This is chapter one. I decided not to add an introduction this time because most of you already know the characters. But I hope you like the story and I'll do my best to slow down the story. More action, less talking.
Chapter 1 The Girl That Was Alone
Zak, Fiskerton, and Komodo had many wonderful adventures together and some that weren't so pleasant. Drew and Doc always kept alert of Argost. They were extra careful ever since that creature of his took an old artifact from their yard. Six years have passed. Zak grew from a hyper 5 year old to an 11 year old with ideas. Sometimes his ideas get him into trouble. Fiskerton grew as well. He is now taller than the whole Saturdays family.
As for Komodo, he grew and became protective of his family. He was like a guard dog and he also had an appetite for fish, frogs, bugs, and other disgusting things. Well, Argost finally got the three pieces of the Kur Stone and Zak has finally learned the truth and discovered that he might be the only one to stop Argost from ruling the world. Anyways, the Saturdays were in a big town. Their airship landed outside of the town. Zak had no idea why his parents would stop here. The ship doors opened and the Saturdays walked down the ramp.
"So why did we come here for?" asked Zak
"To get information," said Drew
"This place doesn't look like much."
"It may not look like much, but you'd be surprised on how many secrets you can discover here."
The Saturdays walked through the town until they came to a rundown building. Drew looked at Doc and he nodded. This was the place that they were looking for. Doc and Drew entered. Zak and the others tried to follow, but Doc stopped them.
"This is something we have to take care of," he said
"Again? How come I am left out of these things?" asked Zak
"Just wait out here. You can explore the town if you want, but don't go too far."
"Fine. Let's go Fisk, Komodo."
Zak headed off into town and Doc entered the building to catch up to Drew. When he finally caught up to her, she was standing in front of a door with a sign that said "Mr. Catchers." (I couldn't think of anything, so I had to make up a last name.) Drew pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket. She looked at the paper and then looked at the sign. It was a match. Doc was about to open the door, but Drew stopped him.
"This man gave me special instructions when entering his private room," she said
Drew knocked on the door once, paused, and then knocked three times. Doc just sighed. He didn't get how knocking was a special instruction. Suddenly, a light came on in the room and shined through the cracks of the door.
"You may enter," said a man's voice
Drew opened the door and stepped in. Doc followed her in. Inside were some file cabinets, pictures, and a big desk and sitting at that desk was Mr. Catchers. He had partly spiked hair and a grin that could scare you if you stare at it too long. His eyes were focused on Drew. When Doc and Drew finally reached his desk, Mr. Catchers pulled out a big envelope and it was sealed.
"Good to see you Saturdays," he said
"What is that?" asked Doc
"This is some information I picked up. This will tell you what Argost is after and where he'll strike."
He handed the envelope to Drew and she pulled out a small sac from her pocket and gave it to Mr. Catchers. He opened it and poured out Cryptid Materials like tiny fossils and crystals.
"This is a fair trade. You know how I love Cryptids," said Mr. Catchers
"I didn't know you were interested in Cryptids," said Doc
"Thank you for this information. We will do our best to stop Argost at all cost," said Drew
"I hope you stop him too; because of him, he ruined my business. By the way, where are the other Saturdays?" asked Mr. Catchers
"Our boys are waiting outside," replied Doc
They continued to chat for a few more minutes. Meanwhile, Zak was roaming the town with Fiskerton and Komodo behind him. He looked around and sighed. Fiskerton grunted and then whined.
"So much for life population out here," said Zak
Fiskerton grunted in agreement. Komodo wasn't paying attention. He spotted a huge bug and gave chase after it. He wanted an early snack. Zak sighed again and looked up at the sky.
"I wish some action would happen here," he said
Suddenly, the sound of gunshots came ringing out from the distance. Zak turned to Fiskerton with a smile.
"I should make wishes more often," he said
Zak and Fiskerton ran into the direction where the sounds of gunshots came from. Komodo gave up on chasing the bug and he followed Zak and Fiskerton quickly. Doc, Drew, and Mr. Catchers also heard the sound of the gunshots. They quickly ran outside and looked around.
"Where's Zak?" asked Drew
"I told him he can explore with Fiskerton and Komodo, but not go too far," said Doc
"I wish you had told them to stay here."
"This isn't good. Ever since Argost made this town fall, crimes and robberies have been happening here. People are afraid to leave their houses or let their children play outside," said Mr. Catchers
"We got to find our boys now!" said Drew
Doc and Drew took off to the direction where the gunshots came from. Mr. Catchers went back inside his building and rushed into his office. He locked the door and sat at his desk. He too was afraid of the crimes that went on in the town. Meanwhile, Zak, Fiskerton, and Komodo caught up to the area where the guns went off. Zak spotted a young woman being chased by two guys and they were carrying guns. Zak went to take off after them, but Fiskerton held him back. He was making grunts and small whines.
"Don't worry. I have the claw," said Zak
"Not for guns!" grunted Fiskerton
"Fisk, you worry too much. Don't worry, I can save her and take them both out."
Zak took off. Fiskerton and Komodo followed him. The young woman was chased into an alley. She was backed into a wall, trapped like a rat. The guys crept closer and pointed their guns at her.
"Just come quietly and you won't get hurt," one said
"Yeah, our boss just wants to talk to you," said the other
The young woman charged and kicked a gun out of one of the guy's hands and kicked the other in the gut which made him collapse to the ground. He had the wind knocked out of him. Zak reached the alley and he watched as the young woman tried to defend herself. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Suddenly, the guy that had the gun kicked out of his hand; struck her in the back of the head pretty hard with his fist and she collapsed to the ground out cold.
"That'll teach you to mess with us," said the man
"Hey! Leave her alone!" yelled Zak
The guy turned his head and eyed Zak. The other guy was picking himself off the floor. He was able to breathe again. Zak was starting to regret yelling out like that. He got into his fighting position and pointed the claw at them. They snickered for a few seconds and then stopped.
"Look at this, a kid came to rescue her," said the man
"You picked the wrong crowd kid," said the other
Zak launched his claw at them, knocking them both down. This made them angry and they took charge at Zak. Fiskerton jumped in the air and tackled one of the guys. Zak used his claw again on the other guy, but he grabbed it and yanked it out of Zak's hand. He tossed it aside and approached Zak. He picked up his gun and pointed it at Zak. Fear grew inside of Zak pretty quickly. He couldn't move at all. He felt like a mouse staring into the eyes of a snake. Suddenly, a fire flame attacked the man sending him flying into the brick wall. Zak looked over his shoulder. It was his mother. Doc and Drew ran up to Zak.
"Are you alright?" asked Drew
"I'm fine," said Zak
Fiskerton was tossed into the wall by the man he was fighting. Doc took charge at the guy. He punched him with his power glove. Drew checked on Fiskerton. He grunted happily and went over to Zak. Drew stood in front of her boys, facing the danger with her fire sword. She was in her fighting position.
"Please don't run off like that again," said Drew
"Mom, what about her," said Zak pointing
Drew looked over and saw the young woman out cold on the floor. She let out a small
gasp. She now understood why Zak wanted to stop these men. Drew continued to look at the young woman. She seemed pretty young; like around the age of 16; and she couldn't figure out why she was out here by herself.
"What happened to her?" asked Drew
"Those two creeps attacked her. She tried to defend herself, but it didn't do any good," said Zak
"You watched her defend herself?"
"Yeah, and I thought she was doing great, except for that blow to the back of the head."
"I'll get to her. Stay here!"
Drew ran towards the young woman and quickly checked her pulse. She was still alive. Drew picked her up and carried her over to Zak and Fiskerton. It wasn't long until both of the creepy guys were knocked out cold. Doc showed them who is boss. He then noticed the young girl.
"Who is this?" he asked walking over
"I have no idea, but we should take her to the airship. I'm worried that she might be in a coma," said Drew
Doc nodded and he took her into his arms. She was still out cold. They walked through the town as fast as they could. The Saturdays already got what they came for and decided to leave the town right away, despite the fact that the town had a high rate of criminal activity.
The Saturdays would have stuck around and helped make the town a better place to live, but things always get in the way. When they reached the airship, Doc was the first one to rush in. Drew closed the door when everyone was aboard the aircraft. When Zon saw her family, she screeched with joy. Zak went over and patted her on the head and she let out a comfort growl. Zon liked it when Zak stroked her head. Fiskerton and Komodo went to their favorite comfortable spots while Doc and Drew carried got the young woman in the medical room. While Doc laid her on the bed, Drew got everything ready.
"Doc, why don't you fly us out of here, I got things under control," said Drew
"Are you sure?" he asked
"Yes, go on ahead."
Doc left the medical room while Drew ran some test and checked over the young woman for other wounds. She had an open wound on her leg and a few scratches on her arms. Drew cleaned the open wound and wrapped bandages around it and she wrapped bandages around the young woman's head. Drew then waited for the test results.
She was hoping that she wasn't in a coma. That bump on her head looked pretty nasty and sometimes hard strikes to the head can cause a coma. When Drew finally got the test results, she sighed with relief. She wasn't in a coma, but the blow to the head did give her a small concussion. Drew then placed a warm blanket over her and left the medical room. She assumed that she would wake up soon. Drew made sure that she checked on her every half hour. Doc flew the Saturdays away from the town and set a course somewhere North.
This is the end of Chapter One. I hope you really liked it. The next chapter will be up soon. I hope you look forward to it. Will that young woman be okay? Will the information that the Saturdays received help them stop Argost? Read and find out in the next chapter. Bye.