Keith sat dazed. He was unable to move, his wrists and ankles were tied to the chair. Across from her sat a girl who he had never met.

"Wha- hey! Why am I tied up?!"

"Quiet. You better do as I say or you are not getting that gem back."

"Wait…MY YELLOW GEM? WHERE IS IT?"

"I said quiet." The girl looked frightened, but she tried to hide it.

"RELEASE MEE!" Keith moved his arms and legs frantically in an attempt to escape. He failed. Keith sighed.

"Okay, what do you want?" The girl went up stairs. "Hey…wait! Where are you going?"

The girl came back with a brochure. On it were the letters, "Ranger School".

"I have always wanted to become a ranger!" The girl frowned. "But….I have never been able to. My mother refuses to let me go. I was wondering if you would take me to the School so I could join!"

Keith frowned. "Um, look. I am not the guy to help you with that. You see…" The girl pulled out the gem.

"Okay, okay! I'll do it!"


Kate walked out of her house, out into the village. She froze in her place. The boy looked at her.

"Um, what are you doing?"

"I, I have never left my house before. Should I really do this?"

"Look, if this means this much to you, you should not be afraid to do it! Don't let anything stop you when the path is wide open," the boy replied.

"You think?"

"Sure, uh...what's your name?" Kate smiled.

"Kate. And you?"

"I'm Keith. Hey, look! The Ranger school is up ahead!" The two walked in the direction of the school. As they approached the gate, it opened instantly. They walked towards the doors to the school.


"I see. So there were three robbers, and you managed to catch two, but the third escaped? And the one who escaped had the gem?"

"Yes, Mr. Lamont. The first two are being held in custody, but we have no idea where we could find the third," Wendy replied. She and Sven told Mr. Lamont, the man who had assigned them the mission, the stance of the case. Mr. Lamont merely nodded.

"So, do you have any idea what we should do?" Sven asked.

"Well, if you lost him in Vien Forest, he may not be that far. I suggest you look for him around Vientown, Chicole Village, and the School Path," Mr. Lamont responded.


Keith and Kate walked into the school towards the office. Keith looked extremely anxious as he walked. He turned in the direction of the office to see two familiar faces walking out. It did not take long before he realized that the faces belonged to Sven and Wendy. He hurried behind an indoor tree.

"What are you doing?" Kate asked, grabbing him from behind the tree when the two walked away. Keith slowly walked out.

"I, um, I'm hiding from those two," Keith replied, walking to the office. "Let's just get this done so I can leave, shall we?" They walked inside the office.

"Well hello there! What can I do for you?" The principal appeared friendly. Kate smiled.

"I'm Kate, and this is Keith. We were wondering if it was possible to register-"

"Of course!" the principal pulled out sheets of paper. "Just sign these forms, and you're in! By the way, if I have not addressed myself yet, my name is Mr. Lamont." Kate took a sheet, looked nervously at Keith, and began to fill it out. Mr. Lamont turned to Keith with a sheet in his hand.

"And you, young man? Will you also be joining the school?" Keith panicked when he realized the principal was speaking to him.

"Me? Um, no-" Keith started before he was interrupted by someone who opened the door.

"Sorry for interrupting, sir, but we have decided to put security forces about the exits to Vientown. We need to catch the Yellow gem thief!" The person said.

"Excellent, Wendy. Carry on!" Mr. Lamont replied.

"On second thought, registering for the school sounds like a great idea!" Keith took a paper from Mr. Lamont and filled it out.