Saving Garu

by SoMuchFakeAegyo

Tobe kills Master Soo and takes over the village; while keeping Garu hostage. Pucca, Abyo and Ching go on a rescue mission to save Garu and stop Tobe. *UPDATE* Thanks for the feedback everyone. I'm glad people like the story as it's my first! I have just gone back to school so I won't be able to do a 'Chapter per day' but I'll promise to do my best for at least every two days!

2. Chapter 2: The kitten

*Hey guys! Sorry this chapter is so short; I have lots to do at home! I promise to make next chapter much longer, but for now, here we go! I hope you enjoy it!*

The village was so quiet that it was unnatural. Abyo and Ching followed behind Pucca, slightly out-of-breath. "Pucca, P-Pucca...wait...just one sec...hold up...please," panted Ching. "Yeah, c'mon Pucca, slow down!" cried Abyo. "We need to talk!" Pucca slowly came to a halt, still glaring at the mountain. She turned round and sat down facing Abyo and Ching. Abyo hesitated for a second then sat down, with Ching following his lead.

"Pucca, I think it's very unlikely that Garu is at Tobe's cabin," Ching said softly. Pucca sighed then nodded her agreement. "Where do you think Garu might be, Abyo?" He thought for a minute. "What about the forest?" Abyo reasoned, "It would be just in Tobe's nature to keep Garu in a place he loves and knows so well!" "Hey, Abyo! That's right!" Cried Ching, "You're so smart!" Abyo grinned like an idiot and ruffled his hair. Pucca got up and dusted off her clothes. "Pucca's right, we better get going," said Ching. All of them started running again; this time though, to the forest.

Once they got to the forest, they decided to split up and look for any clues or any sign of where Garu was. They all agreed that if they found something, to shout out. Pucca headed towards the river, Abyo towards the darker side and Ching towards where Garu's cabin was. Pucca ran as fast as she could towards the river. She loved Garu with all her heart and didn't want to see him die. She hated Tobe so much right then that she felt like she could have punched the living daylights out of anything standing in her way. When Pucca got to the river, she decided to walk so that she followed the stream of water. She walked for about 5 minutes without any luck. She was about to give up when she heard a shriek from over by the bushes. Pucca ran at full pelt towards the bush. Suddenly, Abyo climbed out, covered head to toe with bits of brambles. Abyo brushed the brambles off his arms and looked around before saying, "I think there's some sort of deathly, evil, monsterous dragon around here!" Pucca rolled her eyes. A little kitten had just emerged from a hollow tree. Abyo flushed bright red. "I...that wasn't...surely...much bigger!" Abyo made weak hand movements to gesture the size of the "monsterous dragon."

Pucca bent over to look at the little kitty's collar. It had some writing on it, but was scratched and hard to read. The kitten miawoed furiosly and kept rubbing up against Pucca. A group of nearby trees ruffled around. Naturally, Pucca and Abyo raised their arms to fight whoever was there, but before they could attack, they heard someone calling. "It's just me!" called Ching, "Just me!" Ching walked out of the trees and pulled a leaf out of her hair. "I heard a shout from over here and...wait, is that a cat?" Pucca nodded and picked the kitten up. "Well it certainly isn't Mio...so, whose cat is it?" Both Abyo and Pucca shrugged their shoulders. "Well, I guess we'll find the owner soon." Said Ching quietly, "and maybe they know something about where Garu is!"