'Is there shining in the shaddows?' - Grabrielle Aplin

It was raining hard, and they could barely see each other even if the distance between them was just a few steps. But they would not give up. Or, at least, she wouldn't.

They found the building half an hour after the walk started. "You stay here, and call me if you see anyone coming." The woman said. The man nodded, and she broke into the place.

(…)

'Each thing is in its place, now. Can I go?'

'No, Mr. Whiskers! We've talked about it; you'll also clean this whole place up! C'mon!'

They were in Brandy's fashion office. It wasn't hers, actually, but she worked there. And, may I add, that it was a mess…

'But Brandy, I've already apologized!'

'No, you haven't!'

'Not out loud… But I'm psychologically sorry.'

'Psychologically? What have you been doing? Reading a dictionary?'

'Hum… Actually I was testing my new method: everyday, I open the dictionary on a random page, and the word I read first is the one I have to use in some time of the day!'

'Hello… Whiskers? Earth calling!'

'Brandy, I said—' Brandy put her hand on the rabbit's mouth.

'Shh…' She whispered. 'I heard something. Stay quiet.'

Whiskers, after some time, started to feel there was something wrong too. She started to smell and investigate the place; when, suddenly, she spotted a silhouette; at which she stared until she heard its voice.

'That's not really a place for a dog, huh? And… as it seems, a rabbit! How wonderful!'

Brandy didn't say anything.

'Well,' continued the woman, while she was coming out of the shadows, and reveled her face. 'I'm gonna say it before you ask. I heard you guys were lost in the Amazon Forest for about… 5 years, wasn't it? That's enough time to know about some things…'

'"You heard? What do you mean?'

'There was this… monkey, ya know? Made of stone. That could make people travel in time. Its name was Tempus Simia, or Time Monkey. Sadly, a "friend" of mine broke it into pieces. But I've been searching. And I've found out that this monkey has two more "twins" lost around the world; one of them is supposed to be in the forest in which you spent 5 years. Do I have to say more?'

'We have no idea of where your monkey is. Go search for someone else.'

'I think you didn't get me, cupcake…'

She put her hands around Brandy's neck. 'Don't you hurt her!' Mr. Whiskers shouted.

'Oh, your little friend will be ok… IF she tells me what she knows.'

Brandy started to have difficulty in breathing, as the Green Woman squeezed her neck harder. She knew about the monkey. She knew where to find it. But she also knew that it would not be pretty if this woman got to know it.

'I'm waiting…' sang the stranger.

'STOP!' The two of them turned around to look at Mr. Whiskers. Although he read a 'don't do it' in his friend's eyes, he had to: 'all I know is that there's a pyramid where your monkey is hidden. It's the only pyramid in the Amazon and it's kinda strange 'cause nobody has found it and the Brazilian ancient people didn't use to build this kind of stuff… But I don't know where it is. You gotta look for it.'

The woman turned to Brandy. 'It's your lucky day. I could kill you for lying to me, ya know? But the info that the rabbit there told me is just enough.' She let Brandy go, and started to make her way out.

'Who are you?!"

The woman stopped and, without turning around, said quietly:

'My name is Shego'.