minutes, a sudden white flash appeared around them.
When the flash ended, Drake found himself inside a small chamber. At his feet was a strange bag with a long strap. He could tell that it was to be put over the shoulder. Along with the bag were a whip, a sword, and an ordinary-looking bow and quiver.
Drake looked around him, noticing that he was alone. His friends were gone.
He tried to communicate with his familiars, but failed.
Drake looked down at himself and realized that he was wearing thin, plain plate armor. He had no weapons; his 'dimension master' weapons were gone. So was the armor he normally wore along with his robes. He tried to pull his book out of his storage cuff, but found he wasn't wearing it.
