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This is the next chapter. Enjoy!
A wolf howled in the distance making me jump and drop the firewood I was holding.
I cursed as they fell with a plop in a puddle.
After our disastrous landing, it started to rain heavily. Thankfully, the parachute that Comet and Felipe had used was big enough to create a basic shelter.
I ducked underneath the cover and whacked my head against the branch holding it up.
Letting out a few more curses, I gave up and sat down and poked the remaining feeble flames.
I looked at Comet, Felipe, and Dragon all snoring like elephants.
I remembered the first time I met them. It was at that museum where there was this exhibit on some pile of famous jewels.
It had been days since I had a decent meal and I was determined to make the next few months as luxurious as possible. And those jewels were exactly what Jose, the guy who ran the black market on Long Island, told me to get.
I had spent days and days working on the perfect plan.
And so on 5 AM on that Saturday morning I flew over to the museum.
I snuck in and using my awesome ninja skills I had unlocked the case containing the jewels without a single alarm going off.
But RIGHT when I was about to grab them and make my escape, the strangest thing happened.
A little robot, about 8 inches tall, walked silently over to me.
I stared at it, dumbfounded, and as I watched it picked up the jewels in its claw and walked back to wherever it came from.
"Hey!" I had whispered angrily and followed it.
That's where I found those three little devils.
I found Felipe with his caramel skin and dark curly brown hair clutching MY jewels. MINE.
Comet was carefully placing the robot back into a box. Comet really shocked me with his bright blond hair and flashing blue eyes. He had to be the hottest guy I'd ever seen. And believe me. I've seen lots of hot celebrities when I went thieving in rich neighborhoods.
Then there was Dragon. He reminded me a lot of my Uncle Fang. Dark, silent, and mysterious.
I was about to kick their butts when just then an alarm went off. We all heard the yells of the guards as they started searching for us.
We all looked each other in the eyes and we agreed: "You help me, I'll help you."
So I played super hero by kicking some museum guard butt and flew away.
They didn't know I was tracking them until I dropped down right in their faces.
It was rather amusing to see three teenage boys scream for their moms.
After several arguments it was agreed.
I would be part of their gang.
Now, I looked at them.
Felipe was the youngest at 14 years old. I was next at 15. Comet and Dragon were both 17.
I smiled as I replayed all of our adventures. That time when we robbed that jewelry store in Beverly Hills. Oh and that other time when we snuck into Brad Pitt's house and stole his golden toothbrush.
Just then I heard a rustling outside and I froze.
There was a loud cackle and Dragon woke up.
"What's going on?" he asked groggily.
I shushed him and signaled him to wake up Comet and Felipe. I carefully peered outside the makeshift tent and almost screamed at what I saw.
It was a group of little men. They wore absolutely filthy clothes and their shoeless feet were caked with mud. But it was their totally evil face and eyes glittering with hate that struck fear into me.
The moment I looked into their eyes, I was swept into a vision.
It was horrible.
I was drowning in the ocean. Saltwater tugged at my body, trying to pull me down to the depths of the ocean.
I screamed for help but ended up swallowing a bunch of saltwater.
Then Comet and Felipe were by my side but it seemed as if they were millions of miles away.
The vision changed.
My mother and my stepdad were tied up and were being eaten by the most horrible monsters I had ever seen. I didn't even know what they were but they had the face of a dog and fish flippers as hands.
I tried to help them but I couldn't move. I screamed and cried but nothing helped.
Then Dragon put a hand on my shoulder and the vision disappeared.
I collapsed on the ground still sobbing at the horrible sight I had to see.
I heard Dragon command the little men to disappear. They gave a deep bow and as they did so, one of them gave me a nasty wink. Then there was a little poof and they were gone.
Comet and Felipe were kneeling by me, shocked at my reaction.
They brought a blanket from the tent and wrapped it around my shoulders.
After a few minutes and after I had calmed down, they slowly started questioning me.
"What happened Skyla? Are you okay?" Comet asked cautiously.
I hiccupped and shook my head "no". I would never be okay after what I saw.
Felipe was talking to Dragon. "How did you make them disappear? Me and Comet tried everything but they wouldn't go away!"
Dragon was looking bewildered. "I…I'm not sure… But when I saw them… I felt like… I felt like I was their master. And that for sure they would listen to me."
There was dead silence after his words. Even I was staring at him.
He shrugged uncomfortably and gave me a little pat on my head before awkwardly sitting down next to me.
"Go to sleep Skyla. We'll take watch," Comet said, giving death glares to Felipe who opened his mouth to complain.
"Thanks," I whispered.
It took a while but soon the images from my vision left me and I entered a deep, dreamless sleep.
Creepy. Who were those little men? And why could only Dragon control them? Hope you enjoyed it! Please review!
~Moon
