A/N: Hi guys! I'm so sorry about how long it took to get this up. I just totally lost interest in the story for a while, but I've got some more inspiration now, and we're back on track. I just want to quickly thank my two reviewers before we go on, if it weren't for you guys I don't think I would have kept going :) Thanks a lot, you two! Anyway, without further ado, here is Chapter 3! Enjoy!


Chapter 3:

Auniorna lay on her bed, a letter in her hands, a ripped-open envelope carelessly thrown on the floor, a tear running down her face although she was smiling.

She laughed softly as she placed the letter on the nightstand beside her.

I'll see you all soon... she thought to herself.


Elsewhere, Worlok and Lucia were wandering around the town, talking to each other and occasionally to the odd passer-by.

"I thought she said we'd get a letter," Worlok mused aloud.

"She did, but, well, you know what she's like," Lucia replied.

"Hey, girls!" came a voice from behind them. They both turned to see Buck coming towards them.

"Hey! How're you?" Lucia smiled.

"I'm good. Just takin' a break from my extreme ab-crunch training!"

Worlok shuddered - extreme ab-crunches - and Lucia giggled. In the time that they had been in Necrorua, the girls had gotten quite friendly with a few of the animals in the town, especially Buck. In fact, he was one of the first townsfolk they met.

~Flashback~

Worlok and Lucia stumbled out of Nook's Cranny, exhausted from an entire day of work they never totally agreed to.

"Oh, man..." Lucia panted. Worlok never said anything - she had already collapsed in a heap on the ground.

Seeing that Worlok was in said heap, Buck came running over.

"Hey, are you okay?" Worlok gave a thumbs-up from the ground.

"She's just tired," Lucia explained. "We've been working all day... darn raccoon..."

"Aw, Nook got you too? Poor things!" the horse joked.

"Well, the name's Buck. I'm another of Nook's victims!"

"Heh heh, I'm Lucia."
"And I'm Worlok," came a breathless voice from the ground.

"Well, nice to meet ya," Buck grinned. "If ya ever need anything, just gimme a holler!"

"Hey, thanks!" Lucia smiled sweetly.

"Don't mention it. Anyways, I gotta go. See you two around!" Buck called, before walking off, waving over his shoulder.

~End flashback~

"So, you girls wanna go get some coffee? I hear the Brewmeister's making the protein-blast blend today!"

"Yeah, sure, why not?" Worlok smiled. "Let's go!"


Meanwhile, Caroline and Bones were sitting on the beach. They had been there for quite a while, waiting for someone.

"I wonder what's taking her so long..." Bones murmured.

"Hi, guys!" a voice came from beside them.

"Auniorna!" the two exclaimed happily.

"Hey, sorry I'm late. I just had some... stuff to take care of."

"Aw, that's okay. I mean, sitting, on the beach, with a whole basket of sandwiches? You sure won't hear this guy complaining!" Bones grinned.

"You know, they were for all of us, Bones," Caroline mentioned, a bit annoyed. Auniorna couldn't help but laugh at the two, and pretty soon they were laughing too.

Time marched on, and pretty soon, the sun was setting.

"Hey," Bones said, "let's play a game?"

"A game? What one?" Caroline asked.

"It's a detective game, two of us can be the detectives and the other's, like, a... a cake thief or something. Ooh, cake..." Bones trailed off, staring straight ahead for a moment. Auniorna clicked her fingers in front of his face to bring him back to reality.

"Uh, yeah! So, anyway," he said. "For the game, we can't just be, like, us. We should... make up new, cool names!"

"Ooh, that sounds like fun! I think me and Moppina have played something a little like this before..." Caroline said, the last part more to herself than the other two.

"So, what'll our names be?" she asked.

"I'm gonna be... Detective Pumpkin Pie!" Bones announced, standing up and posing like a superhero.

"I'll be... Carol Line, private eye!" Caroline announced, striking her own superhero pose.

"And I'll be..." Auniorna paused to think. "I got it! I'll be Risky Star, criminal mastermind," she finished, standing up and placing her hands on her hips, doing her best to look evil.

"Cool mane! How'd you come up with that?" Caroline asked.

"Risky Star's the name of the village I used to come from. You know, before I moved here," Auniorna explained.

"Cool. Hey, can we start now?" Bones asked.

"Okay, sure! Okay, 'Risky Star', from that signpost to... this tree can be your base," Caroline said, moving about to show exactly where she meant.

"Bones and I will be here! Let's go!" she beamed, excited. Auniorna giggled, skipping over to her 'base'. She smiled; she hadn't known Bones and Caroline for that long, but already they were so close, almost like best friends. She hadn't been this happy in a long time, and she wished it could've lasted longer, but...

"Risky Star! We're here to stop you!" Boned proclaimed dramatically, both him and Caroline posing like superheroes again.

"Stop me? The great Risky Star? No chance! You'll never catch me!" Auniorna called, also very dramatically, before running off, with 'Pumpkin Pie' and 'Carol Line' in pursuit.

Oh, well, Auniorna thought, speeding away, laughing with her two friends. I'll just enjoy it while it lasts.


A/N: And there you have it! This chapter was a little more lighthearted than some of the other parts of this fic, but there'll be more big drama to come, trust me ;)

Feel free to review, and I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! :D