Chapter 7 at last. Sorry for a long wait, finals to prepare for and well, no time to write sadly. Thankfully summer is fast approching and i can spend endless hours on my typing machine and create as many stories as my heart desires. Anyway. thank you to all of you who updated! and you know who you are. i'm glad to know that you like my story! welp hope you enjoy the chapter! read away!


"Who are you?" I asked the claw held defensively in my hand.

"You don't need to worry about me, I'm only here to help?"

"Help how?" I asked watching him carefully. He only stood in the shadows; obviously he didn't want me to see him. "I don't see Blair around here, Where is she?"

"Oh just wait, dear boy." The stranger said smugly, " We have much to talk about first."

"Like what?"

"Kur." He said simply and I froze.

"I'm not Kur, you have the wrong Kid." I managed to say at last.

"Do I now?" The person cooed, "You were Kur, and no matter what happened you are and will always be Kur."

"If you knew anything about Kur then you would know that my power was stolen and I have no way to get it back."

"That's not true, you just don't know how to get it back."

"What if I don't want it?" I asked, although I wasn't sure.

"Do you not?" He asked. I didn't respond. I saw the outline of a smile and the man's face. "I figured. Zak, what you don't understand is that you are the embodiment of Kur, you're its capsule so to say. No matter where it goes it needs something that links it to the world, and that's what you are. All you needed to do was call it back."

"That's crap!" I growled, "Stop lying."

"And if I'm not lying?"

"Your are, besides I don't want it. My life finally got back to normal."

"True it's finally back to normal, but your parents are more protective."

"That's normal!" I spat, "Besides my moms always been over protective."

"Yes, yes. You wanted a normal life, and you finally moving towards it, but did you know that you threw the chance for a normal life out the window when you saved Blair."

"What do you know about her?" I asked. It was obvious that he was hiding something; no he was hiding a lot.

"Oh I know much more, not only about the girl, but about you and your brothers as well. I have quite an interest in all of you."

"So you're a stalker?" I asked lowering the claw. He wasn't going to attack, at least thats what I believed.

"No, not a stalker." We stood there in silence for a few minutes. It was still dark but my eyes had begun to adjust, and I could see the person a bit better. He was defiantly taller than me and very slim. His hair, I assume was dark and short, but I couldn't be certain.

"So back to Kur, would you like it back?"

"Do I have any Choice?" I asked.

"Not really." I jumped as the mans voice was right behind me, "Until later young Saturday." He said then I blacked out.

I began to dream. Only after watching for a while did I realize this wasn't a dream. Four people stood in a grotto of trees. Unfortunately one was being attacked by the others. Occasionally I heard my name, but I shoved it off when I recognized the victim's face. I watched as she was punched and shoved to the ground, but her merciless attacker

"Blair?" I asked more to myself. I couldn't really see her face, but somehow I knew it was her.

"Blair" I tried again, she didn't hair me.

"Blair!" I screamed.

Zak?

"Looks like your having fun" I joked

Where are you?

"I'm in the forest, come find me."

I'm sure I can manage that. Actually I think I may already know where you are.

"Great, it's hide and seek and you're it. Ready. Set. Go!" I saw her smile as she shook one of her attackers off and stood up. After exchanging a few more blows I watched her run off into the forest. I watched her run faster and faster weaving through the trees travelling at an abnormal pace. Finally she broke through the trees, then nothing.

"Zak, Are you okay?" I blinked a few times, "Zak, wake up!" it was said as an order and my eyes fluttered open effortlessly.

"I guess you win." I joked sitting up.

"Are you okay?" She asked her worried eyes studying me.

"I'm fine. Actually I'm better than fine, I feel powerful." I was true it felt like new energy was coursing through my body. "What are you so worried about?"

"Nothing I guess. If you say your fine then I'll believe you."

"Thanks."

"I suggest the two of you get out of her fast." Blair was on her feet with her weapon drawn ready to pounce, but I pulled her back.

"No, he's not going to hurt us." I said as she fell back down "He only wants to talk."

"Yes, because talking to the creepy stranger hiding in the shadow of a tree in the middle of the Amazon rainforest is a good idea!" Blair growled. She glared at the stranger.

"Well, Blair you did as asked, I guess it's time I tell you a little something about yourself."

"Wait, Blair, you know him?"

"No. I don't. He promised to tell me why those people are chasing me if I kept your family distracted for a while. Your family found me, and I fought them, and I guess he had his chance to talk with you."

"Blair, it's a shame you never knew anything about what you were. You could have had a much greater life if you had known earlier."

"Know what!" she snapped wanting him to tell her what she wanted to know.

"That you're a half-blood, a cross breed." He cooed as if it as obvious. It took Blair a minute to take in the words.

"Wait, what!" she exclaimed finally comprehending what he said


I had no idea how to respond. What did he mean by a crossbreed. A cross breed of what! Human and hippo? No I wasn't fat enough to be part hippo.

"What do you mean she's a cross breed." Zak asked.

"Oh, you'll figure everything out, but for now I should inform you of a problem young Saturday."

"What problem?"

"You don't have all of your powers now, just a small bit. It's not safe for you to only have part of it. In order for all of it to return, you need the entire stone, and a few other things."

"Zak what's he talking about?" I asked, but he hadn't heard me. He's eyes were dimly glowing orange, like a weak flame, but his anger was bright and obvious.

"I can just get my parents to retrieve the stones from the other secret scientists."

"That's not an option."

"Why not." The shadow man was looking at me, I couldn't see him so there's no proof, but I could feel it as a chill rolled down my spine.

"Because of me." I said.

"Well, said." The man said with a light chuckle, "Unfortunately Blair is correct. If you return home with even a single hair out of place, or perhaps your powers, all blame will fall on Blair. She'll be hunted down by two different groups now, all for different reasons."

"Wait, what reasons?"

"I've said to much already, now hurry, before the family arrives."

"Wait where are we suppose to go?"

"I can't help you with that one, but perhaps Blair can solve your little dilemma."

"What?" we both said.

"I'm sure Zak could figure it out as well. Let's just hope you have enough time to start your little quest."

"Why don't you—"

"Think about everything I said, I'm looking forward in seeing how you handle everything from now on, Good luck. I'll be watching." Then he was gone.

"What better way to leave than to say your always watching," Zak joked unable to belive the situation we had gotten ourselves into

"What can I do?" I asked in confusion, "How am I suppose to get us out of this."

"Maybe it has something to do with you being a cross breed."

"Cross breed of what!" I yelled probably to loudly cause only moments later we heard voices

"Doc, the sound came from this way."

"Zak are you over there?"

"Blair, where are you?" they were looking for me as well.

Zack and I stayed quiet, but gave each other a nod of agreement as we raced off in the opposite direction.

"First get away. Second figure out how we get out of this forest." Zak whispered, "don't worry about anything Blair, I won't let anything happen to you."

"Zak, maybe you should go back to your family. If you go on your own without me—"

"They will still hunt you down. Everyone needs someone to blame. When they find out that I have some of my powers back, they will want someone to blame and they won't believe me when I say it was my own fault."

"Because you're their son." I answered.

"And so they will search for something to blame."

"And I'll be the scapegoat."

"Exactly, so well keep running and I won't leave you behind, ever." I sighed. I wasn't sure why this was affecting me so much. It shouldn't be effecting me this much, but hearing the news from the shadow man kind of made me depressed.

"Don't think about what that guy said right now. We will figure everything out later." I nodded and we kept running, but only for a moment. I came to a halt and grabbed Zak's wrist to make him stop as well.

"What's wrong?" he asked, but I was watching our surroundings, "Blair." Zak yelled.

"Your family moves way to quickly," I hissed as a tall figure sulked out of the bushes.

"Fisk?" Zak and I said together.

Where are you two going! Sneaking off in the middle of the night. Do you even understand how furious mom and dad are?

"Yea, Fisk we know, but we can't stay, we have to—

"Zak!" my friend cursed under his breath after hearing his fathers voice. "Keep moving." He yelled pulling me along as we ran away again.

"Zak we can't keep this up!" I said after running for another ten minutes. We had stopped to catch our breath.

"I know, but what do we do? We don't—" he had suddenly stopped and was staring at me. Had he figured something out?

"You said you understood Fisk, right."

"Yea, so what?"

"I think I may have figured out what your other half is."

"Zak what are you talking about?"

"You, you're half human, half Cryptid!" he seemed a bit too excited about figuring this out.

"You don't know that for sure." I watched as that faint orange glow returned to Zak's eyes. Immediately I felt dizzy and Zak had to help me stay upright.

"What did you just do?" I hissed, trying to regain my balance.

"Defiantly Cryptid." Zak said still smiling widely. "And if your part cryptid then perhaps you have some sort of power. Maybe that's why he said that you could help us escape."

"Even if I had some sort of power, I wouldn't know how to use it."

"Instincts." He said immediately, "If Fiskerton was here he could explain it all to you." Zak laughed a bit as if remember something fond to him.

"Zak stop running baby, we just want to help!" There was Mrs. Saturday, coming closer faster than what made me comfortable.

"You can do this Blair." He said grabbing my shoulders and holding me at arms length, "Close your eyes, breath, and focus."

"On what?" I asked doing as he said.

"Anything."

"Mini man!" Doyle this time, and he was much closer.

"Don't listen to them, just focus." Zak instructed. I tried again. Trying to focus, but…but.

"Zak!"

"Focus, Blair." He whispered into my ear. I took a deep breath.

"Step away from my son!" I heard noise, small noises. weapons activating, and people running closer, then nothing. Absolutely nothing. It was all gone, and all I could hear was Zak, breathing softly. Then it was back. Louder than before. No this was a different noise. Something completely different, and it was warm out.

"Blair." Zak said grabbing my attention. I opened my eyes and had to blink a few times in order to adjust to the sun now shining down on us.

"Blair, you did it!" Zak cheered, and then my head hit the Earth.


How does it feel dangling off that cliff! don't worry though i'll go grab a rope soon you won't have to bear this cliff hanger anymore! of course i could just leave you there, but that would be rude! tell me what you thought of the chapter and if any of you actually know where the term cliff hanger actually came from! thanks and see you soon hopefully and figuratively!